He squats in a corner Amongst his own filth Rats scuttle by The odd one he did kill But not any more His only friends He feeds them scraps Until his time ends Barely any light reaching him In his cell Four dirty walls greet him Every morning in this hell In the beginning he […]
Jul 30, 2014
The day starts well Much done she muses But as ever a spanner is thrown Now she sits where she shouldn’t be Pondering on when she’ll finally escape Patience is a virtue they say But hers is wearing thin She just wants a better day
Jul 30, 2014
So the tears did fall Many were there Falling like rain Mingling in others hair As embraces were broken And ways were parted Leaving behind sad hearts Broken-hearted So sad saying goodbye So very sad But inevitable it is For lost memories never had
Jul 29, 2014
The third in the series of the Detective Inspector McLean crime series by James Oswald with a supernatural twist that started with Natural Causes starts off with quite literally a drop; well a hanging actually, hence the title The Hangman’s Song. McLean comes in to the story whilst investigating a suspected prostitution and human trafficking […]
Jul 29, 2014
A warm sticky day greets many a soul The sun beating down on lazy days A woman sits under a tree Willows drinking from the canal She sits reading a book Lost in its story on an adventure The shade cools her brow The branches sway in the breeze Calming her soul resting her mind […]
Jul 29, 2014
I wrote this in one of my favourite pubs nearby called the Rising Sun, a place you should all visit if in the Hertfordshire area. The summer crowds gather In sticky summer heat Outside the pub Some in sandalled feet Drinks in hand they chatter About things high and low Some watching the boats As […]
Jul 28, 2014
Your eyes shine brighter than a sun Burning into my soul, seeing all I look away uncomfortably Not wanting those eyes seeing my heart But they burrow deep Feeling their way through Seeing more than is allowed Shining like diamonds, these Angel’s tears They find my Pandora’s box Hidden for so long but now opened […]
Jul 28, 2014
Noises outside the door Scratching sounds Footsteps Deep breathing You go to the door Listening Worried It seems to have stopped You think to open the door But don’t Instead you decide on something else You move to the spy hole Prepared to look out To see But something sees you An eye stares back […]
Jul 30, 2014
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