My Jigsaw

Sitting here with darkness wrapped around me my memories eat slowly through my soul I wonder if the light will pierce this darkness to heal the hurt and pain and make me whole I am pieces hiding in life’s broken jigsaw Those near me try to make me whole again I place...

Hope

In times of sorrow and despair It’s nice to have someone there Mother father brother friend Someone to talk to at the very end I look at families through eyes of green And think back to how it could have been But you can’t look back amongst the sorrow So I will keep...

My Situation

It wasn’t their fault, Nor was it mine, A situation , That developed over time! It ate away slowly, Dragged me to another place, Would look in the mirror, And not recognise the face! Drinking – Fighting, Causing destruction, Turning in for work still...

Ode to an Alki

She came one night to Germany They had to let her go, She came to join the army For about three years or so. We met her at the station Her spirits were really blank So we took her to the local pub They call the Allee Schanke (Church) We go there now quite often And...

Rumour control

My name is of no consequence, You may even take a poll To find out who I really am, The truth, ‘RUMOUR CONTROL’. I know of everyone’s business, Even before they do. If nothing happens and I’m bored, I make them all come true. If life is dead and terribly dull, I make...