In the shadows

Itʼs not fair this beast can hide away, Trick into thinking everythingʼs ok, Lurks in the shadows and waits to take, The laughs, the smiles, the fun you make. One minute happy with smiling wife, The next dark thoughts of taking life, The faces you thought...

Coming home

That rainy day, when he returned, Much wiser now, a lesson learned, Fewer mates beside him, no more to roam, Ashamed to say he’s coming home. In the blink of an eye, three men lost, Immeasurable seems the human cost, The next of kin have been told, In our minds the...

The soldiers prayer

In foreign lands I go to fight, In the heat of the day and the cold of the night To Keep others safe, who live in fear Lord look after those, that I hold dear. Watch over me please, as I, break ground, Keep from harm, all the friends that I’ve found, My regiment, my...

Bumble Bee

Sun shines in as he works away, It’s Wednesday at work, weekend miles away. Laughing, talking, just being me, He stops, he stares, at the bumble bee. To all around, just another insect, No need to stop, admire or inspect. To him it is more than a single thing, It is...

Companion

Some days are spent right by your side Some days there’s nothing, away to hide Memories jump right in at any point, With the sight of a scar, with the ache of a joint. Called lots of things, but reluctantly so Normally by “professionals” who simply don’t know Expert...