Closer Home…

Closer Home…

  They say there are five stages of grief. Seven maybe. Either way, I think I can say I’ve been through about four. Or am going through them – they’re going back and forth for me to be unable to pinpoint which stage I’m at, right now, at this very moment, yesterday – who knows? […]

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The Final Knock..

The Final Knock..

A knock at the door and they both were shaken to death; a chill ran through their spines. They dreaded any knock at their door.  But they  knew it would come – a knock at the door – and with it the final word. And today it came….. A shriek, loud, yet restricted and subdued, […]

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What You Left Behind..

What You Left Behind..

You went in what they call ‘an unnatural way’. They usually mean a murder, suicide or an accident. They mean you died young. Suddenly, even 40 is young when you are dead. If you’re alive, though, it is the opposite. You went without a goodbye. You went leaving a trail of devastation behind you. You […]

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Goodbyes..

Goodbyes..

No new words from you… No skies to paint blue, Your pictures will fade, Your memories slowly pale. No wonky smiles to throw At me across the road, No hints about your muse, No teasing to amuse. Your voice on the phone And how it always shone, No promises now to keep, No tears left […]

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Not Me…

Not Me…

I feel woolly in the head, often. It’s a light, airy feeling, of a benevolent happy detachment, if pushed to analyse. Those are silent, reflective moments I break free in, to float away from the immediate so I can observe the circus in action, all around. I watch the cast, you and me and those […]

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Spaces…

Spaces…

  Have you pondered a sudden unexpected end? Nothing is unchanged. The clothes lie in the same wardrobe, those socks are in the dryer, the book they were reading is still lying with the bookmark on page 259. That shirt on the door smells of their perfume.  But no person to turn the page, wear […]

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