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Words in Dark Corners
Trigger Warning. Mental illness I am not a writer of fairy tales,happiness and joy.My ink is steeped in darkness.Slicing into my veins,It bleeds hopelessness.My words are twisted tales.Delving into the depths,A tortured soul emerges.The reader’s want humour, nostalgia and joy.Anything to escape their own demons.I apologise,For my words are riddled with sadness.That will only disturb…
Spending Christmas
Spend, spend, spend, When will it end? Got to get it all Own it all Material possessions Big and small Got to give the best Be the best Be the greatest mum It’s all school yard politics Got to get the job done The flock take centre stage Gossiping like it’s all the rage Sarah’s…
Our Dog, Max
He was one of us, Growing up, Side by side, With our children. There through good and bad. His big nose and big brown eyes, Ready to greet us, No matter what kind of day we’d had. He was there at Christmas. His first, roaming under wrapping. Chewing happily on his present, Wondering what all…
Grey Old Man
He is grey. Not silky grey, Or silvery grey, Just Filthy, Muddy, dirty grey. He stains innocence, His touch dark, despicable, destroying. He takes. Crushing purity, Stealing childhood. He leaves permanent grey scars, Deep within his victims. Yet he doesn’t face consequences, His crimes attack the vulnerable. Too quiet, too young, too innocent to speak…
Control Food
I don’t know when it started When food became an issue I remember how life was I was diagnosed as dyslexic After my Mum sent me for a private test Although the School didn’t want to accept it They didn’t want to help Budget issues, staffing and resources Excuses, excuses, excuses My Mum fought their…
She is the Night
She is time itself, Watching over all; Like the eye of Anubis : Powerful, Yet hidden in clear view. She commands the moon, With words as soft as rose petals, She knows her actions Will awaken the waves, Stir nocturnal nature Release those who embrace darkness. Her eyes remain unseen, They will pierce Through any…
She is Nature
She watches from the earth- From the soil, from the flowers, From the insects who crawl, She feels it deeply. Every tree taken, Is a limb cut from her body; Soil scrapped away, Burns like an iron on her flesh, She spreads herself out, Across a world which once was hers. Her tears travel up,…
The Cosumer Vs Northern Rail
I heard it on the radio. Saw it on the news. It was all over social media. Everybody had their views. Twitter was the battle ground. Consumers chose to air, Their anger at the well known company. The so called Northern Rail. Northern Rail naively decided to block and to ignore. That just made the…
Why I Write
My words were nonsense, Incorrect and back to front. They said “She’ll never be academic” “She’ll never amount to much” ‘They’ said I only had an issue, with my b’s and my ds. So they brushed away the problem, They didn’t want anyone to see. Still words seemed to find me. Release my tangled mind….
Katie’s Words in Dark Corners 