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  • Velocity

    Velocity

    How do you move forward? Do you leap, jump or stride, Push off with full strength And effortlessly glide. Or Are you scratchy and tetchy And often annoyed At the friction, Inaction, All vectors destroyed, By the dragging and freezing And total imbalance That dogs you, And mugs you, And leaves you awry. Still, you’ll…

  • Patina

    Patina

    Any really interesting surface Is made of different layers And each layer is a lifetime Then burnt back to the quick. The bumps, the dents, the feelings Ripped open then remade. Run deep, below the topcoat. And that is why I stayed.

  • Oxidation

    Oxidation

    How fast air can tarnish And rot away shine. With no polish, no elbow grease, There’s not much time Until bright dims to dull And the crackle of rust Distorts the harmony, Drowns out all the trust That we have. That we shared. That is lost.

  • Perspective

    Perspective

    It’s amazing the trouble You need to hide muddle, to project an impression of calm. To make everyone fail to pick up on my tale of self pity, dillusion and harm. My jokes now all lack the right bite as I crack lamely on and I slur and repeat. Once you laughed, now I see you hang back, look…

  • Age

    Age

    It’s amazing How you change From young to old. From smooth to crinkled and stripey. From innocent to wise. And from the inside No change at all. Crikey.