I’m performing and hosting a poetry slam for the Fingal Poetry Festival tomorrow night. As usual my whole week has been consumed with thinking about it, rehearsing it and getting nervous about it. On top of the normal nerves is the fact that I haven’t been on stage in 2 years. But then no one … Continue reading ‘How do you know if you’re alive if you’re not nervous anymore”
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I need to believe in humanity
Driving home I had to shift low in my seat to read the sign Then swerved unbelieving in what I was reading If you are bothered by killing a 6-month-old baby Vote No It took me a second to actually comprehend the meaning... That the vision of the world they see Is one where … Continue reading I need to believe in humanity
The Water Fountain
I’ve always thought the world was happening in the city The action, the noise, the change, the inspiration I was wrong I drop the car at the mechanics, I’m walking home A long country road ahead, the mind takes advantage Lists and priorities, what to do today, next week, forever Pressing, … Continue reading The Water Fountain
When you feel anxious and overwhelmed…
Let the world in don't rush. Fill your heart. See the clear blue effortless sky And all your being will sigh A breath of contentment and relief That you are free.
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