In The City – Choking on the dust
Domine, exaudi vocem meamfor I am begging youto help me find a wayout of these unnatural places,where so many racesco-exist with one another,yet none treat the otheras sister or brother. I am choking on the dustof concrete, tar and steel,and must walk far before I feelthat I can breathe again,where the rain comes without dirtand […]
My Voice – My voice is Scottish
never shuts upnever speaksvoice through writing,other people,adversity,group vs solointernet voicephone voicework voicefriends voicestrangers voiceorganiser voiceteam member voiceparent voicepartner voicechild voiceill voicehealthy voicestressed voicerelaxed voicelearning voicesharing voicesleepy voiceawake voiceunconscious voiceinternal dialogueangry voicefrightened voicesibling voiceageing voicevoice no more FraserAugust 2023
His Five Aspects of Self – Ecological, Interpersonal, Narrative/Extended, Private, Conceptual
CONTENT: This post refers to possible serious child physical and sexual abuse and neglect, having taken place, within the context of this fictional poem. ECOLOGICAL SELF His scaly, obstreperous skinkeeps his substance firmly withinand gives no indicationof the complex him From his flaky scalp and cracked lipsto his fungal feet and bony hipshe encounters the […]
Underground – Labyrinthine burrows
Life passing and worms working.Flesh from the bones, and maggotswrithing through the stench and decay.A life ever after, all the souls away. And we are left with the dank, earthy,labyrinthine burrows beneath our feet,adding depth and richness to our soil.A thousand years pass, the farmers toil. So it is that lifetimes pass unannouncedand humankind falls […]
Aqua – Delightful droplets
Crystal clear, clichéd,glistening, glass ofdelightful droplets,from condensing cloudsof mesmerising moisture.Roaring, running riversand restful reservoirs,I salute you. Life-giving,planet-dominating,body-constituting,thirst-slaking,force of nature,I love the way youslip down my throat,and refresh, re-hydrateand renew like no otherliquid form on earth.I am sated and alert. Fraser August 2023
Searching For Love – (A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C.)
S earching for loveE verywhere coldA nd dark and cuttingR azor-like into yourC onsciousness, youH urry to perceive theI mages you want andN or do you hesitate toG eneralise, delete and distort F reedom stands in the wayO f your new order, and senseR uns far from your perception L ove now enthrals you andO […]
The Cold and Dark – I see the snow that isn’t there
I see the snow that isn’t thereit brings back thoughts so dark and meanthe ice persists in soul laid bare But I have often taken careto polish memories and make them cleanI see the snow that isn’t there On seeing snow, I have to stareat all the things that I have seenthe ice persists in […]
Note To Self – Moving on
Continue slowly,continue strong.Know that you belong.This world is yours,and you can spend hourspreparing for the little thingand, just as well, you can bringall of you to everything you do,and know that your joy is my joy too. FraserAugust 2023
The Streets – Are not paved with gold
The streets are not paved with goldthey are more roughly paved andsleeping there can get pretty coldbut he is hardly sleeping throughthe night with it’s many distractionsdespite it’s comfort inside for you And he met none of his dreamshaving come so farbut all the night-time screamsleave him cold and paleand he thinks maybe he has […]
Tea In An Instant – Refreshing
Dilip stretched himself awake after what seemed like an eternity of sleep. He had woken-up alone which, in itself, was unusual these days. London was a fatigue, he decided. Perhaps it was time to return to Bradford, but would he be welcomed back? Perhaps not, given how he left. He would think on it. He […]