never ending pain

posted fb 30/10/13

#263 Never Ending Pain

I can’t think straight

due to the pain

it is nagging stabbing

it is pain

pain that leaves you

only to return with more pain

it as if pain breeds pain

day and night you wake with pain

if you get to sleep at all

you begin to wish that limb

or region

would seize to exist

to make the pain end

this is a very dangerous wish

but the pain has you tormented

not thinking straight

there is pain on top of pain

different levels of pain

all the pain seems the same

it is a blur blinding pain

that goes on and on

never ending pain

That Twerking little girl

posted 28/10/13

#262 Twerking

They said she invented twerking

but can’t you see she is hurting

to be accepted

as a woman in her own right

her background never leaving her behind

as she twerks something that no one can find

she is lost in the hype

of the media skype

she really has no idea what she has done

she has offended me and my sisters

now she is on the run

now I am sure I have been twerking all my life

yet she has coined the phrase in this media haze

now she is running for her life

the lines in the bathroom was not aimed at us

but the ‘Sister’s with the ‘big butts’

dancing like they are in a strip club!’

this line will follow her to her grave

I’ve never danced in a strip club

but I sure know how to rave

are the property of your past

you do not realise you  are enslaved

Sometimes you upset someone and you have no idea what you done

posted 28/10/13

#260 Protect Me

I want you to protect me
not just love me
I need you to anticipate danger
that I do not see
to walk in front of me
to hold my hand
keep me safe
yet still set me free

I need you to protect me
from all that I can't see
to remember I rely on you
so keep yourself safe
as you are only a man
fight my battles
in this war torn world
I need you to protect me
as I am your little girl

Still receiving invites to play games online

posted 28/10/13

#261 More invites

More invites are pouring in

to join you in your fantasy world

more invites

more games

the inviter

becomes the invitie

on and on it goes

never ending sagas

mysteries to solve

words to find

whatever you want

to lose your mind

or have you already lost

not sure where your life has gone

as hours pass you by

never to be re-lived anymore

you are the shadow of your former self

as your life has been put on a convenient shelf

That test card girl

Now I am showing my age, I remember being fascinated and mesmerised by the girl who sat in the same position all day long, on the BBC before the days of back to back tv and untold amount of channels.  I wonder what happened to her?  well I don't really, she wasn't that talented, never said anything, never moved.  I could have done that, but somehow they never asked me......


posted fb 23.10.13

#257 That little girl

there used to be a girl

who would never move

she would sit with a blackboard

we thought her kind of rude

we would switch on at all different times

convinced she would say something

or at least come up with a rhyme

now there is a man on the tv through the night

he looks like virgil

who I secretly loved

he looks so perfect

as he spins his wheel

he speaks about different numbers

as if he no longer feels

how far we have come

or maybe we have not

maybe we are going back

or maybe we have stopped

now we switch our tv on for that little girl

she has been replace by a man giving a wheel a twirl

I could write about my mother every day

My mother was a hard working, dignified happy woman.  Who I miss and cherish all my memories dearly.  If you knew her met her consider yourself truly blessed...

posted fb 23/10/13

#258 My Mother’s Grace

My mother was misunderstood

always busying herself

working hard at doing good

early mornings long days

at the end a silent pray

thanking the lord for all she had

however small she was glad

always grateful for his grace

a peaceful soul amongst this rat race

past a long time now

memories I hold onto every day

smile comes to my face

when I remember your ways

how you kept a smile on your face

in this cold bitter place

Letter to the British Museum and the Tower of London

Another poem that runs around in my head.  this has to be performed with a strong Caribbean accent.

posted fb 21/10/13

#256 Give Mi Back My Tings

Give mi back my tings

give mi back my tings

is long long long you have my tings

so give me back my tings

you took them so long ago

you thought I forgot

what you think I don’t know?

give mi back my tings

give mi back my tings

you have taken so much

rubbished it and mocked it

so give mi back my tings

you really have no use for it

you don’t know what half deese tings is

so give mi back my tings

give mi back my tings

I have traveled so far

now I want my tings

I represent my people

the ones who are too feeble

the ones who just don’t care

one day they will thank me

for the challenge I put here

give mi back my tings

give mi back my tings

not leaving till I have my peoples tings!

mi nah leff here till I have mi people tings!

Lady Sings the Blues

Billy Holiday wasn't just singing the blues, she was the blues, it was her whole life


posted 20/10/13

#254 Lady sings the blues

Billy Holiday lived during the depression

when racism was rife

you could walk out of an evening

not come home with your life

she sang of hope

she sang songs of love

in that haunting melodic voice

this wasn’t her decision

she really had no choice

today we have singers

mimicking her tone

what they don’t realise

it wasn’t just a career

this was what secured her home

the difference from living on the streets

having nothing to eat

or singing for your life

she had a hard life

she knew trouble

she experienced strife

so when you listen to her songs

listen to the words

for in every song

there is that desperate little girl

Get the professionals in

sometimes only a plumber will do

posted 19/10/13

#253 A Professional for the job

every once in a while

you would need a plumber

when you have a block

or maybe a leak

you will resent paying him

as you feel you can do it yourself

why or why do we think it is so easy

to deal with water

if it was electricity

you wouldn’t enter that game

a leak a blockage

and suddenly you don your rubber gloves

show your plumbing a bit of love

and call the professionals in

for they know what they are doing

you may think it just takes a jiggle

or maybe a little more force of cause

really you are out of your depth

af a flood or the chance of getting wet

is really not an option here

so taps toilets, baths and sinks

do not be scared I will get a professional in

Sometimes Lies are Necessary

When are lies Necessary?

posted fb 11/10/13

#248 Necessary Lies

So many lies

for one so young

to protect

a tragedy

to keep her safe

hoping she never finds out

keeping up appearances

preventing any interferences

from wherever and whenever

then one day deciding

enough was enough

everything out in the open

everything not as it seems

how could they do this to a young teen

yet she survived

and she strived

to bring forth life

be a wonderful Mother and a wife

oh what a wonderful life

sometimes there are necessary lies

random just kept coming to me

I love this poem , it just kept nagging me to be written.

posted fb 08/10/13

#245 Not so Random

random................ words.........

on a .................page

............scattered...................

falling..................tumbling........

one..........after.........the ..................

other............then..............connecting.....

to ............form............thoughts.......

that are.....................not random..........

that.........will...........one day............be

the............rage..........of ...........our ..........time

..............of ..................yesterday............yet............today

......they...........continue..............on...........almost effortlessly......

yet...........still......they..........keep............on...........until...

they............stop..................

for now..............

Enjoying what you do

I am happy doing what I am doing at the moment.  never been so happy, maybe because I have been very sad for the past 6 years doing what I was doing, that this seems like a dream come true


posted fb 15/1013 

#250 Do what you like

Doing what you like

is such a treat

a luxury

only available to the few

jump on board

let me tell you what to do

be up for challenges

take chances

and you will see

life can be wonderful

if you have the support

structure and family

that’s it

no really that’s the list

not very long

not impossible

so please persist

don’t give up

follow your dreams

in time you can

live your life successfully

never been so busy

I have been so busy recently I have started losing weight, never set out to loose weight. but in the past 5 weeks I have dropped at least 1 dress size, I feel fitter and look younger, even younger never set out to lose weight so all these things are bonuses. secret ..................... not eating. or yeah and hard work , on my feet all day cooking ........... strange but true. I don't tend to eat when I cook, do you?

posted fb 13/10/13

#249 Never enough time

Whats going on with time

I know I am not alone

there are so many of us

running around like headless chickens

simply chasing time

I have decided its not us at fault

living in a warped time zone

we need to shout abort

We have been taught not to question

that way we won’t hear any lies

I know something is going on

as I am able to read between the lines

there are gadgets in my home

to help with my time

they run on an on

they run the home fine

whenever I have a moment

I try to relax

there’s always a nagging voice

as if it was a crime

sitting down relaxing

is not the way to spend my time

so i get up find something to do

is this what my life has become

just doing things I don't really want to do