Sitting
In the sun
In an empty field
My head
Too heavy to hold
I numbly
Weep
For the life
I was too afraid
To live
This poem is from the book, ‘Poetry from a Dark Night of the Soul’.
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Red signs and rainbows,
Nanna’s gone away,
Mum and Dad are stressed,
So many bills to pay,
Empty schools
Abandoned shops,
Empty playgrounds,
Broken hopes,
A fever dream,
Days drifting together,
Visiting hours closed,
Only memories last forever,
Daddy’s started drinking,
Mummy sleeps a lot,
Daddy’s getting angry,
Mommy’s lost the plot,
They are always here,
Adapt to the new norm
Survive till night,
Weather the storm.
Stuck in this house,
All is gone,
Nothing to do,
No place to mourn.
Flatten the curve,
Keep your distance,
Unemployment lines,
Struggling for subsistence.
Protesters amassing,
Ignoring science,
Just making it worse,
With their continued defiance.
Red signs and rainbows,
My child just wants to play,
He is going stir crazy
Every damn day.
This poem is inspired by the book, ‘How To Write Evocative Poetry’.
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