The therapeutic ramblings of an amateur Welsh poet
White noise in my ears Attempting to drown out The voices in my head Taunting and teasing “You suck!” Out of its cage Depressions grip takes hold Its talons digging in To soft matter “Nobody like’s you” Lifting the mania high And dropping it in to The barbed nest of dejection …
I've written a duet of poems to add to my collections. I’m sure you’re all aware of the tragic tale of Dr Henry Jekyll and his somewhat evil alter ego Mr Edward Hyde from the 1886 Gothic novella the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The …
The Journey by Day The first steps he feels are easy He’s read the map, knows the pitfalls And puts them to the back of his mind So as not to be haunted by false positives He’s prepared, he’s ready He’s on his way But thinking about the road And the baggage he has …
“Chemical intervention a likely option But to succumb to such a need Would again require an opening For Stigmatism to tattoo its brand On another victim in an unwelcoming world” The Revelation It’s done Call it what you will The Tattoo branded Stigmatism handed To a new but not so unfamiliar Traveller Having to walk …
Disclaimer: Don’t panic… I’m not grumpy! My next collection of poems is my story; my interpretation, of where I was and where I am today as some who suffers with depression. I wrote this first part way back when and written subsequent parts a little later on. I must say when I read this back it always …
Sorry friends, it's just the way I'm feeling at the moment. Happy Endings... Not I seem to write my best When I’m feeling at my worst It’s a thing I must confess Holding on will make me burst I’d like to write about The fluffy things in life But when it does come out It’s …
Before I started this blog I thought I’d put some of my work out there by doing some competitions. The poem I’ve selected today was one that I put forward to a competition run by a London based charity. Known as The Advocacy Project, they help and support people with mental health issues. The theme …
