I’ve checked out Jumped off the bandwagon Hopped off the train I watch it zoom past me Where did the time go? I stand in front of the railway lines, luggage in both hands I’ve decided that I’m going to walk It can be lonely, I’ve heard from the other walkers But being on the … Read more
You’ll never be the same again. Sometimes Life hands you events that obliterate everything you’ve known Annihilates every dream, ideology, value You will need to rebuild – that’s without question Determine if your city’s infrastructure will stand another quake Was it always this weak? What gets rebuilt is the test You will question your city’s … Read more
You’re still a mom. Even though many may not call you that Even though your baby is no longer here to say ‘mama’ You’re a mom Even though your arms are empty And you’ve had to remove the crib from beside your bed You will always be a mom Even though your home is silent … Read more
I see you Dragged through Life’s streets by your hair Shown things many others are saved from Felt things that broke you in pieces you may not recover from I’ve watched the world eat you up and spit you out And you lay there Heaving from the pain Pain that cannot be seen or touched, … Read more
She is a seamless painting of our love Knitted together: half me, half himA canvas of fated tiesIn all the years ahead, I surely will not have my soul intact again Not since her arrival has rendered me a martyr for love like I’ve never knownFor through her being I found the most-prized section of … Read more