Friday 3 May 2024

Ellie

Who will break the news, struggling to escape, about the odds you blew, no horizon's so bright, if your mark’s a stain, hard to put right, don’t make it a curfew, frightened by the waves, trying to not lose, isn't it about time, when we can say, everything's fine, before sunrise's due, let fears seep away, no one's before you, ever wondered why, you pine for the day, bless long silent nights, it's because of truth, that won't let you bray fortunes arise anew all will be ok.

Thursday 2 May 2024

Danna

You used to be fine, till finding the Will, laughter flows like wine, no need for weak tea, humour us with the shift, jokes your repartee, now what is kind, hearing's not your gift, what it is to be blind, rain starts to cease, you walk with a lift, carry our uncertainty, speak when it’s right, make out what's ill, keep everyone surprised, tend now to believe, a life without frills, when we all dreamed, you hold to the line, that cuts out the kids, stuff bathed in lime, is that all there is?

Wednesday 1 May 2024

Callie

Each kiss makes me fly, will they see, gaps in my stitched tights, sometimes a little dove, makes heaven a place to be, even if I don’t feel love, terrible places hard care, they still set me free, no one kids you there, get dressed need a hug, what about my teeth, grace comes from above, act like I don't care, scrubbed sparkling clean, I jump down the stairs, go dancing like a kid, moving rescues everything, face the evening's flood, it's only fair, when night turns green, I spin through the air, awash on dreams.

Tuesday 30 April 2024

Billie

When you start to say, ask why I swim alone, please give me a break, you sit on the wire, won't make a run, not like me a flyer, not a second to waste it's lonely on stones, you have to keep pace, not listening to the cryers, if my bed’s rough-hewn, movement calms all desires, gives me this day, not some bungalow, where you can bray, we're not Greek Sapphires, who shine to atone, draw air to their fire, life is a holiday, far from this quagmire, don't worry about fame, to know we're going.

Monday 29 April 2024

Amelia

Never one to search for gain, every track burnt, don't ever show the pain, get sore, forget what you learnt fixing broken doors, no matter what it takes, you’re always there, to ungrateful ‘probates, fools sing for applause, they include your parents, you know the score, no need to remonstrate, say try for your best, what difference does it make, two and two make four, all us kids are different, never ask for more, but when the night breaks, their poor investments, shatter and quake, down to you then.

Sunday 28 April 2024

Zaylee

Ask like you know, how I feel, in my bones, that smile's a strain, weathered by the fields, the falling rain, take the time right now, unlock without a key, your concerned brow, why seek to pray, you don't fool me, gaze at passing trains, ken what's gone, from all your schemes, even local picture shows, you never went away, kept me in some dream, now face the coming day, plough the endless furrow, I wasn't born to please, before the cock crows, everyone will see.

Yolanda

Don't ask me what's new, never one to help the poor, always smart on cue, you wouldn’t give ease, no matter who called, any sense of relief, fools are there to queue, waiting by the doors, you’d bust any curfew, bad guys on the street, hardly make you pause, even to hear the screams, no one can break through, hands that hand out chorees, make them sweat anew, you know where you've been, with your filthy mores, will you ever bleed, you’re not my glue, spinning like a sycamore your head full of tunes, someday you're caught.