Beginning

oneword.com for title :) 
ps the picture is from a music video - This Love- Like A Million Lights.
The chorus has the word beginning in and I thought of it a lot when writing this. I love that song :')

Something new
we haven't really started yet
opportunities hidden 
we don't know what's coming 
but we have to move forward
to keep our story going 
our lives flowing 
because with every beginning
and every new chapter
we take a leap forward
never really knowing 
what will happen 
but hoping in the end 
it was worth it. 

A Moment Over a Picture

A camera tries to capture 
a moment in time
with technology and a click 
it's there in a photo
a solid memory,
I can hold it, it's mine. 


But here 
where I am now 
we don't take pictures 
posing with plastic smiles 
ready to be put straight on file.


We're just in the moment
soaking it up 
and I make a plea to my brain
that my eyes and a camera
could be the same 
so I can look back at this time
maybe not with clarity
but more of a blissful blur
because we were too busy having fun
to stamp our pictures to the world. 

I Value

The feeling of acceptance 
lack of self conscious 
and being drunk enough to dance
of an idea being created
feeling successful, esteem elated. 


The hug of a loved one 
which is never unwelcome 
laughing and thinking I won't stop
drinking tea when it's good and hot.


Getting lost in the world of a book
a smile at a strange with a second look
a comfortable silence 
a gentle kiss 
and simple things, 
things like this
writing
just thinking 
with plenty of time
to wonder what I like
and wonder what's mine.

Looking Back at the End of the World

If the world were to end tomorrow 

I assume most people would be 

afraid as a lost child in the dark 

full of sorrow 

at the things they haven't done 

worrying over 

if they've haven't embraced life

had fun,

others may regret

that they didn't create enough

times they wouldn't want to forget.

As for me?

Of course I would see it as a tragedy

but looking back 

there are times of regret

times of smiles 

and all the while

knowing I have people 

and memories that we've shared 

it's not a life time 

but I hope it would be enough

to get me through 

if I knew, that the world

would end soon. 

Reunion Hugs

A loving embrace
no need to think of that face
I know it well 
and I can tell 
you
or anyone who cares
that words cannot share
what hugs like that feel like 
I hope you know
the feeling yourself 
otherwise you're putting your heart
upon a cold, unwelcome shelf
instead of bringing it out
for friends or family to share
letting them know you love them
letting them know you care. 

England Sunshine?

The world through the window
is smothered in grey
but I know that it will be okay 
because just for now it's winter time
and soon, once again
the sun will shine 
though really this is England 
and I'm just saying that
so I can rhyme. 

At the Station

I'm in a funny state of mind
of when I get lost in the ways
of human kind
noticing habits 
then I skip a few steps 
and how soon that I forget
what I first saw
and instead I get lost in
not really our flaws
but more how we all act
under the skin,
really underneath everything
we are all just the same
trying to get through this game
the best we can
and all the while
trying to understand
what we're here for.