Remember that time when…
Do you think they still remember?
Or that time when…
I bet they still judge me for it.
But there was that one time…
Why did I have to say that out loud!
And how can I forget when…
So ashamed and so embarrassed.
Was I 12 or 13 when I…
Surely that is completely in my past?
What about that day at work when…
I looked like such an idiot.
Then that time at the Christmas pa...
It’s the way the cat waits at the door when they hear your car approach.
It’s getting a cup of tea in your favourite mug.
It’s curling up under the blanket to watch tv.
It’s the lazy, bleary eyed good morning when you wake.
It’s the smile that grows when your little one sees you.
It’s the surprise chocolate when you didn’t ask for anything from the shops.
It’s having your own spot on the sofa.
It...
The phone rings and I just can’t bear the call.
Half truths and vague replies hide how I feel.
We skirt around the topics that aren’t real.
You used to be so big yet now so small.
This year has left doubts and questions in me.
I constantly make excuses for you.
Repeatedly tainting my point of view.
I miss how we all once felt calm and free.
Now I’m on edge every time my phone rings.
Dread the co...
We are together but we are apart
Two people on the same path but different journeys
One of us is taking the direct route
The other a more scenic version
One of us has a smooth ride
The other has many a flat tyre
But we are on the same path
There isn’t a map to guide us there
Nor is there a North Star
Just our intuition
A feeling that we are going the right way
And I will see you at the end
Event...
I wish for all the silly things that I know will not come true
Like winning tonnes of money and a house with a sea view.
I wish for many simple things that won’t affect my day
Like an hour extra in my bed or a bright warm sunny day.
I wish for the impossible things that are worlds away from me
Like turning back the hands of time or wishing I was free.
But most I wish for happiness in any shape or...
I race.
I know I don’t have long so I career around the house.
Dishwasher…
Laundry…
Toys…
Hoover…
Toilets…
How much time do I have left?
I mentally tick off each item, knowing that ticking a list would just waste time.
25 minutes.
I’m done and the house is presentable.
My reward? A hot coffee.
Boiling bubbles are a welcome sight until…
A cough.
A fidget.
A cry.
I try to ignore it - praying to th...
Silence.
Without you here, there would only be silence.
I long each day for your giggle, your laugh, your squeal.
As time passes by, each noise changes, a constant merry-go-round of changes, whether it is a new word, a new song, a new favourite show. I never want that noise to stop.
Silence.
Without you here, there would only be silence.
I need the noise. I need your mess. I need you, my darling ...