Every detail etched in my mind

Of every mistake I have ever made

To my victories however, I am blind

Ignoring the light to dwell in the shade

Only ever known one true fresh start

Even then the trauma was inherited

It helps I can channel it into my art

But the lingering shame is unmerited

None of us deserve it, yet we still endure

Releasing the ailment, embracing the cure

Stop worshipping the pai...

The hardest thing I’ve ever done

Thought it would be so much fun

In a lot of ways it is, having a son

Two even, the Lord has been good

Only wish He’d given me a lot more

Patience and empathy at my core

To navigate this journey, I implore

Help me to survive my fatherhood

How can I be someone I never had

To comfort me whenever I was sad

And teach me how to be a real Dad

One who stayed, acted as h...

Unlucky first to be the last

Completely unaware of the fact

Time would move this fast

Smothered with no contact

Avoiding the conversations

Well-meaning as they are

Felt more like accusations

Why I only made it this far

Where was my secret sauce

Supposed guardian angels

Lost in drowning applause

My dreams all now fables

A sense of self perverted

Because I was left for dead

With abject failure ...

Delightfully oblivious

Never ever been envious

Of anyone or anything

Who also has a song to sing

A dream to dream

As she walks by the stream

Reminiscing of good times

Yet to come, shifted paradigms

Brand new horizons to seize

Unyielding hope to appease

On a rainy November afternoon

Manifesting sunshine like it’s June

A breath of the freshest air

The answer to my only prayer...

What if Little Red Riding Hood wasn’t so little,

And Humpty Dumpty wasn’t as simple?

They did put him back together again.

The sword, far mightier than the pen.

All we knew to be true was questionable,

Prince Charming, far from so honourable.

Seven years’ bad luck, self-inflicted,

Our limitations never even existed.

Trauma was akin to a tickle,

And friendships seldom fickle.

What if she saved hers...

I’ve let it go too far

How do I turn back

When I was a star

Life was on track

Took it for granted

Felt quite invincible

My aura enchanted

Now rather invisible

Stringing two hopes

Together with pain

This is how one copes

With constant strain

Remaining busy doing

Everything and nothing

Disdain still brewing

Longing for something

Reluctantly pressing on

Fuelled by pigheadedness

Losing like I alre...

The look she gave me as I entered

Just her, the one on the far right,

Made me feel small despite my height.

I breathed in deep, trying to get centred.

Next, I received a limp, wet handshake

Not the strong start I was hoping for.

My feet and eyes crept toward the door

I found myself praying for an earthquake.

For the ground to swallow me whole,

Before things went south with the third.

My stomach...

Tell the enemy we’re not giving up this fight

Boldly proclaiming when I see him, it’s on sight

Stepping toe to toe at the bottom of the pit

Despair is not a threat, I’m never going to quit

Declaring freedom in the middle of the dark

Watch me soar through my redemption ark

My faith remains robust and unwavering

For the momentous victory we’ll be savouring

No, not today, no, not ever, am I giving i...

It was a cold winter’s morning

The smell of rain still lingered

Baby was waking and yawning

Sheer wonder her eyes delivered

Mine set upon the dark of dawn

Seeing clouds form at ground level

Her tiny smile was heaven-drawn

God’s ultimate blessing, so special

As the heavy fog settled gradually

Obstructing all that we could see

She nestled in my arms instinctively

I was the happiest I could ever be...

Made in his image

With my own will

Raised by a village

And growing still

Made from clay

A cold wet heart

From the first day

Warped work of art

Made to succeed

Barely getting by

Created to lead

Mostly living a lie

Supreme Sculptor

Makes no mistakes

I pray to the altar

For what it takes

To be more like him

A lot less like me

Surviving on a whim...