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Frances Leader's avatar

"even the demons who tortured me

for years, within my soul,

abandon this broken empty mind

to face the end alone." - I really relate to this bit of your poem. 2008 was a tough year for me too. Due to the financial crash I had to give up my fruit farm in Spain and trudge, broken-hearted back to polluted and miserable UK. Hardly a day goes by that I don't remember some little joy that I experienced living off grid with my animals. My demons whisper "you should have stayed there..." and "you have lost everything you worked for..." and "what did you expect?"

Arghh.... we all make decisions that we live to regret but I guess that is part of growing to understand that we are not infallible.

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The Starfire Codes's avatar

That was a difficult year. Precursor to my first dark night.

Your pieces that have this lyrical flow to them but heavier content... they remind me of why I like Sting/The Police so much.

There's something similar happening here with the lyrical cadence being something you'd expect from something more upbeat being contrasted with the darker subject matter. The unexpectedness of the contrast completely alters the feel. 🔥

I hope this is making sense the way I'm saying it because I love this about your work.

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