Floods for Christmas

posted fb 29/12/13

#313 Christmas Joy

After shopping frantically

buying all you could

some presents spot on

some not that good

all wrapped under a tree

suddenly they look tantalising

and appealing

anticipation cannot be contained

as this year there was no snow

just storms and rain

so the floods started

the power got cut

this was the worst Christmas for some of us

as the water rose

presents got spoilt

they lost the Christmas joy

pictures do lie

posted fb 29/12/13

#314 I should be happy

I should be happy

but I am not

I’ve seen your picture

I don’t feel excitement

I think they’ve lost the plot

as they like like like

I guess they like a lot

I just think they truly

don’t know the true you

all that glitters

cannot be gold

because you glitter

and shine

I can safely say

you really are not that good

if the truth be told

Confused and twisted

posted fb 29/12/13

#312 Twisted

We got it twisted

as we enter New Year

looking back

has me full of fear

as we queue and fight

for trainers

overpriced

because a celebrity

who has lost sight

of what it was all about

when he failed

to make the grade

we let down our son

we let him down

as we witnessed

justice on the run

did we do enough

proving how motivated

we can be

with celebrities overrated

istantgraming

every moment of their day

as we struggle

struggle to make it

My personal experience at the office

This is my experience of quite a few offices


posted fb 27/12/13

#301 At the office

At the office

is where they said

it would happen

I was excited

I was waiting for it

whatever it was

they would huddle around

the water cooler

in groups

then when I walked pass

out of respect

I wrongly assumed

silence would fall

this happened a few times

after a while

I stopped noticing

for fear

for fear they would say I was paranoid

or maybe they would conclude

conclude I had a chip on my shoulder

I never accepted their oh so sincere

invites to the pub

they barely spoke to me at the office

so why should we continue this outside

on my time.

at the office that’s where

they said it would happen

it never happened for me

did it happen for you?

Silence Please !

posted fb 23/12/13

#304 Silence

Whenever I ask for silence

that’s something I never get

after the commotion that ensues

I begin to regret my request

suddenly everything has something to say

things that just can’t wait

buzz buzz buzz words formulate

silence is in the distance

now the time has passed

it is all too late

Another storm in London Town

Another storm in London Town

posted fb 23/12/13

#305 Lockdown

I woke up this morning

in the middle of the storm

it wasn’t usual

it was not the norm

I had no idea what to do

my house seemed inadequate

not robust

the wind was howling

it was quite a fuss

when would it stop

I wanted to know

when could I leave

this place I call home

Leave Me Alone

posted fb 23/12/13

#307 A Lone African warrior

I think I have upset them

with what I have had to say

I am a single woman

I have to speak out

I chose to do it this way

I have beaten drums

in protest

I have marched on your streets

listen to my cry

do you hear that African beat?

I am a lone African Warrior

this I cannot deny

when I look at what atrocities we go through

I can’t sit in silence

that’s not what I am here to do

now they are going through my business

with a fine tooth comb

I know it’s too late

too late to say

I wish they would ‘LEAVE ME ALONE!’

what was I doing

watching what I spend

meanwhile there is millions being wasted

on things they chose to defend

now I am just an individual

I am feeling the strain

I am on this planet

I am taking all this pain