Category Archives: Life Lessons

The Day [Sonnet]

Posted on September 17, 2017 by PookyH

Translucent tears told tales opaque and old, Of lives half-lived, half hidden – always scared. The scars of stories, harsh and aged and cold Ran deep beneath the skin of souls, lives shared. To run was something each one could … Continue reading →

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On Hiding 

Posted on July 5, 2017 by PookyH

You can only fall so far Fall so far before you hit Before you hit the ground The ground rides up to meet you. You can only run so far Run so far before the past Before the past runs … Continue reading →

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Lyrics for a song

Posted on June 26, 2017 by PookyH

Lyrics for a song You were the only one who knew the meaning of the words I left unsaid. The words that buzzed and burned and battled always raging in my head They were always there unspoken And you read … Continue reading →

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The Stranger

Posted on June 15, 2017 by PookyH

On the edges looking in On a life that had been hers, But she’d divvied out to others Whilst she wept. She delegated well To those up to the challenge, And her life continued on Whilst she slept. Now a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Trauma – a sonnet

Posted on June 6, 2017 by PookyH

Would I undo the things that you have done, And if I did would that mean I had won? I am not sure, though now I feel such pain, I can see brighter days beyond this strain. Those brighter days … Continue reading →

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Crescent Smile

Posted on May 28, 2017 by PookyH

[in memory of Grandpa, one year on] The crescent moon smiles down at me, Although my day was sad, A year since my Grandpa passed, A year less good than bad. I hide away in bed afraid Seek refuge in … Continue reading →

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Scars

Posted on May 24, 2017 by PookyH

I will not hide my scars away The way you think I should. Each scar will always tell the story Of a day I could.. A day I thought I couldn’t bear To take another breath; When life felt so … Continue reading →

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The Too Tired Snail

Posted on March 8, 2017 by PookyH

The snail struggled under heavy load; Each worry he would carry, and they weighed. Mounting worries weighed him down, so he slowed; He worried he would not get far today. The added worry left him feeling grey, But he knew, … Continue reading →

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Adolescence

Posted on September 22, 2016 by PookyH

Was the face he saw his? He no longer knew, The bits that he recognised Seemed very few, Between angry raised spots And through tufts of a beard There were glimpses of him, Though he felt and he feared He … Continue reading →

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The Shoes of Others

Posted on September 16, 2016 by PookyH

Each step was painful In an unforgiving world; One in which he felt unable to be his true self, Preferring to inhabit an alien body And mind More to the liking of the world at large. But wearing someone else’s … Continue reading →

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