Poems from Penola
You were always struggling
The one who was always in pain
But you were the only one
Who could make me feel okay
You were always...
Mother, sister, father, great-uncle,
My best friend’s brother,
Or was it my cousin?
A house, a ship - in space or at sea?
Two bodies and...
It pounds against the confines of my head
Throbbing, pulsing from within
Flooding my skull with blinding pressure,
It seeks release
It...
You don’t need to stare -one, two, three, four- at me like I’m some sort of science experiment. A freak of nature, just as amazing and...
I am not lonely when I’m alone
For my music soothes my soul
I soak in the silence
Until it overflows
In every pore of my being
My...