We are all born into this world Free from preconception A simple blank canvas To sketch life’s future uponProgression through childhood And into your teens These extraordinary moments Add colour to the canvasThat instance when your so-called best friend Stabs you in the back for the first time Saving face, she calls it Cuts deep like a knifeYour first love, the secrets you share Don’t tell anyone is what we agreed It’s al...

I Barely Know Her I barely know her I’d never seen her face I barely know her But my tears are for herShe’s a friend of a friend Drinks and laughs one night out Later a facebook friend For future wild nights outA facebook status update Announces the worst news She’s got Leukaemia And suddenly she’s my worldI read her statuses daily To see how she is A harrowing account of life Through her anxious eyesThe tests and chemo s...