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Oldfaithful
Over 90 days ago
United Kingdom

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The Truth About Guilt

A poem written for a friend feeling guilty after a night out

There you go - feeling guilty again, fearing what you may have said or done.   Guilt is nothing more than a sign of a beauty within, for only beautiful people suffer the burden of guilt.   Only the kind possess it. Only the thoughtful carry it. Only the c...

Sisters Found

A short poem for my newly discovered cousins who have welcomed me into their lives

Amazing and beautiful sisters I’ve found. Cross generations and continents abound.   Newly found kin from yesterday and today. Welcome and comfort in a heartfelt way.   Voices bringing sisters back to the light. Gone but not forgotten makes the journey fe...

For Betsy

A short birthday poem for my recently acquainted cousin.

For Betsy   We are strangers, but remarkably familiar. We are separated, but strangely connected. We are parallel lives, that once were as one. Finally reconnected after wasted years apart.     In all that time, nothing more than a photo. A beautiful youn...

Little Demons

For a friend and a mother who fights her inner demons

We all have our demons telling us what we least want to hear,we should have done better and what we’re most likely to fear. They know us like no otherwhatever we might say,they’ll work on your weaknesshowever much you pray. They know which string to pullt...

Friendships Lost

Losing friends is hard

My heart is not opened easily,few true friends have I along with my wife.But for those very few,I make room in my heart for life.It’s not easy, and I wish it were not so,for over the years, friends do come and go.I hate to lose touch and cling on to histo...

Take A Chance on Me

A reliable guy with low self esteem pleads for his crush to give him a chance.

Would you take a chance on me? You’d know what you’d be getting, I’m exactly what it says on the tin. I’d be that man you can rely on, there for you through thick and thin. Would you take a chance on me? I’d do my fair share of the housework, cooking, cle...