Poem from Jolt Show 2022 – text What you see is not all we are And what we are is not what you expect We are not broken or incapable We are beautiful, We are brave, And we are here with you today. Hopefully you can see us, The real us that is… Not the […]
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PTSD I feel distorted Time not straight Nothing makes sense Its all out of place I jump from points From here to there Its hard on my mind It makes me scared And I guess that’s why I struggle in life The rhythm of the world It just ain’t right I need a bigger picture […]
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IT WAS NOT THE GREY HAIR Upon my head 2 Grey hairs It makes me sad But not how you expect You see they remind me Of how little time I had How short my life has been And how much pain I carry Its not the hair, No, Its time… Time is a […]
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Speed writing exercise – Dash the Busy Bunny (Children’s) It was a rather happy day, the sky was blue and the trees were green, the flowers were all in bloom. And in a little hole about 3 apples in length a bunny slowly emerged from their nap, a bunny whose name was Dash. Dash was […]
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Am I Heard? Do you ever think loudly? Well I sure do, I ponder these questions But no answer will do I stay wide awake Staring at the stars Hoping deep down That something new will come. But I find myself lost Just waiting alone Wishing and dreaming For what I don’t know Perhaps I […]
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NB: thinking to much. Time is just to cruel. I wish I could understand Why time must be so cruel So many I love have faded Is that to be too? Nothing but a memory Then a whisper in the wind Slowly passing into nothing Then Forgotten, like so many others. I feel rather saddened […]
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I have no money, I have no gold I possess no treasures No relics of old But I do have a quill and write I can do So please wait quietly while I write for you.
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– Love Matty Angel to my sweetest dear friend who has passed away. I love you, That’s all We met on a field Made out of dreams In a world full of darkness With the most terrible things Yet somehow someway There was glimmer of light It Showed us a path And brought us to […]
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NB: I have lost so many people along the way. Yesterday I find myself Wishing for a way To get back to you To yesterday To relive those days When we were free And you still there Sharing dreams But time is cruel And nature is mean So you were taken Far from me. At […]
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NB: A poem written/commissioned by/for Kapiti College, It was used during Pink Shirt Day Bullying hurts Bullying hurts others In ways we cannot see It leaves invisible scars They sometimes never heal If we act now We can save so many tears All we have to do Is be more aware We must remember to […]
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