In The City – Choking on the dust
Domine, exaudi vocem meamfor I am begging youto help me find a wayout of these unnatural places,where so many racesco-exist with one another,yet none treat the otheras sister or brother. I am choking on the dustof concrete, tar and steel,and must walk far before I feelthat I can breathe again,where the rain comes without dirtand […]
My Voice – My voice is Scottish
never shuts upnever speaksvoice through writing,other people,adversity,group vs solointernet voicephone voicework voicefriends voicestrangers voiceorganiser voiceteam member voiceparent voicepartner voicechild voiceill voicehealthy voicestressed voicerelaxed voicelearning voicesharing voicesleepy voiceawake voiceunconscious voiceinternal dialogueangry voicefrightened voicesibling voiceageing voicevoice no more FraserAugust 2023
His Five Aspects of Self – Ecological, Interpersonal, Narrative/Extended, Private, Conceptual
CONTENT: This post refers to possible serious child physical and sexual abuse and neglect, having taken place, within the context of this fictional poem. ECOLOGICAL SELF His scaly, obstreperous skinkeeps his substance firmly withinand gives no indicationof the complex him From his flaky scalp and cracked lipsto his fungal feet and bony hipshe encounters the […]
Arriving Slowly – From the legacy of damp
The leaking gutter which has since been fixed leaves a presence behind. Of velvet touch and hair combed back smoothly, her insidious, creeping, thickening, presence is symptomatic of chlorophyll hard at work. Combined with the legacy of damp and a bit of warmth from the sun, it culminates in the photosynthetic processing glory of the plant class “musci” known to the rest of us as moss. FraserAugust 2023
Streetball – Kids with skills
No double dribbleand no travelling,leaves me marvellingat those kidswith the skillsof streetballpounding in their veins. No calling of fouls,no rows,just love of the game.Rejecting B-Ball,yet holding heads tall,and putting me to shame. If I could applywhat I see in their eyes,my life would be happy and free.They choose independenceand principles,and hard work too.I recommend them […]
Streetball – Kids with skills
No double dribbleand no travelling,leaves me marvellingat those kidswith the skillsof streetballpounding in their veins. No calling of fouls,no rows,just love of the game.Rejecting B-Ball,yet holding heads tall,and putting me to shame. If I could applywhat I see in their eyes,my life would be happy and free.They choose independenceand principles,and hard work too.I recommend them […]
Underground – Labyrinthine burrows
Life passing and worms working.Flesh from the bones, and maggotswrithing through the stench and decay.A life ever after, all the souls away. And we are left with the dank, earthy,labyrinthine burrows beneath our feet,adding depth and richness to our soil.A thousand years pass, the farmers toil. So it is that lifetimes pass unannouncedand humankind falls […]
Aqua – Delightful droplets
Crystal clear, clichéd,glistening, glass ofdelightful droplets,from condensing cloudsof mesmerising moisture.Roaring, running riversand restful reservoirs,I salute you. Life-giving,planet-dominating,body-constituting,thirst-slaking,force of nature,I love the way youslip down my throat,and refresh, re-hydrateand renew like no otherliquid form on earth.I am sated and alert. Fraser August 2023
Nine-and-Three Quarters Things I Do Every Day – What else am I to do?
Just pausing to poke some fun at myself…… Breathe — as long as I remember to take the meds and attach the headset at night Moan about something — I don’t think I’m very good at it, despite working at it for so long — I could just go on and on and on explaining […]
Searching For Love – (A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C.)
S earching for loveE verywhere coldA nd dark and cuttingR azor-like into yourC onsciousness, youH urry to perceive theI mages you want andN or do you hesitate toG eneralise, delete and distort F reedom stands in the wayO f your new order, and senseR uns far from your perception L ove now enthrals you andO […]