Man Down With It
no need to man up butbe man down with itnot man overboardnot excessive emotionnot too sensitive more than masculine enoughno need to be more toughmanage the smoothas well as the roughbe accountable not depressedbut man retreatingfrom toxicity and misogynyencouraging consentand welcoming diversity many of you tried tobeat me into your shapebut I chose a form […]
Celie and Frank – Till Death Do They Part
CONTENT – Extreme violence, intimidation, strong predatory language, domestic abuse, terror. Celie came rushing back into the house, caked in mud and blood. She slammed the front door shut, knowing there was no comeback, now. She headed for the bathroom, dropping her muddy clothes all over the floors as she went, because she could […]
Before The Day – Now and again
fantasyis what I might dobut probably won’torwhat I thinkI want to dobut probably don’tormaybeit’s just for playvisions in the headwhilst sat-up in bedalonebutthinking what iforif onlyoraskingdo I feel lonely?before knowingthe answer for sureis no, not reallyjust…now and againbefore starting the day Fraser
Finishing University Course – And returning to Medium
Poking my head back above the parapet again. My university project is now submitted, and so now, on that front, I simply have to wait to hear from them to see whether my work is worthy of their MA award – or not. Thus, apologies for absence, and now, I am aiming to be here […]
Engagement – Second poem of the self
looked at the worldand got involvedoutward vision tobe of service to otherstook a bit of learning a lot of learningfor relationshipsexploration andfalling off the edgeof the known world remembered how to playwithout needing to knowwhy any of us do whatwe just do anywayor so I believed then chose my friends makinglots of mistakes on that […]
Animal – First poem about the self
animal world of whichwe are naturally partinvades my thoughtsin the every daymakes me do better this body and its healthreliant upon my attentionneeds food and drinkand lots of exercisefirst two are ok anyway the younger medid better it seemsalthough still the runtchallenges been presentfrom the very start I hunt out the best foodensure no dehydrationfix […]
You Again – How can it be?
joke cardno greetingpresentfrom the pastwistful prudentlanguage lacksemotional cadenceyour visit stillmakes me wonder blinkyou disappearedI missed youI fill the mugscoffee black FraserJanuary 2025
That Was The Week – 13 January 2025
In this last week, a number of very significant things have been happening, and I have been trying to make sense of them, as one, single, tiny observer. The first of these has been the anxiety and distress seen amongst the people of Los Angeles who have been made homeless by the wild fires. We […]
Embracing Retirement – And continuing on with that chapter in life
When it comes to chapters, they can be deeply personal in our lives, and we might imbue them with a great deal of meaning, according to the emotional experience we have had within them. As I leave behind the world of work, and begin the new life (6 months in so far) of retirement, I […]
Passion In Our Ordinary Lives – Wherever we are in 2025
As I sit here writing, I am listening to the London Symphony Orchestra play Carl Nielsen’s Helios overture, which is a wonderful musical experience, at least from my perspective. This is being played-out on my TV via streaming from Marquee TV. Thus, I am also looking from time to time at the musicians playing their […]