The World's Worst Waitress
A light hearted one from when I used to (try) and waitress part time whilst at uni :)…
Out of Touch
Sometimes you master everything there is to know about one stage in life like at a job you've been in for years then move then start a new role where you feel so out of sync, or you're the oldest at primary school then move to high school and realise you're a tiny fish in a big sea. This one's for all those starting a new chapter in their life, probably an exciting one, but who feel like their starting from square one again.…
Make Your Mark
I'm sometimes touched by how weak and fragile we humans are - crippled by disease or mental illness or freak accidents that are beyond our control, yet how great we can be especially when united, working towards a great act. But however strong or weak we deem ourselves to be, we all seem to share one thing- we all want to be remembered. Sometimes it's not so much death we fear but the mark we leave on those that get left behind.…
What Really Matters
I'm one of those people that seem to knock things over, break things, spill things, you name it I tend to to it and understandably it annoys people. I make mistakes, silly mistakes. Leave my purse on a plane, forget to lock my car, leave the keys in the ignition and door unlocked when the car's unattended, don't look when I cross a road. Sure people comfort me say everyone makes silly mistakes, but I really seem to make them more than most- so much so my family say I'm a Malteaser- brown on the outside blonde on the inside! I laugh it off, say sorry but eventually you start to feel pretty rubbish about yourself. Why's it always you? But then I realised it doesn't make me a bad person- what matters is that I say sorry and I never intend to mess things up, break things or forget them. So this one's for all the scatter brains and klutz's out there!…
Lost in Translation
I'm not Muslim myself but this is a topical one for which the horrific things that the news report ISIS doing- that I feel unfairly give Muslim's, many of which are peaceful, caring people, a bad name- was my muse.…
From Me To You
An early one I wrote, that's not that great but the message is- believe in yourself or else how are others going to believe in you?…
Simple Pleasures
This was one of my first poems from about three and a half years ago, inspired by one of my daydreams about the random pleasures that make life fun and enjoyable that often go unnoticed.…
Let It Go
I'm proud to say I did write this before our ears fell under the spell of Disney's Frozen song by the same name! This one's based on my own experiences of how sometimes it's best to avoid being overwhelmed and stressed, to be selfish just once, say no and let it go.…
Confessions
This is one of my more funny, and embarrassingly mostly true, poems about just some of the stupid stuff I do with my lack of common sense!…
We've All Been There
This is another one of my early ones about no matter howoften and how many people make the same mistake, it's no excuse for us not tolearn from it.…
Why?
Wrote this poem after being horrified by the horrific Lee Rigby murder. I was stuck by the realization that as humans we are so vulnerable to disease or natural disaster but why on earth do we choose to commit such atrocities against each other, like the recent abhorrent shootings at the Charlie Hebdo magazine headquarters in Paris? Rest in peace all the victims of terrorism.…
Ring of Fire
Sorry to disappoint all you arsonists out there but I'm more of a admire-how-dazzling-the-fire-is-from-the-sidelines kind of girl than a practitioner! This is about how enchanting fire of all types is.…
Jealousy
Inspired by my sister, as I realized life's too short to waste time on jealousy. Instead I embrace the fact she is and always will be, my best friend :)…
Nothing Quite Like It
Because humanity is amazing and extraordinary.…
Simply Liberating
Because nothing beats the sun shining as you cycle down a hill with a warm breeze in your hair feeling light and carefree :)…
Bucket List
Sometimes even if you aren't ill or facing imminent death or impending doom- it's good to take a step back from the daily grind and think about actually doing those crazy, wild, impossible things you day dream about doing before you die.…
Melting
For all those getting intimate with their other half this Valentine's Day-you can't beat feeling loved, safe and turned on!…
Unrequited Love
For all those who love someone who doesn't feel the same way-it's hard but chin up love comes in all shapes and sizes-surround yourself with family and friends and you'll soon move on :)…
Beyond My Control
Because some irritating and inconvenient things you can't control, you've just got to accept :)…
Spiral
Bit of a deep one...Watching Channel 4's 'Being Bipolar' documentary recently got me thinking that I should publish "Spiral". Written at a time when I experienced the irrational feeling of not feeling "worthy" or that I deserved the great things I had in my life, it occurred to me we invent all sorts of negative coping mechanisms and harmful habits, like drug abuse, over working and self harm, which could very easily spiral into something much more decisive and final like suicide. Now I can't begin to understand what feeling suicidal must be like, and it's no overnight magical cure, but tomorrow could always be the day you meet the love of your life, win the lottery or your mother gets the "all-clear" from cancer. Who knows? Tomorrow could be the day thighs start randomly looking up.…