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Hello from me. I am a woman in my 40`s and live in Liverpool, UK. I have a partner and three children, a boy, 16 and twin girls aged 7. I am a trained nurse but due to the serious health problems of one of my children, I am presently a full-time mum. To keep

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death of a pet: 1 of 36
Death of a dogBrown eyesTrusting me with lifeNot sad, not scaredJust secure that I would always be thereProtectingSolicitousAlways the one to save youThe one to trust without reservationBut little did you knowThat I, who stoked your head,fed you chicken - was the one to fear Yes me, the duplicitous oneThe one who held you gen... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love's anguish: 5 of 172
Losing YouToday I looked at youAnd wondered who you were?You looked the sameSmelt the sameHad the same air about youBut you were goneYour smile curls with contemptWhen once alight with pleasureAnd eyes that crinkled with loveNow flat, Artic orbs that do not seeAlthough they look at meIn dispassionate scrutinyToday I looked at... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: War in Iraq: 14 of 128
The SoldierSquinting into Iraqi skiesHelmet low to shield his eyesStifling in the mid-day sunClinging tightly to his gunHis head is filled with scenes of deathGrown men fighting for their breathBomb blasts causing death and painBullets scatter round like rainThe soldier kneels, he feels aloneMissing fresh green grass of homeM... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: War: 62 of 544
The soldier's last dayCradling his rifleHe stands on guardHe waits in fearNot wanting to dieHe thinks of his homeOf his mother's faceFootball on a SundayThe Daily ExpressHe tastes fish and chipsAnd a pint of cold beerHis favourite songAnd a comfortable couchHis senses are numbedAs he stands and he waitsAll time stands stillYe... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Saturday night: 3 of 25
Mikey smiled slowly as he saw the sleek, silver BMW parked in the far corner of the Black Bull car park. It was Saturday night and he bored. He waved urgently at Craig and the two girls they'd met earlier by the chip shop, beckoning them to join him in a warm, comfortable ride home. He knew the girls would be impressed by his... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The Buddhist: 1 of 5
The BuddhistClouds sail byShips of cotton wool in an inverted skyReflecting sheep in a lake of glassA dream of clarityWhere a leaf is more real and pure than a manBirdsong an intricate compositionThat makes Mozart clutch his arms with piqueHe can't competeWith nature in her true and savage formThe Buddhist sitsIn enlightened ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Letting go: 48 of 204
Letting goCut the cordCut the cord that binds me to youMy heart beats for youMuscles contract, muscles relaxImpulses shoot along their neural pathwaysAll for you.To see you, to smell you,to touch your skincauses an Implosion within my fragile skullMy obsessive need for youA black holeDistorting space and timeWith my hunger an... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Domestic violence: 26 of 110
She sits alone and smokes a cigaretteLong fingers gnarled and stained with nicotineA life lived without love but no regretContent within four walls and rarely seenA boorish husband was her Lord and MasterCold and sly he dallied with his womenIf only he had died a little fasterHis fists now passive, limp within his coffinBut o... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: On mothers: 44 of 172
The MotherForty-two years of fish and chipsand sometimes a pie.She smelt faintly of grease and Harvey's Bristol Creamsmile stretched taut against painted lips.A husband onceuntil he slid down the bottle never to climb out.She didn't miss him.She had a son who was her worldbut he contained in his strange worldbarely noticed he... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death of a loved one: 189 of 599
Dearest love, our hearts are brokenOur grief will never ceaseWe tried so hard to reach youWe tried to bring you peaceLost and lonely, filled with painHow much you hurt insideWe wanted to reach out to youYou know how hard we triedYou couldn't fill the emptinessYou held inside your heartAnd now we feel such sadnessBecause we ar... More..