Catch me

Falling,
falling
in
s
l
o
w
motion
and I cannot seem to grab onto anything
my hands slip
on nothing,
the ledge is just that little bit too far
the rope just out of my grasp
a branch
a stick
but there's nothing—
and so
I am falling
no hand outstretched to grab mine
falling
into nothing
for nothing
catch me,
please

Emoticon included

He’s not coming it said
no reason why
felt the need to send it in a text
emoticon include—smiley face
and an x, should be thankful I got the x
fitting for the age we live in
common courtesy in a text
I suppose I should feel content
he sent a message
could have been worse
he could have stood me up
instead a
'soz :) x'
and nothing more
ever
except it would have read
eva
left me wondering
what I did
thought about it for days
left me baffled
then annoyed
then mad
sent my own little message
two letters—
no smiley face,
no x
no thank you very much
I'll leave it with you
as to which two letters they were :)

Just a little

Just a little bitch
and a moan
and a whine
about nothing in particular
or maybe it is
a cleanse
a purge
just about the Autumn weather
a good a reason as any
the weather's warmer than the norm
isn't it
is it
it is—
and the fact that I’m not sure what I should wear
and mornings take that little bit longer
shirt, shorts, dress, jeans
or maybe a little bit of everything
and even then I get it wrong
and then I'm annoyed
after all I live in Melbourne
should know better
do know better
about certain things
and somethings
and nothing
especially the weather
really
just a little something
to get off my chest

Random

Somewhere I’m wandering aimlessly
my thoughts are wild
try,
I'll try to
tame them with a lasso
not big enough
and so the words escape
into a freefall
into oblivion
into the air
float through the wind
scattered thoughts
to words
to letters
like autumn leaves
flutter through the sky
meaning drawn for someone
gathering letters to form
a word
a thought
different meaning
for someone other than me
was it you

A baby's song

Baby cries again
in my head the sound
I will myself to calm
soothe
but nerves are high
I want it to stop
hold in my arms
and feel its heart pound against my breast
its tiny hands punching the air
tiny being
my life
I hum a melody
my heart pounds in unison
small being
totally reliant on me
earth's gift to me
precious being
I can do this
baby settles
little hands rest upon its chest
my eyes close
baby calm
I am calm
soothing lullaby
for both of us

Wishes

You took a piece of my heart
when I least expected it,
thought everything was fine
it came quietly
with no fan fair
nor warning signs—neon lights
it was just there
and I did not know what to think
I sat muted
transfixed
though my mind was blank
I wanted to feel
yet nothing came
I wanted to say something
yet my tongue was glued to the roof of my mouth
why do these things happen
is it the Universe—
a higher being sending a message
or is it something more
jealousy rules—
lives
souls
maybe I'll put it down to this
and walk one foot in front of the other and
continue walking
Until I've overcome and passed through this mess
I hope that the mess doesn't stick to my shoes
and the path is clearer from here on in
and whoever wishes things—
good and bad,
I hope you receive those wishes back

Poetry

Never a poem
just a thought
something for me
became something for someone else
and then someone else
became something to do
pass the time
to make me feel better
sometimes a rant
angry, a verbal tirade
a rambling
with no beginning or end
a small haiku
quirky and fun
an ode
a piece of prose,
heartfelt, full of pieces of me within its body
and sometimes, something not much of anything at all
but who knows what
for you