Glass Houses I had some beautiful words to say, But I've put them all away. Some ways in which to express myself, But I've put them on the shelf. I had some enthusiasm in me, But for now I've let it be. I had some things I wanted to share, But now I just don't care. Now I keep my mouth shut and my eyes down, I do your tasks with just a frown. I don't argue now, I just agree, And do my work efficiently. With my colleagues I laugh and play, And just like that we pass the day, And when you enter we quickly silence, As a response to your verbal violence. I choose now not to rise to you, To shout back as you want me to. As you cannot challenge my passivity, And in your isolation I find my glee. I will not wait for your kindness, I will not treat you like Your Highness, I will not let your misery infect, But I will ensure you can't connect. So know; when you sit up there throwing stones, You sit up there alone.

Sleep O Sleep The sleep fairies have come to take me away, They laugh at the fact that I'm wide awake, I hope that they can time their time with mine, So I lie in bed and wait for a sign. Now fairies you see, can be playful and mean, They love to play tricks, and never be seen, They like to tempt you with sleep, and then take it away, Amused when you're up for over a day. Now they sit on my lids and sow sleep in my eyes, They whisper in my ears soft lullabies, They caress the space between my brow and my hair, Lay my hands by my sides and say 'Sleep now, there there'. As my body relaxes and lets go of my mind, The fairies dance on my pillow singing 'Let go, unwind!'. They are eager to lead me to the land of sweet dreams, Where they can play in mind, where it's not as it seems. But by sunrise the fairies tire of my frets, Of my daily concerns and my deepest regrets. So the world calls me back and the fairies let go. Until I'll wait again for the sleep that they sow.

I Think I Love You You know that I love you Or I did, but I will again Or at least I think so No I don't, no it's not the same Yes, I know I love you, Now when I'm alone And you love me even more When you sit there on your own Shit, we forgot our love again! The love that consumed us both We forgot about our commitment The one we love to loathe Sometimes I love you So much it is insane Just tell me one more time What's your name again?

Seven Sins Want to trade a sin for a sin darling? Let's revel in disgrace Let's delight in lust All over the damn place Let us be greedy with it Let's never get our fill Let's be gluttonous when it comes to grub And all the wine to swill Let us be envious lover Of how much more we could be lazing Eating drinking lusting lounging That would be amazing! Want to trade a sin for a sin dear? I don't need an answer now You can be proud and hold it back If your pride will allow But it can't wait too long darling For me too see your ass Cos I'm in the mood for sin-swapping Make haste or feel my wrath!

Child Of The Night #nightdwellers #beginningline He stepped silently out of the shadows like a spectre, his face ashen in the cold moonlight, the wind lifting the tails of his suit jacket and playing with the strands of his thick, chestnut hair. “So it’s come to this,” he said. Anger flickered in his eyes. “We have to!” she yelled out of despair. She buried her face in her hands. “She’s... She’s not normal Richard”, she mumbled raising her head to look at him. “She’s your family!” he hissed back. “Please just come inside and talk to them”, she said softly. “Have you lost your fucking mind?” he shouted. Her arms hung lamely at her sides. The lights from the orphanage windows lit the anguish in her face, and he noted how much older his wife looked. “It happened again Richard, the whole chandelier came down and nearly killed me. How does that happen? How does it just fall down? And the other day on the ladder? How does that happen? It’s her, I know it is”. His demeanour softened slightly as he took her hand, “Sandra, you can’t just give a child away. You are her aunt and the only family she has left”. “But she’s EVIL!” she wailed pulling away from him. “She is troubled, she just lost both her parents and has been shipped across the country to live with people that she doesn’t know. Look, honey, I know it’s been hard with the move and the...” He trailed off, he couldn’t bring himself to say the word: Miscarriage. “Just come home and we’ll figure it out”. She wanted to scream and kick and push him away. She wanted to slap his face for making her feel like she was losing her mind. She wanted to go inside and tell the orphanage to take the girl away from them, but she had no more fight left in her. Her anxiety had worn her thin and she felt emotionally dried up. She closed her eyes as he led her away and she pursed her lips as she swallowed her tears. Was she losing her mind? Were all the incidents and injuries that had occurred since the child arrived just accidents? Her guilt began to dilute her fear as they drove silently home. They noticed the smoke from a block away, but it was when they turned into their street that they saw the swirling lights from the fire engines and the swarms of onlookers that pointed and held their hands in front of their mouths in shock. He sped up to the house and stopped the car abruptly in the middle of the street. He flung his door open and dashed towards their burning home. She already knew what had happened. She opened the car door and got out, but she couldn’t bring herself to look back towards the house. She only had a second to wonder if the girl was inside before she saw her across the street, her face lit up by the dancing flames that engulfed their home.