Confession Calloused knuckles graze Across my puckered cheek A wrinkled hand provides The blessing that I seek As I come to atone For all my deadly sins Forgiveness is granted As goodness starts to win But he's just a man How can he grant me peace? How dare he say God works through him To make my burden cease Hypocrisy makes for Disillusionment Falling out of love with A work not heaven sent. All rights reserved. Nom 1st July 2013.

Dark Heart Her head bent in prayer, her eyes clenched shut She muttered words, as to the air Searching for the answers to The causes of her deep despair Rooting through the pockets of Her soul; becomes a frantic look Seeking out her darkest fears In every cranny and every nook Until she finds the source of pain Until she cures this dangerous art Her prayers will reach a fever pitch But still she'll have; the darkest heart. All rights reserved. Nom 28th June 2013.

Seize The Day Everybody dies, few live whilst alive Death is the prize of the race that we run Some keep straight on the track till the end Others detour or stop, to have fun Live while you're young Live while you're old Living's for those who Dare to be bold Grasp your fears and Throw them away Stop fearing death Live for the day! All rights reserved. Nom 28th June 2013.

Love: A Definition What is love But the absence of hate? An echoing void Into which we create What is love But a pardon of sin? A feeble excuse For those of our kin What is love Is it lust, is it more? Does it kindle desire Or highlight the flaw? If only love Could be simply defined To set ourselves free From it's coils that bind If only love Was always the same No more second guessing No more blame. All rights reserved. Nom 10th December 2012.

Burnt Bridges You thought I'd gone, I thought so too But something pulled me back Dancing on the edge of hell Peering into black I thought I'd gain my other #life At the expense of words But poetry has drawn me back Old voices I have heard I thought I'd gone, left you behind Never to return I dug a tunnel to get here No bridges left to burn. All rights reserved. Nom 24th October 2012.