Now I Am Bald
Now I am bald and
a fashionista by default,
as it was never my fashion
before
and no one followed me
Poems by Lynn White
Criminalised
Criminalised for a flag.
Criminalised for displaying its colours,
for wearing its colours,
for painting its colours
in the country where it arose from,
in the country where it belongs.Resurrection
In search of a saviour
they look to the father
to forgive their sins.Time And Place
for that was the charge
against him.
If he killed,
it seems
it was a soldier
out of placeDangerous Places
Balconies are dangerous places
too reminiscent of climbing frames
shouting out ‘climb me, yes you can!’
But it’s so easy to fall.Coming Together
And still the rain fell
so we stayed a while
longer.
It was fun.Masquerade
We create so many masks
so many masks to hide behind,
to hide our faces
to hide ourselves.Recovering My Dreams
One day I might recover them
and live that perfect life
which lies inside my head.A Disappointing Day
If she hadn’t remembered
the scent from before.
There would have beenno screams, no stamping
up and down on the trolley.Getting Better
It’s important
as Jane Eyre said,
to keep in good health and not die.
