A hallway buzzing In every sense of the word. Buzzing with conversation Excitement and elation. In a few months we should have graduation. How many of us will be present, How many will retake the year? Will I be amongst the failure Or those in the clear? I do not join the commotion For law...Read more

Love is what has kept us alive For we have helped each other survive Through caring for each other And preferring to die rather than another. A loss of love is what is killing us, War crimes and all the times We could have shown empathy But instead showed jealousy. All the time we could have spared ...Read more

I saw a funny face Sketched on a dusty window I wonder what thoughts lay Behind the fingers that drew away As they became a sooty colour For the purpose of their art. Was it simply an urge to leave a mark? A way to prove that they have existed. Not just a body among many Until the rain wipes Their e...Read more

Life is a circus, A magical misunderstood surface Of the unexpected And the happenings we ourselves elected Without understanding What we have selected. It is a blessing to be bored If not suspicious at the least That life is throwing a kind feast And I must tread lightly So as not to reaw...Read more

The University cat Climbed onto my lap, I whispered gently, Gave a kind tap. Knew he was looking for comfort. So I let him rub on my shirt. He smelt like tuna And left me covered in fur But it would have been selfish to care For the little baby craved kindness From a stranger, Risked his ...Read more

I like a wallflower For a wall is only a slab of cement Until greeted by the flutter of petals and butterflies. I have never envied the cries Of the centre stage character For I need not be adorned and muscular, Flooded by the stage lights To be content. As a wallflower I know each disagreem...Read more