Mango Mess

by | Jan 25, 2023 | Poem-a-Day

I’m having a mango for lunch today Before eating it I briefly consider the best way  To cut this yellow fruit But the flesh clings To the seed inside  And will not come apart  However I try  So I peel off the skin And bite straight in  Ah...

Hello Ocean

by | Jan 24, 2023 | Poem-a-Day

I live by the seaside  I wake and I walk Down my road named Three I see the sea I greet her as always, ‘hello ocean’ I stroll along the shore Sand is immediately all through  My walking shoes  It’s in-between my toes  There are sand castle...

Another Work Trip

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Poem-a-Day

I usually stay strong when you go away  But yesterday A few tears escaped  I don’t want to make you feel guilty for going  Yet my dislike of separation is now showing  I think the grace is waning  For this type of job Where one day you’re...

Vehicle of Procrastination

by | Jan 20, 2023 | Poem-a-Day

Distraction, distraction My phone is an escape into procrastination Hours spent watching life-sucking videos  Adding nothing to my intellect or heart  You start to wish  For an old Nokia brick  Because you could only play snake for so long Before...

Fight Don’t Flight

by | Jan 19, 2023 | Poem-a-Day

I’m sitting down to write And I think that I might  Try to keep it light  ‘Cause when I wrote last night  It was about suicide I’m doing alright  But I know that in spite Of shining a light  So many are in a fight To survive SONYA COSSEY...