Kevin Riley

As I`m growing olderAnd it happens every daySometimes when I`m talkingWhen I find something to sayOften thoughts pop in my headHave I told you this beforeDid I tell you this last TuesdayI don`t want to be a boreSometimes I go to get somethingAnd I can`t remember whatSo I just pick up anythingIt happens quite a…

Been alone again tonightNo one did intrudeDid not need the tv offWas not nasty was not rudeAll my brain cells are programmedOn a different path to yoursWe are living separate livesYou on rewind me on pauseBut that is the way it should beNothing more or nothing lessWe need contentment in ourselvesTo pull in blissfulnessThis environment…

I`m putting on weight my belt has snappedMy trousers are under my waistlineMy waist has increased by four inchesAnd all that my clothes do is pinch usIt`s not that I`m eating much more than I shouldOr sitting round watching the tellyI haven`t a clue what`s happening hereJust what`s going on with my bellyEven the vet…

A lonely Jackdaw broke his wingIn winter, months from springHe crawled over the village greenThrough all the cold that winter bringsWe all thought that he`d been hadBy a wild cat or something badIn Spring I talked to someoneWhile waiting for a busHe spoke of seeing Jack on yonder roof“He`s flying now without a fuss”He spoke…

I will start where you are beginningIn my thoughts, they are never endingYou have dwelt in the rooms of my mindWith the kindness that you keep on sendingThe windows and doors are all openFeel free to wander around thereOne or two of the rooms are all dustyWith things from the past and some dog hairBut…

Three months of hightened manicThree hours sleep each nightThree visits to the doctorsWill it all turn out alrightWill there be a happy mediumWill the moods be in betweenThe Nadir and the ZenithWhat is seen and what`s unseenWhen I finally become levelWill things be `normal` thenWill I start to see things differentWill the ink dry in…