Writing Archive
Explore a curated collection of my writing, including psychotherapy insights, short stories, letters, and poetry, all compiled for easy access and reflection.
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but first
sometimes a pick up looks across the bar vague acquaintance party you have hope in plenty despite the rare returns the ones who steal your wallet booze food car keys music &books or piss…
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his birthday
went over for the afternoon light lunch then a pub crawl in the old town places we’d been in our youf’ couple of jars in i’m joking asking this mid-life time where was the…
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for a better day
all i needed for a better day waking up see her smile her hand in mine as we looked for a better way we were broke then living just above a busted store poverty…
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direct eye contact
words spoken direct eye contact like she really wanted needed me to believe & i took ‘em the way they were thrown ignoring the hidden she was leaving me slow on her way to…
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gone I am
the drinking had slowed some I was looking over her painted face next stool from me booze going down mouth red & gripping thinking I could do with a lot of that & then…
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in the air
heat hanging for each other in the ether unspoken yet both wanting more her pheromones reaching out she knew it I knew it we were going to do the thing both showing out red…
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just a line
in an old foxed book with love forever Alison xxx & my first thought who? tho’ I remember too clearly who she was a red haired lover with freckles & worse the fear what…
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blowing through
crime is just a kid in the city growing up blowing through crowds clutches of people in numbers large & small being only obstacles in the way holding on tight lower the risk in…