i keep waiting
for the other shoe to drop.
It doesn’t though,
and all there is before
me, one shoe alone
missing its twin, empty
of sole-filling feet. Where
are they? Do they amble,
perhaps trudge, naked,
sores opening on open feet,
stretching endlessly ever more
the gaping chasm between
us. Where are you? i keep
waiting, but i think it’s time to seek –
you – so very [...]
Archive for April, 2007
The Shoe
Posted in Poetry on April 15, 2007 | 9 Comments »
My Conundrum
Posted in Musings on April 14, 2007 | 15 Comments »
i’ve been thinking long and hard for the past few months about the viability of a long-term teaching career. Seeing as my bond ends in june next year, it’s only ever going to become an increasingly pressing issue. My students whom i first taught when i was posted to Cedar will remember my emphatic statements [...]
Love is a Strange Taboo
Posted in Poetry on April 7, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Just something i churned out in a matter of minutes, didn’t bother much with subtlety or metre or form, but it encapsulates my worry and my frustration for the world about me.
If you knew someone who had all the answers, would you
Ask him all the questions you’ve ever had,
Like how a child wonders about the [...]
My Absence
Posted in Musings on April 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It’s a little difficult to start writing again after taking a break for two months.
But I’ll give it a shot.
Maybe it would be appropriate to start with a couple of reasons explaining my absence on this blog.
Firstly, I’ve been and still am undergoing a period of wrestling in my relationship [...]
