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On Dreams iv
I never dreamt you would Drag me through cold, sleepless nights Stalk my restless days ~ CLP 14/09/2020 →
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On Dreams ii
Your visit told me nothing was as imagined yet all still fiction ~ CLP 14/09/2020 →
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On Pain (Norfolk)
Young men side by side British, Czechs, Poles, and Germans Buried together. ~ n.b. Farmers’ fields reclaimed from airfields, except this hallowed ground that holds sons of Europe, (and Australia, Canada and New Zealand), whose souls have flown. ~ CLP 10/09/2020 →
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On Pain xii*
Is my name Thomas? I had to be there, feel it The absence of Love ~ n.b. *Alternative title, ‘On Stupidity’. CLP 04/09/2020 →
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On Pain ix
Most spectacular display of self-harm. I’ve Brexited myself ~ n.b. Hard to believe, I know, but when a man’s gotta go, the question can arise, ‘Why not go the whole hog and blow my own house down?’ Where does such thinking come from? It is terribly dangerous for others and destructive to themselves. Sad beyond →
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On Pain viii
A broken arm hurts But rarely does pain persist As in a heart cracked ~ n.b. A fascinating article here on physical vs emotional pain. Tuck in! https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201407/5-ways-emotional-pain-is-worse-physical-pain CLP 01/09/2020 →
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On Pain vii
I pass through a dream You speak gently. Everything is not as it seems ~ CLP 01/09/2020 →
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On Pain vi
And so, how are you? Words tumble from the heart’s depths. Right question, wrong time. ~ CLP 01/09/2020 →