box of chocolates

How far I’ve gone or come?
from the nearest bottle of rum,
from pillar to pillar just pipped at the post,
all for better now that I know
Ferrero rocher is good
Bournville is better though!
finally have staved my sweet tooth
digging it to some dark passion fruit
yummy yummy it fills my tummy
much like a buffet in taj would.
Happy at last, [...]

between brick walls

Shouldering arms, letting things go
arms alas are trying to row
far away from days gone by
never wanting to see the sky
A smile, tear or whisper near
afraid of ghosts at each turn
alas no turn in this tunnel appears
to run into enemies unknown.
Caught instead in the crack of walls
waiting for spiders – the last call
whether up or down [...]