Up

Posted onSeptember 11, 2022AuthorMB

Upside down Inside out Under the carpet Out of sight Lift the carpet Bring in the light Life’s design Isn’t endless night ©moonbiscuitblog

Glow

Posted onMarch 13, 2022AuthorMB

Myka’s put up Glow in dark stars In our bedroom To let my brain know Where objects And doors are In the middle of Last night I got up Got completely lost As the stars Were all out of place Read More…

Paper Thin Skin

Posted onJune 13, 2019June 13, 2019AuthorMoon Biscuit

Their paper- thin skin

Decorated with purple

From every day living

Ma can’t feel the street

Under her feet any more

Won’t wear short sleeves

Fearing folk thinking

Pop’s beating her up

He’s not

Stubbornness and love

Keep them going

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Edges

Posted onApril 1, 2019AuthorMoon Biscuit

Life barrels along

Without us

Those thrown to the edges

Gasping for breath

Never knowing what hit us

Or why

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Forgive?

Posted onMarch 4, 2019March 4, 2019AuthorMoon Biscuit

He does love his mum
But she’s got a cruel tongue
And she hit him too hard
She hurt him physically
Along with his dignity
The punishment
Too harsh for the crime
He’s not forgotten
But has partially forgiven
Easier to forgive
As the years roll by
But from time to time
The inner child cries
Why me, why not the others
How come I got
The worst of our mother
Not all mums are angels
Some are just strangers
At home

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Torch

Posted onFebruary 26, 2019February 25, 2019AuthorMoon Biscuit

If we were to meet

Somewhere deep inside my mind

Could you bring the torch?

Copper Kettle

Posted onFebruary 25, 2019February 25, 2019AuthorMoon Biscuit

Copper kettle

Testing your mettle

Metal detectorists

Down on the sand

Under the copper moon

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If I were an Elf

Posted onDecember 21, 2018December 21, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

If I were an elf,

Thought the boy,

I could play with the toys

Spread laughter and joy

And always just be myself

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Bruise-Purple Spirit

Posted onNovember 21, 2018November 21, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

Her bruise-purple

Kicked around spirit

Bravely, yet carefully

Steps out beneath

The twilight sky

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Butterfly Heart

Posted onNovember 7, 2018November 7, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

Little butterflies

Flutter in her weary heart

Giving hope at last

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No Grand Master Plan

Posted onOctober 31, 2018October 31, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

Not a god nor a monster

Just a plain simple man

With a soul full of sparks

No Grand Master Plan

But forged in the fires

Of his own private hell

A steely determination

To make all things well

The Clock

Posted onOctober 10, 2018October 10, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

“Tick tock” said the clock

No it didn’t

The clock’s stopped

It’s the one in the kitchen

High on the wall

Now it’s not working

Not working at all

So no point in looking

But how many times

Has my brain forgot?

A glance here

A peek there

There is no sound

Stop turning around

I just can’t bear it…

I’ve taken it down!

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Not Lost

Posted onOctober 2, 2018October 2, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

You feel lost

But I see you

Through it all

The darkness

The fear

The silence

The thunder

The illness

The pain

I see you

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She Left

Posted onSeptember 12, 2018September 12, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

She left without warning

On Tuesday morning

Leaving a brief note

On which she wrote

She’d miss his strong arms

The ones that carried her

Into their home years ago

But not his busy fists

That meant that others

Had to carry her out

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Off Course

Posted onSeptember 11, 2018September 12, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

The ship that sailed

Is what our friendship became

Like ships that pass in the night

I guess, of course

It could have been worse

And completely failed

As we sailed off course

It could have become a wreck

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11 September 2018

Resolute

Posted onSeptember 7, 2018September 11, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

In spite of it all

Her faith in human nature

Remains resolute

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Dreams and Schemes

Posted onSeptember 3, 2018September 11, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

Her little bit of bling

Is the only thing

That keeps her going each day

He doesn’t wear bling

Booze is the thing

That keeps him on his way

Down at his club

He feels as if he is

King of all he surveys

When he’d hurt her

He’d say

In that awful brash way

Go get yourself a treat

He was loud, he was brash

And loved splashing the cash

On diamonds and sparkles

And pearls

She’d trade them

For fakes

And had cash

In the attic instead

Bit by bit

Week by week

She’d squirrel it away

In his head all was rosy

In her head she knew

He really doesn’t know her

At all

So today at 2.30

When she knows

Where he’ll be

She’ll take her bags

Hopes and dreams

And meet Jack on the corner

As planned

She loves him

He knows her

They’re made for each other

This is her stuff of dreams

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March 2018

Bread

Posted onAugust 24, 2018August 24, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

Mindful following

The recipe

Careful measuring

Ingredients

Push the button

For the size

One for the colour

Fingers to calculate

The number of hours

‘Til bread was needed

Next morning, Myka

Calls out “oh no”

Which button did I not press

The one with ON on

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Tiny But Mighty

Posted onAugust 16, 2018August 16, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

Stealthy ninja demons

Are gathering

Just out of sight

Of his mind

He senses them

Preparing to pounce

On any exhausted

Anxious self-doubt

They are tiny

But mighty

Fighting their way through

Hairline cracks

In his carefully crafted

Mental defences

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Guilt and Fear

Posted onAugust 11, 2018August 11, 2018AuthorMoon Biscuit

Guilt and fear

Frustration and tears

Gush out of the well

At last

I’m a thief he yelled

I’ve stolen your life

You’ve sacrificed

So much for me

Tenderly

She smiles into his eyes

You’ve supported me

With my hopes

And my dreams

Where would I be

Without you?

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