Experiences Matter

I was once told that experiences matter
You show me that it is true
You stand on stage and share your pain
Through song you help others

You show the pain and hurt you felt
From life experiences
Which ended in death
Your emotions make me think

The words you sing are powerful
Of love, hate and death
You don’t care what people think
You just sing from the heart

Thank you for sharing your pain
In song you have comforted many
When you sing, we see tears
But that helps us conquer fears


Jo Anne Kennedy
August 2005

Pain Shapes You

Painful experiences are that just that
They are painful
However they are also powerful
Beacause they shape you for the future

Shape you for the work of God
You are shaped for his ministry
It is his will for you to learn
It is his will for you to share

God gives you hurts
So you can grow
Grow in his love
And grow in Faith

Use your hurts to comfort others
Others who are in pain and despair
Share your faults, fears and failures
And watch the power of God enfold

Enfold in your life
Enfold in others
From your hurts, others shall be comforted
From your pain you will be healed


Jo Anne Kennedy
August 2005 ©

Shadow in my Mind

Every time I close my eyes
I see you standing before me
I reach out to touch you
But you move further away

I stand up and walk towards you
But your walk turns into a run
All I want is to see your face
I just want to know who you are

I know who I want you to be
But I am afraid I may be disappointed
I have a strong picture of you in my mind
Oh all I want is to see your face

Joanne Kennedy
December 2005 ©

Knock the Wall Down

For many years I have been gliding through life
Just wandering like a little child
Then one day BAM – I hit a brick wall

For months I’ve been trying to knock the wall down
Been at it with pick axes and sledgehammers
But firmly the wall stood

I prayed for a miracle
A miracle to bring the wall down
All I was given was a clue

What did this mean, what was I to do?
My heart aches with pain
All I want is for the wall to come down

Then one day I receive some news
News which has been withheld from me
News which has changed everything

Now I can see a wall-less future
Bit by bit the wall will come down
Brick by brick the wall will start to fall

All I have to do is follow the path of the past
In order to stride into the future
A future where there are no walls

I am ready to face the past
Ready to bring it into the present
So the future can be bright and clear for us all to see

Joanne Kennedy
December 2005 ©

Please We Want Peace

Thirty years of pain
Hatred running through the veins
Of those who kill for fun

Bombs go off, people are murdered
Family members grieve
Yet the guilty go free

Then one day a peace agreement is signed
The two sides come together
And everything feels alright

But hatred still thrives
People are still being killed
And families weep the night away

What do we have to do?
To live in peace and harmony
Please let us know

We can’t stick it any longer
Please no more fighting
Just give up your guns

Please we are down on our knees
Begging you please
Let us live without living in fear

If one side can lay down their arms
Then why can’t you
Just give up this war

Lay down your guns
Let everyone know
That religious hatred is no more


Joanne Kennedy
September 2005 ©

Let Me In

I sit and watch you
And wonder what’s going on
Inside your head

You’re a hard person to be with
Your mood changes so dramatically
One minute you are up, the next you are down

I’m frightened to be near you sometimes
Because I never know how’ll you react
And I’m scared I’ll say the wrong thing

It upsets me to see you like this
I just want to see you smile
But it’s like you’ve forgotten how

I thought we could be friends
But I guess I was wrong
But I won’t stop trying

I thought we could be friends
But you won’t let me in
Don’t shut me out, Please


Joanne Kennedy
November 2004

The time had come

For years I have been waiting
Waiting for this day to come
I was elated – in seventh heaven
Couldn’t control my emotions
I was hysterical with joy

I queued for hours
Waited on my own in the rain
For my dream to come true
Then I was not alone
Finally, I could share my joy

Then the time came,
Time to see him
The man I had waited to see for years
The man whom I had become obsessed with
No words could express how I was feeling

Many people were there
Many felt the same as me
Waiting with anticipation
For their dream to come true
And then, in he walked

And when he appeared
The atmosphere changed
People screamed his name
And he just smiled and laughed

For me that was it
My dream had come true
I have seen the man of my dreams
For me that smile is enough


Joanne Kennedy ©
October 2004

Take me in your arms and comfort me

I walk along the road of life,
With sadness on my face
The joys I used to feel
Have sadly faded away

The problems keep on growing
The people keep disappearing
I’m all alone now in my time of need
I need support, I need comfort, please

People think of me as being false,
Not caring for anyone but myself
That’s not true I do care,
But I find expressing my feelings hard

I fear I may die with this bad news
My life could be cut short,
Due to the killer disease of life
And I have no one to share my pain with

I need a friend, a comforter and a carer
The one person I turn to, has doubts
Doubts about whether I am genuine
Can you not see the pain in my face?

Help me, I need you
I am sorry for ruining your life
Sorry for causing you pain and hurt
Please take me in your arms and comfort me

I need a friend, a comforter and a carer
To me you are all those things
Despite hurting you, you do listen to me
Please take me in your arms and comfort me

Joanne Kennedy

Judge You Not

When I see you I smile
Smile because of what you do
Smile because of who you are

People say you are false
Accuse you of acting like God
Laugh at your campaigning acts

Truth is, they are jealous
Jealous of your role in life
Jealous of the respect you receive

As a non-follower, you do believe
Believe in the truth, yet still, doubt
You still haven’t found what you’re looking for

Though you may doubt, you still promote
You promote the truth through your words
Your actions are greater than mine – a follower

I long to be like you
Having the knowledge you do
And having the courage you do

I want to help like you do
I want to love like you
I want to live like you – carefree

I want the freedom of life
The freedom of being  me
And not caring what others think of me

Despite what others say, I respect you
I respect you for the work you do
I respect the person you have become

Continue in your walk of life – with pride
Continue your fight for life – with determination
Continue just being you – for you


Joanne Kennedy
June 2003

A Confused Mind

I’ve never met anyone like you
I am amazed by you,
Yet confused by you too

When you speak, I am in awe
In awe of the things you know
Your knowledge of life is outstanding

You seem so strong, so confident
You stand in front of me as a man
A man who is never beaten

Yet when I look in your eyes, I see different
I see pain, love, anger, hurt, devastation and desperation
Your love of life has lost you everything

Life has lost its value, its worth
You can’t cope with the guilt of the pain you have caused
You in your stupidity have brought destruction

You have destroyed the one thing you valued
The one thing that made you who you are has gone
It’s gone because of one stupid moment

Why did you let it happen?
Why did you let the truth collapse?
If you’d just admitted defeat
Everything and everyone would still be together


Joanne Kennedy
June 2003

Stand Amazed

I stand amazed when I think of you
Think of the beauty of your creation
And the unconditional love you have for me

The world offers me many gods to worship
From religious ones to worldly ones
From Mohammed to music stars

Although this is on offer, all I want is You
You are the way, the truth and the life
And in my walk of life I want my footsteps to follow yours

Many people laugh at me for loving you
But no matter who tries, they will never tear us apart
My heart belongs to You alone

You created me from nothing
And no matter how much I disappoint you
You still love me and are still here for me

Forever I will be yours
Take my heart and make it yours
Let me live the life you’ve set out for me


Joanne Kennedy
June 2003

Howling Winds

Lying in my bed at night,
Protected by the walls
Feeling safe from the winds outside

I fall asleep peacefully
But alas I awake suddenly
The roof tiles are banging loudly

I felt safe but now am scared
Scared of the tiles falling off
Scared of the trees coming in the window

I try to sleep but the wind is too loud
My mind goes over board
And my imagination runs wild

I fall asleep dreaming
Dreaming of bad things happening
Due to the wild howling winds

Joanne Kennedy
December 2001

September 11th 2001

Hate and Pain have collided
Collided together and crashed into the world
They are driving out love
The passion is no longer here

Enemies going against us
Friends rally round
Devastation has hit
Worlds are being torn apart

Families have been broken
Lives have been taken
Buildings damaged
But countries unite

Unite in the fight for survival
The right to live in peace and harmony
Without the fear of terror
Or the pain and hurt of death

Let love come upon us
And shine from the heavens
Let prayer do the wonders
And break the barriers of despair

Lord be with us in this time
Show everyone you care
Let tragedy combine with love
And let everyone shine

Shine with radiance of you
Let them be wrapped in you
Lord bring these people to you
Let them scream “Jesus I am yours”

Joanne Kennedy
October 2001 ©

You Opened My Eyes

You opened my eyes,
And made me see the goodness,
The goodness of the world
And the goodness of the people around me

You opened my eyes,
And made me see the love
See the love you shower on me
And the love that others have for me

You opened my eyes
And made me see the misery
The misery I was causing people
And the misery I was causing myself

You opened my eyes
And made me see I needed you
I needed you to guide me and hold me
I needed you to change me

You opened my eyes
Now I am different
I’ve changed for the better
And it’s all down to you

Thanks you for opening my eyes
Thank you for showing me the love
Thank you for showing me the goodness
And thank you for changing me


Joanne Kennedy ©
March 2001

Describing Feelings

Love is a strong feeling
Its something I have not felt before
That is until I met you

I think about you everyday
And how wonderful you are
I wonder why you want me

When I’m not with you
I don’t like it
Cos all I want is to be in your arms

You are so special to me
If anything ever happened to you,
To make me lose you; I’d die inside

You mean everything to me
If anything ever happened between us
To make me lose you; I’d die inside

When I am with you, I am happy
You make me feel special
You are my reason to live

Through good times and the bad
I’ll always be with you
Helping you and comforting you

When we are apart
I’ll always be with you
In heart, mind and soul

I don’t want to lose you
It would hurt me so much
As to me you are everything

I love you, I really do
And you are the first one
To her those words from me


I’m so glad I met you
So glad we’re together
Cos without you I’d be lost


October 2000
© Joanne Kennedy

The First Time

From the moment I met you
I knew you were the one
The one to love me and care for me
The one that I have been waiting for

The first time I saw you
I knew you were the one for me
I could see your kindness
Through the look in your eyes

The first time we spoke to one another,
We clicked
It was then that I felt I had a chance
A chance to be in love with you

I had a feeling you liked me
But I didn’t want to believe
In case it was untrue
And it wasn’t me you wanted in your life

When I heard it was me you liked
When I heard it was me you wanted
I still didn’t want to believe
As I didn’t want to be hurt again

So many times I have been hurt
So many times I have been in pain
But with you it’s different
With you I know it is love, I know it’s true

All I want is to be with you
To be held in your arms
To hold you in mine
And to tell you I love you

You are the one for me
The one I’ve waited for
The one whose been chosen for me
And the one for whom I care


I still can’t believe that I have you
I am stunned by how amazing you are
I am amazed by the fact that you want me
I am still in disbelief by the fact that we are together

I love you; I can say it, it is true
I want it to last and not be like the past
As to me you are everything
Everything I’ve ever wanted

Thank you for being there for me
Thanks for your care
Thank you for loving me
And thank you for being you

Joanne Kennedy
October 2000

Thinking of You

The first time I met you
I thought you were nice
You spoke to me
In your soft and gentle voice
You made me feel welcome
In a place where I was a stranger
But once you spoke to me
I was no longer alone

During the times we were together
When we spoke to one another
And had fun with each other
The thoughts I had of you
Turned into feelings of love
The thought of you made me crazy
And looking at you made my heart flutter
When you spoke to me I was overcome with delight

I did not act on my feelings
As I was scared of how you would react
I didn’t want you to laugh
And make me look like a fool
So I kept my feelings to myself
Being normal when I was around you
But going crazy when you were gone
And waiting for you to come back

During a chat with a friend, I heard some news
Which made me upset
It was of you and another woman
Sitting close together sharing a bag of chips
Now that made me jealous
That made me angry
At the thought of you being with her
When I wanted to be with you

Now we have parted for the time being
You at your thing and I at mine
I lie in bed at night thinking of you
Of the times we had together, joyous and sad
I think of the night when you made me cry
And the night when you made me laugh
You brought me a drink when I was not well
And cracked a joke to make me smile

I wait for the time to be near you again
Talking to you,
Laughing with you
And listening to your voice
I long for the time to look at you again
To take in the features of your face
I want to see your smile again
And the wrinkle on your head when you laugh



Joanne Kennedy July 1999

Emptiness

There is no light without darkness
No substance without shadow
No life without birth
No death without life
Without something there is nothing

Without God there is no man
Without man there is no woman
Without woman there are no children
Without children there is no future
Without these there is nothing

We don’t want emptiness, we want something
To get these, have hope
To have hope, believe
Without belief there is nothing
Nothing means emptiness
Fill this emptiness up


Joanne Kennedy April 1999

That Feeling

Across the Irish Sea,
With you in England, me in Ireland
I miss you whilst we’re apart

Everytime I close my eyes,
I see your smiling face
Leaning over to me to kiss me

I miss your lips on mine,
Passionately kissing me
And making me feel as if I’m in Heaven

Your eyes are so bright
They shine like stars in my life
When you look at me, I feel special

You make me feel so special
To me you’re really amazing
And to ever lose you would break my heart


Joanne Kennedy

December 2001 ©

The Decision

I made the decision years ago
But then I had doubts
Doubts of you really existing
Doubts of the truth being true

I rebelled against the belief
The belief of faith
Faith, which I had been taught
Faith, which was the truth

Then I changed, I saw the truth
I began to believe the news
The news of the love of God
I now believed the truth of the word

Through the years, I still had doubts
Doubts that prayers were really answered
Now I know they are
As my life has changed through the power of prayer

Prayer is powerful
It should be used with care
Through prayer, God changes people
He sure has changed me

I now see the whole truth of the Lord
I have seen prayers answered
People who were dying are still alive
And through that, I see God’s power and His love for everyone


Joanne Kennedy ©
June 2001

Separation

Lying on my Bed, thinking of you
I close my eyes, I see your face
You look happy, you are smiling
My eyes, they fill with tears

I am sad, as I am lonely
Lonely cos I am not with you
My heart feels broken
As we are separated by the Irish Sea

Separation is hard, it fills me with pain
The pain of loneliness
Separation is hard, it makes me sad
Sadness brings tears to my eyes

Though I am sad, I am also happy
I am happy cos I have you in my life
We may be apart,
But in my mind and heart we are together

Though we are apart, I feel close to you
This closeness makes me happy
It brings a smile to my face
I love you so much

Joanne Kennedy ©
June 2001

Visions

I see a vision standing before me
Dressed in black
Evil feelings, jealous feelings, wrong feelings
Being thrown from him to me

I see a vision standing before me
Dressed in white
Guiding me from wrong to right
Throwing me from the black vision’s light

I see two visions standing before me
One dressed in black the other in white
Before my eyes these visions battle it out
For the right to guide over me

Who will win who will conquer the right?
To be the guide of my life
Will it be black or will it be white?
Will it be wrong or will it be right?


Joanne Kennedy May 1999

Selfishness

She’s a child; she’s a mother
She’s a sinner, not a saint
I will never be able to forgive her
For what she’s done to me

She’s selfish and inconsiderate
Only thinking of herself
And not the people in need that matter
In a time of sadness

Feelings of sadness turn to
Feelings of anger and pain
Why this? Why now?
It’s not important, why make a fuss?

It’s what was wanted so why change?
Why be selfish at a time like this
Please do me a favour
And think of others more

You have hurt, you have pained
You have lost friends and gained enemies
How do you feel now, sad, hurt, in pain
Good as that’s how I feel



Joanne Kennedy December 1998

Sadness from the Eye

I watch you from afar
Chatting up the women, hanging with the boys
Knowing I’ll never get to see your face
Rough and Smooth and full of grace
I’ll never get to stare into your blue eyes
Except from afar

When I hear you laugh it makes me cry
Knowing I’ll never share in your joy
Before I die
When I see you smile it makes me smile
Seeing the dimples in your cheeks
And the wrinkles in your eyes

Knowing I’ll never see you face to face
Makes me sad and want to cry
Makes me want to curl up and die
All I want is to meet you
And say I love you


Joanne Kennedy September 1997

Anger

Anger
Like a poisonous snake spitting its venom
Anger
Like a rotten apple covered in maggots
Anger
Like a bare tree covered in poisonous ivy
Anger
Like a body in a grave, festering and decaying
Anger
Emotions running round your head – in pain
Anger
Hurtful, painful, destructive
Anger
Let it out



Joanne Kennedy © January 2000

My Sun

From when I first met you
I knew I liked you
You put happiness into my life
And light into my heart

But now when you don’t talk to me
When you stay away
Like you’re avoiding me
Everything’s changed

The happiness has now cleared
The light has been put out
It’s like you stole the sun from my heart
And replaced it with darkness

There is no sun shinning in anymore
There is nothing at all
The moon reflects the light from the sun
And you are my sun; my light’s reflected from you



Joanne Kennedy May 1999

Strange Flame

For five months you were in my mind
Then I got you but not for long
What we had wasn’t much
But it still counts

It was like we were strangers
We never spoke, we were shy
It wasn’t what you wanted
So you ended it

We weren’t together for long
And you didn’t treat me right
So now to me you shouldn’t matter
But you do, I don’t know why but you do

When I see you I get nervous
The flame I once had for you
Still flickers but does not turn bright
As the memories of you come flooding back
Into my mind and my heart



Joanne Kennedy April 1999

The End Has Begun Again

The kiss tore us apart
But now we are back
With each other in our hearts

You are mine and I am yours
I never want that to change
Please be with me to the end

Times between us have been rough
Stressful, painful, hurtful and hard
But we have come through them

We have survived
And now we will continue to survive
Throughout the unpredictable future
With each other in our arms


Joanne Kennedy March 1999

Coping with that Mistake

I found out at a very early age
I knew about it all my life
I grew up with it; I got used to it

But when people find out
And they doubt
They make fun, they make accusations

It’s not nice it hurts
They don’t understand
It’s alright for them; they don’t have my problem

It’s not really a problem
But you feel as if you’re not wanted
As if no one cares

You know they do
But you feel it all the same
It’s all down to one person, and their stupid mistake


Joanne Kennedy March 1998

Suicidal

I go about everyday with it inside
I can’t keep it up any longer
I need to get it out
I go to tell someone
But every time I do, the time is never right
People are more busy with themselves,
To be bothered about me and my problems
I’m dying and no one cares
I’m crying but they look the other way
What is it about me, is it something I can’t see
I need to know
I can’t live like this any longer; it’s driving me crazy
It’s not like I am asking for much
All I’m asking for is someone to listen to me and care for me
Is that too much to ask for?


Joanne Kennedy February 1998

A Nightmare

It was like walking away from a nightmare
When I walked away from the scene,
The scene of violence,
The scene of hatred and
The scene of a bloody mess

It was awful; it filled me with disgust
Disgust of how people could behave
They fought with hatred
They fought for power and
They fought for the right to be winners

People fled, people bled
People screamed, sirens blasted
Everyone was in turmoil
Everyone was in distress
Camera's flashed and took picture's for the press

Nothing was solved by the fighting
Nothing was solved at all
It was a waste of time,
A waste of all the lives that were lost
By fighting verbally, think of the lives that could have been saved.


Joanne Kennedy December 1998

Why Bother?

Why bother getting up in the morning?
Why bother going to bed at night?
Why bother eating meals during the day?
Why bother giving people their pay?
Why bother doing anything at all

Why bother writing this poem?
Why bother cutting the lawn?
Why bother reading a book?
Why bother caring about how you look?
Why do we bother doing anything at all

Why do we bother with another?
Why do we bother fighting with our brother?
Why do we bother doing anything at all?
The reason why we bother is because,
God gave us it all to bother with


Joanne Kennedy November 1998

Violence

Violence, Violence everywhere, it's all there ever is
It's awful to hear, awful to see, awful to even think about
Thought it was all over, thought it was all gone
Thought this was the beginning of peace and the end of violence
But we were wrong, because this comes along
And shatters everyone's dreams
Of living in a country of peace and harmony
Innocent people leading innocent lives were taken from this world
Since I was a kid I've been surrounded in violence
People being shot beside me, bombs going off around me
The noises are deafening with:
People screaming for help, sirens blasting and guns shooting
Two years ago we had peace but that didn't last very long,
Because it ended yet again in violence
We ask for peace, we ask for harmony,
We ask for love between the two sides;
Catholic and Protestant


Joanne Kennedy August 1998

Poems

Poems, Poems, Poems!
When it comes to writing poems
I'm hopeless

I haven't a clue what to write
because I'm not all that bright
When it comes to writing poems

Especially poems that rhyme
maybe because I don't have time
When it comes to writing poems

But now I've come up with this
Is it a hit or a miss?
Now that I've come to write my poem



Joanne Kennedy April 1995

Love

Love
What is Love?
Some might say
Who knows anyway?

Love is him
Love is me
Love is him and me
We know what love is

Have you ever been in love?
If so you'll know how we feel


Joanne Kennedy May 1995

First Thoughts

I saw you lying there
Peaceful
Like you were sleeping
Dreaming
Waiting for you to wake up
Smiling
Knowing that wasn’t going to happen
Sadness

Sadness filled the room
A tear fell from my eye
Memories came rushing back
The truth had hit me

This was the end
I would never see you again
Never be with you again
You will always be with me

In memories
Of all the times we spent together
Good times, bad times
Happy times, sad times

Always in my thoughts
Always in my heart




Joanne Kennedy March 1999

The Deadly Disease

The Deadly Disease
It is terminal, hard to get rid of
It’s there for life, there for eternity
It weaves its way in around and about you
Like woodworm does in wood

The Deadly Disease
It doesn’t realise how deadly it is
Making innocent people ill
Upsetting family lives
I wish it would go away but it won’t

Terminate it, the deadly disease
We’ve tried, it won’t work
It still comes back worse than ever
It comes back with a vengance
Ready to do more damage to people’s lives.




Joanne Kennedy March 1999

POWER AND PERSECUTION

An evil man
Caring for himself
And the chance to gain power
To rule over Germany
And gain support
To kill the people
He regarded as dirt
Just because they were successful
And he was a failure
He was jealous but didn’t admit it

This man was Adolf Hitler
And the people were the Jews
Who over many centuries
Have been persecuted many times
With the main ones standing
As Jesus and the Holocaust
One of the many world-wide tragedies
To be remembered along with the rest




Joanne Kennedy March 1999

Timing

Timing can be wrong
Timing can be difficult
Timing can sometimes be everything

Being nosey, inquiring
Asking questions you shouldn’t
Can lead to all sorts
Difficult timing and wrong timing

Walking in on an awkward situation
Hearing things you shouldn’t
Seeing things you shouldn’t
Wrong timing, right timing

Timing is,
Difficult, wrong and right
Be wary of your timing
Think before you talk
Think before you leap



Joanne Kennedy March 1999

Now You've Gone

It was a sad time when you left us
You left to be with someone else
Someone who is greater than all
Someone who is special to you
Someone who is special to everyone

When you left I was sad
I still am sad and always will be sad
Sad that you are no longer here with me
Sharing the good times we had together
Helping the family through the bad times

But through my sadness I have hope
Hope of seeing you again
Hope of going to the place you are
Hope of living a life as good as yours
This hope will never fade

Through my hope and sadness
I have memories of you
Memories of things we did together
Memories of things we have said and done
As well as my hope these memories will also never fade

Now you’ve gone I’ll still remember
Still remember the things you said to me
Still remember the love you had for me
Still remember the smile on you face
I’ll always remember you




Joanne Kennedy December 1998

What will I say?

Music floating around me,
Windows vibrating with the wind
Words spinning in my head
Revolving in a way,
In order to get things to say

No connection, no energy
No time, no inspiration
To do what I want to do,
Or say what I want to say
In order to be free, in order to be me

The time will come
When I get those things done,
Until then, I’ll muddle through
Just being me in my fun and teasing way
If it doesn’t suit, then you’d better go away




Joanne Kennedy November 1998

He's Gone

When I woke up the next morning
I was in despair
I knew I had lost him
I knew that was the end

Tried to forget about him
Tried to keep myself busy
Keep my mind on other things
I tried but it wasn't easy

When I knew I had lost him
I realised how strong my feelings were
All this time I've tried to cover up how I felt
When deep down inside I knew I really loved him

Have I lost him? Has he gone?
Will he come back or will he stay gone?
That's not what I want to know
It's what I need to know.


Joanne Kennedy September 1998

The End

I never thought I could love anyone like I love you
I thought you felt the same
It just goes to show, how wrong a person can be
But now you tell me this, tell me about the kiss
The kiss which has torn us apart, and broken my heart
We will never be the same again

Everybody thought it wouldn’t last
That it would be like the past
And you would end up in tears
They were right it didn’t last
But they were also wrong; I was the one in tears
No one thought that could be
It just goes to show, how wrong a person can be

It’s like you have stuck a knife through my heart
The wound will never heal; the pain will never go
Did you do it in spite?
So I would know what it was like,
To have a broken heart and my life torn apart



Joanne Kennedy March 1998

Separate Ways

Have you ever been in love with someone?
Thought they really cared?
Then one day you phone them up
Suddenly you’re not paired

It’s hard to accept this fact
Hard to receive
Especially after so long together
Hard to believe?


Joanne Kennedy Ó November 1996

Why this blog?

In 1993, I started writing poetry, it is my way of expressing my thoughts and feelings. It is my way of venting and processing through things.

Since 1993 I have written over 100 poems and have had one or two published, have tried to publish more, but never been successful. I was wondering why I have all these poems kept in my room and am not sharing them. So I created this blog so people could read them, if they wanted to.

Some people have said how great the poems are, well some of them, and that they should be for public viewing. But its very hard to publish poems so thought a blog was the best way to go.

Thank you for visiting my blog, reading this and reading some of my poems. If you want to leave feedback I would appreciate it. And also please do not use any of these has your own, as copyright belongs to me since I am the creator of them.

THANK YOU.