making sense of my world
by artist Helen Shaddock

Frantic Thoughts

The Thing Poetry and prose Frantic Thoughts   Frantic thoughts. Keep falling asleep. But why. Went to bed earlier. Not early enough. Letting people down. How am I going to be able to cope with work if I sleep in? Need to move lots to compensate. Wasted time in bed. Lack of productivity. Others are […]

Speedy Gonzales

The Thing Poetry and prose Speedy Gonzales It takes a lot to stop me It is my time I’m in my own world Absorbed in an audiobook Concentrating on a podcast Trying to solve today’s issues Figuring stuff out Dealing with the voices There she goes. Speedy Gonzales I storm straight past If I stop, […]

Write-off Day

The Thing Poetry and prose Write-off day It is somewhat ironic that the day I have decided to call a total write-off day is the day that I eventually decide to start writing this. I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but never quite knew how to start. I’ve had a lot of other […]