Mentally Somewhere Else

For Those Who Can't Sleep...

The sleep sheep have gone AWOL,
The sandman's gone on strike.
So here's a rubber hammer,
To help you sleep tonight!

*doink*


JRAG (27 April 2014)

Conflicts Ghost

The shimmering ghost of a soldier
Stands in the Poppy's red glow.
His stare at once shows fear,
Shows pain,
Shows shock.
He seems to listen,
And flinch,
And fall.
He is gone.
As they are all gone.
None left to testify the horror,
That should never be forgotten.


JRAG (22 April 2014)

Heartbreak

"Don't break your heart over me," he said,
"For I'm not worthy of your pain..."
But he was my first love,
Taken too early,
And the pain still fresh in my mind.
22 his age.
22 the years that have passed.



JRAG (22 April 2014)

When love...

When love begins,
Anything we try.
When love stalls,
We stagnate by and by.
When love fails,
Then it's time to cry...


JRAG (22 April 2014)

Stuck

Stuck up a flagpole
And afraid of heights
Stuck in a lift
And afraid of small spaces
Stuck in a quandary
And afraid of solutions



JRAG (17 April 2014)

Hotline

"Hello you have reached The Nervous Breakdown Rescue Service Hotline. To make your experience better please choose from the following options.

Press 1 if you are having emotional difficulties.
Press 2 if you are having traumatic flashbacks.
Press 3 if you are having mild panic attacks.
Press 4 if you are having other panic attacks.
Press 5 if you are scared of yourself.
Press 6 if you are having dark thoughts
Press 7 if you want to speak to another machine.
Press 8 if you wish to speak to a human being.
Press 9 if you wish the options repeated.
Press # if you are a complete and utter nervous wreck
by now
Or just hang on, we'll trace your call and send someone with a straitjacket..."



JRAG (16 April 2014)

Identification

They pulled off the sheet
He looked asleep
His skin paler than usual
His lips slightly blue
"Yes. That's him," I said.


JRAG (14 April 2014)

Kitty

Where there's a box
Kitty will explore.
Where there's a ball of paper
Kitty will play.
Where there's a closed door
Kitty wants out!
Where there's a clothes bin
Kitty dives in...



JRAG (12 April 2014)

Comfort

He cradled me in his arms.
His head resting gently on mine.
His breathing gentle, calm.
His breath warm on my skin.



JRAG (12 April 2014)

Stuck Under Wallpaper

You've trapped me
Once to often
With your lies
And your deceit.
Now I'm stuck under wallpaper
With only air to my feet.
I'm stuck and I can't move now
Till someone comes along
To free me from your vices
And to soothe me with a song...


JRAG (11 April 2014)

Ghosts

Ghosts?
We all have ghosts...
Ghosts of those we've loved.
Ghosts of those we've wronged.

Memories are ghosts of our past
Dreams the ghosts of our present
And the ghosts of our future?
Who can tell?
But we all have them...

JRAG (10 April 2014)

The Game

The game isn't over.
It's just begun.
There are no whistles blowing,
Under this sun.

In the rain you still play it,
With vigour and verve.
But you mustn't betray it,
That it doesn't deserve.

The game isn't over,
Until it is won.
Though times whistle is blowing,
To spoil the fun...


JRAG (11 April 2014)