Strength Through Isolation

'The strongest man in the world
is he who stands most alone'
-Henrik Ibsen.

Discomfort Sustained

For the homeless
the gift of brute shelter
and a hot drink on cold nights
is shot through with deep unease.

Freeganism

Jesus was a freegan.
No waste in his kingdom.

When I Am On Holiday

I leave my house
to the care of the mice
the slugs and the wood lice.

Want vs Need

The more I permit others
to define me by their wants
the less I understand myself
by knowing my needs.

Transience

Happiness is always transient
it comes and goes,
and flows where it will.
Whereas unease is more fixed
even after it is chemically corrected.

Deceptive Appearances

'Hypocrisy is the soul of politeness'-Tennessee Williams.

And he knew of what he spoke, he was raised
to represent 'the southern gentleman' in his plays
but knew that behind the guise of gentleness
there raged a passion, possessiveness and anger
that no female dependent on a man would cross.