Growing up on the Valley I was brought up on the Valley Back in the day when I was a scally I’m proud of mi working class roots And my life on the estates The Valley is the place I met some lifelong mates Back in the day when we fought wi our fists […]
Category: Poetry
My poetry
Taming & unchaining shame
It’s been with me for years, I could best describe shame as being unable to say what I really wanted to say, suffocated by other people’s opinions or expectations. Sometimes my mind felt it felt like I was a contortionist, my thoughts and emotions were permanently being twisted into what I now understand to be […]
Life after caring – The void
Writing is my therapy, it’s my escape, a place to think, without interruption. Particularly lately what with the incessant negative news and views about society, COVID, BLM the economy, sometimes it’s easy to forget that amongst all these issues is that there are still millions of people who are afflicted by addiction, but that […]
Happy Birthday
50 Today Where the fuck has the time gone, Wrinkly old me I’m still the same bird Just a better version of the person I’ve always wanted to be […]
Yeah I’m clean but my poetry’s not!
Emj is a talented artist and has come a long way from the very first time I met her at one of our recovery months, ride for recovery events, she was halfway through her detox and staying at Phoenix House. The other day I caught up with her, she has been living independently now […]
Statistics suggest that someone in addiction can have the best chance of recovery when their families are educated and in recovery too, but be warned there are no guarantees.
When dad came back into my life I could have never foreseen or predicted the journey I was about to take, I thought my addiction took me to dark places within myself, but dads addiction opened a new door to new fucking stratosphere of sadness and pain, but this time the option to turn […]
I won’t be silenced
A few weeks ago I was pulled at work about a comment I had made at work, apparently, it wasn’t appropriate, basically, it wasn’t the right time or place to have shared my opinion. A wave of shame smothered me but being compliant, at the time I took it on the chin and apologised. […]
The pursuit of happiness isn’t about perfection, its about understanding, accepting our imperfections and managing them to the best of our ability and that’s all we can do
For years I put the needs another man’s before my own. I lived in a deluded world where I thought that if I could make him happy, fix all their problems that I would be ok! Say what he wanted to hear, opposed to what I wanted to say, do what he wanted to do […]
Don’t be fooled by what you see
Its been a tough week but it’s nearly over, I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to the following people you helped remind me that even if I am having a bad day, feeling low, uninspired that if I took my head out of my arse and looked around there is always someone […]
Ready, steady, go, go go
Recovery and me Every day Every second, minute, hour Never quite sure what life has in store today Never sure what shit may be thrown our way Our past’s act as our guide We have learned when we need to either stand up or hide Our thoughts our memories take a hold Playing a toying […]
