Daily dose

Y'know, I live in hot water
So it feels these days
It burns at first
Heat rises up my cheeks
Thinking of you is like
Steeping in a tea bag
Some milk and honey
To sweeten

Y'know, it hurts like hell
To have your heart broke
But truly, it pains me
To live without
Your milk and honey
In my mind

May we live long enough
To come full circle
Find one another
With empty arms
The second time round
Open minds, willing hearts
One can only hope

On edge

Twice in one year
I have been spurned
By one I dedicated
All future selves to
I smelled the edge
Stepped backwards
Felt the rush of
Bone breaking waves
Wind on my face
Venture out beyond
Foaming titillating
Swell tickling sand
I always come back
Knowing as deep
As orange roughy sea
Future love waits
For me
Marion Bay, Tasmania

Mind palace

Necessarily, roof fell in
Doors broken down
Used as rustic tables
In the palace of the mind

What once segregated
Now feeds community
In stark inhospitable
Places fringe dwellers

I framed you differently
Than you allowed
Reckoned upon forever
Happiness elusive

Go about our business
Making homecooked life
Ones you might like
Hope someone looks after you

If I can’t hold you
In my arms
Maria Island

Passing joys

Hills are for heartbreaks
Rivers for romance
Beaches bond friendships
Highways hone minds

Live long enough
To go round them all
Thrice

Take passing travellers
Along for the ride

Constant companion
Ones love life lost
Joy the eyes give
Well worth the cost
Maria Island Tasmania