Know their noises

Know their noises
dickheads who live among us
want-to-be-artists 

I wind myself up

I wind myself up
working into a problem
then find it’s nothing 

It makes me feel small

It makes me feel small
spaces I usually drive
walking distances 

Paying attention

Paying attention
hiding among wattle blooms
yellow rosellas 

Testing your limits

Testing your limits
pushing on your boundaries
collaboration 

Cotoneaster tree

Cotoneaster tree
their visits have changed my mind
Yellow Rosellas 

Marching up the walls

Marching up the walls
ants occupy the bathroom
spiders look annoyed 

People are messed up

People are messed up
interested in weird shit
refuse to feel shamed 

Recognising chirps

Recognising chirps
in the cool before daybreak
hearing songs of spring 

Releasing my work

Releasing my work
knowing I’m the audience
self-satisfaction 

Finding my meaning

Finding my meaning
adjusting my expectations
finding my people 

Broadcast into space

Broadcast into space
when no one else engages
my work disappears 

It's a lonely street

It's a lonely street
where paperbark embraces 
a cold power pole

At supermarkets

At supermarkets
the checkouts were all open
before the lockdown

You might be hungry

You might be hungry
success might feel like a meal
don’t go for the bait 

It’s not that you’re bad

It’s not that you’re bad
whatever your passion bloom
you’re just not ready 

There’s still time to learn

There’s still time to learn
there are always improvements
and more to unlearn 

This time of the year

This time of the year
firing in all directions
manic episodes 

As she passes by

As she passes by
I'm naked in the hallway
and her breath deepens

Diaphanousness

Diaphanousness
reality around me
I grasp beyond words 

Stay lost without words

Stay lost without words
what we don’t know what to call
we can call beauty

Straightforward process

Straightforward process
feels a logical outcome
hides detours taken 

Things fall into place

Things fall into place
fulfilling expectations
surrendered regrets 

Glimpses of danger

Glimpses of danger
drawn to tranquil mystery
deep ocean water

Moving through dark rooms

Moving through dark rooms
feeling space for a flashlight
finding metaphors 

Shave off bits of time

Shave off bits of time
into a creative act
bottling energy 

Lazy at my core

Lazy at my core
seeking a sense of purpose
finding distractions 

How did I do that?

How did I do that?
my volatile energy
water made from wine 

Imploding my work

Imploding my work
with bouts of anxiety
fearless brief moments 

Mysterious days

Mysterious days
depression is a blank page
who was that person 

When you’re out of reach

When you’re out of reach
while falling into a hole
friends become echoes  

Love is love is love

Love is love is love
one word with many meanings
intimately known 

Wander in water

Wander in water
when I swim I meditate
my mind can let go