Friday 18 September 2009

Constancy

hospital
a huge mountain between my
heart and tongue
ill-starred
not important
rubbish
brought here and left
a mountain
if I could pray
prayers would move me
***
been in
(not quite sure, a long time in the firmament)
fed up with constancy
don’t get attention
manage alright at home
it’s not doing me good
and it should
shouldn’t it?
***
some people like being bossed
I have
a man’s will/a woman’s might
must
be careful not
to annoy
to get fed up
fixed and resting
submitting to the saintly routine
***
Fellows in the Firmament!
it is up to you to get right
down to you, getting better
(***
certainly is
***)
to be helpful with those helping you
determination will make a difference
to be very patient
is a difficult art
you’re not born such
constantly
learning
you get old
as the northern star.

Anonymous
11 September 2009


This poem is part of the Patience project, for more information please visit http://patience-project.blogspot.com/

Tuesday 1 September 2009

The inner part

in last week and three weeks before
bowel trouble
(nice)
test me kidneys
mind going round
which is what and what is
ignorance last week and three before
toboggans into bowel trouble
embarrassment
that you need
to tell them inner
things
(nice)
ungrateful bowels
heart and me blood test
results
unconvinced

test me test me trudges up
mind going round to ignorance again

anonymous 8th July 2009




This poem is part of the Patience project, for more information please visit http://patience-project.blogspot.com/