Stolen

Sometimes the most 
important things found
are those kept
next to keys
change and lint
tucked way down
into the bottom
of a well-worn
pair of trousers
or a purse
pulled out for
very special occasions
frequently found by
surprise thought forgotten
or lost forever
such are those
memories that will
never be stolen

Child

This act
left over
like soup
to be
enjoyed again
is me
being chilled
in morning
and dance
my way
over floors
to switch
on heat
I remember
this every
day child

To

I do
miss that
but this
I never
knew then
when we
and I
now am
no longer
willing to

Ever

It’s been 
so long
since ever
that early
is almost
always never
and late
has become
now forever

Hens

When did we
as a world
become but hens
pecking at crumbs
left by others
to do little
else but lead
my eyes are
not glued to
the ground but
rather the sky
for I’d rather
soar with dreams