I think that when we are lost it’s good to have a yearning for home and to be found It keeps us from going too far I suppose and we shouldn’t want to go beyond reach But there is a place between the shore and the deep sea where there is so much life That…

The inspiration for this piece is the speech that I would give to aspiring GAMSAT takers while I worked as a Humanities tutor. I would encourage them to think about the implications of chocolate versus strawberry ice cream, and what empathy meant in that setting. I’m not sure how many of them took my advice…

Float above the dangerous air The pollution the darkness everywhere Float above your care and worries The stressful tension that always hurries Float until you see a pretty sphere The earth beneath you crystal clear Float until you see the bright sun The battle behind you and the war won

Sometimes I hear her knock knocking at my door A deathly sweet voice that begs me for more More blood more drama more colour more spite A terrifying demon who cackles in the night And her lips are so soft and her arms so inviting Who wouldn’t want to kiss her or maybe die trying…

In a wild witchy grove where the wicked things grow Lay a teeny tiny mouse in his teeny tiny home It was made out of wicker and woodchips and moss And he lived with his wife who was really the boss He peeked out the window to see it was raining He whispered a prayer…

If I turn left I wander in a field of flowers Growing tall like poppies and wild like roses Through undulating hills that never end Windows with the starlight shining through Unbeginning freedom that continues to grow // But // If I turn right there is a man who darkens my door I would never…

Never lose your way in a thicket of words and rhyme When you could be so safe and sound frozen in time Don’t say a word keep it hush keep it quiet Maybe one day you’ll regret that you tried it The kingdom isn’t kind to ragged queens on the run Around every corner an…