Years submerged in dirty water, Some drowned, defeated by memory, Others remain steady on the surface, unwilling to shift. Pointless excruciating life lessons learned, for it all to crumble back to nothing. 79 year olds fed with a plastic fork; have their shit wiped away by a stranger. The face of your daughter, forgotten. The [...]
Archive for the ‘Poems’ Category
Insufferable
Posted: April 4, 2011 in PoemsTags: creative writing, death, degeneration, life, memory, mental health, morals, old age, Poem, Poetry
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Referral
Posted: March 26, 2011 in PoemsTags: anti-depressants, cancer, degeneration, depression, help, illness, medication, Poem
Written by James Christopher Sheppard Medicated and resuscitated. Nothing oxidised the air. Thick as oil, clogging airways. Cancerous, Destructive. Organs twist, Almost burst. Blood blackened. It always comes back to this. I‘m going to refer you, You will be contacted in three to four weeks. Take care. How have I not noticed [...]
Final Rest
Posted: March 26, 2011 in PoemsTags: death, destruction, gay, hell, homophobia, judgement, lgbt, pain, Poem, religion, Self-destruct, Self-harm
Written by James Christopher Sheppard Even in pieces you will be Agony. An eternity of searing and unfathomable pain will be you, every last cell. You have no liberty for thought. This is you now. Choice was an extravagance. Choice is no longer yours. I’m sorry. I take it back I take it back I [...]
Art
Posted: March 20, 2011 in PoemsTags: Abstract, Art, Blood, Poem, Poetry, Self-destruct, Self-harm, Skin
Written by James Christopher Sheppard I am an artist. I fuck and am fucked. My sharp brush brings only red But this is not skin. This is mine To draw what I like. I can scratch. I can tear you to shreds. You are mine to destroy. And I am yours to embrace. Fuck me [...]
