David R. posted an article on The First Word - May 21, 2011, 11:36 am
Were you waiting for me to Speak? ‘I’m talking to you!’ I want you to listen I won’t hurt you I need to tell you that I am done with words But I’m smouldering too angry to speak Dark impulses flicker through my conscious mind Impulses flecked with malice and hot blood. Are you wait...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Jun 4, 2010, 2:20 pm

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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Apr 11, 2010, 7:11 am
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Feb 10, 2010, 4:43 pm
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Jan 27, 2010, 8:57 pm
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Jan 27, 2010, 8:45 pm
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Jan 27, 2010, 8:45 pm
You have not uttered a single word My night and your night disconnected We have nothing to say Just my night and your night The past re-written As memories fail and fade We have finally bypassed each other We know there is no way to return And so like strangers we move on Until all that rem...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Jan 27, 2010, 8:35 pm
This chain of events crawls Over and over the cycle repeats Emotion penetrates me again Life’s events unfolding Shell wearing thinner Each time like the last Trapped in existence constantly ageing No one escapes the moving hands Heartbeat weaker footsteps fading Moonlight can’t remember...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Jan 27, 2010, 8:35 pm
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Dec 22, 2008, 4:01 pm
You want a simple life and you told me that you wanted to spend your days feeling happy and appreciated and doing anything you wanted to do.  Of course you don’t want to be uncomfortable or have to suffer or work very hard either. So what exactly is a simple life anyway?  You said you hated ...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Dec 17, 2008, 6:23 pm
The week began Sunday night with the news of a death of a child in a tragic drowning incident.  A good friend had been running a course to introduce kids to their local beaches.  What was a wonderful day properly organised with activities for kids and the participation of their parents and the loc...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Nov 3, 2008, 7:31 pm
I often go for a walk when I cannot sleep, especially when the moon is full. On these nights I do not feel in the least bit tired and just start walking. On this particular night I felt quite happy to be walking along the road in the moonlight and before long I achieved the state where my body fel...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Oct 19, 2008, 4:56 pm
If You Had Not Been There Then who would have been in the space where you were. And spoken with soft words about the energy of colours If you had not been there Then who would have been there to smile and tell me With kind words about the meaning of giant spiders If you had not been there The...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Oct 11, 2008, 10:17 am
A young woman walks past he sees her put down her shopping bags briefly as she retrieves her travel card but she leaves one behind as she hurries for the bus. He sees this and moves quickly picking up the plastic carrier bag briefly examining its contents that he assumes is fresh meat or fish. Nice...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Aug 25, 2008, 9:01 pm
Tonight I am so restless and cannot sleep.  I just raided the fridge and ate some cold jerk chicken and washed it down with some milk. The night bus thundered past lighting up the kitchen strobing my movement. Suddenly I am caught in the act by several pairs of roving eyes. Laying in bed the only ...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Aug 10, 2008, 4:28 pm
Why is it that that that is essentially me, loves you? I am sitting in a busy Café. I remember Walter Benjamin. Jazz is playing loudly. I am appreciating the rhythms that seem to form words. Perhaps I am synaesthetic. I am wondering why you want me. Why am I always here in the same story? Wh...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Aug 10, 2008, 3:59 pm
The spaces between are empty and we move from one trap to the next until we are too worn down to resist any more.  The brightness fades from our eyes, the shine from greying hair, and our once hard bodies, ache, soften, crease, and sag like old leather. The sweetness fills our senses. A gleam of l...
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Mar 9, 2008, 6:28 am
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David R. posted an article on The First Word - Mar 5, 2008, 7:53 am
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