I'm currently employed by Mencap in North Wales and work with adults affected by a learning difficulty. Outside hours, I study creative writing and would like to write a lot more in the future.

A recent poem is this:


Side Effects

What are the possible side effects of life?
Pain. Despair. Or apathy.

Or maybe taking to the streets with a gun.
Or maybe not talking to anyone.

For pain there is Tramadol. For despair, Seroxat.
Apathy? Well, coffee, or the escapism of beer.

For swellings, Naproxen. And Buprenorphine
for when aches and pains get really severe.

But then, my body can make its own drugs.
Laughter really is like a medicine.

So for apathy, adrenaline. Despair, endorphins.
And pain, enkephalin - with no side effects.


I lived in Brighton in 1995 and shared some of Paul's ideas during what was the beginning period of Healthy Concerts. Occasional concerts and events in Brighton and in Flintshire followed, together with my continued interest and support for artists who come up this way and perform where people can create opportunities. . .

Blog: www.eyecatcher2010.blogspot.com

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