Welcome back to another crap poem. My last poem was posted on the DIsability Arts Online blog platform as well as this blog and received some really positive feedback, which I never expect. Thank you if you sent some. I label myself as a crap poet because I believe my poems have no real meritContinue reading “Crap Poems 28 – The Imposter”
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Crap poem 27 – Scared of lonely
Morning everyone, and welcome to another Crap poem. This time, after my most recent poems were quite lighthearted I decided to talk a bit more seriously about what it feels like to be this lonely when you are technically so young. Disbelief over both my symptoms and my housebound status, along with my bloody age,Continue reading “Crap poem 27 – Scared of lonely”
Crap Poems 26 – Chronically Artistic
Welcome back to another crap poem. I thought it’s about time I wrote a poem that addressed how difficult it is to be a creative with physical and mental limitations. Getting your foot in the door, getting noticed, getting heard, being seen, are all impossible when you have a mental or physical challenge that makesContinue reading “Crap Poems 26 – Chronically Artistic”
Crap poems 25 – What’s love mummy?
Hello everyone and welcome to yet another crap poem. I mentioned recently that I’ve noticed my poems have become a bit depressing, and while it’s an important subject for me, this site is supposed to provide support as well as truth-talk. With all that in mind someone on social media recently asked me if IContinue reading “Crap poems 25 – What’s love mummy?”
Crap poems 24 – Let’s talk about James
Welcome to another crap poem, friend! I’ve noticed that my awful poetry has not only been rubbish, but also depressing, with sadness and upset at its core. So today I’m bringing you something a little more silly and hopefully something that will resonate for many of you. Here it is… ********** Let’s talk about JamesContinue reading “Crap poems 24 – Let’s talk about James”
Crap poem 23 – Why Bother?
Welcome to another crap poem, this time a rhyming poem focussing on our feelings and how we manage them. Why Bother came to me pretty quickly, but it’s taken me a while to post after a lot of changes. I hope you like it! ********** Why bother? When day and night don’t give you restContinue reading “Crap poem 23 – Why Bother?”
Crap Poem 22 – 42
Hello and welcome to yet another Crap Poem. This time I’ve written a depressing little group of verses about the pain I feel at turning 42 in the last few weeks. Do you think of yourself as still being an age that is long in your history? Well I do. In my head I’ll foreverContinue reading “Crap Poem 22 – 42”
Crap Poem 21 – This be the verse by Philip Larkin…reimagined.
Welcome to another Crap Poem and once again I’m borrowing an incredibly successful, funny and heart-warming poem by Philip Larkin and amending the words to make another with a similar subject. This be the verse is a short 3 verse poem about the relationship between children and their parents. It’s kind hearted, but also sharpContinue reading “Crap Poem 21 – This be the verse by Philip Larkin…reimagined.”
Crap poem 20 – The Score
Welcome back to my blog and another crap poem, this time trying to focus on how we win when life feels like one massive loss. This was a 3am creation, and it’s filled with problems, but the message at the end is important. If you can bear it, try to get there! ********** The ScoreContinue reading “Crap poem 20 – The Score”
Long Covid in a poem – a re-enactment of ‘I wanna be yours’ by John Cooper Clarke.
I wrote this while struggling with debilitating symptoms, most of which have now been attributed to Long Covid. I wrote this while feeling low, but that’s no longer an unusual feeling. I wrote this while burning internally from self-loathing, also not unusual. I wrote this while feeling sorry for my partner, and wishing he hadContinue reading “Long Covid in a poem – a re-enactment of ‘I wanna be yours’ by John Cooper Clarke.”
Creative Steph 