Welcome again everyone, to another poem in the Cramp Poem series. Thank you for visiting again. Once again, this rhyming ditty is about the pain of mental and physical illness and being constantly questioned and misunderstood about it. It’s not easy to trust others with your truth, and when they respond with something you aren’tContinue reading “Crap Poem 38 – Belief”
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Crap Poem 37 – The cost of access
Welcome back friends. Here is another entry in the crap poems adventure. This is an ode to the last 2 years of my life, and the strained relationship I am experiencing with a department within the NHS. As the last verse explains, I see that there are other staff who are exhausted, especially after theContinue reading “Crap Poem 37 – The cost of access”
Crap Poem 36 – The Poem
Hello world, and welcome to my 36th edition in my Crap Poems adventure. This time I’ve been focussing on the act of writing poetry, and why it’s so important. In a meta kinda way, it’s fair to say that this poem is (partly) true of my poetic journey. I’ve used my spare time as aContinue reading “Crap Poem 36 – The Poem”
Crap poem 35 – Kids
Welcome to my 25th Crap Poem, Kids. Today my poem is dedicated to the parents and guardians of the world who are struggling to manage expectations, parental pressure and concerns about passing on bad habits. I know first hand that loving your kid takes priority, often at your own expence. We try and try toContinue reading “Crap poem 35 – Kids”
Crap Poem 34 – What does it feel like?
Welcome back to another in my series of Crap Poems. I can’t believe I’ve written 34. Should I publish a book of them? This time, I’m afraid, I’ve written a poem about mental illness and how it can sometimes feel to hide what’s inside. I hate that my life is clouded by a personality disorder,Continue reading “Crap Poem 34 – What does it feel like?”
Crap poem 33 – Follow the rules
Good afternoon readers, and welcome to my 33rd Crap Poem. Yes, it rhymes, yes, its supposed to be funny and yes, it’s most definitely crap. However, I enjoyed writing this because most of my poems have been incredibly depressing recently. My writing, like most people, is usually a reflection of how I’m thinking and feelingContinue reading “Crap poem 33 – Follow the rules”
Crap poem 32 – puzzles
Hello everyone and welcome back! Today I’ve written a poem dedicated to our daughter. Like my last poem – ‘Sizzle’ – this is a peep inside our front door into our weird and wonderful family home. This time I’m focussing on our reaction to our daughters neurodivergence and how it effects her, us and theContinue reading “Crap poem 32 – puzzles”
Crap poem 31 – Sizzle
Hello everyone, and welcome to another terrible poem! This time I thought I’d write an ode of thanks to my partner who does an awful lot for our family. Although our existence is a bit strange (whose isn’t?), we get by. Although I don’t leave the house, I’m still an active parent. Although he stillContinue reading “Crap poem 31 – Sizzle”
Crap poem 30 – Positive Thinking
Welcome friends to another Crap Poem. I can’t believe I’ve written 30 of these things. I dread to think how many I’ve written that never even made it here. But I’ve had a bit of success with these simple rhymes, and I hope that they are starting to prove that poetry is accessible to anyoneContinue reading “Crap poem 30 – Positive Thinking”
Crap poem 29 – Wounded art
Hello again everyone, and welcome to another Crap Poem! This is another poem created for the Disability Arts Online platform, but as It’s been posted there already I thought I’d share it with you too. The poem is centered around the relationship between artist and artwork, and how mental illness can connect the two. InContinue reading “Crap poem 29 – Wounded art”
Creative Steph 