Nicky Tatem Poems

Any port in a storm she said. I was the only thing to cling to in a sea of stormy sadness. In the tempest of her eyes I am as broken as her promise. Rent and splintered as the skies, she as cold as my caress

“Won’t you keep me warm? ” she said. I am convenient and just glad to be here
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Lifeline, you keep me under
Drift and freefall, in constant wonder.

Warm & gentle, so often self effacing
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I wish very much that you were not frightened.
I wish very much that you would tell me what it is that frightens you.
I wish very much that you would say what you want to say.
I wish very much that I knew how you felt.
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Oh, see how the mighty lay fallen
Heaped up and empty like promises fallen from heaven

My face is fractured
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I just can’t make it on dry land
I am a shell without majesty, without grace
Shapeless and oh so painfully ordinary
Longing to immerse myself in the solitary depths of the ocean – my friend.
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Oh, how this day has warmed my heart
Like one thousand violins & a smile
It has captured the very essence of all that keeps me alive & has showered me tenfold.
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I have crafted an exquisite golden cage for the most beautiful thing that I own.

I once saw it fly and marvelled at how it soared
How the colours filled and enthralled me
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I am the beat
it is my heart
my joy
my frustration
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