Guilt Trip

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17th May 2026:

The guilt that I’m feeling as a parent who has lost their child to suicide is very hard to describe.  i realised recently, that regardless of the grief i’m feeling, there is still so much guilt wanting to be released from my body.  Fuck it’s hard, but i am feeling a little bit lighter each time i let a little more out. As i get further along the post-traumatic growth journey, it is also evident that I am angry for letting myself down as much as anyone else.  

Guilt Trip:
First posted 15th May 2026.

i’ve been feeling the loss a bit more intensely.

pain that’s hard to describe.

sometimes it feels like i’m on tilt.

then i realised what’s hiding inside.

That fucking incessant, sneaky, bottled up guilt.

sure there’s been grief

painfully flying out through tears of relief.

but secretly hiding right there in plain sight,

sneaking around hidden just beneath

is guilt.

the guilt’s that’s been there all along,

trying hard to pretend it belongs

i know its all part of the healing process,

i know that it’s ok, that nothing is wrong

but how can i take out the parts that i no longer want?

taking a trip, through ashes of my past,

looking for those people i’ve let down

the ones i’ve treated harsh

picking up the pieces of the parts that i’ve burned

am i willing to hear the lessons i’ve learned?

taking the journey through days, weeks and years

moving through pain, resistance, through fears

and then sitting all alone on the street

and finding the one thing i didn’t expect to meet

me.

its me,

all alone, huddled and torn,

waiting to stop abandoning myself

waiting to be reborn.

wanting to put more love on my shelf

I’m the one I’ve let down,

I’m the one whose soul has been bound

how can i ever make sense of what’s lost.

how do i offset this impossible cost

maybe there is something to do

i’m trying to put myself back tougher with glue

make it back like sometign i once knew

but theres only one way to move past the doubt

gently now, don’t focus on how

just be kind to myself

find that guilt

and for fucks sake, let a little bit of it out.

Bright Spots

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bright spots shine through the clouds
joy powers forward momentum
the clouds are necessary
hanging overhead, they too are beautiful
sometimes the clouds obscure the horizon,
notice the sun shining through
highlighting the hidden beauty in life
the world lights up, even if for but a moment
regardless, the day rolls on, seasons come and go
smashing against the mountains of our humanity
time ebbs and flows
so it is.

April Fools Sunrise

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April shines forth like a firey ball of enthusiasm.
sun peaks from unusually green landscape greeting the day
shining brilliance on clouds
what adventures are in store for today
The world feels on fire, but nature inspires like clockwork

Pain Train

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Version 2 19-2-2026

Pain Train (Capo 2) c,g am, c, g, Chorus d, c, g

I’m on the pain train
Playing the blame game
And I’m riding down a one way track

Todays the same day
With a new name
And I can’t believe your never coming back

Chorus:
The tears are flowing like a river from my eyes
It’s so real, I show it,  and there’s no compromise
I feel it my belly, and I know it in my mind
If only I could let my loving heart beat kind

Verse:
I got a new black dog
Playing in the brain fog
Hoping like hell he’ll run away

Dark Clouds are clearing up
Moving on through the muck
Bringing hope and dreams for a new day

Chorus

Driving down grief street
Touch where our souls meet
Catching  pain like none I’ve ever known

Walk forward with both feet
March to a new beat
Making room for all the seeds I’ve sown 

Chorus

Release what’s stuck inside
Wash Down the mountainside
Feeling all the love that’ s passing by

Maybe it’ll rain today
On the dusty clay
And the new shoots will rise up to the sky

Chorus

I learned to pray today
I named my fears away
Even though I know that they’ll be back

Riding the pain train
Dancing in the rain
And I feel like I’m on the right track

xxx END xxx

Version 1.    19-2-2026

Pain Train (Capo 2) c,g am, c, g,

Chorus d, c, g

I’m on the pain train
Playing the blame game
And I’m riding down a one way track

Todays the same day
With the same name
I can’t believe that your never coming back

Chorus:

The tears are flowing like a river from my eyes
And it really comes as no surprise
I feel it my belly and I know it in my mind
And I only need to let my loving / beating heart be kind

Release what’s stuck inside
Wash Down the mountainside
Rivers of love flowing out to sea

Maybe it will rain today
On the dusty clay
And the new shoots will rise up to the sky

Chorus

I got a new black dog
Playing in the brain fog
Hoping like hell he’ll run away

Dark Clouds are clearing up
Moving on what’s stuck
Carrying hopes and dreams in the wind

Chorus

I learned to pray today
I named my fears away
Even though I know that they’ll be back

I’m on the pain train
dancing in the rain
and I feel like I’m on the right track

Pain Train Feb 21st 2026

Morning mouring

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Morning walks,

runs,

thoughts,

walking through moments,

running in my mind.

listening to sounds

life passing by

breathe in

breathe out

why did you die

let go

let go

hold on

too long?

i don’t know.

i just gotta go.

shoes on,

out the door

one foot

then one more

morning mouring

never boring

take a chance

reclaim the day

 

The Passenger

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Heading down a one way street
And it’s bumper to bumper
Traffic’s getting heavy now
I ‘m just needing somethin
Nothing much

Not a fancy five course meal
Maybe one plus one is two
We’re only riding across town
Sitting in the car, it’s no big deal
just me and you

There’s no gun to your head
The off ramp’s coming soon
You can get off any time you like
Let me know, OK?
Are you on board, are you in too?

You stayin in this car with me?
Even for the bumpy ride?
I think the view is kinda neat
I know how to use my GPS
I’ll carry my own tide,

So if you want to come with me
There’s one thing you must know
Something clear and true
Darlin there is a spare seat.
One reserved just for you.