Red Sticky Tape

I was sat next to you
But you lived a thousand miles away

We were cramped up
With nowhere to breathe

Locked up
Fucked up
By circumstance

The days were tangled up
In Minutes
Defined by 'the rules'
Whatever they are

Space behind my headboard
Was a war zone
A no go area

The battle, the war
'The Fight'
As you called it
Was lost in 2013

Blinds were pulled down
Darkness ensued
Curtains got torn
Morals confused, rebuked

Then eventually...
Denied
With red sticky tape

Cordoned off by the police
They said it was a murder scene

Sea Change

Today I got up
I brushed my teeth
Everything seemed new

The post was on time
The trees were alive
A cookery programme was on

Darkness disappeared
Possibilities appeared
Life was changing

I was not ready
For the sea change
It was too much
Too soon