
Waiting for the light
Returning goodness of life
Nurture it inside
Copyright Francis Barker 2020

Waiting for the light
Returning goodness of life
Nurture it inside
Copyright Francis Barker 2020

Been around the blocks
Challenged because of my age
Always beginning
Copyright Francis Barker 2020

We like boundaries
Obliquely drawn transitions
Elements in truth
Copyright Francis Barker 2020

The blank page
has the coldest stare,
no words can describe
this darkness inside,
yearning for amnesia.
Happiness, the distant land
where other people live;
I’m no denizen there,
my passport withdrawn
when you rejected me —
subjecting me —
to the pain of my self
Copyright Francis Barker 2020

It’s making you think
Distorting clear perception
Who owns opinions?
Copyright Francis Barker 2020