Jay Link's One Liner Doll (written 20 Jul 2010)

Ok so I wrote this after reading some of Jay Liink's collected one liners. I enjoyed them so thought that if he put his favourite ones in a book he could market them as laughter therapy. Then I thought we could make a Jay doll that featured his fave quotes and his laugh. So this was written as a little ditty to market the idea with. It also features references to the 5 songs of his that I have heard:

Feeling like no one could save you now?
Like all the hope from is gone from your life?
Well we may just have the answer.
Don't let depression win hands down
Come put your trust in Jay Link and his one liners to restore the serenity in your life


© Toni Higgs 20/07/10

Longing To Let Go (written 08 Jul 2010)

This was partly inspired by "Amy" by Jack Stevens - didn't exactly turn out as I thought it would but here it is anyway:

LONGING TO LET GO

Lost in time
Everything has stopped
Time has passed
No one can see
The struggle
That’s still going on
Inside of me

The world carries on
People have moved on
But I am stuck
Frozen in time

I have accepted
That you my love
Now play among the spirits
Lost to the mortal realm
Forever

The one thing that
Has me stuck like superglue
Is not knowing why
Why you my love
Had to die
But it seems that
Nobody has the answer
To such a simple question

I have had to
Cope with death before
And again since
But my love
Yours is the only death
That has been left unexplained

 It’s eating me up
It’s tearing me apart
In every way imaginable
My need for a reason
Is slowly killing me
I can see it happening
Right before my eyes

I wish I could
Kill this need
And be able to
Accept it as
One of life’s mysteries
Before it completely kills me
And I fall to pieces
Unhinged by a love
And need that’s so strong
I wish I could
Kill this need
And stop it from
Making me waste
The rest of my life
Away




© Toni Higgs 08/07/10

Awaken Your Demonic Lycan to the World of Darren Shan

Inspired by the books of Darren Shan::

AWAKEN YOUR DEMONIC LYCAN TO THE WORLD OF DARREN SHAN

Hey you there, do you like books
That really do give you the spooks
Ones filled with vampires, werewolves, demons and more
Not to mention a ton of gore?

In his first series
Could you please
Prepare yourself for the fright
Of a boy thrust into a land ruled by creatures of the night

Next came Koyasan
Scared of spirits, away from the graveyard she always ran
Then one day she knew she’d have
To face her fear to her sister’s soul save

Grubbs Grady saw his parents and sister Slawtered
To this day it still stays in his head
But that no longer seems to matter
Now he finds himself in the horrific world of the Demonata

Lets meet a boy who embarks on a quest
To prove to his father that he is willing to try his best
To fulfil his destiny and an executioner become
Despite being “thin and scrawny, Jebel Rum”

And for those of us no longer in our teens
Comes an urban gangster series
For something a bit more noir and gritty
Why don’t you let The Cardinal welcome you to his city?

Now if all of this appeals to you
There’s only one thing left to do
For nail biting horror and gritty thrillers, he’s your man
Go buy a book by Darren Shan


© Toni Higgs 16/08/07 (added to May 10 and again July 10)

One Way Mirror (written 15 Jun 2010)

This poem was partly inspired by Russell Michael's song "Have You Ever Loved":

ONE WAY MIRROR

I sense you near me
So close at times
My skin tingles with your touch
Other times things
Are much more subtle
A presence too faint to notice
But I always know when you’re near

I can feel your touch
I can hear you there
My senses are alive
When you are near
But I am blind to you
My eyes just can’t see
What I know is there

What’s stopping me from seeing you
When you’re overloading my other senses?
What’s holding me back
From my visual awakening?
I can see everything else
That feels this real to me
So why can’t I see you?

You have the ability to find me
No matter where I am
Free to come and go as you please
But I’m left staggering aimlessly searching
Trying desperately to see anything
Through the drunken stupor
Your presence is intoxicating
My other senses with


© Toni Higgs 15/06/10

If Scotland Signed the Doctor (written 12 Jun 2010)

This was inspired by Doctor Who Series 31 Episode 11 "The Lodger":

If Scotland signed Doctor Who
We'd be on the up and up
This Time Lord's fancy foot work would surely get us through
And maybe even help us win the World Cup


© Toni Higgs 12/06/10

Invisible - 2 Haiku poems (written 12 Jun 2010)

I can sense you here
But can't see you anywhere
I miss you so much
&

I can sense you here
But can't see you anywhere
Show yourself to me


© Toni Higgs 12/06/10

Thank You Steven (Written 17 Apr 2010)

I miss you so
I wish you didn’t have to go
On my heart your death has left a permanent mark
And my life was lost to the dark
But then I remember……

I’m thankful to have known you while you were alive
Thankful to have been the one you loved
Grateful that you helped me experience the beauty
That comes from two people that are meant to be one

At night I end up lying awake
Feeling my heart agonisingly break
I always end up wondering why
And that often makes me cry
But then I remember……

I’m thankful for the things we shared
Thankful that for me you always cared
Grateful that you gave my life hope
Because you gave me a purpose and showed me that I was needed

There’s not one day where I don’t think of you
Or where I don’t wish I was with you
There are times when, for death I’d go any length
Because I feel I’ve been drained of all my strength
But then I remember……

I’m thankful that you were mine
Thankful that you had more faith in me than I had in myself
Grateful that even in death
You have promised to wait for me

Life without you physically here is hard
I wouldn’t expect it to be easy
But when I’m struggling I just have to remember
That you promised to wait for me


© Toni Higgs 17/04/10