Below are a selection of poems and short stories we have been asked to share.
TAKEN AGAINST YOUR WILL by Jackie McCartney
The smell of sweat Heavy weight upon your chest Rough beard on your skin Cuts your body to pieces Nauseated ...
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DAD by David Anderson (contains strong language)
I hated my Dad I’d wrote it on my bedroom wall In black marker pen Behind the wardrobe Beside the ...
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BUILDING BLOCKS by David Anderson
After an age A long time coming Exactly on time coming A lull in the storm A thawing of the ...
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ALONE AGAIN by Jackie McCartney
I’m locked in my room I’m lonely, I’m cold, I’m hungry I hear voices They need to see me They ...
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ACHING HEART by Jackie McCartney
For as long as I can remember My heart has ached It has been heavy It has hurt It has ...
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PROMISE by Jackie McCartney
You promised me a better life You promised me it would be better You promised me I would be cared ...
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4745 DAYS AS A CHILD OF THE STATE by Jackie McCartney
4745 days of being abused 4745 days of being beaten 4745 days of being neglected 4745 days of hearing you’re ...
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THE CHOSEN ONE by Jackie McCartney
The door is ajar The light shines through The shadow is looking in The big heavy steps on the floor ...
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OPEN BOXES by Jackie McCartney
Once you open the box the memories flood out Once you open the box you recall the nightmares Once you ...
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LATE AT NIGHT by Jackie McCartney
Jackie McCartney is a care experienced adult, mother of two successful adult children and a caregiver who attended Your Life ...
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Secrets and Lies by Amanda Knowles
We know you are out there hidden in the ranks Bestowed with fancy titles that camouflage disgrace You are fugitives ...
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FORGOTTEN by Tasmin Trevorrow-Earl
FORGOTTEN Like a refugee in his own landA land that has forgotten himThe care child wanders with no hand…To hold ...
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HAPPY CAFE – a short story by David Anderson
One day, Jamie asked himself what it was he liked about this little café. He wondered why he’d never asked ...
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A Caregivers Lament
Care fails too many it is true Fob off letters prove Words on barren wasteland fell Policy dictated Wrong doers ...
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The Not Normal Normal by David Anderson
‘Fuck you’ he screamed ‘Is that right son,’ replied the man sardonically ‘Fucking right it’s right, you ugly fat bastard’ ...
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Define us… by Taz Trevorrow
Written and narrated by Taz Trevorrow, this spoken word piece talks about lives stolen by and lost through drug addiction ...
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The Panel Hearing by David Anderson
Plush carpet versus plimsole shoes Large antique desk and me in short trews Crew cut hair and snotty nose Scabby ...
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National Poetry Day 3 October 2019
The theme is TRUTH…. It was my duty to report but I could Not foresee When whistleblowing met closed ranks ...
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My Care Family
Different yet the same Individual and unique Voices shared by many Empower and embrace Respect for one another Sharing our ...
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Forgive me if I wonder
Children in Need Would that be all our children or just those that deserve and who decides? I wonder…. Does ...
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To The Boy
To The Boy To the boy whose cheeks burnt with tears… Sissy Nancy Boy Big Girls Blouse He who’s not ...
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EVERYTHING YOU TOOK by David Jackson
When I was young, and you were old, your child abuse was brave and bold. Bereft of warmth, harsh and ...
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Hey Miss by Saira-Jayne
Hey Miss, will you ever notice what’s going on, because you come to our house, you’re here five minutes then ...
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NOT FORGOTTEN by Amanda Knowles MBE
“OMG… I’ve finally tracked you down” Your timely words seemed meant to be But you could not have known How ...
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FEEL by David Jackson
Feel I won’t feel the loss of losing mum and dad, Nor being told ‘don’t worry, it’s not that bad’ ...
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ITS OKAY TO BE SAD by Ian Ackley of the Save Association
I’ve got holes in my underwear, and in my socks too, t-shirts deodorant stained, and the soles of my shoes ...
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We are Different but we are One
We came from different places, different people, different faces; from the roots of different beginnings, different trees. We walked on ...
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