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Tuesday, 7 October 2014

My life as a Jay



My life as a Jay


alighting for a short time
I am all head
my nosy beak 
with sharp movements
scanning for danger
don't come anywhere near me
you bastard
for I have intimacy issues
that only another jay could fix.
A super jay
high in the autumn beech
I see you, before you hear me,
screeching like last night's incident
at the mental hospital
hand me my gown of pink, blue and black
and keep those medicines
away
from
'borderline'
Jay

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How To Be Idle
Second Sight
Freud: The Key Ideas
The Yellow World
Intimacy: Trusting Oneself and the Other
Going Mad?: Understanding Mental Illness
Back To Sanity: Healing the Madness of Our Minds
Ham on Rye
Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
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Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
I Bought a Mountain
Hovel in the Hills: An Account of the Simple Life
Ring of Bright Water
The Thirty-Nine Steps
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
The Seat of the Soul


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