Graham's blog: politics, poetry, and introspection (page 19)
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Wasting The Best Years
I've spent a night watching depressing American TV. New series of One Tree Hill, and Brothers & Sisters. It's good stuff, I like depressing television and films, and music. But what exactly does that…Another Move
Tomorrow I move house, again. I hate it. Moving. I feel like I don't have a home. To paraphrase Robin in slightly the wrong context, I'd love an extended period of leaving things the same. A re-growing…Fragility Of Things
One of my friends, J, was attacked in Glasgow. Savagely beaten up by a group of neds (chavs, townies, or regional variation). Merely for the sake of it. It angers me. And makes me sick to the stomach.…Who Is The Future?
Hey you, are you the future?I picture us in our home. A home, together, where we can base our lives. You do your thing and contribute what you have, and I'm doing my thing in my little world. We're…
Hunting For The Invisible
Lost. Lost and Directionless. And ultimately lonely.That's how I summarise the way I've felt for so long. Ever since the middle of high school. That's a long time to feel that way. It eats me inside.…
Just Keep Going
It's so very easy to slump down into a state of complete disregard. I feel like I get close to that point sometimes. When it feels like absolutely nothing is going right. When you're stuck in a company…Dismantling The Belief
Sometimes you believe. Hold a concept of undeniable truth. Something that just makes sense.And sometimes you have to let go of those beliefs. Because every belief has its day of reckoning, and you…
Looking At Pictures In The Distance
I've been in Milton Keynes a year today. It's been a fast year. But not one I've really enjoyed. Gained new perspectives and gained varied experience, but haven't gained either of the two things that I'm…Independence & Happiness
A thought for the boyI need my independence, just like you. But I also, at the very same time, need not to be alone. I am strong, but what friends give is different from what a partner can give; what…