Paul Collins : Writing

Gutted

Gutted

A Poem by Paul Collins


With a thud, the fish clutched to the cutting board.“You don't know how to gut a fish?” she said incredulously.Sensing an opportunity I cr..
Two fingers up to love

Two fingers up to love

A Poem by Paul Collins


As we sat in bed that night, I looked over at you from afarBetween us, unassailable ravines of crumpled bed clothesAnd an ipad, perched before your ti..
All hale the hail

All hale the hail

A Poem by Paul Collins


A shadow crept sharply upon us It had been eyeing us for a while A plump grey cloud of playful spite Who’d ..
Hidden feetures

Hidden feetures

A Poem by Paul Collins


My eyes gasp and my mouth staresMy skin races and my heart tinglesYes, I am feeling disorientatedOn account of your feetFreed from their shoe-prisonsI..
At the grave in Daigny

At the grave in Daigny

A Poem by Paul Collins


Inspired by the death of my grandmother-in-law
Swiping away the tears

Swiping away the tears

A Poem by Paul Collins


Perhaps it's the altitude that has heightened my emotionsThat and the free boozeBut my feelings suddenly become turbulentI miss my little girl.Instinc..
The Well, the Pool and the ocean

The Well, the Pool and the ocean

A Poem by Paul Collins


A poem inspired by the birth of my daughter.