Empathy
In my fear of condemnation
I became silent in my pain
Perhaps this was why it was easier
To talk to the dead in the rain
No barrier to climb
No reason for judgement
Nothing left to gain
But sharing sorrows
And resentments
Revisiting old haunts and lost loves
Understanding yet again
It was safer in the darkness
Hiding away instead
Sharing this empathy
Quietly
With the dead
This piece of work starts off another series of images and poems that I have been working on based around a visit to Alfriston Church in Sussex, UK, and will be the start of another Album on Flickr, and no doubt some of these works will find their way onto my website.
If you have been following my work you will know that I often strike a melancholy note in my writing, however with this series of works from Alfriston they are of a much darker tone. When I visited this place with my camera I found it had a very unsettling atmosphere and if I am truthful I have to admit that I did not enjoy it very much. But out of this has come an opportunity to explore a different pathway that involved some interesting self-analysis.
If you would like to see my website find me here:
Empathy
In my fear of condemnation
I became silent in my pain
Perhaps this was why it was easier
To talk to the dead in the rain
No barrier to climb
No reason for judgement
Nothing left to gain
But sharing sorrows
And resentments
Revisiting old haunts and lost loves
Understanding yet again
It was safer in the darkness
Hiding away instead
Sharing this empathy
Quietly
With the dead
This piece of work starts off another series of images and poems that I have been working on based around a visit to Alfriston Church in Sussex, UK, and will be the start of another Album on Flickr, and no doubt some of these works will find their way onto my website.
If you have been following my work you will know that I often strike a melancholy note in my writing, however with this series of works from Alfriston they are of a much darker tone. When I visited this place with my camera I found it had a very unsettling atmosphere and if I am truthful I have to admit that I did not enjoy it very much. But out of this has come an opportunity to explore a different pathway that involved some interesting self-analysis.
If you would like to see my website find me here: