Sample pieces of my work

Happy Birthday Fun Sample

Today is such a special day,

It’s your birthday and I wanted to find a personalised way.

To show you how much you are appreciated and loved, without having to do the chores or volunteer to get your feet rubbed.

May today be filled with joy and laughter,

So that later on you have no regrets about what you said and did after.

Today is the only day that can be about you,

Otherwise every day will be your birthday and spoiling you is too much hard work to do.

Happy birthday Jane you really mean a lot cant you see?

Your day will be absolutely fabulous because your hanging out with me!

Graduation Fun sample

Hard work and effort has always been a precures,

During this duration it has not been cheap on your wallet and purse.

Your dedication shows your resilience and perseverance,

Important personality traits displaying consistence.

I want to acknowledge everything you have achieved,

The grades have been given out, you must feel relieved.

Well done on this life achievement, today marks the day,

Your graduation symbolises this accomplishment more than words can say.

Riot Reflections 2024- The poem that touched hearts inspiring the creation of Words Have Purpose

Each day we wake up in the morning and get ready for the day,

Not ever considering there may be others, questioning our home and whether we have the right to stay.

When I look into the mirror I don’t see a black woman or someone who doesn’t belong,

I see myself as a human being but because my skin colour is brown, apparently this is wrong.

Without knowing my personality you consciously make a decision,

To hate me for my appearance, which cuts deeper than a surgeon’s incision.

If only you took the time to understand my heritage,

You’d find out my family was invited, encouraged to support the British lineage.

So when I woke up one day to hear about the riots out of the blue,

Previously believing racism had calmed down, it was too good to be true.

The fear and vulnerability that many people felt,

Was another unwanted traumatic experience that we were all dealt.

The anxiety made us question where we could go, what we could do and say,

But to many others there was no risk, just simply another day.

Our religious buildings, shops and community centres,

Were vandalised, disrupted with the purpose to emotionally dent us.

The media made sure that our mental health was affected,

Some people pretended like nothing was happening, leaving us feeling neglected.

Our Trust Chief Executive decided to make a stand,

Ensuring all staff felt safe, heard, supported, despite each individual’s band.

Many decided to become allies or offered safe spaces,

To those needing encouragement, motivation or just to see supportive faces.

The riots were created to tear apart our identity,

It made me listen to strangers, my peers and family more attentively.

Racial trauma is a real thing and shouldn’t be placed on the back burner,

Just because the riots ended, the negative images of its impact remains, it’s not a mummer.

So before making a comment, policy or procedure regarding the riots or racial trauma,

Setting, hurdles, unrealistic expectations keeps us in a psychological coma.

It adds to the already heavy experiences we’ve been exposed to in our life,

Causing misery, stress, panic, anxiety and strife.

We live not knowing when the next riot, trauma or racist remark,

Will pierce our self-esteem, our peace, heading straight to the heart.  

I hope this poem has shed a bit of perspective,

To help to create positive change, be proactive and effective.