My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy

I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem.

You have me like a drawing, erased, coloured in, untitled, signed by your tongue.

I always say that I'll have a go and see whether the poem works and if it does, then fine.

I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety.

Having a child takes you back to all those parts of your own childhood that you had hidden away.

I like to use simple words, but in a complicated way.