JGHeraghty | Poetry

Happy February guys! As it's the month of love, (or loner month if I will,) I thought this one would be best suited for the occasion. I can't believe it's Spring 2017 already! I actually used to despise this time of year due to the weather mainly. See, it's cold, so utterly cold, but the sun is shining? It makes no sense, it's almost like a false hope. But that's changed over the past few days. I've started seeing things in a completely new, colourful light. I woke up one morning last week and felt unstoppable. The world could have thrown anything at me, and I was ready! Soul Mates is a creation I never once believed I'd be the master of. The night I wrote it, I was tucked up in bed, the television was on in the background and my heart just danced to the rhythm of my words. I never used to believe "soul mates" to be the spiritual union of lovers. I always believed they were two friends, with opposite paths in life. They would find each...

Happy 2017 guys! So I'm going to start the year off with an apology. I ended 2016 on a very grim note and I do apologise for that. But I would also like to explain why I did that. You see, 2016 was a rollercoaster of a year for me. While I had a great experience challenging myself to be happy to my full potential, I hit a few walls and found a few dark corners along the way. And I want to tell ye all about them. Over the course of the year, I transitioned between a grey world, into some colour. And I started the happiness challenge, thinking it would automatically make me happy, but that was a silly thought. Happiness comes from within, no one is responsible for making you happy, only yourself. And I found that after some time, when the world seemed to be shutting doors and switching on the rain showers above me. I thought the happiness challenge was a complete flop and then, I woke up one morning and just realised I was wrong. I can't explain it, but I just felt content w...

Whoa guys, I almost let 2016 go without uploading my December post! I've struggled with a few things since the end of November. And mainly, it was finding the right words. In general, not just with poetry. I made a promise to myself that I would tell people particular things before 2016 was over. But I have achieved nothing. It feels as if everything has fallen away from me, and I was just left in a distant place, a few months back. I have to catch up, and that's what I'm doing. Outside of my head, I understand that makes no sense to many. But, to me, I think I've finally found the right words. I'm a little lost, but I think I'm finding my way back. I hope you like The Silence as it genuinely has a piece of me within it. I've been trying to find the words for this kind of storyline for a while now, even long before everything fell apart. And, I think, it's sort of an anti-climax as it doesn't really have that dramatic effect in place. I di...

Happy November once again guys! The years are just flying by, it's insane! I'm going to start on a bright note.. I just want to congratulate my big sister, Caroline and her family, on the arrival of their new babóg, Cara-Lily.. I hope the very best to all of ye.. Many many happy days x♡ So this month, I've written something kind of different, and I understand why many people have questioned it. I've had people questioning who it's based on, and why my opinion on the matter is so strong.. It's very simple as far as I'm concerned. Today is Day #109, yes I reached 100 days last month! Which is fantastic, but it wasn't the end of the road for my happy days challenge.. I've decided to continue to as long as it takes to be happy.. Truly happy. I may be counting my days for the rest of my life! And I will, if that's what it takes :) The Cracks in your Iron Suit is about a person who genuinely is in a dark place and life is just slipping away ar...

Happy October everybody! Happy October indeed... I've reached Day #77 of my happiness challenge, and I have to be honest, I feel so much better than I did all those weeks ago when I first started it. Things change immensely over time, but I never believed they would change just as much as they have. Both my circumstances and feelings have changed, and through it all there has been one positive.. Absolute Magnitude has to be the most positive poem I have ever written, capturing the innate feelings inside me. Unphased by my current surroundings, I'm brought back to the eyes I once seen a whole new world within, and ruefully, I may confess, I made a mistake. Life's all about lessons and learning from them is what builds us to be the people we come to be. So for that reason, I won't allow myself to regret the past year of my life, I'm going to take it in my stride and allow it to teach me a few things. Teach me not to allow myself to just settle for what I'm ...

Happy September guys! Now.. This month, I've something special in store. I was clearing a load of old files off my laptop and getting ready for a fresh start in the new academic year, when I came across a few untitled files here and there in random folders. In one particular folder, I found this one. Untitled and undated but complete. I don't know when it was that I just abandoned the file and left it there believing it was piece of junk. But now, I see it was much more than that. I think, when I was writing this poem, I was actually referring to the writing that's across my wall in my bedroom. These include inspirational quotes, life lessons, paintings of all my favourite childhood cartoons..and more, but that's not important. There are many things in life that makes one turn toward their imaginary haven, and long to be there. I feel a bit like W. B. Yeats, longing for Innisfree, but this is a little different. When I look at this photograph I see home.. Fu...

Hello again! I know this is the second time for you guys to hear from me this month, but I've been eager to post again. I've been on a bit of a journey for the past forty-odd days, making my way to what I originally believed was a road to happiness. I spoke about it in my last post; the challenge and the effects it has had on me so far. It was only last night I realised the challenge wasn't exactly about becoming happy. I am happy, innately, I just need to restore that within myself. Soon enough I will be sharing my experience so far with my readers.. Basically, it's not all been about happiness. I don't wake up every morning and wave at the sky, shouting "Good morning, Sunshine!" No, that's unrealistic. Instead, I've been gradually stepping out of the darkness, into the light. I need to do this for myself.. I just need to acknowledge all of the tiny aspects that make up my life, and the effects they have on myself as a person, the people aro...