10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell Mike Bell In Sussex My daily writing is a 30-year (+) experiment to see if writing a poem a day offsets dementia & other cognitive failures associated with my Parkinson's Disease diagnosis. By then, it will be over 10,000 poems - found at www.mikebellpoems.com My inspiration comes from daily events, connections, interactions, and small things, which all seem to demand bigger attention from me. These poems form a narrative to my life, politically and emotionally, which I hope to find engagement with other individuals who are also just trying to get by, with, or without any diagnosis. Summary: – It is not what I am paid to do – It requires a daily commitment – I cannot complete a crossword, but I will attempt to complete verse complexities – my mind needs engagement beyond paid work – my children will need something to fill the vacuum we all create when we pass – these words help me to cry out, cry, and work out why – I am not political, but poetry removes the politics from my words, a reduction in a good way – If I make someone respond, then I will have lived a life worthy of life. I have been published in the UK & USA, although submissions often are not possible as all my written works appear on my site. 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell’s tracks Flood Warnings by 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell published on 2021-10-01T10:43:04Z I Will Not Learn by 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell published on 2021-09-30T07:09:25Z That Wooden Bench by 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell published on 2021-09-29T10:10:26Z Exile Nothing by 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell published on 2021-09-29T09:36:31Z That second-hand wedding dress by 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell published on 2021-09-24T08:56:01Z Here Will Be Houses by 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell published on 2021-08-19T09:37:36Z Of Being Fathers by 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell published on 2021-08-17T08:51:16Z I Miss That Cruelty by 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell published on 2021-08-09T14:20:28Z It shall return to me by 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell published on 2021-08-08T08:04:33Z Before l Go by 10,000 POEMS by Mike Bell published on 2021-04-30T17:02:30Z