[ blurb ]

Welcome to the overt themes of stress and procrastination, of cramming and last minute preparation and finally, venting frustration against literary characters whose fault it most certainly wasn't.

In other words, welcome to the final stage of year twelve, as seen through the eyes of a self-confessed procrastinator with a penchant for journaling.

Or more simply put, welcome to This Mess I call my life.

This collection is a suite of poems all penned in free verse, written between September and October of 2006 by Nicole R. Each poem employs a light-hearted narratorial voice layered at times with momentary despondency, desperation and cynicism. Each revolves around such themes of stress and pressure, and the hope of emancipation. And they leave you thinking... Preferably not about the vast exploitation of postmodernism.

[ in other news ]

There are several things you need to know.

• This Mess is copyright solely to Nicole Reddy, 2006. You may not publish any of this content without prior written permission from the author. The site, graphics and content belong to her. Please, do not misuse them!
• The graphic featured on the left is called There are Stars Yet, created in 2005 by Nicole (ie: me) as an abstract expressionist experiment.
• You may not take any of my poetry and call it your own. You may not publish my poetry either on or off line. You may not use any of my poetry, even an extract, anywhere. Is that understood?
• If I discover that any part of my work is replicated elsewhere without my knowledge, I will be forced to take it down.