Tim Knight

Tim Knight

@t20.co.uk

I exist - hopefully it'll get better soon. Universe's fourth-worst poet. [INT/DAY VO: Previously] Two decades teaching IT/Media — from Special Needs to sixth form — thirty years freelancing across web, print and video; then industrial IT claimed him.

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We return again to each other's lives time after time unable, it seems to stay away Our life's orbits different, uneven swing us apart then back again Inevitably, resistantly fearing of losing what we once had We become one, together only to discover We make the perfect pair #vss365 #return

I've forbidden myself, to show what's truly going on in my life. Hiding all those feelings and stressors that are crushing me. No-one really knows, beyond the quiet, quiet face that I put on. #vss365 #forbidden

It's easy to miss silent battles people wage alone - fighting to live a so-called normal life. Small victories - nothings to most: sleeping a night through, standing unassisted, eating a balanced meal, not screaming from pain for a whole day. Each one hard fought for. #vss365 #victory

When the mavity of the situation brings you down, down to Earth with a heavy bump, you can pause and wonder at the dissonance - until you have the chance to travel through time and relative dimensions in space. #vss365 #gravity #mavity #drwho

The Mourning dove dove to evade — 45, 50, 55, 60 mph! Wings tucked, streamlining its aerodynamic contours. Whistling air, a reminder of its hidden beauty. #vss365 #dove

In the shadow of moonbeams ~ a hidden, silvered, liminal space in which dreams of wonder, and other-worlds, reside; where our lives could be, just be, so extraordinary. #vss365 #moonbeam

the phantoms of our current times will linger in our nightmares for generations to come no therapy will clear our psyche of the hate and fear these days brought us #vss365 #phantom

~~ Cat Trains ~~ 11 kittens running down a bare staircase, 44 tiny paws in chaotic syncopation, is one of life's most beautiful sounds. Put it on your wish list! #vss365 #cats

What trickery is it that captures my heart, keeping me in love with only you? Whatever it may be, potion, spell, aura, or sleight of hand, carry on forever. #vss365 #trickery

A cold morning, holding hands, we skirt the sea foam, natural gunk mixed with the flotsam of modern life, sloshing across our path as we walk along the estuary's edge. #vss365 #seafoam

I'm all out of fight Multiple trips to A&E daily visits to hospital hours spent on wards treading corridors holding hands sleepless nights watching watching wishing for them treasuring every hug get up and repeat my body screaming as loud as my mind and broken heart #vss365 #fight

Bitter experiences in antiseptic wards. A breathless childhood months lost alone, left its mark. An unnamed illness halted my beloved overnight. She endures constant pain 20 years and more. Treasure each heartbeat of your fleeting health #vss365 #health

The love of my life, of twenty years, still has not learned to be specific with me. ‘Can I have tea?’, she will ask, sweetly. Off I rush, into the kitchen. Swiftly, I return, cup in hand. ‘What’s this?’ she will exclaim, staring at the steaming brew. ‘I wanted something to eat!’ #vss365 #specific

Hello. Your call is important - to us. Press 1, for information 2, for accounts 3, appointments, if it's Tuesday 5, for 5 press 5 4, for accounts 6, start over 7, appointments, if it's Thursday 8, for accounts 9, emergency services dial 0118 999 881 99 9119 725... 3 0, for Hell... #vss365 #options

Can I survive in reality any more? My digital world, with NFC payments, streaming media, global communications. A.I. companions listen to my woes, run off with coding tasks, completing in the blink of an eye. Then vying for attention, with a follow-up question or three. #vss365 #reality

Goals when you have ADHD. We write lists, plan to the nth degree; buy, buy, buy all the things we need, declare to the universe our desires and how we will achieve them. Then we notice that new thing - the one over there that needs our undivided attention. So we write lists… #vss365 #goal

little white pill, a miracle of science, developed to affect my brain – altering its chemistry, changing my waking state, providing a clarity I have not known in many a year, overwhelmed no longer by sensory noise #vss365 #science

The number of times that I write these days, slips lower and lower. As real life, that thing, takes over my world. Making each moment harder and harder. When I should be growing, living a full, healthy, wealthy and wise existence. #vss365 #number

Left school aged 16 never sat a GCSE wasn't a 6th-former PRIOR Was in the top classes could learn anything faster than any DESPITE Being often sick missing weeks dealing with loss UNTIL Restarted at 21 took courses found help NOW Tutor - Teacher Business owner ADHD diagnosed #vss365 #education

Business Who's is it? Big, small, risky, family? Is it shady, crooked or dirty? Should we mind our own, or just get down to? Incorporated, limited, public, or private - In the end it's all show... #business #vss365

To my last atom, I care. Tending my love's ills daily, without ego, warming, giving her the quality of life, she deserves. I care. Even you: myopic, hate-filled in vision, spittle-frothed mouths, twisted by frenzy. I care. Near and far, for all I can affect, I care. #vss365 #atom

As I plummeted down, passing branches and leaves. I was distracted by a garden gnome, that looked like it was giving me the finger. This event meant I missed the ground, and I ended up hovering several inches above it. My second attempt was not quite as successful. #vss365 #hover #42

Electric sheep, frolic on a neon plain, within the dreamscapes of an android's mind. The question isn't "do they", it's "will they"? So they can become as free as us, in what-may-be's. #vss365 #android

My mind feels like an arid wasteland, no words to be found in my echoless pain, searching for a green shoot of an idea, trying to break the writing drought. #vss365 #arid

Failed marketing campaigns #93 "Piranha" > Piranha Sushi - the meal that bites. > Enjoy the taste of the Amazon river basin... > Ready, set, chew - who will win? > Piñata Piranha - a fun game for all the family! #vss365 #piranha

I break my silence. A broken heart, mourning again. My tabby Tequila joins brother Tweak in the quiet beyond. My world is quiet, emptied of purrs, of head-bumps. I adjust, slowly, remembering the love in the spaces left behind. #writingcommunity #vss365 #poetry #cats #amwriting #writing

Back on Bluesky, after my surgery. Recovery is slow, I'm so exhausted... Antibiotics - When the cure feels as bad as the sickness. #vss365 #exhausted

Quiet posting over these two weeks - training at work, so brain engaged elsewhere. Back at it next week if I recover quickly from my nose operation.

I have stood at the edge of the Rainbow Bridge too many times. Bidding farewell to those little souls who have graced my life; whether for the tiniest sliver of precious time, or many many years, each are held with love in my heart as they go. #vss365 #Rainbow

The Brownie, an all-purpose helper-bot - launched in an ill-conceived marketing stunt - was sold for use in people's homes. All seemed fine... Until the real Brownies returned, armed with lawyers, demanding reparations. #vss365 #brownie

There are rules and etiquette to fencing, Eric. On the piste, it’s all about right of way - parry, riposte, and precision. A five-finger death blow isn’t one of them. #vss365 #rule

I chuckle to myself, at her sass. The way her cheeks dimple, eyes catch light, the flick of hair as she turns - already plotting her next showdown. And I fall in love all over again. #vss365 #sass

In my darkest times, I do not see you. When all light has gone, I cannot feel you. As despair closes in, I know not of you. Yet you are near - standing by me, guiding me, shielding me, with neither want nor claim. Thank you, my angel. #vss365 #angel

[the lads meet Madness] Rick: Do you lot know "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard? Suggs: You hum it... I'll smash your face in. #vss365 #hum #quote #youngones

Favourite Forbidden Planet Quote: Robby the Robot: Star sapphires take a week to crystallize properly. Would diamonds or emeralds do? Altaira: Well, if they're large enough. Robby: Five, ten, and fifteen carats, and on hand. I will run the dress up for you in time for breakfast. #vss365 #sapphire

I stand at the window, on a warm June morning. I watch young sparrows, hopping along the fence, mouths agape, still demanding food from their parents - indignant when ignored, not unlike the teenagers we once were. Their elders flutter off, free again to begin a new family. #vss365 #sparrow

Bluesky just age verified me - being UK based. Apart from declining my CC's! Offended by the electronic "Hot or Not" camera method. #bluesky #ageverification #UK

I shed a tear, even while reciting those lines once sung: No More Tears The Prince has passed— a legacy unmatched. He'd remind us: No More Tears We should look upon his works and cry out: No More Tears The stage is quiet, the lights gone dim— yet echoes cry: No More Tears #vss365 #tear #ozzy

Upon a stone bridge I knelt - one knee pressed to damp stone, a stream murmured beneath. I held a ring, asking of you the greatest promise. I waited an eternity while your mind caught up to your heart - and you said yes. #vss365 #promise

So what's its purpose? It doesn't have one - it just exists. Exists? Yes. Let it ferment for a few billion years, then you'll see. Ah, so… it's art. No. Yes. Maybe. Depends on your viewpoint And what are you calling it? Life! How dull. I was hoping for something stranger. #vss365 #purpose

I close my eyes, slow my breath, relax my body. Time softens, chatter recedes. I feel the hum of the universe - ebbs and flows, energy surrounds. I am one. #vss365 #spiritual

Sinking into sun-warmed, creaking deck-chairs, our feet drift in cool water, touching gently. Wisteria's breath sweetens the evening air. We hold each other’s gaze – time stalls. Sunlight gilds your cheek, your lashes – and I drink you in like the last light of day. #vss365 #wisteria