Poetry Blogs (2012, Youth)

So How Nottingham Were You?

by Paul Sands

“eight Shippo’s a night youth

with a pack of No.6

loyal to the local economy

proud of where I lived,

never owned a Chopper though,

much to my chagrin,

every other Saturday

Trent End hooligan

serial movie matinees

at the ABC

a penny got the first one in

who let the others in for free

meet me at the Lions

don’t you know your left from right

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Wednesday 22nd August 2012 7:43 pm

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Knowing Souls

Implied persuasion,

By three knowing souls

Left a vision of what could have been.

A momentary relapse,

Like Lady Macbeth, blinded

Misguided, bitter raged

Baby beaten on her breast.

Innocent youth taken

Shaken by protector.

No milk of human kindness,

To be sweetened, swallowed

Just a poisoned evil that is given at first breath.

An undone deat...

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Tuesday 5th June 2012 4:43 pm

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The Kissing Game

by Dave Dunn

The bus stop was deserted when we dived in from the rain,

we shivered as we stood there, but had no breath left to complain,

for lips met lips in search of warmth and would not yield their gain,

those lips were very much possessed of passions we could never tame.

And as we blended body heat, the wind and rain were heard,

we heard it drumming on the roof, but both...

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Tuesday 14th February 2012 7:01 pm

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