Behind The Facade
Fag breaks out the back,
By overflowing bins.
In those stifling, litter strewn
Rat-runs, never seen by the
Nice folk:
The punters.
A well earned breather from
Minimum wage slavery.
No sinecure here.
Switchback passages twist and turn.
Darkly labyrinthine.
Over.
Under.
Around.
Fire escapes and staircases
Leprous through oxidizatio...
Tuesday 9th October 2012 7:32 pm
Holiday Romance
East coast geezers.
Overspill resort towns.
Ten a penny,
Jack the Lads.
Looking for some
'Ow's yer farva,
Behind the arcade
Just for amusement.
Giving it large:
Small-town Lothario.
Quite convincing.
Don't get snared.
He's the hunter.
You are the prey.
The trophy to
Impress his mates.
Says he loves you.
...
Thursday 16th February 2012 6:56 pm
An Inside Story
I'd never read a book out of choice. Just
At school when I bothered to attend. I
Went in the school library to chat up
The librarian and torment the swots,
While looking up dirty words in the big
Dictionary.
I never bothered with
Libraries until I was a guest of
Her Majesty. A quiet place to sit
And think, breaking up the tedium of
A l...
Monday 6th February 2012 5:44 pm
Yorkshire Steel
This memento
Of Sheffield:
I bought it
For you.
Should I leave it here?
Seeing as
It is stuck
Deep
In your guts.
Your lifeblood seeping
Onto the cold,
Soiled pavement.
You lie, eviscerated, gurgling.
Helpless as a newborn.
What?
I don't hate you.
I don't even know you.
Or your mum.
Your brothers and sisters
Or any...
Sunday 29th January 2012 8:17 pm
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