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Dam
1. Dam
It is a dam
It is going to burst
Holding it for now
But it will burst
Tears will flow
Frustration will surface
Anger hidden away
Only want some peace
No hope, no self-esteem
No confidence
Not my usual self
Clever not dense
The dam will burst
Of that I am sure
Don’t know when
What will open the door
I just want ...
Tuesday 19th September 2017 4:37 pm
Sleeping bag
1. Sleeping bag
My Inkjet printer
has run out of ink.
My Laptop battery
has run out of juice.
My sunglasses are broken
keep slipping off my nose.
My bus pass is useless
run out of credit again.
My pockets are empty
apart from a hanky and 63p.
The bank account in the red
no hope there then.
Dread the arrival of the postman
never any good news there.
My trainers have...
Wednesday 23rd August 2017 1:17 am
Dirt
1. Dirt
Staring down at three fresh mounds of soil
Rain running down the collar of my shirt
Tears gently rolling down across my cheeks
As I stare uncomprehending at the dirt
Three lives gone, taken from me forever
Leaving behind, a shell of a man and a mountain of hurt
Lost in my memories and my inner thoughts
Staring blankly at the freshly turned dirt
...
Wednesday 23rd August 2017 1:15 am
Dirt
1. Dirt
Staring down at three fresh mounds of soil
Rain running down the collar of my shirt
Tears gently rolling down across my cheeks
As I stare uncomprehending at the dirt
Three lives gone, taken from me forever
Leaving behind, a shell of a man and a mountain of hurt
Lost in my memories and my inner thoughts
Staring blankly at the freshly turned dirt
I s...
Wednesday 26th April 2017 10:41 pm
My Garden
This is where is started for me in 2015 with a smashed up ankle and lots of time to think. I enjoyed it and still do, but a job would be pretty handy too. Ho Hum. Sorry to bore you if you have read it before, just was a good reminder to self....
1. My Garden
Shall I let you into a secret?
I’ve got fairies at the end of my Garden
Yes, it’s true but Shh! Don’t let anyone know
...
Monday 24th April 2017 9:42 pm
On a Train
1. On a train
Sat on the train
Which is going the wrong way
Away from where I want to be
But no chance that I can stay
Staring, unseeing
Out of the grimy window
Thoughts free-wheeling
Don’t really want to go
But go I must
Despite my heartfelt wishes
Leaving behind those I care for
And not even any parting kisses
Still, life must go on
L...
Sunday 23rd April 2017 9:18 pm
A Rapturous welcome
1.A Rapturous welcome
I woke up this morning
No tea and toast
Wondered where Dad had gone
Probably shopping, but who knows
Just no sign, none at all.
Put the news on
Purely as a distraction.
Planes have crashed,
Cars have crashed, buses have stopped
The trains keep their usual bad timetable
News off, still no sign of tea or toast
No sign of Dad ei...
Thursday 10th November 2016 6:17 am
A blank sky
You can look up at a blank sky
Sit in solitude and wonder why
Enjoy the peace, release on your ears
Push away all those obvious fears
The sky is blue with slashes of white
Darkening now, slowly fading light
The end of the day draws near
Lost all that held so dear
The twinkling stars look on down
Almost with a parental frown
Yes, you mes...
Friday 27th May 2016 9:26 pm
Pride
Sorry if this is repeated, website crashed whilst postingL
1.Pride
For now, it’s all I’ve got
Memories of happier times
Now nothing in the pot
Reduced to a wasteful soul
Nothing left to live for
Just got my begging bowl
Stubble adorns my face
Armpits smelling high
Lost the pride and the grace
Sitting with my blanket and dog
Asking if anyone has an...
Friday 27th May 2016 9:12 pm
Holiday time
Booked us all on a holiday
Take the family away for a while
Yes, of course I had to pay
Even went the extra mile
Get the ferry over to the other side
Relax, have fun lying in the sun
But the ferry’s neither long nor wide
Worrying, but what is done is done
The engine can’t be big enough
Just seem to be drifting along
But it’s quiet, c...
Friday 13th May 2016 1:12 pm
Tears (obviously an 'off' day)
Why now should the tear roll from my eye
Just when things are looking up
What makes you want to cry
When there appears to be not much of a ‘why’
When things are looking bright
When opportunity looms ahead
Why the fear, the paralysing fright
Inducing the sweat, turning my face white
If money can’t buy happiness
Then having no money buys nothing a...
Friday 13th May 2016 1:02 pm
Dark and Light
Tense, all so taut
Cross, impatient
For no-one else a thought
Dark, not light
Brooding, silent
Muscles cramped so tight
Alone, so Alone
Screaming inside
Love turned to stone
Sadness and sorrow
Such painful disappointment
No light to come tomorrow
Dark, not light
Drowning slowly
Losing the fight
Slipping ...
Monday 9th May 2016 1:56 am
Priorities
He flings himself to the floor
Bullets flashing just over his head
You fling yourself to the floor
At the merest touch of a little finger
When he shoots, he’s trying to drop people to the floor
When you shoot you’re trying to bring people to their feet
He’s lucky if he gets twenty grand a year
You wouldn’t get out of bed for that much a week
H...
Monday 9th May 2016 1:12 am
Fun and Sad
Trapped in these four walls
Wallowing in self-despair
Suffering from my latest falls
Let my mind and body repair
Not a thought for anyone else
Never offering to lend a hand
My mind only focused on myself
Not sure how much more I can withstand
How to move myself forward
How to re-establish respectability
Stop doing the things that are untow...
Thursday 5th May 2016 11:05 pm
A nod to Peter Grimes
I was sat on the pebbly shoreline
A Blue sky punctuated with
The odd slash of painted-on light grey
The shrieking of the circling Seagulls
Mocking me, high above my head
Was looking out at the horizon
Where the light and dark blue meet
In what appears to be an oddly,
Unnaturally, dead-straight line
Way, way far ahead.
Looking at the pebbl...
Tuesday 3rd May 2016 8:05 pm
Feeling Melancholy (whoever she is)
1) Feeling Melancholy
I wonder about death
I wonder about life
I wonder about love...
I wonder at the lack of it
Maybe I had my chances
Maybe I screwed them up
Caught up in my own selfish world
Too blind to see the light
Left my horrible marks
upon those I really cared for
But too late now
No going back
Too late now to re-invent myself
To go back and do it all again
To b...
Monday 2nd May 2016 9:19 pm
Not really a poem
Just experimenting. More like a (very) short story than a poem, but thought you may enjoy (?) it anyway. Feedback - Good or Bad, is always appreciated. I'm new to this game.
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Ben and the dog
Ben yawned and patted the cold side of the bed where Mary should have been. Just empty space and cold cotton now. Sighing, he swung his legs out of the bed and rubbed ...
Monday 25th April 2016 9:15 pm
Dogs and Truth
Who are you?
What do you want?
I don’t know you
What’s your name?
There was someone similar to you
Who came by, sometime recently
Where’s my keys?
Have you let the dog in?
What dog? Of course I’ve got a dog
Fifty years? Pull the other one
If we’d been together that long
Of course I’d remember
Anyway who are you?
What are you d...
Friday 15th April 2016 5:07 pm
Old boyz in the hood
Very experimental....
1.Old boy in the ‘hood
Don’t let my appearance fool you
Those suitcases under my eyes
I’m like an old sniffer dog
Keeping my nose to the ground
Don’t judge this book by its cover
For inside, you’ll find hidden depths
One day I may just surprise you
For I know the score around here
I’ve been living here for many a year
Long ...
Sunday 10th April 2016 9:21 pm
Downward spiral
We’re sitting here united in disbelief
Uncomprehending, can’t hide our grief
Our heads in our hands
Tears rolling quietly down our cheeks
Things will never be the same again
All we can do is share our pain
Sitting quietly, wondering what is to come
Things will have to change from now on
Remembering the good old days
Surrounded in their rosy ...
Sunday 10th April 2016 8:48 pm
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