It’s All Kicked Off.......
it’s all kicked off down at the zoo
absolute chaos, a proper to-do
when it all started, it was really quite small
when a boy in a pushchair just squeezed a ball
he didn’t mean to do it, it’s just it was there
all round and pink and covered in hair
they bobbed past him at just the right height
so he grabbed a handful and held them quite tight
he wiggled his fingers and gave them a tweak
th...
Saturday 23rd June 2018 6:02 am
The Circle of Life
I know we didn’t click when we first met
I wasn’t just playing hard to get
previous partnerships were hard to ignore
false dawns I’d visited many times before
at first my pulse rate you didn’t raise
until I felt your tight embrace
sending both of my knees all weak
from your light touch across my cheeks
we’ve had good times, we’ve had bad
experienced both happiness and sad
victories tha...
Saturday 23rd June 2018 5:58 am
Same Sh*t, Different Day
standing there silent, feet on the ground
in a world of my own whilst folk rush around
in every direction, this seething throng
is it just me, am I in the wrong
am I the only one in this crowd
not making a noise but wanting to shout
and scream at those that are nearby
I shrug my shoulders, let out a sigh
all going to the office, a corporate ideal
sterile surroundings, same look and feel
...
Thursday 20th July 2017 1:48 pm
Circles
the world awakes most mornings
and the news is always black
the newsreader is commenting
on another violent attack
another poor soul's been murdered
in search of another cause
it's always religion or politics
that starts the numerous wars
all in the name of religion
it makes my blood run cold
how can people do this?
how can they be so bold
spouting ideologies
they never seem to pause
...
Thursday 20th July 2017 1:46 pm
The American Dream
the gun’s the ruler on the street
a right to bare the sheep preach
tyres screech, a siren sounds
another discharge of several rounds
as another life just ebbs away
a sad commodity of life today
adding to the grim statistics
of lives eroded by ballistics
guns are easy to obtain
to commit a family to the pain
of the taking of another's life
of a parent, child, husban...
Monday 25th July 2016 9:40 pm
Coffee
Coffee
innocently standing in line with
bearded hipsters and normal folk
when I heard something said
and assumed it was a joke
it sounded ridiculous
as ridiculous as can be
it made no sense
it was all Chinese to me
yet all these words
were in a language I knew
but this nonsense sentence
out of his mouth did spew
the wise sage nodded
across the counter top
never asking him to repea...
Thursday 16th June 2016 4:21 pm
It's Drying Day Today
It's Drying Day Today.
Quick shut the door and turn the dial, set it on its way
I've looked outside the weathers grand, it's drying day today.
little bubbles form and burst as the clothes toss and tumble
then there is the fast spin cycle, oh, how the washer rumbles
it does a dance from side to side, then it's back and forth
it's left black marks across the lino, where it's little feet expl...
Thursday 16th June 2016 4:18 pm
I'll Get My Coat
I'll Get My Coat
The weather girls sang "it's raining men"
but not here, it's just raining. Again
Just pissing down with bloody rain
gallons of water, down the drain.
When will it stop? Who bloody knows
I wish it was winter, it might have snowed,
a light drizzle would make a change
instead of this heavy, driving rain.
The housebound dog with full bladder
won't go out but watches the sp...
Thursday 16th June 2016 4:16 pm
Budgie Smugglers
budgie smugglers
my body is a temple
a temple of doom
I'm going on my holidays
and going very soon
I need to get in shape
by going to the gym
and cutting out biscuits
in order to get slim
my belly is not really fat
it's just a little round
and I can still see my feet
as I look down at the ground
I seem to have moobs
which I was unaware
possibly a b cup
nestling amongst the ...
Tuesday 14th June 2016 10:32 am
Counting Sheep
Counting Sheep
Tick followed tock followed tick followed tock
Like the mechanical heartbeat of Big Ben's time clock
Except this one is small and its wrapped round my wrist
Mechanically timing every toss, every turn, every bodily twist
And as it ticks and it tocks it’s giving me strife
a metronome counting down to the end of my life
But the second hand doesn't tick it gracefully sweeps
ar...
Wednesday 6th April 2016 10:56 am
Digital Distraction
The mobile phone is a wonderful thing
Thousands of melodies for when it rings
Which seems to be less and less these days
As it’s more of a gadget for you to play
Candy Crush Saga or update Facebook
Or take it from your pocket for a cursory look
To see if you’ve got any notifications
That you had not noticed through subtle vibrations
It rules the roost, the bane of your...
Thursday 21st January 2016 4:10 pm
On The Edge
It sits there lurking at the back of your mind
Waiting for that moment when it comes from behind
Whatever emotion you’ve just come through
Pushing past thoughts in an orderly queue
The blackness of thought, the start of a spiral
Generating negativity before going viral
It just takes one thing to push you over the edge
And there you stand on a precipice, on a ledge
Not in th...
Thursday 21st January 2016 2:54 pm
Male Bonding
Football is a game, played in two halves
identifiable by factions wearing coloured scarves
either round the neck in a conformist style
or tied round the wrist like a 70’s exile.
The weekly gathering of like minded folk
and tribal instincts that it evokes
generating emotion in the assembled masses
that transcends barriers and social classes
For 90 minutes they’re all the sam...
Thursday 21st January 2016 2:48 pm
Christmas Dinner
It's Christmas Day and you're stressed as fuck
'Cos all of the dinner you've still to cook
The bastard turkey refuses to defrost
The plot is gone, somewhere it's lost
It's been in the sink under the tap
The giblets are out and are staring back
It's as hard as fuck, it's as hard as ice
So into the garage and into the vice
Take the hacksaw in your hand
Feeling the urge of ...
Monday 7th December 2015 6:44 pm
Hats Off To The Creatives
I once thought I’d be different
And write a poem that didn’t rhyme
It's much harder than I thought
I failed, time after time
You know the poems that I mean
Random lines and free flow text
Never knowing what direction
The writer takes you next
These creative types just rattle it off
But my brain's not that way inclined
I'd like to be less restrictive
But I...
Monday 7th December 2015 6:43 pm
If Only........
If only I could do so much more than sitting here writing,
Across the world, both near and far people are fighting,
Fighting for their lives, fighting for their rights
Fighting the elements to have somewhere to sleep tonight
Across the print and tv media the only thing you see
Are decimated wastelands and people trying to flee
From war torn self destruction and political tyranny
...Monday 7th December 2015 6:43 pm
Why?
On the thirteenth of November
All the news turned black
Occurring all over in Paris
Had been terrorist attacks
Many people had been murdered
Whilst enjoying a night out
Starting with conviviality
Ending with screams and shouts
All in the name of religion
It made my blood run cold
How can people do this?
How can they be so bold?
Young people with sugge...
Monday 7th December 2015 6:42 pm
If I Could Speak The Truth
I can't believe what you're asking whilst standing there in the dock,
For clemency, from this bench, whose justice you're trying to mock
You're standing there large as life having regaled your tale
Expecting me to grant your wish, but justice, its not for sale
You know that this can't be good, as you're handcuffed to a guard
It's easy for me with my pronouncements on a card
The sentence that...
Wednesday 21st October 2015 12:57 pm
Hidden In Plain Sight
They move silently amongst us
Their cards held close to their chest
Never letting down their guard
These full-time sexual pests
They have no redeeming features
Nothing extraordinary, to be fair
No sign of a dirty mac
No slicked back greasy hair
They blend in to the background
Sit quietly in the park
Waiting for that moment
Early evening, just before dark
...Monday 28th September 2015 1:13 pm
Snatched Thoughts
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Midnight Manoeuvres
Thursday 7th May 2015 12:24 pm
One Man, One Voice
One Man, One Voice.
Thursday 7th May 2015 12:21 pm
Jeopardy
Sunday 19th April 2015 8:20 pm
Put It Away
Sunday 19th April 2015 7:57 pm
Grandma, You'll Always Be Here
Tuesday 10th March 2015 1:14 pm
Pringles' Bladder
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Pissed 'n' Broke
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A Bit More Choke And The Car Would Have Started
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Partly Political Broadcast
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Writer's Block
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Sign Of The Times
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Bunfight At The Kerbside Corral
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Spirit Of Christmas
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Fuck it, I’m indecisive
Monday 19th January 2015 10:15 pm
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