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This Flower
This Flower
We were alive
And how we blazed
With youthful potential
You will never forget our scent
The way the sunlight caught us growing
The way we settled together
With your messages of hope and strength
Writ large and defiant with remembrance
The way the dew fell from us
Like teardrops on a northern street
Each of us unique
Drawn together
Into a sing...
Thursday 25th May 2017 2:19 pm
Forsaking Auld Lang Syne
Forsaking Auld Lang Syne
The city centre puddles
reflect fireworks in the sky
whilst stripped
Christmas wrapping paper
soaks up the deluge
like a homeless sleeping bag.
Dustbins overflow with leftovers
oiled with greasy greed.
A bottle of wine splatters against
the multi-storey car park wall,
vomited from the throat
of opulence at midnight.
...
Sunday 1st January 2017 7:53 pm
Catechism
Catechism
I will not be defined by ancient Gods,
or the archaic teachings in their books.
I will tread warily around their words
and avoid the hidden traps and snaring hooks.
I will not stand behind a coloured flag
and spout my blunt imperialistic views
or drape it on a coffin when I die
or burn it on the early evening news.
I will not make a choice that’s...
Thursday 24th March 2016 1:58 pm
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