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Your Scar
(For the girl who haunts my dreams still)
Dear Daddy,
Not that you'd care, but
All that I wanted
was to make you proud
But, I was too stupid
Too fat
Too loud
All you ever did
was bring me down
I was your scar
Your permanent frown
I was your verbal punchbag
In your whiskey fuelled state
Never felt like your child
Just a vess...
Tuesday 1st February 2022 2:04 pm
The Beast Of War
1941
Before the war, Dad would snore
After his shift & a few beers
On the floor, on the couch
The big, lazy slouch
Mam would just roll her eyes
(Give him a sly dig)
Clootie pudding on the table ready
For when his eyes opened slow & steady
He never spoke of 'The Great War'
Of which he had scars to bare
But sometimes his eyes would well
In rem...
Tuesday 2nd November 2021 12:42 pm
Nirvana
I struggle without hands
Have no mouth, to speak of
And my eyes avert.
I itch and blotch,
And the radiance of the sky
Illuminates my sheer loneliness.
Darkness can't come soon enough
'Though I fear my blanket will
one day
become the soil of my grave.
Wednesday 4th November 2020 12:49 pm
Your Scar
(for the little girl who haunts my dreams still)
Dear Daddy,
Not that you'd care, but
All that I wanted was to make you proud
But, I was too stupid
Too fat
Too loud
All you ever did was bring me down
I was your scar
Your permanent frown
I was your verbal punchbag
In your whiskey fuelled state
Never felt I was your child
Just a vessel for...
Sunday 27th September 2020 9:53 pm
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