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To my dad

Most times

The world ticks on

As though

It never happened 

And maybe 

You’re

Still there 

And other times

It’s back 

Behind the eyes

Bashing at the heart 

Or behind it

Somewhere at least

Rattling the rib cage

And I can see

Where you stood

Where you slept

Your ghost 

I guess

Except at least 

If there was a ghost

I might 

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The Magic Mirror

You know
We all swallow our
Tablets
Are all poisoned by
Our own bad
Medicine
We paint a picture
Of the day 
Upon our 
Inane happy faces
Set our alarms
And struggle 
Out of bed
Trudge the Monday morning
Blues
Salute the Friday finish
Buy dreams in
Bottles or in packets
From here or there
Always someone 
Will sell
Always someone 
Will buy
And we spend our
Free time
Drinking 
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Hanging on a thread

I’ve never felt 

So alive

And yet 

So close 

So on the verge 

So on the edge

Like a great 

Discovery 

Too good to

Be true

Like

Sometimes 

 I can feel

The heart beat

Of exactly 

Where I’m supposed to be

And all the lights 

Shine 

Like the fates

Have all lined

Up

With torches 

Of fire 

And of passion 

And then 

Sometimes 

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And then I die

A word of warning 

My friend

 

Im watching this 

Thing

On Telly 

You know

It’s one of those

He did this

They did that

Someone died 

Then a another someone 

It looked like an accident 

It wasn’t 

There were some clues

I think I 

Missed them

And then I think

I haven’t a clue 

What is actually 

Going on

And maybe 

I’m not 

Giving it...

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