when your story
has never been truly told
or, told in such a way
that artistic licence
has much more to say
Category: Poems and Writing 2017
Taxi Queue – Written July 2017 (aged 42)
and i wondered,
what could i ever do
once upon a time felt so far away
i was bankrupt when it came to decency
and i had nothing of credit to say
She Is The One – Written Monday 24th July 2017 (Aged 42)
so let me just grab my duvet –
and of course, for your goodness,
i can vouch
i will just get in the car and we can talk
then i will sleep on the couch
You Are What You Read – Written Wednesday 19th July 2017 (Aged 42)
social media is all around us
and it grabs you by the hands
so we read,
and what we read becomes who we are
is that so hard to understand?
Here is My Day – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
i spend hours
working hard on my presentation
and wondering
about the way it comes across
stomach,
well i am tired of the knot
Angry White Man – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
that skin colour –
passes the tests –
before they are taken
and answers the interview questions
before they are spoken
When Did You Start Drinking? – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
when they started to lose their appeal
was there –
a constant echo
and did the life fizz just die out
only to be replaced by the fizz of prosecco
Is This What You Want? – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
a government –
invested only in its own interests
and those institutions
are the ones of power and wealth
they privatise our vital services
almost by stealth
Politics on the Left – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
do you see the hope
why people want a change
you are a loony on the left
yet on the right you have free reign
Was the World Ever Ours? – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
did i think i was the future
or just part of the past
how did i know,
when i was clinging to the present
and hoping it would last
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 