what nobody else knows
the cities,
with alleyways and courtyards
where only the locals go
Category: Poems January 2017
Another Average Man (Originally Untitled) – Written January 2017 (Aged 41)
another average man
tells women, just how it is
even i am amazed
and i have never wanted to be a feminist
i do not like the heights
and there are too many cliffs
Here Is The Chaos – Written Friday 27th January 2017 (Aged 41)
here is the chaos
the failed economics
the greed,
and the hate
we have pushed open that gate
Boatyard (Originally Untitled) – Written Friday 27th January 2017 (Aged 41)
at the boatyard
you want to build a boat
one with a reasonable chance
one that will alway float
but none of us at the boatyard
buy the joke,
Pursed Lips Wear Thin (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 12th January 2017 (Aged 41)
progressive politics –
has not failed
from reasonable working hours
to comfortable living
progressive politics for you
has in fact, being all giving
The Lock on My Childhood Gate (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 12th January 2017 (Aged 41)
whenever i see a father –
hug their son
i am always, always slightly undone
whenever i see a father –
who is proud
there is always a voice of longing in me
Compassion is Small Beer (Originally Untitled) – Written Monday 9th January 2017 (Aged 41)
truth is distilled
fermented by your fear
hate is chilled
and compassion is small beer