the problem is capitalism
but.. that may be too much
because that truth has a final realism
we all lose,
to the power of neoliberalism
Tag: poems
Churchyard – Written Between February and June 1995 (Aged 20)
in the churchyard
the sunset compliments the scene
i dream of this sort of beauty
but i can never seem to capture –
it in this life
Whatever Happened to Laura? – Written Between February and June 1995 (Aged 20)
whatever happened to her –
to laura?
she used to be everybody’s dream
but now,
i have just seen her, after all this time
Making the Night – Written Between February and June 1995 (Aged 20)
i am trying to make my night
but it is not working –
and not a thing is going right
this weird
and this is not right
Seaside Depression – Written Between February and June 1995 (Aged 20)
let’s move away to the country
how about it?
you and me,
i have been by the seaside too long
Watch Them Go – Written Between February and June 1995 (Aged 20)
they ran away from me
knew that i had begun
to be a real person –
with a life
I Want to Believe – Written Wednesday 29th July 2020 (Aged 45)
it is clear
i was made in a different shed
am i,
just full of the delusions in my head
A Time of Lamented Dreams – Written Wednesday 26th August 2020 (Aged 45)
the years
are starting to steal their natural good looks
and their eyes
are busy writing autobiographical books
Float Me Down a River – Written Tuesday 21st July 2020 (Aged 45)
give me a creative welsh dresser
and crockery that does not break
give me thoughts and feelings
that drown out all the hate
One Day – Written Between February and June 1995 (Aged 20)
one day we change
one day we are not the same
not as we were before
one day we talk differently
