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,
Tag: poems
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
Fragments of Nicola – Written Sunday 27th June 2020 (Aged 45)
fragments of nicola
different pieces
different versions –
that i see
Poppyism (Originally Untitled) – Written December 2016 (Aged 41)
war, it is a mass loss of life
and stories never told
i do not need to be terrorised
or bullied
into marching with pride
Unpleasant Voices Need to be Heard (Originally Untitled) – Written December 2016 (Aged 41)
unpleasant voices need to be heard
there is no right answer
that skips over the nastiness
and renders it oblique
Easier Not to Think – Written December 2016 (Aged 41)
con men selling life insurance
knocking on doors
world war two spivs
use bleach to clean the floor
Everyone in Class (Originally Untitled) – Written Wednesday 28th December 2016 (Aged 41)
everyone in class
has put their hand up
everyone,
wants to be heard
everyone wants the moral high ground
everyone wants the final word
When Sex is a Currency (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 15th December 2016 (Aged 41)
when sex is a currency
abuse is never far behind
those who do not know this
will never know boundaries or lines
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