Waiting for the bus to Dina’s CrossWas Fishguard’s gain and Donegal’s lossWith her shopping trolley and unicorn hatA relation of Enya and the band Clannad Her raincoat was old it was torn at the seamsLetting water seep in like reality to dreamsHer pockets were full with mysterious objetTo say she was mad would be a…
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Holding these tea kitty reigns
With my impending departure
I’m breaking these chains.
I hand over the purse
To a baldie like me
He’ll collect all your cash
In return for some tea…
I’m not a racist butI do have a shaved headSo assumptions are madeAnd sometimes things are said A certain look is givenA knowing glance or stareA belief I’m in agreementBecause of lacking hair My views must align with theirsAs obvious as black and whiteA knowing nod, a cheeky winkAs certain as day to night. Comments…
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Colonel Jessup was rightHe doesn’t want to put up a fightIt’s simpler to stay putTo keep the door shutAnd find the easy way out Not one to rock the boatHe’s happy just staying afloatSailing downwindHe’ll keep himself pinnedNever to be cutthroat He will bury his head in the sandHe won’t fly, scared to landThe ride…
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I remember it clearly, on the day we first met,You walked in the office, you hit me on the head! As I turned towards you, your eyes indicated to me,You were surprised, like me, and did not expect to see. A bemused look on my face, a strangers glare,My flushed cheeks as I swivelled around…
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My little sister, JoannaIs 44 years old todayLook at her! You wouldn’t guessThe wrinkles just stay away A skincare routine that worksDefinitely better than mineI’m only 4 years olderAnd I’m in deep decline Because having Jo for a sisterSometimes causes me stressLike the time I mistakenly lickedMilk expressed from her breast Mentally scarred from that…
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Today I have a twenty year oldHow did this happen so quick?It was only two or three years agoWhen she was only six For me the years have flown bySome quicker than the restBut for Ava it’s been a lifetimeI feel like I’ve been blessed Having this one beside meOn hillsides, sand and seaCalling me…
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Let’s hit the shops, get online,and spend, spend, spend.If you’re short of money, the bank will “help” –lend, lend, lend. 50% off, the price they increased,everything in store.Elbows pointed, credit card ready,sprinting through the door. Some new trainers, another hoodie,a baseball cap from Nike.Scramble quickly for max discount,for stuff you barely like. Get some things,…
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If you don’t get yourself upTo the top of that hillIf you lay on your backIn bed snoring still You’ll be annoyed and sadFor forever and a dayThat you didn’t wake upAnd in your bed you did stay You’d miss the adventureThe laughs and the viewsThe stories to tellWill be replaced by a snooze How…
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Creases deepLike the Mariana TrenchHot and sweatywith a camembert stench She’s magnetic.GravitationalMaking heartsbreakable A tidal disrupterSo many fucked herWorks all sidesAnd loving the rides Eats a babyTight with LetbyNo to the wasteAnd seasoned to taste She’s a red flagAin’t no price tagNo chance of resaleCuz this ain’t retail The cost is highWe hear them cryCradle…
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