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Poems

The Troubles

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

In a goldfish bowl

Just needing to escape

Kicking the glass

Our souls being raped

Fed from above

Pressure from all sides

But a long long memory

That never dies.

When I was young

I had young man's eyes

Lookin...

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My Place

Monday, March 30, 2009

I know my placeI won't question the rulesI can't blame my toolsI can suffer foolsI admire better schoolsI know my place. I know my placeI doff my...

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Coming Out

Friday, March 27, 2009

Life would be easy if I came out as gayMy old friend Bill would like it that wayI would build a love nest with a garden and gateAnd watch...

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Our Boys

Monday, March 16, 2009

This country is precious and sublime and mineBut day by day we see it declineWith mums dads and families so sadAs they see their loved ones going...

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An Ode to Lincoln's refuse collectors (with apologies to Lonnie Donegan fans)

Friday, March 13, 2009

My old man's a dustman, and city council based,When he came home the other night he couldn't keep straight-faced,The scheme was in the paper, the...

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Royal Mail Woes

Monday, March 02, 2009

The recessionary woes tell a sorry taleIncluding the proposed sell-off of our sacred Royal MailWith losses they are mounting and it's easy to see...

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Winter

Monday, February 09, 2009

This is February 2009. Dark skies blanket fog and black ice. Siberian snow falls on pine Which is pretty, and white and nice. Britain of...

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The Brown Hell

Saturday, February 07, 2009

In exchange for a hard day's toil Your dollars pay me to look for oil, My skin gets burnt, my eyes become learnt, My legs are tired, my skills...

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If I was a Father in Gaza

Monday, January 26, 2009

If I was a father in GazaI would never sleep For the sky showers deathAnd you can hear parents weepIf I was a father in GazaI would be on the...

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The Nature of Humanity

Monday, January 12, 2009

The sky, the sky engulfed whole,No Man or Woman to console,Searing Heavens, the lone sentiment,Stood tall, fearful and pertinent. The sky, the...

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