‘I’ll put us back together at heart, baby’
Random #225
“There’s no such thing as a long time ago. There’s only memories that mean something and memories that don’t”
– Sly Stallone (as himself)
If Not Now, When?
I’ll talk you through each step
He said
I’ll explain everything as we go
That’s not what concerns me
She said
It’s the resultant shame I need to forgo
Like Riding A Bike
It’s
not
that
I don’t
want
to
She
said
It’s
more
that
I don’t
know
how
Just
come a
little
closer
He
said
None
of
that
matters
now
(Originally Posted 05.08.2020)
Another Failed Bribe
Please don’t bother
Sending a card
I have no use
For your money
In fact anything you post in
Will be thrown in the bin
As I couldn’t care less, honey
Congratulations
Am I
supposed
to feel
something?
Because
I don’t
Am I
supposed
to thank
you?
Because
I won’t
(Originally Posted 05.08.2020)
She Started It
Neither of us won
The war you waged
Still it makes me smile
To think of you enraged
Stale (mate)
You
deserve
less
I
deserve
more
We’re
both
fucked
either
way
So
let’s
call
it a
draw
(Originally Posted 05.08.2019)
‘Let Us Smile Each Chance We Get’
I lost that badge
Later that night
In a drunken haze
On Fleet Street
My arm was twisted
So the fun embargo lifted
And my fears, for once,
I managed to beat
Temple Bar
The hordes gather outside your hotel window.
Laughing,
Joking,
Having fun.
You wish you could be more like them.
Prettier,
Funnier,
More confident.
Instead you’re sitting in your room alone with the curtains drawn.
With nothing but your ‘I Hate People’ badge for company.
(Originally Posted 04.08.2019)
In The Aftermath
I don’t
know
what you
expected
You knew
something
inside me
had changed
It wasn’t
just your
advances
I rejected
It was
from
everyone
I abstained
Robotic
Take
that
look
off
your
face
You
can
hardly
be
surprised
You
know
my heart
cannot
race
And
I’m
dead
behind
the
eyes
(Originally Posted 04.08.2020)
Looking In All The Wrong Places
If it’s distance that you want
He said
Then that’s exactly what you’ll get
There has to be something more
She said
But I just haven’t found it yet
A Pin In A Map
Do you think you’ll get away with it
He said
That you will succeed in your plan
I just know I have to try
She said
I need as much distance as I can
(Originally Posted 03.08.2021)
Instant Gratification
It may well surprise you to know
I write most poems in under a minute
Especially each one of those
With a shitload of swear words in it
Catharsis
I
really
only
write
the
words
That
everyone
else is
thinking
I
just
say
what
comes
naturally
And
without
even
flinching
(Originally Posted 03.08.2020)
In The Vestry
How long must I wait
She said
Until I tell him how I feel
I don’t think you ever can
He said
That truth you should never reveal
Always The Bridesmaid
If only you’d ask
I would say yes
My undying love
I would confess
Alas it seems
I must somehow
Bide my time
At least for now
(Originally Posted 02.08.2021)
Time Gentlemen, Please!
And into those fires of hell
We jumped
Both of us head first
We should’ve just stopped
When the doors were locked
Rather than stay to quench our thirst
Drinking Irresponsibly
From
the
depths
of the
cold
Into
the
dancing
fires of
hell
I
just
cannot
help but
feel
That
this
will not
end
well
(Originally Posted 02.08.2020)
Weight Off Your Shoulders
I hope that now
You’re away from me
You are enjoying
Your life carefree
I hope you don’t
Think of me
For I’m standing tall
Just as I should be
The Burden
If
only
I knew
what to do
I
would
not be so
reliant on you
If
only
I knew
how to grieve
It
would be
so much easier
to let you leave
If
only
I knew
who to be
I’d
thank you
for your help
and set you free
(Originally Posted 01.08.2019)
The Cynic
Nature versus nurture
That is the great debate
Was I born a pessimist
Or did it find me late?
I suppose it doesn’t matter
However it came to be
As the cynic is now embedded
In my personality
Mythbusting
If
life is
funny
sometimes
Then
why
can’t
I contain
my laughter
It’s the
same as
all that
bullshit
they say
About
living
happily
ever
after
(Originally Posted 01.08.2020)
Retiring The Hell Bunnies
I was looking at my old dresses
Just the other day
Remembering each time I’d worn one
Before the desire to went astray
Perhaps I should repurpose them
Put my favourites on display
As there’s no chance I will wear one
And it’s a shame to hide them away
Getting Dressed
I could
put on
a smile
And
step
into a
dress
But why
the fuck
would I
bother
Who is
there to
impress?
(Originally Posted 01.08.2019)
Just A Tad
Melodramatic?
Me?
Never!
The Night Shift
Is it
too late
to phone
in sick?
For life…
(Originally Posted 31.07.2019)
‘I’ll Be There For You’
Sometimes all you need
Is a shoulder on which to cry
Someone armed with tissues
To help wipe away your issues
Is enough to help you get by
Why Not
Come here
She implored
And sit with me
Let’s drink some wine
Watch shit TV
We can hold hands
And talk all night
Until our troubles
Are out of sight
(Originally Posted 31.07.2020)
Used
And we all know why that is, don’t we?
We all know what you stole
Any trust in men
Was taken when
You denied me any control
Don’t Touch Me
People
like me
can never
be loved
It’s something we
won’t allow
People
like me
can never
be loved
We simply don’t
know how
(Originally Posted 31.07.2019)
Realisations
Off on
my travels
again
Hoping
this time
for something
new
But
time has
told me
And
experience
shown me
My dreams
will never
come true
Aspirations
Off on
my travels
again
Hoping to
find some
peace
Perhaps I’ll
meet someone
new
And this
heartache will
cease
(Originally Posted 31.07.2019)
Lifelong
There is no update for this one
Nothing further to remark
Other than to say
I have felt this way
Pretty much from the start
Outline In Chalk
Here
I lie
Despite
my wealth
Murdered
By my
mental
health
(Originally Posted 30.07.2020)
For My Own Good
I was pretending
So much back then
I should have known
Things would soon go tits up
In fact I’m amazed
Given how I behaved
No one thought to lock me up
Apathy & Deception
How the
fuck am
I going
to get
through
today
when I
can’t even
open my
eyes?
Why the
fuck am
I even
bothering
today
when
my life
is just
a myriad
of lies?
(Originally Posted 30.07.2019)
An Asylum For The Hysterically Widowed
I remember that night so well
Even though I don’t remember his face
I felt so guilty
Thinking they should commit me
Just for craving his embrace
Guilty
I got lost
in his eyes
when he spoke to me
and, for a moment,
I wondered what
it would be like
to hold his hand.
I’m sorry.
(Originally Posted 30.07.2019)
‘Priceless Advice’
Take all of your keepsakes
They say
And put them in a box
That way you will always have
A reminder of who you’ve lost
But not everything can be locked away
And it’s those things that you miss
It’s not like a shirt can replace a hug
Or a photo a kiss
Sense (less)
I’m starting to forget.
Your face,
Your voice,
Your touch.
I don’t like it.
(Originally Posted 30.07.2019)
Random #224
‘Oh all the times I’ve tasted love
Never knew quite what I had
Little darling if you hear me now
Never needed you so bad
Spinning ’round inside my head’
Random #223
“I’m 84 and I listen to this song every night before my bed, just in case I die in my sleep”
– Anonymous YouTube Comment
On The Front Foot
After that night I realised
To quell the fears inside my head
I’d get a much better sleep
If I began to keep
A cricket bat under my bed
Creaky Floorboards
Tonight is
the first time
I’ve felt real fear
Being
home alone
without you here
What if someone
breaks in during
the night?
Will I survive
now you’re not
here to fight?
(Originally Posted 29.07.2019)
In Desperation
There’s a chance this one might work
He said
Proffering her a wand
She near broke his hand
As she snatched it and ran
Before he could even respond
The Magic Shop
What
brings
you
here
He
said
What
can
I do
for
you?
I
just
need
a spell
She
said
To
make
it not
be
true
(Originally Posted 29.07.2020)
Seared
I guess
That is
The thing
With scars
They remain
In place
Forever
A showcase
Of the body’s
Memoirs
All those links
It cannot sever
No Way Back
To carry
on living
is proving
too hard
With my mind
and my body
so irrevocably
scarred
(Originally Posted 29.07.2019)
Not All Mushrooms Are Magic
The microdosing experiment was shortlived, thankfully
As if it continued
I think I would’ve broken through that fifth wall
And bricked it up behind me
Never to return
A Long Forty Eight Hours
If you stare
at the same four walls
for long enough,
a fifth can start
to appear.
Perhaps it’s then
you’re supposed to
realise that
the end is near.
If you stare
at the same four walls
for long enough,
your mind can
start to bend.
Perhaps it’s then
you’re supposed to
know it’s the
beginning of the end
(Originally Posted 28.07.2019)
Faith, Devotion And My Imaginary Boys
Each a favourite band
To have on hand
When life gets a little bit dark
For there’s nothing finer
Than a guy in eyeliner
To help mend a broken heart
Cure Mode
Enjoying
the
silence
With my
pictures
of you
Running
to your
heart to
be near
And
although
pleasures
remain
As you
fall into
my arms
Equally,
so does
the pain
(Originally Posted 28.07.2020)
Timidity
I know that here I come across
As someone who speaks their mind
But in reality
Words can often fail me
And my voice is much harder to find
The Jumble Sale
I rummage around inside my head as I search for what to say
But my silence means all you hear is I don’t want you to stay
I rummage around inside my head as I look down to the floor
But my silence means all you hear is I don’t love you anymore
What is painfully sad for both of us is neither of these things are true
But the jumble sale of words in my head prevents me from being honest with you
(Originally Posted 28.07.2019)
Archived
No longer the main attraction
I have been consigned to the basement
As people couldn’t touch
They stopped looking as much
And so they wheeled out my replacement
Life as a Relic
It’s like
I’m now
a museum
exhibit
Everyone
is welcome
to stop
and stare
But there
is no
touching
allowed
(Originally Posted 27.07.2019)
Ramblings Of A Fragile Mind 
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