And I’d Know

You think yourself

Some fucking big shot

But really,

Is that all you’ve got?

‘Cause if what you’re giving

Is truly your best

Then you’re no bigger

Than all the rest

12/08/2025 4

“What You Had…And What You Lost”

It’s all too easy

To fall in love

With the brilliance

Of your music

Yet for such a charming,

Handsome man

It seems you were

A bit of a prick

28/07/2025 2

Poking The Bear

Now you’ve upped

And left me

Breaking my heart

Again

I wish you nothing

But cruelty,

Emotional torture

And pain

23/09/2024 10

It’s All Superficial

You say

That I intrigue you

As I’m pale

And interesting

Yet what I see

Is the reality

And that ain’t worth

A thing

01/08/2024 5

“A World Of Pure Imagination”

As I sit here

And nurse

My beer

Full of sorrow

And regret

I realise

I’ve never

Loved anyone

As much as

The man

I’ve never met

07/06/2024 4

Through Space And Time

If only there was a button

That, when pressed, whisked you away

And you found yourself at the beginning

Of a different time and day

Then I would press that button

And I would grab your hand

And let that portal transport us

Both to the promised land

(Inspired by a writing prompt offered by Michael at https://afterwards.blog)

24/02/2024 9

Gazing

With those beautiful eyes

And winning smile

It should be no surprise

We’ll be here a while

12/08/2023 6

Sleeping Over

Fuelled by wine

And impure thoughts

I smiled as nature

Took her course

03/08/2023 0

Fishbones

I guess you’re all there

Outside together

Enjoying the food

And this change in weather

Swapping your stories

Of the week’s events

As you wait for the last

Course to commence

Well don’t mind me

As I sit here and smoke

Hoping for the day

When you all choke

And die

21/07/2023 8

Mightier Than Swords

A face you wouldn’t tire

Of thumping

With such a countenance

You’ve been cursed

But such a thing

Would be unbecoming

So instead

I’ll use my words

Pulling No Punches

Come for me again

My friend

And events will turn apace

Your head will spin

As that shit eating grin

Is wiped right off your face

(Originally Posted 18.01.2021)

18/01/2023 0

In The Library

I guess I’ve always felt

That little bit better

When I’m in amongst

Those words and letters

Safe in my own

Little fantasy world

Where my peace and quiet

Is undisturbed

The Window Seat

There’s
people,
people,
everywhere

Dashing
around
without
a care

Or,
at least,
that’s how
it looks

When I
glance up
from behind
my books

(Originally Posted 08.01.2020)

08/01/2023 2

The Good Time Girl

If only I actually was

This little minx that I portray

I’d get my coat and hat

And without looking back

Go have myself a field day

Fuck Buddies

I
won’t
always
be
here,
you
know

For
when
you
feel
the
need
to
ask

Not
while
there
are
more
dicks
to
blow

And
other
glows
in
which
to
bask

(Originally Posted 15.09.2020)

15/09/2022 6

Lighting The Touchpaper (Part Four)

When
they
came
to take
me away

They
asked if
I had
anything
to say

And so
it was
the truth
I uttered

That you
never
knew
which
side

Your
bread
was
buttered

Lighting The Touchpaper (Part Three)

So
they
put
the
fire
out,
did
they?

All
blaring
sirens
and
flashes

Well
don’t
mind
me

As I
stand
here
with
glee

And
piss
upon
your
ashes

(Originally Posted 31.08.2019)

Lighting The Touchpaper (Part Two)

Now I
finally
know
the
truth

There
is no
turning
back

So
enjoy
the
burn

Motherfucker

Until
your
lips
turn
black

(Originally Posted 31.08.2019)

Lighting The Touchpaper (Part One)

Did
you
ever
love
me

Or
was
this
just
a joke?

I
need
to know
the
truth,
you see

Before
your
house
goes
up in
smoke

(Originally Posted 31.08.2020)

31/08/2022 9

Hyperbole

If only this one

Was the truth bar none

And I had such a steadfast allure

But in reality

This could never be me

As I am all too easily ignored

Push And Pull

Love me
or
loathe me

You’ll
never
escape me

So why
would
you even
try

Kiss me
or
kill me

You will
always
want me

So there’s
no point
in saying
goodbye

(Originally Posted 06.07.2019)

06/07/2022 6

Draining The Glass

Yet the fantasy

That promises so much

Rarely delivers

In the end

IPA

Beer

Bridging the great divide
between dreams and reality

Since 1993

(Originally Posted 26.04.2019)

26/04/2022 11

To Be Implored

Come once more

Into the darkness

Where we fellow heathens dwell

We’ll speak of our ills

And contemplate our thrills

As we cast out our spell

End Credits

Is that
it now

She
said

Can we
go back?

As I want
nothing more

Than to fade
to black

(Originally Posted 26.04.2020)

26/04/2022 5

Mirage

We meet again

And my heart soars

But only in my dreams

Then my heart breaks

All over again

To find all is not as it seems

24/04/2021 6

The Alternative View

Real love isn’t all poetry

With hearts and fancy flowers

Sometimes it’s just about making do

And putting in the hours

17/04/2021 35

The Siren

I hear her calling my name,
Luring me to the murky depths.

Her song, beckons me.
Her promise, tantalises me.

I am compelled to listen.
I am urged to respond.

But she is all the way out at sea,
And I never learned to swim.

(Originally Posted 23.04.2019)

27/02/2021 9

‘You Won’t Know Until You Try…’

Should
we
accidentally
meet

On that
busy,
bustling
street

Would
the birds
above us
tweet

As our
hearts
skip a
beat?

Or would I just blether on a whole heap of shite because I’m clinically depressed and unable to formulate a meaningful conversation with anyone of the opposite sex since my partner died so you just give up trying to listen and walk away thinking who the fuck was that lunatic and happily go about the rest of your life whilst I retreat back to my house wondering why the fuck I even bothered going out in the first fucking place?

22/10/2020 38

Just Passing By

Was it you

That was

The one

For me

But a future

Between us

I just

Could not see

I suppose

That now

None of that

Even matters

For you’ve

Moved on

While I’m left

In tatters