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I See Poetry
. I See Poetry By Paul McCann Anger is a wild wind chained to my wrist . Love's a landslide falling over a cliff . Silence is a closed curtain round...
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Hugs
Two arms enfolding … but – … so – …
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To a Lone Sailor
'...sail steady, sail always, sail true.'
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Dear Creator
Dear Creator Dear Creator, Sorry for the awful mess And sorry ‘bout your status Foolish man’s grand design Has left you far behind His juggernaut of...
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Okay, Karen, I'll Tell You What Heroin Feels Like
I've gotten this question many times. It's a question only posed by non abusers, and one that usually throws me for a loop. I’ve gotten this in my...
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Let Me Tell You
how many times I love you- as many as stars in the sky or pebbles in the sand with hugs in the night beneath a moon’s delight and I cannot stop...
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Sweetie Pie
I wasn't going to buy another dog because it hurts too much when they die. But I decided to buy another dog and she is my Sweetie Pie. When it comes...
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To Have Known You
Dear diary: after dreaming of a friend I once knew, this memory of 1972 came back to me. Monday 11th January 2021. Long lost friend I dreamed of you...
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SEV 3
I was sixteen when I stole my brother, SEV’s, identity. I’d nipped into the lounge of the Glen Lusset and ordered a pint of lager. I was tall enough...
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A Sign of the Times
In which Josiah sees a sign, and Archibald wishes he hadn't! This story was inspired by an allegedly real photograph of precisely this sign being displayed in a Funeral Director's window, which gives me hope that Josiah and Archibald really are out there, somewhere :-)
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A Hard Nights Sleep
A Hard Nights Sleep By Paul McCann I cannot sleep a wink tonight around the house I walk I try to coax myself like a sleep coach having a talk . You’...
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Getting Too Old To Get Up For Work
. Getting Too Old To Get Up For Work By Paul McCann The alarm clock went off I shuddered from sleep, then I fell out of bed landing in a heap...
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Missing You The Way I do
. Missing You The Way I do By Paul McCann My heart and mind have been torn in two , because I’m missing you the way I do , I’m in the forsaken zone...
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Books Kill
Books Kill Monday morning sun bounced off the red brick of The Headmaster’s office, imparting a comforting glow onto Anne Wolsey’s favourite place,...
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The Lost Days of a Limpet
You were born a silent egg A stubborn little shell Sucking tight the window to the world. Now, in nests of newspaper And seconds ticking through the...
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How to become a Rock Star
It's actually quite easy to become a modern rock star. Firstly, you need a junk food diet, supplemented by zero exercise. This is sometimes called...
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Disenchantment 18
***** Nannette Chan had a bad feeling about the attorney, Malbourne, even his name was a premonition of something bad. What kind of ancestry was...
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Presidential Inauguration
Inauguration of President Joe Biden The grand panoply of the American Republic was on display today, January 20, 2021. Early in the morning, outgoing...
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I Didn't Watch The Inauguration
Today Joe Biden was inaugurated President. But I didn't watch the inauguration. I'm not a Joe Biden supporter. He didn't win because of me. I voted...
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