Lamentations and Regrets (2015-17)

It's about time I started writing poetry again!

Boomerang

Boomerang (2nd March, 2016) As hard as I throw, they keep coming back, Gluttons for punishment, drawn to the black, Why are they seeking out more of...

Captain, Captain

Captain, Captain 20 th November, 2015. Oh, Captain, Captain, better raise your telescope – That sail on the horizon’s getting awful close! These dark...

God is Watching You

God is Watching You (11th January, 2016) You were like the police when we bought penny sweets, Counting mine out - you knew I’d sneak two or three-ee...
Gold cherry

Red and Black

Photograph: Jeff Djevdet
Cherry

Red Black Green

Red Black Green Red for the blood as it bloomed, as it ran, Black for the bullet holes, shrapnel and bangs, Green for the hope that life might carry...
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Sometimes

Sometimes (23rd October, 2016). Sometimes time is not enough, and all you need is to erase the memories you made when you were loved. Sometimes...
Cherry

The Pen's Lament

I never get to choose the words you use, The colour of the page on which you write; I wish I scribed a rainbow - red, pink, blue - But every day I’m...

You May Not Live To Ninety-Two

You won’t have all the time you need, It’ll pass too fast, at too great speed, Some of your dreams you won’t achieve, Your luck at times you won’t...
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The Tempest

The Tempest (19/01/2017) I dreamed a storm was conjured from the night, That angry demons stirred the restless deep, That high waves crashed in...

Distraction

Distraction She traces her fingertips Across the bronzed, accentuated curves Of her neighbour’s face. As the minutes click, time slips, She loses...
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Icarus Calling

Icarus Calling (11.11.17) This is Icarus calling in, Now I'm under radar sight, Now the cover of the night Is wearing thin and day is bright. This is...
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