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Matronage
I met the boy who shat himself years later. Beaky Behan. Not the full shilling. Shit running down his shorts and into his socks and shoes. He...
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Anthem
To all who have not died but are dead Cold, no heat within was proof Man can stand yet have no rest Nothing to see but have seen all That echo of...
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The Gods of Selfies
Gods of selfies lets you rip yourself in two Make yourself anew Like a river bursting its banks And the sky licked ashore You were pure as snow...
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A statue of you
A statue bright as a new grave Thick and unquick stone The best laid to rest Glory, glory, glory! Gene ology drowned in unbright light Framed in a...
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what comes after Christmas 3
The basement smelt damp and faintly of pee. A knot grew in Carl’s gut. He hurried with Naama in his arm. He was a wee man and she was no weight at...
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silence, is often a pause
Posted on Sat, 31 May 2014
silence, is often a pause before the encore.
Read full commentPosted in War of Sounds
gulls as beggars, beggars
Posted on Tue, 05 Aug 2025
gulls as beggars, beggars belief. I hope we see that chink of light.
Read full commentPosted in before Floris
mesemerising. I'd always had
Posted on Wed, 06 Aug 2025
mesemerising. I'd always had the devil down as a smoker. Now I know.
Read full commentPosted in The Last Temptation of Kieran Murphy
sweet spot, indeed. perfect.
Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2025
sweet spot, indeed. perfect. If there is such a thing, when the stories run weird.
Read full commentPosted in The Watchers In The Walls
know the feeling, well.
Posted on Sun, 27 Jul 2025
know the feeling, well.
Read full commentPosted in Sunday afternoon
we pluck what we can from the
Posted on Sun, 27 Jul 2025
we pluck what we can from the ether. You pluck poetry.
Read full commentPosted in A Poet's Greek Mythology
I feel the sweep of something
Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025
I feel the sweep of something sinister and that's no prophesy.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (4)
rhyme is cruel, rhyme is
Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2025
rhyme is cruel, rhyme is right, that's what I learnt at school. I unlearnt it too. Marking time with geese like you.
Read full commentPosted in After the Geese
spider alert. Better than
Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025
spider alert. Better than spiderman.
Read full commentPosted in The Irritating Gentleman (part two)
Love the transition, Hayley
Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Love the transition, Hayley being talked down to and then taking charge- in an omnious way. I wonder what she plans to do with the irritating man.
Read full commentPosted in The Irritating Gentleman (part one)
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