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We once held hands (for my late sister)
I remember you When we were young Stealing from the orchards Filling plastic bags Climbing under the fence Where the fox had made a hole We never got...
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Loss
The distance between us Is measured by our silence I am not your fault You are not my blame We just do things In someone else’s name The unfamiliar...
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Here on Earth
Here on earth are the real pearly gates Protecting those inside from everything they hate Like other human beings Who are not so keen on material...
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The Stolen Poppy
A symbol of remembrance past Showing respect to those who fell Has been hijacked by the political class Happy to send more soldiers to hell The upper...
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This White Room
I’m sitting at the bedside of a woman whose life has been stolen. The thief has left the debris of a once fiery strong willed person. A mother a...
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