Half Past Midnight
Half past midnight
His day begins.
His tread so quiet
As he walks through the night.
The darkness hides him.
All he has to confide in.
Goes to the 24 hour shop,
Gets a bottle of wine.
Maybe he will
… Read the rest You go on track,
Trying to go faster,
Competing narratives.
Ask you
Will you last here?
No.
Speeding away
From controversy,
No no no.
Climatic changes
In our lives
Leaves us strangers
To truth,
So we tell lies.
A truth … Read the rest
How slim the line
‘Twixt fame and failure.
But if you don’t ask
Could I do better,
And blame the rest
That would be a shame.
And you claim nothing.
And you remain
In an endless spiral,
Going nowhere.
You … Read the rest
Your face
Is everything I need.
You are beautiful,
And my creed
Is honour.
Respect and duty
To the man next to me.
Are you faithful
To this memory?… Read the rest
What tares like a passion
Can drift; can lift two people apart.
Who good heart
But not meant to be.
I know you are over me
But where does that
Leave me?
Apportioning no blame
The shame is mine.
But … Read the rest
Took a woman for a date,
But I arrived late,
Apologising like a child.
This was my fate.
She said ‘Don’t bother
This place is great.’
I took the menu;
Let’s go wild,
The most expensive
Bottle of wine,
That … Read the rest
Who knew the truth?
Was a proof required?
He wrote till he got tired.
Doubting himself
Every step of the way,
Every night and day.
Then he got wired
So he could play.
Had no say,
But he was loved… Read the rest
I love a precious woman,
She can come when she please;
I do not tease.
My integrity is every thing
I have to offer.
I hope she takes it,
Because guess what?
I fell in love.
The queen of angelic… Read the rest
In and out he goes;
And throws a new reality.
Where the woes go
He does not know.
Not given, but snatched
From some uncertainty.
So he rests.
Did he get it off his chest?
Oh no oh no.
He … Read the rest
I can’t fake it;
You can trace it to memories
I chose to forget.
Will never leave me
The begotten one.
I don’t live
In regret.
You bring purpose
In the shine
Of the smile,
And gentle laughter
That touches … Read the rest
I will not go,
Thrown To the winds;
Not without
Feeling forced.
Perhaps divorced
From a certain reality, but spins a story
Of calamity.
His vanity still sings.
This is his choice.
What bends or twists
Allow this?
What god … Read the rest
If you don’t want to laugh,
Or cry
You are missing
Something.
What jelly
In your head
Counts for a brain?
Is he insane?
Possibly.
But he remains
The same.
Not seeking fame.
More a notoriety;
That’s the suit
That … Read the rest
Nothing comes from nothing,
But something did.
Walked out,
Taking early breaths;
Then began to shout.
His outraged screams
Unwelcome in the crowd.
They wanted joy and laughter,
But that’s not what it’s about.
Their roar wore a silence,
But … Read the rest
There is a stage
In the address of man,
Who could do better?
But how he can.
Immorality revoked,
He must perform,
Lest chokes
In the air frame,
Limit his scopes.
But the torture
And the rage
Within him
Threatens … Read the rest
He talked like a man,
But thought like a saint.
Looked for contrition,
But still no admission.
What had he done?
He walked down the streets;
People looked at him funny.
He didn’t care
He had the money.
He was … Read the rest
Let’s take a drive;
See what’s mine.
You have nothing.
Committing no crime,
But you blue it away.
That was yesterday;
Tomorrow you will be fine.
You loved, but hurt several times.
That is the curse
That is humanity.
I do not believe in god,
But I believe in you.
Do you believe in me?
Something of a reprobate.
Closest to Christ
You will ever see
Are all I have to offer.
When angels fall
They fall far.
No … Read the rest
Going no where,
What’s the trouble?
Think you can double
On debts?
You gambled too heavy,
Spare the grievance,
Look at the achievements.
It’s not a mystery,
But there is
History here.
Big boys don’t cry;
They f*****g do,
I … Read the rest
I watched the sun come up today;
Naked trees
Beneath a cloud of grey.
But if you can’t ping a forty yard pass you are nothing;
A footballer, that’s what you are.
Call this the baller.
We do not do … Read the rest
Once upon another life, when I was free I saw you,
You saw me.
Incarceration; a grown man but a child inside, feckless reckless.
Keeping secrets, he made his way
In the world,
Yet he curled from the past,
And … Read the rest
Don’t worry about the noisy ones,
Too obvious.
The quiet man,
More dangerous.
No one knows him.
Invisible underground;
Can you find him?
Doubt it.
But sounds you may recover on radar,
Because he can’t shut up.
He leaves a … Read the rest