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I Am No-one

I am no-one Nothing to you I slink in shadows The depths create me I am of the dark Out of the corner Of your eye You think you see me For a moment Paused by silence Till I slip … Continue reading

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After Life

As we pass from life If there is nothing No consciousness or form Our bodies food for worms Or the crematorium fire Then there is no disappointment Or dismay There is nothing But if the soul Continues on Then who … Continue reading

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Never Know

I loved you But did not know the way I had some words But not the art to say The message deep Silent and still within I loved you then But would not yet begin Did you love me? I … Continue reading

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Solitude

A leaf floating down the gutter After heavy rainfall Disappearing into the dark cavern Of the drain A balloon rising briskly So high into the sky Floating onward to eternity With no anchor to still its progress away Alone A … Continue reading

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Modern Day Court

The Boardroom here’s A medieval court The games here played Are of the vicious sort It’s just who you know And who the ‘king’ may blame That will see you rise Or kills your game You future plays With truth … Continue reading

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Game Score

If you would walk Step by step with me For but one day All our differences Brooding wrongs Might ease away If you would walk Down a pathway here For just a mile We may unite Relinquish all our cause … Continue reading

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The Beloved

The Beloved is Music above melody Wordless lyrics The small light In a darkened room Spilling illumination Defiantly, perpetually Eternally The Beloved is A single bird against A cloudless sky The soft murmur Of wind across raging water The single … Continue reading

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Almost There

The dominion here Of the greedy lost With their cruel neglect Shown through burdened cost Takes us centre stage Where they bleed us most In a tragedy Purest tragedy Dislocate whole tribes From a living wage Systematic loss Writ on … Continue reading

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Drama Queen

You live a tragedy Like Anna Karenina Weeping, disconsolate By the train You’re so dramatic Like Lady Macbeth With wild ambition No more restrained Or like Camilla Le Fanu’s vampire Leaving every victim Soulless, drained Could you please refrain? Why … Continue reading

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Phoenix

On this day And on this morn The past gives way A dream is born Aspiring eyes Will softly gleam And slowly rise To clutch their dream The pen will write The voice will sing The power of might The … Continue reading

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