Thursday, 11 August 2011

POEM: '21st Century Drones'



The ants are destroying the colony.
Revolution is saying “no”.
Every fire’s a prison
Every burnt out shell, a grave.
Sign your own death warrant as you smash a window,
Lose individuality for a cheap pair of shoes.
Pissing on your own future
To be part of a crowd
Feral anger? More childish weakness.
Well done, you’ve got a nice new television you didn’t need
And all cost is your dignity.
These were your streets,
You’re shitting where you eat.
When the sun comes up maybe you’ll forget what you did,
Across town an innocent woman goes into the ground.
Was it worth it?

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

POEM: 'Haiku #22'

Small child holds a bear
Imagined roar scares the bad guys
No one can get in.

POEM: 'Haiku #21'

Dive from falling bombs,
Muddied foxhole, oasis.
Death cares not for rank.

POEM: 'Haiku #20'

Fall into the dark
Breath weakened, spirit shaken.
Broken leg, eyes wet.

POEM: 'Haiku #19'

By the grave we stand.
No god watches our heartbreak.
Just bones in a box.

POEM: 'Haiku #18'

Follow the old trail.
Into the forest, darkened,
Trees now skeletons.

POEM: 'Haiku #17'

Music soothes the beast
No longer screaming and sour
Content just to sing.

POEM: 'Haiku #16'

See the boy running
Chased by slower fatter lads
Who never catch him.

POEM: 'Haiku #15'

Coffee at Euston
Alone but waiting for you
Heart beating wildly.

POEM: 'Haiku #14'

What’s behind her smile?
Beautiful fatalism,
A mute siren song.

POEM: 'Haiku #13'

New government shown.
Candidate waving, smiling,
Single bullet kills.

POEM: 'Haiku #12'

Child’s shoe on a wall
Next to prickly foliage
Where the body lies.

POEM: 'Haiku #11'

Interactive like
Lemon juice and a fresh cut,
Scars and saltwater.

Monday, 1 August 2011

POEM: 'Haiku #10'

Winter caresses.
Summer chokes with its heat hold,
Fall is memories.

POEM: 'Haiku #9'

The world spins slower
A last breath for the silent.
Next time you should speak!

POEM: 'Haiku #8'

Time was I felt drained.
Now I jump through many hoops
Landing on my feet.

POEM: Haiku #7

The clock is ticking.
What is it they used to say?
‘You can’t think forwards’.

POEM: Haiku #6

Watching the moonlight.
Blinded briefly by the glare,
Expansive power.

POEM: 'Haiku #5'

Girl, where did you go?
The colour draining from my life.
Frail, I fail, weeping.