Why do I make promises I know I’ll never keep And why do I only make them To myself? I swear I’ll do better Try harder next time Con myself into thinking I’ll get it right this time And when I don’t I tell myself It’s a victimless crime But the conman inside me Forgets […]
There’s something missing From the world today I don’t know what it is But I’m sure it was still there Yesterday But then again I’ve been locked away For far too long Within myself I can only remember How it all used to be
People talk Of the flames of passion Liken desire To a fire And the heart to a pyre But that’s just the fashion For clichéd metaphors Overused and underthought And so rarely true to reality But more appealing To the unthinking majority These feelings More often than not Leave us empty and cold Alone in […]
Just few days in another big bang! Well, that was bit of an exaggeration. Next Tuesday (12th March 2019) is going to mark the release of my debut poetry collection, that I have filled with my heart and soul as it’s my first published book ever. With that, let me indulge in some blatant promotion…
Gotta keep plugging my book. Sorry peeps. This is what it looks like: Click >>here<< for a list of where you can buy it. Basically, it’s every poem I wrote through 2018, in order. Not a ‘poem-a-day’ exercise, but not far off. From politics to passion, heartache to hangovers, friendship to family, music to meat-eating, […]
Memories Cold and harsh as winter Searing pain Stabbing my brain Like splinters Trapped beneath the skin That I couldn’t pull out So I pushed further in Forcing them deeper ‘Til they were hidden From the outside They will never be evident But I will always feel them A part of me So I […]
At work It’s often the more monotonous of tasks I enjoy the most I can settle into a rhythm Turn on autopilot And allow my thoughts to wander
Know your worth Before looking to appease others Or allowing others To label you And stick a price On your forehead So that if they value you Less than you know your worth to be Then you will know That they are not worth your time
via The Shifting Sands Reblog! Firstly for the Word of the Day Challenge, and this poem of the all-devouring Shifting Sands (which I believe may have been a metaphor for a part of the mind) based on probably one of my best Noteflight compositions, which you can listen to either below the poem itself (on its […]
I’ve spent at least 20 minutes wondering what to call this poem. Any suggestions? I love and hate in equal measure I relish a challenge but I can’t stand the pressure I’ve come to despise the very nature of society But I’d sacrifice myself in a heartbeat for humanity I second guess my every […]
