Why do we refuse to learnAnd grow from our mistakes?Trapped in a recurring dreamFrom which we never wakeOn and on the cycle goesNo desire to escapeMurder, war, and genocideIs the future that awaits And everything that happensKnow we’ve seen it all beforeStories so horrific thatWe simply can’t ignoreBut still we carry onHeads bowed towards the [...]
Author: Matt
Yo, hi, hello. I'm just your standard sarcastic, cynical, satirical guy who doesn't care much for acting in an 'age appropriate' manner, whatever that means. I write poetry and short stories. Want to know anything else? -> https://mspoetry.com/whos-matt
Another 100 words in 100 seconds
Another writing exercise where I gave myself 100 seconds to write a story, before editing down to 100 words. It seemed too good to be true. Not only had this muppet dropped his keys, but posted online whereabouts he’d lost them, even adding his address, requesting whoever finds them pop them through his letterbox as [...]
Cronyism
Who needsA nepotocracyWhen you’ve gotBritish democracy An aristocracyMasqueradingAs a meritocracy It’s all aboutYour familyOr who you wentTo school with Or who you’reSick or brave enoughTo sleep with Making sureThe money goesTo all yourHighschool chums Or toMs Arcuri, ‘causeShe took it up the [redacted] PoliticsIs riddledWith corruptionAnd perversion Like BoJoAnd STD’s[of course, that's just an assumption] [...]
Ramblings: Sex Ed
It was announced recently that, for the first time in twenty years, the Sex Education syllabus in England is set to be rewritten. About damn time. I say that, but I didn’t even realise it was an official thing. My high school certainly never followed it. Yes, they taught the basics of reproduction. Yes, they [...]
100 words in 100 seconds
I gave myself 100 seconds to write 100 words (initial word count was 117, so I had to edit slightly to bring it down to 100). This is the result: The night was dark, as night tends to be. Through the quiet streets hurried a young woman. As she passed by an ale house, a [...]
Carnival of Absurdity
It’s a carnivalOf absurdityA festivalOf obscenityIt’s a circusOf perversityA celebrationOf insanityOn and onIn my headFor eternity I dared to peakInside the HouseOf MirrorsWhat greeted meMade me quicklyReconsider For staring backAt me wasNo reflectionBut the incarnationOf my everyImperfection I tried to smashThose windowsTo realityBut the only thingThat shatteredWas my sanity It’s a carnivalOf absurdityA festivalOf obscenityIt’s [...]
Liturgy of Depravity
It is no escapeTo make sense of the mysteryThe pill for aidingOur existence is depravityDreaming dreamy dreamsOf tantalising travestiesPlagued by thoughtless thoughtsWe all need a little tragedy Forget the voices stopListen even in their paucityLet their words satisfyA requirement for insanityYour mind has long departedFor the shores of incapacitySo dwell with me a whileHere in [...]
I did another thing
I did a thing. A 'submitting a poem for a contest' sort of thing. It's a 'humour' poem contest. I don't tend to write humourous poems. However, the one I submitted is amusing. Amusing enough to win a competition? Probably not. However, after looking at the winning entries from last year, humour has been sorely [...]
Stand With Me (karaoke style video)
My song, Stand With Me, in a karaoke style video. This version has a piano line to indicate timing and pitch of the lyrics. I made a version without this as well, but haven't uploaded it, yet. I wish I had a version with actual vocals, but my voice is horrendous and I can't convince [...]
Some would callThe human raceThe pinnacleOf evolution But I have toDisagreeAnd questionThat conclusion LanguageAnd dexterityIs to meA mere illusion To claimThat we’re evolvedIs the grandestOf delusions Our presenceOn this planetIs an unwelcomeIntrusion Driving speciesTo extinctionDeforestationAnd pollution Our abilityTo destroyIs our only trueDistinction No doubtThat humankindIs this planet’sMain affliction It’s clearThat our removalIs the onlyTrue solution [...]
