They turn our wallets Into bullets Fashion taxes into guns It’s a war We’re paying for But fighting to never happen They arrest Those who protest And call it “national security” We’re branded traitors By our dictators When we question their authority They raid our banks To build tanks While we get nothing […]
Poems
My Resolution Revisited
I don’t usually do the whole New Year’s resolution thing, but I decided to partake in the tradition this year. Here’s an update on how it’s going: My New Year’s Resolution For twenty-eighteen Was to make more conversation What an effort it’s been I’m sure you understand It’s been hard but I’ve tried […]
So Strange, This Thing We Call Fear
It’s strange The times we feel scared And the times that we don’t What is it that sets off those alarm bells In our heads Makes us fear for our safety Our future prospects and opportunities Believing it to be The final hammer blow When I was thrown from my raft In white water rapids […]
I Don’t Want To Be A Celebrity
I want success But I don’t want fame I don’t want to be A household name I don’t want to be In the tabloid papers See my private life On all the front pages Don’t want to be followed By cameras and drones Or ever have to worry If I’m truly alone […]
Tenses
Did. Do. Will do. Was. Is. Will be. Loved. Loves. Will love. Different tenses Are little more Than different lenses Viewing the same subject But from a different perspective Loved. Loves. Will love. I have always loved you Even before we met Somehow I knew I love you now With every fibre Of […]
Being Unique Has Gone Too Far
Another offering from my Bedside Draw. I’m not entirely sure when it was written. Individuality Plagues all those in society I pray for simplicity Can’t we all be the same? Trapped in our own self pity All alone in these crowded cities There’s no sense of unity Can’t we all be the same? […]
The Iceman
Another offering from my Bedside Draw. Written around eight or nine years ago. Somewhat inspired by an enemy, Martin Finnegan, from the BioShock video game, and also by my own state of mind at the time. THE ICEMAN No more emotion Feelings are frozen I’m the fucking Iceman And the Iceman cometh for you […]
Not A Genie
I’m not some sort of genie I can’t make your wishes come true I can’t give you everything You’ll ever want or need I’m not a magical servant Fulfilling your every command But I will always be here Doing everything I can For you If you liked this, you should totally check out my […]
I Owe You Nothing
I should have been able to rely on you To open up to you To talk about darkness festering inside me To release the demons dwelling in the shadows But I could not Because all you ever did Was make yourself the victim Of the disease that was killing me You told me to keep […]
Don’t Fret
Don’t fret About something That hasn’t even happened yet Don’t worry About anything That won’t live long in the memory Pay no heed To the itch It’s only when you scratch it that it bleeds Focus on the here and now Not the footprints you have left Nor the obstacles ahead If you don’t pay […]
