"Society is hanging by a threadAnd if we don’t actIt’s going to snapOur necks" Society is hanging by a thread. Or several. Either dangling from a noose or suspended from a marionettist’s paddle. Or a frayed rope, ready to snap and send us all plunging into the abyss. The poems in this collection explore some [...]
Category: Poems
Suicidal Idolism
Media, once social,Now is nothing if not tribal ‘Followers’ another wordFor a herd of blind disciples Hanging off the every wordOf the wealthy and entitled Popularity the faithOf the braindead and the idle Hashtags become commandmentsBy which judgement shall by passed With scripture shared so thoughtlesslyBy zealots unabashed Worshipping false godsOf a modern-day religion That [...]
Laid To Waste
We are the generationDoing that which must be doneBut with no thanks to you;We gotta do this on our own It is we who bear the burdenOf the choices that you madeYou weighed us down with crossesThat we’ll carry to the grave ‘Cause while you were busy dreamingHolding on to yesterdayYou forgot about tomorrowAnd the [...]
Teach Don’t Taunt
IgnoranceIs not a crimeBut somethingWe can address Through teaching -Not ridicule -Is how we allProgress As childrenWere we laughed atWhen we gotA question wrong Or did ourTeachers aid usDo their bestTo help us learn So why do weAs adultsShow othersSuch disdain When we know thatWe could help themIf we took timeTo explain
Roadmap
There is no roadmap For love The only way to get there Is by going off The beaten track To forge a path Of your own Until you find A heart to call Your home
No End In Sight
There’s no end to the madnessThere’s no end to the crazeThere’s no end to the lunacyThis is more than a phase There’s no end to the frenzyNow we’ve set it ablazeThere’s no end to the follyOf the human race There’s no end to the stupidThere’s no fucking escapeWe just keep on makingAll the same mistakes [...]
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Life was never meant to beA competitionA battle for positionA fight for recognition But instead of working side by sideWe’re locked in oppositionOnly ever focused onAchieving our own ambitions Completing our own missionTo the detriment of the widerHuman condition Remember greater power comesFrom fusion not fissionSo why is our societySo hell-bent on division What we [...]
Just One More
Just one more And I thinkI’d better make itMy last Just one more But this night’sPassed me bySo fast Just one more There’s nowhereThat I needTo be Just one more And I’mIn such fineCompany Just one more Then I swearI’ll be doneFor the night Just one more AnotherWon’t hurt…Right? Just one more How many timesHave [...]
Defenceless
I amDefenceless UnableTo repel Your perpetualInvasion Of my thoughts I amPowerless IncapableOf halting Your eternalOccupation Of my heart
Every Time I Close My Eyes
Every timeI close my eyesI see itA bright light shiningSo inviting Every timeI close my eyesI feel itEthereal handsOn my shouldersGuidingMe closer to the light Every timeI close my eyesI hear itThe constant chidingAnd deridingTelling me it's timeTo quit fightingNo point in surviving But then I think of youAnd it opens up my eyesAnd I [...]
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