White Elephant

A poem from 2017

A litany of failure

I choose not to recall

At last, the recognition

Your decisions crashed and burned

And on you move

To a brand new scheme

Offering no apologies

Your head never rolls

Village Idiot

A poem from 2017

At last my time has come

At the centre of a real growth industry

Everyone wants a part of me

Social media my speciality

I’m breaking chains and becoming free

My ignorance seen by everyone

And they clap and applaud

Likeminded fools spur me on

A veritable expert in everything

Especially things I know nothing about

I berate those who disagree

No benign madman, me

Come along and watch me play

As I merrily tweet away

The Seagull

A poem from 2017

Flying around all day

It's more tiring than you think

Water water everywhere

With a raw fishy stink

I'm not a bird brain

I'm intelligent

I'm bored

I'm fed up catching my own food

It's alright for you

You just walk around all day

Eating ice cream

Or fish and chips

Riding on the fairground

Walking on the beach

You have no cares

You don't have to worry where your next meal is coming from

Just go into the building and ask

That's all you have to do

I envy your simple life

Your ice cream with a double scoop

I'm flying over your head, taking aim

Watch out, I'm gonna poop

Double Dutch

A poem from 2017

You got me against the ropes

Never letting me rest

It's relentless

And I don't understand

You bark instructions within my bones

My very DNA screams

As I struggle to keep up

I tire of your games

Bulk Buying

A poem (?) from 1986

I couldn’t decide

whether to just buy four pork chops

or whether to go

the whole hog

Always The Bridesmaid

A poem from 2017

She smiles

She's had enough practice

Hiding the seething volcanic anger within her

Over and over

Always the same

The pain

The hurt

The fear

“Why is it never me?”

She can never say no

Hopes to catch the bouquet

Deep within she quivers

What's wrong with me?

Am I that ugly?

Do I smell?

Am I a horrible person?

She wants to cry

She wants to punch that grin off the face of the next person who says, “It'll be your turn next”

But she'll keep up the show as she resists the urge to run

Her social circle dwindles as each friend says “I do”

And despite all her efforts

Her left eye twitches ever so slightly

Purple Rain

A poem from 2017

How the end of the world came
Stormy, but it did not rain
Pretence of invading aliens
An exceptional silence

Wobble

A poem from 2017

She sits on the floor

Back to the wall

Empty

Tears stain her eyes

Chocolate stains her lips

Blank

How long has it been?

Yet still this keeps on happening

She takes deep breaths

The world will not wait

Counting

Force that smile

Put on that brave face

Determined

Dude

A poem from 2017

You think you look cool

We think you're a fool

Scum of the Earth

A poem from 1993

I committed the most

disgusting

vile

heinous

sick

perverse crime

thinkable to humankind

I told someone I loved her

Left Behind

A poem from 2017

March march march

Moan moan moan

Whine whine whine

Groan groan groan

Scream scream scream

Shout shout shout

You you you

Out out out

Blah blah blah

Pedestrian

A poem from 2017

Here's a recital:

You are slowing me down!

I can't walk past you!

You have eyes in the back of your head!

At this rate I'll be dead

Before I get there!

In the day your sun is blinding my eyes

In the night your fire is burning my way

Rest

Rest

Calm down, dear

Pause

Selah

Nobody told me “no!” until now

Or if they did I just ignored them

I'm feeling frustrated

My body is weary and aches

With each passing moment time is lost

Outwardly I'm wasting away

Inwardly renewed every day

Rest

Rest

Calm down, dear

Pause

Selah

You have all eternity

You have so much patience

We just want to run

And do it all ourselves

Building a tower to reach the sky

And I'm wondering why it's not just enough to be happy today