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People Poem

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For The Soldier

Posted on November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 by rak

For The Soldier We think we know what it means to love. We say it we would do anything for… Read more For The Soldier

big stupid dog

Big Stupid Dog

Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 by rak

Big Stupid Dog The dog was big and pointless. It was a big, stupid, pointless dog. It does nothing well,… Read more Big Stupid Dog

angry young man

Not Crazy But Mad

Posted on October 16, 2021October 15, 2021 by rak

Not Crazy But Mad They aren’t crazy It isn’t that. That’s how they look, with their broken glass stare and… Read more Not Crazy But Mad

mother father and child reading

New Tricks Old Dog

Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 by rak

New Tricks Old Dog even a young pup can sometimes show an old dog a book of new tricks

two mannekins facing away

Together Apart

Posted on October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 by rak

Together Apart Not every word will be kind not every kiss will be gentle not every thought will be nice… Read more Together Apart

power station

Burn Their Money

Posted on October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 by rak

Burn Their Money Money is power The rich have too much power Just burn their money

bitcoins and u s dollar bills

Dirty Money

Posted on October 7, 2021October 8, 2021 by rak

Money is only dirty if your hands are filthy.

women of steel

Maids Of Steel

Posted on October 5, 2021October 8, 2021 by rak

Maids of Steel Women made of steel created to celebrate the steel in the maids

Crying Quietly

Posted on October 1, 2021October 5, 2021 by rak

Crying Quietly Senryu a babe in her arms she rushes home to her life crying quietly

The Thief Taking

Posted on September 30, 2021October 5, 2021 by rak

The Thief Taking A Poem I saw the thief as I went to do the shopping, in the early morning,… Read more The Thief Taking

drizzle on a window

Comforting Gloom

Posted on September 30, 2021September 28, 2021 by rak

afternoon half light grey and rainy autumn day a comforting gloom

English Seaside

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 by rak

The English seaside A loveley place to visit Lonely place to die

Girl On The Bus

Posted on September 20, 2021September 16, 2021 by rak

In the middle of a shabby council estate, a girl gets on the bus. She is wrong. Something about her… Read more Girl On The Bus

I Remember You

Posted on September 19, 2021September 19, 2021 by rak

One year gone, one year on, but I remember you. That little girl with a cherry red flame of hair… Read more I Remember You

a wedding ring

If Not For You

Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by rak

What would I do, if not for you? Would I survive, or even thrive? Would I make do, and better,… Read more If Not For You

Man Eats World

Posted on September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 by rak

Safely gathered in, this harvest has been brought home. Man will eat this world.

Love Lies Bleeding

Posted on September 10, 2021September 9, 2021 by rak

love lies bleeding on the floor love lies always nevermore

Watching People Die

Posted on September 7, 2021November 24, 2021 by rak

Watching People Die I sat and watched her as she died. My grandmother, Winnie. Her skin, always white and weather… Read more Watching People Die

Right Thing Wrong

Posted on September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 by rak

It is very hard for us to do the right thing for the wrong people

bottle of writers tears whiskey

The Drink Problem

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by rak

People with the drink problem. I simply can’t stand them. Not the alkys or the winos, not the mothers in… Read more The Drink Problem

A Gravestone

Unmark My Grave

Posted on August 26, 2021August 24, 2021 by rak

Carved on the stone is a name long forgot Cut by the hand of a man we know not The… Read more Unmark My Grave

The Way To Go

Posted on August 24, 2021August 23, 2021 by rak

Dragging on, drawn out and drugged up, demented or diseased, and probably both, the ending we will meet is not… Read more The Way To Go

Political Rule

Posted on August 17, 2021August 16, 2021 by rak

Good ones never stand Bad ones stand for themselves Political rule

A Small Man Belittled

Posted on August 15, 2021September 1, 2021 by rak

She’d gone too far. This time, too far. She’d made a small man out of him, though he stood six… Read more A Small Man Belittled

My Mother’s Hands

Posted on October 29, 2020October 1, 2021 by rak

My Mother’s Hands It’s late. I’m reading a book, unlearning how to write, or maybe not. I see an old… Read more My Mother’s Hands

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