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poem by Frank Hornby .

"Why do you want kill us?... Why do you want to maim? Do you want to destroy our culture?...Is that your evil aim? In the guise of Islam, what are your goals? Killing helpless people.... murdering innocent souls! There's one thing... Read more

poem by Frank Hornby .

"I wish that I could see you mum, for just a little while, I wish that I could hug you mum, and see your lovely smile. I want to put my arms around you mum, and pull you close to me, Oh mum, I really miss you, oh why did it have to... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

Sweet and slow is my death candy coated nails are securing my coffin Burying myself in the iniquitous seductions of confections Gluttony is more than an acquaintance, she is my confidant and only friend Fructose and Glucose busily... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

A hamster on crack is spinning a squeaky wheel in my rib cage It's been running for it's life all day and I can't console the damn thing This hyperactive fuzzball is going to be the death of me Nervous creature, afraid of everythin... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

A burning house holds everything I am I'm beating in resistance on all every locked opportunity blackening and crumbling Doors that I can't open Halls that lead to nowhere My racing foot falls break through stairway boards Got ... Read more

poem by Tony matthews

My mind is broken. Darkness comes, Darkness goes. RAGE just ensues. The hold it takes, I know not of. The FURY, the ANGER, No control, Pure FRENZY. The blindness, the numbness. The ANGER grows, My mind is broken. Dark... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

How can you have so many things? When in the end all you have is nothing All the possessions and cash in the bank But the reality is you have nothing Food on the table a roof over your head The fact is you could still have noth... Read more

poem by Robert Kohlhammer

We have hoisted our flagging family anthems Mum leaning against the armchair with a shawl. I Feel aggrieved that she has passed away from disease. Ultra sound hones a rusted harmonica, that I have found scat tuni... Read more

poem by Ja Ja

Our life is like, an empty book Each year, we print a page The story, of our life we write With each year, that we age Some books are short, others long All based on what we’ve done Every journey made, and challen... Read more

poem by Frank Hornby .

"Our city is losing its humour, because of strangers who can't seem to smile, we are not used to these miserable faces, because misery is just not our style. Our city is losing its humour, it's drowning in a negative wave, peopl... Read more

poem by Gerry Legister

Under the heavenly stars, our children Lay inside our hearts, on raw emotions, sleeping with threadbare nights of pain, Watch dark clouds making daily devotions. With a trail of silent scar hushed in the air, So, faint, we ... Read more

poem by Jenny linsel

Our thoughts are with the bereaved We must understand their pain We all think that we are safe But vigilance we must attain It shouldn't take an act of violence For us to care for one another We should cherish every day Wit... Read more

poem by Jamal Abboud

Posted: April 7, 2012 Thus began the story Of a heart carved in memory Waiting in a public garden, On a trunk, for long being watched. A scar awfully etched. A settlement of love bargain Adored and chanted honestly, sculpt... Read more

poem by Sharon s

The person that I thought you were was full of life and fun; vibrant, full of goodwill, and a sense of adventure that compared with no-one. I felt at home when I talked with you, and I thought you understood; I shared my faults ... Read more

poem by Jamal Abboud

She lives in my house, As if it wasn’t my house, And it became her dearest house; She occupies my favorite side of bed, And reads the book I haven’t yet read. However, I like what I lose, And the odor of what I fee... Read more

poem by Julius Brian Cruz

All this time, I thought, I am someone who can do anything. Yet when time comes to prove, here I am, still at nothing. Living in a fictional world, of gold, grand and glory. A loser full of lies, the man of worthless stories. ... Read more

poem by Ja Ja

ONCE UPON A CRICKET Once a cricket Hopped along Stopped beside me To chirp his song He chirped and chirped While I sat and read So, I stomped on him And killed him dead DISCLAIMER Now, I’m not always A mean old j... Read more

poem by Eli Stovall

As human beings Disagreements arise Where the submission of our opponent Is the ultimate prize The triumph over The one who is wrong The hall of victors Is where we belong But as battles go on And no victor is found It ap... Read more

poem by Ja Ja

I had a dream, of days gone by Misread my dream, as living Back then it had, all gone awry And thus perceived, as not forgiving I was naive and unafraid Those ma... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

Been cast adrift So far out to sea No one in my life Would be searching for me Best to be forgotten Like I didn't exist There's not been a time When I have been missed Why was I put here? To suffer this way Consumed by l... Read more