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Fooling Free - Smartass
Publishers
A little, sad fairy
Lived in a tree
The little, sad fairy
Felt trapped and wished to be free
-
The little, sad fairy
Was blown away by the wind
This little, sad fairy
Was never seen again by its kin
The Humble Pie - Smartass
Publishers
The Humble Pie
Is there to be eaten
The Humble Pie though
Is often a bit too sweetened
-
The Humble Pie
Takes time to cook
The Humble Pie
Can read you like a book
-
The Humble Pie
Sits there to cool
The Humble Pie
Will make you a bit of a fool
-
The Humble Pie
Is always just a bit too smug
The Humble Pie
Can rip you off like a mug
-
What have we learnt
From this Humble Pie?
We have learnt, with a sigh
That it already knows
That it’s got you
Types of Colour - Steve Jones
Petals coloured purple made out of red and
blue
On a new fresh, green mown lawn
Will make you feel true
-
Cold calls from a stranger
Asking for your digital green paper
‘s often littered with lies
-
You’ve been warned by your friends and
family before
That if it sounds too good that really you
should have to be sure
That this is your really only cure
-
They will try again and again
Anger from their voice
Is completely from their choice
-
I might have been a fool
To trust them
And I do feel like a bit of a tool
But what can you do
Fourteen Years - Anonymous
Grasping at invisible branches
In an invisible tree
So, I don’t miss all those chances
That you never could see
-
This sky is bright and blue in the morning
Is difficult to ignore that day
But the effect is pretty, quickly cooling
I really have to say
-
Fourteen years ago
I’ve felt cursed, bruised and blue
You ask me why?
Well I tell you what, I will give you a clue
-
When we’re young we think we can do
Whatever we want to do
Unfortunately, at the end it turns out
That this is not really very true
-
In the real world
Nothing is soft and kind
No, it’s you that’s going to get cold
And sold to whatever they can find
-
They find you at your weakest
Or they find you when you’re strong
They find you when you least expect it
So, don’t stick around too long
Flip to the next Poem
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helping one another in our changing city
Creatures - Smartass Publishers
Creatures made out of red and green
Paint pictures of histories
That neither you or I
Have ever seen
-
They have aims and forces
In this forest of blowing dusty, cluttering
causes
That they hide or hinder
As a purpose of life
-
They make up stats and numbers
Out of illusions in thin air
As if they think that we, as a whole
Really, really Don’t really care
-
They are magicians in law
Of everyone’s secret, folded up flaws
And they know, for the moment at least
That, without them, our society will fall
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Fleecing - Smartass Publishers
Walking around in this city of mine
I see parks, roads and buildings
These were all made long before my time
But imagine what they look like,
What they might look right inside
-
Mansions, flats and houses
For those who have the means
Money goes with status
But often or not
This ain’t exactly from being clean
-
The human mind is a powerful thing
But power can come with greed
Something that some always find
unrelenting
Something that they just, unfortunately,
desperately need
-
Greed is a virus
A virus that makes you ill
Often a virus needs a vector
A vector that eventually kills
-
If greed is a virus
Then maybe this virus has a vector to
But how do we find this vector
Oh, oh I see it, there it is, I see it
it’s me and you
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For me - Smartass Publishers
For me it’s a shame
That you can’t see it all the way through
Yeah, yeah,s it’s pretty lame
As you are the ones who messed up
Messed up and now your pretty much
screwed
-
For me we are the expected ones
For me we are one of a kind
With no gratification needed
It’s us who you need to find
_
Leave it to the rich or leave it to the poor
For me, without us
They are going to knock you out
Knock you out right off the floor
-
For me you’re running out of time
And you nearly at the end of the line
You feel guilty and scared
But never mind I’m sure you’ll be fine
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ause.html
Ranger-Tang-Tang - Smartass
Publishers
Ranger-Tang-Tang
What’s that noise on my door?
Ranger-Tang -Tang
Yeah, yeah, wait a second, just got to get my
shirt off the floor
-
I drag myself out of bed
And pick up the just mentioned top
I walk over to the door, which is red
Without tripping over that carelessly left out
mop
-
I open the door and who do I see
Is a little girl who’s name I know is Molly
Molly is always jolly and recently became
three
But today Molly is crying
And I know something is wrong
But what could it be?
-
Molly says to me
“Mister my granny has just fallen, but my
mum is nowhere to be seen”
I assure Molly that I will come and see
And I take her hand to cross the road
So I can take an account
Of Molly’s just described scene
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North London Cares is a community network of young
professionals and older neighbours hanging out and
helping one another in our changing city
This beautiful thing - Smartass
Publishers
I stand here in the rain
Waiting
It says it’ll be here in ten
But I know it’ll never to be here by then
-
I look at my phone
No more messages
No Surprise there
-
I look to my left
And then look to my right
A girl with long, blonde, fair hair
Is patiently, standing, just there
-
She has eyes which litter with glances of
diamonds
And a perfectly shaped face
A body that could be mined from brightened
horizons
On the edges of heavens taste
-
As usual I say nothing
And fumble with thoughts of my own
Doesn’t time fly when you’re thinking of
something else
And all your life chances have long gone
flown
A Swallow’s Tale - James
Agerholm
Down the dale and up the creek
While time goes by a swallow must fly
With a certain about what it must seek
-
Flowers bloom when the sun is bright
A mild breeze hastens its pace
Leaving no trace of its taken case
-
Forests, rivers, mountains, fields and streams
All below and left behind
To make sure it’ll be there on time
-
Storms, hails and gales are to be warned
No matter what though
It must go on
-
It’s nearly at the end
And things are looking fine
Hopefully it’ll be just as easy
Next Time
http://www.jagerpress.com/Thunderman.html
You - JagerPress
Changing is everything
Changing is new
Changing wakes you up in the morning
And makes you feel true
-
Every day the sky keeps changing
So maybe you should do to
Maybe that skyline through the window
Is waiting just for you
-
Every life is a journey
And the piper’s rhythm keeps it in tune
So don’t fall behind
Otherwise they might all forget about you
This Thing - Smartass Publishers
What a wonderful thing a thing can be
A wonderful, intangible, fantastical thing
This thing…just wow…trust me…you’ll see
-
It’ll be our greatest prize
An award from this great game
It’ll make us proud and wise
With acceptance that’ll never be the
same
-
We’ll hold it close and safe
And it’ll never break or fall
With all our un-withering faith
We’ll always be there
Waiting for its call
Up-Front Tiger - Smartass
Publishers
Up-front tiger
It’s you who they want to see
Up-front tiger
Please come down from that tree
-
Up-front tiger
You’re stronger than this
Up-front tiger
You’re really, truly missed
-
Up-front tiger
All your fans are down here
Seriously up-front tiger
There’s nothing down here that you need to
fear
-
Please come on up-front tiger
Do this for me?
Up-front tiger
What do you mean you want a fee????
Browsing - Smartass Publishers
They say everyone is browsing
Foraging for their lives
Searching for something that might drive
them
Something that will make them shine
-
Browsing for places, browsing for books
Cruising for personal interests
Or just perusing for whatever they think
might cook
-
But if everyone is browsing
Then maybe you should be careful to
Someone else might also be browsing
All about you
-
Meta-data sources in metal dark rooms
Hold power that can cripple nations
So, what else do you think they might do
-
Writing elaborate code isn’t easy
For people like me and you
But some find it’s pretty simple
So maybe what their all saying is very much
true
Natural Hunger - Lily Smith
Trickling down rocky mountains
From their icy tops
Pooling into flowing streams
They’ll never stop
-
Faster and faster they go
Charging down they slide
Battling cliffs and drops
Which they must past by
_
From chemical bonds
They split, merge and grow
With no time for pauses
They march, plough on and go
-
In no time soon they’ll join into one
One that’ll be boulder and stronger
Growing with natural hunger
That it must pass on
A Fine Line - Smartass Publishers
Sand grains drain
As the sun burns, high up in the sky
Falling leaves decay
While seasons must fly by
-
New ideas are collected
Then torn apart into short pieces
Life-long dreams are deflected
And your number of shattered hopes
increases
-
You can try to climb over
But you’re playing with nines
And you know you’ll never get off
This tight, fine line
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Electrical Signals - Tracy Finch
Electrical pulses, race to your brain
From specific, environmental causations
Like love, fear, pain or blame
-
Chemical cocktails are the basis of this
They bind and react
Creating signals with a bit of a twist
-
These create a multiple of deeds
Such as thought, speech or whatever
they think you might need
-
With none of these you’ll never feel joy
or sadness
Excitation, dejection or madness
So, just don’t take them for granted
As trust me, they’ll be truly missed
Pixels - Smartass Publishers
Digital squares made out of three
colours
Red, green and blue
Merged together to create images
For me, others and you
-
They migrate between devices
Swarming in thin air
Buzzing silently
Holding information that they cannot
spare
-
Pixels might make you rich
But do you think that’s really fair?
When there are so many others who are
in such, real despair
-
Maybe you can fight this
And maybe you’ll win
But remember without them you’re
nothing
And your moral compass is becoming
pretty thin.
Follow inspiring, new, fresh music at
https://soundcloud.com/connollytunes
No Traffic - Smartass Publishers
Oh god, do I hate traffic!
Cars, vans and all the rest
With their poisonous, polluting, toxic
fumes
It’s simply, just not for the best!
-
The combustion engine bought an
amazing function to this world
But what came with it was something
that I personally, certainly, definitely
wasn’t sold
-
Metal boxes at careless, crazy speeds
Turns them into mobile death traps
There’s simply just no need
-
Traffic feeds impetuousness and anger,
emotions that are no good for your own
health
Often or not though it’s not you who’s
going to be in most danger
It’s going be that honest, careful,
innocent bystander who you just drove
over
I Ponder - Smartass Publishers
I’m waiting, just waiting
Waiting for the next to fold
Hoping that they will, eventually, learn
Lean that this burden is something they
also must hold
-
Fools are not to be trusted
So, we all have to muster a social
strength to stop them
To stop them failing us
To stop them ruining us in too much of a
rush
-
I wonder who’s next
Hopefully someone in form
Someone who’s not split or torn
Someone who’s born to lead us
Someone who, more than anything else,
needs us
I ponder
Overdue - Smartass Publishers
What is luck?
Is it that you’re not going to be struck by that
truck
When you left home this morning
-
Or is it just that there’s still going to be some
coffee left
And you are not going to be charged with
theft
Even though you’re always the one who’s
late
-
Is it that you smoke six a day
But you’re not the one who’s in dismay
When they got that scan last week
-
Are you the one who hasn’t been to the gym
for years
But can still fit into the tight, blue dress with
no fears
And you’re all fine with that
-
Some have it easy
Some have it not
But just remember
You might be overdue
Happy Too - JagerPress
Tulip said to Foo that she’s always
happy
When Foo is too
Foo said Foo is always happy
So, Tulip must always be happy too
-
Foo and Tulip agreed
That if they’re both always happy
Then they must make sure that everyone
else Is always happy too
Sunshine - Smartass Publishers
Sunshine is beautiful
It makes your day full
After sunshine nothing is ever, truly,
properly dull
-
Sunshine warms you up inside
And everything else with pride
It’s our never-ending, gentle, honest guide
-
But sunshine is also powerful,
It’s brightful and thoughtful
With enough energy to make us all less
frightful
-
Sunshine will make us great
It’s our destined fate
Hurry up though before it’s too late
Don’t drop out too early -
Smartass Publishers
Concrete streets
Populated with plastic protected feet
Stretch miles and miles across landscapes
That never, ever, truly, properly meet
-
At one end you find cracked up, broken up,
cheeped up shops
Where the local drug dealers bop
With clientele that never have enough to
stop
Until they eventually completely flop
-
And at the other, not that far away
Butterflies ponder in clear, clean, fresh air
Between gardens and parks
Imagine if you can only dare
-
Distances between the two
Is always because of money due
Some have it and some have it not
So, try not to drop out too early
Love in a Shallow Grave - Steve Jones
That blissful feeling that you have
Every time they look into your eyes like
that
Is not something that I’ve ever had
No, all I ever get, at best, is pretty flat
-
Life is confusing to me
There must be something that I just
cannot see
Bad people do bad things but still win
And when they muck up
We are the ones who have to deal with
their sins
-
Bad people have made us mad
Not at them but at ourselves
And this makes me so deeply sad
So sad it needs its own shelf
No Lie - Smartass Publishers
We’re loving it, we really are
Every step upon this path we really do
get that far
No lie
-
We make the sky a bit brighter blue
And what we’re telling you
is really true
No lie
-
Every spark in her eyes is because of us
We make her flush in such a rush
No lie
-
We embarked upon this journey a long
time ago
And make it all up as we grow
No lie
I wish I was a Pixie - Smartass
Publishers
I wish I was a Pixie
They are the smallest ones in our band
They have no one who relies on them
And have everything they want in hand
-
I wish I was a Pixie
Everyone loves it when they appear
When a pixie makes a riot
There’s nothing you need to fear
-
I wish I was a Pixie
A Pixie can have it all
Everything they do is sweet and funny
Even when they fall
-
The only problem of being a Pixie
Is that they don’t appreciate it at all
They want to grow up too quickly`
Without knowing it’s actually quite good
being too small
-
I wish I was a Pixie
Trees - Benjamin Keele
One tree, two trees, three trees, more
But nothing here to climb
Nothing left fly from and nothing left to find
-
No food, companions or shelter left
Fresh air, green leaves and safety is simply,
nothing but bereft
We all need to shout out, there’s no doubt
To stop them draining us, to stop them blaming
us
For this drought
-
For all the creatures in these jungles
Who have been uprooted from their homes
Life is tough
But that’s ok cos you’ve got your cream
And your skin ain’t so rough
Keep it simple - Sarah Keeps
Their your best friends
Brothers in arms
They’ll take one for the team
Just as long it doesn’t cause them too
much harm
-
Their your mates, drink buddies and
bro’s
It’ll be a good night out with them
Trust me
I’m the one who should know
-
Just keep it simple
Don’t complain too much as such
Ride the social wave as we all must
Without too much fuss
Happiness - Smartass Publishers
I remember that feeling
A notion of hope
That tendency on pending
When climbing that rope
-
I remember those tantalizing summer
horizons
And also, those fire pit jokes
I remember telling myself
That I will never end up being that type
of bloke
-
I remember being certain
Of goals and dreams
But never fooling myself
That this is was going to be a stream
-
I knew life can be hard
And sometimes there’s nothing you can
do about it
But I never thought it would get me this
way
And just hang me out in such dismay
A Little Bright Plan - Smartass
Publishers
Forever, or never, there was a plan
It was knitted all together by you
And was then torn apart by them
As we grew
-
Formulate good things is good
But never forget
No matter what you do
You can still get screwed
-
Luck is a wonderful thing
But just remember
Sometimes it will be a stranger
To you
Stories - Faith Berry
A good story can be short or long
But it’s dialect and plot, more often than
not
Has to be strong
-
Some have pictures, and some don’t
Some talk about knight’s slaying
daemons
But generally, most won’t
-
Love is a favourite topic for most authors
It engages with the mind of the reader
And it really is a bit of a performer
-
Stories are as old as fire
Some make money, but generally most
don’t
In practice I would be careful to put your
hopes and dreams on stories
As trust me, you really have to be in dire
straits if so
Rabbits and Daisies - Smartass
Publishers
Hello to sky and hello to the seas
Say hello to the rabbits and the daisies
As they’re the ones that make you feel
free
-
‘pish posh says uncle Charlie
There’s nothing else we need to do
All this climate change stuff is nonsense
Now, please go and get me another brew
-
Temperatures and sea levels are rising
And all the scientific data is true
We’ve all got to get our heads out of our
asses
As they really haven’t got a clue
-
The collective human mind is a
wonderful thing
It must though once have had a massive
serious bump
How else do you think it could it have
made up decisions
Like fossil fuels, Brexit, Boris or Trump?
STAND TALL - James Agerholm
Others might hurt you
But try to stand tall
Do not return violence with violence
Even if you know they’ll fall
-
Forgiveness is hard
But life, regardless, ploughs on
Bitterness will consume you
If you don’t walk on.
-
Every night you try
And every night you lose
Every night your options get tighter
And so, does the noose
Forever - Smartass Publishers
Up there, there in the blue skies
Is happiness and good willingness
At the end it’s nothing but lies
-
Friends or strangers will hurt you
Forever they try
Forever they’ll burn you
Burn you until it dies
-
Your left with nothing
Forever nothing but pride
A pride that you need to find, trust me
A pride you need to mind
A Needless Faith - Smartass
Publishers
My street is burning
A paradox of love
My hopes and dreams are turning
But I can’t let go, end of
-
My street is burning
Even when I’m asleep
It’s passed the tipping point
And I’m now in so deep
-
My street is burning
A prodigy of wishes
Bound to blur
Unlike all those other just misses
-
My street is burning
Due to a needless faith
That all drivers will stop
As they all want to be safe
Tempting Bad Luck - James
Agerholm
Do the right things right they say
And everything will be fine
Don’t take risks they say
Otherwise bad juju you might find
Rubbish I reply, take everything at
speed
Take what you are given with good grace
This is my motto, use it as you need
A Smashing Time - Thomas
Dooley
It’s a smashing time to be alive
Take a look back and you can see
Life’s been good to you, I’m sure you
must agree
-
A supportive family and a careless
friend
Made you work hard
Ending with you doing quite well with
nothing to suspend
-
So what if a stranger messed up bad
Leaving you with disfigurement and
despair
Others have had it much worse; I think
you’ve got it quite fair
A Properly Random Poem -
JagerPress
A puddle of blue
Is a puddle of few
Keep it real
It’s a good deal
-
Trust is a must
It’s a wonderful bond
It doesn’t cost you much
Break it though and you’re done
-
Time is plenty
Unless you’re cut short
Time is needy
When you have none
-
The octofly
Is a strange, but wonderful creature
It changes colour at whim
Wouldn’t that be a nice feature
Built - Tulip Holloway
This is anger
This is guilt
This is a notion, you’ve built
-
Spelling out the future
Is hard when you lose out
Something a lot of us, certainly, do not
doubt
-
A homeless soul
Tries to be bold
But feels nothing, but coldness
Ready to be sold
Trashed - JagerPress
Trashed up times
Of messed up fines
Merged into years
Of so many tears
That you cannot bare
Or even care
Because of you - James Agerholm
Because of you
I’m broken
Because of you
I will never understand
-
Because of you
I’ll never fit
Because of you
I’ve slipped
-
Because of you
I feel ashamed
Because of you
I’ve lost my aim
-
Because of you
I’m starting to see
Because of you
There’s no such thing as being free
-
Because of you
I’m locked up tight
Because of you
I’m ready for a fight
A Dangerous Hobby - Smartass
Publishers
A most dangerous hobby
Is tearing us all apart
More lethal than smoking
And other things in these regards
-
It takes time off smiling
Even when you’re having fun
It winds you up like a spiral
And stops you finishing that run
-
Isolation ain’t no grounds for a skill
Often though it’s too heavy to hold
Being alone can kill you
So, take pride of being bold
Take a Breath - Tulip Holloway
Take a breath
And then one more
This won’t be your last one
This is something you are sure
Silence - Brandon Hells
Silence is heaven
When you are trying to sleep
Silence is beautiful
While you’re trying to think deep
-
Silence is not always tasty
When you’re trying to eat
But silence is certainly delightful
When you both first meet
-
Silence is hesitant
Before you speak
Silence tells a lot
And is really a bit of a treat
There was - Anonymous
Always you let me fall
Never do you catch me
Always you say you try
But you always just walk by
-
One mission planned
One mission foiled
A third mission canned
And a whole life damned
-
Twisted necks
Reflected in glass bottles
Ready to be broken by all those
promises
That you’ve throttled
-
Coins of allot
Means nothing to do so much
Gains made slowly
By losses of no such luck
Remember - Sarah Keeps
Remember those days
Those days before
When thinking about you
Wasn’t so sore
-
I had it all planned out
And the future looked good
That taste of success
Tasted like it really should have should
-
Now I’m too sad,
Too sad to remember
Too sad to think
Too sad to be that pretender
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Thermodynamics - James
Agerholm
The science of heat
Is a wonderful feat
Treat it like nothing
And I promise you
You’re going to be beat
-
Free power is everywhere
But there’s no money in that
They polluted our world
Telling us that this is the only way
And we all have to suck up this crap
-
Windmills and solar panels
And other inventions like that
Will save us all from their greed
As no longer are gas, coal, oil or even
nuclear
Really in need
http://www.jagerpress.com/thebreakingcl
ause.html
Breathe Easy? - Kirsteen
Thomson
At sports day,
The kids couldn’t play.
For as they ran around,
Most hit the ground.
They gasped for air,
I knew it wasn’t fair.
There had been an air quality warning
Now a new age was dawning.
-
So when I was asked to run for council,
It was something that I pounced on.
My kids said mum u must not just talk,
You must do the walk.
Make them clean the air!
For we know it’s not fair.
-
Ok I said thinking I will just put down my
name,
I won’t have to play the politics game.
To my surprise I got voted in by my
village,
For they are feeling pillaged.
More building, green fields gone,
They miss the green lawns.
-
Now I try and make all on the council
green,
We just want to make the invisible seen.
To walk our dogs without getting in a car,
We shouldn’t have to go far.
Please all join in,
Before we feel like we are living in a bin!
Everyday Damages - JagerPress
Every day I look in the mirror
And I see exactly what they’ve done to
me
Every day it hurts
It will just not let me be
-
Everyday these damages seem worse
Worse than before
Every day I try to turn the cheek
But every day it feels even more raw
-
Forgiveness is difficult
Especially if they’ve never personally
repented to you
And you’re the one that takes the blame
For their reckless, careless behaviour
It’s such a complete shame
Looking – Kirsteen Thomson
I look but I cannot see,
The guidance that will set me free.
The path that does not lie on the ground,
The meaning that will make my life
profound.
-
Faith, I keep it close to my heart,
But sometimes it pierces like a dart.
The black dog of depression drags
me down.
That’s when I feel lost not found.
-
Alone in a crowd that’s me,
Drowning in an oily sea.
Waiting eternally for the dawn.
As I lay still, frozen on the lawn.
-
The light seems to have gone away,
I pray for it to come back another day.
I know I am inwardly; a spoilt brat.
I feel ugly, useless, fat.
-
Please come back to me,
The faith that will set me free.
I’m tired and want to sleep,
For the water; is far to deep.
-
Waiting for the white light,
Sometimes; it’s so hard to fight.
Exhausted floating on the sea,
Waiting for god to save me.
Too sad – James Agerholm
Too sad to remember
Too sad to forget
Too sad to make up my mind
I don’t think this will ever make sense
-
Too tired to think
Too bewildered to be aware
Too scared to sleep a wink
This is just so not fair
-
Too old to be young
Too young to be old
I think it’s time for you to realise mate
That you’ve lost this game,
But it’s not too late to fold
My boy – Kirsteen Thomson
Dirty knees,
A smutty face.
Your my boy.
Full of grace!
I’ve watched you grow,
Up to my chin.
You like football,
And you want to win.
-
On the terraces,
your so loud.
I can hear you,
In any crowd.
Leicester city!
That’s our team.
A big win,
was our dream!
-
A one hit wonder,
That’s all you are!
They didn’t know,
Vardy is a star!
When you least expect it,
He is there.
In a game,
Of do and dare!
-
And that’s what your like,
My little Ben.
I look at you,
Like a mother hen.
You are feisty,
You are strong!
You give bear hugs,
And in my arm’s you belong.
-
When you were a baby,
I held you tight.
I looked at you,
And you were bright!
I didn’t know,
How good it would be.
To watch you grow,
And set you free.
-
So my son,
It’s been fun you see.
My little man,
When you sat on my knee.
You get taller,
Every day.
It’s been fun,
To watch you play.
-
Your voice is breaking,
At times your temper too!
Life can be tough,
It’s time you knew!
But please,
don’t be sad?
There is bad people,
But still be glad.
-
Rise above them,
Every day.
And be strong,
It is your way.
You see through them,
Into their heart.
If it’s black,
Laugh and fart!
-
You think that’s funny,
As you hit 13.
Now that bit wasn’t,
Part of my dream!
But I didn’t appreciate,
I didn’t know!
How a massive hug,
Can make me glow.
-
So as you grow taller,
And tower above me.
I know I will;
Have to set you free.
But I don’t mind,
It’s natures way.
For I have watched you all my days.
-
But as you go,
Don’t forget you mum!
For you once grew,
In my tum!
Just come back,
Every now and then.
My little boy,
My big man Ben.
Keep on Smiling – James
Agerholm
Be happy
It’s the only way to be
It’s the only way to live life
And it’s the only way to be free
-
Be happy if the sky is blue
Be happy if it’s raining
Be happy as this is something that
you’ve trained for all your life
And it shows that you’re not failing
-
Don’t torment yourself with nightmares
Of fears, angst or other anxieties
Keep on smiling like the sun does all
day long
Be happy
This is, exactly, what they’re going to see
-
Keep on smiling
A message to yous – Yvonne Gray
We send a message to yous from many
years ago .
We hope yous will listen it's time to
drive slow.
We send a message to yous and hope
yous take heed, from experience we
know it's time to drive slow.
I hear her cry, I hear her weeping.
I hear her cry while she is sleeping , I
hold her tight still sleeping and weeping
for the loss of our child because of
speeding .
We send a message to yous all you little
road racers , think not of yourselfs but
other road users .
From experience we know from along
time ago, we hope yous take heed ,
there's no need for speed.
We send a message to yous and this is
why, because along time ago our loving
child died , there's a knock at the door
that no parent needs , from experience
we know there's no need for speed .
“Respect” - Kirsteen Thomson
Don’t hate me for my views.
I won’t hate you, that much is true!
For I look at you: inside the person I
know.
Our differences shouldn’t divide,
Don’t judge me so!
-
Brexit has become, like the war of the
roses,
This stance does not behove us!
Let’s get on beyond what divides, you
and me.
For working together is what will set us
free.
Emu - JagerPress
A flightless bird
Most quite populous when you go down
under
If I gave it a scale of funny’nous
It’s something near like a hundred
Always – James Agerholm
Always I think of you
Always I think of what could have been
true
Always I think of what we could have
done together
Always I think of us forever and ever
-
Always every night I lie on my bed
Always I day dream about what cannot
be said
Always your running through my head
Always though I have to remember
Because some stranger messed up
Now you are dead
A Social Harmony - JagerPress
Limerence is a word which is often used
When describing peoples’ sexual attractions
But please do not let it’s meanings be abused
By editors, just trying to reach their audience’s
primal satisfactions
-
Like love, eros, partner and must
Limerence is a word which has been poorly
treated
It means far more than lust and other such fuss
It’s reasons are, in fact, far more needed
-
It adheres closer to a compelling, notion of hope
A link to your best friends, family and a social
trust
It describes an intangible bond between people
Where, no matter what, they will not leave you in
the dust
Everyone’s Fate –James Agerholm
Choices are often, mostly not yours
Lives are torn apart by fate
It’s time for everyone to realise
That those who are poor or disabled
Should be given more of an escape
They certainly should not to be scorned
or sworn at
The “trickle-down effect” was really a
magnificent, glorious mistake
It’s time for everyone to have lives
which are much less thwarted
Lets make a world where we all feel less
taunted
Pieces – James Agerholm
We’re all built up from pieces
Pieces from the Earth
Pieces from the Sun
Pieces from shimmering start lights
And pieces from pitch black night skies
At the end that’s all we can really trust
Trust that before us
We were all just some other random
stuff
All My Sadness - James Agerholm
All my sadness
Revolves around two of you
Two states of carelessness
That always make me feel blue
The latter was much worse than the
former
That I know is very much true
But the former was caused by a friend
And the latter I’ve never met who
All my sadness
Is just something I’ve got to get used to
Get over their faults
This is just something I’ve got to do
Damages – Smartass Publishers
Words won’t hurt you
But a speeding block of metal
Definitely will go through
All that matters is that I can’t fix it
And there’s nothing left that anyone can
do
-
All the things I’ve feared for
When I was young
Have become even more apparent
And I don’t think they will ever make
me
Anymore strong
-
In two and a bit more years
It will be half of who I am
Half of something I’ve always feared for
Something that I don’t know if I really
can
Telling Tales - JagerPress
Telling tales of fraught and bravery
Means nothing to anyone
If it’s nothing but pure slavery
-
They knew many years before
That we were not prepared for this
This is something that they knew for
sure
-
Raise up the barricades and treat the ill
Is what they should have done then
But now it’s too late, and all we can do
now is just hope we have some defence
-
People are dying, something that they
cannot deny
And they’re now building more
hospitals
But what’s the point in that if those who
can help, are just too scared to try
http://www.jagerpress.com/Thunderman.html
All I Know - JagerPress
Maybe it’s because I was given a much
better chance
Maybe it’s because all good things will
eventually pass
Maybe it’s because I was just too scared
to ask
All I know is this
None of this would have happened if it
wasn’t for you in the past
A Viral Change – James Agerholm
At the start of this year - far, far away in
the Far East
Something new was growing; something
that we all needed to fear at least
It was something that we were not used
to, something that had not been tested
on before
Especially not something that the
western Beast had a cure for
That is something that was certain for
sure
-
Then, and unfortunately still now, those
in power based everything on a financial
gain
And the economics for this made no
sense to them, isn’t that a bit lame
They had the data from foreign nations
Along with the growing death tolls
But for them it seemed a bit silly
To suddenly shut down all the nonessential
paid roles
-
Then it hit us, and hit us it did dare
People are dying because of politician’s
slowness
Isn’t that a bit unfair?
-
Eventually we’re now in lockdown
But it’s now going to take us longer to
get us out of this
Simply because the important people at
the top
Weren’t properly dissed
Beware - Smartass Publishers
Beware of treacheries
Still ready to be left unfolded
Beware of pompous behaviours created
By those in power leaving those without
any frozen, cold and scolded
-
Beware of self-guilt and anger
Lost in this storm of blades
Beware of populate conclusions
As conscious intellect slowly fades
-
Beware of time increasing
Leaving us all behind
Beware of thoughts and reasons
Falling too soon inside
Block Upon Block – Smartass
Publishers
Block upon block
Line upon line
It’s time for all of us to take stock
About how we all have mucked up
-
Nothing to declare
Is what you might say
But it’s time for everyone to realise
That we are all here to be blamed
-
Think about what you had for breakfast
Probably lunch and dinner too
Now think about those delicious sprouts
and potatoes you had this evening
But I bet you don’t think about the
people
Who really grew these all for you!
-
These people make pennies
Just so you can be comfortable in your
dining rooms
Think about them at home starving
While you just sit there
Knowing that Love Island or whatever
Is going to be on soon
A Pollinated Breeze - JagerPress
Stop populating this rise of pollution
And stand up for the importance of
nature, life and rights
Pollinate ideas and conclusions
As there’s no need for any economic
exclusions
This is something that you will all find
-
Drink almond milk without worries
Of being poisoned by insecticides
Think about the innocent worker bees
sleeping
Sleeping quietly in their healthy,
industrious hives
-
Think about bees and the pollinated
breeze that they define
Think about, if we lost it, how much it
would hurt
And how much we will be all be fined
In this world of mine - JagerPress
In this world of mine
All I see is you
Telling me that goldfish
Are actually really, possibly, honestly
blue
And that all this bad stuff that they’ve
put us all through
Is not really, exactly, completely true
-
In this world of mine
The sky is down and hell is up
Grass is purple
And all we’ve been waiting for is, really,
just for the reality to drop
The police are criminals
And drugs dealers are saints
Quick, catch me, I think I’m going to
faint
-
In this world of mine
Things are never the same
People lie and cheat but still win
It’s not fake news, trust me
It’s the good people who get blamed for
other people’s sin
34 - JagerPress
This time next week
I’m going to be nearly thirty-four
However, I’ve got nothing to show for it
And this is something that is always
going to be
Just a bit too sore
-
I could blame others for this
But that ice has long gone thawed
It’s now only me who I can blame for it
And that is a wound which I’ve left open
Left open and now it’s very much torn
-
Many say time heals
But not for me I’m afraid
As I lost that deal quite some time ago
In a game where the rules were not
properly displayed
Twisted Twine – Smartass
Publishers
Twisted twine
Along convoluted lines
Builds something that is much less
dense
Than all these insidious lies
-
Lies that are furloughed
And then quickly laid off
Spells nothing but trouble
Before anyone can even cough
-
The rich will be fine
That it is very well defined
But the rest of us are screwed
Without them even causing a bruise
-
Words mean nothing
If you don’t know what to say
So please don’t let this buffoon trick us
Every bloody darn day
No War Zone – James Agerholm
Limping creatures, sleep by the side
Living in squalid circumstances
That every day I walk by
But this is no war zone
This is my city, this my home
It’s time for a change I think
I’m sure I’m not alone
https://www.jagerpress.com/thebreakingclause.html
Hurt By - JagerPress
I’ve been hurt by so many different
people
I don’t know what to say
I’ve never fought back
As that is just not my way
But maybe I really should
As then they might understand
Yeah right, like that will be the day
Follow the progress of Tyrannosaurus
Hex at http://kck.st/2NRJLoc
No More - James Agerholm
A satisfaction of no damage
Is often not enough
To be certain you have to take it
As if you’re the one who’s really that
tough
-
Like a fish in the wrong pond
Who’s too scared to learn how to fly
You dream of dreams from long before
As life casually walks past you by
-
A broken heart will never heal
If you try to stop the pain
And at the end that really is
Just a real complete, absolute shame
Hand in Hand – Smartass
Publishers
Every life stands hand in hand with
another
Holding tightly to make sure
What we eventually form
Can be never smothered
-
Broken truths and history books are
stacked up and properly framed
While the phantoms of anger, are all
here to be tamed
Kindness, hope and joy that manifest in
our hearts are all the same
Let’s let go of all this blame
-
Treat each other as well as we all should
be
Take note of small ailments that might
create any sort of anx or shame
As we all have to remember
At the end, we are all on the same side
in this game
Bonding - JagerPress
From the forming of the smallest
molecule
To meeting your best friend
Bonding is a process
Where in all these events, this takes
place
-
The power of bonding
Is not something that anyone can ignore
However even if it is the forming of an
atom or ending a war
Bonding always ends up with at least,
just a few flaws
-
A bond can be flaccid
Whimsical or just a bit too a stray
You always want it to stay strong and
solid
But, unfortunately, life never works out
that way
-
Bonds are not equal
This is something you will learn one day
And you will find that there’s always a
sequel
But you were to busy to be there, well
that’s what they say
Sparkle – Smartass Publishers
Just a bit of a sparkle, is all you really
need
Think about your hopes and dreams
leaping
But remember there’s always some
advice
That we all really should heed
-
Keep your feet on the ground
Before you learn how to fly
Take help when you need it
But don’t if it seems too sly
-
Read and research
On the topic you find most seeking
Work hard on your projects
Like a new child that needs continues
feeding
-
At the end though
The most important thing you must do
Is to have fun and love it
As this will, at the end, be the most
important thing to help you get through
A River of Wishes – Rosie Smith
A river of wishes
Might be turbulent some days
But take time and be patient
As you never know, at some point
everything might go exactly your way
-
Any life can be a thuggish one
But a thug can still dream
You never know what’s round the next
corner
You never know what you might deem
-
Wishing for a lamp and a genie
To cure all your worries and shame
Is some proper wishful thinking but
wishing for a better future
Is certainly something that we all should
try to attain.
https://revitalise.org.uk/
A Political Wording – Faith Berry
The complexity of a political sentence
Is nothing but absurd
The power of it’s meaning though
Is something that we all have herd
-
Traces of eloquence, that taste of a
summer breeze
Blow through our minds, at a supersonic
speed
Speaking of wishes of those
unquestionable needs
Soon though they will start to unlock all
those nightmares
Nightmares that talk about hunger, thirst
and greed
-
Mob rule is always unlikely to result in
its final goal
But that’s OK as all they really want
Is to burn everything down, down to its
absolute soul
And then go back home so they can wait
for their reliable, monthly dole
-
It is frequently quoted, that money does
not grow on trees
But money is made out of paper
And paper is used to make all those
unscrupulous, unworthy banking fees
Let’s learn how to recycle so we can
make sure
Everyone can get, exactly, what they
have all worked for.
Another, Better Turning Point -
JagerPress
Argue me this
That energy is not the source
Of this modern international, simple,
brutal force
A force that suppresses us all for their
cause
A cause that keeps us down
Simply because their too scared
Too scared to not just look around
-
Wind, tide and solar
Are ready to flower
With this new way of storage
By the use of local, frozen air
-
Ignore the haters
And the rest of the financial raters
Technology vanquished slavery
Now let’s use it again for another, better
turning point
A Creative Destruction- Smartass
Publishers
Before you start to build anything new
You first have to remove what was made
in the past
But please don’t ignore it and please
don’t let it brew
As at the end what we all really need is
something that will stick around
Stick around for just more than a few
-
Foundations of civilisations have risen
from the sand
And then blown away by the storms of
pure discontent
Hands of a thousand sounds pretty
damn good
But not if it means nothing and nothing
makes no sense
-
Creative destruction does have its means
But what evidence do you have which
says
“Look, this is our future, can’t you just
see”
Destruction means chaos and chaos has
dreams
These dreams are futile, especially if you
don’t know what they might be
The Power of Stillness – James
Agerholm
Stillness is joyful
While you lie there by the side
Reading stories of times long gone bye
And watching waves roll in one by one
By the power of the tide
-
Stillness has power
Which we try not to awake
As no one really knows yet
What or who
This kraken might break
-
Stillness is peaceful
Until that tremor causes everything to
shake
Shaking bodies of power
Leaving nothing left
Nothing left except for their own souls
Their own souls to take
In the Eye of a Needle -
JagerPress
In the eye of a needle
Everything is focused
Focused to an extent
That nothing is missed
-
So what if you don’t know why
Why is your eventual goal
A goal that you’ll truly miss
If you don’t take that role
-
The game is now long over
But you’ve still got the ball
Just try to make sure that you don’t get
up again
As your certain you’re not ready for
another fall
-
In the eye of a needle
The thread has to be sewn pretty damn
thin
A good analogy you think
About how your life’s been thrown in
Green Fields – Smartass
Publishers
Green fields and blue skies
Mention nothing as time flies by
Hopes, dreams and happiness dwindle
As everything you’ve worked for; shortly
dies
-
Numbness deepens, even when you try
Nightmares from long before
Frighten you surely while everything,
slowly, walks pasts you by
And all its stuff and nonsense is dragged
along, just right behind
-
You’ve now got to make a decision, as
there is nothing left to find
All those treasures that you held so
tightly
Let go as they are surely getting you into
a serious, proper bind
Wake up my friend, it’s time for you to
be a lot more than this, ridiculous,
needless, tiresome grind
http://www.jagerpress.com/Thunderman.html
A Stolen Youth – JagerPress
A Stolen Youth
Is one that someone else has broken
Broken to the extent that from now on
It’s nothing but a token.
-
Tokens that perceive something
Something that should be better
Better than all these words
Words that create ignorance and hurt.
-
The problem with hurt
Is that the there is always someone
Someone who is hurt much, much more
Hurt to their absolute core
In the Darkness - JagerPress
In the darkness
There is nothing you need to find
As everything is given
Always just in kind.
-
In the darkness everything seems so
empty
But certainly not if what we are talking
about
Is what we find in our minds.
-
Thoughts, dreams and imagination
Are exactly what we all need to mine
On My Own Volition – James
Agerholm
On my own volition
I lie here waiting
Waiting for my mind to go blank
And only leave it to think about
breathing
-
But breathing is an autonomic trait
Therefore, I’m not thinking.
Not thinking about breathing
Just waiting to start dreaming
https://www.jagerpress.com/thebreakingclause.html
Truth - JagerPress
Speaking the truth
Is not always the easiest thing to do
But stick with it as, at the end
It will help you get through
-
Pieces of the truth
Are nothing but lies
And whenever you say one of these
A small part of your soul dies
-
The trauma of the truth
Is that people don’t really know what it
means
It’s like a curse in a witch’s spell book
That silences you, even when you scream
-
Like a rolling boulder
Or a falling tree
Silencing the truth will squash you
And you know that’s not the right key
Perhaps I – James Agerholm
Perhaps I never understood.
Perhaps I never got a chance.
Perhaps you never could see.
All those unscrupulous things.
They did to me.
-
Perhaps life is more than living.
Perhaps time is short.
Perhaps all ways your mind is aging.
As this is something that cannot be
caught.
-
Mistakes, perhaps, might be taken.
But not by me.
This is something that makes me
furious.
More than you can, possibly, believe
-
For me the dawn rose a long time ago
And I'm now, nearly, half way through.
Perhaps though it's not yet time to give
up
Perhaps there is something that I can do.
Every Second – James Agerholm
Purple numbers.
Written in the most oblique way.
Counting every minute.
That I have left to say.
-
Times are changing.
Is what I hear every day.
But why then do I always feel.
That yesterday was a better time to play.
-
Every second vanished.
And every second since
Is just another second.
That makes me wince.
The Lost Legend – George Valler
There's a Collins English dictionary
It sits upon my desk
The fountain of printed knowledge
Should I need to put it to the test
-
The book is A to Z and heavy
with meaning on every page
But information looking up
Now lost to the modern age
-
For Google in its infinite
Is but a fingertip away
With everything you need to know
Everything you need to say
-
Google is in the airwaves
Printing for the modern age
With words just flashed before you
No need to turn another page
-
But should there come a time
When electronics shuts the door
Then my Collins English dictionary
Could then come to the fore
A Normal Doggy Tail - George
Valler
I suppose you want to go for a walk
That's what you think if you could talk
But take a look out of this window pane
at all that wind, at all that rain
-
Would you then give it another thought
If only you a dog could talk
So come to me, sit by my side
and thoughts of walking we will hide
-
Forget all those sniffs, those cats to stalk
If you a dog, if you could talk
Don't look at me with doleful eyes
as if this rain, I'm telling lies
-
No, you can sit with me and wait
Ignore the calling garden gate
Stop wagging of that doggy tail
I know that you would walk through
hail
-
Just think of me, I'd be distraught
That's what I'd say in doggy talk
So what is that message, now upon the
mat
I supposed I should have realised that
No I can't blame you, I should have
thought
If only you, a dog, could talk
Phase In and Out - JagerPress
Phase into this world
Of mirrors and shadows
Phase out of these lies
For the sake of written scripts which you
know speak nothing but hollow
-
Phase into dragons and fairies
As mythical creatures are all they can use
to create this pure discontent
Phase out of historical and scientific
facts
As otherwise their narrative will be
broken, leaving nothing,
Nothing but splintered pieces of a
much, much longer, stranger act
-
At the end they want to phase you in just
to distract you
To distract you so they can make another
sequel
A sequel that is also neither equal.
And much similar to the previous
prequal
Isolation - JagerPress
The isolation of this fear.
Is and was something that I've always
hoped, I would
never get near.
And this is something I have always
made clear.
But life has this ability to open this
wound.
Now I've got here.
Listen - James Agerholm
Listen, this is all I want you to do.
Listen properly this time.
As what you think is real is, actually, not
quite true.
So untrue it murders your reasons of
thought.
And all those cavalier, erroneous
thinkings of yours will run away.
Run away and never be caught.
-
Listen to your friends
Listen to the news
But certainly do not listen to yourself.
As you’re clearly very much confused
-
The problem I have with listening.
Is that, often, what you are being told.
Is not something that they have worked
out properly yet, not worked out all the
way through.
So, really, none of us knows
What we really should do!
The Negligence of Being Honest -
JagerPress
Being honest.
Is an extremely dangerous thing to do.
Being honest.
Can get you into some serious trouble
and nothing else will ever go through.
-
Being honest will test you, this is
something that I trust.
This is something I’ve had great
experience of.
And it’s not something that I would ever
do again, that’s more than a must.
Being honest.
Has messed up my sense of being and I
never, ever want it to be like then.
-
The thing is I like being honest
As it makes me feel good
Perhaps this makes me naïve
Perhaps though this is something that I
just should
For all our good?
I Am Aura – Smartass Publishers
I was here before the beginning.
And I will still be here after the end.
You may not be able to see me.
But I am much, much more than just the
current, modern trend.
-
I stretch across the universe.
And I farmed and grew all the stars.
You may not be able to touch me.
But my power really goes that far.
-
Time is essential.
For me too as well.
But mine is in the billions.
And this is something that you cannot
possibly understand or tell
A Thought Game - JagerPress
A thoughtful game which suppresses
your ways of thinking.
Is not always because,
Of the ways that your world is
shrinking.
-
They talk about echo chambers as if
they’re not caught in their own caged
rooms.
Protesting about changes, without any
knowledge about what this will do
-
I myself have seen this in my own
selfish, microscopic way.
Through text books, lectures and from
what my doctors say.
The analogy of it all is really quite
frightening
Like those drugs that they said I will be
able to give up, one day.
Stickin’ - James Agerholm
Stick with your family.
Stick with your friends.
Try to stick with reality.
As any other dimension.
Is fraught with some proper winding,
unnecessary bends
-
Your family should stand with you.
Friends, for a bit at least, normally do the
same.
But they won’t wait forever.
As the future is certainly not that tame.
-
Blame yourself if you want to
Or others that you know quite well
But the thing about luck is that it’s a bit
sticky
And that it is just far too easy to sell
A Purpose – James Agerholm
A purpose that means nothing.
Is honestly quite absurd.
They burnt down our ancient history.
Just to make our home worse.
-
Of course, these actions improved life
for a while.
And they say that they were not aware.
But seriously all my life all I could do
was stare.
-
It was demonstrated in eighteen fortysix.
And then again by persons of their own.
But they persisted for quite some time.
And now their working very hard to turn
this into something that they can
disown.
A Dietary Shift – Smartass
Publishers
A dietary shift,
Is something that is certainly needed,
And this piece of prose, I hope,
Will help this notion to be properly
seeded.
-
For more than several millennia we ate
because we had to.
And when agriculture occurred.
It was still clear that this paradigm.
Could not be disturbed.
-
Nonetheless, in this current century this
is not so much the case.
We eat for nothing else but the taste.
And it seems to me, and many others.
That this is just such a damn waste.
-
Pushing so much through our guts,
Causes much more harm to our home,
But the thing is, the gross number is not
exactly the main source of this farce,
Mostly it is the lack of quality,
That is the reason for the negligence of
this task.
An Immortal State - JagerPress
We replicate, but never die,
Not like cancer though,
As we allow you to thrive.
-
We’ve been researched and written
about for a very long time,
From Greek mythologies to modern
scientific journals,
It is here that you can find us, if you
really try.
-
We are the elixir of life,
An enzyme that stops you dying,
But please don’t crash because if you do,
we’re all going to fry.
Blue Waters - JagerPress
Across these blue waters I make my
living,
By growing plants under the waves and
above the sea bedding,
Here I demonstrate that there’s no need
for mass, industrial fishing.
-
My sea crop can feed us all if we take a
bit more care about what we really wish
for,
Sure, for some this might be a bit of a
push,
But if we don’t, it’s certain that there
won’t be much more.
-
At the end though it’s more than just
having a healthy diet,
It will create space on our land, improve
the atmosphere, as well as our own
wellbeing,
And it will, of course, protect the
working environment,
Along with our living.
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It's All a Bit – James Agerholm
It's all a bit sad really.
That it has all worked out this way.
It's all a bit funny.
Like a heart attack in the middle of the
starting act of your first appearance in a
Broadway play.
-
It's all a bit astonishing.
That time is never on your side.
It's all a bit frightening.
That life is very much similar to the
behaviour of that receding tide.
-
It's all a bit usual.
To see how this always ends up.
With groups labelling other groups with
anger.
When really, we are all drinking from
the same damn
cup.
A NexusInfectsUs – James
Agerholm
This nexus they created, is properly
messed up.
Something that they did and from now
on will, indeed, test us.
While we all stand here looking like
muppets, but all properly dressed up.
Waiting for our carriage without
knowing.
That someone else has 'fessed up.
Before Everything Fell Apart –
James Agerholm
I remember those days.
Those days before.
Before this could start.
Before everything fell apart.
-
Times are changing.
And there’s nothing I can do about it
now.
I can’t go back and try again.
I can’t go back as I don’t know how.
-
Never again.
Will it be like then.
When I could plan and think.
Without needing to know.
How this is all going to end.
-
Every night when I dream.
It’s like it never happened.
Like it never actually appeared.
And when I wake up, there’s nothing I
need to fear.
The Force that is Nature -
JagerPress
Plants, animals, fungi, protozoa et al…
Are all parts of nature.
Just like the falling leaves that we all
find on the ground.
At the end of the ‘fall.
-
It works like a circle.
Always, eventually, making the right
call.
From a molecular level, to one that is
continental.
It’s better than anything else that we’ve
ever invented.
Much, much better than any bloody tool.
-
Only a bit more than a century ago we
told ourselves that we had it beaten.
But there was nothing, absolutely
nothing, that we had to be beat.
And it turns out, really, that it was just
more hurt that we were, at the end,
apparently and eventually seeking.
-
Now they are trying to wind it all back,
but completely in the wrong way.
Ignoring the obvious while creating
new, novel and even more intricate
problems.
That we will all, eventually, have to pay.
Plant Type – JagerPress
Plants allowed us to breath.
Plants allowed us to eat.
Plants have now been made illegal.
Because people are stupid and the shortterm
option is always what we,
eventually, seek.
-
It doesn’t matter that this type was
important not that long ago.
They blamed it just to distract us.
Just to allow their funds to grow.
-
They put their product into every part of
our world.
And in doing so they made a lot of us
very, very ill.
But eventually this plant type has got a
reawakening.
And hopefully we have time left before
the credits start to ‘spill.
Turn Into - JagerPress
The trees are turning gold.
And the leaves are about to fall.
Soon the branches are going to be bare.
Leaving them shivering in this new
crisp, freezing cold air.
Under the brisk winter sky, but I'm not
scared.
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Much – Smartass Publishers
Much is built up,
And much is broken apart,
Much is often forgotten,
While not much is forgiven,
By those who made the first start.
Still – JagerPress
We’re all still here,
We’re all still making noise,
All with no fear,
Of what seems to be your choice.
-
Still you’re trying to tear us down,
Even in our own home,
This gives me much more than a frown,
Especially as it helps your own tomb to
grow.
-
Vengeance is often far too vague,
Particularly as yours was the damn same,
It’s an identical plague.
To the one that we all, together, worked
so hard to tame.
NeverThought – James Agerholm
I never thought,
That things would work out this way,
In fact I can actually, precisely
remember,
Not a date or day,
But an accurate reference,
Of how this would likely be framed.
-
Framed of where I was,
Framed of how I thought,
Framed of what I dreamed of,
And how I was taught.
-
But when you are young,
You so often don’t think of the dangers
of the real world,
Therefore, these events are never
properly filed,
And are so easily sealed.
-
For that reason,
I can now ignore what you then caught,
As I now have an armoury of
experiences,
That I can use to build this fort.
A Touch of Lightness - JagerPress
A faint touch,
Or even a slight breeze,
Can change the world,
Even if we are all in a tight squeeze.
-
Violence is not needed,
‘cos I’ve got a bigger gun,
But I don’t want anything from you,
So let’s drop this façade and find some
time to have some fun.
-
At the end it will all make sense,
Your pride and bravado might get us all
dead,
Hence let’s get your foot off the pedal,
And do what the sensible people said.
WITH ME – Smartass Publishers
With me sometimes it feels that there’s
nothing to see,
Nothing to believe, nothing to grieve
and nothing to be,
It is like they want us to behave like this,
It just seems.
-
The names might change,
Which I feel is a bit lame,
But they’re still using the same tool,
And that is a great shame,
As it just shows that they haven’t learnt
anything and that they’re just using the
same damn game.
-
It’s older than fire,
And it is so much easier to hire,
Rather than creating something new,
Which will help much more, much more
than just a few.
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Contents
Fooling Free - Smartass Publishers ............. 3
The Humble Pie - Smartass Publishers ....... 4
Types of Colour - Steve Jones ..................... 6
Fourteen Years - Anonymous ..................... 8
Creatures - Smartass Publishers ............... 12
Fleecing - Smartass Publishers ................. 15
For me - Smartass Publishers ................... 18
Ranger-Tang-Tang - Smartass Publishers . 21
This beautiful thing - Smartass Publishers 24
A Swallow’s Tale - James Agerholm ......... 27
You - JagerPress ....................................... 30
This Thing - Smartass Publishers .............. 32
Up-Front Tiger - Smartass Publishers ....... 34
Browsing - Smartass Publishers ............... 36
Natural Hunger - Lily Smith ...................... 38
A Fine Line - Smartass Publishers ............. 40
Electrical Signals - Tracy Finch .................. 43
Pixels - Smartass Publishers ..................... 45
Follow inspiring, new, fresh music at ....... 47
No Traffic - Smartass Publishers ............... 48
I Ponder - Smartass Publishers................. 50
Overdue - Smartass Publishers ................ 52
Happy Too - JagerPress ............................ 54
Sunshine - Smartass Publishers ................ 55
Don’t drop out too early - Smartass
Publishers................................................. 57
Love in a Shallow Grave - Steve Jones .... 59
No Lie - Smartass Publishers .................... 61
I wish I was a Pixie - Smartass Publishers . 63
Trees - Benjamin Keele ............................ 65
Keep it simple - Sarah Keeps .................... 67
Happiness - Smartass Publishers .............. 69
A Little Bright Plan - Smartass Publishers . 72
Stories - Faith Berry .................................. 74
Rabbits and Daisies - Smartass Publishers 76
STAND TALL - James Agerholm ................ 78
Forever - Smartass Publishers .................. 80
A Needless Faith - Smartass Publishers .... 82
Tempting Bad Luck - James Agerholm ...... 84
A Smashing Time - Thomas Dooley .......... 85
A Properly Random Poem - JagerPress .... 87
Built - Tulip Holloway ............................... 89
Trashed - JagerPress ................................ 91
Because of you - James Agerholm ............ 92
A Dangerous Hobby - Smartass Publishers
................................................................. 94
Take a Breath - Tulip Holloway ................ 96
Silence - Brandon Hells ............................ 97
There was - Anonymous ........................... 99
Remember - Sarah Keeps ....................... 101
Thermodynamics - James Agerholm ...... 103
Breathe Easy? - Kirsteen Thomson ......... 106
Everyday Damages - JagerPress ............. 108
Looking – Kirsteen Thomson .................. 110
Too sad – James Agerholm ..................... 113
My boy – Kirsteen Thomson .................. 115
Keep on Smiling – James Agerholm........ 123
A message to yous – Yvonne Gray ......... 125
“Respect” - Kirsteen Thomson .............. 128
Emu - JagerPress .................................... 130
Always – James Agerholm ...................... 131
A Social Harmony - JagerPress ............... 132
Everyone’s Fate –James Agerholm ......... 133
Pieces – James Agerholm ....................... 134
All My Sadness - James Agerholm .......... 135
Damages – Smartass Publishers ............. 136
Telling Tales - JagerPress ........................ 138
All I Know - JagerPress ........................... 141
A Viral Change – James Agerholm .......... 142
Beware - Smartass Publishers ................ 145
Block Upon Block – Smartass Publishers 147
A Pollinated Breeze - JagerPress ............ 149
In this world of mine - JagerPress .......... 151
34 - JagerPress ....................................... 153
Twisted Twine – Smartass Publishers .... 155
No War Zone – James Agerholm ............ 157
Hurt By - JagerPress ............................... 159
No More - James Agerholm ................... 161
Hand in Hand – Smartass Publishers ...... 163
Bonding - JagerPress .............................. 165
Sparkle – Smartass Publishers ................ 167
A River of Wishes – Rosie Smith ............. 169
A Political Wording – Faith Berry ........... 171
Another, Better Turning Point - JagerPress
............................................................... 174
A Creative Destruction- Smartass Publishers
............................................................... 176
The Power of Stillness – James Agerholm
............................................................... 179
In the Eye of a Needle - JagerPress ........ 181
Green Fields – Smartass Publishers ........ 183
A Stolen Youth – JagerPress ................... 186
In the Darkness - JagerPress ................... 188
On My Own Volition – James Agerholm . 189
Truth - JagerPress................................... 191
Perhaps I – James Agerholm .................. 193
Every Second – James Agerholm ............ 195
The Lost Legend – George Valler ............ 197
A Normal Doggy Tail - George Valler ...... 199
Phase In and Out - JagerPress ................ 202
Isolation - JagerPress.............................. 204
Listen - James Agerholm ........................ 205
The Negligence of Being Honest -JagerPress
............................................................... 207
I Am Aura – Smartass Publishers ............ 209
A Thought Game - JagerPress ................ 211
Stickin’ - James Agerholm ...................... 213
A Purpose – James Agerholm ................. 215
A Dietary Shift – Smartass Publishers ..... 217
An Immortal State - JagerPress .............. 219
Blue Waters - JagerPress ........................ 221
It's All a Bit – James Agerholm ............... 224
A NexusInfectsUs – James Agerholm ..... 226
Before Everything Fell Apart – James
Agerholm ............................................... 227
The Force that is Nature - JagerPress ..... 229
Plant Type – JagerPress .......................... 232
Turn Into - JagerPress............................. 234
Much – Smartass Publishers .................. 236
Still – JagerPress ..................................... 237
NeverThought – James Agerholm .......... 239
A Touch of Lightness - JagerPress .......... 241
WITH ME – Smartass Publishers ............ 243