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19 June 2021 by
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Thinking Out Loud
Lockdown Harbinger Empty streets & quiet roadsEven the bird’s sense something has changedTheir tunes hold a note of question in their rhythm Personal space no longer appliesWe all have the same two-metre danceLip reading a thing of the past The dystopian drama playing out throughout the land28 days later seems more possible than everWaiting for […]
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29 May 2021 by
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I I cry I Am I Become I Manifest I Understand I Reminisce I Fade I Was © Iain Merchant
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22 May 2021 by
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Flame Metal is already strongbut is tempered to greater strength by the flames So were you Water can reshape rocksBut transcends itself in the flames So have you The dark can build a palace of fearBut it is reborn as light in the flames So are you Is she a friend to the flame or […]
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14 May 2021 by
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Preach If you like to preachYou ‘talk the talk’If you want to reachJust ‘walk the walk’ Don’t tell me what I should doJust show me by exampleThose that do are very fewAn incredibly tiny sample I like when people talk to meTalking at me though, not so muchMaybe you need to preach to theeAnd stop […]
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7 May 2021 by
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I’m so sorry… Seared skin smoking into the thin airRemains of life strewn across the globeThe power of nature affords us no escapeYou are reaping the rewards for our selfishness We had choices and we made choices, the wrong choicesWe chose denial, wilful ignorance & arroganceWe chose to compete rather than work togetherWe chose to […]
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1 May 2021 by
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Collective A collaboration of similar mindsA host of exhausted party plannersA reciprocity of ‘paid in kind’A consideration of impeccable manners A chasm of travellers drawn to the bridgeA flash of photographers clickingA silhouette of walkers atop of the ridgeA separation of anything sticking A moment of watchmakers checking the timeA wound of surgeons repairingA shout […]
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25 April 2021 by
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Reality is Fluid The compass needle spins wildlyLosing all sight of its true purposeOffering no sanctuary in its reading I may be lost I look around for something I recogniseA landmark of memory to steady meI have no past referenceI am in the shadows of what is to come Maybe I can retrace my steps […]
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22 April 2021 by
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Slap Me The juxtaposition of belief and truthEvidence is only required for truthBelief requires no such foundationFaith in your belief is all that’s needed Truth is truth whether you like it or notBut a belief can be tailored to suitCan be moulded to fitCan be shaped as needed Facts and research can be so distractingThey […]
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16 April 2021 by
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Absent What once was, is now a memoryLifted on the wings of the mindNurtured into colour with the heart What once was, is now your historyFlown on the winds of timeIlluminated in the eyes of the old What once was, is now a reflectionMirrored through the prism of the pastShimmering on the haze of certainty […]
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11 April 2021 by
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Thank You A minute can last you a lifetimeWhilst a silence can deafen a crowdWords engage the reader in rhymeThe absence of noise may be loud Impact is not measured by lengthColour is not shades of greyLack of weakness not always a strengthNight, remains separate from day A promise should not be made lightlyYet the […]
