FERRETS
There’s guys round the corner with ferrets in their heads they screech and scratch when they’re off their meds The police are chasing noises coming from behind a door where […]
HARBOUR OF OUR SOUL
The heart as compass points many ways It’s the harbour of our soul A safe haven or a watery tomb When the tides rise they wash pain away Or drown […]
GALES AND LILLIES
Every day is a ship navigating stormy seas seeking shelter We create spirals from straight lines paper from stone Sails unfurled ripped and torn in ferocious gales Eyes are open […]
SHADES
Who are you when no one’s watching? The sun rises but you’re still in shade? A closed gate to push wide open? Secrets to reveal or actors strutting a stage? […]
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT
Satanic Park is open tonight little imps hop and skip with fearsome delight through tombstones garlanded by weeds crumpled hearts and souls withering by degrees as bitch slapped angels fallen […]
BLOOD AND BONE
I took some time out for one of my least favourite life events yesterday-a visit to the doctor. The waiting room has always been like spending time before being led […]
IN SILENCE
The sum of a sentence is filling up space with noise Any combination will do just to defeat the void Words are linked together an endless chain oiled by fear […]
BOOTS OF LEATHER
One of my cousins was a high maintenance, high class prostitute, who included Russian oligarchs and numerous other rich types amongst her clientele. Her stories of the sexual needs of […]
FALLING AWAKE
Whatever it is You can never have enough. PAIN ……….LOVE ………………..HATE Can all happen at once An humongous orgasmic FUCK That swiftly recedes A chimerical flood A spear shaft Long […]
EMPTY WORDS
First comes the anger when people let you down Then disappointment followed by a shrug This is how it is after all Casual movement of the tongue the sound of […]
GIMME STEAM
Some days are like a torsion spring on a Porsche’s suspension And others like a 3 legged rabbit looking for an escape hole But today another leg has been lost […]
THE WANDERING LANE
Every corner leads to a wandering lane flanked by fears hopes and dreams Whether the light guides our way or shadows prevail is down to fortune… (c) Marlovian 2021.
HEART
Feed me The love The fears The tears The path To heaven To hell A second To live In hope Sans worry Or darkness A kiss A smile That lingers […]
EXCEPT
A helmet has always been a good idea It allows the head to pass through days undented Facilitating a certain sense of ease for the wearer Of course- sometimes accidents […]
ALWAYS SO
The ashes and dust of humanity settled softly upon the land around Blown there by iron hearts feeding the furnaces of hate Blame is always laid on a few but […]
THE GREAT RIVER
On the river rowing the sun burning down “I was swimming here yesterday” I shouted to the girl behind me “Where? “On this side-in the shade.” “So was I-on the […]
CERNE ABBAS STAND:PART DEUX
My hand Hard stand Rumble down Give sound Ring bells Sex sells Firm rail Make bail Salute flag Wear drag Dream high Fly by Pump wood Feels good Don’t weep […]
HEAT
I haven’t been writing too many blog posts lately (apart from poems), basically because of scribbling a novel, going for walks around my historic riverside town, into the countryside around, […]
CROWN OF THORNS
The skies are raining crap It settles upon the ground In puddles of entanglement No particle is independent The moment is indefinite Until measurement Like a child on a scooter […]
HOG CRUISING
Going to do some hog cruising And cross the Rainbow Bridge Chrome glistening like God’s smile As Abraham raised the blade Like killing a son as sacrifice To the great […]
