Submissions by Billy_Snagg (Snaggy)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
The truth sets you free. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
8th Jan 2023 3:24pm
8th Jan 2023 3:24pm
Time...
Time is on my side.
But how much longer?
Only time will tell!
But how much longer?
Only time will tell!
#MovingOn
147 reads
17 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
6th Jan 2023 9:02pm
6th Jan 2023 9:02pm
Really So Cheap?
So you think I'm cheap, do you?
That's not very nice!
I would normally spank someone on their big fat ass for sayin' that!
However, you may well have a point, sadly.
What made you think I was made of money anyway?
Couldn't be in the way I dress in my sad green trousers,
With the cargo leg pockets that I kept from my previous employer!
Ahhhh, you heard about my recent decent redundancy payout then?
Well, missy, that'll only stretch so far...
I can't afford expensive hotels, convince me!
I was thinking something more along the...
That's not very nice!
I would normally spank someone on their big fat ass for sayin' that!
However, you may well have a point, sadly.
What made you think I was made of money anyway?
Couldn't be in the way I dress in my sad green trousers,
With the cargo leg pockets that I kept from my previous employer!
Ahhhh, you heard about my recent decent redundancy payout then?
Well, missy, that'll only stretch so far...
I can't afford expensive hotels, convince me!
I was thinking something more along the...
#sex
#food
151 reads
7 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
30th Dec 2022 1:54pm
30th Dec 2022 1:54pm
Howland Island 2023!
Howland Island... ahh the romance of it all.
HOWLAND ISLAND? W.T.F! WHERE ON GOD'S EARTH IS THAT?!!
Well, it's pretty remote, in fact, it's uninhabited -
Apart from a few wild birds.
Wild birds, now there's a thought...
How about a wild night at this desolate outpost with NightGoddess,
Ringing and bringing in the new year, last of all -
On Howland Island, (U.S.A)?
It doesn't have to be barren tonight baby,
Even on this one damn lonely rock;
As we sip champagne, look to the heavens, contemplate...
I'm...
HOWLAND ISLAND? W.T.F! WHERE ON GOD'S EARTH IS THAT?!!
Well, it's pretty remote, in fact, it's uninhabited -
Apart from a few wild birds.
Wild birds, now there's a thought...
How about a wild night at this desolate outpost with NightGoddess,
Ringing and bringing in the new year, last of all -
On Howland Island, (U.S.A)?
It doesn't have to be barren tonight baby,
Even on this one damn lonely rock;
As we sip champagne, look to the heavens, contemplate...
I'm...
#happiness
#love
#hope
#motivational
#nature
165 reads
14 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
24th Dec 2022 9:12pm
24th Dec 2022 9:12pm
Cast Away On Christmas Day!
You chose a bad day to cast me away,
Saying you wouldn't be calling, Christmas day!
Not even a hello, best wishes and stuff,
Any day would've been bad enough!
Icier than the crispest winter morning,
It's always the small things that hurt the most.
You left me out in the cold, well almost,
But needless to say, you never did ring.
Getting geed up on this particular day,
With new photos to show of the time I stayed.
Well you took the wind from under of my sails,
Crushing my spirit in that vice like grip;
My heart, I felt,...
Saying you wouldn't be calling, Christmas day!
Not even a hello, best wishes and stuff,
Any day would've been bad enough!
Icier than the crispest winter morning,
It's always the small things that hurt the most.
You left me out in the cold, well almost,
But needless to say, you never did ring.
Getting geed up on this particular day,
With new photos to show of the time I stayed.
Well you took the wind from under of my sails,
Crushing my spirit in that vice like grip;
My heart, I felt,...
#sadness
#anger
#despair
141 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
17th Dec 2022 7:45pm
17th Dec 2022 7:45pm
Be My Friend...
One day, I will become your friend,
A proper friend, one you can rely on,
A willing shoulder, in order to cry on.
Yes indeed!
Lean on me whenever in need,
That's what friends are for -
To listen, try and understand;
Fix maybe, whatever's wrong.
Most importantly I wanna be a friend,
One you know WILL always care;
In times of trouble,
Times of hardship and despair...
I will be there.
I've not been good to you lately,
Messing about, being distant and rude -
Mercurial, aloof!
I'm realising...
A proper friend, one you can rely on,
A willing shoulder, in order to cry on.
Yes indeed!
Lean on me whenever in need,
That's what friends are for -
To listen, try and understand;
Fix maybe, whatever's wrong.
Most importantly I wanna be a friend,
One you know WILL always care;
In times of trouble,
Times of hardship and despair...
I will be there.
I've not been good to you lately,
Messing about, being distant and rude -
Mercurial, aloof!
I'm realising...
#happiness
#kindness
#hope
#forgiveness
#gratitude
163 reads
20 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Dec 2022 7:22pm
2nd Dec 2022 7:22pm
The Poet Plagiariser
(Billy Snagg / Hemi / Lightnin' Ray)
You may call me the poet plagiariser,
I'm stealing lines but you're none the wiser!
I will excite you with some words of passion,
And delight you with my sense of fashion!
I'll ride on their coattails while sippin' your cocktails,
And may even drop in on the recording sessions.
You'll find me penning some words of love,
Though I may be strugglin', init, bruv!
I don't need X-Factor exposing my talent.
When Simon says JUMP! I'm stayin' silent,
But still marching forward all the same - ...
You may call me the poet plagiariser,
I'm stealing lines but you're none the wiser!
I will excite you with some words of passion,
And delight you with my sense of fashion!
I'll ride on their coattails while sippin' your cocktails,
And may even drop in on the recording sessions.
You'll find me penning some words of love,
Though I may be strugglin', init, bruv!
I don't need X-Factor exposing my talent.
When Simon says JUMP! I'm stayin' silent,
But still marching forward all the same - ...
#curse
225 reads
15 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
30th Nov 2022 11:31pm
30th Nov 2022 11:31pm
One Slip!
Just one slip folks and it's all over!
I was thinking about this the other day,
On my way to the pub -
The fine margins between error and triumph.
Saying the wrong word, just one Damn word,
And your whole world turns upside down.
A fallen tree, where moments earlier you were sitting,
A cracked roof tile thundering down into your garden.
You could've been mowing that splendid lawn after all!
Red or Black, that your whole life depends on -
Russian Roulette.
You stepped off the tube a stop early -
Good for you or was it? ...
I was thinking about this the other day,
On my way to the pub -
The fine margins between error and triumph.
Saying the wrong word, just one Damn word,
And your whole world turns upside down.
A fallen tree, where moments earlier you were sitting,
A cracked roof tile thundering down into your garden.
You could've been mowing that splendid lawn after all!
Red or Black, that your whole life depends on -
Russian Roulette.
You stepped off the tube a stop early -
Good for you or was it? ...
#fate
#luck
#choices
131 reads
4 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
16th Nov 2022 4:54pm
16th Nov 2022 4:54pm
Stoned At Starbucks!
I found myself stoned -
Stoned in Starbucks, actually.
The queue was long, it helped!
Was there any place finer to be,
Any state better to be in,
As I gently sipped my freshly ground -
NOT FOUND ON THE GROUND, coffee?!!
Remember...
Don't leave the house 'til you're totally stoned,
As today could potentially be your last -
And if you get through, it'll still be a blast!
Just roll with it cos you'll gather no moss,
No, NOT Kate Moss -
Always preferred Taylor Swift anyway!
Come join me in long conversation, ...
Stoned in Starbucks, actually.
The queue was long, it helped!
Was there any place finer to be,
Any state better to be in,
As I gently sipped my freshly ground -
NOT FOUND ON THE GROUND, coffee?!!
Remember...
Don't leave the house 'til you're totally stoned,
As today could potentially be your last -
And if you get through, it'll still be a blast!
Just roll with it cos you'll gather no moss,
No, NOT Kate Moss -
Always preferred Taylor Swift anyway!
Come join me in long conversation, ...
#love
#courage
#drugs
#marijuana
#SelfDiscovery
265 reads
11 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
9th Nov 2022 00:33am
9th Nov 2022 00:33am
Knickerbocker Glory!
This is my entitlement, it's what I deserve,
After all, I am a lady you know,
And that gives me certain privileges,
Like which of the best restaurants
I decide you're gonna take me..."
Why do I have to take you to all the best places,
That's my choice isn't it? After all I'm paying, right?!
If you wanna pay...then we'll do it your way.
Beggars can't be choosers, only users and losers, yeah?
Ok, so what is it you actually want,
Me, or the surroundings I can potentially offer?
Shouldn't the environment be more about the company,...
After all, I am a lady you know,
And that gives me certain privileges,
Like which of the best restaurants
I decide you're gonna take me..."
Why do I have to take you to all the best places,
That's my choice isn't it? After all I'm paying, right?!
If you wanna pay...then we'll do it your way.
Beggars can't be choosers, only users and losers, yeah?
Ok, so what is it you actually want,
Me, or the surroundings I can potentially offer?
Shouldn't the environment be more about the company,...
#vanity
#greed
191 reads
15 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
22nd Oct 2022 00:39am
22nd Oct 2022 00:39am
Old Grey Shirt
When I think about it, my old grey shirt and I have been on quite a journey together.
It has accompanied me through thick and thin for many years,
Appearing at key moments in lots of photos, my historic attire.
Wearing a shirt such as mine, you can't go wrong with a neutral colour like grey -
And I never stand out; it goes with anything I wear, from difficult greens to well...
Difficult greens!
I bought that shirt five years ago or so, maybe longer, who knows?
I'm sure it's only a Primark label; why would I have gone elsewhere to spend more?! ...
It has accompanied me through thick and thin for many years,
Appearing at key moments in lots of photos, my historic attire.
Wearing a shirt such as mine, you can't go wrong with a neutral colour like grey -
And I never stand out; it goes with anything I wear, from difficult greens to well...
Difficult greens!
I bought that shirt five years ago or so, maybe longer, who knows?
I'm sure it's only a Primark label; why would I have gone elsewhere to spend more?! ...
#consumerism
226 reads
26 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Oct 2022 8:14pm
3rd Oct 2022 8:14pm
Circling Sharks...
(Billy Snagg / UnspokenReality)
I have climbed the highest peaks,
Plunged new depths of a vast ocean,
Trapped by whiteouts of a snowy squall -
Deep in its own devotion.
I have sought a sea of change,
While throwing caution to the wind.
I hedged my bets on gilt-edged bonds,
Wagering everything for what we had.
Was I wrong or right to choose,
To hide the turmoil from within,
To lay it down where a bounty is found -
This whirlwind frenzy, our cosmic void?
As I put my cards upon the table,
With rising...
I have climbed the highest peaks,
Plunged new depths of a vast ocean,
Trapped by whiteouts of a snowy squall -
Deep in its own devotion.
I have sought a sea of change,
While throwing caution to the wind.
I hedged my bets on gilt-edged bonds,
Wagering everything for what we had.
Was I wrong or right to choose,
To hide the turmoil from within,
To lay it down where a bounty is found -
This whirlwind frenzy, our cosmic void?
As I put my cards upon the table,
With rising...
#regret
#dark
#confusion #fear
#confusion #fear
370 reads
16 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
17th Sep 2022 8:43pm
17th Sep 2022 8:43pm
Bitcoin Billy
(Written by Simon Robson)
All the coins you don't want -
He'll buy them off you...
All the coins you don't want -
He'll buy them off you...
#money
214 reads
3 Comments
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