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.
SELF POEM
Published
15th May 2022 11:42pm
15th May 2022 11:42pm
Headin' Back Down Under...
Been surveying you from my laptop with wonder.
Though I can't gauge your feelings,
I won't be put off -
Till I've pictured myself at your magical farm.
Still looking at you through childish eyes -
I never properly said goodbye last time.
It's not like I've not been before...
Only this time more eager to explore,
Those limitations that held me back.
Much time has passed me by,
So far away that I could cry!
With each day more ready to die -
You found me reaching for the sky.
But let me tell you a wonderful story -
Of an...
Though I can't gauge your feelings,
I won't be put off -
Till I've pictured myself at your magical farm.
Still looking at you through childish eyes -
I never properly said goodbye last time.
It's not like I've not been before...
Only this time more eager to explore,
Those limitations that held me back.
Much time has passed me by,
So far away that I could cry!
With each day more ready to die -
You found me reaching for the sky.
But let me tell you a wonderful story -
Of an...
#dreams
#memories
#LifeGoals #nostalgia
#LifeGoals #nostalgia
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
5th May 2022 9:04pm
5th May 2022 9:04pm
China Doll
You can be that woman again -
I know you can!
My delicate little china doll,
I can't stop looking at you!
Petite and feminine,
With a heart of gold to match.
Lately you have felt trapped;
Haunted by an emotional weight,
Weighing you down...
But one day you'll wear that crown
Again,
Through all the pain and the shame -
Shame in the way things turned out.
Your eyes hold much vulnerability,
But such promise too -
As I stare deeply into your soul.
You're working towards a more positive future - ...
I know you can!
My delicate little china doll,
I can't stop looking at you!
Petite and feminine,
With a heart of gold to match.
Lately you have felt trapped;
Haunted by an emotional weight,
Weighing you down...
But one day you'll wear that crown
Again,
Through all the pain and the shame -
Shame in the way things turned out.
Your eyes hold much vulnerability,
But such promise too -
As I stare deeply into your soul.
You're working towards a more positive future - ...
#kindness
#support
#FeelingTrapped
74 reads
4 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
23rd Apr 2022 10:27pm
23rd Apr 2022 10:27pm
Smokin' Hot Jacket! (Orgasmic Haikus & Other Verses)
#lust
#girlfriend
#sex
#erotic
#lover
93 reads
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Feb 2022 9:09pm
27th Feb 2022 9:09pm
Eighteen Hundreds
The 1800's weren't so bad really -
Highwaymen were on their way out along with the abolition of slavery.
Later on we had Levi shrink to fit jeans in 1873.
Then in 1888, W&R Foster developed their famous lager recipe.
Makes me slightly emotional to realise it wasn't that long ago.
Gosh, I'd like to compare that lager then to now, in how it tastes,
Think I could cope. ;-)
Yes, a lot of bad stuff happened in the 1800's too, sadly,
Like those big wars in the USA and Mexico to name but two.
However, with the invention of automobiles and the...
Highwaymen were on their way out along with the abolition of slavery.
Later on we had Levi shrink to fit jeans in 1873.
Then in 1888, W&R Foster developed their famous lager recipe.
Makes me slightly emotional to realise it wasn't that long ago.
Gosh, I'd like to compare that lager then to now, in how it tastes,
Think I could cope. ;-)
Yes, a lot of bad stuff happened in the 1800's too, sadly,
Like those big wars in the USA and Mexico to name but two.
However, with the invention of automobiles and the...
#historical
146 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Feb 2022 9:25pm
22nd Feb 2022 9:25pm
Parties Political
I wanna party, ya know?
Cheese 'n' wine but not just any cheese and wine...
Only the finest, you understand.
After all, someone else is footing the bill.
It's expenses see...for the business meeting I am attending,
In a sunny London garden somewhere, in the middle of May 2020.
It doesn't matter that my ex, the mother of our lovely daughter,
Died just hours later!
It's a minor detail.
I did drink wine that night, however.
It was red, whilst listening to The Beatles,
Hey Jude, Let It Be and...
Cheese 'n' wine but not just any cheese and wine...
Only the finest, you understand.
After all, someone else is footing the bill.
It's expenses see...for the business meeting I am attending,
In a sunny London garden somewhere, in the middle of May 2020.
It doesn't matter that my ex, the mother of our lovely daughter,
Died just hours later!
It's a minor detail.
I did drink wine that night, however.
It was red, whilst listening to The Beatles,
Hey Jude, Let It Be and...
#sadness
#politics
#satirical
170 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
13th Feb 2022 9:33pm
13th Feb 2022 9:33pm
Snaggy!
He sits in the corner wishing he'd got somewhere, gone somewhere -
Wandering the backstreets of Covent Garden on a bender,
After a poetry performance at the poetry café there, naturally...
Why do I never make the most of these opportunities,
Only to regret/forget them later!
I should be famous by now, a girl on every arm, if only I had the charm -
Or just been a little braver - whatever that means!
If it means taking off all my clothes, I'm afraid that's been done before.
If it means snorting copious amounts of coke, that's been done also. ...
Wandering the backstreets of Covent Garden on a bender,
After a poetry performance at the poetry café there, naturally...
Why do I never make the most of these opportunities,
Only to regret/forget them later!
I should be famous by now, a girl on every arm, if only I had the charm -
Or just been a little braver - whatever that means!
If it means taking off all my clothes, I'm afraid that's been done before.
If it means snorting copious amounts of coke, that's been done also. ...
#SelfWorth
205 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Feb 2022 00:25am
5th Feb 2022 00:25am
Ticket To Brighton... (Cardboard Van)
(J.A.F / Billy Snagg)
Verse 1:
Dog in the gutter and a fag on the bus,
Ticket to Brighton, rock with us -
It's the best in the land!
Chorus:
Yeah, Yeah, get it down,
There's a new dance goin' on around;
Everybody do the Cardboard Van!
Verse 2:
Tramp in the doorway and a street sweeper,
Both in the shit deeper and deeper -
The best way to drown!
Verse 3:
Puke on the pavement near a Balti house,
A hurried curry's yacked up by a scouse -
T'was the best meal in town!
Verse 1:
Dog in the gutter and a fag on the bus,
Ticket to Brighton, rock with us -
It's the best in the land!
Chorus:
Yeah, Yeah, get it down,
There's a new dance goin' on around;
Everybody do the Cardboard Van!
Verse 2:
Tramp in the doorway and a street sweeper,
Both in the shit deeper and deeper -
The best way to drown!
Verse 3:
Puke on the pavement near a Balti house,
A hurried curry's yacked up by a scouse -
T'was the best meal in town!
#music
#tobacco
#food
#consumerism
#poverty
156 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
29th Jan 2022 8:26pm
29th Jan 2022 8:26pm
Sorry If...
(Country & Western feel)
Sorry if I treat you crap
I know it makes you mad
Sorry I keep on blocking you -
It's just my state of mind!
I'm sorry we're going nowhere
I'd say it was MY fault
But it takes two to tango -
Better start playing your part!
;-)
Sorry if I treat you crap
I know it makes you mad
Sorry I keep on blocking you -
It's just my state of mind!
I'm sorry we're going nowhere
I'd say it was MY fault
But it takes two to tango -
Better start playing your part!
;-)
#confessional
#TruthOfLife
#SelfReflection
230 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
22nd Jan 2022 2:35am
22nd Jan 2022 2:35am
Playing The Fool!
You treat me like a silly fool,
Whatever have I done to you?
Snide remarks, they come my way,
What is it I need to say?
I know I'm just a witless fool,
Why do you have to be so cruel?
I'm not just here to make you laugh,
Not only here to act so daft.
I've never heard YOU speak the truth,
Or even that you've made mistakes.
At least I can confess to mine,
Not sooo easy, a bit like rhyme!
But now I'm tired of playing the fool,
just so I can amuse you all...
Sometimes I like to play the fool, ...
Whatever have I done to you?
Snide remarks, they come my way,
What is it I need to say?
I know I'm just a witless fool,
Why do you have to be so cruel?
I'm not just here to make you laugh,
Not only here to act so daft.
I've never heard YOU speak the truth,
Or even that you've made mistakes.
At least I can confess to mine,
Not sooo easy, a bit like rhyme!
But now I'm tired of playing the fool,
just so I can amuse you all...
Sometimes I like to play the fool, ...
#anger
#frustration
242 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Jan 2022 8:35pm
11th Jan 2022 8:35pm
Cheap Labour
We're bringing in some cheaper labour,
You may not see it but we're doing a favour!
Please don't think we're doing you wrong,
We'll see how it goes, try keeping you on.
We need to make cuts,
Cos they're squeezing our nuts...
Margins, rather.
We're forced into this trend,
To keep our heads above water.
Like lambs to the slaughter -
We'll TRY and support ya!
We'll keep you right here,
Under our thumb,
Feeling glum,
With the prospect of none!
With less in your pocket,
You can always do docket.
It...
You may not see it but we're doing a favour!
Please don't think we're doing you wrong,
We'll see how it goes, try keeping you on.
We need to make cuts,
Cos they're squeezing our nuts...
Margins, rather.
We're forced into this trend,
To keep our heads above water.
Like lambs to the slaughter -
We'll TRY and support ya!
We'll keep you right here,
Under our thumb,
Feeling glum,
With the prospect of none!
With less in your pocket,
You can always do docket.
It...
#money
#consumerism
151 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
1st Jan 2022 00:39am
1st Jan 2022 00:39am
She Dreamz...
She dreams of flowers,
Birds and bees -
Standing serenely in the sun.
Everything pure, loving and bright,
A wonderful inspiring heavenly sight.
But here lurks a darker nature,
One that's full of dread and fear.
For nightmares sometimes take their hold,
When she's alone and in the cold.
Trusting eyes when she believes,
Faithfulness in all that's seen.
Tested once beyond her means -
Deception finally ruled her dreams.
She wishes she could open up,
Spread her wings and fly away -
Leave behind those...
Birds and bees -
Standing serenely in the sun.
Everything pure, loving and bright,
A wonderful inspiring heavenly sight.
But here lurks a darker nature,
One that's full of dread and fear.
For nightmares sometimes take their hold,
When she's alone and in the cold.
Trusting eyes when she believes,
Faithfulness in all that's seen.
Tested once beyond her means -
Deception finally ruled her dreams.
She wishes she could open up,
Spread her wings and fly away -
Leave behind those...
#love
437 reads
11 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
31st Dec 2021 1:03am
31st Dec 2021 1:03am
Another Bloody New Year's Eve!
I don't do lunches!'
Ooh, get her, the precious one.
Sticking to what you know
Won't get you anywhere.
But where d'ya wanna go?
I won't go on about
How you're my inside out,
The magic carpet I ride upon
Etc, etc, oh no.
It sounds too corny for starters
And I don't wanna look silly -
Only for the right reasons, you understand?
God this is awful, like how I feel tonight -
Like all the best lines have been written
I feel dead.
As I look at what's gone
Another year draws to a close -
I...
Ooh, get her, the precious one.
Sticking to what you know
Won't get you anywhere.
But where d'ya wanna go?
I won't go on about
How you're my inside out,
The magic carpet I ride upon
Etc, etc, oh no.
It sounds too corny for starters
And I don't wanna look silly -
Only for the right reasons, you understand?
God this is awful, like how I feel tonight -
Like all the best lines have been written
I feel dead.
As I look at what's gone
Another year draws to a close -
I...
#hope
217 reads
5 Comments
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