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.
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
51 reads
2 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
59 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Sep 2022 7:52pm
3rd Sep 2022 7:52pm
Double Espresso
He likes to express himself does mister double espresso man,
But doesn't like paying for the privilege, oh no...
The sneaky bastard -
Especially when it comes to coffee!
Trouble is, he needs the extra caffeine,
To stay awake,
To realise new levels of consciousness -
Far removed from the status quo.
Imprisoned within four walls of a large factory complex,
He works all day with nothing to show,
Except for some blisters, a bit of backache perhaps,
The odd hernia, tatty shirt, gravy stains here and there -
Or could that be coffee,...
But doesn't like paying for the privilege, oh no...
The sneaky bastard -
Especially when it comes to coffee!
Trouble is, he needs the extra caffeine,
To stay awake,
To realise new levels of consciousness -
Far removed from the status quo.
Imprisoned within four walls of a large factory complex,
He works all day with nothing to show,
Except for some blisters, a bit of backache perhaps,
The odd hernia, tatty shirt, gravy stains here and there -
Or could that be coffee,...
#greed
110 reads
7 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Aug 2022 1:12am
14th Aug 2022 1:12am
Days Of Darragh
Feels like I'm heading back to the good old days of Darragh.
Back to those happy, carefree, lazy, hazy days,
When all I cared about was how you felt!
Still, I wish I could have read you then.
I was only seventeen, d'ya know what I mean?
I didn't have the maturity to handle you,
Handle you emotionally anyway!
In hindsight, it's a good job I couldn't read your mind,
'Cos I wouldn't have liked what I saw inside -
Not that I knew at the time!
Fast forward twenty seven years,
And I've got the same feeling again.
It's not about...
Back to those happy, carefree, lazy, hazy days,
When all I cared about was how you felt!
Still, I wish I could have read you then.
I was only seventeen, d'ya know what I mean?
I didn't have the maturity to handle you,
Handle you emotionally anyway!
In hindsight, it's a good job I couldn't read your mind,
'Cos I wouldn't have liked what I saw inside -
Not that I knew at the time!
Fast forward twenty seven years,
And I've got the same feeling again.
It's not about...
#love
#memories
#nostalgia
#crush
#emotions
124 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
29th Jul 2022 8:56pm
29th Jul 2022 8:56pm
Don't Say That!
This whole social network thing, it's great really.
I get to hear all the drama; wonder how so and so is, etc.
This is quite an easy form of communication for me though.
Sure, it's a good way to start up a friendship or three;
Friendships that could possibly last a lifetime.
But there's also something rather unnatural about talking this way.
I rarely get to see their faces; expression's only felt through typing.
Many times when writing essays or lecturing people,
'Don't say that!' I have usually thought.
The trouble is, I act on impulse too...
I get to hear all the drama; wonder how so and so is, etc.
This is quite an easy form of communication for me though.
Sure, it's a good way to start up a friendship or three;
Friendships that could possibly last a lifetime.
But there's also something rather unnatural about talking this way.
I rarely get to see their faces; expression's only felt through typing.
Many times when writing essays or lecturing people,
'Don't say that!' I have usually thought.
The trouble is, I act on impulse too...
#dialogue
#confusion
162 reads
8 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
23rd Jul 2022 6:16am
23rd Jul 2022 6:16am
A Better Connection
(Written in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA)
We made a connection,
A better connection than I thought possible.
I thought you'd be impossible, but no,
You were sweet and accommodating,
Adorable and cute to match.
You made me harder than I make myself,
And raised me higher than anyone else!
Yes, I came for you, my sweet Princess,
The one waiting around the world from me.
And once I'd arrived, I waited and waited...
There wasn't anywhere else
I needed or wanted to go...
Until you showed.
Looking like a teenager...
We made a connection,
A better connection than I thought possible.
I thought you'd be impossible, but no,
You were sweet and accommodating,
Adorable and cute to match.
You made me harder than I make myself,
And raised me higher than anyone else!
Yes, I came for you, my sweet Princess,
The one waiting around the world from me.
And once I'd arrived, I waited and waited...
There wasn't anywhere else
I needed or wanted to go...
Until you showed.
Looking like a teenager...
#emotions
184 reads
6 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
9th Jul 2022 11:12pm
9th Jul 2022 11:12pm
Naughty Innocence
I like women with naughty innocence -
Those who express it well.
Shy outwardly but between the sheets...
Wow;
Anything goes!
Naughty innocence is when my baby looks at me,
Wanting something, waiting for it to happen,
A signal, but she won't act before I do, oh no.
She waits for permission,
To proceed,
To where we go next.
I love that unsure knowing stare.
Those who express it well.
Shy outwardly but between the sheets...
Wow;
Anything goes!
Naughty innocence is when my baby looks at me,
Wanting something, waiting for it to happen,
A signal, but she won't act before I do, oh no.
She waits for permission,
To proceed,
To where we go next.
I love that unsure knowing stare.
#sexy
214 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Jun 2022 10:43pm
29th Jun 2022 10:43pm
The World Is Your Oyster...Card!
(Billy Snagg / Norris Niblet)
The world is his Oyster card,
Scar it in his life story Shard.
London -
Zones 1 to 6,
Making his mental hits,
Where the limitation of his mind permits.
Precious memories he tries to find,
That he’ll never donate in kind.
The world is his Oyster card,
Touching in, touching out.
A bus trip here,
A tube journey there.
Never venturing far
Into the unknown,
'Country zone'
That alien territory,
Of unfamiliar landscapes -
Strange fares.
His existence is lame,...
The world is his Oyster card,
Scar it in his life story Shard.
London -
Zones 1 to 6,
Making his mental hits,
Where the limitation of his mind permits.
Precious memories he tries to find,
That he’ll never donate in kind.
The world is his Oyster card,
Touching in, touching out.
A bus trip here,
A tube journey there.
Never venturing far
Into the unknown,
'Country zone'
That alien territory,
Of unfamiliar landscapes -
Strange fares.
His existence is lame,...
#anxiety
#confusion
#FeelingLost
#emptiness
#FeelingTrapped
200 reads
8 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
18th Jun 2022 9:44pm
18th Jun 2022 9:44pm
Where's My Steak Slice?!!
Funny, isn't it,
How I can't even get a steak slice now?
That's two days in a row,
At Tesco!
I KNOW;
I've heard about the shortages,
H.G.V lorry drivers, leaving the E.U -
(BREXIT),
Not to mention COVID-19 and all that!
You want me to provide the answers,
DON'T YOU?
Well...I wish I could,
But I'm not a politician.
The obvious solution is to reverse,
What was put in place, in the first place -
After all,
There's talk of issuing temporary visas,
To some sweaty European hauliers...
AND WHY...
How I can't even get a steak slice now?
That's two days in a row,
At Tesco!
I KNOW;
I've heard about the shortages,
H.G.V lorry drivers, leaving the E.U -
(BREXIT),
Not to mention COVID-19 and all that!
You want me to provide the answers,
DON'T YOU?
Well...I wish I could,
But I'm not a politician.
The obvious solution is to reverse,
What was put in place, in the first place -
After all,
There's talk of issuing temporary visas,
To some sweaty European hauliers...
AND WHY...
#anxiety
#politics
#LifeStruggles
128 reads
2 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
26th May 2022 10:29pm
26th May 2022 10:29pm
Can't Give Him Up!
He doesn't even deserve your pity,
You know you're making excuses for him.
What he did then was totally wrong,
If I were you, he'd be long gone!
Why's it that you can't let him go?
Sure, there's fear in being left alone -
It's one of the reasons why you moan!
I know all about how he got coerced,
It's a line you spin that's well rehearsed.
Isn't it time to take your head out the clouds,
Face up to the mirror and look at yourself.
Humiliating mostly is what he does best -
You should try leaving, put yourself to the test.
...
You know you're making excuses for him.
What he did then was totally wrong,
If I were you, he'd be long gone!
Why's it that you can't let him go?
Sure, there's fear in being left alone -
It's one of the reasons why you moan!
I know all about how he got coerced,
It's a line you spin that's well rehearsed.
Isn't it time to take your head out the clouds,
Face up to the mirror and look at yourself.
Humiliating mostly is what he does best -
You should try leaving, put yourself to the test.
...
#sadness
#regret
#secrets
#betrayal
#shame
262 reads
8 Comments
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
195 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
586 reads
11 Comments
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