Submissions by David_Macleod (14397816)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Hi!
Rope Surprise
721 reads
4 Comments
Running
What’s the difference
Between running away
And running towards
If we chose to run to something
Consequentially we are also
Running away from something
Running away from something
Invariably we are running towards
Apparently you have to run
Before you can walk
But then I was punished
For walk don’t run
You can cut and run
You can hit and run
Turn tail and run
Your feet can run
Your eyes can run
With tears
Your nose can run
You could be a drug runner
And arms runner
Maybe even a runner bean
It must be...
Between running away
And running towards
If we chose to run to something
Consequentially we are also
Running away from something
Running away from something
Invariably we are running towards
Apparently you have to run
Before you can walk
But then I was punished
For walk don’t run
You can cut and run
You can hit and run
Turn tail and run
Your feet can run
Your eyes can run
With tears
Your nose can run
You could be a drug runner
And arms runner
Maybe even a runner bean
It must be...
611 reads
2 Comments
I’ve Got Baggage
I’ve got a vanity case that’s shy and coy
A mailbag that’s clearly a girl not a boy
A head case that lags behind
A lost case that’s easy to find
A bum bag that only covers my crutch
A clutch bag too big for me to clutch
A holdall that really doesn’t hold all
A laptop case that just won’t install
A show case that’s retiring and shy
A murder case with an alibi
A stare case that stops and looks
A book case that’s bereft of books
A cabin case that’s made of logs
A basket case for sleeping dogs
A sick bag filled with diced carrot
A Polly...
A mailbag that’s clearly a girl not a boy
A head case that lags behind
A lost case that’s easy to find
A bum bag that only covers my crutch
A clutch bag too big for me to clutch
A holdall that really doesn’t hold all
A laptop case that just won’t install
A show case that’s retiring and shy
A murder case with an alibi
A stare case that stops and looks
A book case that’s bereft of books
A cabin case that’s made of logs
A basket case for sleeping dogs
A sick bag filled with diced carrot
A Polly...
646 reads
4 Comments
White Feather
Better not rock the boat
Best keep quiet now
Better keep out of sight
Best hide in the shadows
Better run away now
Not a time to stand up
Wrong time to speak up
Not a time to get noticed
Wrong time to be forward
Not a time to show your hand
Wrong time to make your feelings known
Take a step back
Don’t take the piss
Take the Fifth Amendment
Don’t take action
Take a low profile
Don’t take a chance
Doing nothing when you should
Eventually will get you noticed
People will question your cowardice
They will judge and...
Best keep quiet now
Better keep out of sight
Best hide in the shadows
Better run away now
Not a time to stand up
Wrong time to speak up
Not a time to get noticed
Wrong time to be forward
Not a time to show your hand
Wrong time to make your feelings known
Take a step back
Don’t take the piss
Take the Fifth Amendment
Don’t take action
Take a low profile
Don’t take a chance
Doing nothing when you should
Eventually will get you noticed
People will question your cowardice
They will judge and...
698 reads
6 Comments
Lap it up
For men who see any hole as a goal
She dances the pole
For lads who like to get to grips
Seductively; she strips
For boys who’ve not seen very much
Her crutch, she’ll touch
For aged men to old to harass
She’ll happily shake her ass
For the inebriated lager lout
She’ll squeeze her breasts and pout
For the bloke that likes to grope
The answers’ nope!
For the lonely and the sad
She’ll mingle; driving them mad
For men who are disabled
Their erections, she’ll enable
For the deviants and the sick
Her glossy lips she’ll lick
For...
She dances the pole
For lads who like to get to grips
Seductively; she strips
For boys who’ve not seen very much
Her crutch, she’ll touch
For aged men to old to harass
She’ll happily shake her ass
For the inebriated lager lout
She’ll squeeze her breasts and pout
For the bloke that likes to grope
The answers’ nope!
For the lonely and the sad
She’ll mingle; driving them mad
For men who are disabled
Their erections, she’ll enable
For the deviants and the sick
Her glossy lips she’ll lick
For...
634 reads
5 Comments
So much more
Within these walls I am your slave
To satisfy just what you crave
You sick and grubby little man
You’re just a freak, you’re not a fan
I’m not a slut, I’m not a whore
Don’t even try, you couldn’t score
Pay to look but you can’t touch
I hate your looks now, oh so much
Scantily clad, your cash my clothing
I strip despite my personal loathing
Your rancid stink I deal with daily
I only dance because you pay me
To you I’m just a piece of meat
My hate for you is all complete
You ugly scum, you vile hack
I laugh at you behind your back...
To satisfy just what you crave
You sick and grubby little man
You’re just a freak, you’re not a fan
I’m not a slut, I’m not a whore
Don’t even try, you couldn’t score
Pay to look but you can’t touch
I hate your looks now, oh so much
Scantily clad, your cash my clothing
I strip despite my personal loathing
Your rancid stink I deal with daily
I only dance because you pay me
To you I’m just a piece of meat
My hate for you is all complete
You ugly scum, you vile hack
I laugh at you behind your back...
635 reads
10 Comments
I’ll Be Your Dog
I was sad and alone
With no one to phone
No family to greet
No good friends to meet
I was desperate as Dan
And so it began
When you moved next door
I promised and swore
By my own design
You would be mine
You would be caught
Willing or not.
I took photos of you
You never knew
You bathed in the sun
You went for a run
You took out your bin
You took it back in
I lost self control
Your laundry I stole
A further transgress
I watched you undress
Your curtains not closed
I watched as you dozed
I...
With no one to phone
No family to greet
No good friends to meet
I was desperate as Dan
And so it began
When you moved next door
I promised and swore
By my own design
You would be mine
You would be caught
Willing or not.
I took photos of you
You never knew
You bathed in the sun
You went for a run
You took out your bin
You took it back in
I lost self control
Your laundry I stole
A further transgress
I watched you undress
Your curtains not closed
I watched as you dozed
I...
674 reads
4 Comments
Haqqy Dayz
Laughter is too well hidden for me to hear
Friendship blindly got lost on its way here
Hope is too far away for me to ably catch
Caring like the dead has been dispatched
Faith is blackness and is no where to be seen
Joy has been turned off and I can’t reconvene
Rapture for me is nothing but ruptured and dog eared
Bliss was kissed some time ago and disappeared
Pleasure disintegrated after you left; now all is pain
Delight is Fry’s covered in chocolate not a finer feeling
Ecstasy is like recently spilled blood slowly congealing
Love is a stranger...
Friendship blindly got lost on its way here
Hope is too far away for me to ably catch
Caring like the dead has been dispatched
Faith is blackness and is no where to be seen
Joy has been turned off and I can’t reconvene
Rapture for me is nothing but ruptured and dog eared
Bliss was kissed some time ago and disappeared
Pleasure disintegrated after you left; now all is pain
Delight is Fry’s covered in chocolate not a finer feeling
Ecstasy is like recently spilled blood slowly congealing
Love is a stranger...
748 reads
6 Comments
My Toybox (Her)
My pink toy box is just fantastic
The lid held on with pink elastic
It’s full of all my favourite things
Skipping ropes, a frog that sings
A ballerina duck, a tap dancing bear
A Barbie doll with almost no hair
A tennis ball, a witch’s hat
Some old boiled sweets, a Cheshire cat
My white tool box is really cool
Secret love notes from a boy at school
Pregnancy test kit just in case
A medal I won in a hurdles race
Pictures of that boy band hunk
A soft stuffed pig dressed as a punk
Some tissues to wipe the toilet pan
As result of my...
The lid held on with pink elastic
It’s full of all my favourite things
Skipping ropes, a frog that sings
A ballerina duck, a tap dancing bear
A Barbie doll with almost no hair
A tennis ball, a witch’s hat
Some old boiled sweets, a Cheshire cat
My white tool box is really cool
Secret love notes from a boy at school
Pregnancy test kit just in case
A medal I won in a hurdles race
Pictures of that boy band hunk
A soft stuffed pig dressed as a punk
Some tissues to wipe the toilet pan
As result of my...
755 reads
12 Comments
My Toybox (Him)
My big toy box is just fantastic
It’s red and blue and made of plastic
It’s full of all my favourite stuff
Guns that pop and trains that puff
Bats and balls, a teddy bear
Plastic soldiers with plastic hair
Cars with lights, planes that fly
A jack in the box that says bye bye
My green toy box is really cool
Swiss army knife with all the tools
Pictures of my favourite stars
Model planes and model cars
A baseball glove, a baseball bat
Some baseball cards, a baseball hat
Karate suit and kicking pads
A porno mag that was my Dads
...
It’s red and blue and made of plastic
It’s full of all my favourite stuff
Guns that pop and trains that puff
Bats and balls, a teddy bear
Plastic soldiers with plastic hair
Cars with lights, planes that fly
A jack in the box that says bye bye
My green toy box is really cool
Swiss army knife with all the tools
Pictures of my favourite stars
Model planes and model cars
A baseball glove, a baseball bat
Some baseball cards, a baseball hat
Karate suit and kicking pads
A porno mag that was my Dads
...
679 reads
4 Comments
Retail Workers Hymn
Retail Workers Hymn
[to the tune of “Onward Christian Soldiers”)
Onward retail workers
After every sale
Always under pressure
Targets to assail
Customers you hate them
But you cannot fail
Grit your teeth whilst smiling
Try not to exhale
Onward retail workers
Marching as to war
With the special offers
Going on before
Onward retail workers
After every sale
Yes you want to kill them
On a pole impale
Crucify them daily
Hands and feet to nail
In your mind you torture
Strip them bare and...
[to the tune of “Onward Christian Soldiers”)
Onward retail workers
After every sale
Always under pressure
Targets to assail
Customers you hate them
But you cannot fail
Grit your teeth whilst smiling
Try not to exhale
Onward retail workers
Marching as to war
With the special offers
Going on before
Onward retail workers
After every sale
Yes you want to kill them
On a pole impale
Crucify them daily
Hands and feet to nail
In your mind you torture
Strip them bare and...
713 reads
4 Comments
Christmas Morning
I looked and could not believe my eyes
I rubbed them hard to clear them
But my eyes had not deceived me
There were no presents under the tree
And it was Christmas morning.
Last night I’d left out a carrot
For Rudolph the reindeer
Some shortbread and sherry
For a busy Santa Clause
All of these lay untouched
On the Poundland plastic tray
I looked behind the sofa
Just in case, but, nothing
I looked under the bed
Alas again nothing
Not even a selection box
Not even nuts and an orange
My empty socking sagged
So did my...
I rubbed them hard to clear them
But my eyes had not deceived me
There were no presents under the tree
And it was Christmas morning.
Last night I’d left out a carrot
For Rudolph the reindeer
Some shortbread and sherry
For a busy Santa Clause
All of these lay untouched
On the Poundland plastic tray
I looked behind the sofa
Just in case, but, nothing
I looked under the bed
Alas again nothing
Not even a selection box
Not even nuts and an orange
My empty socking sagged
So did my...
699 reads
7 Comments
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