Poems About Britain Seeking Honest Critique
#Britain
Jack Tha Lad In Jack Land
Gino went and played pool every Friday night.
With his friend Stevie G, they'd go and have some pints.
The stress from his Mrs at home was wearing on his brain,
So he always wanted to cut it loose, so he didn't go insane!
One day, when he was off his bonce, he drank shots at the bar.
He pulled this little, fine ting, but he never took it far.
He would meet her every other day, and Emma was her name.
Till Poppy spotted them out one day and chased her down the lane.
Gino and Emma used to hook up, but only...
With his friend Stevie G, they'd go and have some pints.
The stress from his Mrs at home was wearing on his brain,
So he always wanted to cut it loose, so he didn't go insane!
One day, when he was off his bonce, he drank shots at the bar.
He pulled this little, fine ting, but he never took it far.
He would meet her every other day, and Emma was her name.
Till Poppy spotted them out one day and chased her down the lane.
Gino and Emma used to hook up, but only...
#Britain
#city
#earth
#healing
#home
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Lines Handwritten Inside a New English Bible
The skyline of the new Jerusalem
stands out against a cloth of black.
To me, an English church
is always clean and crisp like March mornings,
a spray of orange sunflowers,
a stained image of lambs.
The image-bearers walk in robes of sun
and might include me too, if I
could make the leap to faith.
The Bible structures rise within my head,
the flat-roofed cities of the plain
atop which women bathe.
stands out against a cloth of black.
To me, an English church
is always clean and crisp like March mornings,
a spray of orange sunflowers,
a stained image of lambs.
The image-bearers walk in robes of sun
and might include me too, if I
could make the leap to faith.
The Bible structures rise within my head,
the flat-roofed cities of the plain
atop which women bathe.
#Britain
#Christian
#religion #spiritual
#religion #spiritual
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there’s no more big shops
the town has more vape shops
and charity shops and barber
shops and coffee
shops
around for a while, but he just
misses woolworths
and charity shops and barber
shops and coffee
shops
around for a while, but he just
misses woolworths
#Britain
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Angst
Tensions have risen
The fuse has been lit
Anarchy has broken out
The country's gone to shit
You wait ages for a doctor
Our waters riddled with disease
The roads are full of potholes
No one says 'Excuse me, Thank You or Please'
The public are fed up
There's an overflow of aggression
The 1% coast on by
As the rest work through a recession
The boats hit the shores
An influx of illegal immigration
While it's not the main problem
It doesn't help the situation
...
The fuse has been lit
Anarchy has broken out
The country's gone to shit
You wait ages for a doctor
Our waters riddled with disease
The roads are full of potholes
No one says 'Excuse me, Thank You or Please'
The public are fed up
There's an overflow of aggression
The 1% coast on by
As the rest work through a recession
The boats hit the shores
An influx of illegal immigration
While it's not the main problem
It doesn't help the situation
...
#anger
#Britain
#hate
#politics
#violence
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Life Lessons pt 4 (Revelations)
(It did not rain all the time in London. The sidewalks were cleaner. Older Londoners love to have tea with milk and cookies. I remember there was also a thing about flowers in the front yard and it had to look better than someone else’s)
This was our last week in the UK. David and I were allowed to see each other as long as there was an adult nearby.
My sister and I and the other cousins went to meet up with some of their friends from school. These are the same bunch of girls that offered me the cigarette.
The one who announced loving the...
This was our last week in the UK. David and I were allowed to see each other as long as there was an adult nearby.
My sister and I and the other cousins went to meet up with some of their friends from school. These are the same bunch of girls that offered me the cigarette.
The one who announced loving the...
#Britain
#fiction
#summer
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Life Lessons pt 2 (England)
One year later, turning fourteen should not be a pivotal point in anyone’s life. Spoke too soon.
Mom told me and my sister we were all going to England to visit family for the summer. We did not know how to feel since we had never met them before. We left when the sun was setting in the city. It was a beautiful site to see through the small circular window of the plane.
She gave both of us a piece of gum and we thought that was strange since we both have braces and are not allowed to eat it normally.
“Chew it and swallow when we take off. It will help with...
Mom told me and my sister we were all going to England to visit family for the summer. We did not know how to feel since we had never met them before. We left when the sun was setting in the city. It was a beautiful site to see through the small circular window of the plane.
She gave both of us a piece of gum and we thought that was strange since we both have braces and are not allowed to eat it normally.
“Chew it and swallow when we take off. It will help with...
#Britain
#family
#fiction
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High Upon Stone
Ice cracked bones
Heart made of stone
The statue sits upon its throne
All alone birds tend
Her loneliness
Heeding her muted cries
Within is a heart
That could never lie
Outside a body and face
That shall never die
Heart made of stone
The statue sits upon its throne
All alone birds tend
Her loneliness
Heeding her muted cries
Within is a heart
That could never lie
Outside a body and face
That shall never die
#America
#art
#Britain
#culture
#historical
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Hail to England Part 4
1990's & beyond
Admiral Sir Cloudesley
Adorior
Akercocke
Anaal Nathrakh
Anathema
Aphex Twin
Benediction
Benighted Leams
Cancer
Cathedral
Cradle of Filth
December Moon
Deviated Instinct
Electric Wizard
Fellwarden
Fen
Forefather
Hateful Abandon
Hybernoid
Infestation
Instinct
James Hardway
Jesu
Lawnmower Deth
My Dying Bride
Nordland
Paradise Lost
Pitchshifter
Porcupine Tree
Portishead
Reign of Erebus ...
Admiral Sir Cloudesley
Adorior
Akercocke
Anaal Nathrakh
Anathema
Aphex Twin
Benediction
Benighted Leams
Cancer
Cathedral
Cradle of Filth
December Moon
Deviated Instinct
Electric Wizard
Fellwarden
Fen
Forefather
Hateful Abandon
Hybernoid
Infestation
Instinct
James Hardway
Jesu
Lawnmower Deth
My Dying Bride
Nordland
Paradise Lost
Pitchshifter
Porcupine Tree
Portishead
Reign of Erebus ...
#music
#admiration
#Britain
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Hail to England Part 3
1980's
Amebix
Angel Witch
Annihilated
Anti Nowhere League
Antisect
Asia
Atomkraft
Avenger
Axegrinder
Battlezone
Bauhaus
Bitch’s Sin
Blind Fury
Blitzkrieg
Blood Money
Bolt Thrower
Broken Bones
Carcass
Cardiacs
Cerebral Fix
Chameleons, the
Chaos UK
Chateaux
Cloven Hoof
Coil
Crawling Chaos
Cure, the
Current 93
Dark Star
Darkheart
Death in June
Def Leppard
Demon
Demon Pact
Depeche Mode
Desolation Angels ...
Amebix
Angel Witch
Annihilated
Anti Nowhere League
Antisect
Asia
Atomkraft
Avenger
Axegrinder
Battlezone
Bauhaus
Bitch’s Sin
Blind Fury
Blitzkrieg
Blood Money
Bolt Thrower
Broken Bones
Carcass
Cardiacs
Cerebral Fix
Chameleons, the
Chaos UK
Chateaux
Cloven Hoof
Coil
Crawling Chaos
Cure, the
Current 93
Dark Star
Darkheart
Death in June
Def Leppard
Demon
Demon Pact
Depeche Mode
Desolation Angels ...
#music
#admiration
#Britain
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Hail to England Part 2
1970's
Alan Parsons Project
Argent
Armageddon
Atomic Rooster
Babe Ruth
Bad Company
Baker Gurvitz Army
Barclay James Harvest
Black Sabbath
Black Widow
Blackfoot Sue
Brand X
Brian Eno
Buzzcocks, the
Camel
Caravan
Catapilla
Cirkus
Clash, the
Clear Blue Sky
Colosseum
Comus
Crass
Cressida
Czar
Damned, the
Dirty Tricks
Edgar Broughton
Egg
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Fall, the
Fields
Fire
Foghat...
Alan Parsons Project
Argent
Armageddon
Atomic Rooster
Babe Ruth
Bad Company
Baker Gurvitz Army
Barclay James Harvest
Black Sabbath
Black Widow
Blackfoot Sue
Brand X
Brian Eno
Buzzcocks, the
Camel
Caravan
Catapilla
Cirkus
Clash, the
Clear Blue Sky
Colosseum
Comus
Crass
Cressida
Czar
Damned, the
Dirty Tricks
Edgar Broughton
Egg
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Fall, the
Fields
Fire
Foghat...
#music
#admiration
#Britain
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Hail to England Part 1
1960's
Andromeda
Animals, the
Art
Arthur Brown
Arzachel
Attack, the
Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation
Beatles, the
Blind Faith
Blodwyn Pig
Cream
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Deviants, the
Donovan
Episode Six
Family
Fleetwood Mac
Free
Gods, the
Graham Bond Organization
Groundhogs, the
Gun
High Tide
Hollies, the
Humble Pie
Jeff Beck Group, the
Jethro Tull
King Crimson
Kinks, the
Led Zeppelin
Moody Blues, the...
Andromeda
Animals, the
Art
Arthur Brown
Arzachel
Attack, the
Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation
Beatles, the
Blind Faith
Blodwyn Pig
Cream
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Deviants, the
Donovan
Episode Six
Family
Fleetwood Mac
Free
Gods, the
Graham Bond Organization
Groundhogs, the
Gun
High Tide
Hollies, the
Humble Pie
Jeff Beck Group, the
Jethro Tull
King Crimson
Kinks, the
Led Zeppelin
Moody Blues, the...
#music
#admiration
#Britain
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best not talk about it
it’s like brexit has brought
the whole country together,
like some shameful, best not
talk about it, family secret
the whole country together,
like some shameful, best not
talk about it, family secret
#Britain
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