Author Archives: odeboyz

The Wave

Posted on July 31, 2013 by odeboyz

Tiny rainbows gleefully arch the surfboard Dancing with the surfer’s legs. Admiring The wave beneath him. The billion Gallons of inspiration crest majestically Oceanic aspiration created over thousands of miles Bring together timeless youth with aesthetic genius. Doubts kill when … Continue reading →

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Likely Lad

Posted on July 23, 2013 by odeboyz

Should have been called ‘Sad Lad” Always scared of mockery He shunned friendship Just in case! Words of spurn spread. Even family named him ‘Only the lonely’ Watching him Hunched over his coffee Reading auto biogs Paper news and views. … Continue reading →

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David Cameron: Shirkers and Strivers

Posted on July 5, 2013 by odeboyz

George Osborne divides Britain into ‘shirkers’ and ‘strivers’ hoping to prove that the poor are poor because they are lazy. Could the same concept be applied to him and others in the Cabinet? Building on Michael Gove’s analysis for academic … Continue reading →

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War: Part Three

Posted on July 2, 2013 by odeboyz

Anonymous murder: Bombers do what bombers do Casually destroying, casually killing Upturned puzzled faces in roofless trenches Soldiers blown to smithereens from above. Anonymous slaughter: Engineers do what engineers do Bombs scattering down, innnocents’ disintegrate, Cities cratered, re- shaped, revealed. … Continue reading →

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Just A Box

Posted on June 25, 2013 by odeboyz

A carved rosewood box Origin unknown Delicate- intricate, Small as a tea caddy. The box open Retains still exotic aromas In its teak lining… smells of a world, Where nimble fingers slaved To serve a Shahib. The box master Frail, … Continue reading →

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War: Part Two

Posted on June 21, 2013 by odeboyz

(Chris)

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Anguish

Posted on June 18, 2013 by odeboyz

Year by year anguish consumes me, Defeating the drift into hazy memory. Corroding my soul, weakening my spirit. You were my future now lost forever. Well- remembered anecdotes echo endlessly. My anguish is coloured scarlet Etched in molten rivers of … Continue reading →

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Yesterday

Posted on June 11, 2013 by odeboyz

Yesterday- or really it was a while ago… when I was a girl and my cheeks all aglow As a girl- in my teens It seemed young men liked to look at my dress… my thighs, my bottom and all … Continue reading →

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Chanting Money Blues

Posted on June 4, 2013 by odeboyz

Pensioner money. Immortal money. Buying love money. ‘You’re in my will’ money. Buy, buy ‘For tomorrow we die’ money. Nursing home money, cemetery money. ‘Can’t take it with you’ money: Money. Saved. Loved. Feared. Frittering money. Gambling money. Holidaying money. … Continue reading →

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Lost Hugs

Posted on May 28, 2013 by odeboyz

The sobbing girl said “I don’t do hugs.” Her ex, lost out to daring drugs No comfort accepted No other nights that led Of tangled sheets in a rumpled bed. Tears now replaced laughter Thoughts burning in every way She … Continue reading →

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