Category Archives: Poetry

Only a pawn in their game: Bob Dylan, 1964

Posted on February 23, 2026 by odeboyz

A bullet from the back of a bush took Medgar Evers’ bloodA finger fired the trigger to his nameA handle hid out in the darkA hand set the sparkTwo eyes took the aimBehind a man’s brainBut he can’t be blamedHe’s … Continue reading →

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Poetry in motion

Posted on November 22, 2025 by odeboyz
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You Really Got a Hold On Me

Posted on July 24, 2025 by odeboyz

I don’t like you, but I love youSeems that I’m always thinking of youOh, oh, ohYou treat me badly, I love you madly You’ve really got a hold on me (you’ve really got a hold on me)You’ve really got a … Continue reading →

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Love Poem

Posted on February 24, 2025 by odeboyz

I see my future in your eyesMy destiny unfolding blissfullyWalks through mist clad South DownsSnow crunching beneath our bootsOur new born baby smelling sweetlyEyes shut with a loving smileMy destiny is in your eyesThere is nothing elseMy world is your … Continue reading →

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Film Review: A complete Unknown (2025) ~ (Timothee Chamalet)

Posted on January 22, 2025 by odeboyz

A Complete Unknown is the worst Dylan biopic I’ve seen.1 It’s a Memory Lane sing-a -long. And the plot/narrative? Negligible. Quite how Dylan’s story can be emptied into a series of brooding scenes is beyond me. Elle Fanning (Sylvie Russo)2 … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness

Posted on January 14, 2025 by odeboyz

The time for forgiveness has goneGales howl across mountain peaksTrees are bundled to the groundAnimals crushed and left to dieNo-one cares The time for forgiveness has goneFires rage devouring housesSparks a thousand feet highAnd drones admire the sightA wonderful spectacle … Continue reading →

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Having a laugh

Posted on December 6, 2024 by odeboyz

What I miss most- now I’m oldIs having a laugh about nothing at allGoing down the pub with a few matesHaving too many pints andA big bag of crispsAnd not giving a damn about caloriesOr anything at all. What I … Continue reading →

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Black History Month, 2022: Lyrics of ‘I wish’

Posted on October 6, 2022 by odeboyz

I wish I knew howIt would feel to be freeI wish I could breakAll the chains holding meI wish I could sayAll the things that I should saySay ’em loud say ’em clearFor the whole round world to hear I … Continue reading →

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OAP Blues song

Posted on June 1, 2022 by odeboyz

Woke up this morning andGot myself a beerWashed down my pillsSwilled down eagerly.  Woke up this morning andGot myself some toastBuried it in jamFinished off in a cloud of crumbs Woke up this morning andOpened my eyesPinched my arm hardSmiled … Continue reading →

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The Sycophant

Posted on May 15, 2022 by odeboyz

I lay panting on the altarOf his ego, waiting forHis lacerating wit to disembowel meSo, his hangers-on can laughThey lurk around the great manHoping they’ll be the one that’sGoing to be his museBut they don’t know him. The four o’clock … Continue reading →

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