Category Archives: Poetry

Let the poor face their fate- Utopian Dystopia

Posted on February 26, 2018 by odeboyz

Is a Tory dream Human misery! Well that we’ve seen. Squalor, oppression Would anyone question Disease, overcrowding The private renting that shrouds The rich getting richer On the backs of the disenfranchised. Those who are subjugated, Crushed, defeated by the … Continue reading →

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So Surreal

Posted on February 13, 2018 by odeboyz

Just an idle dream, I’m Floating in an empty room No ambition no ultimate goal It’s a nice sensation But lacks something. No one to talk to Without any stimulation How long was I there? Does it matter I really … Continue reading →

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Who’d have thought it?

Posted on January 23, 2018 by odeboyz

I’m told if I keep active I wont get Alzheimer’s. I wont be an intolerable burden; I’ll keep my dignity right to the end. And I’ve been told it’s down to me I’ve got to do my exercises Healthy food, … Continue reading →

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Land of hope and glory

Posted on January 15, 2018 by odeboyz

Once upon a time This title might have been true However, sublime the music This current Government Flies in the face of this paradigm. Food banks now feed the desperate Job security; a past closed door Vast fortunes, built by … Continue reading →

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Sit wide eyed in wonder

Posted on January 1, 2018 by odeboyz

It’s Christmas, kids all over the land call out As soon as morning awakens them The little ones still believe; Perhaps older ones aren’t now quite so sure. Noise of excited children as presents Wrapped so gently in previous weeks … Continue reading →

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May in December

Posted on December 11, 2017 by odeboyz

Like Chamberlain’s dodgy agreement with Hitler With a weak PM vacillating Skating on a fragile future No clear answer to the Irish question Grasping, at absurd incongruities Knowing the world’s waiting to see her fall. Must come up with a … Continue reading →

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How Long is a piece of String?

Posted on November 27, 2017 by odeboyz

A question that started In Dar Es Salaam Has puzzled us all Since the world began. The question is asked And left dangling there… No answer is offered, It just isn’t fair. If an answer isn’t wanted. Well that’s just … Continue reading →

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The Scream

Posted on November 21, 2017 by odeboyz

I screamed again and again It surfed the noise of the city No-one heard or cared Chris  

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Mechanical Winkle

Posted on November 13, 2017 by odeboyz

The wiggley bit would normally fit On the thread, by the cog, in the doings, But, to get to the part, is a dexterous art, And first you must really do, two things – Take the silver pin ratchet, and … Continue reading →

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The Stone set

Posted on October 31, 2017 by odeboyz

Eventually, my name on a cold grave stone Tells that I once walked this way Please, don’t call me back to say goodbye I’m silently, happy to be alone. Regrets, I seldom have, now old The journey was, as if, … Continue reading →

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