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Thursday 31 January 2019
Wednesday 30 January 2019
Tuesday 29 January 2019
2018 OFFCUT POPS 3
NO CHOICES
hes gone
where they all go
when they go
see you there
why not
why not
why not ?
SMELLS ME DIESEL
the
cat
manages to make
a
noise just like
hydraulic brakes
& my memory
smells me diesel
in overseas snow
till he farts
like an arsehole
blocked drain now
after heavy rain
& pa gets out
the dyno rods again
ENGLISH CAFE BLUES
in
the
cafe
queues
just
me
its english theyre speaking
but its not english i hear
he NEEDS coffee
they say
they laugh
i am a thousand miles away
my mind made
of cushions
& unable to explain
~
i sit-
well its a controlled collapse
& the view is exactly arse height
&
i
wonder
what
regular secrets
all those under-grundies
have
seen
its a grundy parade
by the calendar stand
& i write it down
now this english im writing
is english i understand
a grundy parade
& mr calendar man
it makes sense on paper
if anywhere can
from flickr.com
Monday 28 January 2019
HIGH STREET POPS 1
198?
id window shop
for
parker pens & pentel pencils
id mumble
in the chemist
for contraband
&
the library there
well id almost read it
back in the
i-think-i-dont-care days
of
chinos
electro
&
the
i-dont-know
i-dont-know
let-me-be
ghost in the machine
machine gun dreams
TODDLER GOT CROWS FEET
in velcro trainers
cos cant do laces
the weathered kids
with adult faces
tail
the
hollywood shades & patterned nails
on
on barbie mums & rejigged maids
to the hairdressers
down on grover way
TOO HUNGRY
cable tied
to the morrisons
car
park
handrails
are cellophane wrapped bouquets
there for the glue-sniffing kids
gone
gone
away
too hungry
for cheap happy
one sad day
from manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Sunday 27 January 2019
Saturday 26 January 2019
Friday 25 January 2019
2018 OFFCUTS POPS 2
PULP POP
she floozed
&
he
left-
jails tougher
than
it used to be
&
he knows hes
no spring chicken
no more
&
the
third
motel room occupant
told a bad joke
with
his last breath
STOMACH CALLING
the
strange orchestra
of
wet
belly
sounds
lends a gravity
to
the
post lunch
afternoon
nap nap
dearth
CANT MOVE 2
shadow of a bird
on a sunlit
bedroom curtain
looks like a fighter plane
silent & falling
when i
cant move
cant move
cant move
from skhikoku-np.co.jp
Thursday 24 January 2019
2018 OFFCUT POPS 1
KEYHOLES
&
thru
the
spyhole
keyholes
when
i
glazzy
a
sneak
look
theres sparse
electric sparks
dancing like
everyones watching
metaphorically i mean
i mean i got to make the most of it
havent i ?
these
glimpses
all
i
got
STRUGGLE & SMILE
smile thru
the
sandpaper & silk
that hide
the tumors
radical & wicked
a sweet villain
&
unpromised partner
for
three score & ten
COUNCIL OFFICE SIGN
register
register
give
give
give
have
manage
apply
report
body consumed
in moonlight
i made the last one up
its so DRY in here
under
the
council office sign
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