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I don't hear voices
I don’t hear voices in my head, / only the howling of gods and demons, / maybe murmuring nymphs and satyrs sometimes
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Jul 13, 2025
Questions
Where did I come from? / Where am I going? / How long have I got?
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May 20, 2025
I Don't Have a Trumpeter
I don't have a trumpeter playing the Last Post / and my words forked no lightning. Nope. / Ya know, Prospero could boast that graves ope'd
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Sep 5, 2023
Now the Cuttlefish
Now the cuttlefish / is a curious little critter, / not above shenanigans
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Feb 25, 2022
The Answer
Of course, / the answer is everything. / Compassion, cordite, celebrity
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Jan 25, 2022
I Should Have Said I Loved You
I should have said I loved you / a whole lot more, / knowing now the hemorrhage
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Aug 19, 2021
The Reason We're Here
The reason we’re here is… / well, silly question, really, / the reason we’re here is simply
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Apr 28, 2021
I Thought About Death and Religion
I thought about death and religion last night, / but not for too long, because both are a bit / spooky, with apocalyptic visions of the abyss
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Dec 23, 2020
I'm Reaching Out to You
Oh I wish you were here, / in my arms again / like the night you breathed
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Feb 8, 2019
At the Risk of Sounding Sexist
At the risk of sounding sexist / I’d like to pay my highest respects today / to the girl at my accountant’s
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Aug 17, 2018
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