with cheer and pride
keeping a happy song
with sureness inside
in a world gone wrong
how do you believe
in humanities management
when our systems enpower
the venal unintelligent
when we give to an idiot
the keys of the city
to represent us in the world
do we deserve any pity?
who’ll rock the cradle
who’ll sing the song
who’ll teach the children
in a world gone wrong
Oct 18, 2025
Oct 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM UTC
oh my god my giddy aunt
this verse is on the concept of can’t
at first it seems such a negative plot
to talk not of can, but of cannot
but really it’s a release of you and me
to deny commitments that cannot be
to make a stand on what you don’t want
to say no, be free and to be up front
to do what you can and what you want
to not be enslaved to what you can’t
Oct 18, 2025
Oct 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM UTC
i’ve heard wankers
obfuscate the act
i saw people creating
a sea of terminology
with personalities
that **** curiosity
i learnt of
proximal zone of development
meaning no more than
making them hungry for learning
but not giving them
more than they can chew
i am, who i am today
because ex taxi driver john brown
who could explain maths
in plain words
i am drawn to teachers
as their craft is communication
one has to be understood
or get out off the game
i am attracted by
those who relish
the theatricality of it
the joy of conveying meaning
with enthusiastic joy
and love of words
and singing them
in inspiring ways
that compel attention
and a will to know more
Oct 18, 2025
Oct 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM UTC
on arrival
i do that thing dogs do
walk around in circles
until satisfied
that settling is worth it
and lying down
as in this town
i sensed a welcoming
in the manner of the people
the warmth of the sunshine
the layout of living areas
the acceptance of all classes of person
so i settled and stayed
one night
two nights
three nights
four nights
each day i saw all
from the village idiot
to the literate intelligentsia
from the tradie
to the mum
from the baby
to the oldie
i watched the coming and going
of the town
i watched the locals in the pub
i watched the tourists push trolley bags
i watched the itinerant watchers
watching me watch, watching
me watch
people responded
the best conversations
did not start with
where are you from
i got interested in their sports
i listened to their music
i drank Guinness with them
i traded stories
which are the best transaction
Oct 18, 2025
Oct 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM UTC
i’m not asking you back
i don’t mind where you’re at
don’t wanna go over this or that
i’m just thinking of you
as i think of the times we had
thought stoked embers still glow
we really weren’t that bad you know
making me think of you
knowing time has buried the past
residual feelings still ring true
some things just last and last
and i’m here thinking of you
Sep 12, 2024
Sep 12, 2024 at 3:39 AM UTC
regardless of the topic
always completing
with a self effacing chuckle
to be eternally nice
and cheerfully accepting
all that life throws at you
is just bland
no alarms and
no surprises here
those who are
compelled to ignore
the humanity of passion
and all it’s forms
rage, hilarity, grief, madness
not to allow them out
not to scream and shout
living a life banal
a life in denial
of life itself
these releases
i allow all my company
as i allow them for myself
i am bored
with the need
to smooth things over
the sensations of passion
the expression of them
is the juice of life
and art itself
vent i say
with as much
colour as you can
let your feelings
be the drive in your song
your chance to belong
amongst us flawed humanity
eschew banality
make a stand, and
banish bland
Aug 31, 2024
Aug 31, 2024 at 5:50 PM UTC
while our massive
magnificent blue orb
turns in slow grace
and basks in the sun
i live my days
in self absorbed ways
but now and then
… like now
i step out into space
and look down on
my insignificance
i live my life down there
basking in the sunshine
of your warm regard
and the odd smile
from a well-meaning stranger
loving the beauty i see
it’s all that i’ve got
and is mostly enough
for my brief ride
on this magnificent
massive blue orb
Nov 20, 2021
Nov 20, 2021 at 8:08 PM UTC
sure we are
collectively killing
the natural environment
and obsession with
economic growth
is in the hands
of those empowered
by money
but
my choice is to
be who is better
speak of good things
do that which is better
grow things and thoughts
that go to a better place
that manifest my ideal
that nurture and heal
without an apology
for sounding pollyanna
reality acknowledgement
with actions that speak
to a sorry establishment
undaunted and undeterred
never a sorry word
choosing active hope
never giving up
extolling the beauty
making merry
dancing with nature
celebrating sun shine
loving the loveable
singing songs of praise
to things that amaze
create the magic
that belief in the better
is the only soulful option
in a world of misery and splendour
absurdity is king
but love and hope
is my chosen thing
Sep 20, 2021
Sep 20, 2021 at 1:37 AM UTC
we all remember
where we were
watching the towers
burn and fall
knowing that things would
never be the same at all
disbelief at first, or
had an action movie
slipped into the news
no, it was real
and then twenty years
of vengeful repercussion
of military posturing
of suffering for many
we watched
the baddies being painted
good and evil
being redefined
virtue confused
impotence and power
conflated
lies and spin
consecrated
truth
alternated
idiot rich guys
promoted
tax for the poor
promulgated
democracy
desecrated
climate destruction
accelerated
by denialist
complacency
inequality
more concentrated
goodness and morality
infiltrated
by posturing political
pus weasels
venal vultures
of self interest
grasping for
short term dominance
and then ..
complacency pervaded
as absurdity
was accepted
as our new state of normal
and the height
of compassion
was owning a dog
and tut tutting
as refugees marched
across our news screens
and now we
bemoan being isolated
from being contaminated
we are mostly relegated
to stay in our mansions
while dinner is contemplated
have you been vaccinated?
Sep 11, 2021
Sep 11, 2021 at 4:32 AM UTC
swim around my head
they float in and out like clouds
emerging in the morning light
shedding subconscious shrouds
they cruise like languid fish
among hopes and fears
among anxieties and demons
among the loves and tears
they are dragged into order
to face the day’s demand
they are harnessed into logic
but they are criminals on remand
they are human nature vagabonds
we try to steer them through
suspicion fear and rivalry
to enlightenment brand new
i love their feral ways
they challenge us every day
the are random and wild
they keep us in the fray
Apr 11, 2021
Apr 11, 2021 at 7:31 AM UTC