Tweet Verse - Hello Poetry

Sep 2016

Thomas Newlove

I want to scream but the government doesn't care. They ignore the screams of the people. I write it down but it already feels like it's f...

The Irish Government just took €12 million away from the already depleted mental health services in Ireland, a country that has the highest male suicide rate in Europe. The debate had a horrifically low turnout in government as the majority of elected officials didn't even bother to show up.

Sep 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #42 - Brain Freeze

She's the finest, perfectly sweet gelato that Italy has to offer, but even once you have tasted her you're still susceptible to brain freeze

Tweet verse is a poem comprised of exactly 140 characters.

Sep 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #41 - Standstill

The world is growing that little bit older, and everyone around you is blooming like flowers in spring and you are just stood there, rusting

Tweet verse is a poem comprised of exactly 140 characters.

Sep 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #40 - Logophile's Dilemma

I'm madly in love with words, but they can be as meaningful or as meaningless as you want them to be - like rain or blood. Maybe that's why.

Tweet verse is a poem comprised of exactly 140 characters

Sep 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #39 - The Wasters

The hot water at ten.
And if it rains, a closed car at four.
And we shall play a game of Snap -
Because we're all too stupid to play chess.

Tweet verse is a poem comprised of exactly 140 characters.

Sep 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #38 - A Game of Sorts

"You know nuthin', Jon Snow!"
Now get your blood and **** out for H.B.O.
I don't care if you're a Stark,
I'm only watching for Emilia Clarke

Tweet verse is a poem comprised of exactly 140 characters (including spaces and punctuation but excluding the title)

Mar 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #32 - Hopeless Romantic

Like a lot of "artists" I fall in love with someone about once a day. The ones it happens regularly with are the ones that are worth poetry.

Tweet verse is a poem that is exactly 140 characters.

Mar 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #33 - Silence

When she doesn't have a voice, and she shies from the written word, you can only imagine the cruel ways she's tearing your heart in her head

Tweet verse is a poem consisting of exactly 140 characters

Mar 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #34 - Imaginary Friends; Imaginary Torture

"Don't let your imagination play tricks on you."
"I'm a writer, it's what I do."
"Surely sometimes it's handy?"
"It's normally just agony.."

Tweet verse is a poem comprised of exactly 140 characters

Mar 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #35 - Serenity

The most tragic thing about film is that it isn't real - just reels of regret at what the world could have been. Life with colour and heart.

Tweet verse is a poem comprised of exactly 140 characters.

Mar 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #36 - Addicted to Drowning

For over two years, every day, I've dreamt of dying. Historically, I've always hated change but I'd certainly consider killing for some now.

Tweet verse is a poem comprised of exactly 140 characters.

Mar 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #37 - Networking (or My Generation: A Prologue)

I feel like Howard Beale screaming: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" There is a lengthy poem brewing inside me.

Tweet verse is a poem comprising of exactly 140 characters

Feb 2016

Thomas Newlove

Tweet Verse #16 - Drowning with Company

When floating on your back, all is well.
It is only when you are drowning that you start to
notice how many of your friends also can't swim.

Tweet verse is a poem comprising of exactly 140 characters (including spaces and punctuation) - the maximum character count for a tweet. Bit of a hobby of mine and (as far as I'm aware) a phrase I've coined.