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John Bartholomew Apr 2020
Gliding,
Just effortless,
Held up by see-through strings

One day,
will man fly
If God does grace us wings

JJB
John Bartholomew Apr 2020
You'll stand in line,
You'll smile,
You'll politely remark,
You'll wonder, are they infected,
You'll hold in that tiny tickled cough,
You'll look at your watch,
You'll kindly clap the NHS worker at the front of the queue,
You'll think to yourself, your glad that's not you,
You'll wonder if you really need more milk,
You'll ponder about the calories and the deserts not to eat,
You'll puff your cheeks, how much longer here on my feet,
You'll be grateful it's not rations during the war
You'll thank the girl who greets you at the door

For this is a time to be grateful for the key workers and the queues
And not to be dismissive of these lifesaving 2 metre blues

#staysafe
#stayhome

JJB
John Bartholomew Apr 2020
It's just you,
the known world has vanished,
abandoned cars with no one to drive,
you thought this day come you would ****** and survive,
but you didn't think it through

I don't even know how to make fresh bread,
swallowing hard all those words you once said,
does petrol not just come from the pumps,
and where will I drive now this world is in slump,
I really didn't think this through

The films all said there would be a beauty on the horizon,
to live my life and carry on surviving,
but these streets are empty and I'm feeling the cold,
for this is a story never to me told,
I need to think this badly through

What foods will carry on forever,
and what to eat now as the date says now or never,
am I really alone in the world and how long can I last,
as this really should be written down, portrayed,
by those in the futures passed

Last Days

JJB
“If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you'll be right.” - Anon

“Hold my hands; kiss my forehead, hug me and look in my eyes; maybe today is the last day you can do this.”― M.F. Moonzajer

“If today is all you have to live, what will you do?”― Lailah Gifty Akita
John Bartholomew Apr 2020
Who would have known you was of a different sort
Paying for some fun I normally wouldn't have bought
Ten sheets to the wind it was then I found your toy
Well how was I to know that you was still a boy
Perfectly sculpted cheeks and lips you could die for
When I woke in the morning some parts still pretty **** raw
What was I thinking then out of my mind
I just wanted some way to really unwind
Now looking out at the sea, regrets, cocktail in hand
But, you know, what happens in Thailand, stays in Thailand

(You only live once)

Ladyboy

JJB
“I'm not a woman and i'm not a man, i'm just a thing with ******* and a *****" - Stuart Francis

In order to plant the Gospel, we must take risk. — K.P. Yohannan

The dog sniffed at the bonfire like a ship with a wet nose docking at a foreign port. -Mgru — Stephen Moles
John Bartholomew Apr 2020
The things in life we just take for granted,
From medication, the care that is taken,
To a handshake in passing, to those now that are starving
Every carer and nurse, working their fingers to the bone
When all we must do is sit and wait, within the comfort of our nice homes
Get your shopping dropped off by the delivery man whilst waiting
And put your feet up, relax, stop moaning and creating
Stay safe, wait inside, as we are in the hands of the worlds ****** best,
Yes, that's right, they've got our backs,
God bless our NHS

Little Things

JJB
John Bartholomew Mar 2020
Things fade,
be it,
colours,
in words,
or in love

What magic we once had,
what now seems a fad,
surprises,
a nightly text,
all gone in a time now lost

I know you still care,
but we just lost our flare,
coaxed,
into a slumber,
I should delete your number,
And start a new somewhere else

Loves Lost

JJB
John Bartholomew Mar 2020
Streets now empty,
Not a soul to be seen
It's like I've woken up in a B-movie,
Or a very eerie dream

Best to stand apart now,
We've been given a 2 metre stance
I would love to give you all a hug
But I'd better not take that chance

Let's hope that it's all over,
Please let that time be soon
And hope this can't happen again,
Be it once in a blue moon

Locked in the same surroundings,
This will surely cause some rows
But look on the bright side of this mess,
We'll get through this apocalypse now

JJB
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