Paul Bell : Writing

The Priest

The Priest

A Poem by Paul Bell


The priest came on at PaddingtonSat across from meI nodded in a nonchalant wayHe gazed inside of meSo strangeLike he knewWhere I was going toMrs Black..
The Room

The Room

A Poem by Paul Bell


The room was in darknessSave for the solitary shard of lightShining directly onto that point on the wallThe blood had dried in long backIf the room co..
Time

Time

A Poem by Paul Bell


When the dead become insaneThe tramps the down, the ill-arrangedThe junkies burning over flamesThe fools who couldn’t be renamedWhere do they go..
Rozanna.

Rozanna.

A Poem by Paul Bell


Rozanna, bible in her handTook me through the dark daysShowed me another wayI hold her handRozanna, praise the lord for meSet me freeMy thoughts were ..
Shattered Pieces.

Shattered Pieces.

A Poem by Paul Bell


She looked at the cup in the sinkThe solitary cupLike it was the most important thing in the worldShe saw a man, full of promisesShe saw another man, ..
Some Kids.

Some Kids.

A Poem by Paul Bell


Some kids are just never gonna make itNot in this life anywayAt the age of sixYou just knewThis kid was destinedSeven, eight, nineTo leave before his ..
The Pony.

The Pony.

A Poem by Paul Bell


Hi how you doingI’m doing fine, how about youI’m okay, well I’m not reallyGo on tell me about it, that’s what us ex’s ar..
Higher Plane.

Higher Plane.

A Poem by Paul Bell


I’m gonna play my vinyl in the urinal, and that’s finalLife is bad when you're sadAin't you glad they took you out of school, coz you were..
The Dilemma.

The Dilemma.

A Poem by Paul Bell


What’s a lovely girl like you doing in a dump like this.I own it.That course I took is working well.Was that the diplomatic course.It was, have ..
The Song.

The Song.

A Poem by Paul Bell


The long rope hung in the airThe song was playing in his headThe barrel spins, clickHe heard the voiceYou are in charge of your weapon, alwaysThe day ..