Phil Roberts : Writing

OF MADNESS

OF MADNESS

A Poem by Phil Roberts


A mind can burnSo white hotThat it bleaches the sensesAnd dislocates the soulDid you know that?And sleep can be terrifyingBecause of haunting dreamsDr..
FEAR

FEAR

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Fear nothingBecause fear is alwaysWorse than the fact By Phil Roberts
WALKING INTO DARKNESS

WALKING INTO DARKNESS

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Madness in the cityIn the dark of nightWalking the mean streetsHard-eyedMade of stoneKeeping to the deepest shadowsTo see and be unseenDirty deals to ..
GROWTH

GROWTH

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I felt this primal urgeThis trance-like instinctTo set things rightIn case I have to leaveMove on, so to speakSoI took my jaundiced eyeAnd rolled it f..
THE SKY SMILING BLUE

THE SKY SMILING BLUE

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Lay back in the afternoon sunNext door's tired child cries half-heartedlyHaving worn herself out in the heatMother makes soothing noisesAs she takes h..
THE STORM

THE STORM

A Poem by Phil Roberts


The thunder roared and rumbledWithout pauseThe lightning was so quickLike strobe lightingAnd the rain fell like a million waterfallsAs the storm raged..
I DON'T CARE ANYMORE

I DON'T CARE ANYMORE

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I stare into the distanceAnd see nothingOnly the pictures behind my eyesImages of faces and placesPeople and towns I'll never see againWhy revisit the..
JUKE

JUKE

A Poem by Phil Roberts


"Juke" is a composite of a couple of young guys I used to know.
ART?

ART?

A Poem by Phil Roberts


My words and my poemsAre no more than explanationsAnd embellishmentsMy means of expressionFor my life is my "art"It's what I am and what I writeIt's w..
A REBEL EMERGES

A REBEL EMERGES

A Poem by Phil Roberts


When I was littleMy mother bought me a tiny sailor suitWhy?We didn't even live near the seaHoweverShe and grandma decided to take me to townTo show me..