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SPIRITUAL SURVIVALIST

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Protected by a suit of dreamsAnd armed with a smileHe came out of nowhereAnd went his own waySeemingly believing nothingAnd walking in no-one else's f..

LOVE SONGS

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Writing half-hearted love songsTo no-one in particularAnd singing them in publicFor a few beers and a pocket full of changeJust fun, after allThenDown..

MR WARRINGTON

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Mr Warrington lived up the hillHe was very big and very roundWith a big round wobbling faceGuiness loomed large in his legendWhen he used to come home..

FATHER TO SON AND ON

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Nothing drasticNothing pureNoble stainsDistinct liquid drinkingSlipping and seepingComing calm in the worldKnowing nothingCalling into airSurvivingDis..

GOD BLESS THE NHS

A Poem by Phil Roberts

In little over two yearsI have had more scansThan a supermarket checkoutThere is more of my blood in path labsThan I have in my bodyI've had nasty pai..

PULSE

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Colder than deathA pendulum heart marks timeAnd a brain spins in timeless circlesAll around an anonymous mindAnd something probably mattersThough not ..

WHATEVER......BUT

A Poem by Phil Roberts

You can call me hapless,Hopeless and fecklessAll trueYou can say I'm irresponsibledisrespectful and disreputableFair enoughBut don't call me a liarNot..

RUNNING

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Remember when, as kidsWe just ran and ranFor the sheer joy of itFor the rush of itDashing and racing to the next adventureNo time to wasteAnd energy t..

A HOSPITAL VISIT

A Poem by Phil Roberts

I knew he was dyingI thought maybe a few weeks leftSo still and so quietThis man whose laugh made us all laughThe man who always had ideasWhere to go,..

DAMNED

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Dusty dreams clutter my mindAnd my past litters the present,Crippling the slender future.I walk in the shadow of rumoursAnd uncomfortable truthsFollow..