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THE TRUTH REMAINS THE SAME

A Poem by Phil Roberts

A name is called in the deep of sleepHanging in the night like a starFrom the subconscious to the surrealMemories and myths collide hereAll smoke and ..

LOVE NEEDS

A Poem by Phil Roberts

She cries tears of mother's ruin"Look at me!It's been so hardAll of my lifeAnd I've had to fightFor my own patch of lightStill, no-one ever looks at m..

HERE BE DRAGONS

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Suddenly the humbleThere is one eye againSmearsSmoothly down and quickSpacedThe silent teethGraveyard slabsAll scared to whiteBright full-moon nightGl..

MUSIC

A Poem by Phil Roberts

I turn on the musicLight upLean back and close my eyesAnd I leave hereI swim and surf through the sea of soundThat is my lifeMy life inside my lifeThe..

EVOLUTION

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Erect from fishes, weWe crawled out of the seaI wonder if we're any happier By Phil Roberts

CARELESS (again)

A Poem by Phil Roberts

Things get brokenHeartsMindsIt's no-one's faultIt never isNot reallyButter fingers and distractionWithout malice or forethoughtThingsLike hearts and m..

LATE NIGHT, STILL SURVIVING

A Poem by Phil Roberts

HelloIt's me againIt's the early hours and I'm slightly drunkAnd it's me againHe has the sins of his mindWhich keep him warm insideAmidst the weary an..

REST ASSURED (again)

A Poem by Phil Roberts

I do not speak in sombre tonesNot for me the gentle echoHushing through hallowed hallsI shall growl my way to the graveBe damned to the insignificantA..

BEAUTIFUL BREVITY (again)

A Poem by Phil Roberts

My friends abroad think I'm peculiarly EnglishMy English friends think I'm peculiarly northernMy northern friends just think I'm peculiarBut at least ..

UNNAMED SADNESS

A Poem by Phil Roberts

There are times in my lifeJust occasionallyOut of a clear blue skyFor no reason at allI become overwhelmed with sadnessAnd I could not tell you whyIt ..