Phil Roberts : Writing

EXCUSES

EXCUSES

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Slender and tenuous reasonsRun through the droplets of motiveWhich impel us in our actionsDirect us toour self-fulfilling fatesOur cleverly devised mi..
PSYCHODRAMA

PSYCHODRAMA

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..
HERITAGE OF THE GYPSY

HERITAGE OF THE GYPSY

A Poem by Phil Roberts


We come as we pleaseAnd we leave on the breezeAway........DistanceAs an image of warm blue airThe hooch man denies seditious writhingsComing in proud ..
LOOKING FOR AN ENDING

LOOKING FOR AN ENDING

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I am accompanied by ghostsHaunted by broken heartsAnd useless regretsLoss of the living is almost worseThan the loss of lifeBut it happensAnd nowWitho..
THE TRUTH

THE TRUTH

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 ..
WHEN IT'S LATE

WHEN IT'S LATE

A Poem by Phil Roberts


When it's lateDon't mess with sticky notionsDon't fool with dangerous spacesThere is no peace in such locationsAnd time shall have all tracesOf the ne..
SAVAGE

SAVAGE

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Doom ladenLight my wayWith candle of blackest tallowAnd flame of brightest whiteI follow my natureMy gravitationWithout questionGodless and lawlessOut..
BEAUTIFUL BREVITY

BEAUTIFUL BREVITY

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 ..
REFUSAL TO DREAM

REFUSAL TO DREAM

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I refuse to dream againIt only leads to painThere is no truth thereinWhatever some might sayIt's all tricks of the mindAnd then in the light of dayWhe..
MAN WITH A PLAN

MAN WITH A PLAN

A Poem by Phil Roberts


He bursts in through the doorMost would have opened it firstBut they're all the sameThese radical fundamentalistsStanding alone and angryLike blistere..