Phil Roberts : Writing

DUST

DUST

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Dust amidst dustA resting place of sortsHowever many kites you flewYou never left the groundYou never heard a soundBeyond the rage you screamedTearing..
WITH THE DOGS AT DAWN

WITH THE DOGS AT DAWN

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Misty words billow in the coldPluming from their mouthsQuiet swearing and first f*g coughingThey walk close to hedgerowsKicking the dew from the grass..
Don't Mind This

Don't Mind This

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Magic molloculesShall meet and merge at midnightHalfway between yesterday and tomorrowBeneath a full and hungry moonDevouring the darkness of ignoranc..
REST ASSURED

REST ASSURED

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..
NIGHT SKY INSPIRATION

NIGHT SKY INSPIRATION

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Stay the moonCloudless and glowingIn her naked splendourWith her silver-white lightCutting shadowsWith sudden edgesSharp enough to shave a man's faceL..
CARELESS

CARELESS

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..
GYPSY DANCING

GYPSY DANCING

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I have moved to a different drumWith odd and peculiar rhythmsDancing awkwardly through lifeOn my two flat clumsy feetIt is not the way I choseTo step ..
UNION MAN

UNION MAN

A Poem by Phil Roberts


I was once calledA communist, a fascist and an anarchistAll in one sentenceWhich I thought was quite impressiveAnd this was because I was a union manM..
DAMNED

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..
THE LONG AWAITED

THE LONG AWAITED

A Poem by Phil Roberts


Here I go againDubious footstepsQuestionable motivesPerusing the dark and restless pastChanging as perceptions changeAnd perceptions change withThe to..