Poetry
18 Mar 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Bart23
It’s time to take my medicine But the red pill tastes so bitter The black one’s hard to swallow down And I’ve never been a quitter. The blue pill seems appealing It’s what the normies take And it’s wrapped in fancy packaging But I cannot be a fake....
14 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Bart23
You don't notice your own decay, When stress makes your hair turn grey. Permanently only the time in view. Always looking for something new. Distracted with the daily grind. Forgetting how to nourish the mind. Rushing through life like it is a...
13 Mar 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Bart23
Sunlight on lids after darkness has reigned. Blurring the lines between pleasure and pain Embraces so tight that they leave me gasping Imbued with a promise of love everlasting. Violin melody played high and sweet Bracing cold surf on my tired...
11 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Bart23
I’ll creep into your mind at night I’ll suck you dry of the will to fight I’ll weaken your ramparts Make you sickly and frail So when adversity calls You’ll be sure to fail. I build up a picture of terror and dread Using the powers inside your own...
10 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Bart23
Symbolising the future like no one surpassed Are children and all of the hopes they amass We celebrate the fresh perspectives they hold And wish for them courage and strength to be bold. But it should not follow that you should embody Regrets for t...
21 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Bart23
A wave that promised equity, And parity of rights. A justified rebellion, And a truly noble fight. The backbone of the family, Deserves to have a say, In how the land that they reside Will journey on her way. But the right to equal treatment Soon...
19 Feb 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Bart23
Predisposed to rebellion, It’s the nature of the beast. But also somewhat malleable, And led to disbelief. Tastes shaped by unseen forces, Or the seemingly benign. Our natural human spirit, Can be warped and misaligned. Unravelling fact from fict...
19 Feb 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Bart23
I wanted to tell you I’m sorry, But not for the things that you think. I know you blame our generation, For pushing us to the brink. Please don’t misunderstand me, I know we’ve made a mess. But you’ve been fed an agenda of lies, To cause you great...
19 Feb 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Bart23
There’s a chink in the Overton window If you squint you might just can peer out 'Coz the blackout blinds have been drawn down hard And the thought police are roaming about. There’s a tightrope of fear that we're treading Stuck in this prison of min...
18 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Bart23
Pause and rewind, And take me back in time. To when things seemed just fine, There was reason, there was rhyme. Stop! Take stock Rewind the clock To sanity? Then play Watch with dismay The distortion and disarray. Breathe, find reprieve, Gather Stren...
