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Aspirations

Square – shaped balloon collect yourself poem or aphorism by Andrew Watkins

Barnacles , Testicles, Wallet , Watch I must be a good Catholic I know the Pope can only be a man I know nothing much else. AM Watkins Distilling words into poems is no joke. Neither is it like making whisky. Through the vacuum of space like a place in your mind where words areContinue reading “How Not To Write A Good Poem”

A Writers Tale

Glued to the spot. My hands already finding the keys, the story not formed in my conscious mind, I swallow my pride and type. Immediately I have a thought. A bit to the left it goes. Huh? A bit to the left of what? The left-hand side of the keyboard? Where are the Q,A,Z? It’sContinue reading “A Writers Tale”

Massengrab

I forgot my first line so this will have to do It’s difficult making a rhyme whilst avoiding cliche which hides round the corner ready to say boo got ya (unoriginal writer) or your mind can go blank completely as you skate on one rail of the track before coming off completely. Thats a short poemContinue reading “Massengrab”