2021-02-06 15:28
Ringing A Girl…
We had to do that,
back in my day.
~
No hiding behind text,
insta or suchlike.
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If we wanted to date,
had to pick up the phone.
~
Not my skill set,
my area of experti… Read More
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2021-01-30 13:34
Itchy Nose…
My nose has an itch,
it’s been there for a while.
~
I know I could scratch it,
but I’ve not much going on.
~
So I might as well experiment,
see what else I can… Read More
2021-01-24 12:00
Ducks…
I like Ducks,
how their name rhymes with,
well you know what.
~
The sound that they make,
completely quackers.
~
How jokes can be made,
about their varieties.
If that’s a… Read More
2021-01-23 14:29
It’s nearly lunch,
time to feed my kids.
~
My first mistake,
I’ve offered up a choice.
~
One wants a burger,
the other an ice cream.
~
No five of the day,
anywhere to be seen.
~… Read More
2021-01-18 15:33
Staring Into Space…
I do this a lot,
stare into space.
Sometimes I’m thinking,
often I’m not.
~
Like Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’,
but usually clothed.
I strike… Read More
2021-01-16 14:15
Meeting Girls…
I’ve never been lucky,
with the opposite sex.
They find me off putting,
without much appeal.
~
I’ve tried a makeover,
worked out in the gym.
But still get… Read More
2021-01-12 13:16
The Last Time We Spoke…
The last time we spoke,
I asked how you were,
shared all my news,
laughed at your joke.
~
The last time we spoke,
I wish I’d been brave,
told you my trut… Read More
2021-01-09 12:35
It’s Nearly Lunch…
It’s nearly time,
thank jeepers for that.
I haven’t eaten in years,
or for at least an hour.
~
I’m watching my weight,
so I won’t have… Read More
2020-12-31 15:39
Time Passes By…
I thought of you last night,
the love we shared,
my pain at your loss.
~
Such a long time ago,
but it still feels raw,
on lonely winter nights.
~
How lost I became,
th… Read More
2020-10-18 11:38
THE LAST ROLO…
I’d give you my last Rolo,
I absolutely love you enough.
~
You can have the first one as well,
and all those in between.
~
In fact I’d give almost anything… Read More
2020-10-15 14:54
I’M JUST ASKING…
I’m just asking,
it would be nice to know.
Do you think of me,
how we used to be.
~
I’m just asking,
seems important somehow.
Did you feel for me,
t… Read More
2020-10-04 10:51
LAST NIGHT…
I’d been sitting in the kitchen,
it was pouring down outside.
~
Some drink had been taken,
but it wasn’t really that.
~
Thoughts dropped in on me,
as they do f… Read More
2020-09-27 07:29
MY PILLOW…
Thanks for your company,
on another sleepless night.
For listening to my secrets,
and taking on their weight.
~
I know it’s asking a lot,
to rest my weary head.
To wa… Read More
2020-09-25 07:07
THAT CERTAIN SOMETHING…
Some call it je ne sais quoi,
a quality not easily described,
that certain something,
you just seem to have.
~
Whatever it really is,
doesn’t matter that… Read More
2020-09-13 15:18
SECOND WAVE…
It’s coming they say,
about to crash ashore.
A second deadly wave,
heading down our way.
~
Some are frightened,
others couldn’t care less.
We’ve all bee… Read More
2020-09-10 12:59
A poem to mark World Suicide Prevention Day and a message that’s we all need to play our part in this everyday. Sometimes it’s not so obvious when help is needed, even if it&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-08-31 10:56
For all those who look but do not see.
WILL YOU SEE?
If I make myself bleed,
will you see?
If I cut off my hair,
will you see?
If I hide in my room?
will you see?
If I can’t find the w… Read More
2020-08-26 18:52
THOUGHTS…
Thoughts of mine,
swirling round and round,
up and down.
~
I’ve done nothing,
I’m worth nothing,
I am nothing.
~
If you say that’s not true,
I’ll smi… Read More
2020-08-23 12:47
MY BORING LIFE…
I went outside yesterday,
then I came inside again.
Not much happened,
nothing ever does.
~
I remember thinking,
well this is a bit dull.
So I went to bed,
for a chang… Read More
2020-08-21 10:19
IN BED…
I’m in my bed,
it’s still very early,
but I’m here lying down.
~
I’m not tired,
but I am weary,
completely worn out.
~
Just resting my head,
settling m… Read More
2020-08-13 17:48
IT’S ALL THERE IS…
To really feel it,
that you are loved,
completely.
~
To really know it,
that you will love,
always.
~
It’s all there is,
everything you… Read More
2020-08-10 19:13
THE HOLE…
I’ve been digging for a while,
but just didn’t notice.
Which is rather strange.
as it’s not my first hole.
~
Now that I’m in it,
this place I know we… Read More
2020-08-07 18:06
Things end.
~
Sometimes long before we realise it,
often way after we knew it,
~
Occasionally it comes along suddenly,
takes us by surprise,
makes you lose your way.
~
The things about endin… Read More
2020-08-02 11:24
I’D LIKE IT…
I’d like it if you’d stay a while,
so we can talk,
just you and I.
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I’d like it if we could find a way,
to get back on track,
the way we were.
~… Read More
2020-07-28 16:51
SHARING FOOD…
A first world problem,
but one that confounds.
To share food with others,
or eat all of it yourself.
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Some have no issue,
handing over a chip.
But draw the line firmly… Read More
2020-07-22 12:17
CORPORATE NONSENSE…
I used to have a proper job,
or at least I was told it was.
The corporate environment,
a place where nonsense reigns.
~
Everyone rats in a race,
hamsters turning t… Read More
2020-07-19 13:58
THE MEANING OF LIFE…
I’ve been pondering lately,
the meaning of life.
~
In the end it’s quite simple,
the answer is clear.
~
Life is about love,
it’s all that we nee… Read More
2020-06-29 11:56
I’VE JUST BEEN LUCKY…
I’ve just been lucky,
I’m not where you are.
~
I don’t walk in your shoes,
but they’re there in my mind.
~
It fills me with guilt… Read More
2020-06-19 12:22
Likes…
I’m as guilty as anyone,
of chasing those ‘likes’.
As though they’re validation,
you don’t hate what you see.
~
In that lies the problem,
any addi… Read More
2020-06-15 15:09
YOUR VOICE…
When they try to say,
you don’t have a voice.
~
Your words don’t matter,
no right to speak up.
~
That you are wrong,
because you’re not them.
~
You need… Read More
2020-06-04 15:39
THE ONE…
I knew before I met her,
that she would be the one.
Love didn’t come at first sight,
there from the first breath I took.
I’d lived all my life with a feeling,
of… Read More
2020-06-03 14:03
DIFFERENCE…
Difference.
~
A dirty word,
something to fear,
the enemy in chief.
~
Or our greatest asset,
the perfect mix,
a value to savour.
~
I might be different,
through the colour… Read More
2020-06-02 14:59
A SUNNY DAY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM…
The sun is out,
it may not last.
~
Correction.
It will not last.
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We need to make the most of it!
Let’s go to the shops.
Buy all their meat… Read More
2020-05-31 09:20
THAT LOVING FEELING…
Sometimes it happens quickly,
often it grows over time.
~
Maybe you’ll know it’s coming,
or it might take you by surprise.
~
That loving feeling,
the… Read More
2020-05-30 11:16
DEATHBED…
So here I am in bed,
dying slowly but surely of death.
~
Don’t be too sad,
it’s just my time to go.
~
I’ve been saying my goodbyes,
awaiting patiently my f… Read More
2020-05-29 12:21
You’ve let me down,
shown so little respect.
I gave you everything,
didn’t ask for much.
~
Was it too much to hope,
for you to handle with care.
To love me properly,
and look aft… Read More
2020-05-27 14:18
ADULTERER…
Broke all the trust,
devalued our love,
hurt your children,
stole my future.
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For what?
~
Do you even know?
~
We all wear badges,
the things that define us.
~
Father.
Husb… Read More
2020-05-26 11:03
ONE SUNNY DAY..
One of those lazy sunny days,
sitting in the park with friends,
enjoying being alive.
~
Not really looking for anyone,
or at least expecting someone.
~
But as we’re oft… Read More
2020-05-24 13:05
WINKING…
Can be cheeky,
possibly charming.
~
Could be a bit creepy,
if done at the wrong time.
~
It might be a twitch,
the result of nerves.
~
Or a simple mannerism,
just who you are… Read More
2020-05-23 10:06
A POEM WRITTEN BY MY DOG…
Hello, I’m Buddy dog,
this is my poem.
~
If you don’t speak canine,
first of all,
you’re a disgrace.
~
Second of all,
you’re still a… Read More
2020-05-22 09:07
I LIKE YOU…
I like the way you look,
beauty that leaves me breathless,
eyes that sparkle,
the way you smile.
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I like the way you think,
each day brings opportunity,
goals to achieve… Read More
2020-05-21 07:43
HAPPY PLACE…
A place we can go,
to sooth our soul.
~
Troubles are eased,
problems shared.
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There we feel safe,
calm and content.
~
Laughter returns,
breathing new life.
~
If we use t… Read More
2020-05-19 09:55
POETS…
A motley crew,
with a love of words.
All have value,
we should not judge.
It’s like all other art,
subjective to a degree.
There’s experts of course,
who know all t… Read More
2020-05-18 12:13
SEX…
I last had sex in 1984.
~
Wham topped the charts,
with ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’.
~
To my regret,
I didn’t.
~
I just went went.
~
Bad form,
I know.
~
Anyway… Read More
2020-05-17 12:44
It’s easy to forget,
in these challenging times.
That a simple kindness,
can be a powerful force.
~
A small thing to do,
taking no time at all.
Lights up someone’s day,
changes t… Read More
2020-05-16 11:42
THE GIRL WHO STOLE MY HEART…
She seems so nice,
a wonderful girl.
~
The way she smiles,
that kindness she shows.
~
I remember thinking,
she could be the one.
~
That someone special,
t… Read More
2020-05-14 11:16
I HATE YOU…
I hate you.
~
I hate the way you look,
the way you talk,
how you think.
~
I hate the way you breath,
that silly walk,
your annoying laugh,
the clothes you wear.
~
I hate y… Read More
2020-05-11 10:10
One for all the introverts out there…
INTROVERT…
I’m one of those,
quite a strong one at that.
There’s a comfort in my own space,
I’m quiet, reserved and shy… Read More
2020-05-09 11:42
THANKS FOR READING…
I’m grateful to you,
for reading my words.
~
You’re part of the story,
help make things whole.
~
Writer.
Words.
Reader.
~
Three spokes in a wheel.
~
Yo… Read More
2020-05-07 12:11
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY…
I think of you often,
wonder what might have been.
~
If I’d done things differently,
been braver with my heart.
~
Time has only heightened,
a sense of dee… Read More
2020-05-06 10:09
ANXIOUS ANDY…
He’d smile would Andy,
wish you well with your day.
You’d think to yourself,
well he seems a nice guy.
But if you knew the effort,
it took him to speak.
To h… Read More
2020-05-03 11:39
TOMORROW…
Tomorrow I’ll walk in the sun,
take a moment to sit,
breath the day in.
~
Enjoy the beauty,
that nature provides.
~
I’ll be grateful for life,
and all that it br… Read More
2020-04-30 11:30
Love Is…
Depending on how old you are, or where you come from, you might need to Google; Chinese Burns, Mix Tapes and the significance of the ‘last Rolo’ but I hope you en… Read More
2020-04-29 15:17
Help make an ageing, greying, misery of a man smile for a moment by following his poetry account on Instagram.Look at the state of him. He needs all the support you can give.#makephillsmile Read More
2020-04-29 09:58
SOMEONE ELSE’S DREAM…
~
For most of my life,
I’ve found myself,
living someone else’s dream.
~
Aspiring towards,
material things.
Chasing glitter and gold.
~
I never… Read More
2020-04-28 09:53
The Thought Of You…
Everything stops,
at the thought of you.
~
My heart falls silent,
at the thought of you.
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Remembering our life,
at the thought of you.
~
Feelings of loss,
at the… Read More
2020-04-26 14:09
My Wheelie Bin…
To some it’s just a bin on wheels,
or a mobile trash can perhaps.
But the one at the end of our garden path,
is oh so much more than that.
Not the recycling bin… Read More
2020-04-25 13:47
Hamsters…
So what the dickens are Hamsters?
~
Well, since you asked….
|
They’re rodents named after a sandwich.
Could easily of been Cheeseters,
or Tuna Mayosters,
maybe… Read More
2020-04-24 21:17
I’m on Instagram as phillslaterpoetry. Install the app to follow my photos and videos. https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=13tde92adxjwj&utm_content=fgpk80k Read More
2020-04-24 13:49
On Pause…
Life is currently on pause,
the noise has stopped.
~
This is our chance,
to think again,
start over,
take a different path.
~
We couldn’t go on,
living as we were.
All… Read More
2020-04-22 15:24
Wednesday Afternoon in the Lockdown House…
~
It’s Wednesday afternoon,
although it could be Friday morning,
or the year 2052.
|
It’s all pretty much the same.
~
I’ve… Read More
2020-04-21 07:50
I’m standing here in silence,
screaming words of shame.
I shared with you my story,
while we slept in separate rooms.
I opened up my heart,
after I’d opened the door and left.
Wh… Read More
2020-04-18 13:05
An old one, republished here by way of letting those interested know that I now have a separate Instagram account which will just be for the poetry I write.
If you already follow my origina… Read More
2020-04-17 12:41
I wasn’t sure about posting this one. It was actually written a week or so ago. Although it’s obviously drawn from personal experiences, feelings and emotions I would say it&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-04-16 10:34
Sausages…
~
Sausages.
~
A food of the gods,
dogs like them too,
so do humans.
~
Some dogs can say sausages,
I saw it on That’s Life.
A long defunct television show,
that aired o… Read More
2020-04-15 14:46
Toast…
Toast rules.
It’s the daddy of food.
And the mummy.
And every other relative.
Apart from third cousin,
twice removed.
Obviously.
It’s like bread,
but better.
It bri… Read More
2020-04-12 11:54
A lot of time on my hands so attempting to develop the poetry a little and have a go at writing a song.
Definitely a challenge as I’ve never written a song before, I’m tone dea… Read More
2020-04-10 10:32
The moment I knew…
~
You asked me last night,
about the moment I knew.
~
I gave you some flannel,
said I’d tell you when I did.
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You told me that for you,
it was a day at the p… Read More
2020-04-08 15:50
Two Metres…
Two metres.
~
Or six feet, six point seven four inches,
if you’re old like me.
~
That most important of distances,
the one we all quote.
~
Keeps us alive,
helps us s… Read More
2020-04-07 13:48
Conspiracy Theorists..
If something happens,
a significant event.
Then it doesn’t take long,
for our friends to speak out.
~
What nonsense they say,
It didn’t happen like that.
~… Read More
2020-04-05 11:41
If cabin fever kicking in? Are relationships becoming strained?
Seeking to understand and then looking for opportunities to adapt and connect could be beneficial.
I’ve shared the image… Read More
2020-04-04 11:27
The Sofa…
We were always pretty good friends,
but now we’re hardcore soul mates.
Totally inseparable just now,
sharing our days and some nights.
~
I’ve named my sofa Sydne… Read More
2020-04-02 14:13
A Contradiction…
A contradiction,
that is what I am.
~
Death dominates thought,
trumped by a fear of dying.
~
I look everywhere for love,
but can’t even like myself.
~
Successfu… Read More
2020-03-31 19:40
Lockdown (UK)…
It’s a lockdown situation,
here in the UK.
Some similarities,
with the rest of the world.
~
But how we apply it,
is a site to behold.
Social distancing,
means sta… Read More
2020-03-26 08:19
The National Health Service…
There’s this thing called ‘Help for Heroes’,
a genuinely worthy cause.
Set up to help those brave hearts,
who served so we could be free… Read More
2020-03-21 16:15
See you on the other side,
we’ll make it me and you.
Tomorrow seems so far away,
on this our longest day.
So many will have left us,
when the light shines once more.
We will of course… Read More
2020-03-20 08:55
This one is a little different from my usual nonsense….
For those that aren’t aware, my ‘proper job’ is as a Organisational Development/Learning and Development Cons… Read More
2020-03-18 15:08
Isolation…
I’m on lockdown,
under house arrest.
~
Self imposed of course,
for a darn good reason,
|
One you may already know,
I’ve mentioned it before.
~
My little peculia… Read More
2020-03-14 08:43
Coronavirus (UK June 2020) …
Three more last night,
that’s eight for the week.
My neighbours are dying,
they’ve drawn their last breath.
~
It happened so quickly,
we just… Read More
2020-03-08 15:52
Coronavirus…
We’re all doomed.
~
Although we might not be.
~
A virus has come,
to send us all mad.
~
People are dying,
and that’s very sad.
Of course I am worried,
for the… Read More
2020-03-07 09:22
Middle Aged…
I’ve been middle aged since I was eight,
but that’s a whole other poem.
~
I’m forty seven and one half,
middle aged and verging on dead.
~
The symptoms… Read More
2020-03-03 08:01
Trouble and Strife…
It’s the wife’s birthday today.
We’re not actually married,
but we do share two kids.
~
And a dog.
And a cat.
And a mistrust of pigeons.
~
There… Read More
2020-03-01 13:07
Waiting for you..
~
For all of my life,
I’ve been waiting for you.
~
In life after death,
I’ll be waiting for you.
~
Forever I’m here,
just waiting for you.
~
Whenever you… Read More
2020-02-22 09:56
It’s Windy…
It’s windy out there,
blowing a gale.
Hurricane whoever,
hold on to your hats.
~
It might be a day,
for flying a kite.
I’d probably avoid,
a hot air ball… Read More
2020-02-19 10:58
Listen, in others, for both voices. One might be harder to hear but if you really concentrate it might well be there.
If you hear/see/feel an inner voice like the one in the poem then be ano… Read More
2020-02-16 17:07
Let there be love…
When we rise in the morning,let there be love.
~
With that look in your eye,let there be love.
~
Through the kindness of deeds,let there be love.
~
With the… Read More
2020-02-14 12:00
I wrote this as a love letter to myself on Valentines Day 2018.
It’s always been very important to me to be able to love and feel loved.
Of course, it’s very difficult to a… Read More
2020-02-07 09:01
I’m f*cked up.
This leads to f*ck ups.
Which make me more f*cked up.
~
In the end I’ll f*ck you up.
Which would be my worst f*ck up of all.
~
F*ck Read More
2020-02-02 13:45
For all those living in the shadow of addiction.
Addiction…
There’s a box on the shelf of my mind,
wrapped neatly in brown paper.
It’s addressed to me in the future,
marke… Read More
2020-01-26 15:29
People…
Irritating critters by and large.
They do talk nonsense,
take up too much space.
Most of them are scary,
many are crazy.
Like cats.
And hamsters.
And pigeons.
Some of them are… Read More
2020-01-23 11:44
Sometimes my poems are based on the ‘here and now’.
Others, like this one, are more a reflection of a different time and a reminder of what could be again. I remain in the cycle… Read More
2020-01-17 13:30
I’ve been doing some work in London this week. Within spitting distance of the Bank of England to be precise.
For a few days I’ve been a commuter, making my way through/with/agai… Read More
2020-01-15 18:56
Here they come again,
hold on tight.
I feel how you feel,
you know it can pass.
~
Those thoughts aren’t real,
I’m thinking them too.
We’ll ride them together,
just you, me… Read More
2020-01-09 11:41
Unloved to Death…
It’s murder most horrid,
death by a trillion cuts.
To don’t, when they do,
but not set them free.
Look at them closely,
they’re dying of pain.
You… Read More
2020-01-05 14:07
I watched the film about Michael Hutchence last night.
Although I was never a massive fan of INXS and always felt he wasn’t somebody I could really relate to as he wasn’t as good… Read More
2020-01-05 12:54
Hope you like the words but, if not, click the links and enjoy the music inspired by Sunday.
Sunday…
Today is Sunday.
The Bangles fun day.
When they didn’t have to run day.
Unli… Read More
2019-12-28 15:41
You…
You were there when I wasn’t,
waiting for my soul to heal.
~
You believed I could be again,
a light to guide me home.
~
You knew I had some worth,
when I felt like nothing… Read More
2019-12-23 12:27
Just want to wish all that have followed this page the happiest of holidays.
Wherever you are in the world, I’m extremely grateful that you have taken the time to support me by reading… Read More
2019-12-20 13:47
I wrote these two poems, around, eighteen months apart.
If you’re feeling like I was when I wrote the first one, hang on in there, talk to someone, see a doctor, do whatever you need t… Read More
2019-12-14 08:27
On a good day it’s there,
lurking patiently in the shadows.
It’s watching, waiting.
A reminder that life,
will never be the same.
~
On a bad day it’s there,
touching all th… Read More
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