I pulled the plug           cut the chord          the dividends       &nb&hell…Read More

 the lingering scent     of cheap perfume     and spearmint gum      the bitter aftertaste     of la… Read More

 I’m just a dope straight from the lollipop factory I’m a bird that can’t fly a fish that can’t swim a crock of broken promises and a cesspit full of lies… Read More

 in appropriate order    the processional disconnect     mixed horses in midstream     an incessant pouring of cats and dogs … Read More

 the future is dead    long live the now    I’ve been liberated    released on my own recognisance    I’m the last of the free men&nb&hell…Read More

The pursuit of pleasure led you here. You wanted the cool solution to your inner pain. You sought the ultimate high to fry your beans in; closer to death than you are meant to be. Touch the… Read More

 There are voices black with laughter harsh as crows barking. They call me by name while I cringe in an unholy place to await their passing. I will not face them in the dark of night, n… Read More

 some greasy morning when I have a decent load on I just might tear down your fence and draw you a brand new picture that stamps my ragged symmetry on your sorry arsed memories ca… Read More

you caught me picking Buddha’s pockets wearing Buddha’s clothing and eating Buddha’s lunch   you heard me speaking Buddha’s words in the Buddha’s v… Read More

 The engine was an old engine – it whined and coughed, but to me it was singing. It was the song the crows all sing, a song of life and death and chaos. I resonated in sympathy to… Read More

She arrived one evening with a munchie box and a bottle of tonic. I turned my nose up at the grub, but helped her with the wine. We drank from the bottle. It tasted rank, but you drink that… Read More

 Another merciless dawn has fused my metaphoricals and shrunk my knackers for the specimen jar labelled ‘P S Y C I A T R I C’.   I cast a pretty thin shadow in t… Read More

 3 am againsame old same old pavlovian routine the incessant splatter of bloody raindrops on my window panes the drip, drip, drip of memories predisposed to the devices of my w… Read More

 the sickly hours draw near I’ve been out on the prowl feasting with panthers and laying with the low life bleeds out from clenched promiscuous regions this seed, the gift… Read More

A thousand Kafkas, arithmetically sound, file the dreams scouted awkwardly in my sleep. It’s the low sleep; the sleep of dogs left dying. None shall trespass here in hollow space &ndas&hell…Read More

travel me unravel me baffle me turn me out fix me with a fungal crown pump it in pour it out rub it on inhale – exhale spark it up snuff it out skin it back tear it down a… Read More

I got the hee haw from your mumbo jumbo you’re using words you don’t understand you like to pose as a holy roller but I saw you sneaking home with your knickers in your han… Read More

There is no gelt In this writing lark No final reward Just a hunger An insatiable need To press the keys And play the notes That fill the page Typing done I am alone I work best alone… Read More

I’ve been tapped on the button by skull cracker monkey warlords I was dug up and called out by knuckle dragging sporting types who had me pegged an easy mark but I have never… Read More

you can  thank your maker for slender mercies for she shows no favour to man nor beast and her love is as merciless as any African sun our seasons are ordered to her explicit d… Read More

dummy up and listen good while I pour moonshine in your ear we got no homes to go to and no-one waiting there the world is big but not big enough for us to fit in we’re the ba… Read More

Chocolate George Was a pussy magnet He’d had more tang Than Frank Sinatra He said it was nice, so nice And it all came from a nice place That it was no mere gesture But the gift… Read More

I judiciously carved the bad news into reasonable chunks that were easy to swallow if hard to digest there was the momentum of some terrible gravity behind my every word each was w… Read More

This place  is beyond bleak - it’s fucking grotesque. I have the faint edge on. Gloomy clouds signal inclement weather. Tired baleful concrete tenements glower down on deserted st… Read More

he was at it again the Lonesome Ranger into the hi ho silver linings and the ee aye - ee aye adios where villainous bareback riders spilled their guts and shot the bolt into his wide b… Read More

of all things now and nothing later wring out your covid sheets lockdown your positive membranes you're getting a raw deal your kind always does you're the proud citizen of an idiot nation y… Read More

that was peachy the seeker spoiled shoulder deep in bitter fruit I gave him the elbow fucked up nonce his swastika smile did not conceal the corruption in his eyes for he sees meat and noth… Read More

my action is asymptomatic there are no flies filed here I got my muzzle fitted I'm a no-show in the pigpen those heavy tones of yours slipped through my window and landed on my plate but I… Read More

there are no wise men and no magical beings you are as slick as this sideshow gets there will be no epiphany no sudden revelation just a gradual unwinding and a stripping away of all our yes… Read More

they stole my breath away   those burning babylonians   I was with them   at least in spirit   I'd tear the whole thing down   and grind the… Read More

i ache for the bug juice something chronic i’m frayed and torn someone soured my dreamtime with spoiled promises i demand a lynching and e-mail conformation but in the meantime i&rsquo&hell…Read More

wash away the glamour of violenceand the suicidal glitzall you have left is hungerwe trade in sweat and bloodsweat puts meat on the tableand blood sealsour compact with naturefor we are fear… Read More

I was mousetrappedlocked within my closetmy eyes were sewn wide shutby myriad instructorsbut I fell from the gravy trainand lost all my luggagemy scribbled entrieswere smudged by tearsand wa… Read More

heavy weighs the crownon your crooked browyou’re master of inanitiesand king of all the clownsbut that sugar breath of yourssmells of shit to mefor you have shovelled mothsinto your ga… Read More

there are skag villains neatly bungalowed  on every suburban street and there are fleshy instructors festering in every tenement close I've seen uncle bluebeard and his tribe of mutant… Read More

we felt tremors - but we ignored themwhen cracks appeared we just filled them with scrap metal and toxic wastethe world rattled as she screamed and toreand we tried to ignore that toobut we… Read More

no more painted smilesand phony bonhomiegot to get from under those side-show freakswho serve sugarwith their poesiesand come acrosswith rainbowsand candy floss while shelling outthe same ol… Read More

the buckshee loverand fabled fancy manthere was a role for meto get my falsers intoI baked no promisesand shared no truthsI was a judas goatthe friday night specialand the fatal signof star… Read More

my bones acheI’m infectedwith ghoststhe kind that grinda man to dustthis confinementwithers medesiccated notesand ancient ritualscrowd my nightswith recollectionI shield my eyes from t… Read More

the committee gave me the full inquisitionbut my numbers were goodso I got a pat on the backand sent on my waythey couldn’t tell I’d cooked the booksto an old family recipewhere… Read More

this poor boygets all ego inflatedand is counter indicatedfor most applicationshis bi polar co-ordinatesmean he’s lostand he’s foundin repetitive cyclesbut due to the unique wayh… Read More

the light from distant sunsshines on when they are gonebut when our day is donewill our lights shine on?shall the lights of menever be seen again?or will others of our kindsay that we were b… Read More

we were insured against the futurewhen there was oneI took to the floorbut just for you the last dancethe slow dancea dance for twoyou can't steal those momentsbut you can lose themthe clock… Read More

steal me a blanketand let me lay downthere’s no grace in heavennone that I’ve foundtwelve strange disciplesfrom holier groundsold me some garbageand an antique crownI’m lor… Read More

thought is the most courageous crimebut you must go beyond the static of the tribeand their blandishments of mediocrityyou best conduct your business in ciphersor they will know you ain&rsqu&hell…Read More

It’s sticks and stonesfrom now on in palI’m close to that explosionI’ll have my pound of fleshand it’s your flesh I have chosenyou think I’m blowing smokebut yo… Read More

I’m awakeI get your algebraicyou talk in tonguesa greasy word saladof butchered truthsand fantastic remediesthat signify your filthand lack of imaginationjust another outriggerof the o… Read More

the origins of chaoslay far beyond the starsand issue wicked messengerswho ride on trojan horsesas minions of the beastto visit hell upon usand render us as meatthese forces of entropyamplif… Read More

daily bulletinssolemn in tonespoon fed the publicin their private cellsthey spoke of unityand pulling togetherthey were organisingpunishment squadsfor the less enthusiasticthat’s how i… Read More

the seekers informed methat everything that isemanates from a single sourcebut they had no planno methodor applicationto take them therethey told me faithwas their single solutionand that fa… Read More

are we just bunkered upbeside our television setsquarantined in our tombs?are we but maggot foodserved on viral platters?we don’t have to go anywherethis microbial apocalypse will be d… Read More

we put all our eggsin a single basketand cast our lotswith the viral loadbut there’s nowhereto run in the great pandemicnothing to do but hunker lowand lock all our doorssome say we&rs&hell…Read More

poor boy’s all fucked uphe has a runny nosehe got hit in the facewith a horseshoe batbut went undiagnosedthey called for isolationbut he was last to knowhe only picks up staticon his c… Read More

coming home from workI met your backstairs loverhe was wearing my shoesnow there’s a pretty pictureto stuff in your family albumwith the pictures of your motherI’ve seen his face… Read More

death nestles thereupon your shoulderand between the foldsof the infected sheetson your gory beda plague has cometo anoint your browwith a savage feverand taint your dreamswith the songs of… Read More

these are the daysof weary obedienceto the fearful edictsof frightened menwe are yet savagesbeneath our surfacesand we hunger stillfor reassurancesbeyond our bordersso sit yourself down to t… Read More

I caught a glimpseof tumultuous changeand heard the song of agesringing out like a bellwelcome to the new cyclean electro magnetic realityhistory is now irrelevantall things must pass eventu… Read More

when the storm cameit didn’t just takemy neighbour’s houseit took the shit hoardersand the individualistsit took the childrenand the innocentsit took the killers and the thievesf… Read More

give me shelterfrom the tempestfeed me now and evermoreI will be your power and gloryyour touching stoneand favoured whorethey’ll call us demonswhen they tell our storybut we have the… Read More

I got the prickly answersfestering in my ball sackit don’t take a psychicto chart my approachan electric horizon all fire and thundercrackles and spurtsthem golden bulletsare the fruit… Read More

don’t mindthis old dogI have rubber teethand my bark is worsethan my bitebutI got some paperin my handsays I can takeyour dayI’ve been inoculatedagainst your truthwith knowledgea… Read More

it all began with the big bangand that sudden realizationof the loose arrangementthat binds the racein instinctual fearso you’d best cast me outI have a dreamer’s diseaseI’… Read More

you bought a bagof mumble beadspresumablyto ease the burdenof an empty existencebut the placebo of prayeris like an opium dreamyou can’t hold onto what isn’t therethe momentary r… Read More

don’t get me wrongyou’re a creepbut I like youand I liked the winethat we sharedyou gave nothingin way of returnbut you workthe inquisitoriallike a nosey pig I reckon thatyou slo… Read More

I dragged the low enduntil I foundthe hard edgethat’s how comeI lived for so longsure, I’ve had copious lickson the sugar sticksince thenbut I still knowwhere the heat is stashe… Read More

was it animal wavesor the scent of bloodthat baited the trapthat captured us?we had ringside seatsbut were with the godsours were edgy vicesthose stolen momentswere crimes of passionbut you… Read More

naked as a peach pipstoned as a cherrymy strawberry tartwet dream toppingknicker-dropper gloryyour raspberry foolscoffs passion’s bitter berriesforbidden fruit baked in a piethat flesh… Read More

the beasts that till your poisoned soilcarve patterns in your furrowed browthat signify the burdens bornein the silence of your tortured nightsand the futility of your empty daysnow you sup… Read More

there was a momentwhen we could have been friendsthen she stared at meshe saw the scarsthen they were all that she could seethose are theshameful remindersof the boy I used to beI have moved… Read More

this placeburns me outwith wearisomerepetitionits suburban clichéweighs heavyon my doldrumsand I’m drowning in an ocean of sundaysI’ve gone nativein the great nocturnalI&r&hell…Read More

give me comfortbring me sustenancefor this is a grey worldand there are hunterssharpened for murderhungry for a piece of uswaiting at the doorI’ll trust youjust for the hell of ityou&r&hell…Read More

I’d like to fist your face and ram my heat into that gaping maw of yours. I’d soon stifle the spewing of verminous edicts that echo through that empty brain pan of yours. I want… Read More

manky bastardsplied clever wordsand ugly rumoursthey were rather niftywith the dishing of dirtand spreading of filththey told me thingsthat made me chokeI had to cultivate a little distancef… Read More

pour me out of this wagonI need my distillate of poisonI don’t care which brandjust pour it a yard deepI’ll drink it and be damnedwhile the thirst is on meI prefer to drink alone… Read More

they tried to pin me downbut I had the perfect alibithey had a new prescriptionthey wanted me to trythey didn’t say as muchbut they were after my highthey tried to box me inwith some m… Read More

we were bothwilling and ablewith the usual caveatsin the conventional stylewe hooked upon the social networkwhere you first flashed your rented smileyou told me some orphan storyof routine b… Read More

the spirit talksshe talks to meI am part of hershe is part of meshe raises me upto lay me downfor I am anointedwith the fungaloid crownwe are loversin the great eternalwe are the childrenof… Read More

we were all death cappedand mushroom headedwe had forged allianceswith the cold damp earthbut we had the fear onfear is the prime motivatorfear sifts men from their bonesI was jellied like t… Read More

I dreamed you were the oceanand you called out my nameyou said that if I joined youwe could end this worldly painI dreamed I was a sea shellwith the ocean trapped insideand I called back to… Read More

I’ve seen your datayou need sunshineso come over hereto share in the lightand we’ll roll togetherour limbs entwinedI have total controlover fleshy geometryI can read the signstha… Read More

I don’t feel inclinedto get too specificwith the various articlesbut the general semanticswere thoroughly labelledbefore distributionmine read PSYCHIATRICbut you don’t get to cho… Read More

dummy up weaseland don’t tread on meI’ve been shelling outmy ragged arsed bluesat your convenience and now you’re pretendingthat we’re all squarewe both know you&rsqu&hell…Read More

oh lordydon’t cut me no slackI’m making no applicationsfor beneficiary statusI require no validationfrom abstract strangersor fawning supplicantslead me not to redemptionbut deli… Read More

I couldn’t explain our affairin a month of bloody sundayswe made a splendid pairand pledged forever alwaysbut the nature of personal powerand the dynamics of intentare written in the… Read More

you like to draw me shadiescause you think I drag the low endbut I’ve seen you sneaking homewith your knickers in your bagyou’re all fur coat and no moralsI met your kind beforeI… Read More

I’m sick and tiredof feeling sick and tiredI have my headbetween my kneesthe nauseating vertigohas me retchingin violent spasmsbut with no resultsI’m running on emptynearly flat… Read More

there are billions of death-watch beetlesgnawing at the heart of the sunthere are cockroachesthe size of cadillacseyeing up your stuffdarkness descendsthis time it’s terminalno dress r… Read More

I tried to buy my way outnegotiate a new dealI’d been bouncing cheques againbut it was either that, or stealI’d had enoughI was all tapped outI had nothing left to giveof that th… Read More

I shall not be shamedby another’s words or deedsshame is the quirt of fearand fear is the prime motivatorfor the reinforcement of egoand the productionof personal mythologybut I’… Read More

I moved in short termwith the rhythm sectionof the collection crewI got no musical vibrationsbut with a beak full of sugarI’m a fucking metronome relentless and industriousregular as c… Read More

there’s no will left in meI’m so fucking tiredI took to my gravethese birthing painssometimes prove fatalpoor boys and sinnerscan fall by the wayI’m crashing outof corporea… Read More

I wrote words for you they were stolen by the wind and never reached your ears but I wonder if I felt them and if I’m feeling yours Read More

I’m the catalyst of chaosI’ve passed the edge of reasonand have my monster rollingfrom dusk til dawn and back againfor I have banished sleepthere’s no place to lay my heada… Read More

it was the edge of scienceon the boundary of beliefthe sky was inky starlessbut we were aqua marineand folded in our sleeveswhere we shielded our eyesfrom the mystery of an unscheduled ecli… Read More

back in the bygoneI got my ya ya’s pursuing cheap thrillswith fast womenand feasting with the beastin the house of inequitiesI never ever figuredI’d get a gut full of the beastor… Read More

I was sanctioned by the government for being a disappointment and the board of appeal said I was a cunt. All I ever wanted was a steady racket to put stuff in my stomach and keep me out of j… Read More

“Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power”― Benito MussoliniIt is the age of treason, the epoch of medioc… Read More

on the journey back from the crematoriumsilent and heavy heartedI saw a dead cat in the roadits ninth life had been dashedon the black tar macadamit looked like it was sleepingbut I knew tha… Read More

my grandfatherthat beautiful old manshared such treasures with metales of adventure and discoveryin distant dark continentsand the cycle of the seasonsin the land we called homehe named the… Read More

we were enslavedby your petty regulationsonce bittentwice shywas a callous methodologysimply operant conditioningwith a practised brutal flourishspare the rod and spoil the bratwas the dulla… Read More