by Stephen Williams | Nov 29, 2011 | Poetry
Don’t look at me from the outside in Look from the inside out From the happy soul that lives within Of that, you should have no doubt The body that has let me down Is now my prison, but, I do not frown The restrictions it has forced on me Has given me spirit and set...
by Stephen Williams | Nov 27, 2011 | Poetry
Help for heroes, so they say Buy a poppy on poppy day Show the soldier that always wins Despite the fact he has no limbs Clean it up, sanitise Nothing nasty for public eyes Heroes just for joining up? Here’s a ticket out of rut Can you walk? Can you run? Can you hold...
by Stephen Williams | Nov 26, 2011 | Poetry
Take the “Coward” from this place Another boy goes to waste Tie him to a well fixed post I suppose his mother loved him most Recruit a squad from his platoon Home for Christmas, boom, boom, boom Not to wound, aim to kill With his pals just until SHOT AT DAWN The boy...
by Stephen Williams | Nov 24, 2011 | Poetry
I will keep you safe I will keep you warm I will guard you from the pending storm But that was then, and this is now I must release you, to battle foul So my boy is let too go A solder now, with many foe An Irish Ranger and proud to be Keep him safe, but let him free...
by Stephen Williams | Nov 20, 2011 | Poetry
It was that second the world stood still I heard a sound, I heard it shrill I felt the thud, I felt the burn I felt the sting, I felt the turn The ground came up and I went down A fighting man about to drown I gasped for air, I gasped for voice I felt the blood, I...
