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Shot By My Own Army
I sit alone in my own world For I know for me that the clock is ticking Its endless movement through time Till I shall be no more. My crime you ask? I failed my task I ran instead of fighting. They called me a coward They stripped me of my rank. They could do no more...
WHY?
Why am I in this state? Many of my mates are the same. Many have died Why? Many of us and partners have cried Because our babies have died Why? We were given injections The MoD said they were a must Why? We were told they were safe But this was a lie Why? Tablets as...
Too Late the Day
Whilst troubled World still gathers dust on shelf Reacting to said factions bent on harm Tho’ muted in response; at odds with self Tis practised form; helps nullify alarm Regrets (we’ve had a few) along the way Procrastinating; heads bowed ‘Neath the sand Each one of...
“Nae mair talkin”
If heart doth rule ain heid, shouldst then submit? Embrace the ride whit e’er oor senses say Or else take stock, afore we cause tae split Step back, consider implications;......... weigh All options serve tae complicate known choice Where each somehow seems justified...
The (final) Last Supper
Here seated now at table spread, in thrall At words of guest invited to partake Twas met whilst strolling home, as I recall From whence He came; who cares ‘for Heaven’s sake’ “Our Master’s gone and since hath been forlorn” We ventured as excuse for our visage “A...
An Independent Sunrise
Yon ramparts bathed in light o’er Norham (Tweed) Twud set one’s heart aglow, espied through time To sense what Turner saw, hath sowed the seed In countless landscapes; castles past their prime Yet tales to tell exist behind its walls Here once an army by “The Bruce”...