Sixty Odd Poems

Sixty Odd Poems

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Morality

45. Hog Roast
...being some thoughts on meat eating, and what the eaten might get out of it. .
44. Love, Sex and Power Pete
...being a consideration of the importance of a good haircut, the dangers of being judged by your hair, and a man who changed his appearance, and his…
37. Egomaniac
... being a few further thoughts on Tupac Shakur, and a consideration of politics in a post-truth society.
30. A Shameful Thing
... being further thoughts on the terrors and terrible consequences of the male sex drive unleashed.
29. Chained to a Madman!
... being a reflection on lapses of judgement which might be attributed to having a body pumped full of testosterone.
21. I Nicked one of Your Poems, Mate
... being the result of a crisis in my faith in poetry, during which I came to the conclusion that poetry is shit
19. Any Port in a Storm
... being an exercise in producing poetry of a completely unromantic nature.
17. Bad Men
... being a look at male wickedness, with the aim of persuading myself that I am a decent fellow.
16. Le Fils de l'Homme
... being an attempt to decipher of the meaning of one of Renee Magritte's most celebrated paintings
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