royboyjogger

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royboyjogger
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I put the pen to paper or the words down on a tablet. That's all there is to it. Hopefully something of value appears there. Love it or hate it maybe it'll resonate. Enjoy what I write at your peril. What I'll tell you will be raw, unvarnished, dark perhaps with a touch of melancholy. There'll be an element of bloody truth to it. Enter at your own risk and don't let the bastards grind you down.

  March 2023     2 months ago

Submitted Poems 4 total

A bit of a lark

A bit of a lark

I tried to write
It wouldn't come out
Onto the paper
I flailed about

I wrote it in pencil
I wrote it in pen
The words wouldn't come
I set fire to the den

I wrote on the walls
I wrote on the dog
But all I could of ...

– by R P Edwards

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Oldest profession

Oldest profession
Her lipsticks a little smeared
Eyeliners not on quite straight
The clients they don't notice
They just take you in the back
Load you up with their dirty seed
Hopeful of a discount for cash
Hopeful for a kind word...

– by R P Edwards

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added 11 months ago
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Addiction

Addiction

It is infinitely patient
It has nothing but time
It is a long lost friend
It is the enemy of state
It is a relative of death
It welcomes you with open arms
You may remain there for eternity
It will command your...

– by R P Edwards

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The devil inside

The devil inside

The old man
Stands at the devils door
Watches and waits
He's been there before
Puts a hand in his pocket
For a freshly cut key
Turns that old lock
He knows what he'll see

Sins of the flesh
The wages of youth
All...

– by R P Edwards

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added 1 year ago
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this is high praise my fellow laureate. I thank you sincerely. A comment like yours is better than any prize money. Thank you again.

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The simple warmth of this cheerful prose can speak to one. And I was that one perhaps.

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A telling tale of derring do. A swashbuckling anthem to men and women and the history they've made and the history yet to be made. We are again and again. I am again a fine poem

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