Tag: growing up
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Poking dead dreams with a stick
I would be adoration’s target I dreamt of being a star In any field Now the very inkling sickens quickly More quickly than I sink to this quicksand that is life Nothing seems to stick, though I have applied adhesives thick, slicking My wick unredeemable grows diminutive indeed Godspeed I say myself, nobody else willing…
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DIFFERENCES
Our great granddad’s flanks lascinated and lacerated by serrated grenade shells in fierce dawn raids Rode fridgelike tanks across perilous muddy embankments which stank of bad meat We stressed about transition year plays, played pranks, GDPR failure quiz and Bebo flashbox Played games, chasing at the wrong age through Ballaly apartments, hairs on the chin…
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I will never ever outgrow this Alice in Chains tattoo
I will never ever outgrow an Alice in Chains tattoo How dare you even say that I can’t believe you would say that You both think I’m a twat! You and Dad have no clue how much I love Alice in Chains I’ll still be a forever rocker, when you’re the Man in the Box…