Tag: youth
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Chapters from a life, once upon a time
I’ve got bags packed full of what you lack You’re like a seagull pack after my crisp packet Depending on how you act, how I swing the gavel Might have to get mediaeval, rack it Line of charlie I rack it, attack it Barrack condoning torture after Iraq, like a Harkonnen’s tactics on Arakkis Card…
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Stillorgan
Looking at her aura like I’m watching a film in the Stillorgan Ormonde Coming out, orienting finding the tip of Viscount Lord Allen’s Obelisk Walking through Glenalbyn, snapshot memories Old photo album perambulated Shuttered swimming pool where I won my only ever sports medal Once cut my foot getting into the pool on the metal…
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Definitely Getting In
We started early Gig’s in Marlay No sign of Jacob Names and numbers like a parley On paper in my parlour Scarlet to ring you so early How’s your mother? Grand sure, listen Have you got powder? Ten minutes, sound brudder I’m in me kitchen, yeah Gonna be a growler alri’. Think I’m seeing the…
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When I was twenty
When I was twenty, plenty notions and mouthy Pouting when I’m scant potions Anything potable I’m mouthing Feeling shouty, my demons crawl out me A fiend freed is a fiend indeed Scouting for potential excitements I’m like Pharaoh in violence Ra’s scythe swung the trial ends Sobek drinks a red Nile You said yes but…
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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…