War Grave, Name Unknown
...Untimely death, why come so near
To taunt my soul with mortal fear.
I cannot go – so unprepared
So full of life and yet so scared.
The world’s held nothing for me but strife
And yet, O god, I cl...
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Categories:
gorbals, bereavement, betrayal, death, grave,
Form: Couplet
Who Fought Alone
...Who fought Alone
Untimely death, why come so near
To taunt my soul with mortal fear.
I cannot go - so unprepared
So full of life and yet so scared.
The world’s held nothing for me but strife
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Categories:
gorbals, conflict, dark, death, feelings,
Form: Couplet
Gorbals
...The stench of urban decay winds thick
and rank through squalid, narrow
streets christened with booze and urine,
permeating decades of neglect.
A drunken derelict slurs enthusiastic
amens in hopefu...
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Categories:
gorbals, people, places, travel, urban,
Form: Free verse