contemporary poetry

shadow puppet conundrum

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shadow puppet conundrum ( murdnunoc teppup wodahs )

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you see the devil

index-middle fingered horns

master of amalgams

pantomime phantom

spooker of the sheeple

goat that torches steeples

unholy ghost

propaganda man

( while )

i see a rabbit

haring where the unseen

is spotted & noted

floating under sunshine

bobbing for victory

in the wings of spring

cernunnos swagger

singing hymns of pan

( ? )

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misting in action

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misting in action ( noitca ni gnitsim )

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misting the point
the bus & the mark

floating in mist
like bo peep’s sheep

moist of all
i’m breathing in mist

singing in mist
like a mistle thrush

deep in this mist
& misting the boat

presumed misting
like a view

marbles, mister kipling
or the mister men

bumping into trees
stubbing mistle toes

misting a key
within this sylphid sea

misting a trick
but never a beat

mistn’t grumble though
i mist be glowing

a mist in the mist
& misting your phone calls

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the lord’s prayer ( 2021 n.p.c remix )

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the lord’s prayer ( 2021 n.p.c remix ) ( ximer c.p.n 1202 )

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our masked father
who art a potato
rainbow be thy skin

thy swill be dung
thy kingdom cunt
on earth as it is on twatter

jab us this day
our daily booster
& blame us all
for climate change

as we destroy those
who scramble our circuitry

in the name
of the sacred syringe
key workers – so no bloody poets
& the green recycled jackboots

for god is a they-them scientists
who dyes their pubes turquoise
on the big pharma gravy train
forever & ever

amen

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how do you sleepwalk?

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how do you sleepwalk? ( ?klawpeels uoy od woh )

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rabid badger man

mister blobby’s cousin

      one sock puppet short

      of a baker’s dozen

maker of mutations

darkness is the light

      in the arse-crack

      of y’ tunnel-vision 

arwen blew

but the blustering is you

      breakers on the sea

      in a mug of rosie lee

pointing sticky fingers

at the clean unclean

      too many cocks

      soiling the broth

sniffles on the snooze

so christ’s on ‘is bike

      ring-a-ring-a-roses

      – mask psychosis

under howling moons

how do you sleepwalk?

      feet in sync

      with the wicked rhyme of time

( ??????? )

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dyslexic facts

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dyslexic facts ( stcaf cixelsyd )

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hell hath no fury

like a wombat scorned

hominids squawk

upon two legs

all roads lead to romford

parrots help us see

in the ruddy dark

the morning sun’s a starling

breakfast starts the data stream

one plus one is toodleooh

meat is murmur or myrtle

cats have nine livers

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