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Nolostalgia

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Give me a pen some paper I will write, a thought will drift in words will arrive. I guess it is lyrical sometimes just a line, this is me hiding somewhere inside.

  May 2021     6 months ago

Submitted Poems 12 total

I Might Remember You.

Don't stand in my way
hear what I say
do I judge you
on your appearance?
Because I've fallen
on hard times
I know my trade
inside out
I need a job
not a critical eye.
I might remember you one day
when I am
flying...

– by John W Townsend

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NOT IMPORTANT

Who in the background
tirelessly reaches out
offering whatever they can
to an outstretched hand.
Who are the silent ones
helping to feed
the homeless
the displaced children
the refugee.
Most are nameless
not important by choice
yet...

– by John W Townsend

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As Old As You Feel.

Ageless is time
time and time again
like an unseen hand
pointing ahead
looking behind,
reminding you to push ahead
ignore wild nostalgia
wishing you were
a little younger.
For god's sake man
look straight ahead
ignore the whispering
from...

– by John W Townsend

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I AM NOT SURE?

For a moment I paused
unsure what to do
like forgetting your passwords
when behind someone fidgets
impatient with you.
Maybe I should have said
I will be quite a while
I filling in my tax returns
come back in half an hour.
Sometimes humour...

– by John W Townsend

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Call Me Annon

I do not seek
identity
with other men.
I am
who I am
me
not just anyone.
I do not need
bespoke works
signed by bespoke artists
another Banksy
been there done that
painted many walls.
I am me
who I want to be
just a human
a dot in...

– by John W Townsend

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added 1 year ago
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What a brilliant similarity between the sea and musical instruments.

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The dialogue was vivid.

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Instant appeal away from this unhealthy world. Touch of childhood happiness.

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