Relation-ships

Manipulation is a stipulation in relation SHIPS
Navigation a love salvation.
Around the ragged rocks the ragged master sang
The first cul de sac would be the last
Blast
Ship Ahoy!
That's my boy.
The proud captain with his 3 brimmed hat,
One brim for this, one for those and two for that.

A captain surely full to the brims with Blind pride

Want to come for a ride ?
It'll cost you

Manipulation is a stipulation in relation ships

Precision, not indecision is what motivates it.

A rough sea and a bad crew

is what endangers you

Storm a brewing

"all hands on the cheque"

the sailors cry

No thought for the ship

or you and I

Why should they? What have they to pay

They are only in it for the money anyway

Woman overboard and underscored

Inform the guard

Send her a card

Hope it wasnt too hard

Must sail on

There's a battle to be won

No place for a woman

The battle ground that is

They are likely to Panic and get in a tizz

You know how it is with women

Land lubbers at heart

Should have known from the start

Manipulation is a stipulation in relationships.

THIS POEM (June 2007)

This poem keeps me lonely

Jealous of what comforts I 

Might derive from less lofty matters. 

It entices me to the end of shores

To the back of caves, to Attic rooms. 

Then casts me out for 

Failing to scribe and causes 

The lungs to intonate and rattle with alien souls 

All in comfort groups boasting of their bonds and 

yet my envy lacks the drive to even dream 

That one day I could be the same. 

Wasted breath - was it for 

The beauty that I came here

Or was it just to stare 

unashamedly into my own eyes 

and say 

"what's new?"

SHAME

aka 1982,

I think its a shame that you can't spell my name and I've shown I'm no good at rounders. 

Now, I've a bump on my knee and its painful to pee. 

I usually call your type bounders. 

Thursday 's Angel saving souls 

Fridays Lady playing roles 

Saturday Drunkard playing rounders 

Sunday wounded cursing Bounders 

Monday creditor , feeling better 

 Tuesday writer, writing letters 

Wednesday daughter hosting Mother 

Thursday Host to something other!