I have lived with more cockroaches than men
This city, emerald beacon that it is
It seems to reel them in.
14/12/2021poems/of-cockroaches-and-men
Of cockroaches and men


I have lived with more cockroaches than men
This city, emerald beacon that it is
It seems to reel them in.

There’s fog for 20 metres from here From here to screen To midwinter For the chill to draw out this splinter If I could, I would. See? I’m restless But in a wrestle Can’t follow the weather Can’t stay in the metre

Choose your fighter carefully Or you’ll be a well-honed knife That’s in search of fear It was a path You laid out For yourself Well, I’m too old to lose a breast As I fight for respect In the name of a straighter shot