Dónall Dempsey Poems

rain taps at window
wind pushes open door so
moonlight may enter.
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My cries thrown to the skies
that witness birth of baby
in this barren field.
Seagulls mimicing my screams
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Said I was suffering
from tootache

to get off going
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The scarecrow
uses mice for eyes.

They dart about
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Proud to be
Britain’s youngest registered
heroin addict
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Tipped from top of bag
it rolled like a live grenade
all eyes – upon it!
Until she showing no fear
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General Jan Zika
issued his orders

from his
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CENTURIES COME...CENTURIES GO!

Seen it all before
from... Pharaohs...World Wars...to now...
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I mean...how was I to know.

It was BLIND DATE
& yes...I picked contestant No.2.
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See the man drowning
in the eddies and currents
of the rock garden
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