john patrick brien Poems

A friend can be a male or female, some one young or old,
Who may be shy and retiring, or some one out going and bold.

Or someone who has no description, like lots of people do.
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What have they done to the town I once loved, why have they done it at all? The Westfield centre is far too big, the new bus station far too small. The rest of the town is dying, most shops are closed, or to let,
If the planners that did it ever lived in this town, they must be full of regret. Empty stalls in the market hall, I never thought I would see,
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