Ray Mather Poems

Remember Me?
I am the boy who sought friendship;
The boy you turned away.
I the boy who asked you
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Across the world
Two boys are crying,
Both wanting more
And tired of trying.
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I’m a litterbug and I don’t care,
I throw my litter everywhere.
Crisp packets, sweet wrappers, lollipop sticks –
In desks, on the yard – the usual tricks.
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If I had a dog
I’d call him Butch
I’d hug him hard
And love him much
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Hi
Hi
How are you doing?
Fine. Yourself?
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Take a large amount of trust
Blend in a good measure of honesty
Crack a joke or two to taste
Sift out the truth from a mixed bag of gossip and rumour
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It wasn’t long after my dad was dead
That I heard the first flutter of birds in my head
They began as dark distant shapes in the sky
And I could hardly hear their black crow cry
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‘S cool, man,
It’s the best,
Gotta keep your interest.
Talkin’ is the name of the game
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Ridicule
The fear that rules the school
So damaging and cruel
A devastating tool
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Ten past eight
That warm September night
In an antiseptic room
Your first tentative cry
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