How could I have known That expectant day Ripped from sanctuary It would lead to my last I came so hopeful Innocent Full of wonder But reality intruded days became darker Life turned onerous and starker Taking bites of happiness In-between the rot So short a visit For what? I ask myself #poetry

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Dat 18 Iggy Pop - The Passenger Bowie produced The Passenger and played the piano and backing vocals.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 17 David Bowie - Fame John Lennon co - wrote fame with Bowie.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 16 John Lennon - Working Class Hero Connection - Hero

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 15 The Stranglers - No more Heroes The Stranglers were special guests at 5 Simple Minds arena shows 2015

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 14 Simple Minds - Waterfront Connection - Jim Kerr was married to Chrissy Hynde.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 13 The Pretenders - I Go To Sleep Connection - Sleep

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 12 REM - The Sidewinder Sleeps tonite. REM played the National Bowl, Milton Keynes on their Monster tour 1995. The Cranberries supported them.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 11 The Cranberries - Zombie Connection - Both songs produced by Steven Street.

I'm cash-strapped Skint, sod all to speak of I look for coins in my sofa But dust and crumbs Won't feed me Supermarket shelves groan Under the weight of produce Mocking me As I stuff down hunger and tears My country is rich My pockets lie empty #poetry

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 10 Connection - Frontwoman of Elastica, Justine Frischman dated Damon Albarn, frontman of Blur. Blur - Girls And Boys

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 9 Elastica - Connection Both played at Reading 1994

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 8 Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under The Bridge Both bands have a colour in their name.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 7 Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends Connection - Both songs end in Ends.

Rage eclipses every emotion Turns the mild-mannered apoplectic Furious and raw It boils and burns Pressure building Every sinew tightening unleashed venomous wrath smashes through heads and hearts Cutting deeply Leaving scars of untamed fury #poetry #poems

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 6 - Connections! The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends Signed to the same label. Rough Trade.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 5 - Connections! The Lightening Seeds - The Life of Riley Weather related band names.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 4 - Connections! Snow Patrol - Run Snow Patrol were signed to the cures record label fiction

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 3 - Connections! The cure - Boys Don't cry

Sometimes I'm quiet Still as stone I take no vow of silence Yet I am voiceless I sit hushed My thoughts run slowly Every noise magnified The clock tick tocks The fridge hums relentlessly Old pipes creakily groan Day runs into night Severed from the world I am alone #poetry

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 2 - Connections The Glove - Like An Animal The Glove was a collaboration between Robert Smith, (The Cure) and Steven Severin (Siouxsie And The Banshees)

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 1 - Connections! Siouxsie And The Banshees - Christine

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 31 - Sometimes, something, somewhere, or somebody in title The 1975 - Somebody Else

Songs that dance in my mind Releasing rivers of feelings Rich with memory Tears run into smiles Remind me of all I have won And all I have lost As needed as air Repairing tears The days I rip Without music Would life still sing #poetry

ps. Some dinosaurs also wrongly call the Greens' messaging "populist" because they're still stuck in their own media strategies of the 1990s. Things have changed. Folk are now swamped with info from multiple platforms 24/7. The way to break through that is with clear and above all HONEST messaging.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 30 - Happy Birthday, David! - Free choice Wet Leg - catch these fists I chose this song. Because I've been listening to Wet Leg, and I like this track. Hope others enjoy it too.

Stepping into An ebony night Bitter winds Whipping her bones Scurrying to the corner shop For baccy Paying cash from a crumb lined pocket Says cheers mate lights a cig Knowing her fate Happy and Coughing #poetry

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 29 - Me or I ( I'll, I'm, I've, I'd) in title Garbage - I Think I'm Paranoid

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 28 - A Superlative in title The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 27 - Song relating to the night Artic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

#DavidsMonthOfMusic ##MusicChallenge Day 26 - Relating to the morning The Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo!

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day - 25 A sing that is/was overplayed Simple Minds - Dont you forget about me It may have been played to death. But this song means so much to me. It always brings to mind my youth as well as much loved friends and family I've lost.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 24 - Song with an emotion in title Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 23 - song from a supergroup Fizz - The Secret to Life London based Indie pop supergroup

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 22 - A No.1 song The Clash - Should I stay or Should I Go

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 21 - Song from forty yrs ago Suzanne Vega - Small Blue Thing

Somedays, I feel so small. A tumbling snowflake. Melting as I fall. On other days, I feel so tall. Reaching up to heaven. Towering as I enthral. There's no in-between days. No balancing this ball. I'm a mouse without a voice. I'm a lioness at carnival. #poetry #poems

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 20 - Song from 30 yrs ago Bjork - It's Oh So Quiet

When your house burns down Bricks blackened Wood burnt toxic gases When all you own is lost Bent metal Melted glass grey ashes When all you wonder is who lit the match Look at your reflection In broken mirrors You'll catch the woman named self-destruct #poetry

#poetry #poetrycommunity #poem #poemsforyou #writing #quotes #literature #leefirefly

Time heals everything But wounds still hurt And the scars will always remain #poetry

Your smile is all the colours of the rainbow Your laugh a thousand dancing light's Your presence makes my life complete The joy you bring The sunshine and blue skies Your youth is infectious I get to live mine all over again Your love means everthing My love for you is boundless #poetry

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Darling daughter you'll find your talent Mother dearest I'm eighteen I'm still waiting Darling daughter just have patience Mother dearest I've just turned forty It's still not here Darling daughter good things Will come Mother dearest I'm now sixty Time is running out 1/2 #poetry #writing

Today can I say thank you to the millions of Americans resisting and protesting against Trump. You should be proud of yourselves for standing up. And for all those thinking it couldn't happen in my country. Give your head a wobble. Trust me fascism is coming. #NoKings #Antifa #Uk

Let the frogs dance We have a boil to lance It casts a shadow over this land Spreading poison round the world See the millions Marching in the street As one heartbeat There's no clipping our wings Shout it out until your voices grow hoarse No fascists No more kings #poetry #Antifa #Resist #Uk

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 19 - Song from 20 years ago. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 18 - song from 10 yrs ago The Wombats - Greek Tragedy

We splinter We fall Clinging on to Crumbling edges Closed eyes Voices grow small Saviours and superheroes Can't save hope Dim grows the light Sun setting Executioner approaches Axe sharp One chop Slicing the rope Unbinding Tattered ending #poetry