The Weekend Goblin Committee
My autistic brain says, “Quiet night, mate. Please. Joggers on, phone off, and leave me in peace.” ADHD goblin kicks the door like he owns the bloody place, with a bottle of JD in…
The Man the Mess Made
I come from nowt fancy, no silver spoon, no soft start, just bills on the side, cheap tea, and people with tired hearts. Working family blood, where love showed up rough, where money was…
When the Jobs Ran Out
Four weeks since we said goodbye, and still I haven’t learnt to cry. The forms are done, the calls have stopped, your house is cleared, the keys are dropped. I’m sat here on the…
The Flatcap Comeback
Well, look at me, I’m grinning again, After love went bad and life went bent. Long term relationship, long fucking fall, Years in a home that stopped feeling like mine at all. So the…
Fuck It, It Is What It Is
Sometimes life needs a proper plan, a list of jobs and a capable man. Sometimes the list can stay where it sits, while I take one breath and just say… Fuck it. My brain’s…
Old Blood, New Laws
Before they drag my past up like they’ve found a buried bone, let me save them all the digging, I’ll show the ugly on my own. I weren’t born clean and gentle, with soft…
For Every Kind of Dad
This one’s for the dads who stayed, who learnt as they went along, who got half of it completely wrong but still kept turning up strong. For the dads on school run mornings, half…
The Machine Never Lived It
They say AI made my music, like I typed in pain and pressed create, like grief came with a download button and trauma turned up neatly on a plate. Fuck off. The poetry is…