AG Leyden
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If words are food then mine are perhaps an acquired taste, hope you don't get indigestion
AG Leyden
1y ago
He's not usually one
That you'd expect to see
Here
That strange looking guy
Over there by the chair
The one by the puggie
Him
In the blue jean's
Standing not sitting
Yeah
That's him there
He looks kinda shifty
He worries me some
Really
My friend
What gives you
The right
To be
Judging the strangers
You meet in your life
You don't know
Who that is
Is it his jacket
The raincoat
His hat
Does he have a strange walk
Tell you what pal
Just fuck right off!
That man is a father
A brother
Someones kin
An uncle
A warrior?
A son
He has worked for a lifetime&nb ..read more
AG Leyden
2y ago
For all of the places I've never seen
Scenic wonders or a well constructed Edifice adorned by the intricacies
Of the masons chisel
A white sandy beach on the aqua Caribbean
Stretching to a distant headland
Whos vista is disturbed by a Barbadian summers haze
A European forest where I might walk for one week among trees in their
Natural habitat
I've never sat at the stern of a liner
midway between here and there
No land glimpses above the endless curving
Horizons
In every direction
I've never seen these things fi ..read more
AG Leyden
3y ago
Gone are the strings
Snipped by sharp scissors
Each coloured chord
Holding you tethered
Unevenly severed
You might topple
Hard as it is
To keep both feet on the ground
The stresses and strains
Want to drag you away
The green ones a burden
As are the others
All shades
Pulling you upwards
Out of your comfort
For now anchored firmly
As you sharpen the cutter
Snipping each one
It might take a long time
To cut your way free
But best cutting something
That is not you or me
The circle disperses
As your ills sail away
Up into the heavens
Where they pop
Dropping the stresses
Like co ..read more
AG Leyden
3y ago
A cold dripping mist enveloped me in its cloak
It lifted me on to a cloud
Strewn with large stones
Invisible boulders caused me to stumble
Reminding me while crouching forwards
That it is alright to be humble
It came to me slowly
Through help and assistance
That in the past
This life I love was littered with persistence
Ever the fidget
Always moving
When I sat down
My body kept rigid
Relaxation beyond me
Such, busy 'ness' as liquid
Flowing all the time
Never meeting any obstacle
No still pools with membranes
Insects dart across
If you've been touched by illness
Or lon ..read more
AG Leyden
4y ago
Building on foundations
With bricks made of stress
Results in them crumbling
When the tower gets higher
They cant stand the weight
It presses them down
Each one a brother
Baked in the same kiln
Placed on a different day
Events can vary
Some are scary
Other you might lay yourself
Being too serious
Or maybe appear petty
Morally up a gear
Offended by the slightest
Humour led image
Or joke that offends you
Perhaps it went past you
You hold much sterner views
When it comes to right and wrong
You have your reasons
Why should we judge you?
But nevertheless
If I might suggest
Take a chill
It help ..read more
AG Leyden
4y ago
Modern times
We live in
Historic some may say
Everything is history
Quicker than you can say
Memories are hidden
Sometimes we obscure
Facts that speak with truth to us
Revealing mistakes weve made
Maybe in a conversation
Or in something left unsaid?
A joke you made quite innocently
At another mans expense?
Perhaps we wish we'd done things differently
Spoken with respect, amicable positivity
Laughed more quietly
Not raised our voices
Made better choices
Not stolen the chocolate bar
Or the radio from anothers car
Not said I love you to one who destroyed you
Never went to that place
Passed throu ..read more
AG Leyden
4y ago
I had a dream one night that I had taken a fall
Spinning as I plummeted
Out of control
I fell from a mountain
From way up so high From then on my friends I was sure I would die.
As I fell The mists parted The green land below Rushing towards me Barreling, rolling Brief glimpses of earth Not soft and inviting But harshly defining Quite fatal and instant I raged and I cursed I closed my eyes Emotions ran wild Laughing inevitably Crying with fear Knowing my adrenaline Could not help me get clear Running is futile when you cant reach the ground Fighting the air would have stupid It's not ev ..read more
AG Leyden
4y ago
They tear at me Ripping and shredding Bloodlines appear The ragged nail pattern Blood lines come to me To tear at the remnants of my fastbeating heart I am not perfection Nor conceited in my thinking That I ever have been I've made mistakes Said wrong things In stupid places Tried to help But was mainly just a conveyance Love can't be forced But hate can leave all hope lost Emotional turmoil Tears fall Tears fall It does not matter how loudly I call They cannot hear me Have no reasons to find the truth Of this mans life Hanging by a slender efficient knife Opened veins drain me out Silent ..read more
AG Leyden
4y ago
The soft sand ridden muddy path Under my feet Is cushioned for me by sturdy black boots Sloppy, slick slimy navigating as every part of my leg plays a part in keeping me upright Sinews twist, the cramping ageing muscles uncomfortably held in kilter Heading for home Light retreats The ever arriving daily dusk clocks in I can't see the car quite yet. This place takes me away But only for a short time Drudgery Routine Work Though enjoyable Wears at one Through time, burdened by the worries of others Chinks appear, cracks of darkness on a golden life Wandering, watching twigs may snap Wind bl ..read more
AG Leyden
4y ago
She glides She minds If someone does her wrong She cares With all of motherly heart of hearts She loves Enjoyment, passions shared She cries When injustice is offered as punishment By country's near and far She will live We hope Until she is bent and old She is happy When things start going her way She is funny Intelligent In an unusual way ☺ Her worry Causes bumps sometimes Nervous In a crowded place. Unsociable She'd tell you herself An hour Then home to bed He Does not think like that He prefers To hang around Still similar In many ways He will love her Until the end of life They share a ..read more