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Harry Is A Poet

Harry Mason

A audio archive of the poems up at http://harryisapoet.blogspot.com/

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00:01:47

#150 Flight

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/10/14

I've never had wings.I've never felt the wind.Yet for what I have known.I may well have flown.One time, when I was five, I ran really fast.Everyone around gaped and gasped as I galloped pastI leapt onto the bench in front of me and pushed downNor the lack of height nor the impact could make me frownAge twelve, older, wiser, I did slightly betterAll I simply did was to pen my predicament in a letterAttach it with twine to the leg of something which could flyAnd feel my insides and my words

00:01:46

#149 Ignorant

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/10/07

I'm ignorant, I'm ignorant, I don't have all the factsI'm ignorant, I'm ignorant, there are points of view I lackI'm ignorant, I'm ignorant, but I'm trying to pick up the slack'Cause I'm ignorance, and that ignorance, is being but under attackThere are so many things that I know I don't knowAnd I have to say that sometimes it really does showThat to stay ignorant is a common status quoA place I have to try hard not to goSee, I don't know much about

00:01:43

#148 Potential

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/09/30

In art, no one has a blank canvas....At the start of all art, you have to be reverentialBecause at heart every start is purely potentialWe could unfold any world with that blank pageBecause the world is whirled onto every stageSo why then, why? Do we have styles and trendsBecause my oh my, don't you even pretendThat you don't have topics and tropes that you preferHave themes and schemes you always wish to inferSee the blank page is blank. That much is true.But let me be frank while seeking

00:01:25

#147 Things that whirr

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/09/23

To say I'm an old school cur is a rule of thumb,But I love things that whirr, and things that hum.A machine with too many gears and too many parts,Is something I revere in my heart of hearts.It's not at all suspect, in fact it's quite clearWhen that thing there hits this thing hereOne part goes clonk so that another goes clinkWhich leads to a bonk so I don't have to think.Machines these days are way too small,How to know if they work at all?If it erks 'n' jerks on a

00:01:31

#146 Neon Ghosts

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/09/16

No one watches tv anymore. We wouldn't dare. We've got real life if we want our scare We tell stories and tales of days gone by Of the lost generation, of those on standby It used to be, we would stare long into screens It would give us laughter. It would give us screams We'd plug ourselves in at the start of today Put on our boots-up, and then press play The key was never to acknowledge, of even admit You'd lost days to a being, forced to commit But what did that being do, with

00:01:25

#145 Reviewing Art

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/09/09

Here's the answer to a question that you weren't even asking There is no such thing as a perfect casting For that book you adore that fills you with amour When put on screen just leaves you wanting more See this is the issue with our imagination We fill in details and cracks with no hesitation There are no seems, just seamless transitions Which never even endeavours to require our recognition Even right now, somehow, you are reading this in a certain way The voice in your head acts with

00:01:25

#144 I've Done This Before

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/09/02

I've done this before.This day to dayWaking up in dismayThe repeat and replayTo all work and no payI've done this before.I've done this before.The eternal tiredThe never inspiredMy headache is firedMy nerves are wiredI've done this before.I've done this before.The ever-fake smileAnd yet all the whileA face in denialOf internal trialI've done this before.I've done this before.You may know it tooAnd this to be trueWhat we've been throughIs never that newWe've done

00:01:06

#143 Break Me

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/08/26

It's time that this world did not forsake meNo lie, it's tried, to bow down and break meIt fried me inside as it tried to bake meWanting to expose, but finding no fakeryIt would never hold backSo I weathered attackOf smacks front and backThat would felled any hackThough not framed in my favourThis game's to my flavourThe danger, I'll savour'til I emerge slave or a saviorI arose unbound from the groundThough my soul it did houndAlive now I'm foundCrowned a man of renownThis

00:01:49

#142 First World Problems

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/08/19

Your own experience of the world is not invalid.The emotions you feel are very much realThere is no bubble that is more real than any otherNo possible interference of anything but a real experienceIt is not only they who have it worst who has a right to complainAnyone can feel depression or anxiety or pain or PTSDAnd yet, we must also, as always, acknowledge the inverseWe must be kind, not terse; whether or not our friend has it worseSee, when I look worldwide at the struggles other humans faceI

00:01:36

#141 Colour in the Crowd

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/08/12

Never forget your youth, dear reader.By which I mean the truth.Not of simple nostalgic flights of fancyYour days were not that angelicNot, simply of this fact, good friendYou'll realise if you think backThat you were made to conform each dayYou were dressed in uniformYou were made to parade in dressThat was only ever a façadeThere was no reason, though I sayTo suggest so was treasonNo financial incentive, as in employmentJust a crush on fashion inventiveThere are no individuals, in a crowd of

00:01:44

#140 On the Streets of Our Leader

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/08/05

We, as a country, elect a leader(Near enough we do anyway)This leader is sent to live in LondonAnd in London they'll tend to stayA five minute walk from workWhat a beautiful place to resideAnd if you go to Downing StreetYou can see through the leader's eyesSee, what's telling is not the gatesThe security looking the partWhat's telling is the surroundingsThe feel, the look, the ArtSome of our leaders have gone to warMore sent others in their steadSome of those others came victorious,

00:02:19

#139 The Ties that Bind

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/07/29

I look out for myself, in my own way,I try to take care of the day to dayI watch for trouble, look for dangerEvery other human is essentially a strangerSo I keep myself aware and healthyFor this is a tie that binds meBut I can't just watch out for myself blindlyThroughout my life I've loved my familyThey've supported me since I was a childNow I give shelter away from the wildI love my family, and do what I must,For these are the ties that bind us.I care for friends, trying not to cause

00:02:00

#138 Dear Human

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/07/28

Dear human,Rest assured this letter is not of the form I would love to writeI would love to claim moral height of what is wrong and rightI dearly desire to dismantle and dissent of all that you doBut I can't. The truth is, I don't even know you.Dear human,You untouchable being separated by electronic waves and wiresOne of humanities many enragers, saviours, liars or criersThe fact is, I don't know you. Not in any meaningful wayThough we may have met, or may indeed meet someday.Dear

00:06:10

#137 The Dreaming

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/07/21

This was a five part poem. Only the first three fit in the description, links to the other two are below. Stage 1: The Gates Are you really alive? Are you really awake?Is all this real, or might it be fake?Do you know for certain, can you be sure?In which domain you dwell either side of dreams door?Let us propose to postpone pomp and pretenceStop with the certainty, admit self-synthesised senseThis world, whatever it be, confuses all the human raceWe struggle to reason, just ruse to wear a brave

00:02:06

#136 Names

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/07/15

When I was born And when you were too Some sounds were uttered Then given to you You held on tight Still do to this day To that utterance Which you portray The sound is not unique To you or another Yet it's certainly yours To be learnt to a lover These sounds are you Pick you out from crowds Yet mean nothing more Than what you allow They are arbitrary But that doesn't mean They can't be you Who you are, who you've been Did you stop to wonder To if you had different sounds? Would

00:02:25

#135 Post-Tournament Blues

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/07/08

IMPORTANT: THIS IS A PSA IF YOU'VE RECENTLY FOUND YOURSELF DOWN ON A MONDAY LESS ENTHUSIASTIC THAN MANY OF YOUR BUSINESS COLLEAGUES UNABLE TO FOCUS ON ANY CIRCULAR OBJECT WITHOUT WANTING TO THROW IT TRYING MOTIVATION CHANTS BEFORE IMPORTANT MEETINGS SPIKING ANY REPORTS DONE ON TIME TO AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD OR EVEN JUST RELISHING CRAMP FOR THE MEMORIES IT CONTAINS THEN YOU, ARE SUFFERING, FROM, POST TOURNAMENT BLUES... The post tournament blues are the downfall of us all Where most incidents

00:02:08

#134 Dedicated to the Loser

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/06/30

History is written by the winners, as you know. By the victors, the ones who come in first.Usually, rightly so. They fight and battle so when it matters they don't end up as worst.With great respect we honour their names. Learn our lessons from their pathsThey're showered in riches, respect and fame. We study their skills and mimic their craft.Winners are two a penny, as far a history is concerned. You can find them ending each story.This poem is dedicated to those who're spurned. Whose

00:03:00

#133 Before I Forget

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/06/23

I am not a smart man. I was never even a smart boy.What I am, is curious. Curiosity leads to preoccupations.Which leads to you forgetting whether or not you've eaten lunch.Alternatively, it also leads to finding out some rather cool things.The issue I have is, there are so many things to be curious about.The world has so many wonders, lots of which are distressingly difficult to discover.As such, as soon as one discovery is made, it must be abandoned.If only to embark on the next great

00:02:19

#132 Our Last Message

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/06/16

The aliens came to destroy us, which was only fairWe'd been instituting polluting without a careWe'd been renegades of morality, aka the human raceThe rest of destiny would not be ours to faceHowever, before we were vapourised to just a residueThe aliens were of a kind mind to give us our dueThey gave us an offer which we couldn't refuseThe single message of our legacy was soon world wide newsWho would deliver it, and what would it say?We'd quarrel and war for all of the

00:02:15

#131 Once More

Harry Is A Poet ·

2023/06/10

Once more, my friends, is all it takesMuster energy once more for all our sakesOnce more is all it needs to beUntil we shall be once more freeOnce more, those old words of inspirationJust once more with effort and perspirationOnce more and all will be over and all will be doneWe shall once more be free to be someoneOnce more, I promise, I swear it's trueMarshall energy now and you'll soon be once more throughOnce more, the end is now nearly in sightTry once more now and be done by nightOnce

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