Poem

Suburban Hell

Adrian North / 13/07/1990

As I stumble through this existenceI wander pastRows of stark stone prisonsEncaging sad suburban soulsWithin their lifeless, faced-brick cells.They mete […]

Poem

When the world stops

Adrian North / 13/07/1990

The coffee cup grows cold slowly in my handWhilst I, distracted, think on you.Then the world surrounding meStopsAnd I lose

Poem

For You

Adrian North / 12/07/1990

The radio playsGently in the backgroundOf my life.The light throws dim shadowsOnto the dreary wallsOf my room.It is so cold

Poem

I am just

Adrian North / 15/05/1990

I am just a simple man,A man who doesn’t always say the right thing,Who doesn’t always know the right thing

Poem

Prophet of a Lesser Age

Adrian North / 17/01/1990

He sits square-framed and lies to meWith words of hatred and deceit.He speaks of honesty and truthAs if they were

Poem

Blood-Red

Adrian North / 13/01/1990

Outside man kills manOn a blood-red field beneath a blood-red sky.Inside one man kills himselfWhilst his loved ones look on.A

Poem

To The Unknown Victim

Adrian North / 13/01/1990

Did you suffer badly, I wonder,In that time of pain?Did they destroy your soulAs easily as they destroyed your body?When

Poem

Darkness

Adrian North / 13/01/1990

A million more breaths to breathe, my friend,Before you die.A weary life you leadIn a shattered, scattered shell.The yearning ceased

Poem

We live in a world

Adrian North / 13/01/1990

We live in a world of narrow minds,Of bigotry, of hypocrisy and of injustice.We close our ears to others righteous