writing – Flippant, Comic, and Serious

I Write For Me and No-One Else

I write for me and no-one elseI write for me aloneThen why do I keep checking ‘likes’And wonder if they’ve grown? DM

Teach the Kiddies Nuclear

Teach the kiddies nuclearForget the basics likeReading, writing, ‘rithmeticForget the basics like Teach the kiddies nuclearSocial skills forgetForget skills like diplomacyBut don’t nuclear forget South Australia has entered the role of manufacturing nuclear submarines calling on primary school children to be taught nuclear skills DM

Don DeLillo

“Writing is a form of personal freedom that frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us. ” Don DeLillo American novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenwriter, and essayist.

Anxious

Sometimes I feel quite anxiousPosting what I writeIs it bit too risky?Will somebody bite? What’s the purpose poetOf writing poetryIf you’re scared of readersReactions they might be? Don MatthewsMay 2020

Bestest Writer

I’m not the bestest writerPretty orneryJust like playing round with wordsAnd having fun with me DM Nov 2022

No?

I write for my amusementI write to have some funLife is for enjoymentWhen all is said and done No?…… DM Nov 2022

Harold Pinter

“Good writing excites meand makes life worth living” Harold PinterEnglish playright2005 Nobel prize literature

Why Am I Writing This? Dunno….

I used to know who ran the stateUpdates every dayCovid deaths and positivesState of vaccin play Our leading health advisorI knew her in my sleepRestrictions, lockdowns, state of playPandemic now asleep So why am I now writing this?In usual me mode-rhymeI guess it’s sorta therapyAnd helps to pass the time Don MatthewsSeptember 2021

Why Do I Write?

Makes me feel good A challenge Bit like a crossword puzzle When I finally solve it Makes me feel good You?…… Don MatthewsSeptember 2021

I Know I Do

In the want for likes and commentswe often tend to forget the want just to write for our self I know I do August 2021