Every one who ever tried herheld their breath when led beside her;for she makes out like a widow spideronly selected souls ever survive her.She pushes and pulls andcrushes and fools,through the nights she rocks and rules,though all her songs have the power to move,her caustic words mortally wound.I learned it was a mockeryallowing her exotic […]
Author: Pete Aki'i
Hello there... I'm Pete Akinwunmi, aspiring poet, singer, harmonica player, saxophonist, sports psych & erstwhile rugby player. On this site you’ll find my writings in the form of poems and song lyrics (a few of both accompanied by video footage) expressing my love of words, word play and fun expressing personal psychological insights related to being the best you can be or at least as happy as possible with what you are.
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Outsider; they don’t want me here
I can hear the whistle screeching as the train gets nearer up the track. Coming to take me away from here, this is another place I’m never coming back. Every time I nearly settle down I tell myself I’ve had enough of this town… Coz they don’t want me here I’m an outsider. They’re full of […]
I’ve met a few bears in the course of my days Who carry the world in their own funny ways. They lumber through forests, through troubles and snow, Each bear sure he knows how existence should go. Remember Yogi, with a wink and a plan? “I’m smarter,” he says, “than the average bear, man.” The […]
There was a time in my life when I enjoyed the status of ‘full time musician’… I’ve yearned for that status many times since, though not in the manner I am about to describe to you. So – was it as a member of a successful touring band playing to thousands every night? Or maybe […]
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I Knelt to Say my Prayers Last Night.
I knelt to say my prayers last night my mind in disarray, so I asked the Lord for a guiding light to help me on my way. I said “Father, you created us – made us look like this so why are women so beautiful that I simply can’t resist? To my surprise an answer […]
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Ancient Grecians had no TV.
The Ancient Grecians had no TV so at what did they gaze through the night? They looked up at the moon, and at stars all unknown… in thrall to celestial delight. Archimedes developed his theories setting brand new scientific agendas. We’ve moved some degrees since 240 BC and switched channels from the sky to Eastenders!
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Against the Odds.
< (I have experimented with line-breaks/word spacing etc) AGAINST THE ODDS […]
This is Newportwhere we’re proud to live.Nothing to hide,a bit less to give.These hanging streets,which Chartists’ walkedare where kids learn to fightway before they can talk.All these placeswe loves to roamThe ‘port en’t much,but we calls it ‘ome. I could show you Caerleon’s bright spotswhere blads drive fast for fun;or Pill’s dark hiding placeswhere the […]
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And No-One Said A Word.
“What’s happening?” The boy whispered through his fear. A man with taciturn smile missed the single tear- drop waiting, in the corner of his eye. The blur of passing images whisked the boy from his world, into another. Changed scenes, altered dreams. He was delivered… yet no-one said a word. Not a word from mummy […]
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Family Issues (twice removed)
Rattling along on the 6 o’clock train, when along comes a chap who looks slightly strained. I nod, say hello, quickly look down again at my crossword; – ” ‘Hurts annoying people’? Answer? Pains”. My new companion looks rather intense as if he needs the loo but has no pence. He fidgets and sighs like […]
The words of Peter Akinwunmi (Peter Ak'i) 