Fraser Duncan

The Day Efter The Morra – A poem in Scots

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Aye!gonnae no’ dae thatah wish ye widnaeit’s affy annoyin’like ye ken richt wellwhit effect ye wannae huv it’s aye bettertae laugh like a loonor gie it laldyin a’ that ye daeinsteed o’ bein’ a scunnerjist dinnae fash yer heid or jist gie’s a wee smilewithoot a’ the crabbit stuffor if yer doon in the moothjist […]

Something – Anything

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the drummingthe thrummingthe constant moaningand screamingin pain or ecstasythe rumbling trainsdiesel buses dingingphone bells ringingsomeone else’s musicchildren whiningcolleagues chattingneighbours gossipingnotifications pinging pongingding-dongingtexts vibratingpeople on speaker phonesdrunk conversationsthe chattering high folksthey all get in the wayof pursuing just a bitof peace and quietsomewhere totake time out and what if you dowhat do you doyour mind’s still […]