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Poetry Corner

Updated: Jun 12

Block of Clay, by Wendy Dawson:


Pulling and ripping

Squeezing and pressing

Press for hole, press for dent,

How hard I press, deep, deep, deep,

The clay gives way

Tears apart

Light floods the hole

No longer a solid piece

No longer a block

The negative becomes the positive

The space within becomes a point of interest

Framing what lies beyond

Guiding your eyes


HEY LIAR, by Dawn Paisley Mills


HEY LIAR!

Hear you twisting up the truth, and you conspire

You are empty, with no proof, your words are dire

Your lies they spread for miles and miles

And start a fire

Hopefully the truth will soon unravel, and transpire


HEY LIAR!

You’re telling lies from here to there, and coast to coast

I have seen the evidence, inside my post

You go straight to bloody hell, I hope you roast

Now you are maxing out your lies, you overdosed

Now for all the broken lives, let’s drink a toast

'Cos there’s a liar in our midst, just like a ghost


HEY LIAR!

You see we enter through the front, and you the back

We are always on our guard, from your attack

It’s a conscience and a life that you must lack

And there’s no room for your sharp knife inside my back

See the scars are firmly set, just like a track


HEY LIAR!

It’s time to stop and see the truth before your eyes

I can hear the mothers weep, and babies cries

You don’t want to tell the truth, you are not wise

And every day that lies are spread and someone dies

You simply fail to show some grace and recognise


HEY LIAR!

Why don’t you pack your bags, and please expire

You are oral suicide, you never tire

So just you close your spiteful mouth, and please retire

You’re standing, watching, like a bird upon a wire

And your lies are causing victims to perspire


HEY LIAR!

You keep astounding, so profound, but can’t you see

And you really bend the truth so naturally

And it’s clearly damaging for all to see

Even Demons do applaud you willingly

You twist the lies around your tongue from A to Zee

And you are covered in your own hypocrisy

You find it easy when you’re criticising me

Now go perfect your evil art below the sea,

You will never hold me down, now get behind me!

You are worthy to be strung up from a tree

I want your lies exposed and everyone to see


HEY LIAR!

I cut the rope around my neck, and now I'm free

Please stop your lies, remove your spies, stop hounding me

Wont walk away, I'm here to stay, theres more to see

Can I turn away with hate, walk gracefully?

Ive no intention to stop fighting, that ain't me!


HEY LIAR! There is something that I'm needing you to know

Professionals ain't acting right, ‘You ain't NO PRO!

What you write and what you say ain't white as snow

Now here is something that I wanted you to know

You tried to blacken me but now you watch me glow

Exposed, so now sit back, relax, enjoy the show

Retreat from lies and now its time for me to go


HEY LIAR!

I'm here to speak out for the hurt and worn out mums

They're going crazy, now they're all speaking in tongues

Even the score, theres so much more, you do the sums

We read the lies, and hear it when they're bumpin' gums

They underestimate us, We Are NO DUM DUMS!

And I don’t sit here breaking down

And twiddling thumbs

While these Liars try to throw us dried up crumbs


HEY LIAR!

Foolish schemes and plans don’t seem to work on me

So you just keep on pulling hair and climbing trees

Send your venom and I'll Resend honey bees

So you just keep on pulling hair and jangling keys

Because I'm strong and I don't weaken at the knees

I don’t associate with dogs and all their fleas

'Till I expose the awful truth, for all to see

I'll make you walk the other way, when you see me!


Written by Dawn Paisley Mills


I live in Liverpool and I have 5 children and studied Fashion Design in Leeds.

I write Poetry about Injustice, Corruption, Greed and Racism that I encountered in the Legal and Criminal Justice System.

I Expose the Truth through Poetry.

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