So pleased to have my poem Park Bench published in the Hidden Voice Publishing anthology! Park Bench is about loss and grief #Sapphic
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Hidden Voices Anthology.
Category: Gay Poetry
Born This Way
Born This Way performed at Harms of Hate event Magna Science Park
Copyright: Carol Robson 2018.
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Born This Way by Carol Robson
Born This Way.
The homophobes rally
governments and religions
cultures and societies
the elite
the ignoramus
and of course
the misanthropes.
Attacked by the homophobes
condemned by the abusers
priming the vulnerable
or do not accept
their own sexuality
yet continue
to live and pray
in their religious
patriarchal society
while wearing frocks
and a leader
with a penchant
for red shoes
who orders
don’t do as I do
but as I say
and they tell me
because I’m gay
that I’m destined
for eternal damnation.
Government’s corrupted
living with corruption
self-serving beliefs
lining their pockets
screwing the vulnerable.
I’m gay
and they reckon
I’m the one
who is “Bent”
Understanding
Acceptance
we are real
we won’t go away
we don’t corrupt
we are not a lifestyle
we were born this way.
© Carol Robson 2014
Sod’Em (Sodom)
SOD’EM
(SODOM)
(this is a poem from my Gay Biblical Whispers Set: Sod’Em using Yorkshire dialect words, see picture for word meanings)
Eyup
Sitha a reet rum lot these
nowt like being a bit blathered
heads together
having a good chunter
perhaps without gumption
can’t keep dawks off each other
having a fratch
or a good feight
seen by religious leaders
who are really
a reet maungy mardy lot
to be getting narked
with a group baht common sense
who appear to be fugglin
who they treat as Straif
or just the Trammel of society
who they would never Tig
or never Lig with.
Perhaps there was,
really nowt indecent
perhaps they called,
each other Conny
affection shown,
just having a reet good time
they weren’t really bad un’s
just showing love
eeh by gum I love everyone.
Now then my flowers
I’m certainly not flummoxed
when I say they should have
huggered up and shouted
at the Mardy bums
SOD’EM ALL!
©Carol Robson 2013
Carol Robson Interview by Aysha Musa
I was interviewed about my involvement with Hidden Perspectives (Bringing the Bible Out of the Closet) June 1st at Sheffield Workstation.
short extract:
Q: Your HP page says that much of your poetry is based on your life and experiences. How do you feel about sharing such personal things with complete strangers?
Answer: I write about what I know. I’m not here to force my views on anybody and I expect the same courtesy from others. I believe even those that have opposing opinions should listen to each other with an open mind and be prepared to be educated.
