“What I love about poetry is, not only does it give you the chance to create vivid images through words, it gives you the chance to use words to play music in people’s heads. A very cool thing.”
– David Graham
David Graham is a great lover of poetry and has written many poems over the years. This is a collection of his favourites:
You Are Not Boring – a Poem by David Graham
This poem was inspired by an ex-girlfriend, who, whenever she didn’t get her way, would call me boring. To anybody else in such a situation, the exit door truly is the best route!
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Silence – a Poem by David Graham
This poem was inspired by my time at school being bullied, and how bullying forces you into silence. If anybody is going through such a situation, I’m with you on the best thing you can do is to break that silence and seek help, you deserve it!
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The Dictator – a Poem by David Graham
This poem was inspired by the rise in global dictatorship, and the increasing desire by many to enforce people into subjugation.
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I Will Be Me – a Poem by David Graham
This was inspired by my battles with mental health over the year, especially as a result of my injury issues. For any suffering with mental, you can win the battle, you just have to refuse to give in and I promise you will find the light at the end of the tunnel. I did.
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Depression – a Poem by David Graham
This was inspired by my own battles with mental health over the years, thankfully all of which I have overcome. For any going through their own problems, I promise you there is light at the end of the tunnel. Just don’t give up and everything will be okay!
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You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore – a Poem by David Graham
This was inspired by all the hate that exists on the Internet. People may throw that hate at you, but once you realise that this hate cannot hurt you, all they do is hurt themselves. For anyone who is having hate thrown their way, I truly hope you see their words are hollow.
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Lover’s Hope – a Poem by David Graham
This poem was inspired by my battles to find myself. For anybody suffering the same fight, you are in there you just have to believe in yourself enough to let yourself out. I promise you enough.
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Insanity – a Poem by David Graham
This poem was inspired by my battles to find myself. For anybody suffering the same fight, you are in there you just have to believe in yourself enough to let yourself out. I promise you enough.
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An Ode to the Haters – a Poem by David Graham
This was inspired by all the hate that fills social media. For any suffering the price of that hate, remember, haters only seed their own destruction by exposing their own darkness, and the best way to bring forth that destruction is to remember that what they are saying is not about you, it’s about them…
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Meltdown – a Poem by David Graham
This poem was inspired by my battles with mental health over the years. For any suffering with their own battles, there is light at the end of the tunnel so long as you keep fighting. I believe you can do it, I truly hope you believe as well!
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The Voice in the Shrouded in Mist – a Poem by David Graham
This was inspired by how many people are staying silent through fear of how they will be judged for their words, and the need to combat that fear so that all of us can once again speak and be heard.
Keep readingThe Monster Within – a Poem by David Graham
This poem was inspired by my battles with mental health over the years. For any suffering with a monster within, remember to never let it beat you, and most of all, remember that you have the power to defeat it once and for all. You just have to believe.
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Humbled to Have Been Announced One of the Winners in Stop Loan Sharks Short Story Competition
I’m proud to announce today that the poem I wrote, The Loan Shark, is one of the seven winners in Stop Loan Sharks short story competition. As a winner it has been recorded and was read out during the annual Stop Loan Sharks week, which started on the 30th November.
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