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John Trainor

John Trainor

Holiday in France

I want to smoke Gitanes.
I hate the smell of smoke!
I ache to light Gauloises
And cough and wretch and choke.
I want to watch the world pass by
And eat a mean foie gras,
On fresh baked bread with figs and fruit,
And sweet wines from Alsace.

(2012)

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Dad

Before I could even speak or know… He told me what I should believe. He told me what I should achieve. He told me how proud he was of me. He told me when I was a disappoin…
Eight Lettered Scrabble

Don’t go yet! We have barely found the consonant… I love you You love me Four plus four!
Suicide

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The Ex

What is this fad collecting Exes… I am so glad we stayed friends. Oh yes he was over for the weekend… Now I know it’s nice to be nice. But banish the Ex to the fog of h…
The Hangover

I'd feel much better If I'd refused to drink TWO Large brandies too large!
Which Witch is Which?

I remember You, Your gutsy laugh, Your smile. The way you read the world, people… The jokes.
Denial

When mother died, I hid under her… I needed a fortress, a safe space. All that was available was the liv… My two year, younger sister joined… Two huddled lumps of, I’m not qui…
A voters dilemma

When I get my postal vote I’ll sc… Ponder over which way to go, weigh… I just can’t trust Clegg the betr… Of calm and cuddles and logic and… That when we voted for liberal dem…
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Why did I say goodbye?

I choose to explain, Before I leave you, Again. That the warmth, Of your heart,
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Love For Luke

I cannot begin To capture my Love for you In prose or Haiku
Maspalomas Pride 2015

I don’t do drugs, I don’t do sex. I don’t like hugs, I don’t like pecs. I don’t do dunes or nudey beach.
Invisible

What if I won’t be found? As the world turns white. As the winds turn cold. As a young gay man Turns grey and old.
Done

Now is the time to leave the past… With more days done than are left… Burdened grief like Sysyphus’ sto… Mind parades of all those gone. We owe it to them to give,
Stardust

He’d been there, done that, seen the movie, read the book. A life well lived and well informed, that knowing look. He said, “there’ll come a time when I’m not here to watch you wend you...
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Mothers Day

I lost my mum when I was 6! I was a careless lad, For at this age I did not realise… It strikes me strange to have one… This wonderous woman we all have w…
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