How can one hope to prepare for such searing loss. Confronted by the hollow void, the bridge we all must cross. One so green, at twenty years robbed of rightful time. Who can the world hope to blame for a higher being’s crime. The stolen joy, extinguished plans of all that lay ahead. The mortal…
By a concerned but ultimately exasperated individual For those of you whom do not know, “Waiting for Godot” is arguably Samuel Beckett’s greatest play, revolving around two characters Vladimir and Estragon, who wait for the arrival of someone named Godot who never actually arrives. They are told that Godot will not arrive today but surely…
It was a foggy autumn day (‘Twas partly my fault, I confess For I was half-asleep and ill, A campus zombie born from stress) I wandered into stranger halls And staggered, sat and thought Of truth and beauty, right and wrong (as any tired student ought). And then they came in jabbering (I caught Latin,…
Rat! A rat! That unseelie presence that lingered at the margins Of crepe-lined classrooms in a Douglas suburb. We were warned against the black boxes That squatted in yard-corners, But no shape broke the pastel peace for weeks on end. Oh, but the day you showed your face Was well timed, my boy – No…
With less than a month to the big day, it’s now truly Christmas; advent calendars, bad jumpers and yes friends, it also means the great pilgrimage that is the 12 Pubs of Christmas. This may be your first time heading on this extraordinary alcoholic adventure, but fear not: the Express has got your back. I’m…
I will walk barefoot in this forest and dirty my feet. The stars will burn themselves out; like an old candle. Life has been lived- And will be lived again. I revel in the dripping wax. Let it sting my hands. It will flow forever.
Seven rounds later and I’m stilt-legged, staggering Past facades and fading fast – Christ, I’ve lost them Somewhere between the Septim and the Centra. Lads, lads, you know I can’t swim! I swear I’m sick of seeing now, Everything’s septic and looks swallowed. But I suppose the sky is clear tonight It’s safer off…