Rupert M Loydell

Under the Noses of the Powerful

barriers to learning   consumed & cast aside
war   slaughter & madness   the gender gap is large
rest & recreation   implemented schemes
half-remembered favourite songs   new theories of dreams

goals & expectations   you can't run but you can hide
living in a borrowed space   first or second prize
landscapes of the body   production & exchange
simple-seeming texture   a real or proper place

enriching experience of listening   obsessed with coins & bills
story's high-tech promises   brain operates this way
no decision re decisions   corporate free speech
games of appreciation   attempts to catch ideas

entropy & redemption   direct light & empty space
more substantial & lasting   webcams for every taste
secondhand information glut   people on the phone
what makes a story a story?   work either in groups or alone

Writing to an Audience

the merits of distortion   art from the mundane
fending off your questions   coming back to words
flames punctuate the village   good does not always win
we are our own worst enemies    landscape & weather blend

order from disorder   self-identity as life
priorities reconsidered   attitudes repaired
issues put in context   observe ambition's pain
resist intended meaning   sentence boundaries blur

a sense of play & pleasure   sky seems to be on fire
banter & strange stories   forgotten proper names
although useful if considered   facts make little change
both sides of the border   old memories survive

antithesis of balanced sound   weakens the support
impromptu drive   suspended road   swerve into goodbye
characteristic disturbance   sign your name in ink
memes beneath the surface   culture   myth & rhyme