Seeing Through The Smoke

By Pete Wilky

A selection of modern poetry and verse which will appeal to a much wider audience. It is gritty, witty and not always pretty! A selective serving of food for thought served unapologetically and often coldly. This simple , non pretentious poetry covers topics and issues we all face in life and within this modern world in which we now dwell. It deals with the deviance of power, personal struggles which we all experience, the challenges we all face as well as the hopes and dreams and expectations we all harbour. Often quoted as 'The People's Poet' Pete Wilky is at times inspirational, occasionally outspoken and sometimes controversial though he is completely and wholeheartedly committed to the cause of....

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kaleidoscope
• Release date: Dec 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311199256

Pete Wilky

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1. Smoke and Mirrors.

I may be looking into the mirror but I am seeing through the smoke

I question the world around me while wondering why it's broke

how come everyone is suddenly consumed with possession and materialism

irrespective of the cost to life, guess that's the price of imperialism

they want a one-world bank and a one-world order

they want ownership of everywhere regardless of border

financial terrorists now take us all to war

whilst convincing us that hatred is worth fighting for

first discover your difference then use it as a tool

since you're a secondary citizen and a primary fool

who failed to speak up as the banks took your money

while the front-bench laughed they found it so funny

now politics is sponsored bought and sold at will

and all you're really worth is the ringing of their till

corporate band-wagons have gained momentum and pace

while the common man keeps losing the race

still the rich get richer and alter the picture

by throwing more poverty and pain in the mixture

they sneer at the poor and flick at their noses

even knee-deep in shit they still smell of roses

because they misinform the masses through the medium of media

and cover up their tracks that are stained with paedophilia

theft and corruption, dishonesty and fraud

with a cost to this world that it cannot afford

when a hundred people own most of the wealth

and set the price of your future, your lives and your health

what kind of world have they slyly created

where even humanity has been desecrated

now mankind chokes on evil and on terror

but I've seen through the smoke so I now look in the mirror!

2. Be Who You Are.

be yourself, be who you are, be who you want to be

for you will find your truth in you and it will set you free

pretending to be what others see will get you nowhere fast

you'll be forever in the shade of the shadows that are cast

because to be yourself you must shine your own light

you must learn how to challenge and learn how to fight

you must learn how to speak so that others listen

and fill in your gaps so that nothing is missing

if some do not get you then why be concerned

just stay true to yourself and the stuff that you've learned

so untether the shackles and break free from your mould

and tell your story as it should be told

be confident, not arrogant, be upright and bold

or you might as well die before you get old!

3. Why Flicker?

if you wanna shine don't blow out your candle

whenever life gets too tough to handle

add fuel to your fire and ignite your flame

and if others get excited then you do the same

why flicker when you could be flaring

there's nothing discovered without any daring

so strike a light and shine so bright

and you'll realise that life's alright!

4. In Unvanquishable Numbers …

in unvanquishable numbers the people are waking

and becoming wise to the piss that's been taking

by overlords with a deviant agenda

who have put our glorious globe up for tender

they'll sell her short to the highest bidder

who will keep all the gold as the debt gets bigger

they're all about possession and ownership

and controlling the masses with pure bullshit

telling the lambs what the lambs want to hear

the wolves hold the fort with fiction and fear

and silently the flocks all dutifully obey

still circling the place they are destined to stay

unaware that freedom's not a gate

it's a self-belief and a mental state!

5. Lost And Found.

you'll never really find yourself unless you're truly lost

or discover what you're truly worth by keeping fingers crossed

you'll never see the light you shine by sitting in your shade

or ever live the life you like by accepting one that’s made

you'll always be asking questions if your answers are not found

so turn a different corner and dwell on different ground

one day you will find yourself exactly where you should be

somewhere between contentment and absolutely free!

6. Promises and Lies.

they'll promise you they'll make it better

they'll promise you they're honest

they'll promise you that red is redder

and then break every promise

they'll convince you that the world is ill

they'll convince you they're the cure

they'll convince you to take their pill

and to swallow more manure

they'll cajole you, they'll tease you

they'll sanction you and freeze you

they'll nail your boots to a wooden floor

so you cannot move nor walk no more

they'll smile in your face as they lie

they'll smile as the poorest die

they'll laugh as you lose

your house and your shoes

whilst you're left wondering why

they'll steal as they've always stolen

and they'll blame all the Poles from Poland

or the Russians from Russia

the out of work pusher

just to keep their egos swollen

they think that they're above the law

they think that we don't know what they're for

but the people are woken

and those people have spoken

now it's time to settle our score

vote with your conscience not just a cross

which'll cause you anguish, struggle and loss

vote with integrity, vote with compassion

just don't vote for those who now seem in fashion

and if you think that you really have choice

then why not raise your voice

because as you all sit mute in silence

you'll be the victims of their violence!

7. Manmason.

Cold face carved into rock of pain

toughening tighter as it takes more strain

Of every twist and every stroke

and hammer strike which makes it broke

Rough edges smoothed by teasing hand

to lift and let this statue stand

Yet grey and pale its skin yearn hue

grades of reds and shades of blue

Blended by the artists dream

to paint again a shining scene

A landscape of loving's beauty bare

for all observers hearts to share

A recreated masterpiece.

8. Heart Upon My Sleeve.

some would maybe say i wear my heart upon my sleeve

and that i'm far more honest than most would have believe

but nobody will change me believe me i've tried

cos i'm just this cool fella with fuck all to hide

i tell it as it is and i never mince my words

i speak the same to the blokes as i do to the birds

because in my own eyes everybody's equal

they're just humans, just people

no one is lower and no one is higher

and i ain't phased by a person's attire

or whether or not they drive a flash car

or come from next door or come from afar

people are people that's how it goes

they're either these or they're either those

just take 'em as you find 'em and never pre-conceive

just remember that the honest wear their heart upon their sleeve.

9. Another Day

another day just slipped away

just like it did just yesterday

so as i mourn another night

i know come morn i'll find my light

and this darkness now which leaves me blind

will suddenly shift and my sun