Three of a kind
Three of a Kind
I was never just one on my own,
I was laughter times three, fully grown.
With Ali and Anna right by my side,
I learned from the start how to share and to glide
Through moments too loud, too fast, too small—
Ali’s spark, like a light in a room,
Anna’s calm, like a steady tune,
And me—Caoimhe—somewhere between,
A piece of the puzzle that makes us we.
We share the same start, the same birthday day,
But our hearts found their own special way. Different dreams, different voices, different views,
Yet somehow we always know what the other will choose.
Inside jokes no one else understands,
Silent looks, a squeeze of hands,
A bond that words can’t fully explain—
Not just siblings, not just the same. Being a triplet is chaos and grace,
Seeing yourself in another face,
And no matter how far life pulls us apart,
Ali and Anna live close to my heart.
Because I was never meant to stand alone—
I was born as three, perfectly known.
You and I
By the old shop wall you’re waiting still,
wagging your tail, calm as the hill.
I bring you scraps, you look my way,
Like you always knew I’d come today.
No collar on you, no place to stay,
Just kind soft eyes and time to spare.
I feed you once, you sit and sigh—
Ah sure, we’re grand, you and I.
You fight against yourself
The mirror doesn’t know their reflection.
Their reaction.
Who is the why, me or my face?
Are they confused?
Why are you angry?
It doesn’t help us.
I escape from my mind by leaving.
Not into another world, but another.
(Or is that our true world?)
Who is the mask, me or my face?
Are they smart or logical? They can be nothing less.
My mouth says words I don’t know.
I was a child once, yes.
Bouncastles, carnivals, birthdays, tantrums.
She grew up, to what? To wander another merry-go-round?
Perhaps that was what life always was to me,
The one who remembers it all, and doesn’t remember which was my dream.
I don’t remember right.
Did we go golfing on that hill?
Did we see the snow that day?
Was I here before, jumping or late in a car?
Where was I, Me who can’t feel and feels all too much.
We see it all as a joke.
To wish to be wrong, to blame another.
It was the music, it was the emotions, the situation! Not me. I’m hurt and broken. I can’t grow up, then I will be lost should I. This is the true me, a child in her house.
But who was the one standing over our corpse? HM?
The mountain of them, a spire… Dead on death.
How many times have we lost ourselves?
You, me, us, them.
There has to be more.
If not..? Why did I kill you then…
What did I do to deserve this?
…The hall of mirrors is hard to break when it doesn’t exist outside my eyes…
That’s why I am me. The mask, me, my face.
Triplet
being a triplet is wild, not gonna lie
anna, caoimhe, and me—triple trouble, times three
we share clothes, secrets, and one last fry
and somehow still argue who’s right (it’s me)
we fight over mirrors, we steal each other’s stuff
say “i’m done” then laugh five minutes later
three sisters, same age, it gets kinda rough
but also way funnier, louder, and greater
yeah we’re chaotic, dramatic, a bit insane
but i wouldn’t trade them—no shot, no way
being a triplet means i always have my lane
with anna and caoimhe, every single day
Mine
Every part of me
They make new insecurities
Hair, face
Body, race
You must be perfect
You must be kind
You must be pretty
You must be wild
You change yourself
To be accepted
But in the striving for perfection
You have to question
What part of me
Is really mine?
A Line with no end
All started with my love for hurling,
It is and will never end
From club to county matches
Forever memories travel on those buses,
Before opening my eyes to a pair of gaelic gloves.
Fell under spell at once,
where minor county seemed to far at reach
Accomplished it after the first year.
Did well in soccer, ran athletics,
Even tackling rugby,
To where I find my peace,
my love for Irish sport.
Love at Fifteen
Love at fifteen is learning fast
That some boys don’t want love at all.
They want attention,
Pictures you won’t send
And feelings without responsibility.
It’s giving more than you should
And being told you’re “too much” after.
It’s trusting words that sounded real
Until actions proved they weren’t.
Love at fifteen is real…
Even when the intentions aren’t.
Remembers
Across monsoon veins, the earth remembers names,
Of footsteps, fires, and half-forgotten flames.
Between prayer and dust, a million lives align,
Time kneels softly at the edge of the divine.
No Epiphany
This is not a fun activity
I am bored with work within this vicinity
I have to look up big unheard of words from inside a dictionary
I don’t know how this could provide an epiphany.
Myself
I like to think that I am kind,
But maybe that’s just in my mind,
That’s the thing about myself,
Is that I can’t make up my mind.
People tell me to make up my mind,
But who knows better than myself.
The Joke
Dark psychology of Emotions ‘humour’
I read minds the way therapists read invoices.
Smile, nod, take notes of classic emotional pickpocketing
I gaslight myself first, just to stay professional.
Manipulation sounds evil, so I call it “vibes.”
I drop hints like breadcrumbs and watch egos chase them
Free will exists, but it’s extremely peer-pressured.
I know your weakness it’s wanting to be seen as good neither has bad.
I weaponize compliments; they’re socially acceptable knives and swords
Relax, I’m not evil I just overthink people.
Besides, if this is dark psychology, humanity wrote the joke.
Pressure
Pressure, pressure oh so much pressure
Pressure to fit in, everyone will measure
how different you are, if you fit the shape
of everyone’s expectations of what you should make.
I want to scream, I want to shout
but i cannot find my voice
I like to sing, I like to dance
but it doesn’t feel like a choice.
Beats
Music brings me joy
The sounds, the beats everyone enjoys,
So many people connect,
But it also makes us reflect,
Face pace, slow pace,
But gives us a place that feels like home,
In headphones the beats people listen to walking on the street,
But no one will ever know.
Remember everything
Time is quick, life is fast.
I miss the past, it was a slide into the future.
I will remember everything with every grip.
May this life last, because you never know what will come your way.
My friends
I love my friends I think their funny
But in the future I don’t think they will make much money
Most of them are great but a bit lazy
I wish them the best I hope they don’t end up crazy
They waste money on useless things like fancy cars and diamond rings
This is the end
Let’s hope their life’s well I hope they make it to heaven and not burn in hell.
Love
Love can make you express lots of different emotions good and bad
It lifts you high, then pulls you low, A twisted dance, a bitter glow.
Whispers soft, then shouts in pain,
A rose with thorns that leave a stain.
In Loves bright light, beware the shade,
For hearts can break when trust will fade.
A toxic bloom,both cruel and sweet,
Where love and poison often meet.
Not girling right
I don’t wear tan, I don’t talk to boys, I don’t go out and I feel a bit out of place. Everyone else is girling right, they’re proper girls. They’re popular, and pretty and charismatic. I wonder what it takes, or why I am not like that. Maybe that’s just not me, and maybe I’m happier being the way I am. Maybe I am girling right by being myself.
Unseen
Playing Camogie isn’t a difficult thing,
but going unseen really stings.
We aren’t valued cause we are girls,
They think we don’t know our way with hurls.
My brother gets the praise
I get set up to fail
My talents are unreal,
So why do I feel so unseen?
Evening glow
She wakes, she smiles,
Learns and plays for miles.
Sun sets dreams take flight
A girls day ends in light.
Large World
To leave this town is all I wish, to escape to a country I know nothing of and that knows nothing of me. I want to travel the world to try foods I’ve never tasted to meet people of different cultures that I would’ve never known existed in this tiny county of mine. My country so small is so insignificant in such a large world.
How I look
I have always struggled with how I look. The way I feel and the way it affects my body and soul.
I have always noticed what I eat, how much to exercise too.
it’s gotten better recently but it will still be there.in the back of my mind.forever.
Flowers bloom
I’m a bud, not yet in full bloom
I stretch and sway, outgrowing my room
Change is the breeze that lifts me high
A petal unfolding beneath the sky
Life you’ll remember
Life is good but also short so make sure to live one you will remember .
Meet new people and enjoy life, do the things that fulfil your life and most importantly don’t care about what others think.
Make sure to hang with friends and families and leave good memories.
Make sure when the day comes to leave the world you left no regret.
And leave the past in the past because you can’t change what happened yesterday but can change for the future.
Sleep
Everyday I wake up and most the time I have to go to school and nearly every day I really don’t want to and sometimes I don’t go in not because I’m skipping but because I slept in and I like when I sleep in because I skip school without feeling bad because I didn’t do it on purpose.
Usually when I don’t go to school I play Roblox or overwatch or something and listen to Linkin park maybe.
Belonging
The thing I most enjoy,
Brings me comfort and joy,
It gives me a sense of belonging,
Which is something I’ve been longing,
The sport is called camogie,
And it really feels like home to me,
Something I love to play,
The adrenaline, the rush, the skill, the game.
Creatures
Sadness and laughter
Nothing will matter after
From smiles to tears
These are things I fear
Feelings and features
Make us feel like creatures.
I get mad
I think pizza dog is bad
Every time he plays Fortnite I get mad
I don’t like maynooth
I think I robbed the Louvre
One friend does not like twitter
And another would be a bad baby sitter
Three
Three lives opened on the same first page,
Same year, same day, same tender age.
We share old jokes no one else hears,
And memories older than our years.
Best friend
Through laughter and tears, our bond takes flight,
A friendship like ours, a beautiful sight.
In every moment, you’re always there,
A friend so true, beyond compare.
With open hearts, our spirits blend,
A love like ours will never end.
Through thick and thin, we’ll always be,
Best friends forever, you and me.
Wishing for better !
Wishing for better like every day,
Hoping the clouds just drift away.
Life feels messy but I wanna glow,
Finding my way taking it slow.
Maybe tomorrows gonna be bright,
I’m holding on ready to fight.
Them Boys Nosy
Feeling young but they treat me like the Og
Many want the tea on me I swear them boys nosy
I seen one staring I think he kinda rosy
I wanted some pizza then saw the mona Liza
Pizza got that dog in him I think he wants a teaser
Then he looking crazy yeah he kinda of a pleaser
Regret
The world is cruel
Why don’t I jump in a pool
Just to float around
And won’t be held bound
With people sitting on the edge
And others looking over a hedge
To scared to speak
Thinking there a freak
Just to regret
When they breathe their last breath.
Hearts Together
Family is near
Family is dear.
We laugh, we care,
We always share.
Always winning
My names Dylan I’m always chilling,
But my orthodontist recommends me a filling,
And when it comes to sports I’m always winning.
Not cool
6 Hours of work
7 hours of the days
Locked in school
Its not cool
Nothing is Forgiven
I broke the goddamn wheel
Revenge is a fool’s game
I gave you all I had
Be loyal to what matters
People don’t forget things, nothing is forgiven
We are more ghost than people
We can’t fight nature
We can’t fight change
Sun will Rise
One day the sun will rise,
And I wont feel its light
I’ll be sleeping alone with tired eyes,
WishingI’d done more with life,
The moments gone in a flash,
While I lay in a pile of Ash.
Forevermore
With every stride, a surge of might,
Muscles flex, with all their light.
Through sweat and strain, the spirit soars,
Chasing victory, forevermore.
To Grow
The map hangs, worn, upon my wall,
A painted promise, whispers call.
These town streets feel too small for me,
I yearn for oceans, wild and free.
Adventure waits, a distant shore,
Beyond the fields, I want to explore.
One day I’ll pack my bags and go,
A teenage dream, begin to grow.
Nature
Morning drips gold through the trees,
A quiet river hums its name,
Clouds rehearse their drifting lines,
While shadows stretch and change.
A bird stitches light to air,
Footsteps learn the earth below,
Time pauses, just to listen,
Then moves on, soft and slow.
Aurafarming
In the fields where light bends slow,
Whispers of color, soft winds blow,
Harvesting hues from dawn to dusk,
Capturing aether, in gentle trust.
Threads of violet, scarlet streaks,
Filling the air with energy peaks,
Chasing the pulse of the world’s heartbeat,
Aurafarmers tread with nimble feet.
A touch of silver, a dash of gold,
Stitching the sky with stories untold,
Breathe in the storm, the calm, the fire,
Farming the glow, the glow that inspires.
Underneath the moon’s pale gaze,
They gather the spirit of forgotten days,
A dance of stars in a silent song,
Aurafarming all night long.
Not Ray
My name is not Ray
I shout hooray
My van has solar panels
I have many twitter channels
I have a dog that likes pizza
I call him pizza dog
Ima move to maynooth
To go pro in playing the flute
Ahh smeller
Through the trees
I walk through the trees with a chilly breeze and I step up and I see a pup. I see the sunset As the clouds and sky met
Still Becoming
I made mistakes,
searched for myself,
and learned
I’m on my way.
Bright
The sun is bright, the sky is blue, birds sing songs and flowers too.
A Wagging tail
My dog waits by my side
In my dreams we will glide
A loyal friend so true and kind
My love for you will never die.
Life’s Path
Life’s path is not always clear,
Sometimes we face doubt and fear,
But with each step, we grow strong,
Challenges help us all along.
Simply me
I’m me that’s all I need and want to be
Not he they or she just simply me
I want to spend my days living every second as me
Not as he they or she just simply me
I want to travel the world as see all there is to see just simply as me
Not as he they or she
I want my love to fall for me as me
Not as he they or she just simply me
Maynooth
I want to go to maynooth
I like playing the flute
I think pizza dog is bad
I always get mad
Now this is the end of the poem
Ah smeller
Fools game
Love is a fools game
Only people who are strong
Will find love
You have to have a cool name
And a strong mane
And talk
strong
But who am I to talk about love
Only thoughts can put you down
Believe in yourself.
I like
I like to talk
I like to walk
I like to mess
I like to listen to music
But don’t like people who talk to much
Run too much
Mess too much
And who are too loud
And worst of all I hate hypocrisy.
Being nice
I try to be nice
Not follow the crowd like mice
I try to be kind
See what nice people I can find
And it does work and I have people to talk to
Some people just don’t want to