St Jarlath’s, Tuam, County Galway

Gangsta Fake

I really hate how so many my age wants to be a gangster, be cool
Everyone is a boring carbon copy, wearing the same north face puffer jackets
Everyone doing things they shouldn’t
everyone being too embarrassed to have passions, to enjoy things
I am not gang affiliated, I do not hang around until the sun is gone down
I have parents who care for and educate me
I am sensible, never been in a fight, never smoked a cigarette, a vape,
never had alcohol or any dangerous drugs,
yet so many my age are trying to grow up to quickly,
and are all afraid to have the wonder, and to stay a child for much longer.

The City

As the city awakes in the darkness of night,
there seems to appear a beam of light,
atop the mountain standing high and tall,
and people glancing from the big mall.
Down comes the light, shining bright
trying to get its position just right.
Shining bright like the moon,
It lands on you.
The people fear,
but you cheer
as it was you
chosen
like the headlight
chooses the deer.

Beneath the Lid

You never know someone’s full background
All the times they’ve laughed,
all the times they’ve frowned
All their accomplishments
they wear like an invisible crown
or even all their dreams
that they let drown.

A Background of Getting Hurt

I come from a background of getting hurt
I wasn’t beaten or bruised, but this is worse
I was called names that I’m still ashamed of
If only people had seen what I was made of
I had some friends but they never stayed
I had felt like I had been cast away
It’s not like I wanted this
I tried to stand up but they never quit
I always try to find good hidden in people
I try to see if they’re just broken or evil
I come from a background of getting hurt
Not beaten or bruised, but I’m still here, and that’s not the worst.

The Light Inside Us

We all have a light inside of us
and others want their’s to burn
the brightest but why dim ours
Lads always want to be the best and don’t support each other,
some people only want what’s best
for them and don’t care for you at all.
from my personal experiences girls are more comforting
and accepting compared to lads,
But even when associating yourself with mainly girls
you can be considered gay
this is unfair as you get made fun of
for hanging around people who genuinely care.

Slaggin’

i sing and people laugh at me
i score and people laugh with me
i look at braver people then me
and a lesson is clear to see
i am not brave
i dont want to be saved
lifes easier when in a cage with all the others
then to be free and alone outside
for now at least but when outside becomes hospitable
i will be free and individual.

 

Just Hangin’

I come from a place where hanging around town seems to be cool
scaring people trying to get by,
but after all theyre just a normal guy,
playing xbox when theres work on the table
ill just pass and say im not able
sport is my life without it im nothing
thanks to my friends and family my heart is flooding
im just glad i live for something.

 

My Own Skin

Although it feels like my life is withering away,
and others are living a life that I should be wanting,
I live my life in my own way,
and don’t find it one bit haunting.

I don’t find the need to be like others,
and don’t see myself changing,
because I feel safe in my own skin,
and my emotions in don’t feel like staging.

The drinks, the vapes and all the other temptations,
don’t feel all that tempting to me,
but I feel okay just being myself,
and that makes me feel free.

 

Smiling Secretly

I am really happy behind this mask.
People don’t know the real task.
Surviving life draining.
Also trying to balance it with training.
Studying for tests.
We never get a rest.
We are just trying our best…..

 

Tuam

It is the second largest town in Galway
the place called tuam
nice and built to a tune
a tune a band called the saw doctors
or is it just tuams helicopter.
the home of football they say up livin up dublin road
were having a parade all the way home.
Home to st jarlaths the scool of football with legends playing who used to walk these very halls.

Gym

I live in the gym
I like going for a swim
I box in the ring
and live like a king

I like to swing
I’ll piece you up in the ring
and I’ll make you sing

I don’t really box
I’m as sly as a fox
come for me
and I’ll put you in a box

6 foot under you’ll hear the lightning and the thunder
you’ll then wonder
why did you punch her

 

I’m in the school life

i failed a test and it feel like i got lice
everyone is going at my head
the only break is when im in bed
the school life ya it can be good
eryone here is from the same hood
but the people there they can be tough
it feels like some have had enough
i hate it when life gets rough
but life is good

 

Fire Poem

Apparently I’m class at writing.
When I eat food, I be biting.
Talk bad on me, we’ll be fighting.

Poetry is pretty cool,
Before I felt I was a fool
On Halloween, I was a ghoul.

My writings slick, My beats are sick,
Every shot I take,
Its a brick.

I cant write a poem

I act like I don’t know’em.
The winds, they blow’em.

So far my poem is fire.
But the situation’s dire.
My aura cant expire.

This poem soon will end.
The rules I often bend.
The darkness is my friend.

 

GAELIC FOOTBALL

football is the game I love most
maybe not so when I hit the post
the great feeling when I score a goal
going down the pitch for an evening stroll

playing for a team surrounded with fame
that first lie down after a tough game
football is the sport that I call mine
its a tough mountain I am trying to climb

Fortnite is Life

takes away my strife
In a world of pain
fortnite is my gain

Grey ARs and scars
launch pads and cars
Double pump i miss you
my dream will someday come true

Skybasing with friends
the fun never ends
Thank you Fortnite, you’re so cool
life without you is so cruel.

Football is Life

The pitch is a stage for the brave
Where heroes are born and legends are made
The roar of the crowd and the passion for the game
A game where a stadium full of fans can experience
Joy and Sadness at the same time
Where Dreams can be made or ruined
Where Players are blamed or praised
The Best part is for 90 minutes everyone’s
Problems are forgotten.

Being a Man

Is not about how tall
or small,
or how much gall,
how well you can brawl,
or whether you kick a ball.

 

Bro

There is a friend I can call my bro
whos plays with me when i am alone
even if i’m not home
he texts me on my phone

when we are together we have more fun
we play more and more
until it time to go
we entertain each until were gone

 

Wake Up

its the first of the month
i brush my teeth and count up
i make my breakfast and tell my parents whats up
i get ready for school
i am a cool dude
im in a really good mood
i hang out with my friends
because thats the best part of the day

I like PlayStation

I play games because i like to play games
fortnite is great but anything else is better
and ark is my favorite because i play with my bro
we play together while thick of it by KSI plays in the background
with no bro i’m no one and i’m alone
and when i’m alone i’m sad
because games is all i have.

 

I Cant Spell

I don’t want to go to hell
I cant wait to here the bell
I wish I fell into the sea
I am going to have fish and one singular pea
I just need some tea.

From Dagestan

From the tall mountains of Dagestan,
Arose a 3 foot 4 man.
With an unusual build and stature,
But owned a very fierce manner.
Raised from a family of many warriors,
Made all his opponents a bunch of worriers.
He goes down as of one the GOATS in UFC history,
And owns the legendary name of Hasbulla Magomedov.

Ditch

When entering the pitch
Some want to jump in a ditch

Some will come prepared for battle
While others will want to turn and rattle

In the tense moments some will sit and cry
When other will be prepared to die

In the last moments people will fall and halt
While other will make up for their fault

Soccer

Is a wonderful game
even with dodgy refs
sore feet and injurys
its a game everyone
loves and everyone
will always love
because it is known
as the beautiful game.

My name is untold

and i play rugby and im a boxer too
I really enjoy boxing
because it clears my mind and i can relax ,
Im a very good rugby player
and i got scouted for connaught