The Boulder
I feel like Sisyphus pushing a boulder up a mountain,
every time I get anywhere I lose grip and I end up back
where I started. I feel every one else is miles ahead of me,
While I keep falling back to the start, while I am pushing it,
I feel great and everything is looking up, but then I always
end up back where I was. I debate if I should bother. Everyone
else seems to drop it and just pick themselves up and keeps on
pushing like nothing happened, while can barely convince myself
to push it. But I do keep pushing on, in hope that I end up at the top
someday, although I know that I’ll lose my grip again, and again.
Like Sisyphus.
Roaming Man
With frequent moving home
friendships come and go
if we dont have a let go
our lives will keep us locked up
the irritating noises are changing
to new and musical sounds arranging
now with the winds switching
i feel the fog lifting.
The Fight
We fight for a spot all our life
Some with words
Some with a knife.
Gangs shout, stab, and shots are fired.
It only hurts the single mother
Who is tired
Of losing her sons
To this terrible place
The big tuff man dealer
Can’t look her in the face.
In this life some aim for fame
All looking for it in different ways.
Some kill for it, thinking respawns
come at the end of the game.
Hard Man
The hard man act is all we know,
making jokes because we’re slow.
But even though we know its wrong,
we continue to sing homophobic songs.
We think that pulling girls is cool,
But at the end of the day we look the fool.
Different
Called names because of the colour
of my skin being different from everybody
else can be a challenging thing but yet i
still hold my head up high because being
different is what makes us all unique.
Stranger
Coming from a country far away,
Just wanting to fit in day to day,
Single mother raising brothers,
Sometimes just cannot relate to others,
Proud of my heritage and roots,
I feel others are in shoes and I in boots,
But I love them all just the same,
Trying my hardest to not extinguish the flame.
Hall of Fools
After school i like to watch the sky and the students
Walk by being mates with each other and being themselves
I wish they can be like this in school, instead of acting
Tough and being like fools sometime i hate those people
Who act tough, they think they are all that thought talking
To them and relating to those tough people we are all
The same all have interests and hobbies of our own
So who am i to insult them on that Yupbros or any
Random guy on the street, probably all kind people
And would be a pleasure to meet so i am confused
On what to write nut i hope my insight is enough
Stuff i wanted to say and write that was on my mind.
Mistakes
I love the mistakes i make
i love how i learn from the past to change the future
i love the groups i dont fit in.
Just because you dont fit in doesnt mean your any worse
We are all unique and our own person
Because being you is what matters
Its not about being the best centreback and breaking peoples legs
its not about being the strongest person physically
its not about being the smartest
its about expressing yourself and what makes you, you.
Blind Eternal
Love is like
the blind leading the blind
And the deaf man trips.
Love is a crazy call for physical
and emotional intimacy And a soft
attempt and being yourself and someone
New. Finding true love is something most won’t do.
Friends
I love my friends and with some till the end
you can say anything to them and they can listen
to me that’s how a friend can glisten
sport is a big relief as it can show who true friends are
you go through struggle hurt and sorrow showing how hard they really are
when it comes to friends you need to trust
they show how they can go through sorrow and lust
so for me a best friend is hard to find
but you may need to give it some time.
What I know I am:
“I’m disgusting and I’m monstrous
I’m a mass of mustard stains,
I’m a ton of a broken windows,
and broken window frames.”
“I’m as gelatinous as a jelly, when I find I need a spine
I’m less than dirt and as a fact I’m surely less than swine
I am the sum of my mistakes, these mistakes I surely am.”
The voice that states these words to me is screaming in its pram,
for what it says is cruel to me and not something I claim I am.
Who I Am
my name is you
I’m sixteen years old,
a boy in Transition Year,
not in a rush,
not quite sure where I’m going yet.
I like the slower mornings,
the space to try things out,
new classes, new ideas,
figuring out what fits.
Some days I mess around,
some days I think a lot,
about who I am now
and who I might become.
I’m old enough to change,
young enough to wait,
standing in between,
and honestly, I like this place.
The Whistle
Out on the pitch, the world feels free,
Rugby’s where my best mates found me.
We run, we laugh, we have good craic.
But life’s all joy when the whistle goes
After the game, we head into town ,
No stress, just smiles, no reason to frown.
Fourth year flies, but I don’t mind
I’ve got my lads, the best you’ll find.
Hidden Dark
From the west to the promised land you’ll
always know they’re there Hidden in the shadows
you know what they do They dance and they prance
as people fall Their money is bloody
Never cross them or else you will be next
Your life could end with a simple text.
Untitled
Life is sometimes good
And sometimes not
I struggle with anxiety
And am a kind kid
I love my family and friends I do
I even play darts even though im terrible
I go gym alot and enjoy it too
Im overcoming problems trying my best
Ill become a better person and get some rest.
Alright
Life isn’t bad for me right now, and I like the
way I live. I live in a good neighborhood and
Have a great family. Even though the public
eye has shifted and the world has become
Negative I won’t let it affect me, as I am
happy of the way things are going for me.
Another day
I like to go gym everyday, even when I don’t feel ok,
I hit chest and try to do my best
I skip leg day because I use them anyway
I sit down gaming away, wasting my life away
I try to get some rest even tho I don’t sleep the best
Getting ready for another day wishing it won’t be the same.
On Par
Playing golf with my mates,
To having weird personality traits,
Being happy as I could be,
To being washed away like the sea,
Hurling and Gaelic Football,
I love them all,
Loving my friends, I really do
I am the Mighty Roo.
Ups and Downs
Life is full of ups and downs like a
Roller-coaster going round and round
Life is full of joy and fun until you stop
By then you’ve had enough.
Man Now
Wake up as a boy,
Enter school like a man
Take off the wolf clothing
And live to the fullest you can
Enjoy every moment it wont last forever
Leave it all on the floor
And don’t ponder on the if, what or whether.
School
This school is a kip
But we have to wait until 3:30 to dip
I enjoy spending time with mates
I fell over the gates
Chatgpt is an excuse for lazyness
Templeogue is a dazy mess.
Untamed
You say with such high zest, that you’re better than the best.
But how can you be better if you don’t give rest?
Give rest to prejudice
Give rest to inequality
Give rest to calling people who are different, multitudes of names.
Instead, awake hope in others.
Make changes in your communities –
and give opportunities..
Young Man
its pretty good being a young man for
many reasons such as school to be with
my mates everyday as it wont ever happen
again after school and being able to do things
i may not be able to do when im older such as
Sports and gym but i feel there is plenty of
pressure on young people to be the same
but the pressure is only by young people.
Tackled
i love that for monday to sunday i can go to
the gym and get killed in a tackle i can bleed
and plead but i can live like nothing happened
on the weekend i love that i can slag my mates
and they dont care and they give it back to me like
a brother would when that whistle blows i can be
who ever i want no matter how i play or how i do
that will always be the best me even if i get sent off
i will always be the most happy if i score a try or not
i will always feel free…
Cramp
Wake up tired the muscles are wincing,
you go to school and be someone convincing.
Sit in class, just on the graft, feeling like i am
just sinking. Music in and just walking home,
thinking off stuff just of my dome. Opening the
door, feeling relieved, cause now my evening
is conceived. Go up to my room and throw
my darts, feeling like the world Isn’t coming
Apart. At the end of the day i just hit the sac,
feeling happy to live that day back.
Da LADS
Being a lad is acting scared of nothing or no one.
Talking crap with your mates Doing mad stuff
but then learning from it Trying to get moths and who
gets the most and the fittest. Who is the most popular
and knows the most people Being good at male stuff
and not having interests in girl stuff Its about being good
at anything and everything you do even if you’ve never do it before
Its about being perfect and the same as everyone else.
The Trial
Life can be hard and times can be tough, but
that doesn’t mean you should take it out on others
around you, just keep on trying and be nice to
people and it will come back around to you
life will get better and you will enjoy the things around you.
A Man
In a land far, far away
a man stands all alone,
boots in the dirt,
hands shaking,
thinking about a war he didn’t choose.
The sky is loud with planes
but his head is louder.
Every sound feels like a warning,
every shadow looks like an enemy.
He remembers home
like it was another life
warm lights quiet streets
people who don’t know his name might end up
on a stone someday.
Dumb Things
I am still young on have loads of fun
Going out with your mates and doing dumb stuff
playing hurling is my favorite
this keeps me busy as I have nothing else to do
School is pretty boring
where every kid is locked in doors
its pretty poor
id rather be home watching my phone lying on the floor.
Spud
what a nice day im a chud
go to school talk to my good friend hus name is spud
i get no foids im a chud
neither does spud
i spend my time on reddit because im a chud
hes down the gutter but thats just spud
favourite place is toronto cause its a place of chuds
so is spuds.
To be a Man
Being a man is learning how to hold weight
and lot let it crush you, How to bleed quietly
and still show up the next day We are taught
silence is strength and talking is weakness,
and when it’s just fear wearing a hard face
Your father is your role model until you see
who he really is, then you don’t know how to be.
Wobbly Storm
Being a young man
Is a wobbly storm
Some get in fights
And some watch porn
We run through life with shame
It is a con
Some don’t learn there isn’t respawns
At the end of this game.
Next Class
I wake up grabbing
My shorts cus im sagging
My brain is lagging but i hop in the wagon
I get to class im feeling slow
Freeze thaw action shut up bro
Cant wait for lunch, a bit of grub
Praying next class is a sub
Get this uniform off me
My airways is what its blocking.
With da Lads
going out with your mates
making jokes having fun and
enjoying myself before everything
gets difficult and serious finding out
more about myself and what i want
this is what being a teenager is about.
Chilled
Life is chill right now but i know it will
not be chill this time next year, going out
with my mates staying out late, having fun
and messing around this is what life is about
at this age, soon all of these things will become
memories far distanced from reality so enjoy the
young teenage life while you can because once
its gone it wont come back.
The Pitch
When I’m out on the pitch
Playing striker or goalie
I know I’m on a team
But no one else can control me
When I’m off the pitch
It’s not the same
The different person I am
Puts me to shame
With my friends
Trying to be like others
Instead of on the pitch
Scoring like no other.
Roaming Man
With frequent moving home
friendships come and go
if we dont have a let go
our lives will keep us locked up
the irritating noises are changing
to new and musical sounds arranging
now with the winds switching
i feel the fog lifting.
Tough Rhymes
this is my home
the place i eat sleep and roam
people criticize us because we are mean
but they don’t know all we want is to be seen
young men have a difficult time
like me creating this rhyme.
Boring
Life right now is nice, but also boring, a bit
I live in a safe neighbourhood but you don’t see anybody throwing a fit
Or it might be the country I live in, and there’s nothing to do
A lot of people are decent here, but are also a bit cruel,
I don’t understand how people find it fun here
Or maybe its just the lads like to go out for a beer
I hope one day to leave this country
or it might just be the end of me.
Gym Therapy
Sometimes I think my life can be better
other times i think its in the gutter
Its been a lot better
im better than i was
i was an absolute chud
who had no chance with tha huzz
now i go to gym, instead of staying home
every single day back when i was a bum
i have a long way to go from being a useless chud
i still mess up but i recieve grace from the powers above
i know at this rate if i continue to lock in
ill be the best version of myself
instead living in a bin.
Templeogue
Templeogue college were really cool
Templeogue college we really rule
Templeogue college we are the best
and we well progress and we aint like the rest
Templeogue college we try the most
even though people roast
Templeogue college we are one
and we like to have fun.
Who You’ve Always Wanted To Be
Too many people forgetting the dreams of years gone by,
the dreams that brought so many tears to their eye,
all for the pursuit of temporary enjoyment,
accepting the future of boring employment.
But what I will not forget is that I can literally do anything,
I can swim or I can dance or I can sing,
It may sound like something from a movie,
but the truth is that no matter what,
you can be the person you’ve always wanted to be.
Whether it is small choices everyday,
or putting every fibre of your being into living the
life that you’ve always wanted to live. Too many
of us have given into the narrative that we are average
and that we will live average lives,
but we can do anything.