Born in 74 in Craigavon, Portadown
Due to the troubles my family got out of town
Ended up in Tullamore
Nice part of the country to explore
Started rhyming in primary school in 86
12 years old getting that rhyming fix
It’s like there is a voice inside my head
Keep writing until the rhyming hunger is fed
47 this year but still feel in my twenties
Performance wise I’m adaptable
Comedy clubs, poetry readings and festivals, I’m capable
Don’t take myself too seriously, life is just a ride
From time to time I’v let it slide
But I recover quickly, and in some ways have become my own doctor
Though I’ll always wonder what life would have been like
Had my family stayed in Northern Ireland
Brought up near my aunts, uncles and cousins
Have always felt I’m living on the periphery of my family
How different would I be
I might have different opinions
I’d have a northern accent
Possibly 100% content
However this was not to be my destiny
Of which there is no mutiny
And I’ve given this much scrutiny
Only 47, still got plenty of time to go roaming
No time for moaning
The adoptive Midlands are my homeland now
And thanks to the Republic this is allowed