HeyJaredOld Codger Steve
Old Codger(74) with Prostate Cancer. My experiences so far. With a playlist. Also inspired by brilliant substack poets I have tried my hand borne from personal experience.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 28
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- Oct 1, 2026
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- Sep 7, 2026
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PANTOMIME MAN (opens the original)
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You caredStill care forCancer ManYourFractured spineYour fallDamn those stairsWalking WheelieMy turn 3 yearsCared forCarer nowI step up toThe plateShopCook It allAt XmasAs alwaysI am Pantomime ManSprinkling JoyLet's Light upChristmasYouMy CinderellaLet's have a BallThat's a Lot of shoesYou haveNo dwarfCreate Seventh heavenNo beanstalkYou're BeautyI'm the beastDoBest<p
MASTER LIFE A DISASTER (opens the original)
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SomeoneTodaySaidMasterDescribingMy poetry Get realNo delusionsI'm a MisterWho missed herMy friend BFF everFoundationDriverShe ignited This voiceThisFledgling meanderingPoetic Minstrel BuzzingBusy BodyingAroundSorryAbout thatDon't draft Heart speaksSpirit flysFlows Never runs drySpreading My wingsJust having a goGreat pretender See the Splendour Around meYou allAre Masters <p
XX AND XY (opens the original)
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“It's a man’s man's man'sWorldBut it would be nothing NothingWithout a woman or a girl”Song byJames Brown……X YYes UY Oh YCan't UCommunicate FeelingsBEmotionally HonestDoes the XConfuse UYour Feminine sideCould BSavingMaking of UListen to your heartX is thereTo balance UY Oh YIs everything X certificateWhen UHaven't grown up yetPGCondition UNot all men There are good men
STAY ..........AWAY (opens the original)
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I WantedWishedDesiredToStay……..AwayFromMyFeelingsEmotionsThatOverroughtComplexityOf thoughtThought I couldNot writeAnything TodayOne dayTo find PeacePiece myselfMy emotionalJigsawBack together SeeMy picture My whole selfCan't find Them allNew onesReformed EvolvedDifferent NowPictureCrying?Smiling?Happy?Sad face?Laughing?What is Forming
5 A.M. (opens the original)
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UK4 a.m.Springs forwardBecomes 5 a.m.Season of renewalAutumn 5 a.m.Falls backReflective timeFalling leavesRustling aroundSmall WhirlwindsEmotions spiralHour of theHowling wolfThatThatHounds meHourMy poetryIs writtenPoursFlowsStreamsScreamsCascadesA TsunamiOf feelingsI'm letting goHead saysGet over itHeart still bleedsSpiritMy bright dawnLifts me upCarries Me through Scars
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