As well as songs, Majk writes poems (and occasionally antipoems).
His first book of poetry, “Potatoes and Broken Hearts”, is available from Typewronger Books in Edinburgh, and his second, “Distracted by Caterpillars” is on sale at Words and Actions for Peace. You can also order a copy of either or both of them through this website. Here are a few poems to give you a taster:
Rise
You have the right
To let your light
Shine as brightly as you can:
Respect yourself
And everyone else
And help your fellow man (and woman)
Do what love would do
If it were you
To the best of your ability
Don't hesitate-
Let yourself be great!
And show your true nobility
The job that you
Are here to do
Is be the best that you can be
And that best is good!
If only you could
See the you that I can see
So let go of the worry
And stop saying sorry
And fulfil your true potential
There's no sense waiting
Being self-deprecating
And endlessly deferential
It's not too late-
Rise! Be great!
Let us see your inner beauty
So seize the day
Let it not slip away-
It's more than your right, it's your duty.
Your acting small
Serves no-one at all
Come on, embrace your power:
If you can't be great
For your own fine sake,
Then, dammit, be great for ours!
Meditations on Riding a Merry-go-round in a Children’s Play Park
This is getting me nowhere!
I'm going round and round in circles
It's all torque and no action
Swearing at Computers, or, Why My Music Career Hasn’t Really Taken Off Yet
In the digital revolution That we call the modern age It's all about information You need to have your own web page You've got to be up to the minute And deal with social media And so, I'm trying to find myself- On Google and Wikipedia I'd update my Facebook profile And say something wise on WhatsApp I'd pin a photo up on Instagram And all that sort of crap I'd tweet something witty on Twitter But the distractions have been rife- Because generally I'm too busy Trying to deal With real Life
And an example of an antipoem:
Gravity is not a matter of opinion, or, What, you want me to apologise for being right?
You are entitled
To your views and opinions
On this matter;
They're just demonstrably wrong