Conor Matthews

Joined May 2021

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Writer. Opinions are my own. https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews

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The One Good Thing About Trump
He’s honest. It sounds like the punchline to a joke, doesn’t it? Yes, he might be a manipulative, exploitive, opportunistic liar and conman who’s made a living off a reputation he didn’t build, only to flip-flop, backtracked, minimise, and pitifully excuse ever miniscule attempt at a cohesive character with even a shred of dignity he’s ever tried, but at least he’s honest about it!
By Conor Matthews11 months ago in The Swamp
Lent
There are calls in the night, For women and men who’ve never existed, Not least in beds I’ve warmed, Yet there are yearnings,
By Conor Matthews11 months ago in Poets
Into Voids
Remember, You can not see, The fortune that awaits, No matter how laborious, You slave to secure. You are not to know,
By Conor Matthews11 months ago in Poets
Dictator Perpetuo
All hail Caesar, So mighty in all his glory. Bow and kneel, Before the hero of myth and story. Come and greet, The victor at the gates.
By Conor Matthews12 months ago in Poets
Take Your Place
You are a beauty not of love nor lust but yearning, But of those who deserved to be free, But needed to struggle for that given.
By Conor Matthews12 months ago in Poets
Speech
What is the difference, Between you and the mad? How are your fears better, Than the desperate and sad? You have every right to speak,
By Conor Matthews12 months ago in Poets
Class Subconscious
Class Subconscious On the 4th of December 2024, the CEO of UnitedHealthCare [sic], Brian Thompson was short dead in the streets of Manhattan, New York. The current suspect is Luigi Mangione who, at the time of writing, appears to have been motivated by the predatory nature of health insurance American, and his own debilitating and expensive experiences with a serious back injury.
By Conor Matthews12 months ago in The Swamp
Forever & Now
Infinity is so cruelly dismissed, Assumed to be unfeeling and cold, Disdainful of us and our dreams, But the truth must be told.
By Conor Matthewsabout a year ago in Poets
Poetry Should Be Dead
Poetry is great because no one cares, To listen to words and meaning, To sounds of emotion and thoughts, Awashed ashore upon public rocks.
By Conor Matthewsabout a year ago in Poets
Empire
Shining up ahead, On a mystical hill, A story told for a century, Heard by parading patriots. You’re excited in youth,
By Conor Matthewsabout a year ago in Poets
Ode to Pip
Those dark chocolate eyes, Yellowed by disease, Will haunt me forever, Along with those loving, last licks. I wish I were deaf,
By Conor Matthewsabout a year ago in Poets
Festivities
It's wet, it's cold, It's windy outside, But still it's time For seasonal tide. So wrap up tight, Well and warm,
By Conor Matthewsabout a year ago in Poets