No. 01
My inspiration comes from afar,
Beautiful, intelligent, you know who you are.
My Muse
Desire, inspiration and the complicated beauty of it all.
Raw. Honest. Unfiltered.
David Birks
Forty-seven first-person poems on love, lust, betrayal and abuse, told with odd humour, bruised honesty and the stubborn hope of starting again.
“I never dreamed of being a poet…”
47 PoemsIreland Publishing House2026
A Little About the Author
A man who has loved, lost, laughed, been broken and is still here, writing it all down, one honest poem at a time.
David BirksI never dreamed of being a poet,
Talented? I certainly didn't show it.
I never dreamed of being a poet, Talented? I certainly didn't show it. My inspiration comes from afar, Beautiful, intelligent, you know who you are.
A raw and honest collection of 47 first-person poems, moving through desire, infidelity, abuse, heartbreak, odd humour, leaving and rebuilding.
Years on and we are still together,With a love that will last for ever.
You came to your senses when I went.Too late, I was gone; my love for you was spent.
Now I'm waiting to meet and publish,Hoping they don't say my work is rubbish.
So, one day I packed and left,I needed to live.
The Book
A journey through the mess, the meaning and the moments that make us human.
Some will make you laugh. Some will make you wince. Not one of them holds back.
Available Editions
Snapshots from a life in rhyme. A few of the poems that lie within...
No. 01
My inspiration comes from afar,
Beautiful, intelligent, you know who you are.
Desire, inspiration and the complicated beauty of it all.
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No. 05
Eventually, I had enough, my life feeling bereft,
No more fight left, nothing more to give,
Heartbreak, leaving and learning to stand again.
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No. 08
Tears in your eyes, the party was over for you.
As you left the room I offered to walk you home,
Mistakes, humour and the morning after.
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No. 13
The cops were taken in by your lies,
How they believed your lying eyes.
When life gets messy and the blue lights appear.
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The one who stayed
A loyal companion through the chaos.
Never missed you, my mind all agog,
Alas, I did miss Cloe and Pippa the dog.
A mixture of madness, sadness, laughter and the search for a happier tomorrow.