Raw. Honest. Unfiltered.

Poetry From A Man, Used, Abused and Totally Confused

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…
  • When I first saw you my heart missed a beat.
  • Time is a big healer, are they right?
  • That was the kick I needed to start again…
  • Destroyed, a broken man, but now free…

47 PoemsIreland Publishing House2026

Portrait of the poet David Birks
the man behind the poems

A Little About the Author

David Birks

A man who has loved, lost, laughed, been broken and is still here, writing it all down, one honest poem at a time.

I never dreamed of being a poet,
Talented? I certainly didn't show it.

My Muse · Poem 1

A Collection of Candid Poems

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.

Happily Ever After · Poem 47

You came to your senses when I went.Too late, I was gone; my love for you was spent.

Spent Love · Poem 36

Now I'm waiting to meet and publish,Hoping they don't say my work is rubbish.

My Muse · Poem 1

So, one day I packed and left,I needed to live.

Bereft · Poem 5

The Book

Poetry From A Man Used, Abused and Totally Confused

47 Poemsraw, honest, first-person
Poetry From A Man, Used, Abused and Totally Confused by David Birks, hardcover 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

  • Paperback
  • Hardcover
  • eBook

Inside the Poems

Snapshots from a life in rhyme. A few of the poems that lie within

A red-haired woman in a red dress reads poetry on a candlelit stage while a man watches No. 01

My inspiration comes from afar,
Beautiful, intelligent, you know who you are.

My Muse · p. 6

My Muse

Desire, inspiration and the complicated beauty of it all.

A man with a suitcase walks out of an open door towards the sunrise No. 05

Eventually, I had enough, my life feeling bereft,
No more fight left, nothing more to give,

Bereft · p. 10

Bereft

Heartbreak, leaving and learning to stand again.

After the party: an overturned chair, spilled wine, rose petals and a lost shoe No. 08

Tears in your eyes, the party was over for you.
As you left the room I offered to walk you home,

The Drunkard · p. 13

The Drunkard

Mistakes, humour and the morning after.

A man stands in the rain at night as police lights flash down the street No. 13

The cops were taken in by your lies,
How they believed your lying eyes.

Cops · p. 18

Cops

When life gets messy and the blue lights appear.

43 more poems are waiting inside the book.

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A man sits on a hillside beside his golden dog Pippa, watching the sun set over a lake

The one who stayed

Pippa

A loyal companion through the chaos.

Never missed you, my mind all agog,
Alas, I did miss Cloe and Pippa the dog.

Abuse · Poem 3

A mixture of madness, sadness, laughter and the search for a happier tomorrow.

David Birks

Write to David

Questions about the book, a poetry night, or just a few words after reading? David reads every message.
“Most were true events of my life, telling of my trouble and strife.”

hello@davidbirks.com