A poet who sacrifices his own life for his own truth while the ones he loves watch on.
the sacrificing poet
Author: Paul Butterfield Jnr
Paul Butterfield Jnr is a published poet and a columnist for the International Times magazine in London. The BBC published his first short story Moving On when he was 19 years old and The Playhouse in Derry screened his first film Escapism.
The Necessary Angel
This poem is about a necessary angel telling a young man with mental health problems the truth he needed to hear.
Dear G
Dear G
You’ve asked me what makes a poet
Smile at today’s sun as it goes down
Maybe if they knew of my hardships
They would go easier on me