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July 26, 2012
When told by the doctor
the results of her tests
she stood there defiant
as ever, and simply said
‘Damn it’, before allowing
one solitary tear to fall upon
her cheek, rendering us all
numb and unable to speak.
July 24, 2012
Grab life by the balls
and squeeze hard.
Write your number
on the back of my hand,
and soon I will take you
to the promised land.
The truth, what matter the truth?
A little white lie here and there,
an exaggeration, an impressive tweak.
Elaboration abounds, when glory we seek.
She’d supported him through his lunacy,
and was his ‘get out of jail’ card.
But enough was enough.
Life had made her hard.
She’d at last smelt the coffee
and was now on her guard.
When young go wild and free
for old age would be dull indeed
without memories of reckless times
to thrive on.
July 23, 2012
He sat on his backyard step every day,
smoking two cigarettes at once,
with a bottle of cider to hand.
He would hurl verbal abuse at
anyone who dared to pass by.
Sometimes he’d leap up and
dance around them, like the
devil possessed.
But he endeared himself to the
local folks who knew him to be
harmless.
Then one day he died.
And that back street
lost all it’s soul.
It was all about opportunity
It happened
It shouldn’t have
But it did
And they just had to live with it.
They lay together
and the world stood still.
Two hearts as one.
No better thrill
After the split came the re-uniting,
and for a time life was quite exciting
But then old cracks began to reappear,
suggesting the end was very near.
So they parted again but remained in touch,
and still cared for each other very much.