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September 17, 2013
Even though there were battles
and heated spats,
it’s agony without you –
Oh, how I so miss our chats.
Even though there were times
I could have wrung your neck,
to see you once more,
over mountains I’d trek.
So, to this day
even though you are gone,
you can be sure that your memory
lives on and on.
September 16, 2013
Who bought what
from whom and when
will they next buy it
back again?
Who sold what
to whom and why
was there never,
a hue and cry?
Who gave what
to the world at large,
without expecting
a shoulder charge?
Who lost it all,
who saw no sense,
but now has freedom
as recompense?
Now long lost love is
but a dying ember,
and times well spent,
they won’t remember.
On a forgotten spool
or misplaced tape,
lies an unreachable love,
from which there’s no escape.
For no magic key
or combination number,
can unlock those days,
that are but silent slumber.
Forever, like tomorrow,
means infinity at the time,
but in reality, tomorrow,
becomes a mausoleum shrine.
Now may be the time
to get in touch,
after so many
years have elapsed.
She might just need you
more than you think –
Her relationship
could have collapsed.
Now may be the time
to resolve the past,
by putting the stop
on any further decay.
She might still feel
the same way as you,
and be able to cast aside
the problems of yesterday.
Now may be the time
to make your move,
and therefore
pent up emotion release.
She might just be waiting,
as I suspect she is.
Get in touch, and
give her heart peace.
You’re full of bullshit,
full of lies.
I don’t believe
your alibi’s.
You’re full of patter,
full of french fries.
I know the truth,
I have my spies.
He never said a word,
he didn’t need to.
His eyes said it all,
and she knew what
she must do.
He didn’t promise the moon,
he didn’t need to.
His touch said it all,
and to herself she
must be true.
He never knew her name,
he didn’t need to.
But she lives on in his mind,
and helps to get
him through.
He shouldn’t have crossed the line
but felt he had to.
And now, a lifetime later,
still recalls a love
he never knew!
September 8, 2013
He spoke with words
I never knew,
like pixipummelisation
and amoranious brew.
He spoke with words
I’d never heard,
like nudistratum
and matricrapation squared.
He spoke with words
that made no sense,
like septojuranic
and insignatious defence.
He spoke with words
that went over my head,
like montimountiness
and stigmatatous dread.
He spoke with words
just to keep me impressed.
I always knew he’d made them up,
but of course, he never guessed.
September 6, 2013
When the salt in our wound
has washed away,
and the healing process,
stopped the decay.
We should feel blessed,
to be given the chance.
It’s only natures way –
the boil, to lance.
When the plaster of paris
has done it’s job,
and held firm the break
that made us sob.
And yet even years later,
when with oil, we anoint.
It’s always going to be
our weakest point.
When lovesick fever
confines us to bed,
and no amount of medication
heals our head.
We lay awake til dawn
and toss and turn,
recalling lost decades
for love we still yearn.
When the point of incision
cuts through the heart,
and arteries sever,
as we fall apart.
We build a defence –
a show for the world.
Though inside our cocoon
remaining, tightly curled.
When at the end of our days
and our heart beats no more,
and ‘Do not resuscitate’
says the sign upon the door.
And all the hell raising,
is now a thing of the past.
Yet, through agony and ecstasy
we lived life with a blast.
When deep in the ground
with our demons we’re buried,
and a life that was fast
is no longer hurried.
And although we may hammer
on the coffin lid,
only distant voices can be heard,
saying, ‘Farewell, see ya kid’.
There are places to put it
that are dry.
Places that won’t catch
the naked eye.
Places where it only
can be seen
for whom it is meant,
and will stay clean.
There are places to put it
if you try.
Places not too low
and not too high.
Places where there are
unspoken laws,
for feathered friends,
away from feline jaws.
I have no recollection
of your blurred reflection.
I don’t even think you were there.
Had I seen the reflection
of your curved perfection.
Damn it, I’d know you were there.
Show me a line of perfection
queued up for selection
So true, I’d have a good stare
But there is no selection
just the same old reflection
year in, year out – I depair.