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A Man of Little Talent

Am I an angel, Or the devil incarnate? Now have to stand on my own two feet And listen to the beat Of my heart. What does this say about me? I am not a loner, I delight in eccentricity. Troubled minds I can cope with, The clover they live in. Students who walk down my street Don’t realise It's tough out there. That’s not on the curriculum, Life is not to play for fun; But the sun also rises On those who don’t run. Commitment was essential. I never really worked, Just had causes I believed in. I did my best With what little talent I had.

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Just For You

I write this just for you. I understand what you are going through. There is no closure; Life exposed In its rawest. The pain is great, Don’t operate. I feel the lash too; But we can be heroes, After a fashion. Hold my hand, I can take you there. Where are we now? "I don’t know, But we have to accept Pronto” No escape from humanity.  

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One More Time

The battles lines are drawn, The scornful hate withdrawn. I will go toe to toe With anyone you know. I have lost my greatest treasure; But the measure Of a man Is what he fights for. Justice, Freedom, Is what he claims. But they do not know What happens in dreams. Pass away And the schemes Fall apart. And when he calls Will you pick up the phone, he just needs to hear your voice One more time?

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The Boxer

In a corner stands a boxer, His anger and his rage begin again. He will not give in, But the guy ahead of him Needs an uppercut to the chin. Don’t back off Don’t back off The audience goes wild. See my suffering, Is that not fun for you? A bloodied face and a broken nose, So I pick up the pace. You don’t get paid overtime rates, Prize money is at stake; A few body shots But my right hand is really hot So my trainer says. Even though I broke my arm Thought I would never fight Again. I see my opportunity, The brutality of this game Beggars belief. So I put him down Take the cash And walk away.    

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The Loop

After the storm A strange and unaccustomed  silence reigns. But in that dreadful quiet Something is learned, When love is burned Only ashes remain. I remember how it shone How  it warmed me. I know where I came from, I  know what I became. The future, Not given for man to know. All this self reflection Easily leads to introspection Where the mind becomes a prison. And the pattern of a thousand thoughts Get caught In an endless loop.

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The Horse

Talent loves genius, But genius steals From all around. He is really serious But unsure of his ground. Life don’t take place in a novel, You cant scribble it out; Leaves an indelible stain On the soul And the whole Of your life You are left with the feeling Of incompleteness. Must I compress This into detail? I would If I could. I choose not to cause distress, I don’t forget My code. The horse I rode Took me places I didn’t want to go; Sometimes thought I would implode. The grass don’t grow under a rolling stone So I have to start believing, Stop grieving Fly high and you will know.

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Tread Carefully

The rhythm and the remedy; Come so far, still not where I want to be. The muted bells, A dead peel, No sound. Just a cold emotion. Telling of a different man. By the absence of their call, Of hope manufactured. The geometry of his world Now fractured, Where nothing is reclaimed Only lost. Fluted white glasses, Yet no one is blamed As they are trod underfoot.

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Paper Thin

I must have slept all day, Then the night begins again. This time belongs to me. My nerves are red raw, Morning betrays the score; They are paper thin. Light makes the darkness Oppressive. Maybe I am just guessing I could change.   But that was just a dream I Once paid lip service To

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So Tired

I am so tired Of giving it all away. Two sides to every story, I will not bore thee With the details; They retail ten a penny On a market stall. Try to keep it real - You have to believe In yourself. But there is something Unreal about you, Can't you sense it? Let's just forget it. He is so scared and sweaty, But ready To deal the goods; And he will, His record is good. But I bet he Feels misunderstood. His patience is thin And his limbs feel heavy. He can't remember what he wrote down And the crowed Are baying for blood. So he stands, Mike in hand; Takes a few bars of the beat Then it all comes back to him. He has done this many times Extemporise.  

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One More Time

The battles lines are drawn, The scornful hate withdrawn. I will go toe to toe With anyone you know. I have lost my greatest treasure; But the measure Of a man Is what he fights for. Justice, Freedom Is what he claims. But they do not know What happens in dreams. Pass away And the schemes Fall apart. And when he calls Will you pick up the phone he just needs to hear your voice? One more time.    

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Ancient Guilt

What did you want? What more, what did you expect? Fine sentiments, friendship, even love All purchased. Not from generosity But ancient guilt Of what? You have no reason to stay, Yet still the clay Of you is damp. An unfinished work, Who the artist is Irrelevant. Remember “He who the gods would destroy, They first make mad”. You knew that as a lad No Perseus I see, But you were bold. A capacity to entertain I love the way you lie, Trying to make sense Of the world. What and who you loved And what you hated. We laughed and traded stories of you Mere experiment.  

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The Place

I knew me a place once Where love had no value, Compassion neither. Intolerable sterility Pervaded all, Spending languid days of order. Noticing nothing Except a slender something Barely remembered. And portents of the stars, Blamed For our transgressions. How foolish. How fearful. Conduct must be faced head on Not syrup laced and then be gone. The transience of pleasure Is nothing to the permanence of joy. The heart cannot have both as mistress Unless bound together by love. Look, Look at the harm done with good intentions. Lose love and the world falls apart Yet continues to spin. How easily forgotten you are.

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Reply

You seem to know all about me; I know nothing of you sir. Please tell me who you are. No. I wont look on anymore, Your countenance says all. You look, sound and act like me, Yet you are not. If you had anything Of meaning To say to me Say it now, Or forever hold thy peace. Aren’t they the words? A psychotic, narcissistic alcoholic. Difficult combo I deserve rejection. Hollow bridges With hollow themes. The kind that surface in my dreams. I cannot cross. Mere product of imagination.  

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The Wind

The wind through the wire Makes a tune Yet no one plays. The dreams I have Do not inspire, Only delay. The heart beats, But I am tired Of the monotony. Eventually it got to me. Chose. Will I blow with the wind, Remain strong? Or listen to the tune Accept I don’t belong.    

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Who

I, I can remember The falls I had. But you, That’s you I said Rescued me from garbage Without invective. This may be retrospective Musings of a life once held, Now disconnected. They only review So nothing is new. Look around, See the view. I look for the constants; The gravity of mass Speed of light, Yet I am tied to the mast. This heroic prose Does nothing. I set sail on an ocean vast Seeking the legendary who.

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This Way

Don’t now don’t leave me this way. I can't resist your tender kiss And it touches my heart. I can never love another And that is that; But I loved you. Maybe not fully expressed, But I did. Don’t you know little fool You never can win? Face the reality, Step up, wise up to reality. But each time I had can't improve Nothing would ever move, So I am screwed. That’s just what I said. I, I can remember Climbing up walls, But vaults of time Not so refined I bend the rules. Do they offer justice? I think not, look, Try to redefine me. But each time I think Just the thought of you Makes me stop. Before I begin Coz' I've got you under my skin.

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A thought

I tremble with The fact I almost caught You unawares; But the stares I receive I want to believe, But I cannot achieve What I set out to do. The glue Of my life Falls apart too easy. The crazy way I live I can't forgive. You were and are Precious to me, And I don’t see Any way out. I am not looking for a saviour; My behaviour Clouds that out. Rank poison in my veins Strains my heart. But if I could start again I would.

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