Post by shrar on Aug 24, 2009 20:34:36 GMT 1
i didnt know how many to post.
so here's a little collection.
funny how things look so much crapper when you read them back.
on the death of my great grandmother
I often ask, “why didn’t I go with you?”
You’re so lucky you get to leave
I’ll get over it, I’ll settle down soon
Just give me some time to grieve
I hope you know that we all miss you
Not that you’ve gone so far away
Will you still care for us just like you used to
And reminisce like we do every day?
The worst thing is to see them crumbling
Without you there to put them in line
The panic sets in of loneliness to come
And they don’t have your shoulder this time
Some may dispute but I know it’s not so bad for you
You said your piece and did all your could ever do
And now the lonely wind chimes play their tune
And coax in all the clouds to darken June
It’s hard to think it’s all over to soon
And This fantastic story’s at an end
The vultures seem to gather from afar
Puddles splash up on the windows of our car
And all they do is rub salt in the scar
And all I do is cry for you, old friend
The only reason punches have been thrown
Is because they must survive now on their own
And we both know they don’t know what to do
Or how to live their lives without you
to my dad, on dropping out of school
I've left school, Dad
I swear I was gonna tell you last week
You're saying I'm a fool, Dad
Because now the rest of my life looks bleak
But was there ever any question
That I'm not the way you planned?
Lend an ear to my suggestion
That I don't need your moulding hand
I'm not you clay, Dad
I might be from your wood
But don't you fucking try to carve me
Always saying I'm no good
I'll tell you what- you don't deserve me
I'm OK, Dad
I'm moving out, Dad
You're lucky I stayed as long as I did
Please don't shout, Dad
You don't need to treat me like a kid
When you're telling me I'm silly
Are you trying to be nice?
I’d appreciate the money
But i don't need your advice
Just let me breathe, Dad
Don't feel the need to pressurise me
Why not just leave me alone?
After these years you still surprise me
Don't you trust how much I've grown?
Just let me leave, Dad
I think I'm fine, Dad
And if you think I'm not worth a damn
You're out of line, Dad
Because now I like me as I am
I could have been a decent son
There's no hope for a 2-leafed clover
You said my brother was the smart one
I was just the crap left over
And I believed you.
I love you, Daddy
But I don't like you.
on waking up in wales
The sun’s already risen in the east
And blinding channels land upon my wall
The timing must be 8am at least
A judgement based on where the sun beams fall
My dreams do swiftly wash away like smoke
And I remember not the lessons taught
Give in to that which sunlight does provoke
A wakefulness by happy shadows brought
The horses are impatient in the yard
And whinny for their early morning feed
To pry myself from bed may now seem hard
But staying would be nothing less that greed.
My toes are bitten by a hungry pup
I’ll leave my bed behind, give in, get up
so here's a little collection.
funny how things look so much crapper when you read them back.
on the death of my great grandmother
I often ask, “why didn’t I go with you?”
You’re so lucky you get to leave
I’ll get over it, I’ll settle down soon
Just give me some time to grieve
I hope you know that we all miss you
Not that you’ve gone so far away
Will you still care for us just like you used to
And reminisce like we do every day?
The worst thing is to see them crumbling
Without you there to put them in line
The panic sets in of loneliness to come
And they don’t have your shoulder this time
Some may dispute but I know it’s not so bad for you
You said your piece and did all your could ever do
And now the lonely wind chimes play their tune
And coax in all the clouds to darken June
It’s hard to think it’s all over to soon
And This fantastic story’s at an end
The vultures seem to gather from afar
Puddles splash up on the windows of our car
And all they do is rub salt in the scar
And all I do is cry for you, old friend
The only reason punches have been thrown
Is because they must survive now on their own
And we both know they don’t know what to do
Or how to live their lives without you
to my dad, on dropping out of school
I've left school, Dad
I swear I was gonna tell you last week
You're saying I'm a fool, Dad
Because now the rest of my life looks bleak
But was there ever any question
That I'm not the way you planned?
Lend an ear to my suggestion
That I don't need your moulding hand
I'm not you clay, Dad
I might be from your wood
But don't you fucking try to carve me
Always saying I'm no good
I'll tell you what- you don't deserve me
I'm OK, Dad
I'm moving out, Dad
You're lucky I stayed as long as I did
Please don't shout, Dad
You don't need to treat me like a kid
When you're telling me I'm silly
Are you trying to be nice?
I’d appreciate the money
But i don't need your advice
Just let me breathe, Dad
Don't feel the need to pressurise me
Why not just leave me alone?
After these years you still surprise me
Don't you trust how much I've grown?
Just let me leave, Dad
I think I'm fine, Dad
And if you think I'm not worth a damn
You're out of line, Dad
Because now I like me as I am
I could have been a decent son
There's no hope for a 2-leafed clover
You said my brother was the smart one
I was just the crap left over
And I believed you.
I love you, Daddy
But I don't like you.
on waking up in wales
The sun’s already risen in the east
And blinding channels land upon my wall
The timing must be 8am at least
A judgement based on where the sun beams fall
My dreams do swiftly wash away like smoke
And I remember not the lessons taught
Give in to that which sunlight does provoke
A wakefulness by happy shadows brought
The horses are impatient in the yard
And whinny for their early morning feed
To pry myself from bed may now seem hard
But staying would be nothing less that greed.
My toes are bitten by a hungry pup
I’ll leave my bed behind, give in, get up