Galway Girl

Hey Galway girl,
You are my perfect pearl,
Who shines so bright,
That you dim all other light...

Hey Galway girl,
With your hair with a slight curl,
You send me absolutely crazy,
You make my memory go all hazy...

Hey Galway girl,
Will your plan really unfurl?
Your wandering hand won't win,
You'll be the first to commit the sin...

Hey Galway girl,
Give me a wee twirl,
So your elegance can shine,
And I can brag about how you are mine...

Hey Galway girl,
You are better than all the other girls,
As you and I had that magical kiss,
The moment of which I greatly miss...

The thought of which sends me into bliss...

Did You Mean it?

Did you mean it?
Don't lie to me...
I would prefer honesty...

Did you mean it?
I thought our friendship was strong...
Clearly I thought wrong...

Did you mean it?
An unbreakable bond is gone...
Our trust is no longer ever long...

Did you mean it?
I really hope you can see...
The tremendous pain you're causing me...

Did you mean it?
I really hope it was worth it...
I hope you enjoy your bit...

Did you mean it?
I want you to answer the question truthfully...
At least do me that courtesy...

Did you mean it?

Darkness is Coming Again

On the horizon of my life,
I can see darkness gathering again,
Another loved one of someone close to me,
Is slowly but painfully surely,
Heading towards its eye...

The loved one is so old and frail,
Her still living could be called cruel,
Her eventual death will bring relief aswell as pain,
But that won't make the pain any easier to take,
More tears will be shed, just like before...

Sisters bonded by blood and love,
Try desperately to defend their beloved grandmother,
But once the darkness begins to stir,
The outcome is inevitable,
Death is unavoidable...

For one sister, this death could bring emancipation,
From the shackles that threaten to ruin her life,
But given the choice, she would gladly remain shackled,
If her grandmother could remain alive,
But the darkness doesn't do such deals...

It just sets its eye on someone...
And that someone becomes no one...

Fridays

On this day alcohol flows like rivers,
Generations long gone get the shivers,
It is the end to a very long week,
It provides the reprieve that people need,
Allowing for midweek woes to be forgotten,
Amidst booze ups that seem to be rotten,
The time is seemingly well spent,
Getting drunk and saying things not really meant...

Woes are forgotten in many different ways...
All in all, there are no days like Fridays...

Sometimes they can be good,
Just like all Fridays should,
But sometimes they can be bad,
As alcohol can make people pretty sad,
And depending on how they go,
The week's worries do not show,
Or they could make an appearance and get worse,
Causing temperaments to burst...

Woes are dealt with in many different ways...
All in all, they are no days like Fridays...

Cruelty of Men

Our souls are as empty as an open grave,
Our hearts are as black as a black hole,
Men care only for themselves,
The thoughts and feelings of others,
Are never taken into consideration...

What self-respecting man would make a woman cry?
The answer should be 'no man',
But men are not self-respecting at all,
We don't even respect other people,
We'll gladly break hearts for personal gain...

The nicest women in the world are always the ones,
That receive the most heartbreak from men,
They open up their hearts to us,
And we, as self-centred idiots, take full advantage,
Taking all we can before moving on...

To smash another woman's feelings to pieces,
As that is the cowardly man's way,
We refuse to open up,
Our response to women trying to interpret our feelings,
Is to hurt them so much, they don't want to know anymore...

Our cruelty knows no bounds,
And it plagues all men,
No matter how nice they seem on the surface,
Underneath it all, the black heart beats,
Selfishly searching to improve its own life...

And that is the sad and undeniable truth...

(this poem is the solitary inclusion from Bebo page seven 'cause they're all quite boring and 'cause I still see signs all around me that Cruelty of Men still has a relevant point).

Heartbeat

During the harsh darkness of the night,
I am reassured by the constant beating,
Of the heart that I have fallen for...

I lie on her immense chest,
Listening to fast paced beating,
It is so soothing on the ear...

I lift my head for only one reason,
To kiss the lips of the heartbeat's owner,
Before lying back down on her chest again...

To allow the heart's beating to put me into a wonderful sleep...

Borders

There are certain borders that shouldn't be crossed...
Otherwise all sorts of things could be lost...

Life's borders are a social construction,
Set up in a way that can cause destruction,
Meaningless jokes could be taken as insults,
Friendships could be ended over resulting tumults,
Life's borders can cause turmoil,
Pushing tempers so high they boil,
Recoil and retaliation are how borders are crossed,
The inability to keep it shut are how friends are lost...

Silly things like needless back-sassing,
Push people to retaliate by harassing,
Relationships are blown open by hurtful words,
The borders that life has made are absurd,
No one ever means to hurt another,
But the borders push people so close they smother,
Tempers become frayed, friends become dismayed,
Things are said and the ultimate price is paid...

There are certain borders that shouldn't be crossed...
Otherwise all sorts of things could be lost...

Betrayal

You claim my presence is a must,
You play on our brotherly bond of trust,
You say you desperately need to see me,
No reason is given, but that doesn't bother me,
I'm just worried about you my friend,
I just want to be there for you until the end...

It is this that you take advantage of,
Knowing I'll be there no matter what,
You never gave a reason as to why I was needed,
But now I see, before I was blinded,
It is only my friend that you are interested in,
You're committing yourself to another sin...

I'm only needed so it doesn't look awkward,
Our brotherly friendship is now wayward,
I thought our trust would never be broken,
By you the fool, cowardly words are spoken,
You have betrayed me without a single care,
And now all of your lies have been laid bare...

And Still I Can't Cry

The time has finally come for me to let you go,
Even though we both don't want to know,
That our time together has finally ended,
It will take a long time before our hearts are mended,
It will take a long time before I can find another,
Because you are the one I want, no other...

And still I find myself unable to cry,
As I watch you go, rain falls from the sky,
Tonight, the rain does all my crying for me,
As I deal with the fact that we are no longer a 'we',
I stand alone in the train station, it's always been a cold place,
It's alot colder now knowing I can no longer see your face...

I used to always love kissing your cheek,
I can't anymore, another I must seek,
But I don't want to be with anyone else,
You are the one I want, yet even now I hear bells,
That tell me it is time for me to say goodbye,
That it is time to realise you are no longer mine...

And still I find myself unable to cry...

Hold Her Close

She's only in the next room,
But I can't go near her,
Fathers are like barriers,
Unmoveable, unshakeable...

I just want to hold her close,
I just want to smell her hair,
I just want to fold my hands,
Tightly around her own...

Loneliness is a dangerous thing,
That can strike at any time,
Even when you're not actually alone,
As anything can separate anyone...

Whether it be walls or fathers,
Or friends or sisters,
They can all separate me from her,
At times when all I want to do...

Is hold her close to me....
So I don't get lonely...

Two-Faced

You're nice on the surface,
Yet evil underneath,
Manipulation is your game,
You gain trust by being kind,
Before betraying it for your own gain,
You don't care who you hurt,
As long as you benefit,
Your concerns on the surface,
Mask your heart's laughter,
You're a man with two faces...

The most conniving you could ever hope to meet...

These Things Happen

I feel the pain of rejection again,
But this time, I know it's not the end,
I've finally realised I still have what's important,
My family and friends, they're coherent,
My family provides the ever present support,
My friends provide the shoulder and the comfort,
I've finally gotten over not making her mine,
Because I'm surrounded by people who are simply divine,
My life's priorities have been all wrong in recent times,
I put finding another ahead of all other climbs,
But not anymore, I know now what's of real value,
I need to keep all of my friends, especially you,
I know now that these things happen,
That things like rejection always happen,
And I also know not to let it ruin me,
I know what's most important now, I can finally see...

That friends are more important than anything...

There and Back Again

Before I have felt all this pain...
I have been there and back again...

The heartache is never ending,
Same mistakes, why keep pretending?
Life's lessons will never be learned,
Opportunities to rectify, constantly spurned,
Every kiss tastes of deceit,
Why don't I just admit defeat?
There is no one out there for me,
I should just bury myself already,
Bury myself so so deep,
That I'll be put into never ending sleep,
I'm tired of failing to learn from before,
I just want to fall away into nevermore...

As before I have felt all this pain...
I have been there and back again...

The Most Glorious Sight

It is times like this,
I wish I could be with you,
Hold you tightly to me,
Play with your hair,
Lose myself in your eyes,
Feel your warmth,
Kiss your lips,
Before drifting off in your arms...

And waking up to the most glorious sight...
That a man could ever wake up to...

Sleeping without you,
Is like losing you forever,
And while our love is only new,
I would feel horribly lost without you,
Especially during times like this,
Where the doubts start creeping,
I need to fall into your arms,
And drift off to the most comfortable of sleeps...

Before waking up to the most glorious sight...
That a man could ever wake up to...

The Last Poem

This is the end,
Don't be angry my friend,
It was always going to end some day,
It was always going to end in some way,
I have had a lot of ups and downs,
I have had plenty of smiles and plenty of frowns,
Yet you were always there for me,
Reading my poems, allowing me to be free,
I have written away all of my emotions,
I have written away all of my devotions,
The time has come for me to retire the pen,
But this last one is for you my friend...

You know me inside-out and upside-down,
You know my every smile and my every frown,
You always know exactly how I am feeling,
Even if I didn't tell you I had been crying,
You know me better than I know myself,
But into all of my feelings I have delved,
You now know everything about me,
Which is why this is the end of my poetry...

But please don't ever stop smiling,
Your smile makes everyone start smiling,
Please don't ever start crying,
Your tears make everyone start crying,
Please don't ever change the way you are,
You're a wonderful person, you're a star,
Please don't ever forget about me,
Even though I have now stopped writing...

This last one is for you my friend...
A piece of me will always be with you until the eternal end...

The Last Hurrah Before the Final Fall

It was a night filled with music and dancing,
With humorous antics like flag stealing,
It was a night where everything went perfect,
Where the problems underneath my laughter,
Were nowhere to be seen...

I was up with all my friends,
Laughing and dancing,
It seemed I had turned the corner,
But just like all diseases and problems,
Things improved so much, it looked like I was past it all...

Before everything fell apart again...
For one last time...

The Kiss

Not a day into my liberation,
And something has happened that defies imagination,
A day after I said I would just wait and see,
And already I can see quite clearly,
You are the one that has stolen my heart,
You are the one who has given me a fresh start…

On a couch in Henry we laid,
It was the stuff that dreams are made,
We were lying in a way that meant we were upside-down,
But we kissed all the same, not a hint of a frown,
It was wonderfully amazing,
Looking into those eyes was like star gazing…

All the way home I sang and smiled,
The memory of that kiss driving me wild,
Thoughts of you send my mind into a frenzy,
Knowing I’ll see you again makes me go crazy,
The magic of that moment will stay with me forever,
The power of that kiss will remain until ever becomes never…

That kiss was so very special to me…
I hope more will come throughout eternity...

The First Star

While standing, waiting, facing the sea,
I look up at the night sky,
There, the moon shines as bright as the sun,
It is a beautiful sight to behold...

Then I see a little light flicker in the sky,
The first star of the night has appeared,
It shines like a tiny candle,
Beside the blazing fire of the moon...

They say make a wish upon the first star of the night,
So I wish for the obvious thing,
The hand of the woman I think about constantly,
So I can share times like this with her...

Having made my wish,
I look away for a split second,
And look back again,
Only to find that the first star had vanished...

Is it a sign of my wish being granted?

The Breakdown

The breakdown has finally happened,
Years of mental barriers are destroyed,
The fake personality that has been created,
Has finally come flying apart,
All the love and the plaudits that have been awarded to me,
Are all snatched away,
They were all earned in an underhand way,
I don't deserve them,
And never will...

The brain has finally cracked under pressure,
The years of lying have taken their toll,
Everything dark comes into the light,
A lot of innocent people are hurt,
I have betrayed their trust and friendship,
They have befriended someone who wasn't me,
Someone who was a complete stranger to me,
But now the stranger has been beaten,
The image of him is now distorted,
Until it now resembles the true personality of myself...

The selfish, twisted and self loathing fool is now back again...

Screaming Bullets

A mind consumed by nothing but madness,
Following years of nothing but sadness,
A mentally broken shadow of a man,
Has ruined God's ingenious musical master plan...

He abandons the one he claims he loves,
Her love for him never seemed to be enough,
He goes to New York and he gets a gun,
And the screams of the bullets were heard by everyone...

Every night he screams and screams,
Yet he only ever screams silently,
The screams echo in his chest painfully,
He shares in everyone's pain, he knows of it already...

Then one night his silence broke,
On his own tears he began to choke,
It seemed he would walk away from this horrible act,
But in the end he couldn't break his own pact...

That night the gun did his screaming,
That night millions started grieving,
That night innocent blood was spilled,
That night a God amongst men was killed...

That night he pulled the trigger of the gun...
That night he shot the immortal John Lennon.

Diamonds & Gems

Those lights in your eyes,
Could brighten any dark sky,
They light the way,
Come what may,
Dark passages and caves,
Illuminate under your rays...

Those diamonds and gems...
People claim sunrise upon seeing them...

When matched with that smile,
You can be spotted from a million miles,
They shine so bright,
You never leave my sight,
From no one, can you ever hide,
So bright are those glorious lights...

Those diamonds and gems...
Wishes are made upon seeing them...

Those lights will shine forever,
They are too bright to ever say never,
They are like an everlasting fire,
Burning brightly, blinding liars,
Seeing them is like a dream,
Certainties suddenly aren't what they seem...

Those diamonds and gems...
Tears flow upon seeing them...

They shine like headlights in cars,
Maybe brighter, bright as the stars,
Smiles are raised wherever they go,
To places of misfortune, they give hope,
All frowns are turned upside down,
Those eyes are the jewels in life's crown...

Those diamonds and gems...
Hearts glow upon seeing them...

(whenever I read this back I'm convinced I was re-reading Emerald at the time of writing it 'cause it wreaks of Emerald wannabe, even though Diamonds & Gems is probably better in the sense that it has more fluidity).

Moonlight

The light of the moon in the sky,
Creates shadows that the sun would be envious of,
The clouds all part due to the brightness of the night,
A cloudy night is now cloudless,
An average skyline is now mesmerising...

The light of the moon can guide,
The light of the moon can show the way,
I know I will find my way home tonight,
Because the moonlight's rays will protect me,
And make sure I see my bed again...

Liberation

I've finally done it,
I've finally broken free of the shackles,
That bound my heart to my head,
I've finally escaped the mind consuming idea,
That the most important thing in life is love,
I'm free from the ball and chain,
Free from the thoughts of endless heartbreak,
I've experienced everything life has to offer,
Love, hate and everything in between,
But now I've broken free of my mental constraints,
And my friend opens her arms and proclaims,
It's good to have you back...

To which my reply is...
It's good to be back...