A grieving Widow

Suddenly taken away without warning

A life alone is forever dawning

A part of me taken quietly away

Need strength to get through this emotional day

 

As I hold back the tears and say my final goodbye

I try and stay strong but eventually breakdown, cry

A tear cascades down my tired fragile face

In my heart there is an enormous space

 

Just one last time I want to hear your voice

Taken away so young wasn’t your choice

The times we were together the memory lives on

Eternally grateful from your wife and son

Is it worth the risk?

Sitting here thinking of what could be

If only people could see what I see

A chance to change is it worth the risk

A safe and secure life now exists

 

Don’t want to look back with regret

 Like in school I was never the prefect

Wanting to escape the bill paying game

Want success but not necessarily fame

 

No one can really predict what lies ahead

Only thing certain that one day you’re dead

I’m encouraged by all the positive vibe

Or is it false and they’re just having a jibe

 

A cross road ahead which way to turn

Take a chance and begin to quickly learn

No-one said it’s going to be an easy path

We all know how hard it is to make people laugh

 

A new life and career round the bend

Another poem and script to immediately send

Whether a success or a complete strike out

My determination as ever never in doubt

Wasting Away

Everything seems perfect right now

Standing on life’s stage, please take a bow

A comment made by a friend of a friend

Relationship tested now comes to an end

 

A pretty picture of pure true beauty

Like the perfect apple that’s not too fruity

The comment made plays on your mind

You try to sleep but can’t unwind

 

You look in the mirror and see someone untrue

A decision made to lose a pound or two

But this leads to an obsession about your weight

All because of a comment from a mate

 

Your clothes don’t fit they just hang so loose

Friends ask why but you make an excuse

Your face gaunt and your beauty in the past

How long will this simple illness last?

 

The mirror again is the judgement in you head

It doesn’t matter what friends and family have said

Skin and bones is all that’s on show

Will the illness stop, we just don’t know

 

Finally, at last, a breakthrough in sight

The sun shines once more so bright

You begin to eat, not much but a start

You open up your troubled heart

 

A meeting with a doctor shows encouragement

Your body begin to respond to nourishment

A smile returns to a pale complexion

A hint of happiness no longer rejection

 

Slowly getting back on the road to recovery

Eating meals and new foods a discovery

No longer a recluse a local trip out

Your true friends never ever in doubt

 

 

The mirror image poses the biggest threat

You walk up slowly your mind not set

The vision ahead you see the real you

A positive start, your life is now new

 

Who do we blame for this heart breaking illness?

Press, friends, family, we’re clueless

We all want to look the best we can be

Outside isn’t everything look in and the beauty you’ll see

Dieting alone just won't work

So you want to lose weight for that perfect look

You head to the library for that dieting book

It tells you things you already new

About calories and protein to name a few

 

Your friends have one that apparently works

You can eat what you want that includes dessert

Try it for a month but nothing has changed

Eating more which is really strange

 

You see an advert in the local shop

Having problems eating and want to stop

Meet once a week to watch your weight

Always early and never late

 

Sitting in a circle you count your loss

Two pounds gone you feel truly boss

The girl in the corner has put on a pound

You slowly walk over a friend is found

 

Arrange to meet for a coffee and chat

Talking about things, you know this and that

Relaxing together by the sky blue lake

You’re both good and refuse chocolate cake

 

 Weeks have passed and you’re up and down

One week smile and the next week frown

Don’t understand you haven’t eaten a thing

It must have been that awful cheese string

 

You keep attending the meeting for the gossip

You’re not bothered if you’ve gained or lost it

You tell everyone there you’ve stuck to the plan

While stopping off weekly at the burger van

 

Someone in the group suggests some exercise

Everyone sits there fully mesmerised

One a week we’ll do some zumba

You’re hoping the leaders lost your number

 

In public you put on your usual brave face

To save yourself from your dieting disgrace

A chocolate bar eaten and now you’re in heaven

Couldn’t stop at one so you have all seven

 

Weight creeps on and a decision to be made

Need to exercise and need to get weighed

Start with a walk around the local park

Turns into a jog just before dark

 

You feel great and a little bit thinner

A 10k run complete, now a winner

A little treat is an exercise perk

As dieting alone just won’t work

Socks

They come as a pair

Rolled up in a ball

Ready to wear

Winter or Fall

 

Some are identical

Others mix and match

Some with a pattern

Others red with a patch

 

A long one for football

A short one for tennis

Thrown in the hall

A true sock menace

 

Separated in the wash

One all alone

Need some dosh

To make another clone

 

A hole in the end

A stitch won’t do

May need to spend

To buy another two

 

Buy fake or real

The price depends

It’s all in the feel

Tell your friends

 

A purchase made

A new life begun

The colour won’t fade

Bought the real one

 

The first time in

The comfort great

A definite win

A new best mate

Keep on Searching

I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

Every day creates an obstacle

I keep on searching hoping for more

Who will be my oracle?

 

I’ll climb the highest mountain

Swim the deepest sea

I’ll walk the toughest terrain

Just for us to be you and me

 

Just when I think I’ve found you

And my search is now compete

Another hoop I jump through

Back on the searching seat

 

Will the search for you ever end?

Can my life be blessed?

What message to I have to send?

Until I can finally rest

 

My search each day continues

How my search has come and gone

I’ll let you know the good news

The day I meet the one

Happiness

A smile from someone we adore

Or a laugh as we accidentally fall

The love from a partner as we watch TV

This is happiness for little old me

 

Fresh cut grass on a summer’s day

Missing the window cleaner so I don’t have to pay

Staring at a sunset in a foreign land

Having a great day out that’s not been planned

 

Being with friends the time passes fast

Sitting in a traffic jam knowing I’m not last

Running a race for a special charity

Making a speech with purpose and clarity

 

Chilling at night watching a lonely star

Reaching across for your favourite chocolate bar

Making a wish that may just come true

These are some of the things I intend to do

 

Being on stage making people laugh

Soaking up the sun then hitting the bath

Hiking up a mountain and watching for danger

Making conversation with a complete stranger

Alone

Mr Popular during the day

All alone during the night

Always happy so they say

But they’re not always right

 

Listening to others as they talk

Nobody hears my lonely cry

Watching them leave as they walk

Wanting this loneliness to die

 

Happiest when in a crowd

Telling a joke or two

Laughing with friends so loud

Then it’s one from a few

 

After a night I walk thought the door

Again silence all around

I want to scream and fall to the floor

And quietly lie on the ground

 

Next day and we start over again

And no one answers the phone

Another day of pouring rain

Another day alone

Boston Marathon

We lined up to take our place

In this years Boston Marathon race

Spirits high, adrenalin thumping

Heart racing, blood pumping

 

The gruelling route squeezing your energy

The finish line a perfect imagery

Step by step a personal victory

Wanting to be part of this amazing history

 

The crowd’s applause keeps me going strong

I look up to the finish, see something wrong

Smoke is flooding the street line ahead

I fear the worst, people dead

 

Rushing to help those runners in need

An injured man, a young child bleed

People searching for the family or friend

Making calls and messages to send

 

An ambulance man guides me away

I beg to him ‘Please let me stay’

Wondering around can’t believe my eyes

The air filled with other people’s cries

 

My happiest day has turned so sour

The injured toll rising by the hour

I made a good friend at the race start

Throughout the race we drifted apart

 

I see his blood shirt draped on a door

My knees buckled I fell to the floor

I try and rush over to the hospital bay

A young innocent man taken away

 

His last breath he struggled quietly to say

I just wanted to race in Boston today

Our hands gripped tightly one last time

Suddenly the impact of this evil crime

 

I can’t understand the criminal’s mentality

Wanting to cause this much fatality

Innocent lives will never be the same

Is this all just a political game?

 

I’d like to hope that good will win

Too much evil is surely a sin

For this terrorist fight I won’t abort

I’ll stand side by side to show support

Guardian Angel

Ever feel like some is watching over you

Guiding you when decisions are to be made

Often thinking ‘What do I do?’

Just trying to make the grade

 

Who or what is this mystery guide

Keeping you safe from harm

Standing with you side by side

Linking your perfectly cupped arm

 

Is this someone who has passed on by?

Or someone you never met

Did this someone see you cry?

Something they’ll never forget

 

Next time you’re feeling down and low

And you have something to tell

Remember you have someone in tow

It’s your beautiful Guardian Angel

Reflections of Friendship

Sometimes in life you have to reflect

For your sanity you must try and protect

When your weary head is on the ground

Force it up and look around

 

For you will see what other people see

A world of joy I’m sure you’ll agree

From the tiniest hands grows a handful of love

To the biggest heart giving the love

 

You may not see people who mean the most

But their kind friendship you always boast

The smile they give is honest and true

Your friendship sealed with more than glue

 

So take a moment to reflect on life

Carve your thoughts with the emotional knife

Keep those close who share the same thought

For friendship like this can not be bought!

Parents

A Parents job is never done

Even when you’re over 21

They’re always there by your side

Out in front they never hide

 

Unfortunately some parents just don’t care

Children have problems but they aren’t aware

They take their money from the state

Having more children making others irate

 

This week in the news it’s all been bad

Those poor children, that evil dad

A suppose plan that went too far

A justice system has them behind a bar

 

Another example of a despicable act

But there are great parents and that’s a fact

These are the ones who don’t cry fame

Or look for others to hurt or blame

 

A parent’s job is always hard

Decisions to make putting up your guard

Please be good to the children you had

For you are blessed to be called mum and dad