You were hurt by those mutts.
We are all of silk, but not the same cuts.
You didn’t deserve what they did to you
You’re feeling what none should go through.

Many believe they deserve you.
Others taught it’s right to do.
Some think you wanted it.
Monsters do it for the thrill they get.

They are a separate breed.
A species driven by lustful greed
They steal innocence from the joyful
They sink society. Every theft, a hard pull

I was once a bright, young, unsullied gem
Then I became one of them
I have seen their dark abyss.
A whirlpool spurting evil, like ticking a list

I’m sorry for the demons that ravish our world.
I’m sorry that you are almost always the target.
I’m sorry that you couldn’t be saved in time.
I’m sorry that I am one of them.

She left and I was free
Free as a bird
Free as a wild herd
Free

She left and I was happy
Happy to chase better things
Happy to stretch my wings
Happy

She left and I was alone.
Alone to do what I please.
Alone to hear the silence at home.
Alone.

She left and I am free.
Free as a bird in a cage.
Free as a man living wage to wage.
Free.

Suffocating in the steam of the shower
Suffocating as minutes imitate hours
Suffocating as I use all my power
To try rekindle what once was ours

Inhaling the embers of our love
Inhaling what once was enough
Inhaling the end of what had begun
Just to realise nothing can be done

Breathing an unwanted gulp of air
Breathing as my pain is left bare
Breathing your imagined scent
Leaving me full of discontent

Realising my heart is no longer yours
Realising our love is a closed door
Realising how empty I am
Realising how love is a scam.

Father, another child has taken my toy.
Take it back, boy. Be a man.
Father, my work was ruined by a classmate.
Do the same to his, boy. Be a man.
Father, I’ve fallen, I need help.
Get up yourself, boy. Be a man
Father, I’m lost, the darkness encases.
Find a way back home, boy. Be a man
Father, the icy air bites.
Warm yourself up, boy. Be a man
Father, hungry eyes stalk me in the dark
Toughen up and face them, boy. Be a man
Father, a pack of wolves approach
Fight back, boy. Be a man
Father, they have caught me.

Help…

Son, I should’ve been there.
Don’t cry, father. Be a man

Permanent impermanence,
Ebb and flow, constant dance.
Our short time spent on their land,
You are merely footprints in the sand.

Life death, push pull.
Strive for nothing, bipedal mules.
Mediocrity, woe, walk hand in hand.
You are just footprints in the sand.

Riches, fortune, fame.
Ultimate prizes for end of game.
Lambs to global slaughter,
Footprints swallowed by the water.

Puppets of puppeteers.
Originality, their deep fear.
Take every son, take every daughter
Discarded footprints swallowed by the water

Thieves in day
Hoarding every say
Exhibiting greed with ease
We are but footprints in the breeze

Leaders of our lives
Trapped in manmade hives
Take our honey, no thank you or please
Prove we are footprints in the breeze

Nothing but tools.
Played like fools.
Footprints, missed by many.
Footprints, replaced by any.

One word is all I need.
One sentence, my feelings freed.
One phrase, burdened with my turmoil.
One paragraph, before my heart over-boils

Every word could never do.
Every sentence dedicated to you.
Every phrase, used to declare my love.
Every paragraph, written for she who’s from above.

No word grand enough to use.
No sentence perfect enough to choose.
No phrase meaningful enough to depict.
No paragraph is enough to show why it’s you I’ve picked.

The word of my soul.
The sentence to complete my goal.
The phrase that in my heart has bore.
The paragraph that exists at my very core.

A single word is never enough
A single sentence fails to capture our love
A single phrase could ever compete
A single paragraph that all others wish to beat

You gave new meaning to the word “live”.
The world and more, to you I give.
Happiness didn’t exist until you came.
You make “I love you” feel all too tame.
Unfortunately for now all I can do,
is give you my heart, and say I love you.