made a lot of mistakes
but i,m learning fast
time to exorcise
the ghosts of my past
theres a rainbow on my horizon
an end to all my pain
no more ghosts will haunt me 
ever again 
new roads to travel
new friends to meet 
time to look for happiness
to stretch my itchy feet
i,ve come to a crossroads
on my dusty track 
left right or forward
i aint going back
got the wind on my back
and the sun on my face 
gonna keep on walking 
till i find a happy place
were tears are distant memories
and heartaches are banned 
i,m gonna keep on walking 
till i find this wonderland
holes in my shoes 
blisters on my feet 
still walking still looking 
but i wont admit defeat
one day i,ll find my heaven 
and be happy at last
and finally say goodbye 
to the ghosts of my past

nobody will ever hurt me again
my heart was once
an open door
i fell in love so easily
but not anymore
had enough of misery
had enough of pain
made my mind up
nobody will ever hurt me again
if that means being lonely
and sleeping by myself
then thats the price i,ll have to pay
so leave me on the shelf
its not like i,m a prize boyfriend
got no money got no car
i cant even sing
and i dont look like a pop star
if i spend the rest of my life
sitting all alone
and crying everynight in bed
in my sad little home
dont pity me
or my sadness and pain
just remember how lucky i am
cos nobody will ever hurt me again
till the next time (****)

its so hard 
to watch you suffer
you gave me life 
my sweet mother 
to see the pain 
in your face 
feeling so hopeless 
cos i can,t take your place
what will i do 
when your gone
i,ll remember the times
you made me strong
i,ll remember all the love 
over all the years 
a loving mum
who always cares
i,ll cry you a river
it will break my heart
for i hoped and prayed 
we,d never part
through all my tears 
and all my pain 
i know in my heart 
we will meet again 
so keep your loving arms open 
smile a smile only a mother can give 
till the day we meet in heaven 
i,ll remember as long as i live 
the sweetest mum 
that walked the land 
you earned the right 
to hold gods hand 
look out for me mum 
like you always used to do 
cos when my time on earth is done 
i,ll surely look for you 
 
i love you mam  xxxxxxxxxx

If it was possible
To walk in the footsteps of man
Whose shoes would I like to wear
I,ll tell you if I can

There,s so many I admire
It's really hard to say
Can I live a million years
And wear a different pair each day

I think first I,d wear mandellas
Such an unselfish man
To give up 28 years of freedom
So we could understand

Then I,d wear Martin luthers
For I also have a dream
For peace and unity
To be life's only scheme

Then I,d wear Elvis,s
The rock and roll king
His songs had so much meaning
And I,d really love to sing

Maybe Florence nightingales
The lady with the lamp
The nurse of all
The saviour the champ

Then Neil armstrongs
The moonwalking kind
One small step for man
But a giant for mankind

Maybe John lennons
And yoko Ono,s too
They both strove for love and peace
If only it came true

I could go on forever
Wearing other people's shoes
I wonder if we had the chance
Whose shoes would you choose??????????????

I was sitting in the gutter
Wearing worn out clothes
My pockets were empty
Except for the holes
My shoes took in the rain
And let out my toes
Everyone would pass me
With a turned up nose
But they don,t know my story
They don't know how it goes
People would pass
With a frown on there face
Say look at that drunk
He,s such a disgrace
But I haven,t been drinking
Not since that dreadful night
When I turned the car over
And the petrol caught alight
My wife and two kids
We're asleep in the rear
They did,nt stand a chance
Yet I was thrown clear

See I was once just like them
I had a wife and two kids
But they died in a car crash
And my life'***** the skids
They still keep on passing
Some throw an odd nickel or dime
Why do they pay me
Cos they don,t know my crime
So I sit in this gutter
Day after day
Just passing my loneliest
Hours away
Sometimes I cry
Sometimes I pray
That death will come for me
To take my pain away
For I don,t fear death now
I,ve made him my friend
Cos he can take me up to heaven
To be a family man again

I joined hello poetry
About a month or two ago
I thought I might be good
But I really did,nt know

But I read poems by some members
And I had to think again
Some of them were brilliant
And used a golden pen

It,s filled with bards
With Shakespearean skill
I,d love to write like them
Maybe one day I will

Some already published
And a lot of them should be
And amongst the literary geniuses
Sits little old me

Writing my own poetry
That simply don,t compare
But they say god loves a trier
So I put my work out there

Maybe if I,m lucky
One or two might take a look
But I know in self confession
It will never make a book

So to everybody out there
Who does amuse and entertain
And gives me inspiration and the courage
To try and try again

I humbly kneel before you all
With my plastic ball point pen
A mere literary beginner
A fool amongst learned men

I just read some poems
By the harbinger of nightmare
I was really quite impressed
If I,m honest and fair

I love reading poems
And do whenever I can
And mr harbinger of nightmares
Your a very well versed man

Reading your poems
Is like looking in my head
But I did,nt write them
You did instead

So mr harbinger
Please leave my brain
Your poetry is amazing
It,s driving me insane

I hope you don,t mind
If I follow you
Cos I really admire
The poems that you do

Thanks for the invite
To look in your brain
Just keep on writing
Again and again