One face
It could be your face
Or my face
Why do some have two faces?
How do we face the world
When we turn our face
To the nameless faces
Who ask us to look them in the eye
As they face us?
Can you face up to the fact
You are Turing a blind eye
When you should look them in the eye
Stand side by side
Do you mind as you walk away with your two faces
The one with a smile as you pretend you can't see
What's right in front of you
The one that moans about your lot and what you haven't got
Look around this green and pleasant land
As you lay claim to what you think is yours
Can you hold your head up high
And say you tried to make this a better place?
I can see distaste written on your face
Time to wipe the smiles from the smug faces
Wipe the tears from the misplaced
Treat each and everyone as if they are part of this human race
Next time you look at a frightened tear stained face
Have the courage to face up to the fact
That you are lucky to be in the place you call safe
That one face...
Could have been your face
But you were born in a different place
Look in the mirror as you come face to face with your future
Then look another in the eye... hold out your hand as you smile
Tell them all the pain has been worthwhile

I fall on my face when I want to fall on my feet
My heart beats fast when I want to go slow
I get worked up when I should work out instead
I feed my broken body then starve  my soul
Had my head in the clouds...when my ear should have been to the ground.

You may see the rags
But they are the feathers
I wear with pride
For they are mine
They tell a story of the journey
I Will always have in my perfect mind

When the sun fades
And all that's left are echoes of shadows
When the day seems to drag it's heels  
And doesn't want to give itself to the night
You will find a place at the setting of the sun
A place where the ribbons of safety will encircle your body
Your bones will sigh with the relief of stillness
Your skin will weep tears of sadness
Your head will be filled with the whispers of silence
Shed your lives by the river bank
let the water cleanse your feet
Let peacefulness be your home
For the full circle is now complete.

I'm leaving footprints
Although you've taken my heart
Colours left as hints
It will be hard to tear us apart

I taste a Barcelona kiss
How could I forget
A life force I will miss
I have to leave with regret

My eyes dance around this place
An indelible mark left on my skin
You are in the smile on my face
Where do you end and I begin?

Did you really believe you could just kick me in the teeth.
Try and knock my self belief?
Your attempt to punish has come as a blessed relief.
What did you think you'd achieve...
When you picked at the scars others left
Good grief... You thought I'd stay right where you left me
What lies beneath?
You will find the answer in my laughter
I believe in my happy ever after
What exactly were you after?

Always
Always did
Do now
Always will.