Papers on the floor,
They fell there during the war.
Knocked by an angry hand,
Dispersed across the room to wherever they land.

As words like bombs are dropped,
And punches thrown are stopped,
Insults tossed back and forth,
With such anger, rage and force.

Doors are slammed and objects thrown,
The anger within has grown,
Hatred is filling an empty hole,
That love has left within the soul.

It’s over now there’s no love here,
You’ve been fighting constantly for over a year,
So pack your bags and walk away,
You know you’ll both be happier this way.

So say goodbye, adieu, so long,
You can do it, you can leave, you’re strong.
Close the door and never return,
It may be painful, it’ll probably burn.

But soon you’ll find someone new,
Who loves you more and loves you true.
Take the chance, one more try,
And soon you shall begin to wonder why,
You had never thought to leave before,
Go on, close the door.

My heart bids me wait,
And spill not the words I have for love.
If I reveal too much I’ll lose you.
I’ll speak words I cannot take back,
Confidence in my eloquence I fear I lack.

I wish for the caress of your lips,
The warmth of your embrace,
To forever feel the tenderness of your touch,
I fear all these I shall never have.
For another’s love you do seek.

You have my heart,
My love unrequited,
I bid thee darling,
Look upon the one who stands before you,
Open your eyes anew, behold the lover who waits.

I observe from afar,
The wanderings of your thoughts,
And wonder to myself if I contribute to them?
I ponder on where your imagination runs,
Whether it seeks out my own, and shares my longings.

Let your thoughts seek me out in the night,
Feel my desires and liken them to your own,
Do not deny your dark longings,
Allow your skin to rise at the thought of my touch,
And know that I’ll be dreaming the same of you.

Comfort in another’s arms I could find,
But to what end;
When my heart is devoted to you.
Lay claim to my soul,
Claim my love as your own.

Forsake not the one, who loves you most,
Instead seek them out intently,
Shun not love from thyself,
Embrace it tenderly.
Welcome me into existence,

Lead me from the shadows,
Allow me the light.
Let me stand at your side,
And share with you the night.
Open your eyes anew, behold the lover who waits.

They are bleeding my soul.
Each day is a new leech.
They call it reality,
I'd rather have dreams.

They have taxed our hope,
And mortgaged faith,
They have banned Love
In the interests of public safety.

They are bleeding my soul,
For 'my own good'.
Happiness is an extravagance,
We're in a recession you know.

They're taking colour next,
Monochrome will calm us all.
Then will come sound,
A single drone will be enough.

They are going to take the light tomorrow,
There's no funding for it,
Plus who needs light
When there are no colours to see.

I remember the night they took my dreams,
But I won't for long,
Memories are to be rationed.
I think.

They are bleeding my soul,
And You,
You are my transfusion.

You will drench me in colour,
And play me symphonies
As we remember
And dream.

I am the hero who remains unsung,
The brilliant, the innocent, the beautiful young.
The resilient youth who is ever strong,
Who never gives up and always forges on.

Who doesn’t rest her weary bones,
But struggles through life ever alone,
She rescues the weak, and slays her foes,
And onward on her journey the lonely knight goes.

From town to town, to fight and war,
Images of death never seen before,
Each death she causes has its cost,
And soon her brilliance and innocence are lost.

She takes on the dragon, the wizard and witch,
And battles on without a hitch,
But with each step her youth is left behind,
With each ticking clock she hears the passage of time.

One step further, one battle more,
To help the weak and save the poor,
To rescue the damsel and aid the king,
And never of the hero do the people sing.

Never is she thanked for all she’s done,
Never do they recognise that she’s the one,
Who kept them alive and kept them safe,
Never do they think that she may need some space.

She’s seen so much evil; she’s seen so much pain,
‘Is there any happiness in life to gain?
Is there sun beyond the cloud?’
The lonely knight asked aloud.

She could see that darkness lay in front,
And that if there was trouble she would bear the brunt,
No love was waiting for her, no warming home,
She was the knight, she travelled alone.

Finally she opened her eyes,
To the truth that lay beyond the lies,
To the despair, and death of this barren land,
And no longer could she bear stand.

The knight has fallen to the ground,
Lying face down westward bound,
She fell before she saw the light,
The lost, the lonely, the Fallen knight.

Thousands and thousands of meaningless words,
Line upon line of unloving verse,
Verse by verse in unfeeling pages,
Pages bound within cold leather cages.

Not free to move and wrap around,
Hug you tightly without a sound,
Feel you; touch you just as they should,
Hold you tight, just as I would.

But line by line I spread my pain,
Flowing through me like blood in my veins,
Page by page I release my love,
And send it up to the stars above.

Scrawling, ink-stained, broken hand,
Scrawling broken-hearted plans,
Words of love in every book,
Written in the hope that one day you’d look,
And see just what you could have with me,
I can love you far better and longer than she.

Alas you are blind and cannot view,
The words that explain what I feel for you,
So away upon the shelf I am placed,
Left alone, there to waste.

A book of loss, a book of pain,
A book of things never to be gained,
A book for those whose faith departed,
A book, a book alone for the broken-hearted.

Leave me a while,
Give me a break from the pain,
Let me get to my feet,
Before you knock me down again.

There are no timeouts,
No chances to clean the blood,
You just carry on throwing punches,
10 rounds in the ring with love.

once in a blue moon,
someone comes along
and picks you up,
dusts you off
and shows you a strength
you didn't know you had,
a you
you didn't know you were,
a feeling
you didn't know you felt,
in a heart
you didn't know you had.

Scars,
Like a red wine stain
On an ivory dress.

They stain my Ivory skin,
And yet,
I wear them proud.

They are my medals,
Earnt in war.
In love.

In hate?
In hatred of who?
Me or you?

They offend you,
Your eyes can't lie like your mouth.
They scream the truth.

As do these,
The truth is I suffered once,
I hurt once,

You think me weak,
But I am strong,
You shame me.
You are wrong.

Remember the jealous sun
Who burnt you in her rage?
And the rain so infatuated
She covered your every pore.
Remember the moon envious and ******,
She watched you all night long.
And the wind
Who took your breath away?

You think me jealous?
You call me obsessed.
But I saw the mirror
That watched you undress.

Remember the sheets
They embraced you at night.
And your clothes
They tried to hide you from me.
Remember the leaves
That dove at you from above.
And the snow
That caressed you in winter?

You think me jealous
You think me crazy,
I saw you in the garden
With that flirty daisy.

I know that's not how it was.
I know it wasn't so.
But just like Aphrodite
There's flowers wherever you go.

I know that I'm jealous,
And I am obsessed,
It wasn't only the mirror
Who watched you undress.

You thought you had my heart
And so did I,
But it came with me
When I said goodbye.

It came faithful,
It came to heel,
It came in shock,
But soon will feel.

When it leaves me again
I'll tell them true,
It might not stay forever,
But right now it's for you.

And should it crawl back,
And hide within my chest,
And ask for forgiveness
And time to rest.

I'll pack our bags,
And get us out,
And ignore my head
With all it's doubts.

I am sorry
It went that way,
That you weren't prepared,
And I didn't stay.

I thought you owned my heart,
And so did you,
I had it all along,
Who knew?

I will always love you
And I will never leave,
But when I am gone,
Please do not grieve.
Although I was taken,
Too early and too soon,
I will be your summers day,
Like the one we had in June.

I will be that gentle breeze,
That caresses at your cheek,
And I will be that gentle rain,
That falls when you are weak,
And I will be that blooming bud,
That blossoms on the tree,
For I will be there with you,
Not just a memory.
So although I was taken,
Too early and too soon,
I will be there with you
On that summers day in June.

And I will be there with you,
As you walk among our dreams,
I will keep you together,
And hold you at the seams,
And when you are hurting,
Know that I am hurting too,
For I wish only happiness
And love to come to you.
I will be that sweeping hand
That moves upon the grain,
And I will be that distant wind
That calls out to your name.
So although I was taken,
Too early and too soon,
I will be beside you
On our summers day in June.

Rage through your tears, rage through the pain,
Rage through all things lost, and all to be gained.
Rage through the happiness, rage through the glee,
Rage through the love, and the loss of me.

Cry like you’ve lost your sun, and your moon,
Cry that I was taken, too early, too soon,
Cry and remember the times that we shared,
Cry and be glad that your life was spared.

Scream and call, and bang your fists,
Scream, it’s not fair that it should end like this,
Scream, and cry, and send me your tears,
Scream at the reality of the worst of your fears.

Sleep baby, sleep whilst you’re sad,
Sleep though the times have never been so bad,
Sleep gorgeous darling, and wait for the sun,
Sleep, sleep, for I am gone.

Smile when you’re ready and your tears have dried,
Smile, be happy, even though I have died.
Smile for me and the times we had,
Smile my darling, don’t make me sad.

Remember when we woke at dawn?
Remember walking in the autumn morn?
Remember how it felt to hold my hand?
Remember my darling and understand,

I am lost into the night,
The endless darkness, in endless flight,
I am lost and shall not be found,
In a world of shadows and free of sound.

I’ll call your name but you shan’t hear,
Do one thing, smile for me dear,
Try not to forget me or leave me behind,
Don’t leave me wandering at the edge of your mind.

I’m lonely here, and scared of the ghosts,
All the forgotten souls and despairing hosts,
You’re keeping me here, in this place of woe,
You’re holding on to me, you need to let go.


Let me move on and set my soul free,
For I am always yours, and you belong to me,
Find someone else, it’s time to move on,
Do not feel guilty because now I am gone.

So rage through the news of my death,
And curse the world with every breath,
Cry through my funeral as the coffin’s brought through,
And just think that once I belonged to you.

Scream through the nightmares as you remember I’m dead,
And think of the very last thing that I said,
Sleep through the sadness, the tears and the pain,
And sleep through the thunder, the lightning and rain.

Smile when you wake and I’m not your first thought,
We lived the life that together we sought,
Remember me baby when you walk through the snow,
Baby I loved you, and now, I must go.

There is a muse, She sings of love,
Of the moon the sun and stars above.
She sings of your eyes,
Of happier days and bluer skies.