I remember the day we met,
What feels like centuries ago,
Gone in the blink of an eye,
Pink Pyjama's and dad's old slippers,
Only a child, you repeated to me
The glimmer in your eye
still remains today,

The years passed,
Me - Growing older every hour,
You - Never aging, withering,
Promises still growing strong,
Your presence becomes my life,
Clinging onto childhood, By
Clinging onto you,

I hold your hand, Both
desperate to stay in the imaginary,
Without slipping into reality,
Each day, a new adventure,
Yet you have to fade so quickly,
I rest, we talk for hours,
When I awaken you're never by my side,

As the years go by,
I fear you'll disappear completely,
My mind is weakening,
It's only a matter of time,
Until I forget.

My daydream, hope, fantasy,
You finally escape from my mind,
And now I have to face reality.

Music blares,
   Through tatty headphones,
Hoods hide heads,
   Spotted, youthful faces,
Glum and wretched,
   'The whole world's against me'
Strict regulations,
   Never free, Obeying
Someones orders,
   Parents, teachers, what do they care?
One day adulthood will catch up,
Money and worries, work and stress,

                Whereas now, all there is to think...
          What can I do today?
       eat what I like,
Buy what I like,
   Dress how I like,
  Simple and carefree,
                   Glad and happy,
     Pink prom dresses,
         And new cinema tickets,

Soon be replaced by grey papers,
Responsibility, tea and TV
      
The sun shines and doubt is lost,
            The teens of today scream
They know what they want,
                     They are lucky to have it.

Marie and Charlie,
Mother and Father,
Grandma and Grandpa,
Yet I gaze upon a photo,
Black and white,
Torn with folded corners,
And a crease down the centre,
Youthful grins and life in their cheeks,
Not a trace of parenthood,
Not a trace of responsibility,
They're just...people.
Could even look unwelcoming,
Could be misjudged as cold,
Yet a job as mother and father,
Warmth comes with the title,
You adapt, become someone else,
Change, who knows whether it's for
the better, and the couple fade,
The couple become a family.

We met only today,
And I instantly knew
We were a match,
Two peas in a pod,
The old saying goes,
His smile is constant,
His eyes always shine,
He towers over me,
My companion.
We never do a lot,
Sometimes we just talk,
He is a outstanding listener,
He keeps closed, Never
Telling me secrets of his past,
But I never ask,
Just nod and grin,
It sometimes grows cold,
But he never moans,
Never whines,
Frozen in time
'Come in! You'll freeze!'
Screams my mother,
My head turns to see her
Shaking head and rolling eyes
'He'll still be there tomorrow!'
I'm nine, I'm not an idiot,
The sun is rising, the roads are
Clearing and tomorrow...
He will have melted,
My companion.

Never a day goes by,
When I don't wish things
Could be different,
That she was out of the
Picture and it was just
You and I.
She is no longer in your life,
But she's everywhere,
A ghost that haunts every
Waking moment, And
She will never leave,
Possessing you 'till
The day you die, Never
Letting go, and in the mean
Time, I am stuck, I
Cannot leave, My devotion
To you is too strong, I
Would break my own heart
By walking away, But you
Are making it crack,
You are oblivious to the ways
Of my heart, Focused deeply
On the Lost Girl,  Never
Moving on, I will never get
My chance, I will forever be
The Rebound Companion.
The Other Girl.

A woman sees her picture,
She can't resist a glance,
Passing a shop window,
Would she change,
Given the chance?

Big nose,
Small *******,
Short arms,
And the rest,

She looks over
She hates what she sees,
A beautiful woman,
'I can't eat what I please!'

Dye can only do so much,
Creams and shampoos,
Sport and diets,
You'll just gain the pounds you
Lose.

Size 14,
Once so huge, now the norm,
Clothes show buldges,
Body far from the perfect form

You stare into a mirror
and what you'd like to see
Is your teenage self
In all her skinny glory,

Yet for those you don't know
Strangers passing by,
Wouldn't stare and think
She's eaten all the pies,

Whilst your lying eyes,
Set out to hurt you,
People will see and think,
I wish I looked like that too.