A friend is loyal, a friend is true,
A friend is there when you feel blue,
A friend will tell you how it is,
A friend will fill your life with fizz.

A friend will offer support and advice,
A friend won’t always say what’s nice,
A friend will try to do for you what’s best,
A friend will have a shoulder to rest.

A friend is there when you feel down,
A friend will make a smile from a frown,
A friend is new, a friend is old,
A friend is warmth when life is cold,

A friend is honesty, a friend is hope,
A friend is logic when you’re a dope,
A friend is comfort, a friend is bliss,
A friend is security when things are amiss.

A friend like this is rare indeed,
A friend like this, we all do need,
A friend like this is fair and true,
A friend like this, to me is you.

© Cinco Espiritus Creation
2014

Someone to care for, someone to hold,
Someone to love, is the dream we are sold,
This fantasy given, less sold, more force fed,
Astute propaganda, it gets right in our head,
A person in life, to make it worthwhile,
Somebody that gives us a reason to smile,
Floral bouquets, love hearts and wine,
A card shop portrayal, it’s certainly not mine,
We all wear the scars of love lost in our past,
We all search for the one with whom it will last,
This image of love to me is a curse,
I’d rather show it by writing a verse,
The Hollywood fantasy of romance it feeds,
But romance is action, romance is deeds,
Love can’t be planned; it comes out of the blue,
It’s the beat of a heart that makes it all true,
Soft music, lit candles, romance portrayed,
But stereotypical, creativity betrayed,
Go with the moment, go with the heart,
Do something different, that sets you apart,
Think outside the box, try something new,
Be unusual, be unique, just simply be you.

© Cinco Espiritus Creation

This man in the mirror, who is he?
I stare and stare, but I don’t see me,
I don’t see happiness, joy, success,
I see a failure, a wreck, a mess!

This feeble being, this waste of space,
He looks familiar, we share a face,
How dare he try to look like me,
This can’t be right, just let me be!

This reflection I see, is this who I am?
A worthless being?  A total sham?
Has my life boiled down to this?
A failure staring into the abyss?

I must stay focused, I must stay strong,
This coward in the mirror, just doesn’t belong,
But he just stares back, eyes filled with hate,
As if his will, he wishes to sate.

This man I see, the enemy within,
His role it seems, send me to ruin,
I can’t back down, I must fight back,
To get this worthless life back on track.

I must show strength, I’ll stand and fight,
To find my way in this darkest night,
This face is mine, let the battle begin,
This reflection I see, this bitter man, I’ll start with him!

© Cinco Espiritus Creation

We’ve heard them all in years gone by,
But yet we still think our parents wise,
Of all the comments I heard while still a youth,
My parents wise?  I need more proof!

The words to follow may not rhyme,
But sentences familiar to all through time,
If said by kids, we’d be classed as dumb,
But gems of wisdom when said by mum.

“Never takes sweets from strangers!”
But the man in the shop, I don’t know him,
Is he a safe stranger, or trust him not,
If I ask his name, can I take them then?

“Always hold the door open”
Who for, and how many?
If I leave the door open you always moan,
And you know “I wasn’t born in a barn”, you were there remember.

How many times did I hear “I want doesn’t get!”
Yes it does, I always got a clout,
But then you tell me “If you don’t ask you don’t get”
Jeez mum, make your ****** mind up.

“Watching too much telly will give you square eyes”
No it doesn’t, I asked the optician,
And as for never go to bed on an argument,
You’d shout at us for arguing, then send us to bed, *** and kettle I think there!

“If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all”
What a real gem this is, you only ever told us after the event, great strategy,
And that saving money for a rainy day crap,
We never went out when it rained, sound fiscal policy that one.

Of course we all got told about running to mum with broken legs,
Should we fall out of that tree we were climbing,
Or to never leave the house with wet hair,
But we couldn’t keep her waiting when coming out of the pool, so confusing!

“Men are very different creatures to women” I very often heard,
This is true; men wouldn’t be so daft,
But with a mum we’ve all been blessed,
Cos don’t forget “that mums know best!!!”

© Cinco Espiritus Creation

I sit confused in my lonely room,
An overwhelming sense of impending doom,
I see no light, sense only gloom,
Whatever it is, it’ll be here soon.

The room grows dim, the light turns dark,
Outside the dogs begin to bark,
A faint red light, an ethereal spark,
A future cold, so bleak and stark.

I sense the demons, far and near,
Salvation has no place in here,
As down my cheek slides a lonely tear,
The reaper comes for me I fear.

Death you demon, come do your worst,
My time on Earth was always cursed,
In your ways and methods, I am well versed,
Of demonic souls, you are not my first.

I’ve sat and faced the hounds of hell,
I’ve breathed upon deaths evil smell,
I’ve heard many the chime of deaths final knell,
I fear you why? Please, come, do tell.

From first I was born, I was destined to die,
You hold no fear, no question why,
Your reasons cold, your methods sly,
Those left behind, I hear their cry.

Death is release, as life is cruel,
I fear you not, I am no fool,
To you I walk, as child to school,
To fight with death, a pointless duel.

As soon as born, death waits us all,
As sure as landing awaits a fall,
As fish in net, death brings his trawl,
Yet I fear you not, I await your call.

© Cinco Espiritus Creation

My time on Earth was short and brief,
My parting caused my loved ones grief,
My mortal shell has passed and gone,
Though my immortal soul, shall journey on.

Though years may pass, the memories stay,
I miss my family more each day,
I know how much you loved me dear,
And though unseen, I’m always here.

Those magic faces, with fromage frais,
And cheeky smiles for mummy, Rae,
To my younger brothers sadly unseen,
I would have been, of course, your queen.

And Dad, just think of all those rows,
Cos I’d prefer the low cut blouse!
But I know I’ll always be your baby,
For I am surely three times a lady.

You see today through teary eye,
Sadness wells, I know not why,
My life on Earth was not so sad,
So think of me in moments glad.

My funeral day was all remorse,
A mournful day, I know of course,
But life was bright, always jolly,
So think of happiness, not melancholy.

No days went by without my smile,
So think of me and pause a while,
Don’t think of me when sadness looms,
But smile for me when laughter booms.

To you today I leave this phrase,
My time on Earth you can’t erase,
My time on Earth was done you see,
So raise those smiles, no tears for me.

© Cinco Espiritus Creation

Damnations fire, it grows ever near,
A future so bright, becomes unclear,
Repenting my sins, hope stares on aghast,
Paying the price for crimes of past.

I am mere mortal, of weak mind and soul,
Temptation prevented me reaching my goal,
Harassed and tormented for all eternity,
My past, still it continues to haunt me.

The day will come, I know it well,
When I must stare down the hounds of hell,
Of this day, I am not scared,
For in my mind, I’m well prepared.

As child I was told I would always be forgave,
A mere lie to comfort you in your grave,
For of your soul, Satan wants his slice,
The sins of youth, an eternal price.

I see the world with honest eyes,
The crimes of man are no surprise,
Treating the planet as we do,
The very same fate awaits for you.

You may well pray for your salvation,
And of your sins ask redemption,
What would you do, and at what cost,
If you found out that all hope was lost?

My advice would be so simple, clear,
Just live your life without such fear,
Confess your sins week after week,
If that’s the solace that you seek.

Instead I’ll face my evil with a smile,
Confront it with both tact and guile,
I can’t outpace eternal rest,
For Satan wants me as his guest.

I’m not quite ready to join him yet,
He’ll continue to test, he won’t forget,
But I have five reasons to spoil his fun,
With them behind me, it’s a long time till I’m done.

© Cinco Espiritus Creation