THE  CHILDREN MADE ME IN AN ICY LANDSCAPE,
WITH HAT AND SCARF, GLOVES AND BUTTONS, LEFT TO GAPE,
I WANTED TO JOIN THEM - BECOME A HUMAN BEING,
ONLY THEN, WITH SOME PROPER COTHES,MY LIFE WOULD HAVE MEANING,
I COULD RUN THRO' ****-FROSTED BUSHES WITH GAY ABANDON,
RACE ON A SLEDGE, THROW SNOWBALLS, PLAY AT RANDOM;
PERHAPS MAKE LOVE LIKE THEY DO BEFORE I MELTED AWAY
BECAUSE I WILL NEVER COME AGAIN SO THEY SAY
THAT WINTER MAKES PEOPLE CUDDLE CLOSER TOGETHER,
SEEKING WARMTH AND CLOSENESS DURING SNOWY WEATHER,
MEANWHILE, I PEER THROUGH RIME- LADEN SPIDER'S WEBS,
PALE SUN ILLUMINATES ICY BOUGHS, STEAMING, TIME EBBS
BUT STANDS STILL SO THAT YOU CAN NOT HEAR A SNOWFLAKE FALL
ONLY SEE YOUR DESTINY AND WHITE MAJESTIC TREES STANDING TALL.

THERE WAS OTHER WORK TO DO - FOR ME AND YOU,
PEOPLE TO HELP, RESCUE FROM MAKING RASH DECISIONS,
TO LIFT THEM UP WHEN THEY'D FALLEN DOWN, TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYTHING WAS TICKING OVER NICELY AND IN PLACE;
YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN ANGELS - DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE?
YOU'RE HERE - NOT AN ACCIDENT - YOU'RE FOR ALL TIME,
YOU'RE SACROSANCT, BESPOKE - BUILT TO WITHSTAND ANYTHING;
TIME FOR THE WEEKLY MEETING AGAIN - 'WHAT HAVE WE
GOT TODAY? NORTH KOREA, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND SYRIA,
WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN - I COULD DESTROY THEM ALL
AND MAKE THEM BURN - BUT THAT IS NOT THE ANSWER,
I CREATED THEM AND THEY WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE TO ME,
THEY CAN NOT CHEAT BY DYING - ONLY SUCCEED BY TRYING
TO BE AS THEY WERE INTENDED - REAL MEN - GO TELL THEM.'

WHAT'S YOUR IDEA OF UTOPIAN BLISS?
A PASSIONATE EMBRACE TOPPED WITH A KISS,
OR SIPPING A BRANDY AND SMOKING A CIGAR,
ON A WARM SUMMER'S EVENING UNDER A STAR,
AS MUCH AS WE MIGHT LIKE THESE EARTHLY PURSUITS,
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE NO LONGER HAVE ROUTES
TO EMBARK ON PLANES EXCEPT IN SPIRITUAL LANES?
SOME MAY SIT AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD
BUT WHAT EMPLOYMENT WOULD SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL HAVE?
PERHAPS THERE'S THE BUSINESS OF HELPING OTHERS DOWN HERE
BECAUSE CERTAINLY CAN'T BE MUCH FLOATING UP THERE,
EXCEPT COMING BACK TO A NEW STATION AFTER REINCARNATION,
IT WON'T BE VERY LONG BEFORE WE ALL FINALLY KNOW
WHAT EVERTONE'S BEEN HUNTING FOR - HIGH AND BELOW.

THEY PAID ME A VISIT ONE SUNNY DAY,
IT WAS TIME FOR A WARNING SO THEY SAY,
THE CAR WAS OLD BUT UPHOLSTERY SMELLED NEW,
CLOTHES AND HATS OLD - FASHIONED, MANNER TOO;
THEY SAID IT WAS BEST IF I KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT,
PREFERABLE, ADVISABLE THAT I DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT,
SUPPOSING THAT I JUST IGNORED THEIR THREATS,
ON MY SURVIVAL, YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO MAKE ANY BETS,
WHO WERE THESE MYSTERIOUS GHOSTLY FIGURES?
FIGMENTS OF IMAGINATION, PARANORMAL BROTHERS?
IT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MYSTIQUE WAS NECESSARY,
MORE LIKE, THAT COULD NOT BE CARRIED OUT IT SEEMRD TO ME,
HOWEVER, I MIGHT BE WRONG BECAUSE THEY CAME ALONG,
AND JUST AS I SEEMED TO TOUCH THEM - THEY WERE GONE.

I HAVE BEEN RADICALISED, I'M NOT SURPRISED
THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, IT'S NOT YOUR LAND
THAT'S BEEN INVADED AND WHERE ******* PERVADED,
IN FACT, IF YOUR RELATIVES DIED - YOU MIGHT BE PERSUADED;
DOES YOUR BIBLE TEACH, 'AN EYE FOR AN EYE,
A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH? ' WHO IS TO SAY THR TRUTH?
MOST OF US DIE WHEN WE TRY, OTHERWISE WE'VE FAILED,
WHAT WAS I WORTH BEFORE WHEN SIGNIFICANCE HAD PALED;
LIFE IS NOTHING TO ME AS I UNDERSTAND DEATH,
YOU WILL NOT CHANGE MY MIND BEFORE MY LAST BREATH;
IT WAS TIME TO ARM AND VISIT THE NEW LOCATION,
ONE FINAL HEAVENWARDS LOOK WAS MY INVOCATION,
I SAID GOODBYE TO THE BOYS, THEY HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING,
IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO PERCEIVE WHERE I WAS REALLY GOING.

IT WAS TRUE WHEN I MET YOU, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO,
TO STOP FALLING IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU,
IT WAS TRUE THAT YOU COULD BE HAPPY WITH SUNSHINE,
BUT MOST WOULD BE ENVIOUS OF A FRIEND LIKE MINE,
TO PICK ME UP WHEN I'M FEELING DOWN, ALWAYS
THERE TO REMOVE A FROWN - SUCH COMFORT IS RARE TO OWN;
NOW, THAT SUNSHINE WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE SOUL,
ONLY A FREE SPIRIT COULD MESMERISE AND EAT YOU WHOLE;
SOME THINGS CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER, AND WHETHER
THEY BE GOOD OR BAD - IT'S THE ONLY LIFE YOU'VE EVER HAD,
YOU MAY WISH TO CHANGE WHAT'S GONE BEFORE - WHAT FOR?
IT WAS YOUR DESTINY TO MAKE MISTAKES AND WHATEVER
IT TAKES TO GET BACK ON TRACK - THERE'S NO TURNING BACK,
I'M HAPPY NOW AND THERE SEEMS LITTLE THAT I LACK.

YOU SEE PEOPLE HOLDING BOXES WITH THEIR MEDALS INSIDE,
FOR SEVICES TO HUMANITY THEY'RE RECEIVED WITH PRIDE,
MOST OF US ARE ONLOOKERS TO SUCH A SPECIAL DAY,
BUT NOTHING IS BEYOND ALL INDIVIDUALS SO THEY SAY:
THAT IT WAS UNEXPECTED WHEN THE COMMUNIQUE' CAME,
SUMMONING ONE'S PRESENCE TO APPEAR BEFORE THE QUEEN,
I WONDERED WHAT SHE'D ASK ME - NOW I HAD TO BE SEEN
TO BE SOMEONE SPECIAL, SOMEONE TO REVERE, ASK ADVICE,
HOISTED INTO A LOFTY POSITION, STRANGELY MAY NOT BE NICE;
'MR. ANDREW, I'VE READ YOUR WORK - I DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL YOU SAY
BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WE MUST HONOUR A WRITER OF THE DAY,
I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE, PLEASE EXPLAIN, JOIN ME FOR LUNCH ON FRIDAY;'
I'M HELD TO ACCOUNT, NO PLACE TO HIDE, DOWN ON MY KNEES,
THE SWORD BRUSHED MY SHOULDERS, NO MORE CIVIL LIBERTIES.