Self-control short lived,
Modern day commodity,
Everything once believed,
Day to day’s the oddity.
Each day you work,
Monday to Friday,
Slowly going berserk,
Oh how they’ve tried me.
It’ll all change tomorrow,
Consensus of who,
Rules we all follow,
Break the mould, will you?
A lifetime of toil,
What is your plan, Sir,
Life’s plan to foil,
Your voice is my answer.
It’ll take more than gravity,
To keep us grounded,
Peoples depravity,
My errors, compounded.
You’re life’s achiever,
A real go-getter,
I want to believe her,
But I’m lifes bed-wetter.
Slow to react,
Mistakes are my forte,
Quick to fight back,
Will you support me?
A unique view, a body tears,
Like me, too few, nobody cares.
But you can change that,
A reason to care,
Help bridge that gap,
Will you be there?
Today is for her,
The day she deserves,
The day she walks down the aisle,
This day she can’t help but smile.
Today is for him,
The day his new life begins,
The day he gets the girl,
This day she gets his world.
Today is for you,
The days you’ve helped us through,
The days we’ll need you near,
This day we want you here.
Today is for them,
The day they watch from heaven,
The day we wished them here,
This day we’ll hold them near.
Today is for us,
A day with no fuss,
The day that we celebrate,
This day is our fate.
A family tree once complete,
The world at my feet,
But as the branches fall,
Will I lose it all?
Family tree makes you strong,
Branches fall, drive is gone,
Family tree makes you brave,
Leaves die, left a grave.
What once was living and breathing,
Now lies sweaty and heaving,
Family tree, once blowing and swaying,
I’m now praying, forced to watch him decaying.
A fathers achievements, a lifetime unravels,
Earthly achievements, with no place to travel,
Lessons learnt too late, how could he know,
Male emotions kept hidden, now too late to show.
Skin feels so clammy, roots loosing their grip,
Tell him I love him, as his body lets slip,
Branch falls to the ground, my father is gone,
Family tree still stands, but never as strong.
When all is said and done,
Do you think you had your fun,
Did you finally find that spark,
Did you get to leave your mark?
When all have said their piece,
Can you finally rest in peace,
Will they keep you in their hearts,
Will they hate that you’re apart?
When years have since gone by,
Will they remember that you tried,
Will they know of your intentions,
Or remember you by your actions?
How do people live, in a world that’s not their own,
When all want to be kings, but no one owns a throne?
Endless quests for satisfaction, desires burn for more,
We all play the game, but who is keeping score?
In a mixed up world, where every minute counts,
Time is duly allocated, in varying amounts,
Tasks get prioritised, and get completed as such,
But few get to benefit, and fewer benefit by much!
Petty worries abound, we’re all guilty I’m sure,
My salary needs an increase; is this water pure?
Our lives needs refocusing, rethink those lofty goals,
Cause nothing is achieved, when we’re left with hollow souls.
Why do those with most, feel they have the least,
Why does everything have to be a famine or a feast?
Bank balance and happiness, since when are they linked,
Life is too short, and you’ll miss it if you blink.
Who feels compelled to make a difference that can’t be seen,
When compliments and back slaps are few and far between?
Perform your good deeds away from prying eyes,
Not for recognition, but to uncover lifes surprise!
An air of confidence not to be reckoned with,
Hidden insecurities locked deep within a pit,
How I am viewed makes me or breaks me,
Public perceptions, how will they take me?
A materialistic world spawns materialistic lives,
A fractured mindset makes personalities contrived,
Friends of convenience, relationships of folly,
When nothing seems real, it’s hard to feel jolly.
My life is my own, as seen through these eyes,
Others can judge, but they wear their own disguise,
No-one is better, no-one is worse,
The only mistake is to give up and curse.
A simple mind at work, I don’t expect you to care,
Go about your own business, and I’ll get myself there,
For nothing aided, is ever truly achieved,
And helping hands dilute the dream to succeed.
I’m not too complex, I have my own hopes and dreams,
Quiet on the outside, I’m not as gloomy as I seem,
I just like to think, and enjoy my own thoughts,
Remember things I’ve done, and the battles that I’ve fought.
This is my life, the cards I’ve been dealt,
Time to make the most of it, when I’m still in my health,
A new perspective needed, not too late to learn,
My own limitations, no longer my concern.
I’ll take you to the edge again,
Forgetting all that’s gone before,
And I’ll make you feel my pain again,
Like so many times before.
Swings and roundabouts, I’ll swing for your face,
Placate me if you can, and you’ll feel my embrace,
Fail at your peril, these hands will do you damage,
Your bruises indicate just what I can manage.
I wasn’t always like this; we started out so well,
My time was yours, when life wasn’t hell,
Does something break, does something snap,
Hands that once comforted, now only attack.
Out there I’m nobody, not in control,
You’re my pet project, I am control,
You jump when I speak, total authority,
Your feelings don’t count, my voice forms the majority.
Your life non-existent, your future uncertain,
You won’t break my grip, you need me to function,
Stuck with me so far, you’ve stayed every time,
Your dreams are shattered, and the pleasure is mine.
I will retreat into my own little world,
Don’t care what you say, it’s my own little world,
Words cannot hurt me in my own little world,
No one can comfort me, it’s my own little world.
My time is my own in my own little world,
I don’t feel alone, it’s my own little world.
Seclusion is best in my own little world
No one here to test, it’s my own little world,
Reality seems foreign in my own little world,
Mistakes get forgotten, it’s my own little world.
No one rules but me in my own little world,
The only fool is me, it’s my own little world.
You will not stop me being in my own little world
Time has forgotten me, it’s my own little world.
No one needs to care in my own little world,
I can’t ever take you there, it’s my own little world.
