tread the long and winding road
thorns and thistles
storm and hail
make my way to you
I make my way to you
calm and clear
blooms and twine
we skip down the narrow path
Make may way to you
Meaningless
Who says
the night has its charm
Parties are of cold blue
clinically
skim off
all companions
to discover perhaps one
worthy partner for the night
stop being
an assassin for small talks
smile, nod, raise a glass
go along, blend in
no need to see
no need to know
no need to feel
when the night is over
be rid of my mask
the next party
on repeat
for the world to see
I am living
inside slowly dying
in this meaningless
pit
#songshare – Battle Scars
The wound heals but it never does
That’s cause you’re at war with love
You’re at war with love, yeah
That’s cause you’re at war with love
You’re at war with love, yeah
These battle scars, don’t look like they’re fading
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle
Never let a wound ruin me
But I feel like ruin’s wooing me
Arrow holes that never close from cupid on a shooting spree
Feeling stupid cause I know it ain’t no you and me
But when you’re trying to beat the odds up
Been trying to keep your nods up and you know that you should know
And let her go but the fear of the unknown
Holding another lover’s phone sends you back into the zone
With no Tom Hanks to bring you home
A lover not a fighter on the front line with a poem
Trying to write yourself a rifle
Maybe sharpen up a song
To fight the tanks and drones of you being alone
But I feel like ruin’s wooing me
Arrow holes that never close from cupid on a shooting spree
Feeling stupid cause I know it ain’t no you and me
But when you’re trying to beat the odds up
Been trying to keep your nods up and you know that you should know
And let her go but the fear of the unknown
Holding another lover’s phone sends you back into the zone
With no Tom Hanks to bring you home
A lover not a fighter on the front line with a poem
Trying to write yourself a rifle
Maybe sharpen up a song
To fight the tanks and drones of you being alone
I wish I never looked, I wish I never touched
I wish that I could stop loving you so much
Cause I’m the only one that’s trying to keep us together
When all of the signs say that I should forget her
I wish you weren’t the best, the best I ever had
I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Cause it’ll never be over, until you tell me it’s over
I wish that I could stop loving you so much
Cause I’m the only one that’s trying to keep us together
When all of the signs say that I should forget her
I wish you weren’t the best, the best I ever had
I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Cause it’ll never be over, until you tell me it’s over
These battle scars, don’t look like they’re fading
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle scars, don’t look like they’re fading
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle
You shouldn’t have but you said it
(And I hope you never come back)
It shouldn’t have happened but you let it
Now you’re down on the ground screaming medic
The only thing that comes is the post-traumatic stresses
Shields, body armours and vests
Don’t properly work, that’s why you’re in a locker full of hurt
The enemy within and all the fires from your friends
The best medicine is to probably just let her win
(And I hope you never come back)
It shouldn’t have happened but you let it
Now you’re down on the ground screaming medic
The only thing that comes is the post-traumatic stresses
Shields, body armours and vests
Don’t properly work, that’s why you’re in a locker full of hurt
The enemy within and all the fires from your friends
The best medicine is to probably just let her win
I wish I couldn’t feel, I wish I couldn’t love
I wish that I could stop ’cause it hurts so much
And I’m the only one that’s trying to keep us together
When all of the signs say that I should forget her
I wish you weren’t the best, the best I ever had
I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Cause it’ll never be over, until you tell me it’s over
I wish that I could stop ’cause it hurts so much
And I’m the only one that’s trying to keep us together
When all of the signs say that I should forget her
I wish you weren’t the best, the best I ever had
I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Cause it’ll never be over, until you tell me it’s over
These battle scars, don’t look like they’re fading
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle scars, don’t look like they’re fading
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle
‘Cause you’ve set me on fire
I’ve never felt so alive, yeah
I’ve never felt so alive, yeah
Hoping wounds heal, but it never does
That’s because you’re at war with love
That’s because you’re at war with love
And I’m at the point of breaking
And it’s impossible to shake it
And it’s impossible to shake it
See, you hoped the wound heals, but it never does
That’s cause you’re at war with love
Hope it heals, but it never does
That’s cause you’re at war with love!
That’s cause you’re at war with love
Hope it heals, but it never does
That’s cause you’re at war with love!
These battle scars, don’t look like they’re fading
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle scars, don’t look like they’re fading
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle scars, don’t look like they’re fading
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
Don’t look like they’re ever going away
They ain’t never gonna change
These battle
#songshare – Stay
Green light, Seven Eleven
You stop in for a pack of cigarettes
You don’t smoke, don’t even want to
Hey now, check your change
Dressed up like a car crash
Your wheels are turning but you’re upside down
You say when he hits you, you don’t mind
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive
Is that what it is
You stop in for a pack of cigarettes
You don’t smoke, don’t even want to
Hey now, check your change
Dressed up like a car crash
Your wheels are turning but you’re upside down
You say when he hits you, you don’t mind
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive
Is that what it is
Red lights, gray morning
You stumble out of a hole in the ground
A vampire or a victim
It depends on who’s around
You used to stay in to watch the adverts
You could lip sync to the talk shows
You stumble out of a hole in the ground
A vampire or a victim
It depends on who’s around
You used to stay in to watch the adverts
You could lip sync to the talk shows
And if you look, you look through me
And when you talk, you talk at me
And when I touch you, you don’t feel a thing
And when you talk, you talk at me
And when I touch you, you don’t feel a thing
If I could stay
Then the night would give you up
Stay and the day would keep its trust
Stay and the night would be enough
Then the night would give you up
Stay and the day would keep its trust
Stay and the night would be enough
Faraway, so close
Up with…
Up with…
Love as a masterpiece
My love!
I only stand in distance admiring your grand beauty.
My absolute adoration for you leaves no room for coquetry.
Would anyone dare to smear their hands on Van Gogh’s painting just for their own pleasure?
Would anyone be so insensitive to shout cheers in the middle of Peter Grimes?
My love!
I am in awe of you, my masterpiece!
My obsession for you is beyond the need to possess you.
Trust me!
You are safe with me. I am the keeper of your heart.
Cosy
I’ve gone quiet
I’ve gone cold
coz
There are raindrops
by my window.
Kitty and I
are having a cuddle.
Love in punctuation
We walked through the four seasons of love:
“Your smile shines brighter than the stars”, then he tilted my face and kissed my cushioning lips.
Oh baby! Fuck! Baby…
He was hurt; he knew it too well I said it out of my own insecurity.
The atmosphere was like a pair of ill-fitting shoes, go bare feet, or suffer the agony.
We ended our relationship.
Did our love just die?
Dilemma
to you
there is
no end
to misery
to me
the end
of you
cures
my misery
to kill
or
not to
kill
Procrastinators
everybody wants a piece of her
yes yes yes
she over commits and
feels anxious to start anything
there are so many fishes
in the sea
busy busy busy
he doesn’t like to sit in boredom
hoping to catch one
it’s a long way off freedom
who knows what tomorrow holds
let’s all wait for
the last minute revolution
what if I fail
what if I am not good enough
what if I don’t matter
how about I never start
It’s not what it seems
a chaotic mind
requires
an organised space
that’s why
I make my bed
everyday
I tidy up after myself
as I go
a calm appearance
hides
a turbulent mind
that’s why
I make conscious effort
to breathe
I delay in responding
to mayhem
Deception – painting by Jen Coffey
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