Survivors – 28th May 1988

*Woke up this morning, rubbed the dust from my eyes
Had to live again the life I despise
No use pretending I was born free
I was given eyes, but they’re not to see
Drew back the curtains to view the outside
And to my disbelief, I realised the world had died
Couldn’t understand why I was alive
And there was no one to hear my fear-fraught cry*

Been through pain and back again
We’ll survive to the end
Seen the hate confronting me
I will not concede

You’ll feel alive if you can survive

What you always wanted to be
Too hard to believe
Take your chance to be free
You will achieve

You just can’t convince me now
I have the right to feel so proud
You just can’t control my mind
I’m taking back what was always mine

*These lyrics were originally written by someone in Atrox (possibly Charlie Mason) for the song Is This Tomorrow…?

Poems on this day – 16th May 1988

I Crawl

I crawled my way through the mess of my day
I crawled by, hey, just to think about yesterday
I crawled by more of those shifting souls
I crawled at last to see your endless goals

Gifted

Gifted I maybe
But I’m not one to boast
I am not your god
This is not my ghost
God gifted me my divine
I just watched the dividing line
I will stand down below
Cos I don’t want your halo

Music-Ha

You say my music sucks
And so you don’t like me
My music is more important than you
That’s my belief
You’d like to judge me
On what I listen to
But I’ll listen to any music
Rather than listen to you
You can run away
Cos I’m on the underground
But honey, listen
Music makes the world go round

That Cloud

A panorama of bricks and mortar
I look up and question why
I can see that cloud
That is my sky
It is shaped like my trouble
Pushing and shoving and wandering by
I can see that cloud that is my sky