I Never Knew You

why does my mind wander to you

i think of you often

what reason do you have

for such an invasion of my mind

never have you comforted me

have held me when i cried

so why dear friend do i think of you

time and time again

what hidden piece of my heart

is left to hide from prying eyes

What Makes a Man

So you’ve changed.

Fifteen years I’ve been gone;

I went to find myself.

Where I went wrong,

what I managed to do right,

what was a long time coming.

Who was I to be

when I returned home?

Where once chaos and pollution

made the minds stream muddy.

 

So you think I’m old?

The rags you wear; fashion?

You’ve never seen such things.

The neighbourhood I loved,

beautiful and clean,

once bleak as night,

all needles and itching arms.

 

I took a pair of sun glasses

when I was just 12 years old

and never took them off.

Now I find myself seeing

for the very first time.

 

I am someone, not substance.

Today I’ve found myself.

Today I’m a free man. 

Frigtened Future

thoughts of the future 

my breath escapes me

light headed and weak

today don’t leave me

for tomorrow