The Inevitable Ending

It was going to end

It always is

From the beginning

To the very last kiss

Born as a baby

Small and pink

A feisty toddler

A teenager on drink

30 and flirty

Not settled down

Forty and married

With kids

In a town

Fifty and grey

Teenage children shout

Chloe’s a monster

Natalie doesn't half pout

Sixty, seventy

Getting on my dear

At eighty it ends

You disappear 

The Butter Elves

The green leaves were dripping with the wet rain.

The golden sand seemed to go on forever, miles and miles of hot warm grains stretching even further than the eye can see.

The sky is a deep blue, and twinkling with the dazzling glow of the moons.

They are directly next to each other and both full, one of them appears to have a smiley faced almost carved into it, and the other has a frown, and a tear dribbling down, dripping into the sky and down to the ground.

The dog pads along, its paws thudding on the soft grass, the hot sun beats down on it and a sheen of swear forms on its furry back.

The sound of the butter elves can be heard from a thousand miles away, loud and piercing, they are crying, desperate for a response. But the dog is blissfully unaware. 

Father Figures

So, Dad, what can I say?

I have loved you, till this very day

You heart me, you hug me

You give me joy and pain

But without a dad, what could I gain?

We have many memories

Like that wonderful day

When you bought me the guinea pigs

And a hutch filled up with hay

We argue, we bicker, we fight and we row

I call you a monster, you call me a cow

But after all that, I still love you so

Because you are my dad, and I love you, don’t you know?

Being Accepted

I sit here

Staring in

At the place

Where I don’t fit in

They all laugh

Smile and cheer

While I cry

Sitting here

They have boyfriends

Guys and dates

But I’m different

Or maybe I’m late

A late developer

Who can’t seem to find

Who she is

I’m just hiding behind

Behind the popular girls

 With their long blonde hair

Six inches of make up

Act like they don’t care

I get my heart broken

Yet again

I don’t learn from my mistakes

 I just fall for them

The girls who glare

Hiss and tease

They laugh at me

Help me please

Why me?

What have I done?

Can’t I be normal?

I’m the only one

I don’t fit in

I never will

I’ll be lost

That’s what’s real

I’m still hoping

That they’ll leave me alone

I’ve given up being strong

Instead I just groan

Because being accepted

Isn’t easy at all

So I’ll give up now

And stand defeated and small

You’re the first person to open my eyes

When I first saw you

You were nothing to me

Two years later

You’re everything

I’m up in the clouds

Away with the fairies

Sinking into a dream

Before it’s begun

And I’m scared of the dark clouds

The teardrops and pain

Wishing them away

Like a droplet of rain

Really I’m hoping

For some friendship and love

Because for me

It doesn’t fall from above

I’ve had such bad luck

Yet great things happen too

But now I’m hoping

This gem is you!

Confused

At twelve I fell in love

With another girl

Kept it a secret

She was my world

At thirteen it happened again

Only this time she was straight

She broke my heart, crushed my mind

And made me wait and wait

Then I told my friends

About my sexuality

They seemed ok with it

But secretly denied me

I told my parents

About how I felt

How my life was going

My mum was fine, really sweet

But my dad just said “You’re growing”.

Then I came out to my year group

The bullying and harsh words begun

I got teased and picked on

What had I done?

I got a girlfriend

We weren’t the perfect match

Then she dumped me for another girl

I’d been tricked, there was no catch

I fell in love with a bisexual girl

Who lead me to believe she liked me back

But then she dropped me, said she liked someone else

My life was empty, bleak and black

So I trudged on and gave up on love

After all I’d only had luck that was bad

I felt lonely, sick of life

And very very sad

I had a few crushes

Along the way

But none that exciting

I can recall today

Then in the summer

I met a boy

I fell in love with him

And I felt like a toy

Stringed along, used

For so long

It was time to put a stop to it

And keep holding on

So I told this boy I liked him

And he said he wanted to meet up

So now we are kinda dating

And I hope I get good luck

Coz my luck has been awful

Cruel harsh and cold

Now I might have a boyfriend

As I’m fifteen now, quite old

So if he kisses me

And I don’t like it

I might be a lesbian still

But I could be bisexual

That’s the question

That’s the deal

A funny little thing called life

One day I was walking down the street

Puffing hair out of my eyes

In the boiling heat

When I fell flat on my face and grazed my legs and my knees

Life is a game

Just roll the dice

It can give you luck

Or a headache

How nice

Bad things

Happen to good people

And good things happen to the bad

I’m afraid that is life

It’s very very sad

Life is unfair

A game of lottery

There is no meaning to it

No secret

That’s the key

Take what you’re given

Work for what you’re not

Stop complaining when it’s raining

And scowling when it’s hot

Life is sometimes awful

You want to curl up and die

But also so wonderful

You want to fly through the sky

A hug

A kiss

A smile

A wish that came true

Millions of feelings

That make you, you!

Life is only temporary

So don’t waste it worrying and sad

Live it to the full, laugh and smile

Forget the gloom that you’ve had

Tomorrow might never come

So don’t wish away today

And don’t worry about the past

It’s gone, an old day!

Life is a gift

The lucky ones make it through

They wade through the dark

Into the light

And live to ninety two

You may feel

Like it’s all going wrong

But look at someone who’s dying

As they struggle along

They’d love to be you

Happy and healthy

So it doesn’t matter

If you’re rich and wealthy

The rich can buy items

Watches, jewels and rings

But they too can die

They’re not immortal with their bling

So it does not care

If you’re old, small or young

Death will consume us all

One by one

We can’t stop it at all

It’ll catch us when we fall

It’ll tear us apart

And rip out our hearts

But don’t think about death

Right now you’ve got life

So live it I tell you

Enjoy it I tell you

Don’t wait for death to come

In it’s hood with its knife