It’s what they say, isn’t it? That history must be remembered So it won’t be repeated But that hardly works in life Warfare and butchery are nothing new And certainly not forgotten But still it happens again and again Preying of rich upon poor Injustice in courts of law Inscribed in texts from ancient times…
Nothing but small talk Hello how are you lovely weather we’re having Hide behind the words so no one knows Your untold story Chatter echoes in an empty void A shield of nothing disguising the truth No one knows you No one wants to know No one hears the silence of your words Everyone’s chatter…
Lying in bed in the pitch-black night The small child strains her eyes to see Strains her ears to hear every sound Ghosties and ghoulies and things that go bump Swallow you down, body and soul Take you away to the world of the dead Many years later, all grown up Lying in bed in…
It’s time for the resolution of the story So, what’s it going to be? From the time you enter, stage left, Everything has led to this moment And now it’s time to find out Are you the hero of your own story Maybe you’re the villain Or even just a chorus member In someone else’s…
Shattered on shores lie all the wreckage of hopes and dreams Rocks and shoals bar the way to safe harbour Winds howl, waves roar And a life lies in pieces on unrelenting stone This is the time and place To get back in the game Take up hammer and nails Put the pieces back together…
All the me inside my head Each one has a different opinion And they’re all shouting as loud as can be How can I tell which one is the real me All those different thoughts competing for space All the muddled feelings tangling together Rendering me wordless, mute No way to speak the pain of…
The past is a stage play all mixed up Some scenes are transfixed under spotlights Playing and replaying The drama and the trauma on endless loop Others are dim, moving occasionally, sluggishly They seem nicer but a lot harder to see And some are in the dark, unknown and unremembered We are the stage managers…
And so I lie upon my bed Having adventures inside my head Making up stories where I’m the star Who loves and is loved both near and far Who carries on in the face of death Who keeps on fighting til my last breath Who wins the day and slays the beast Is guest of…
Check in here, check in there Check in, check in, everywhere Get your phone and check in quick But I don’t have a phone to click Sign the sheet then, it’s right there I can’t find it anywhere Every business must display A way to check in every day Except if you don’t use a…
Early morning light refracts through streaky clouds Mist hangs low on the land Rolling green fields intersperse with dense woodland Gently undulating slopes fade into the grey distance Standing on the nearer shore, we pilgrims take the boat And row our way across the golden waters Under willow fingers reaching low towards the stream Across…
Eclectic Assemblage 