When I was a bit younger than I am today I spent some time hidden Behind those things in life that I had not then learned Scared of what the world believed about the man, I was False in every way, the cry is lost Now I know that my solitude is what was causing all of my pain Learning to adapt, and be comfortable in my skin Allowed the luxury of feeling closer to who I am right now Able to enjoy the knowledge That I'm really not so bad We can only know what we see The perceptions of others If I could see the world Through the eyes of another Judging all before me Or being faithful to my self Or someone other Perhaps the times I chose to hide Would prove to be worth less Than the truth of human feeling That shows me who I am But only in my mind Acquaintance Can be very harsh AGL  

A calm descends Feeling fine I've been around for a long, long time Via every twist and wind Following along The guiding line Travelling at great speed tonight The memories come rushing back Of a lifetime spent Going round in circles Keeping low Avoiding troubles   Now inside This human carriage An easier ride As yet untarnished Walking with my head held high Proud in life This life is fine   We all go through it at a different speed Occasionally We take the lead Otherwise we follow on A father can learn things From his sons   Wisdom doesn't just appear It can be quick But usually takes years Until the light bulb sparks to life Knowledge tries its best to hide Ignorance A downward slide Disregard logic For an easier ride.         AGL        

She stands by me Off to my left A hand runs slowly Down my neck An icy touch Enhanced by the chill Of a cold winters day Devoid of sun The rain comes lashing from the darkest sky Daylight is there But try's its best to hide The pregnant clouds Have reared the floods Under foot Peat sodden mud We walk together Through icy rain My forehead cold Is stung with pain A million needles Honing in Acupressure On my skin Coming towards the safety of home The kettles on Tea in the pot Kick off shoes And light the fire Always with her The sweetest desire Be it summer Or winters strains Heart's are beating But in the main Each breath that I have On earth to give Is for my love Companion Friend. AGL

Where do you go at the end of the day Reposed in bed Sleep steals you away Those dreams that transport you To far distant lands Strangers in vision Woman or man   Woodlands in autumn In Moonshine Or the rain Maybe conjured from memories Imaginings of fame   Nightmares are worries That may wake you up Chased by a demon He'll never catch up   Those gentle illusions That fill you with hope Taking you on a journey Full of wonder and awe Wishing you had wrote it In the morning, forgot   Sleep will replenish Will wash it away The strains of hard labour Poured down a drain The picture show magic Must be well meant For the hours In life, stolen That each of us spends Dreaming in colour Beginning to end     AGL   

Moving Slowly Inching Towards The edge Of reason When No reason Can be found The Abyss Lies Before you Stealing your Options Despairingly stark You feel quite prepared To leap into the dark You Can See No way Out. When you Jump It is too late NO chance to turn Change your mind A second split No hindsight The ill The vulnerable The fragile souls No escape Until They succumb No Amount Of Intervention Creative minds Full Of invention Will but delay Never stop Those who wish To end this play Don't despair If You Are Caught By an Invading maruader Who grabs Your thoughts When They Tell you That you Are safe Believe in them They care My friend When the choice To wait Or leave Is placed before you Stay right here If you don't You cannot regret What has went before you Yet Able to accept that somethings wrong If those aroun

Sweetly With comfort Ecstasy and pleasure Working together Rolling in calm waters Building   Moving forward Retreating Advancing Tightly Pressure builds   The intense The conjoined Released We subside   Relaxing In slumber Joined closely The heat The serenity The womb like darkness Soothes Heart beats slowing They beat In rhythm   After a while sleep comes upon us Dreaming of nothing Deeply inhale and exhale The morning light offers A promised new day   Sometimes you wonder Could life have been kinder With a heart that is wider Accepting your follies As well as your gifts   The personal relations Caressing and stroking Ego's being massaged Pressing the pain   Yes there's been issues Displeasure and troubles The loving is something That repairs all that strife Residues clinging Of arguments argued   They say making up Is so hard to do Its easy when I am here with you O

The pride, the passion The loyalty, the reason Anti The world Hurtful lesions We do our best to please and honour The rules of society Worth the bother Honesty in a humans nature No need to bribe Or curry favour The ability to ponder Law's and morals all of us gather If we allow ouselves to stray If the moral chip has slipped away Anarchic persuasion To weakened minds Intoxicates them as it finds Gripped and angry Pay the price For a lack of civility Mostly we try to tow the line Gripped by addiction Society hidden None of us keen to do some time Others trapped by generational angst Second nature not a chance More like taught by those who are blind Father taught the wrong way Mother sits and weeps her tears A son departed A daughter gone Opiate intoxication Was just to good Their will not strong The scourge of the hopeless Pin pricks of ecstacy Brains a fuddle Sleeping in urine soaked puddles What I