In the 70's
I just realised
I never said goodbye
I never thought
About you again
Never did you cross my mind
Just gone
Like a thought
Caught on that wind
What brought you back
Back to the fore
Richard Clapton
He came on the radio
It was like
You whispered to me
Way back from the 70’s
How nostalgic
How dorky
I had to laugh
At you
To start
Then when
I thought more
I wanted to cry
How the world was worth fighting for
Back then
How we use to live
In the lucky country
Everything was further away
Further still today
Everything has changed
But
Nothing has changed
Except
Whether it’s worth
Still fighting for
I wish
I wish I could go back
And just sit with you
Talk about anything
Anything you want
Maybe sow seeds
That would stop you
Doing all those dumb things
Sow seeds of courage
So, they might make you
Do the right things
Just put my arm around you
Around your shoulders
And tell you
Just to love yourself
That can’t happen
I know
Once you left
You just kept going
Like you were running
You never looked back
At
Myself
In the 70’s
Copyright © Dominic Middleton | Year Posted 2021
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