Fly BMI, to land in time
There is no time to waste
Stroll down along the Serpentine
The morning air to taste
Across the park to Albert Hall
To Kensington High Street
And further on, towards the Mall
Where you can rest your feet
It’s got to be the Living Room
Their Dover sole is great
Pale sun, and even paler moon
Fall down on your plate
Two people here, three people there
Dull people talk and turn
I like the fuss they make, don’t care
To be liked in return
On Charing Cross I’m quick to toss
Some CDs at the Foyles
A truly searching lad I was
To find my kind of noise
End of the day, the hotel bar
I’m looking at the floor
There is no more Thistle Hyde Park
And Living Room’s no more
The times have changed, but I remain
About the same today
Although it’s quite a different game
I imitate to play
Those were the days, my darling dear
Those were the nights as well
Fly BMI, to disappear
No one would care to tell.
My heart is stone, my heart was sealed,
Long before you had appeared.
Tell me why, my dear, how, my dear.
You managed to churn up my insides for a whole year.
So, my darling, why so darling?
You throw rocks at my head,
But you willingly catch me before I fall dead.
If not my darling, why so darling?
both sides you show I just so fear.
So tell me, dear, why and how, my dear,
Are you messing with me?
Or are you just darling?
Emergency waiting area.
Someone in pain.
Someone in anguish.
Someone goes over and gently rubs their back.
Someone not long for this world calls me darling.
Kindness.
Darling J, it’s getting worse
And I can’t believe it’s true
The puzzle fits as if I’m cursed
For the deeds I didn’t do
It is more than truth these days
What’s established is the vision
Where I’m guilty, just in case
I may take the wrong decision
To act like I have the right
To be welcomed to the ball
And as loud as they might
They shall whistle, and I’ll fall.
Behind the garden wall I lie
And there’s a brick wall too
Another wall includes the sky
With all the tints of blue
When comes the night, walls disappear
I see the glimpse of home
And there we are, my darling dear
Until the light of dawn
Blurs our faces, and again
The walls return, as if
They never disappeared then
When through the walls we lived.
Bends the elm at night, my darling
Branches rustling – here we are!
Early withered leaves keep falling
Some of them are flying far
Once I tried to follow these
My attempt to fly went wrong
Couldn’t catch a stronger breeze
That would take me to your home
As the darkness grows I see
That the nearest branch waves low
And it hisses - love, it’s me
I just came to say hello…
Darling love, my darling love
Can you see me from above
Doing things I used to do
On my own, without you
Going up and going down
Backwards, forwards and around
Going fast and going slow
Sitting in the afterglow
Thinking if you think of me
Like I do, waiting for thee
Playing solitaire and stuff
Wond’ring where’s my darling love.
You are ridiculous and I am ruined.
Your laugh, that loud ungovernable thing —
I have built my whole house around it.
Now burn it down. Let’s build another.
The Riverside bar by the river Avon
Near the Putney Bridge
I’m watching how the boats keep sailing
Down the water’s edge
There are tourists on the pier
Taking selfies eating ice cream
Locals holding their beers
Talk about Bath cricket team
But I can’t relate to this
Either can’t relate to that
What I am supposed to miss
Never comes into my head
Cause I’m just a good time Charlie
Sort of careless and free
It’s a precious moment, darling
When you smile this way at me..
My darling the weather’s in change
The seasonal whirlwind came close
Last night when we talked it went strange
Time stopped and we suddenly froze
It was more than a technical glitch
The wheel of time rolled on our faces
It rolled, and we didn’t reswitch
But helplessly watched from our places
My darling I strive to continue
Without a course, back and forth
I gave it all to be within you
You smile from the image of yours..
This mind seems to be spinning
My steps get a bit unsteady
Your gestures of kindness never seem to end
My stomach filled up with butterflies
I've never felt more alive
Space between us feels unnatural;
I desire you in my arms
to caress your face in my hands
And admire you under sparkling stars
Beautiful smile, beautiful eyes
Your soul is majestic
I could go on forever describing how lovely you are
Your respect and honor bring me comfort
My trust now learns to stay with you
he walks among angels now ~
though it broke my heart
i had to set him free
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My darling, its full moon tonight
From deep and darkened blue
The moon shines down so dazzling bright
Reminding me of you
The lullaby we sang along
Plays in my weary brain
The sounds of the bells, ding-dong
The angels come again
You’re one of them, who came to care
You’re smiling from the skies
And looking up to see you there
I sleep with open eyes..
My darling,
Just because someone said it
Doesn’t make it true
Wolves devour one another
When sheep come into view
Descending, ascending, moving along
The streets, where I walk every day
Maybe it’s right, or if it would seem wrong
I’ll tell you, if you’d come today
Since nobody asks me, it can’t be a problem
I might have a robotic perception
Acting accordingly to the program
Which gives me the only direction
To follow the way that is chosen for me
Including that I can sit down
And ask you, my darling, what for I’m left free
What’s the point not to see you around?
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