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Jack 6

Opening your mind can be enlightening
But writing words down can be frightening
Unless spoken, meaning can go in the wrong direction
Written words sometimes miss the important inflection

What we have in life we shouldn’t take for granted 
We need to keep it real with our feet firmly planted
However, it’s hard sometimes to keep it real
When you can’t explain or express how you really feel

I don’t fear much but do have a bit of a fear
A time will come when you are not here
You’re part of my life that I don’t wish to end
So that time will be hard to comprehend

Often feels like an awesome roller coaster ride
I need to go now as the words have dried
Never know if I should write what’s on my mind
I just hope the reception to this is not too unkind

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Jack 58

Surviving with little money
Life really isn’t funny
Raining even when it’s sunny

Don’t wanna run this rat race
No chance of keeping up pace
Falling on my flat face

But this is my turf
Like nowhere on earth
This is MY place
To defend with my life, so I don’t lose face

The smell of death is stale
Living like the alpha male
Every day is up for sale

Dreading when the phone rings
Know I gotta change things
This is what my brain sings

Seeing other people’s tears
When surrounded by their fears
This is what man hears

Sadness from the knife
Affecting someone’s wife
Causing family strife

Yet another day is done
Lost a daughter or a son
Another victim of the gun

My dream escape was through song
Every day I hope I’m wrong
But I fear my day has gone

Even being told your dope
Doesn’t always help you cope
But I aint giving up the hope

Bad influences to remove
To get back in the groove
Transition is rarely smooth

Find something inside to inspire
To lift the spirit higher
To give and keep the desire

Different life it needs to be
Can I make it, we will see
Change can only come from me

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Jack 77

I remember when I held my children for the first time

I remember when I spoke at my dad’s funeral ad libbing in a mix of joy and grief

I remember when Saturday was THE most important day of the week

I remember when I first stepped off a plane for a foreign holiday and the air was so different

I remember when I used to sit in the dark and listen to Pink Floyd

I remember when on Blockbusters, contestants used to ask “can I have a P please Bob”

I remember when my mum said off all her 6 children I was the only one she never understood

I remember when tasting Thai food for the first time I described it as an ****** on my tastebuds

I remember when at times even as a kid I could get so angry that I believed I could literally kill

I remember when I went on a 1 day trip to Barcelona to watch football and returned 5 days later

I remember when after paying my bills I had less than £50 a month to live on

I remember when I saw Ricky Villa score THAT goal and Gazza hit THAT free kick at Wembley

I remember when I was thrown in Holly bushes as some form of initiation at Grammar school

I remember when I smashed the school record for 1500 metres

I remember when my players won cup finals when no one except us believed we could

I remember when I graduated at the age of 55 sharing the day only with my classmates

I remember when I invented the scotch egg drink of a double malt with pickled egg

I remember when the first time my head was so scrambled I couldn’t comprehend where I was or what to do

I remember when I’ve spontaneously combusted in work situations

I remember when I’ve sat alone and for no apparent reason emotion totally overpowers me

I remember when I try to forget the darkness but find it impossible

I remember when I’ve written words sometimes and thought that’s not too bad

I cherish the fact that, at the moment, I CAN still remember when

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Jack 62

Life is a beating heart

          New born, beating heart
          First day at school, beating heart
          First kiss, beating heart
          New job, beating heart
          Physical activity, beating heart
          Adrenalin flowing, beating heart
          Love at first sight, beating heart
          Pushing yourself, beating heart 
          Taking risks, beating heart
          Being scared, beating heart

A beating heart, this is life

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Jack 78

You know the difference of right and wrong
You know deep down, in that world you don’t belong

You really need to open your eyes 
Coz where you’re heading ain’t no surprise

To the dizzy heights you have risen
Where the outcome is usually death or prison

Let me whisper to you sis and bro
Coz there’s something you should know

If in the firing line and someone’s taking aim
You should know, from where the bullets came

Look around you and start to realise
Some who call you friend are telling lies

Don’t let those influences corrupt
Their voices negative and so abrupt

You can see what you want to see
You can be what you want to be

You’re at a crossroads with a lot to lose
So it’s time to decide which life to choose

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Jack 12

I once dreamt I was a unicorn
Very few believing I’d even been born

I once dreamt I was a shark
Roaming oceans deep and dark

I once dreamt I was an eagle soaring high
With complete freedom up in the sky

I once dreamt I was a massive crocodile 
Consuming anything that entered my part of the Nile

I once dreamt I was cute and cuddly when I was a Koala bear
Sleepy and docile, loved by everyone almost everywhere

I once dreamt I was a dragon breathing fire
Spectacular shows and always available for hire

I once dreamt I was a dolphin, communicating in a different way
But only other dolphins could understand what I was trying to say

I once dreamt I lived high in the mountains when I was a Yak
Solid, dependable, able to carry huge loads on my back

I once dreamt I was a Camel, strange really to think
Wandering about for days with nothing to eat or drink

I once dreamt I was a fish living as part of a massive shoal
Safety in numbers with surviving the day our only goal

I once dreamt I was a bright colourful Hummingbird
Silly, that couldn’t really be me, how absurd

When I awoke, in the mirror I could clearly see 
I was none of these, I was simply plain old me

Dreams have meanings many people say
So maybe I’m all of these things in some slight way

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Jack 87

Growth comes from being wrong
Learn from it and it makes you strong

Engage the art of reflection
It can guide your direction

Peace is what you’ll find
If you can know your own mind

Don’t hide behind the deflections
Embrace your own imperfections

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Jack 81

Tasmanian Devil like, is how my brain does behave
But calm and peace are all that I crave

Not seeking material riches, just want internal stillness
Can be tiring intermittently fighting an invisible illness

Hard sometimes when sitting down to reflect
How did this happen, what did I do, what did I neglect

Often wonder if the excessive drinking caused me harm
Whatever the reason, the brain is unable to maintain much sense of calm

Never want to be a burden, causing loved ones sadness or tension
So if I get to a place of having no real comprehension

When the eyes are staring but there’s nothing to see
Be strong with hard decisions, is how I’d like you to be

When the lights go out, forget the darkness if possible please
Just smile on good memories like a warm summer breeze

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Jack 115

Listening, viewing body language, some will say spy
But I’m just watching people, as life goes by

All sorts of people, young and old
I’m making up stories that they’ve never told

Stories of sadness, trauma and grief
Stories of wonder, amazement and sheer disbelief

Some people hard to decipher, some done with ease
But it’s all imaginary, so I write what I please

Can’t be sure if what I write is what they would really say
It doesn’t matter though, as they’ll never read it anyway

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Jack 5

Drinking 20 pints regularly, done with consummate ease 
Add a bottle of vodka on top if you please
Mixing beer, wine and spirits what a crazy thinker
All the time believing I was a social drinker
There is no one but me to blame
So much behaviour laden with shame
Throwing up in a public place
Never a good look, a complete disgrace
A time lived mainly in anger and lust
Argue, get drunk then a pelvic thrust
A continual cycle of adventure and thrills
Shyness masked with a cloak of inebriated skills
Any sort of drink a permanent extension of my hand
Ejected from many places, even sometimes banned
Often brash and extremely loud
Looking back it doesn’t make me proud
Stereotyped actor I no longer wanted to be
Had to change if future years I wished to see
No alcohol at all for 10 years now
Those that knew me then can’t believe how

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