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You Make Me Proud

I sit here listening to my son play the guitar,
It sounds so good ,so good so far,
He starts to play along them strings,
And then you hear him start to sing,
Keep that rythme and keep it strong,
Remember the words of this song,
He trys  to get it and get it right,
Hes always playing night after night,
I hope he can make it to the top,
Either way he makes me feel proud of what i got,

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Life After Trouble,Living In Poverty

Theres not many jobs so theres no money,
Times are hard and thats not funny,
Stuck in doors, day in day out,
No wonder parents are starting to shout,
Our kids are the ones that have to suffer,
They may get dinner but there is no supper,
The people in goverment just dont see,
Well their not you and their not me,
What can i do to make a change,
Not a lot, i am an ex-convict i am to blame,
If i only knew my life would be this way,
I swear to god i would have never have strayed,
Kids need to know the reprocusions of breaking the law,
As when you cant get a job it hurts to the core,
I got a wife and kids to keep,
And its getting harder now things are not cheap,
What will i do now to get the next meal,
Look for some-thing to sell, or some-thing to steal,
We know its not good and we know its not right,
I pray tomorrow will bring some light

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After I'M Gone

I write my poems,  for my son to see
How lucky he's him,  and he is not me
I want him to see,  what life's been for me
And I hope he can see,  why I am never free

He sees my pain,  he don't know my life
And when I lose it,  there could be a fight
I dont like bullies,  I think they should pay
But I learned through violence, its the only way

When I am dead,  and when I am gone
I hope my words,  can be part of your song
I know I am not bad,  i am trying to be good
Ye I know I didn't do,  as I know I should

With him in my world, I do see the light
And I done my best  for his life to be bright
I love my son with all my heart
I know he will hurt,  when its time to part 

I will be there,  wherever he goes
My light will shine,  as his life grows
I will be there, watching from above
And when he reads my poems
HE will see he was loved

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Why Why Why

WHY DID I COMMIT SUCH A STUPID CRIME,
AS ALL IT GOT ME WAS A BIT OF TIME,
TO WAKE UP IN THIS LITTLE DIRTY CELL,
TO THE NOISE OF A SCREW WITH HIS BELL,

SLOP OUT ,TWO TRIPS ONLY,
MAKES ME FEEL SO BAD AND REALLY REALLY MOANIE,
I GO AND EMPTY MY CHAMBER POT,
AND HE TELLS ME THATS YOUR LOT,
I TRY TO SPEAK BUT HE STOPS ME DEAD,
I WISH I COULD TELL HIM WHATS IN MY HEAD,
I GO IN MY CELL AND HE SLAMS THE DOOR,
AND I HEAR HIM SAY IF YOU DONT LIKE IT DONT COME BACK NO-MORE

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Leaving the One You Love

i visit you in hospital,
and your laying in that bed,
i look into your eyes, but they seem so dead,
it seems so hard, hard for you to recover,
unless some cure,  can be discovered,
to see my love in so much pain,
it hurts me so much, time and time again,
i long to show you,show you all of my love,
i long for you to know, before you are called by god above,
i really do love you,  with all of my heart,
and i know it will kill me, when its time to part,
i think of the good times that we have both had,
and to now look at you laying there is just so so sad,
i want you to know you will always be on my mind,
as a love like yours i could never ever find

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Space-Ship

i wish to build a space-ship,nice and round,
one that can fly,but also move on the ground,
i want it to flash,  with all different lights,
i want it to be,  such a lovely sight,
i long to travel into the sky,
i want to go high,oh man so high,
i want it made of silicone and steel,
i want it to look so real, just so real,
i long to take you on this trip,
i want your mind to, flip   flip   flip,

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Dementia

i look into your eyes,
and that sparkle has gone,
i often sit and wonder, why things have gone so wrong,
you were so lovely, and you were so strong,
but now we seem so distant,
and it feels like you have gone,
mental health has taken, its taken you away,
but in my heart, you will always stay,
as you sit there in your little chair,
all i see is a distant stare,
i know some day you will go to god above,
but i wont let you leave, leave without my love

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Death Camp

looking at the shoes,
laying on the floor,
makes me wonder,
what really happened to the poor,
these poor poor people what did they do so wrong,
being the wrong nationality,and now they are all gone,

some were jews and some were not,
some got gassed and some got shot,
some were children and some were mothers,
how can we do this to each other,
and  try to keep it all under cover,

this was auschwitz a silly little camp,
run by monsters who thought they were the champs,
what can we learn from these awfull crimes,
what can we do to never return to these times,

think of the millions and think of their cries,
think of their relatives with tears in their eyes,

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Wifee

You bring me joy and you bring me laughter,
And you will be mine,  forever after,
You bring me joy when you are here,
You make me want to cheer cheer cheer,
I want to thank you for all you have done,
With you in my life,  its so much fun,
I really love you with all my heart,
And that is why we will never part,
I want to love you night and day,
And that is  the way it will always stay,
You are my wife but you are my friend,
And we will see it through until the end

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True Story, Bad Night Out

i was walking home alone one night, 
doing nothing wrong,
a group of guys came up to me,
trying to show their strong,
then they try to rob me,
and we got into a fight,
i did not really stand a chance,
it was an awfull night,
as they start to beat me,
and beat me to the floor,
i never really felt the pain,
and i knew i could take much more,
but as they keep on kicking me and jumping on my leg,
i knew i should of stayed at home, 
but i had gone out instead,
they broke my left knee cap, as they left me on the floor,
and they have made me feel like, i have never felt before,
so please be very carefull when your out alone at night,
as i dont want you to go through this serious trouble and strife