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Best Poems Written by Craig Hawkins

Below are the all-time best Craig Hawkins poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Can I Justify My Suicide

I was once asked if I wanted to live?
Did I have anything left to give?
Would I be able to justify this to my kin?
Could I be forgiven for my mortal sin?
Would my children understand?
Will the note I leave have clearly explained my plan?
How would I carry this act out?
Will there be any fallout?
Who would I want to find me?
Would it be a stranger or a member of family?
When would I want it to take place?
Could I hide my pain with my poker face?
Am I alone in this fight?
Will I see the bright white light?

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My Dr Jekyll and His Mr Hyde

My tears are streaming
His eyes were beaming

My thoughts turn to past acts
His thoughts expose the cracks

My never-ending mental torture
His tools are put in order

My race is coming to an end
His race is at the first bend

My end is nigh
His begins on a high

My time here has ended
His time is open ended

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The Lions Den

Hate is such a strong word
Much mental anguish will be incurred
Maintaining this painful thought
Is a long way from hitting the jackpot
This place which I spend most of the day
Makes me want to breakaway
Leave this mundane office with no daylight
Escape from the hustle of the bull fight
A place where silence is king
My stress will release like a coil spring
A few moments of empty brain space
Will give me a chance to try and erase
The misery of the place I call work
I will be standing there with a smirk
Watching the next poor crew of work men
Walking into the lion’s den

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Nothing Ever Stops For Time

The tunnel seems long
Everything you have seems wrong
The darkness never ending
Your life balancing on a shoe string

But out of the darkness a light 
The brightest and most gorgeous daylight
Appears at the end of the tunnel
Your coming to the end of your struggle

At the end of the day you are a survivor
Your family is your main driver
Your strength is what keeps you going
That keeps your blood flowing

Times ahead will be hard and tiresome
But you are capable of equating the entire sum
The survivor in you will come through
Onwards and upwards to pastures new

Always remember this one line
“Nothing ever stops for time”
Enjoy every moment as I’m sure you will
You won’t always be traveling uphill…

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Love Will Never Falter

Together we lie on the crimson sheet
Hands pressed together, we are now complete
Worlds apart in so many ways
Our eyes fixed on each other with agaze
Years have passed since we last laughed
We need to rediscover our craft
But, Time is short when you reach life’s peak
Our body’s are worn down like a showroom antique
Our love for each other will never falter or cease
It’s now time for us to close our eyes and make peace

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One Stone

There is one stone left un-turned
One more decision left to make 
The road ahead covered in doubt
Manifests of regrets line the routes
Empty shells of lost love sit idle
As the mountain streams flow blue
Turn over the stone and survey the ground
Because the grass seeds will re-grow
The swaying green grass returns with pride
As the woe of life subsides leaving us
With acres of green new pastures to explore

Contest sponsor:-  John lawless
Contest name: One Stone
Date: 7/11/17 (UK)

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Three Men At the Bar

Three men walk into a bar
One is holding a guitar
He starts to sing a song
But no one sings along
Alone he plays his tune
On A sunny afternoon
The other men join in and sing
Out of the box they suddenly spring
Their voice’s aloud and proud
But still no response from the crowd
The three tenors they are not
But when in tune they hit the spot
Looking at each other all confused 
Their pride is battered and bruised
Then someone happened to mention
The bar was at a hearing aid convention
In shock they stood at the bar
After realising no one could hear the guitar
Their heads hung in shame
As they point and start to blame
Then someone shouted “give us more”
The three more responded “Hell No”
Away they walk into the sunset
To travel home in their 1950’s corvette

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Bordeaux In the Summer

Life is short, or so they say
That’s why you must remember to get away!
It’s important to remember take a break and relax
If only to get away from my town called Halifax
My family are packed and are ready to go
For our annual pilgrimage to Bordeaux
Why Bordeaux? I hear you say
That’s where I grew up in my younger days
Running like a majestic spirit through the vines
Watching my parents produce our family wine
My sister and myself getting into all sorts of scrapes
To me and my father collecting the grapes
For the past ten years I have to tried to recreate this
For my children to reminisce 	
About the times they spent in Bordeaux
Keepsakes, for tomorrow
Bordeaux, I cannot wait to be back with you 
To help me realise, my life is not a taboo.

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A French Kiss

“You are supposed to be loved up”
The woman whispers to the man
“You are supposed to be heartbroken”
The man whispers back to the woman

“We both come from different stages of relationships”
“Mine is at the end and yours is a new partnership”
“Where do we go from this?”
The woman asked the man as they french kissed

“We are at different stages of our relationships”
“Mine is new and you have ended your partnership”
“How do we move on from this?”
The man asked the woman as they reminisce

“What we are doing is wrong”
The woman whispered like a birdsong
“Enjoy our time together, but this has to end”
The man did not want to offend

The moral of this story is to be open and honest, not to pretend
Be honest with your partner, who should be your best friend 
Love and hate are so close in reality 
Honesty is the path to being set free….

Finished in 2nd place in Love for movie screens sponsored by Silent One, 4/10/17

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Captain On the Deck

How did I get up here?
My mind is wandering cause mummy had to disappear
Leaving me with her red umbrella with white spots
It reminds me of my favourite lolly-pop

What is this water passing me by?
It seems to be falling from the sky
The drops clattering above my head
As I look through the umbrella they seem to be coloured red

There’s a rainbow over there like the one in my favourite book
The one mummy reads about Captain Hook
I feel like I’m captain of my ship standing on this bench
Fighting the pirates and taking my revenge

The grass is waving like the stormiest sea
With waves crashing into the bench trying to drown me
But they will not win because I am the captain of this ship
My red and white spotted umbrella will be used as my bargaining chip

I can see mummy coming from afar to save me
I can see her beautiful dress being blown carefree
By the howling wind blowing all around
To save me and crew from running aground

Finished 3rd place in Red and White Polka Dot Umbrella sponsored by Eve Roper 10/6/17