When you come to reap

When my time comes,
When my days are done,
Is it you I'll see coming for me,
As blinding as the sun?

By then, you know, I'll be happy.
Death, for me, will be a relief.
Please, just don't be grim when you come,
When you come to reap.

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Great Strides

You will walk with great strides upon the earth,

And with every step you'll change the world.

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Let me be

Those that cannot be the people that they want to be,

Corrupt all those around them so that they feel less lonely.
It's all that  I can do to keep my head and my heart free,

To stop you dragging me away from who I want to be.
Don't dare try it again or you won't like what you see,

As I'll get all defensive and in my mind I'll break your knees.
Can't you just be happy, with you as you and me as me?

Or if you just can't manage that, fuck off and let me be.

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Just a Dream

It's been too long my friend,
It's been too long again,
It's been too long,
And though we're strong,
I know we near the end.

We held on oh so tight,
We held on with all our might,
We held on strong,
For oh so long,
But now we've lost the fight.

Let me dream of you tonight,
Let me dream it's all alright,
Let me dream,
We're still a team,
Our dark future's once more bright.

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Today is the Day

The world is drab and grey today,
But there's colours yet to see my friend,
As you sit staring through your window pane,
With eyes that see no end.

But have you listened to the wind today?
It's telling you to move,
To take yourself to the tree my friend,
To feel its bark, its dips and grooves.

To see the depths and shadows of green today,
That's there, in the canopy above,
Divided by the sky between,
To sheild you from the sun.

And have you smelt the fresh cut grass today?
Or the wild flowers in between,
That wish to draw you down the path again,
Towards your favourite climbing tree.

To see it standing against the sky today,
Eminating patience, strength and peace,
Strong arms held out wide for you to play,
In the sky where the birds sleep.

And have you touched the dew dressed ground today?
To feel its coolness damp your hands,
Or felt the summer raindrops slide away,
As you make your way back to his lands.

To see him rooted to the spot today,
Standing steady, he always is,
Ready to hold you above the ground again,
Listening to your heart in a way thats only his.

So open up your eyes my friend,
Your life is waiting to begin,
For today's the day for you my friend,
To see the colours creep back in.

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Dragons

Sometimes there are things you need that are just too hard to grasp,

Things that hide within the chasm of your deepest darkest heart.

But this time i am ready, well, as much as i can be,
To dip down into the darkness after what I want for me.

It's easy to get lost down here, in the black enveloping,
No shame in having fearful hearts with what you're imagining.

Careful now, we're in a place where imagination's free,

To run you through and string you up, hanging from a tree.

But as the shadows turn to dragons that would rip our limbs apart,

You'll see me play my ace hand as I step into the dark.

"Not there", you cry, "Come back", for you think that I am lost,

But it's a matter of perspective, we thought we'd been double-crossed.

I haven't fallen far, though I've been right to the brink,

I'm coming right on back to you, it's not quite what you think.

For I'll rise again my bright eyes shining and lightninged skies all flashing,

And I'll take you along with me as we flee dark dragons, their teeth gnashing.

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My place in the world

Oh no, it's happened once again,

I've lost my place within this world.

I'm spinning free and distant,

From the path that was unfurled.

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The End Of Me

Too long I've seen and heard your grief,
Oh heart that sits inside
The love you felt, however brief,
Was washed out in the tide.

What remains now is shadow like,
A scar no other sees,
Cherished once, now poison like,
To what would make you free.

I'd tell you if I thought you'd listen,
I'd show if you could see.
To escape now our future's written,
Would be the end of me.

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Dreamtime Wish

I wish all the best of things to you,
And hope you dream of them this night,
To wake upon the morning new,
And set this, your world, to rights.

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The Artist

Make the artist use nought but black,
Paint all the flowers grey,
Turn your eyes until they face back,
To see your mind in its dismay.

Silence the musician's instrument,
Cut out the poet's tongue,
Make static from your love's lament,
And hear the saddness I have won.

I did these things unto myself,
So don't try to help me now,
Rather turn your back and use your stealth,
Get away from me somehow.
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Hidden Light

You are the sun behind a cloud.
Are you hiding from the world,
Or are you struggling to get out?

You're a tree in deepest winter.
Are you happy where you stand,
Would you move if no root hindered?

You are the crest upon the wave.
Do you like to play up there,
Or is escape the thing you crave?

You are a bird upon the wind.
Has your journey been so long,
That you forgot you had a friend?

You are the sun without a doubt.
Will you show your pretty face,
Or remain masked till you go out?

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Your Blue Dress

Your blue dress: it frightens me.
Neither sky, nor ocean, but akin to each.
As I stare, my longing, it slowly creeps,
To be lost in it and out of reach.
Whether wave or wind, whatever it be,
To carry me to you, on promise breached,
Letting me see your face, then sink too deep.
Once clasped, your hand, now slipped, I weep,
As I vanish from the sapphire beach,
Of your blue dress that frightened me.

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The ones.

Surround yourself with your friends,
The ones that know your tormented mind,
The ones that see the world for what it is,
And wish that it was blind.

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My Reaper

Will I lose my dignity,
When it comes my turn to die?
Will anyone have cared for me?
Will anybody cry?

Are you the one who'll come for me,
My Reaper in the night?
Are you the one who'll comfort me
And tell me it's alright?

You close my eyes, you kiss my lips,
You breathe out my last breath.
You take my hand, you stop my heart,
You lead me into death.

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