No one can hold a candle to you

No one can hold a candle to youI have searched but found it to be trueEveryone else is hiding in the shadeMasked by the light you madeNo one can hold a candle to you I have tried to blow it out, but youTook my breathe away the first time I saw you,The words you said

dressed to impress part 4

He started his shift before anyone came inGlanced at the mirror practising his grinBlissfully unaware of what was to come He saw a face that was new in town,served him a drink then let him go to sit down,Not knowing his part when all was said and done Then came a regular who sat at

Dressed to impress part 3

He had been working one hell of a shiftHis mind exhausted and starting to driftJust wanted to see her face, Tried to smarten up, to look my bestAfter a week like this I was still feeling stressedCould barely make it to the place He didn’t want her to hear him complain,So he smoked and drank

Dressed to impress part 2

He looked rough with bags under his eyesA little unkempt, skin cracked and dryBut he tried barely but still Well his cheapest suit a size too smallThe bloodstained shirt from a previous brawlIt’s surprising he wasn’t easier to kill His breath tinted with a smell of smokeOne of these days He’ll both be brokeWhy did

dressed to impress

Her hair is well shapedEach one held in placeThe wind wouldn’t make a wave, The dress is tight to the skinShowing her to be slimShe’s everything a man would crave Her heels are high,As is the cut up her thigh,To awaken a feeling in her man, Every step itched with intent,Wanting an evening passionately spentIf

So long as you are happy

At the end of the dayYou’ll get your wayI’ll still be aroundYou can play your gameI’ll still feel the sameBut you won’t hear a sound So Long as you’re happyI don’t need to beI hope you enjoy the love you’ve foundI’ll just keep onKnowing all hope is gonenot knowing where I am bound Although it

One More Night

To have and to holdFor just one more nightTomorrow you will be freeTo go about your life I cannot reverse timeMake amends for what I didEverything that we saidWill never be unsaid Give me one more nightTo fill my memory,So that when I look backI see you smiling at me I know you made up

Old Wounds

You were the centre of my whole worldHow did I not see it until it unfurled,As everything seemed to be turning to goldThe very next day you were soo cold You can change a dressingBut it’ll soon need doing againThe fact I’m still standing is a blessing,If only to disguise some of the pain, You

A Violent Relationship

You shut the door And the glasses fly even in this state I still can’t say goodbye When your angry like this And starting to cry I find it hard to hide A part of me dies You can drain my blood But my heart will still beat Whatever you do, I still love you

waves hit the shoreline

Let the waves hit the shorelineUnder the setting sunFor I know our last dayIn paradise is done. The pier is still standingA ghostly timber in it’s planksNo-one walks along itand it is sinking into the sands Once stood so proudly,As the birds upon it did,Singing rhythmically and loudly,Now stay far from it, I see the