Romance
A slow dance
a game of chance
a certain glance
a special circumstance
forever perchance
Romance

Cuddles, forehead kiss

moments of pure bliss

fingers intertwined

trust underlined

that just for you smile

work can wait awhile

Is a pessimist
an unhappy chap if his
day has no mishap

The wind tickles my moustache
cigarette tips its ash
must remember to get that waxed
or relationship could be axed

My hair is looking grey
better buy that dye today
my nails look discoloured
but couldn’t be bothered

Still got the voucher for the gym
I’ll put that in a card for him
Son’s birthday coming up, 25
open lines of communication, strive

Today’s feeling is melancholy
haven’t got the energy to be jolly
ah, here’s the bus
paste on smile, face life thus

He filled me with longing

gave me a sense of belonging

When I finally accepted

my love he rejected

I’m a downtrodden wife
his trouble and strife
Is this my life?

He doesn’t help with chores
in between snores
says “ask her indoors”

The kids avoid him
I fulfil their whims
no point in asking him

I don’t know why he married me?
I could never be
what he wanted me to be

I’m never good enough
he says I look rough
so no more *** stuff

I wanted to work
but the chauvinistic ****
wouldn’t allow this perk

I can’t wait ‘till the kids are grown
from this dysfunctional nest flown
I’m building a nest egg of my own

Then mummy can fly
happily wave him goodbye
no tears shall I cry

but until then
the youngest is ten
I’ll keep secret my yen

Eight more years
feeding him beers
listening to his jeers

He’s such a hypocrite
sanctimonious ***
for any occasion a face that will fit

People think he’s a good man
doing what he can
for poor miserable Ann

Ann’s biding her time
secret ***** and lime
behind his back a naughty mime

Oh my eyes are bleary
my very bones are weary

To partake of that pint
was a mistake last night

Its a great saying “just the one”
never happens when alls said and done

I’m never drinking again
ask me on Saturday, around ten

Parading
Masquerading
Players of the night
Ladies take flight
Promises galore
But they only want to score
The blokes keeping a tally
Bonding, getting pally
Adding up kisses
Laughing at near misses
The word respect
Has no effect
Boys will be boys
Girls their toys

I’ll do it in my own sweet time
don’t need a bribe
keep your nickle and dime
I don’t follow the tribe
I word my own rhyme
your politely worded scribe
caused me to mime
your simpering vibe
I’m swimming in slime

If you have a heart of gold
can it on poor days be sold?

Can it be melted down
take away a worried frown?

Can you sell a piece
to gain some financial release?

Does it increase in value
if its freely given to you?

Share your heart every day
you’ll find that it will pay

Fizzier than a glass of coke
this handsome, captivating bloke
more refreshing than sorbet
he’s looking at me, hooray
greasier than a bag of chips
he can go straight to my hips
brighter than an orange, his smile
my phone number he can dial
back home to a healthy salad
think I’ll pen a sad ballad

A battered soul
broken, not whole
abused and misused
fragile, confused

Fragmented parts
splintered shards
dealt a bad hand
alone they stand

Picking up the shreds
tightening loose threads
searching for truth
courage, the root

Stronger they be
seek new company
a bright new outlook
life’s an open book

Ah, so sad, difficult relationship
seems to be no resolution in sight
two of us loaded, shooting from the hip
always in battle mode, all day and night
maybe of the aul block, I’m just a chip
saying things, one day unable to right
today I’ve had enough of their bad lip
two-faced, sarcastic, smiling false, so bright
just one more row could sink this rocky ship
with their cynical view on life, can’t unite
I bite my tongue, trying not to let rip
were stuck in a rut, sad, pitiful plight
ask anybody but me, she’s super
but I think she’s a functioning looper

Early to rise, early to bed
gives me a dull head
I try this path to tread
but it takes me forever to retire to bed
once I get there it can become my homestead

I can’t help it I was born this way
I could stay up all night and sleep all day
If only life didn’t get in the way

Some would say mysterious

I say dark and devious

from experience previous

He loathes strong women

doesn’t value their opinion

treats them as minions

He hides from my presence

doesn’t like my essence

petrified I guess

I find this hilarious

I’m just gregarious

and think he’s precarious

I should take it as a compliment

he finds me a worthy opponent

thought fills me with merriment

A destructive cuckoo in the nest

trouble causing what he do best

he’ll put your patience to the test

with one eye open he like to rest

Loves being an annoying pest

mischief chasing with zest

I’d like to cough him of my chest

My temper he play with and ******

I held him longer on my breast

my favourite, my maternal lust

my confession hidden in his dust

Love so explosive, I could burst

I’ve got a minx within

she likes to sin

evidence put in my recycle bin

can fill up quick when imbibing gin

She’s fun my minx

my reputation she jinx

can break some links

put her away for a while methinks

There’s a bit of a perk

she sleeps when I’m in work

in shadows she likes to lurk

sneaks out, I call it a quirk

Who is Will Power?
Where does he hang out?
Around the area I scour
but he’s nowhere about

I’ve been told I need some
to help with my addictions
Cigarettes, food and ***
my self inflicted prescriptions

If you find him
send him my way
but take his number
you might need him some day

I’m still in love with who I thought you were

The memory of that belief
is what’s causing the grief

I’m still in love with the you
I thought I knew
I despise the real you

I thought I’d found something rare
But you were just a player with flair

I will be okay
there will be a day
that false memory fades away

She has a laugh so hearty
always up for a party

Inside shes full of regret
past actions she can’t forget

She has humour so loud
always pleasing the crowd

Inside she’s sighing
her soul crying

She can dance all night long
knows the words of every song

Inside she’s lonely
looking for her one and only

She has an air of confidence
always fun in her presence

Inside she is sad
driving herself mad

She needs herself to forgive
then she can really live

Throw caution to the wind

let the breeze catch your hair

live a little dangerously

set yourself free

If your head is in the clouds

you might as well read them

be receptive to your dreams

from where hope streams

Tap into the boomerang effect

when you need to let go

if its for you it will be back

thats all you need to know

If a chapter closes

there’s a new book on the horizon

read it with an open mind

who knows what you’ll find

Standing here lost
pride, what cost?
greeted with frost
looks glaringly crossed

Forgiveness
no, stubborness
feeling powerful
no awful

I never take what’s
not given willingly
my own moral code
righteousness spilling

Do I now feel bolder
no, just a little colder
I could have lay on his shoulder
but my heart as hard as a boulder

I stand here alone and weep
probably tonight, no sleep
I’m feeling like a creep
looking at myself, not a peep

Peeping through a forbidden door

which I’d closed years before

memories that exalt and destroy

momentary joy

then tears I cry

It had ended in tragedy

caused such misery

gnawing feelings that haunt

remembered passions that taunt

there is no release

Will I ever find peace?