Fine Lines

A selection of some of my favourite lines and their parent poems (just click on the title to read the entire poem).

I try not to get angry.

Gee, how I've tried.

I've tried to see your anguish,

and the pain you felt inside.

Footprints - Suicide is not painless.

 

She's got the inside alley,

And is first up from a spell,

But what if she misses the jump,

And what if she fell ?

Correct Weight - The magic of having a flutter.

 

Sadly, you did not grow together,

In fact, you grew apart,

As you slowly tore the chunks,

Out of his soft but hardening heart.

The 19 Year Old - A sad story about drugs.

I was that rising baker,

far too early out of bed,

struggling to make a quid,

making other people's bread.

A Harbour View - Multicultural diversity in Australia today.

An aching heart,

Cupid's dart.

A passionate glance,

The naked dance.

The Affair - A tale of an office romance.

What if I saw my doctor ?

And he said "You've got the big C",

And what if I was run over,

Walking out of his surgery ?

What If ? - A humorous tale of middle aged worries.

So you would have said farewell,

to your family, maybe a friend,

never thought about not coming back,

didn't imagine your journey's end. 

The Unknown Soldier - Lest we forget.

 

When I was young,

I would never be this old,

I was going to save the world,

And hear my story told.

When I Was Young - Or why was it better then ?

The corporate warriors,

Into battle you must fly,

High above the sleeping mortals,

Across the dawn red sky.

The Corporate Warriors - The story behind the suits on the plane.

You see, you were ya Dad's Lad,

And could never have been denied,

And we were going to ride into my sunset,

Lifelong partners, side by side.

A Dad's Lad - About the love of a father for a son.

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