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There’s nowhere else I’d rather be,

Than anywhere but here you see

I’ve had enough of all this shit,

Liars, thieves and hypocrites

Surround me like a toxic cloud,

Enveloping me like a shroud.

I feel the grasp of death’s cold hand

Around my neck, I cannot stand

My legs go weak, my heart, it races

The thought of staying in these places

For any more of my precious time

That leaks from life like spilled vintage wine

That drips and pools upon the floor,

I’ve had enough, I’ll take no more

Unwarranted, unjust abuse,

I’ll seek escape and slip this noose

And dodge the axe above my head,

It’s not my time to join the dead

There’s life in me, I’ve more to give

So now I’ll take this life and live.

My Daughter Says

My daughter say’s “ga, ga goo”

But what she means is “I love you”

Or perhaps she needs a nappy change,

The look upon her face is strange.

Damn, is this a poo-face or sick-face?

Take a gamble and then it’s a race.

But either way it ends in a mess,

Baby wipes out and another change of dress.

My frustration builds and I echo her screams

And my mind feels as though it is tearing at the seams

The sleep deprivation is taking it’s toll

I fight to maintain my last bit of control.

And then she looks up at me with her baby blue eyes,

My anger and frustration fades and then dies

And my heart swells with pride as she whispers my name,

“Dad” – with that one word nothing’s ever the same.

Rat Race to Rat Trap

I sit and tune out, like a wireless with a broken aerial

Because a static buzz is a better sound

Than this din of despair that is driven into my mind.

Fog-horn voices, hurricane of harsh opinions

Stated as fact.

Within this whirlwind I wait,

Treated like a rodent with the voice of a mouse

They tread on my tail and I squeak,

Scurry away to hide and await my fate,

The snap of a rat trap.