Falling Down

I brood along the rushing streets

tumble through my lonely thoughts

down inside my broken dreams

You smile at me just like before.

find misery with every step

the consuming pain of memory

ground darkens in the cold and wet

But the hurricane's inside of me

I cannot turn back to the lights,

keep walking though the path has gone

falling lonely through the night

down to where I don't belong;

down into the darkest hole

down goes my fragmented soul.

Dear Mum

I want to thank you with these words

For being there when I am hurt;

For being there when I am not;

For bringing lunch when I forgot!

And thank you also, for the times

That you forgave me for such crimes

As putting clean clothes on the floor;

Or shouting, stamping and slamming doors.

And thanks for all the things you taught;

And showing patience when I could not.

For letting me sing my own song

But helping me when things go wrong;

For all the thoughtful things you do;

For all the love that you exude;

For making me what I've become;

And just for being lovely, Mum.