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The beginning to the end

My start in life was not round here, 
Newcastle was my home, 
But now I've spent 20yrs in washington where I roam, 
Now I wonder what is left, 
A hopeless future at its best, 
A big part missing cruelly took, 
Plucked from life with a baited hook,
20yrs and it ends this way, 
With no one by my side today, 
3years ago and all was fine, 
A loving family spending time, 
We had our problems all families do,
Without a challenge you won't get through, 
But one big problem had us beat, 
Cervical cancer we had to greet, 
The biggest upset was it's stage, 
The worst stage 4 was off the page, 
We just knew it was so bad, 
There was no magic spell we had,
So all I could do for my love, 
Was go beyond and up above, 
We were happy with what we had, 
Our son still has his mam and dad, 
The family bond worked well together, 
It led us forward in life for ever, 
When a problem came to light, 
We managed to solve it and get it right, 
The two of us we were a team, 
So strong together it would seem, 
We solved our problems we'd think it through, 
As proud parents that's what you do, 
But that one day it all went wrong, 
As the saying goes "it went Pete Tong ",
The nightmare started at the clinic, 
Sat in reception with a look of panic, 
Time stood still as the verdict was read,
All the results was everything you dread, 
The feeling of real shock, 
Never felt it before, 
Such a kick in the face as we walked out the door, 
That was the first of a catalogue of bad news, 
It was now that the cancer would start to abuse, 
My partner hung on and battled away, 
But the cancer won over on the 5th of May.

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Dora my French bull dog

I usually sit down with my tea,
And Dora not so far from me,
Her slava drooling from her jaw,
On command she'll raise her paw,
On occasion food will drop,
Dora the hoover cleans up the slop,
She eats for fun she's never full,
One big stomach she's like a bull,
And one big drawback it isn't smart,
She let's one slip a smelly fart,
Such a stench she'll clear the room,
You dare to stay then that's your doom,
For such a size She has some strength,
Match a pitbull without its length,
A favourite pass time the great outdoors,
She'd plan her route her choice not yours,
Toilet done She wants her prize,
In your  pocket and its bite size,
And when the day is at its end,
I cuddle up with my best Friend, 
She keeps me warm all through the night,
Then let's one rip so unpolite, 
Now that's all gone she's here no more,
A grieving pain in my inner core,
Again I look back to the past,
My future once more overcast, 
I did what's right I know I did,
The cancer gone and we got rid,
Cost Dora's life it was the deal,
It will take months for me to heal.

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Tough talk

How important are family and friends, 
Times of real trouble the outcome depends,
Depends on the numbers the more we recruit, 
Together we help to resolve a dispute, 
Our heads put together to plan our way out,
Intimidate the enemy where in with a shout,
We can beat every problem fight to the end,
Our strength is in numbers we will apprehend, 
So if you cause aggro in a negative way, 
You'll feel the full force as we hunt down our prey,
This is a route we rather not take, 
It's never too late to admit your mistake, 
Turn it around repair what was wrong, 
Friendship or enemy something to work on,
The last few years have been tougher than most, 
No one to blame pandemic the host,
A world that's so fragile with a lot going on, 
It only takes one nutter to drop a huge bomb.

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Dora had cancer

The news isn't good,
And I did not expect, 
Prognosis and results, 
When I got to the vet,
My heart hit the floor,
My head in my hands,
I've been here before, 
I need to make plans, 
DORA has got cancer,
Why her for god sake,
The dog I love dearly,
Is there for the take,
She is my best buddy,
A big part of my life,
There when I need her,
And the passing of my wife,
Before we would meet,
Her job was to breed,
Make someone money,
No love there just greed,
Then surplus to requirements, 
She could not breed anymore, 
With no money being made,
She was showing the door,
So that's how I got her,
I would not earn a quid,
She paid me in love,
And love I returned,
So when the day comes,
And I say my goodbyes,
I hope there together, 
Way up in the skies.

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Ring that bell

It's very strange by yourself,
 In a home that meant so much,
My nights are weird I make no sense,
I'm speaking double Dutch.

What I mean ,I just can't tell,
 if only my head was clear
I keep most problems too myself 
It's a problem I do fear.

No wonder I feel so let down,
I thought I would cope well,
I really thought we would get through,
For my love to  ring that Bell.

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Got it right

I wish I was a better man and lived a normal life,
It was not hard to be a gent,
And look after your wife.
I never married my partner, 
like I said I would one day,
I wasn't even any good to remember her birthday. 
I had it all a future jam packed with lots of cheer,
I owe all that to one great girl cause she  was so  sincere. 
She planned all our adventures, 
She never got it wrong,
Even when she was so ill she managed to stay strong. 
Couped up in bed she never ceased to show her skills in planning, 
Even if to ill to come she'd book a week caravaning.
It's now she's gone I find it hard to step into her shoes,
To even think of such a thing,
I know I would just lose.

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Love and change







 

Is it about time I turned a corner, 
And mix with more friends and not be a loner. 
Grow with confidence push myself harder, 
Nourish my body with trips to the larder. 
Walk with my dog who I call Dora,
She's a French bull dog your gonna adore her.
Fill my day with plenty of action, 
It's a great motivator and a helpful distraction. 
Feel better in myself and people would know, 
I'm back to reality with a smile and a glow.
Not to forget a past life on pause, 
3years of bad trauma the probable cause.
Bringing up the horrors I saw,
The death of my partner who I miss even more. 
The mother of our son and a good one at that, 
But it's the time missed with him and where his life's at.
We had so much to do, 
And places to see,
Grow old together and cuddle with me. 
So hard to forget and realise its no more ,
I love you so much and that love will just grow.

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Tough thoughts



I watch as time goes by,
With no great urge to try,
To make a move,
Or break a sweat,
I'm a lost heart broken guy.

"HOW" I wonder why,
A sudden urge to cry,
I see her image,
I loose a breath,
I'm a lost heart broken guy.

When will it feel so much better,
To smile like when I first met her,
Good times and bad,
A mixed bunch that we had,
I would sooner be  writing a love letter.

Memories I want to remember, 
God's prayer I like to send her, 
All is not good,
A mass change in mood,
The cancer is one big contender. 

I can't imagine my future,
A one I live without torture, 
No one for a cuddle, 
No one for a date,
I've lost my true love,
My only soul mate.

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Anger accompanies Grief

In time life should be improving, 
And it's nothing but confusing, 
Odd days you fair so well,
Today's a day from hell,
It starts as you wake up, 
Within a moment you blow up, 
A simple task you've done each day, 
Becomes a problem it's just the way, 
A cup of coffee you spill the lot,
The temper starts you've lost the plot, 
At your peril your walking around,
Without your slippers touching ground, 
Next that is unknown to you, 
A hard,sharp object coming into view,
On normal days it would be seen,
Not on a day that's been so mean,
You step on hard the pain is instant,
You shout out insults it's persistent, 
There's no-one to calm you down, 
If there was they'd see you frown, 
But as you sit and nurse your wound, 
You breath a sigh and then come round, 
It has been a day full of drama, 
But ends so tranquil and much calmer.

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Circle of doom

My life is a circle,
Going round and round, 
No end in sight, 
And no answers found, 
I'm stuck in a loop,
Going over again, 
Each day should be different, 
But the pain is the same, 
I can't make a break, 
In the circle of doom,
I can't take much more, 
I haven't the room,
I call out for help,
I desperately need, 
To cut in this circle,
A normal life I could then lead.