Frederick Nellist

The only thing I can really say is mine
Sticks to me like glue never out of line
From morning till night always in tow
Do we really need it, I mean a shadow.
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I'm from a place so precious in mind
I'm from a moment long time passed
I'm from a memory that happened fast
The place my childhood was inclined.
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I seek answers not yet told
Just a little peace of mind
Passing years quickly unfold
Response remains confined.
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Pick up the gauntlet
look life in the eye

The answers are there
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Mounting weariness not withdrawn
Nostalgias eyes two ways torn
My past flies on nocturnal wings
In search of rest and other things.
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You read my thoughts better than I
Utter words I want to hear
Loving me for what I am.
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Regret is never saying I love you,
always something you meant to do.

Regret is someone passing your way,
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Broken dreams, scattered pieces
Tears won't cement them whole
Reality is the giver of pain
Nocturnal visions beyond control
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Myself is a person I've grown to know,
standing together not much to show.

In the mirror we stare eye to eye.
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Four prison walls surround you my son
How did this happen to one so young
You commit a crime you pay the price
We tried to help but you reject advice.
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Echoes are magic brought to mind
Recalling memories some undefined
Verbal illusions come out to play
Weariness of age is soothed away.
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My poems forgotten, long since told
Memory misting I grow old
Passionate words never stopped flow
Melted like sun kissed snow.
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My poems have prospered
because you take time to look
Hope you weren't bored to tears.
I won't ask how long it took,
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Failure as ever a doubtful friend,
refuse to be inclined.
Hallucinations, not today,
Take common sense for a ride.
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Life a gift some say a curse
Maybe it's intended that way
All that glitters is not gold
At least that's what I'm told.
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I will take them all away
the nightmares you fear
Turn your night into day
and deny another tear.
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I've never known a place called home
My own kitchen, meals to cook
A cosy lounge, a fire and book
Confused and lost I've walked alone.
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My slumbering vibrates
But not too extreme
Dreaming that hatred
Is no longer seen.
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Four different seasons
blending earths beauty
Four different faces
with a different smile.
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I'm going to close yesterdays eyes
and give my future a chance
Leave purple shadows undisturbed
it's time to get up and dance.
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