Gerry Freeman Poems

They walked just here, the lovers,
On the path by the dual carriageway
And their footsteps slowed along Chester Road,
From the Hastings Hill estate.
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Precious moments gone forever
Tender words all left unsaid
Like a promise that was broken
Or a poem left unread.
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People talkin' about nothin'
Keep on beatin' their gums.
If you haven't got somethin' worth sayin'
Silence is golden chum.
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The tired Sun in his lonely sky
Must forever strive
To brush the darkness ahead away,
Though it gathers in behind.
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You can't forget your first love,
First love is always true.
The first time that you fall in love
Those feelings are brand new.
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Whenever I begin to think that something might be going my way
I know that I can well rely on life slapping me in the face.
So don't you wail if you try and fail, it's surely no disgrace,
Because it's only Nature's way of putting you back in your place.
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Ever since Eve turned to Adam
And said: 'Come on, take a bite.'
I'm afraid that's right,
It's been a woman's world.
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When the days of my life have been numbered and
All I've done has been weighed and defined,
Will my children be able to understand
Why I did what I did with my life.
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How long?
Lord, Lord how long?

Don't let anybody tell you
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How many times have I wondered
What made me act so foolishly?
How many times have I tried to find a reason
For mistreating you, like I used to do?
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