Mal Sharp

I wish I knew the words to write,
The words to make your eyes alight,
The words to soothe away your plight,
To send you soaring to great heights.
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My mum taught me how to read and write,
She showed me how to love and live.
My father taught me my wrong from right,
He showed me how to hope and give.
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I once followed a rainbow, on a fine summers day.
To see what lay hidden, under it's colourful ray.
The sky was without a cloud, my destination clear.
The end of the rainbow, constantly coming near.
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To see your face without joy in my own,
Is only a myth for it isn't known.
Being true to you is just too easy,
I will not cause you any misery.
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Sometimes when all is quiet, I like to sit and pretend.
My walls disappear from view, ready for me to transcend.
Instead I'm in a meadow, breathing in the fresh clean air.
Creating a paradise, I hide from my life's despair.
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This heart that is inside of me,
Belongs to you and all you see.
Though it beats within my rib cage,
I only hold one minute page.
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Can I continue making the same mistakes,
Shall I continue just for your sake.
Will you ever see the damage it does,
Can we ever be what we once was.
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Life isn't fair, we all know this
A toss of the dice, hit or miss
A game that most will surely fail
A one way ticket straight to jail
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I have known you all your days,
And I held you when you came.
Understanding the clichés
For once, I cried without shame.
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The walls are closing in,
The air getting thinner.
I thought I'd escaped,
Came out the winner.
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How to undo what has been done,
Turn back the clock and start again,
Go back to where it all begun,
To stop it going down the drain.
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I would have thought I would have learned,
From the mistakes I've made before
Each time, yet still I'm not concerned,
It's too strong for me to ignore.
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You take a look, but do not see,
Anything close to the real me.
I'm not my attire, race or sex,
In actual fact I'm more complex.
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They say the truth will set you free,
I've not found this to be the case.
I do not know if you'll agree,
For me it just leads to disgrace.
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Forever we are caught here in this plight.
Engaging in this everlasting fight.
Against everything we struggle with flight.
Running everywhere we search for the light.
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I hate you cause you're white,
I hate you cause you're black.
I hate you out of spite,
My hate takes you aback.
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I close my eyes and can't envision,
This life, I can't seem to understand.
My mind is filled with indecision,
My heart incapable to withstand.
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Where shall I start to do my part,
To live life as I dream.
Where shall I start to fill my heart,
To repair the broken seams.
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When love can't save you,
Nor wishing on a star.
When miracles are absent,
You just have who you are.
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I watch as life passes me by,
As moments pass I slowly die,
I wait for my purpose to be made clear,
So I no longer have to live in fear.
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