POETRY

THE FACADE

What you see isn’t always exactly, what you get

And sometimes what you get you sometimes regret

That’s not to say don’t wish, or don’t be excited by what you see

It is just that things are not always, what they seem to be

Now family they say is the strongest of bonds you can ever find

I have been quite lucky, mine is an exception so bare that in mind

However, some are at war on a daily basis and always falling apart

Remember it is not always, what we do but whether it comes from the heart

Take friends well where do you start? Do they exist?

More fair-weather than not, there when it suits, if you get the jist

Rarely will you find someone who will be there through thick & thin

Ok on the outside, everything seems fine until you look within

Then there’s work well talk about two faced watch your back

Colleagues smiling to your face behind you’re back waiting to attack

Always looking for the chance to make you feel small & gain the upper hand

One-upmanship their chosen sport their goal to have you jump to their command

Girlfriend, boyfriend a match for life maybe one day even as husband & wife

Sharing those special moments and experiences that you go through in life

2 point 4 children a house with a pool, and don’t forget the private school

Whilst behind the scenes inner turmoil lies and pain cheated on feeling a fool

Life passes by faster each day and many things will challenge us along the way

A real time adventure with nothing and everything to lose so be ready to play

The clock is ticking and we are all magicians, illusionists, which ever fits best

So let us be honest if we are really frank not many of us are up to the test

Maybe I am a dreamer, an idealistic fool! But if we were all honest wouldn’t it be cool?

No one deceiving or being something they are not everyone happy with what they have got

The problem is we create the monster of greed and envy, hatred and spite

And if we are not careful then the time will come when it is too late to put it right

We are the same just different by circumstance; if we work together, we still have a chance

Freedom of speech human rights let us stop before we turn out all the lights

Why waste time or money, when so much can be done shouldn’t it be prosperity for everyone

Fate will decide nowhere to hide judgment will come, a cross to bear for what we have done