CARRY ON TUESDAY
The words in blue are the the first words
of the Edward Kofi Lewis poem 'Dark Winter Blues'
MISERY
The darkness of winter has gathered around me;
Hobgoblins and shadows have moved in and found me.
The icicles forming around my poor soul
Are freezing my spirit and taking their toll.
Dank thoughts rise and flourish whenever I think;
A chasm is yawning and I'm on the brink.
Foul fingers of misery claw through my hair;
I'm weighted with woe and worn down with despair.
In dreams I see visions too awful to name
And, waking, the real world is looking the same.
Of what use is life if I'm feeling this way?
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There's no doubt I'm having a very bad day!
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LOOKING BACK!
Cross out! Erase each awkward phase!
Each careless word! Each stupid phrase!
Banish for ever each worthless thought!
Block-out the blips of every sort!
Nullify each bad memory,
Slip of the tongue and banality!
Forget each silly painful scene!
Wipe the past completely clean!
See a life come into view
Pristine, noble, wise and true!
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You'll find a life that's very fine!
But, certainly, it wasn't mine!
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