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Putty Coloured Sky
Putty coloured sky, putty coloured sea, you don't hold no joy for me
Murky stew of dense grey tea – you cold, wet flannelled World
Colour-washed with leaden paint
Artist’s pallet? no, you ain’t
Grimly reaped by dreary Saint with halo flatly pearled
Grizzle, mizzle, liquid stone
Has the feel of aging bone
A seascape that would be a moan if only it could speak
Nowt shall pierce that dingy shield
Not a chink of light revealed
Every border locked and sealed the threat to last the week
Dark gun metal battleships
Cinereal boats on pointless trips
Ashen dove with dead eye, dips into a pepper soup
Lost horizon, now obscured
A clouded blanket for the Lord
That hides the morning’s sparkling sword and distant red sailed sloop
Beneath the veil of smokey mist
I will push an iron fist
My wishful thinking won’t desist until the sun breaks through
So shift your load you dingy sky
Open up your morning eye
Cross your cool heart, hope to die
That’s all I ask of you
Resolution Day
It's time to wake up, wash the sleep from your eyes
Open them wide and you'll get a surprise
The World ain't there waiting for you to arise - but hey!
Splash on some cold water, hold all those demons at bay
Shake off the cobwebs 'cause it's Resolution Day
You used to have dreams and you used to have pride
You used to have something of substance inside
Now everything worthwhile has taken a slide - but hey!
Cut back those clinging weeds, pull your feet out of the clay
Throw off the bedsheets 'cause it's Resolution Day
Brush all the dust away, sweep the dirt out of the drive
Look hard in the mirror and you'll see that you're still alive
Time to break the mold
Time to come in from the cold
Time to go panning for gold
Stake your claim before you're too old
Little voice nagging says "Bad life is done"
The mist slowly lifted exposing the Sun
You can be successful and still have some fun - but hey!
Splash on some cold water, hold all those demons at bay
Shake off the cobwebs 'cause it's Resolution Day
All Fall Down (The sagging Boobs Song)
They used to be pert, like two stones in the dirt
Now they sag like two bags of wet fish
They used to be firm, like a young pachyderm
Now they swing in a sling with an ominous swish
They used to be rounded, surrounded with skin
that welcomed you in with a promising glow
Now they're deflated, scoffed at, berated
Oh how did those womanly globes drop so low
You hoist them and strap them, you massage and slap them
You push them together like bald headed friends
They're amply supported, yet oddly distorted
Who knows where the bra and the breast - ever ends
Under your sweater, they couldn't look better
Who knows what they're made of, who knows if they're real
But you never can hide the false promise inside
When the curtain is dropped and it's time to reveal
Don't lie on your back, or you'll look like a sack has
dropped off either side of your truck
Make sure that it's dark, it's no walk in the park
When the fat's rolling by like a rippling brook
You must employ a decoy to distract from the joy
that surely will soon be inevitably dashed
You must use every ruse and breath, almost talk the guy to death
Once your sweet juicy melons and red hot potatoes - are finally mashed
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Truth in every lie
The twist of fate that ate your soul
wound tendrils round your throat
And as you lose all self control
you beg for an antidote
The innocence of childhood lost
consumed by hungry rat
that grew so big, you paid the cost
and live in darkness like a bat
Blinded by reality that closed your eyes, you cannot see
nor do you want the light to magnify
the truth in every lie
A trace of smoke exposes fire that no-one can deny
It blurs your vision, takes away your air
And no amount of damping down extinguishes the lie
A hole cannot be deep enough to shield you from the glare
The twisted arm that caused you pain
released a wild distortion
the tainted words made stubborn stain
that spread in disproportion
Sullied by an entity that made it's mark your effigy
You taste the colour in the poison dye
the truth in every lie
I think we're done here
Nothing left to say, nothing more to do
you gave your best to me and I gave my best to you
When you reach the pinnacle there's just one way to go
Before I get too cynical there's something you should know
It was great while it lasted but it found a natural end
I don't want to hang around, I'm not that kind of friend
I think we're done here, I guess that's all there is
Nothing to see here, the soda lost its fizz
The dance has ended, the clock is striking one
The mouse descended..... I think we're done
Nothing left to hear, nothing left to be
I gave you all I had and you gave your all to me
Now we've hit the high we're running out of steam
The well is almost dry and we cannot swim upstream
It was good while it lasted but there wasn't quite enough
I don't want to see it through, that would be too tough
I think we're done here, I guess that's all there is
Nothing to see here, the soda lost its fizz
The music ended, the clock is striking one
The mouse descended..... I think we're done
We make our own horizons
They talk of a clear horizon as it it were the ultimate bliss
But what good is a place that's so far away
when no-one can reach it, that's what I say
I'd much rather see to the end of my nose
where I might find the scent of a wild red rose
Fresh air, coffee, baking bread,
when I follow my nose I am easily led
They talk of a path going forward but I'll never be fooled by this
what good is a path that goes on forever
a road to oblivion, that's not too clever
I'd much sooner walk to the end of my yard
a far shorter distance that isn't so hard
The view for a cat, a frog or a bee
is good enough for them so it's good enough for me
We make our horizons, no need to understand
some unreachable line where the sky meets the land
We make our own horizons, we draw them with our mind
Turn your back on the view, see you just passed through
someone else's horizon behind
To the left and the right
let your soul be a kite
let it soar to a height
where the lines disappear
Watch them fade in the haze
of those long Summer days
and be sure to give praise,
your horizon is here
No Returns
I was given the World for my birthday but it doesn't seem to work.
I know I should be grateful but the thing has gone berserk.
I'm sure it was expensive but it wasn't mine to buy.
So when I tried to change it, this was the reply.
You can't change the World without a receipt
You cannot deny that you've used it.
They'll say that it's faulty and incomplete
because of the way you abused it.
I was given a Life for my birthday but I just can't get it going.
It didn't have any instructions and the energy isn't flowing.
I don't know where it came from, it didn't have a label
And when I tried to change it I found I wasn't able
You can't change a life without the sales ticket
It might be unwanted and you didn't pick it
Without proof of purchase you can't send it back
It's your gift to keep once you've opened the pack.
If you want to get to know me
If you want to get to know me, see beyond the way I look
I'm a novel that you can't not put down, I'm not a picture book
Don't fall in love with avatars and made-up user names
Those are just disguises filled with artificial claims
If you want to get to know me, then maybe play my songs
read my poems, go on forums where I like to bang my gongs
Take a note of what I listen to, the games I like to play
Take the links I recommend and check my status every day
If you want to get to know me, I suggest you hang around
and watch as I discard the veils so thick and tightly wound
My hope chest will not open, I never give the key
to any random passer by who takes a shine to me
If you want to get to know me, then that should be a goal
but don't make wayward passes like a woman hungry troll
The mission is a lifetime quest, no shortcuts in this game
If you want to know me better, then ignore my rank and name
No images can capture the spirit that is me
Beneath the airbrush tweeking are the lines no-one can see
The lines I like to cover on my superficial face
are not the lines I'll cherish in my final resting place
So before you get to know me, then get to know yourself
you may find deep inside there is a vast and untapped wealth
Love has many different forms and ways to be expressed
but love is always naked no matter how it's dressed
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Seasonal Lover
She was his Winter Goddess
Skin cool and moist and rosy
She was his Winter angel
Eyes bright and wide and wet
Love was fresh and crisp and clear
Like a sparkling duet
If you thought that you’d seen love
Then you ain’t seen nothing yet
She was his Springtime sweetling
Her step was light and happy
She was his Springtime angel
Adventure on her mind
Love was fertile, young and new
The most harmonious kind
If you thought that you’d found love
Better put that thought behind
All year long, they wrote a loving song
But with each season love intensified
Every day, they found another way
To stay together side by side
She was his Summer sugar
Her shoulders bare and golden
She was his Summer Baby
Her embrace was hot and close
Love was sunny, carefree, wild
Like the bloom of a perfect rose
Don’t think you understand
Because it’s love that no-one knows
She was his Autumn Princess
Her hair was shining amber
She was his Autumn Darling
Ripe and ready to be plucked
Love was shades of red and glowing
Fruit was sweet enough to be sucked
He found the perfect recipe
And it was slowly cooked
LYRICS
I have talked and I'm still talking, nobody would know
might as well be talking on the Moon
I have walked and I'm still walking, there's so far to go
might as well be walking on the Moon
One small step for Womankind will never be another giant leap
Don't kid me 'cause I ain't blind I'll only be successful in my sleep
I have tried and I'm still trying, aiming for the bull
might as well be shooting for the Moon
I have lied and I'm still lying, truth is kinda dull
Wise old owl just hooting at the Moon
One small step for integrity is one step too far it seems
Spaced out from reality, I'll only be successful in my dreams
Bridge
I have sung and I'm still singing - is anybody out there at all
If there's a hope then I'm still clinging - will anybody come if I call a little louder - Hey, Hey,
It's 238,900 miles to the Moon and that's why no-one on Earth is listening
​
LYRICS
You didn't come today, I thought you might
I looked for you again, there was no sight
How come we are so loose and yet so tight together
You didn't come - I'm feeling dumb
You didn't come today
I hoped you would
I hung around a while
I thought I should
How come we're so bad and yet so good together
You didn't come - I'm feeling numb
It's so hard
for me to leave my own backyard
the gate is often bolted and the weeds are overgrown
We need to be close
but love is like an overdose
it leaves us slightly comatose when we are all alone
You didn't come today, I'm not surprised
It wasn't writ in stone or memorised
How come we still float when we're capsized
You didn't come - life is a bum
LYRIC
I was given the World for my birthday but it doesn't seem to work.
I know I should be grateful but the thing has gone berserk.
I'm sure it was expensive but it wasn't a very good buy.
So when I tried to change it, this was the reply.
You can't change the World without a receipt
You cannot deny that you've used it.
They'll say that it's faulty and incomplete
because of the way you abused it.
I was given a Life for my birthday but I just can't get it going.
It didn't have any instructions and the energy isn't flowing.
I don't know where it came from, it didn't have a label
And when I tried to change it I found I wasn't able
You can't change a life without the sales ticket
It might be an unwanted gift and you certainly didn't pick it
Without proof of purchase you can't send it back
It's your gift to keep once you've opened the pack.
HOT LOVE
I could warm my hands on your radiant soul
Toast my frozen toes upon your inner fire
I could navigate darkness with the light from your eyes
The heat from your smile lifts my leaden heart higher
Your Summery air gives off a solar flare
And I am drawn to you like a roasting Barbecue
Your skin, so bright and rosy, when I touch, my fingers burn?
Ambiance falls from your lips leaving light trails that glow as you turn
Your sparkling white teeth and lustrous red hair dazzle my eyes, but I don’t care
For all the shining luminosity you radiate is happening
…. because of your incandescent love for me
Time goes by
Time goes by but I can't fill it
Try for better, but I can't will it
I guess I'll carry on until it
comes to a point I'll have to kill it
Time moves on and I can't pin it
Life's a game and I can't win it
Is it too late to begin it ?
Screwed it up, so I'll just bin it
I'm such a drone, a lazy bone / No thoughts of my own / I'm accident prone
I can't atone for the life I've blown... if only I had known
Life is a poem but it don't have to rhyme
Life is a sentence, but what was the crime ?
There's freedom of speech but most of us mime
Life is a clock running out of time
Time slips by, I guess I knew it
So much to do but I didn't do it
Shouldda been easy. nothing to it
I got a life but I went and blew it
So much to say, no way to say it
A debt to pay but I can't pay it
A chance for fun but I didn't play it
A course to run but I couldn't stay it
I'm such I dope / I can't cope / just sit and mope, without any hope
I can't atone for the life I've blown... if only I had known
If only I'd known how great life could be
Does everyone know how to live it but me ?
If only I'd shown more cogency
There's no power left in this old battery
I'm such a flop, a bowl of slop / a charity shop... oh when will it stop ?
Life is a poem but it don't have to rhyme
Life is a sentence, but what was the crime ?
There's freedom of speech but most of us mime
Life is a clock running out of time
Everything went dark
Her smile was brief and underneath he fallen brow, her eyes, somehow had lost that vital spark
Her skin was dull, deep lined and full of clues to all the blues she'd had since everything went dark
The birds had all stopped singing, they had no need to fly
The colour of the flowers matched the greyness of the sky
Though she could hardly see, she walked the streets in misery - she had no bite or bark since everything went dark
The people passed her by, a faceless stream of noses, high - avoiding any meet of eye, or begging from her lips
The pavement, hard and cold - her meager bedding streaked with mold, her soup-stained clothes were very old, her only cup had chips
A lonely bench in any town, she spent the day with head hung down
Her home was any park since everything went dark
A little cash might bring her back, remove those growing cataracts so she might see what she's been missing
Though she could hardly see, she walked the streets in misery - sadness left its mark since everything went dark.