A short poem about people. |
I WAS THERE by Andy Jackson I met a Girl aged 17, She hid behind a TV screen, And shouted things I found obscene, i’ll tune in again next week… I saw a Boy of 9 and half, Telling jokes by the bypass, His friends all seemed to laugh out loud, imaginary warming crowd… I told a Friend aged 22, That there were many things to do, But she just smiled and held my hand, and sung along to the live band… I watched a Foe from 30 feet, Lose his balance on his seat, And crack his head on solid ground, silence seemed to swamp the sound… I climbed a Girl of 24, to fix the faulty bathroom floor, She said that time will heal all wounds, and that the ice-cream fears all spoons, I mind a Chap aged 41, he says that I should just have fun, But we are not that close today, still friendship always finds a way… I saved a Woman in 16 days, it changed our lives in every ways, And something bigger came alive, born inside the human hive… I caught a smile aged 58, and within found a sealing fate, That we can moan all that we like, but time won’t slow down on that bike… I Saw a Man of 95, my parents said he’s not alive, But I still see him standing there, it could be me who isn’t where… I cried myself a thousand tears, and sent them flying through the years, Until my soul was all washed clear, and nothing else was left to fear… I prayed for freedom a million times, offered myself up for our crimes, But fate told me I’d have to wait, until an undecided date… |