Paul Warren Poems

I wear a cloak as my disguise
And I use it to cool my pride
For in an instant I can disappear
So you can't see me near
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When I was a child I found
I didn't want to put down
The toys I played with all the time
For childhood is so magical and fine
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Who goes there is the call
As you stand to watching it all
For people can hide away
Those things unpleasant in their way
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I would like climb mountains again
And to hear the laughter of friends
Waking each day knowing it would be OK
It wouldn't matter that I lounged away
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Is this where I thought I'd be
Those many years ago in my future see
I had plans to be the one
That did all the things that should be done
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Articulate for peace strong and true
For peace in our time is up to me and you
Don't just sit back and think it through
Be strong in what you say and do
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Do I see fleeting figures in the night
Making sounds in want of fright
Are they here constantly
Observing us as we can't see
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Think it through again
Each step playing ‘til the end
Was there any mistakes
In the decisions you decide to take
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Did I know the reason why
It was your turn to die
As you laid low in your bed
The cancer spread in a time of dread
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You could tell he didn't know
Who he was or where to go
You'd find him around town
Bedded down on a piece of ground
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