PAUL COLVIN Poems

The guns, the noise, the bullets! And still they're raining down
I run for cover in the dark, in this hell-hole of a town.
My legs give way, I've just been hit and stumble to the ground
It's much too dark for me to see and my head is spinning round.
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Quiet and gentle, meek yet so strong
She seems quite aloof but assuming is wrong.
Her manner is perfect with a beautiful smile,
Just a charming young woman, I’ve known for a while.
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They sell vintage, modern and new knocked off clothes
Navel rings, earrings and pearls for your nose
You’re convinced it’s a bargain; they’ll drown you with charm
And that carpet you hated, is now under your arm.
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Does anybody smile here, they’re all as miserable as sin
No one talks, they don’t say a word, what a state they’re in!
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Another lazy day ahead as gentle folks lay in their bed,
The morning brings a warm sun but no excited children run.
They’re still in bed, will be awhile, on this, Italia’s greenest isle.
Dogs don’t walk, they only lay, they just act dead but never play,
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Don’t walk through a town with your head in a book
Lift up your eyes and have a good look
By looking I mean observe and digest
For a book’s only there to advise and suggest.
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He stood alone from dusk ‘til dawn
From daylight ‘til the sun had gone
Then there she came from far beyond
And he noticed that no lights were on
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Cry and you cry alone
This saying haunts me on my own
In melancholic mood I rest
In bed deprived of vim and zest.
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Your honesty releases, emotions deep within,
So many years I tried for these but always locked them in.
Your honest mind and heart so pure, they were the perfect key,
Unlocking chains around my heart and then you set me free.
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