Our lives in the future are shaped by the ideas and actions in the present 01/04/2021 The navigator plots a course To greener pastures forever more Better people, better places, better life The sweetest taste of effort rewarded As hard work the furnace Satisfies where vice falls short As all the troubles of the past Drift away in theContinue reading “Tranquil Thoughts”
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A Little Less Cruel
We do our best to navigate the problems at hand 15/03/2021 Somehow In my neck of the woods We all live lives Of quiet tragedy Some more than others it’s true But spend long enough on planet earth And something will go wrong Pray you have the strength To negotiate hardship Trauma and turmoil When the devil strikes Because noContinue reading “A Little Less Cruel”
Revolving door
The concept of the career crim, is still alive and kicking. 27/3/2019 A mate went home today They call him The Levitator Andf my name being what it is They call me The Navigator The ‘Gator’ and the ‘Tator’ He’s a metal head And I’m a punk So we can agree On loud guitars And pounding drums A career crim He’s done hardContinue reading “Revolving door”
Never Give Up
Give thanks for that little crumb of happiness. 01/03/2021 Acquiesce to the rapturous nature Of freedom from jail Of freedom from failure As life improves every day As I gather pace Ine the modern rat race Let positivity prevail Let life unwind In the best possible way Let life be kind A mountain of work Toil that’s welcome For the ripeContinue reading “Never Give Up”
The Lucky Country
It could have been so much worse. 05/11/20219 When I read and watch Stories about American jails I realize I am truly blessed There’s 2.3 million souls Mostly doing it tougher than me And that’s not taking into account Prisons in third world countries But in AMC In the minimum-security cottages In a single man cell With a supportive family And the reputation that comes From a brutal crime Continue reading “The Lucky Country”
Black Misery
Sadly, this is true. 27/09/2019 For a brief time When my sanity was slipping I thought that Maybe, just maybe I had actually died On the highway that night And what I was experiencing Was hell As my life got worse and worse As I lost my mind And everything became Cold terror, black misery andContinue reading “Black Misery”
The Warrior
I hope I can find the warrior spirit within me. 18/02/2021 The rugged warrior Shoulders his blade And walks into new realms of mystery The future uncertain He carries the weight of the world On his massive frame Few have seen such horrors as he His pain locked in a box He buries his past andContinue reading “The Warrior”
Safe at Sea
Let us all find our way back to dry land. 11/02/2021 Every year on the inside I sent my brother A drawing or a painting Of an anchor Because there’s something about Being safe at sea Through the wildest storms That I hope to build In my brothers soul All men can relate To theContinue reading “Safe at Sea”
The Battle Fought The War Won
I write a lot about gratitude. 10/02/2021 Carefree despite the baggage That haunts my steps Sooner or later I have to tell them all Where I’ve been and what I’ve done See them accept or see them run My cross to bare And I’m strangely at ease with it all The pain I’ve endured inContinue reading “The Battle Fought The War Won”
One Happy One Sad (2)
In truth I haven’t been at my best This last decade Every mistake is now My own infinite failure From the office job To the night shift To the warehouse To the prison And beyond All the while searching For the clarity and confidence I was blessed with As a youth And those that knowContinue reading “One Happy One Sad (2)”
