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The woman stands by the cliff's edge



And stares out to sea



Tears fall from her eyes



One year ago her true love perished in the sea



There was a storm and the boat was lost



Twenty sailors lost their lives



She dreams of Eduardo



And hear him screaming for help



He is no longer at sea



But in purgatory between Heaven and Hell



He doesn't understand why he is there



He is suffering for both of them



He will return to Heaven when his love rejoins him



She thinks of suicide but knows that would be wrong



She just wants to embrace her love again



Her life will go on



But her mind will always be thinking of Eduardo



She stands on the cliffs



And is bewildered by the power of the sea



And by the hand of God



She only has one desire



To sail away into another world



To float above the clouds



And join Eduardo once again in an eternal embrace

You are so precious to me



You give me a reason for living



And a sense of hope



As the dark days approach



Thoughts of you keep me sane



I have drifted through time



I have lost my way



But the stars always guide me back to you



My love, hold my hand



Understand that I love you



And I will never let you go



We will live for eternity



Through our children and in the memories of friends



Our love is an unbreakable bond



Built on sound foundations



And forged through centuries of time



God looks over us and protects us



In this white room with padded walls



I think of you and feel comforted



Outside you carry on you life



Oblivious to my feelings for you



We live in parallel worlds



Destined never to meet again



I am only a passing memory



And you are all I have left

The Georgian mansion feels cold and empty



Memories play on the crystal chandelier



Darkness holds me in its relentless grip



Red roses lie randomly on the floor



And a glass of white wine rests in my hand



The roses have died and turned black



Black roses on Valentine’s Day



My love is far away



It may be many years before we meet again



Angellica left me five years to the day



My dear love was on her way to meet me



And enjoy a romantic meal at Luigi’s, our favourite restaurant



But her red Ferrari spun out of control



On a tight bend near our home



She died instantly in a tangled wreck of metal



So each Valentine’s Day I drink a glass of wine



I drive my black Mercedes to her grave



And place red roses next to her grey headstone



“My beloved wife, so beautiful and pure,”



“ Who’s life was so cruelly cut short,”



“You are always in my thoughts”



I live comfortably in my exclusive Californian mansion



But all the luxuries and all the money in the world



Cannot bring my love back to me



Until the day I die



And embrace her again in heaven



And kiss her soft lips



Share in my bitter sweet memories this Valentine’s Day



The memories of our love sustain me



And comfort me in my idyllic isolation

The pills and razor blade rest at my side



This is not the end but the beginning



I have had my low points



I have taken a few pills in the past



Only to obliterate the world from my mind



A few moments of peace



Before everything comes crashing down



Disjointed memories of an ambulance and a hospital



Drifting in and out of consciousness



How in God’s name has it come to this?



I reached out to so many souls



But they were too busy living their own lives



Moments of enlightenment followed by days of depression



But that was the past



Today is the dawning of a new reality



I have taken all that this world can throw at me



The pills and razor blade still rest at my side



But they are not going to see any action tonight



It is a night of silent contemplation



I put everything back in their proper place



This world can be a better place



I will fight on a little longer



The pills and razor blade will always be there



My silent friends who lead me into darkness



I am ready to stare into the light



At least for one more day

Young mother goes Christmas shopping



Full of the festive spirit



Her young children wait anxiously for the big day



She tries so hard to make things special



Her husband did not hang around long after the birth



No long-term commitments



Living for the moment



Oblivious of the consequences



Still time to make amends



She loves her children



She wants to spoil them while they are still young



The Christmas tree takes pride of place



All lit up with bright lights



The children have finally gone to bed



The young mother gets the ladder to the loft



And quietly starts to gather the presents



It is going to be a great Christmas



As she moves the presents around



Her foot slips and she falls



Knocked unconscious



The children sleep quietly and dream of Christmas morning



Such a happy time



The mother remains motionless



As midnight strikes she slips away



She passes onto a better world



In which such accidents are unknown



How do you explain such things to the children?



So many sad memories associated with this special day



A dark shadow hangs over them



The Lord works in mysterious ways



Such events make us aware of our own fragility



Life is a precious gift



So celebrate these family occasions



We never know when those close to us will be lost to us



Only to be reunited in a higher place



Where all shadows are removed



And eternal peace shall reign



Children's tears rain down from heaven



In memory of all the fragile souls that have departed this earth



And those who remain behind



Share a thought for them as you eat your Christmas dinner



And cherish every moment of your life

My darkness fades from view



And enters deep into you



I infect your soul



Let my darkness swallow you whole



You are part of my dreams



I am the precursor to your screams



I engulf your spirit



And take you to the limit



Taking you over the edge



Leaving you dangling on the ledge



To jump and die



Go on, pretend you can fly



Let me watch you fall to the ground



I will watch with joy unbound



Let me take away your life



Let me hand you this sharpened knife



End it all



And beware the fall



Deep down into my dark black hole



I am the keeper of your poor lost soul



Come join with me



Embrace me



Clutch me to your breast



Let my dark magic do the rest



We are the terrors that fly in the night



There is no point in putting up a fight



Let us entwine



Your wretched soul is mine



Let us again embrace



And leave behind this damned human race



Your body is nothing but an empty shell



Your soul belongs with me in Hell



I infect your soul



Let my darkness swallow you whole

She sits alone in the hospital



Sitting on a bench in the garden



Making daisy chains on the grass



Lost in her own little world



Thoughts of love and betrayal



High hopes and disappointments



She looks haggard and drawn



Just plain and ordinary



Nothing special



And yet in her youth she was a beauty



All the boys love her



She was kind and generous



Friends with everybody



But she didn’t have a boyfriend



She waited for you



While you played the field



Seeking adventures in the long grass



Eventually you could resist no more



And you asked her out on a date



She was so happy



Pure and innocent



She dreamed of eternal contentment



She had finally met her Prince Charming



But you were no prince



You were nothing but a rogue



You took advantage of her



And moved on



To more fun and games



She pleaded for you to come back



You only teased and tormented her



And told jokes to your friends



She was heartbroken



Emotionally crushed



She dropped out of college



Her hopes and dreams shattered



Her parents were distraught



But there was no consoling her



She was admitted to hospital when she was 21



She drifted and lost touch with reality



After several years you had the courage to visit



Married with children



She didn’t even recognise you



And continued to play with her daisy chain



Still lost in her own little world

A man stabs a woman on the subway



He is disturbed and delusional



He failed to take his medication



He thinks the police and the FBI are after him



They are now



He is a danger to the community



He should have been restrained and kept in hospital



Thousands of time bombs waiting to explode



"I don't want to be kept in hospital"



"I have been stable for many years"



"Most mentally ill people are more of a danger to themselves"



Do we restrict the movements of all mentally ill people?



The doctors have to decide



They have blood on their hands



How many innocent people must die before something is done?



Banner headlines in the newspapers demand action



The stigma grows and uncertainty and distrust reigns



Care in the community that is the buzz word



But motiveless killings undermine the idea



What do we do?



"Do you want to restrict my movements?"



"I don't always take my medication"



"But I know I am no danger to the public"



The killer is apprehended and the trial takes place



He is to be detained in a secure unit



And the community feels safe



"My right to freedom means your life is at risk"



If you cross the road your life is at risk



If you fly on a plane your life is at risk



We have to balance the risks against the benefits



Maybe we are playing russian roulette with mental health



It is only a matter of time before someone else dies



"So what you gonna do - lock me up"



"Or Spin the Barrel?"

He was an outsider



They called him a freak at school



But this didn't worry him



He had always been an outsider



Wrapped in a veil of darkness



His secrets lay hidden away



He played the guitar



He learnt a few chords



And started to write his own songs



He listened to Nightwish and Within Temptation



I felt a bond, kindred spirits



He welcomed the darkness into his soul



Soon he would try to find a place in the world



He attended a few gothic nightclubs



And made a few friends



They decided to form a band



Their following grew



They performed in small gigs around their hometown



And then further a field around the whole of Norway



Soon they were climbing the charts



Their album went to number one



They started to perform at large festivals



The fans could be counted in the hundreds of thousands



This child was lonely no more



A hundred thousand kindred spirits calling out his name



So many lonely souls looking for a guiding light



All united in a moment of tranquility and enlightenment

A time to die



When all hope has past



And all that lies ahead is misery



Is there any point in continuing to fight



Time always runs out eventually for the lonely



Single meals heated in the microwave



Single seats on planes surrounded by happy voices



Only half a lifetime



But its time to call an end



Euthanasia would be a simple solution



But they make it harder for human kind



No lethal injection to take away the pain



Nothing to lose, nothing to gain



Just drifting through the days



Waiting for something to happen



But it never does, it never does,



So all I do is wait in vain



A dull, nagging, long endured pain



The pain of lost opportunities



The pain of stupid mistakes



Only the foolish wait for their lives to change



You have to make it happen



So take the knife



And end this life



And come tomorrow



There will be time for sorrow



It is easy to die when you write it down



Put down the pen and wipe away that frown



Go to sleep and dream of death



Go to sleep and dream of death



One day your dream will last forever...



Your dream will last forever....forever...forever

She remains defiant in the face of death



Nailed to the cross



Accused of treachery and witchcraft



She was only true to her soul



She had a taste for adventure



She could bewitch and beguile



She was fantastic company



A party animal who also had a sensitive side



She loved romantic trips to Paris and Rome



She liked expensive clothes



Her lovers would spend all their money on her



But that was enough to keep her close



She always felt the need to move



Always uncomfortable in one single place



A thirst for excitement which had to be quenched



Many of her partners became paupers



A few even took their lives



She was an explosive personality



Once you had spent an even in her company



Your life would never be the same



And now she has been judged by her former lovers



Found guilty of being a witch



An old crime in a modern setting



I kneel at her feet and beg her to forgive us all



"Your beauty corrupted our souls



Such beauty only belongs in heaven



Return to your eternal home



And forgive us for being mere mortals."

The Tree of Despair hangs over me



Its enveloping branches choke the life out of me



It feeds on death to renew itself



Its only hope is to lead the innocent into damnation



The death of innocent souls keeps it alive



So many souls have passed this way



And met their doom



Led astray by the grim surroundings



They found many ways to kill themselves



Hundreds of bodies hang from the branches



And the leaves are blood red



They fall to the ground



And turn black



Adding to the sense of despondency



All those filled with shame



Head this way



Your end awaits you



Welcome to the Wood of Death



And the Tree of Despair



In this land of dead souls



The Dark Lord surveys all



His blood red eyes dismiss all hope



And twinkle wickedly at the dreadful scene



Only evil can thrive in his Dark Kingdom



Each night he counts the victims



Who hang from the Tree of Despair



I give you fair warning



Do not trespass there

Darkness approaches



Once more I turn to melancholy



Turning in on myself



A period of introspection



Full of doubts



How will I find the light to guide me?



So long in the darkness



Isolated and alone



Time passes by



One empty day after another



Should I end it all?



Is that the only answer?



What happens if I do nothing?



A slow decline



Into middle age and still further on



Into old age



Still nothing has been achieved



A few small successes along the way



But is that enough to save me?



Will God reject my soul as empty and shallow?



Will I be handed to the Devil to hang from the gallows?

Bleak midwinter



And snow lies all around



My heart is cold and empty



And I long to walk on the hot sand



With the sun burning my body



And my love close at hand



Will you ever return?



Or will I always live in bleak midwinter



Send me word of where you are



Have you found a new love?



Have you moved on to someone new?



I am still in a frozen state



Stuck rigid where you left me



Unable to move on



One kiss would thaw my bones



One moment of bliss would unfreeze my toes



I would follow you to the ends of the earth



But my feet are frozen to the ground



And all around there is no sound



In this frozen wilderness



I will live forever



Suspended in time



A monument to discarded love

The Gothic Poet walks down the street



And stops at the bus stop



She posts one of her poems for all to see



"What do you make of me"



"Am I a freak or am I oh so chic?"



"Dressed in black - am I a tiger or a pussycat?"



"Read my words and you will see"



"A deeper soul lies within me"



She sits at home and paints her self-portrait



Slightly distorted - this is the way she is viewed by the world



She walks on down to the art gallery



And posts her portrait at the entrance door



"Do you want more?"



"You will see more reality in this picture"



"Than anything that lies behind this door"



"Open your eyes and you will see"



"All God's beauty"



She lies on her bed at home



Waiting for a reaction



Bu the passers-by fail to express any emotion



Too wrapped up in their own worlds



In God and man we place our trust



Another creative soul bites the dust

Darkness approaches



Once more I turn to melancholy



Turning in on myself



A period of introspection



Full of doubts



How will I find the light to guide me?



So long in the darkness



Isolated and alone



Time passes by



One empty day after another



Should I end it all?



Is that the only answer?



What happens if I do nothing?



A slow decline



Into middle age and still further on



Into old age



Still nothing has been achieved



A few small successes along the way



But is that enough to save me?



Will God reject my soul as empty and shallow?



Will I be handed to the Devil to hang from the gallows?

The fires of Hell burn bright



In the middle of the night



Waiting for an angel to fall



No hope of salvation at all



A poor lost soul



Is swallowed up whole



Consumed in the flames



They are souls without names



The fires are ablaze



In this fiendish maze



Consumed by guilt and shame



There is no one else to blame



The fires are aglow



As you sink so low



The Devil has cast his spell



You face eternity in Hell