Can I go Home Now

I just want to go home,
I want to go there
Where I was loved and cherished
To an extent I couldnt bare.

I want to go back home
To heath town and long ley
Theres nothing left for me here
Just pain cos thats all I see

I want to go back home
Cos I miss it there so much
I need to go back home
I need to get back in touch

Can I go back please
I miss it there a lot
Can I go back now please
The hurting become to much

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poem by Lisa John
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Why daddy?

I got the phone call yesterday
It came as a real shock
As I was just doing my homework
Listening to that vexing tick tock

They said...

“I am really sorry to say
Your daddy has passed away
He was killed in a roadside bomb
I’m sorry...” and she hung up the phone

I stood still
As dead as a rock
But all I could think was wont
Someone shut up that stupid clock
I pulled it from the wall
And watched it shatter to pieces

As the tears welled up in my eyes

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