There's a new guy at the gym

There’s a new guy at the gym,

And I think I’ve got a thing.

He has a snake tattoo on his leg,

I don’t think I can get him out of my head.

He gives me a look,

I give a glance back

The next day, he smiled at me,

and it was love, after that.

Finding something to say is hard

Maybe a question, ‘how’s your day?’

But he’s got his headphones in

‘I like your Nike’s....by the way!!!!!!!!’

I’ll let the tensions build,

Maybe they only live in my head

But I can’t stop thinking about him,

Maybe I’ll ask for his number instead.

The Storm

I wanted everyone to leave me alone
Thought my chance with love was through
Then one day my life would change
The day that I stumbled over you

I met you in a hail storm
On a wild and wintery night
The lightning all around us
So romantic I thought, the sight

We continued as we started
Wild, rough, rocky and free
Pushed the thoughts to the back of our head
The thoughts of how it’s really supposed to be

We ecstatically drove through the thunder
Through the wind, the rain, and the gale
Tried everything to keep it together
To keep from flying clear off of the rails

You’d give me a cyclonic headache
Confuse me with your gaze
Go away, then you came back stronger
Just got harder to navigate the maze

But I can’t do this anymore
Flying head way into the storm
Through the games, the lies and deceit
My face looking old and grey, and forlorn

The excitement has cleared away
The clouds, they’ve starting to clear
It’s not really all that fun anymore
Without the thunder, the struggle, and the tears

And all of a sudden again it’s me
Just my thoughts, my words, my routine
Just going through the motions
With not one storm cloud to be seen

Red Flags

They'd been appearing since the beginning,

Those red flags I packed away.

I did all I could to ignore them,

Though they insisted that they should stay.

Not too far below the surface,

Just enough so I couldn't forget.

Loitering in my weakest moments,

The red flags id soon come to regret.

I tried thinking of all the good things,

The fun, the companion, the carefree.

But all of those things didn't mean anything,

When you took someone else, and that someone wasn't me.

Should have listened to my instincts,

Asked the questions, called you out.

But instead, you played me for the fool,

Now all I really wanna do is shout.

Tell you how you made me feel,

How you ripped and tore away my heart.

But you don't care now anyway,

Since I'm done, I’m finished, now I've played my part.

So fuck you I say, I'm moving on,

Won't let that happen to me again.

I’ll grow a stronger, deeper, wiser heart,

For someone else better than you, times 10.

Someone's sniffing Something

Someone's sniffing something,

And it's filling the carriage train.

Someone's sniffing something,

Try and hold my breath, I try in vain.

Someone's sniffing something,

It's all encompassing that toxic smell.

Someone's sniffing something,

That smell of chemicals, paint and hell.

Someone's sniffing something,

Their hair's a mess, but they're still smiling.

Someone's sniffing something,

They're body's high, their temperatures rising.

Someone's sniffing something,

And someone's else has started coughing.

Someone's sniffing something,

Two backpackers board, the coughers now rocking.

Someone's sniffing something,

Not that many stops to go.

Someone's sniffing something,

Feel like I could fly, or dance or glow!

Someone's sniffing something,

Better get out, before it takes hold.

Someone's sniffing something,

Out to the fresh air, back out to the cold.

Living 'Social'

Facebook, Instagram, social media, Twitter
Makes you feel worthless, makes you feel bitter

1 0 1 0 ain't no chance of going slow
Hesitate if you can, but don't interrupt the flow

Cos everyone's on it, and noones who they seem
A comfortable fire blanket, for when they want to be mean

And don't you share an opinion
Stick your head out with a thought
Cos they'll rip you all to pieces
You're their fun, new favourite sport

The minutes turn into hours,
Your eyes transfixed on that screen
Looking for anything, maybe a connection,
Noones got any time, noones really that keen

Maybe I should get a life, simplify
Make some room for more time,

One day I'll switch them all off..
Live life like it's 1999.