The Widow-maker
Miners aplenty
Succumbed to their profession
Which left their families
In loss depression
The cause of their plight
As they went about their tasks
Was the airborne killer
Not protected by masks
The pneumatic air drill
Powerfully fed
For the dust it created
Left many miners dead
This genius of tool
To be life's taker
Earned it the nickname
The Widow-maker
Revenge or Spite
One wintry night
As the snowstorm blew in
She was dressed in black
Binged in gin
She was my girl
And i loved her so
But her constant drinking
We could no longer grow
It's the way she changed
When she drunk so much
Like a demon possessed
Out of touch
We parted in anger
And she swore as she left
My kids and me
Bereft
Months had passed
As we lived our lives
The past behind us
Every day, is a new day arrived
On the night of the storm
My kids and i
Watching a movie
Laughing and crying
Time for bed
As i tucked them in
The twins together
My darling kin
Through the night
I awoke all choked
Smoke was billowing
In fog like soak
In panic craze
I head for my twins
Their bedroom on fire
Our nightmare begins
Flames are engulfing
The hallway and stairs
Our escape route blocked
My heart in despair
To their window i carry
As the smoke thickens
Flames spreading
Blackened, sickened
Below their window
To a grass verge they drop
As the ceiling collapses
In burning hot
In smothering embers
My breathing impaired
As the heat absorbs me
In deathly scare
My skin burning
Torso in peel
As my thoughts start to cloud
Is what happening, real
Strength sapping
In burning sores
Who will look after my children
Silence
Lost in Your Eyes
The day we met
You captured my heart
My broken past
With you, i have a new start
We dated some time
Our love made a stance
I was lost in your eyes
Boyfriend, girlfriend romance
We wined and dined
Danced and kissed
Even discussed
Our future exist
We got engaged
Eventually married
Four children we had
You blossomed and carried
We watched them grow
Into fine young souls
Our future want
Parental goals
But where have we been
Where did we go
Our evaporation
Disappearing afterglow
It feels like our hearts
Have said their last goodbye's
For now i feel
Lost in your eyes
Under a Full Moon Sky
She sits on the jetty
Under a full moon sky
Wondering why
Just wondering why
Her lover, her man
Has been lost at war
Why was he there
What was he fighting for
In a distant place
So far from their home
He was taken from her
In her mind she combs
Can she face tonight
Will she bear tomorrow
Her heart's been wrenched
In heartfelt sorrow
As she sits on the jetty
Under a full moon sky
To all the others who have lost
Will they ever wonder why?
All Alone on the Shore Road
To whoever finds my letter, or even reads my words
I know what to say, but i know I'll never be heard
I sit on this shore road, all alone and afraid
My exams are a nightmare, can't even make my grades
Who can i turn to, where can i go
I'm so far behind, the other kids say I'm slow
The lure of the shoreline, inviting waters of end
What will i find there, for who will i befriend
To my mama and papa, i do love you so
From your loving daughter, with the waters I'll flow
Taken
Battered and bruised
Used and abused
Captured by him
So i live in sin
He does what he wants
As i am taken and spent
My spirit broken
Without my consent
It's been many years
To be taken by him
Daylights a blessing
To look out from within
I daily pray
For a chance to escape
To find a saviour
As to whom i can relate
End these days
As my soul is now torn
A young woman i was
Now I'm bodily worn
I cry myself to sleep
But through my eyes i see his
Evil content
I am his bliss