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Simon Icke
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Depression
03/09/03 |
Down, down I feel so low.
Trapped in a tunnel, with no where to go.
Cut myself off from all my friends,
I'll work this out in the end.
Dark, dark that feeling inside..
Nothing looks good; I just want to hide.
There must be people in whom I can confide;
Understanding friends, who are on my side?
One day at a time is what I hear,
No need to live life full of fear.
Do you really need that anti-depressant pill?
With hindsight every mountain becomes a molehill.
Don't give in to this dark mood,
Fun and laughter can be your food.
Love yourself and say, 'I am what I am'
Ignore this hard world you know you can.
Just take the time to work this out,
To overcome a life full of self doubt.
God loves you, the way you are.
Your new life awaits, it's not that far.
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The author of this poem knows what it is like to suffer from depression. He also knows friends and family who have suffered from this 'little understood condition'. It is Simon's hope that this poem will not only help sufferers but also give an insight to those who have never suffered from depression so they may be able to help a friend in the future.
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Family Holiday
04/02/03 |
It's the time of year for the family treat,
Time to leave our little street.
Stopped the milk, stopped the papers,
Don't forget to tell the neighbours.
The car is packed to the hilt,
It looks as though it's on a tilt!
On the motorway in a jam,
This is no way to get a tan!
Bed & Breakfast or Self Catering,
Which holiday will you be taking?
Mum's not cooking any more,
She wants a break from family chores.
On the beach, jump in the sea,
There's lots of fun for you and me...
Sandcastles to build, shells to collect,
Catch a crab in your net.
Tall and thin, short and fat,
'Surely I don't look like that.'
Where's my hat? My head is burning!'
'It's the same each year you're never learning!'
Promenading in the evening,
Be careful, what you are seen in.
Boy catches eye of a lovely girl;
Enough to send his heart in a twirl.
People watching, happy faces.
Chatter , chatter in so many places.
Old people sat in deckchairs,
Remembering the fun of youth, at seaside fairs.
Two weeks are up, it's gone so fast,
I thought it was too good to last!
Say goodbye to friends you've made,
And don't forget to take home your bucket and spade!
In memory of a typical British family holiday in the 50's and 60's.
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My Upside Down Inside Out Girl
04/22/03 |
You're my upside down inside out girl.
Left is right and right is left.
It's toast on cheese and toast on egg,
Stop it falling with a peg.
It's inside when you mean outside,
And outside when you mean inside.
So you are out when you're in,
And in when you're out.
It's no wonder I start to doubt.
Go down when you mean up,
And up when you mean down.
Such information makes me frown;
Especially when we arrive in the wrong town!
'Is it left or right?' 'I don't know!'
Well it makes life interesting, wondering which way to go.
Being dyslexic means you can't be specific,
But I think one of these days, we'll end up in the pacific!
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Love One Another
12/6/03
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Give love and a smile,
It will take you and others that extra mile.
For what you give you will receive,
The more you give the less you grieve.
Imagine what a world it would be,
If I loved you and you loved me.
If we multiplied this love to everyone we know,
It wouldn't be long before it started to grow,
Jesus came into the world, to show us the way,
To love one another, everyday.
At Christmas time as we celebrate His birth,
Let's try and remember why he came to this earth.
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Looking For God In A Hard World
01/25/04 |
Looking for God in hard world is not easy.
Does anyone care about the poor and needy?
Why are the rich and famous so greedy?
Violence, wars and hatred, famine and drought,
Why is it that so many go without?
It's no wonder people start to doubt.
Some people say there is no God,
But with the next breath they blame Him!
Don't you find that really odd?
With life in such a mess,
We could say, why care about the rest?
Have you thought this could be a test?
Perhaps after God's creation,
He just forgot to mention,
That this world would be full of tension!
Good will prevail over evil in the end,
And forgiveness a broken relationship will mend.
Wasn't Jesus sent to be our friend?
Ask and it will be given,
Knock and the door will be opened,
Seek and you will find.
Someone once asked, "What's wrong with the world?
Someone had the honesty to answer..."I am!"
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Do You Know How It Feels To Be Me
10/15/05 |
How do you know how it feels to be me?
There's a lot more to me than what you see.
Have you felt the same hurts and pain?
We've different experiences; were not the same.
You live in your own protected world,
Life's not that simple, that I can fit your mould.
I'm surviving the pressures of everyday living.
Oh why can you not be more forgiving?
Your careless hard words, if only you knew,
How they cut me, through and through.
I would love to be well like you my friend.
I hope my painful journey is near its end.
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Lest We Forget
12/12/06 |
Have we forgotten their ultimate sacrifice?
Of these men and women who died in their millions?
Brave and true, without question,
Proud to be British, not ashamed to be Christian.
So many years have past,
It seems our memory doesn't last.
Forgetting these courageous people to our shame,
Why can't we remember their names?
How short is our memory,
That we have forgotten them already.
Died in their millions fighting for our freedom,
Believing in free democratic ideology.
What does it take to wake up this country?
To rise once again from its complacency.
How much more do we take, before we decide to fight,
For our beliefs, our traditions and democracy?
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