Twisted Armour

Nine months,
Now I'm finally free,
No longer a foetus,
But a born child.

Protected from the world,
In my safe cocoon,
Building my existence,
Gaining my strength,
Cocoon opening up,
I can break free.

Out in the world,
I must look jaded,
Not knowing which way to go,
North, East, South or West.

Walking in the wilderness,
Trying to find my ground,
Battling for a place of existence,
Out with my cocoon.

Through my journey of life,
I've been loved, hurt and betrayed.
But my armour serves me well,
With the knowledge I have within.

No matter how many times you may knock me down,
I shall rise again,
Undefeated,
Just a little twisted.

You can pound into my armour,
Beat me as much as you can,
You shall only dent a little of me,
The strength I have is within me.

The day my armour goes,
Is the day I am laid to rest,
For as long as I shall live,
My armour will shine,
Bent up but never bruised,
Twisted Armour,
A true existing voice.


A Friends analysis:

Twisted armour, literally is armour that has been thru battle and come out the worse for wear, all bent up. So then it is a metaphor for life.....the battle is life and the armour, our protection, was whole at birth but the battle of life has bent it. but we still have to fight on, although we have less protection. which could be either a good thing or a bad thing.....bad because we have to face a lot being vulnerable, as humans are, but if we were in a cosy little cocoon we couldn’t experience life properly, so the battle would be flawed.


© Clair Sanders

The Dying Man

If I was to leave here tonight,
I'd pray I'd leave in your arms,
Holding me close like you once did before,
Looking down into my eyes,
As we say our final goodbyes.

To you my young love I leave behind,
No more sadness, tears or smiles,
I see heaven calling,
With its bright stars soaring up high.

High up in the sky,
Where you see the shooting star flying by,
Knowing its taking my soul to rest,
Forever and ever,
I shall be laid to rest.

Remember our fun times,
Our happy times,
The laughter and the smiles,
Remember when our love was new,
When our love grew,
Remember I'll always be here with you.

I never intended to leave this earth,
I wanted to be here til the end of time,
I wanted to get down on my knee,
Ask you to marry me,
Ask you to love me til the end of time.

But now as I lay here slipping away,
Seeing heaven calling out to me,
Knowing my life is slipping away from me,
Holding your hand,
Grip slowly fading away,
Breath slowly coming to an end,
Letting go of your hand.

Heading towards heaven now,
Looking down on you,
Knowing that one day,
You'll be my by my side in heaven.

© Clair Sanders