WHEN LIFE AND TIME TAKES HOLD
when life and time takes hold
sinking its worn and scratched claws
birds are singing but not heard
and the rising sun is said to be absurd
for its all too easy
to see the world in a breif glance
to not give time for romance
when age and experiance maes you bold
and when life and time takes hold
stars are brigh but are not seen
in nights of clear and wonderous sky
wind blows and causes simply cold
when life and time takes hold
for its all too easy
to let beauty and peace slip by
to stop looking people in the eye
or forget to question why
even when you understand the lie
for its easy when young but not when old
when life and time takes hold
WARD 36
the dustbins of society
these now desolate wards
and skeleton beds
the paint is cracked, dry and flaking away
being blown through the bars
on the window
the howls and screams
that remain in the corners of the rooms
that echo throughout the corridors
that tell tales of great horror
\"down with the kids\" is the paramillitary branch of help the aged
