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A PARENTS PLEA
(Unpublished)
August 2003
She comes home every day
Covered in bruises
Insists this hell
Is the life she chooses
Drinks to forget
And stop the tears
Denies that she has
Any fears
Looks at you
And says he’ll change
Empty promises
Life is strange
Why does she go back?
Endure the pain
She’s a ghost of herself
Surely not sane
You beg and you plead
Ask her not to return
You ask her nicely
Then turn stern
He’ll kill you, you say
As you look in her eyes
But she returns the next day
Not a surprise
When she never returns
And you’re told of her death
You look in the mirror
And take a deep breath
Why didn’t she listen?
Why didn’t she stay?
Now her and the baby
Have gone away.
By Claire Piwowarski
Untitled
(Unpublished)
June 2003
Flashing lights are all around
As I looked up from the ground
People crying, holding hands
It was hard for me to understand
So I got to my feet and went to see
Why no-one had come to help me
And realized a car accident had taken place
Left someone with an unrecognizable face
What happened? I asked as I tried to see
But no-one would answer me
So I went to take a closer look
See if I could see whose life it took
Only to find a shock inside
Realization that it was me who’d died.
By Claire Piwowarski
AGORAPHOBIA
(Unpublished)
June 2003
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Except ignorance, only yourself to blame
Oblivious that it’s your inner voice holding you back
The future for you is continuous black
Stop and think and take a breath
Not every adventure ends in death
Take a chance, step outside the door
Think of the space forever more
No more walls to hold you in
You can have freedom, it’s not a sin
And if at first you don’t succeed
You will not be hurt, you will not bleed
I’ll be here another day
To help you send your fears away
I’m your subconscious, loud and clear
We’ll make your worries disappear
By Claire Piwowarski
PANIC STATIONS
(Unpublished)
June 2003
It starts deep down
Swells in my stomach
Then slowly creeps up
Till it’s stuck in my throat
I can’t breathe
I feel dizzy, confused
I shake and I tremble
And I want to give up
At this moment, life,
It seems so pointless, so cruel
I want to give in
But I’m told to fight
And it finally gets through
I’m stronger than this
I fight so hard
That I’m taken aback
I can’t believe I have the strength
I curl up into a ball
Though it’s far from over
I feel proud
Yet I’m still apprehensive
I dare not move
From the place that I’m in
Why must I feel like this
When ultimately I love life
And most of the things in it
Then I realize
The strength is not mine
It’s borrowed
Because I can’t calm myself alone
My pride slips but not my will
The will to go on
I will go on!!!
BY CLAIRE PIWOWARSKI
LOSE THOSE WINTER BLUES
(Unpublished)
March 2003
WHEN THE FLOWERS IN SPRINGTIME
PUSH UP THROUGH THE SOIL
ALL THE WINTER SADNESS
IS SENT INTO TURMOIL
THE BIRDS IN THE TREES START SINGING
THE GRASS SEEMS TO GET A BRIGHTER GREEN
THE SUN GRACES THE SKY, AS THE CLOUDS FLOAT BY
THE WORLD SEEMS TO HAVE A SPRING CLEAN
THERE ARE LOTS OF NEW BEGINNINGS
AND ALL FROWNS ARE REPLACED BY A SMILE
THE AIR SEEMS SO FRESH, THOUGH I’M TERRIBLY NESH
SO I’LL STILL WEAR A COAT FOR A WHILE
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS ENCHANTING
AS YOU WATCH THE CHANGES UNFOLD
WITH PICNICS TO GO ON NEXT TO STREAMS THAT JUST FLOW ON
IT’S A WONDERFUL SIGHT TO BEHOLD.
BY CLAIRE PIWOWARSKI
HAVE A GOOD MOAN
(Unpublished)
March, 2003
They’re crying all around me
Their screams are all I hear
Please stop their constant shouting
Make it all disappear
I’m dizzy with all the commotion
I just want to relax
To stop the noise inside my head
Before I collapse
People seem so cold these days
Why should they carry my pain
But all I want is open arms
To hold me, keep me sane
There are so many problems in this world
And no-one seems to care
So why do I let them push me this far
Drive me to despair
I’m sick with worry and my heart aches
For those I love are in need
But all they do is push me away
It makes my heart bleed
So maybe if I explode
Let all my feelings out
Everyone else can say how they feel
Have a good cry and a shout
Then we’ll all have a shoulder to cry on
Someone we love to care
I’m beginning to think I’m all alone
Life is so unfair!
By Claire Piwowarski
UNTITLED
(Unpublished)
March 2003
When I sit alone at night
Thoughts running through my head
I try to clear all my doubts
Before I hit my bed
The world seems full of problems
And I try not to take them on
I shouldn’t get into that pattern
I wish they didn’t feel so strong
Every moment that passes by
I see all the pain in the world
Why can’t I switch these feelings off
Why is my heart unfurled
So many people, so much hurt
So much time to see
I’m not the only one in pain
You’d think that would unburden me
I always feel so sad though
My mind turns all around
It looks into the eyes that look at me
And sees souls run into the ground
Why can’t life be simple
Boring is just a dream
Take me away from all this pain
Let me ride on a sunbeam
Rainbows of colour beckon to me
Yet black and white calls too
Show me the pot of gold
Help my smile shine through.
By Claire Piwowarski
DAD
(Unpublished)
February 2003
When you’re away I feel lonely
We don’t talk when you’re here
But you make me feel safe inside
When I panic in fear
I feel you expect too much
But I just want to make you proud
I know you love me and always will
But I swell with pride when you say it aloud
Sometimes I touch insanity
Random thoughts run through my mind
I try to understand you
But I feel to your emotions I am blind
I know you can’t say how you feel
Sometimes even I want to explode
But I’ve seen hurt and pain from eruption
I don’t want to travel that road
For now I’m the happiest ever
I never want life to end
Thank you for being my dad
Thank you for being my friend.
By Claire Piwowarski
