Framed
The beautiful Sunset
Everyone talks about the beautiful sunset
It happens once a day and ‘what’s seldom is wonderful’ that’s what they say
It’s a different pattern everyday
Unique
Special
Photogenic, displayed on social media for the world to see
Because it’s worth it
But why does nobody talk about the beautiful people?
Not one person is the same
Unique
Special
Photogenic, but not displayed for the world to see
Because it’s not worth it?
Because society has taught us that if you have hair to prevent Infection
Or a layer of fat to protect vital organs, you don’t look the part
And if you’re proud of you’re body and want to show the world
Don’t.
Don’t unless you eat twice a week
Exercise twice a day
And most important
Smile
Because you have to be happy all the time
Well at least pretend you are
Otherwise you are vulnerable
We don’t talk about beautiful people
Because in today’s society all we do is tear each other down
It’s true
But realistically
Most people don’t even know themselves
So why does it matter what they think about you?
Hope in the Future
Across the schoolyard, I see the groups gather
Independent I am, it doesn’t matter
I know who I am, I don’t need a group
It’s to their master that they all stoop
Behind their brash words, I see their pain
Their lost and floundering in a world of disdain
Forget them though and focus on my day
Just hope in the future, they find their way
The Bonds of Time
Friends are the family you can choose
Pick them well you don’t want to lose
They make you laugh when you want to cry
And always find a way to fill your heart with joy
The highs the lows the ups and downs
In the end, there may always be a frown
But the bond of friendship is too strong
To ever do anybody in the wrong
A Lockdown Way of Life
I gaze out my window and I see the tree unclimbed for generations
I relate to their loneliness as they sit unable to move
Similar to me stuck at home unable to move and connect
Like the trees to their seeds who have drifted away in the wind
Or others who have been knocked like conkers
I relate to the friends and family I’ve lost along the way
But understanding that this is necessary for new beginnings
Remembering even if a person disconnects like seeds from the bigger tree
That the sun will still rise over those mountains
I see beyond the Horse chestnut tree.
Behind the Pines
It lay behind the tall pine trees,
Looking out on the valley below,
The old granite house in the twilight grey,
The flicker of the fire calling a warm welcome id say.
Corluddy castle next door did history remind,
Of time gone by and people gone before,
The stone wall did surround its acre of grass,
The lane passing by where most went to mass.
After many cups of tea and slices of cake fed,
The family’s days stories having already been said,
The need to sleep did slowly call,
In front of the fire, my dreams did fall…
The Sun is Rising…
The sun is rising over a world that dosen’t see it.
The sun is rising over a world that fears “it”,
The plague…
The reason everyone is locked indoors for months and months,
Staring into computer screens trying to make sense of 12 different courses
While our brain is screaming ’till it’s hoarse, all we want is a break,
Even though it’ll come too late.
We are trapped in our homes and we are trapped in a world of hate.
There’s a pandemic outside and there’s still riots, and violence,
We’re at war and the enemy is our own.
The world is a mess and we have the way to clean it up,
People just aren’t willing to step it up.
You look at the news and there is nothing good anymore.
You look at the news and nobody is safe anymore.
Stabbings and shootings, terrorism and threats,
Thousands day every day, from the virus and civil unrest…
The sun is rising, but the world is too in pain to see it.
Change
In the scattered distance is another life.
One where were older.
Where we’re in charge.
Where we can live.
But for now,
We listen and learn,
We don’t speak up or stand out
because that means you’re disrespectful.
We stay hidden under the shadow of adults
They are in charge
And we cant change anything.
Until we can.
We will.
So we wait.
For whatever the horizon holds.
Over the Horizon
The world is turning to dust
Everything you do is a bust
But what do the say
Everything left Pandora’s box but hope
So hope
Hope for a better day
Hope for a better way
A way for life to be great
All you have to do is wait
Because here comes a new day
In a better way
Over the horizon it is coming
So you better start running
And keep on hoping
Horizons
The horizon is like our hopes and dreams,
The horizon seems so distant
And it appears always out if reach
We try to chase the horizon when we’re young
And as we grow older, we believe we’ll never get there
We believe we can’t achieve our dreams while we’re older
Why can’t we think like we did when we we’re young
Why can’t people believe they can reach the horizon
They always believe it’s impossible
Until they finally achieve their dreams
I Must Replace You
I still see your shadows in my room
Can’t take back the love that I gave you
It’s to the point where I love and I hate you
And I cannot change you so I must replace you, oh
Easier said than done
I thought you were the one
Listening to my heart instead of my head
Over the Mountains
In the scattered distance
Above the roof tops
In the world outside
The sun is rising
Over the mountains
As the frost melts away
I listen to the sound coming from my phone
And thinking about everything and nothing at the same time
In a World Outside
In the world outside, I see a society where it’s seen as weak if you’re stuck in your head
In a world outside, it’s embarrassing for a man to have a tear to shed
In the world outside, I am always told that feeling upset is wrong
Where you can’t tell people you feel you don’t belong.
In the world outside, people when they’re asked are you okay?
They all nod and feel the need to say yes without delay
Horizon
I come here,
When the world closes in and I feel as though I’m drowning,
I look out at this vastness expanse and think,
There is so much world out there,
And I will explore it soon.
The Hill
As Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.
And his disciples asked him,
Rabbi, who sinned, is this a curse?
But Jesus said it was not that, but a plan God had for him.
He spit on the ground and made mud with the dirt,
And put it on the man’s face.
Go wash your face and wipe off your shirt.
The man came back with sight, no longer blind.
The people did not believe it, and were disinclined.
The people questioned him, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?”
It was Jesus, he said, who gave back my sight.
The people didn’t believe him and began to fight.
“The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me,”
“‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.”
He took man’s darkness and turned it into light.
Our physical and spiritual eyes were blinded in spite,
But Jesus came to save mankind
He died on the cross to save us from our sins
And gave us sight and hope in Him.
Jesus came to this world so the blind can see.
And for those who do not see may see,
But those who do see may become blind.
Jesus came to save mankind.
Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins
So life can be lived on to the next kin.
Out My Window
Out my window I see
The green of a big bushy tree
The grey of a vast dull sky
The black of rooftops high
Out my window I see
Cars on a narrow black road
That car is as green as a toad!
That car has three different modes
Out my window I see
Birds chirping “One, Two, Three”
I think they are speaking to me
They talk about a big deep sea
Out my window I see
Trees that are without a leaf
A cat that is black almost brown
My window never lets me down
The Rising Sun
But who’s there to see it?
If we can’t be there
Then we can’t be it
There’s good in the world
But we can’t see it
We need to be there
The Horizon is the future
But It isn’t set in stone
It can change
We can change
New Horizons
The sun is rising each morning,
Reminding me of the things I’ve done,
Things I’ve failed even before I’ve begun.
School making me feel so stressed,
Feeling like i’ll never be the best,
Living for my dreams,
But all I get is Teams,
Notifications,
Applications,
Things we’ve never used before
Things so repetitive they bore you to the core,
Over the horizon,
Where the sun is always rising,
My dreams are comprising,
Of rising above the average,
But now working like I’m on a ridge,
Of the Gornergrat,
Feeling like I could make it to the top,
Things like school the government should drop,
Over the horizon,
Things are always rising.
I Hate You
I hate you anxiety
You fear all society
They say we all know you
But no one like I do
I’m trapped in your cell
My mind is such hell
Doctors try to silence you
With prescriptions due
But you don’t own me
And I will break free
In the Scattered Distance
In the scattered distance, peace and unity
They tell us that it’s better for us
But the guns and explosions troops on the street
Children walking out of bombings covered in dust
Kids selling coke to feed their families getting themselves beat
Paramilitary police because the system can’t control us
They say that the war is over but it’s just behind the curtains
In the scattered distance
Peace
Looked Out the Window
From the city to the countryside
From living in the city
To living in the countryside
From the loud noises of cars driving and honking
To the peaceful noise of nature
From seeing cars every time I looked out the window
To barely seeing any when I look out
From seeing people every time I looked out the window
To barely seeing any
From hearing kids play and shout and fight and scream
To the only kids I hear being my siblings and I
From living in the middle of Dublin
To living in the middle of nowhere.
My Future
My future is fast approaching
Big decisions to be made
But I can’t seem to make them
“what do you want to be when your older”
“What subjects are you doing for leaving cert?”
Are all questions I hear
But I don’t know what to say.
Spring Awakens the Spirit
The sun is rising
After a long winter, we introduce lovely spring.
The animals are out of their hidden places
And now are ready to redeem their prizes.
The days are longer,
The days are warmer,
Everybody is excited for the sun to emerge,
As everyone in the winter was submerged.
Failed
The education system fails us,
But yet we are forced to try
As I cave from all the pressure,
I start to break down and cry.
The pressure from being a teenager,
Constantly worrying about being judged, criticized, shamed, mocked,
On top of all the teachers piling on the work
And when we don’t complete it,
They still remain shocked.
Be Brave
All the thoughts in my head
All the tears in my bed
I can’t handle it anymore
Be brave they say be strong they say
Your worth keeping around
Your loved your happy
That should be enough
But how come it’s not enough for me
Be brave they said be strong they said
But now they can’t come visit me
School
There is no reason
No reason why
We have these classes
For our mental health
But why do that
If it never helps
We need to learn
But not this way
It is the same thing
Over and over again
Just learn the stuff
Don’t ask why.
Heading for the Horizon
Scrum hats on, gum shields in,
I look to my left at the broken down ruck,
Heart racing, I know I’m getting the ball,
My friend spins a wonderfully weighted pass to me,
And I’m running,
A flukey sidestep lands me within 30 metres of the try line,
I’m heading for the horizon,
I’m there,
It’s a try!
I did just what my coach told me,
“Keep going, and eventually you’ll get there”
I Want Change
As I lay my eyes outside for the first time
I see the birds chirp and the wind howl.
I see the grey clouds and the rain pouring down.
I think to myself about what I see and I want change.
All of a sudden, the sun comes out and the animals are singing.
The rain goes away and a rainbow takes its place.
The howling wind turns into music.
My Life
I have been bad I have been bold but I have learned what I have been told.
I lost my van and now I have no plan. I felt alone as the world went on.
My friends partied on while I was at home.
I have been told it was my fault and now I have experienced it I won’t go back.
When I was young I was told not to leave myself down and I did not I have just grown .
While this happens I was looked down on but I don’t care because I am know strong.
Now I am back and ready to party on.
Gotta Get This Game Done
I’m stuck in lockdown
No time to talk
I gotta get this game done
Go away teacher
I have to play
I gotta get this game done
Mom stop asking
I really don’t care
I gotta get this game done
All these adults are on my case
When I just want to play with my mates
Cause I gotta get this game done
The Virus
Corona Virus is fake
Got more views than drake
Social distance, from your friends you must stay away
Please stop taking my life away
And vaccines, the market, the beast, can’t put no chip in me
Government hit up Three to try track me,
Coughing and sneezing on the streets I be wheezing
Pull up your mask not a hard task
But soon I’ll have to ride the streets with a full face mask
To hide my face, the pandemic is a disgrace,
Running from the virus like it’s a chase.
I Long for the Time
I love the fact that I hate school
Sometimes I just guess
I’m too cool for school
I long for the time that school finishes
So that I can have fun with my friends
We then trek to my ends
And have fun playing with my friends
I Like
I like football
I like hurling
Yeah words words
So many words
I just can’t anymore
Somewhere
Somewhere far and wide
There was a boy that was outside
He saw his cat in a tree
Then he went to flee
To get his cat up so high
And then he fell and nearly died