So, a little know fact about me is I did the whole teenage angst phases and wrote some poetry many years ago. I even went as far as to self publish and I believe a copy of it is even in the British Library.
Song For The Ex’s – Part 1 and 2 were a twin part set I wrote when I first started out my journey of discovery about myself after several bad break ups. And still to this day they resonate deeply with me.
So please, don’t judge me too harshly as I open up my old poetry book and share with you….
Song For The Ex’s – Part 1
I’m not a screaming scene queen
Or a drunken yob
I’m not a married husband
Or a one night fuck
I’m part and parcel
A complicated mix
To each I’ve tried to be what’s best
But all the time I’ve forgotten the rest
It’s time I took control
And become who I am
I’m special and unique
The sum of my parts
So listen now
I’ve done my thinking
I’ve tried to be what I’m not
Take me or leave me
Never again will I change
If you can’t love me for who I am
Then, well, you can’t love me at all
I can be a screaming scene queen
I can be a drunken yob
I can be the married husband
But not the one night fuck
I’m a mixture and I’m me
So take it or leave it
I’ve finally learned to be me