Paul Stephens

poem by Paul Stephens

I'm just a survivor Doing all that I can Trying to stay strong Like the man that I am All alone in the world Lost my family and friends Try as I will I can't make amends All I can do Is to continue the fight Why can't I ... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

I lay awake almost every night Staring at the ceiling Waiting for some sleep to come To take away my feelings Wishing I will never wake No more pain as my companion One day I know it will be relieved When my life comes to its... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

Two weeks have gone by since I met you The happiest weeks I’ve had for a while Something has begun to transform me It’s so difficult now not to smile I know my heart is telling me something I’ve been sensing it for these ... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

Some may call it destiny Others call it fate It doesn’t matter what it’s called I’ve found my true soulmate Be it by chance or call it luck I know what matters more That is to cherish the one I love The one that I adore... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

How do I love you In so many ways Your smile, your touch That far away gaze The magic residing Inside both our hearts Reassuring us both We never will part The love we both share For each other so true You're meant for m... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

I close my eyes, I drift away Toward a far off land I sense you right there by my side I reach out and take your hand As we float away on the outgoing tide Our journey starting to unfold The greatest moments in our lives Shou... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

All of the months, the hours the days The loneliness at times gets lost in the haze Thanks to some distractions feeling I have a life Keeping busy in some way protects me from my plight Damage control is all that it is Fooling ... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

Loneliness can overwhelm When you can feel your heart is bleeding As each day is passing by You know your life's receding Whatever brought you to this place Is now part of your life's history Whatever lays way up ahead Is des... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

How can you have so many things? When in the end all you have is nothing All the possessions and cash in the bank But the reality is you have nothing Food on the table a roof over your head The fact is you could still have noth... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

Just laying here listening to love songs The lyrics transcending the arts Sharing the thoughts of so many Must be the way most good loving starts Written about by so many Expressing mostly their sadness and pain For most it's ... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

Been cast adrift So far out to sea No one in my life Would be searching for me Best to be forgotten Like I didn't exist There's not been a time When I have been missed Why was I put here? To suffer this way Consumed by l... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

I've always had doubts Of what I could be Trying my best But what could I see? Some kind of future Living in bliss A home and a family How could I miss? Worked really hard Providing all I could Needed much more Not quit... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

I have trekked the emotional highway As all have done at some stage Disappointed in the direction it's been going If I continued it would lead me to rage I'm so glad I took the last exit Taking the backstreets for a bit of a ch... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

Many make the pilgrimage Travel to a far off land Stand on the shores of Gallipoli To honour and respect those men They fought on for eight months in a blazing hell Against a formidable foe In the end they had to evacuate A m... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

Nobody dies of a broken heart Although I'm sure many have died taking one with them Was I so wrong to fall in love? Knowing the hurt that the ending would bring me They say it's better to have loved than not loved at all Which ... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

We all get caught up in our lives Doing what we believe is best We lose the sight of the important things Then it's to late to make amends It's easy to over analyse To try and shift the blame All we can do is try to learn No... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

I'm out there in the garden at sunset As the daytime is turning to dusk The mozzies are ready for dinner Sizing me up as the main course They sneak up while I am hosing They must know I can't hear their buzz I only realise whe... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

Looking for answers won't cut it Analysing all of the facts Trying to find rhyme or reason That can't be where it's all at I cope in the best way I can do Trying to suppress the things that I feel Keep to myself if I need to ... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

I'm such an inconvenience Taking up way to much room My wife and kids don't want or need me Seems I only brought them gloom So I live on lonely street Rejected by my only friend A bitter disappointment After believing that wo... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

What the fuck? Who the fuck? How the fuck did this all happen? No ones got a fucking clue So does it really fucking matter? Fucked if I will ever know It does my fucking head in So why the fuck do I think of it? From the whol... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

Ya gotta let the bad times roll May be tough but good for the soul Without them you would never know The good times would just come and go It's like when I'm down I can get real low Again I hang in there because I know The fur... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

The writers spot is what it is It gives me inspiration It's the place where I reflect And use my inclination It motivates and procrastinates It gets me really thinking I cover every base at once My mind growing instead of shr... Read more

poem by Paul Stephens

If you ever feel unhappy Feeling down amongst your plight Just remember that is normal It's your God damn given right But it's not your right to wallow Like a piglet in the mud You gotta pull yourself right up Like all good p... Read more

lyrics by Paul Stephens

All kinds of music Strike a tune But there's one sound AND IT'S NOT CROON Bounces alone In a rhythmic way But this is what I HAVE TO SAY Rap is crap A repetitious beat Nothing about is Is discreet It's not music It... Read more