Life

LIFE

On August second nineteen sixty seven
Sol three received eight pounds of heaven
A healthy handful of baby boy
Brought an unwed young girl untold joy
Twas twenty two inches lean and long
Hair silky soft beach Cali blonde
Mischievous imp but not really bad
Just growing to be a gangly young lad
Thirty months later I had a sis
And the end of my family bliss
A few years later in Saskatoon
I was abandoned one noon in mid June
I was only seven or eight at the time
However me ma was right in her prime
Twelve months later she did come home
From then until now is my life story poem
Throughout the grades three four and five
I just existed more dead than alive
I was teased by the girls and beat by the boys
So I just stayed in my room and played with my toys
Then one day Janice the sitter who thought I was sweet
Told me and taught me what boys were to eat
Eager to learn and willing to please
Hours and hours were spent on my knees
Told keep this a secret don't dare ever tell
lest God forsake you and you burn in hell
Janice moved on and I really missed her
Then I went wrong and started abusing my sister
I remember grade six the house we were in
A moonshiners den debauchery sin
The prick had a party and me ma met a man
Unbeknownst phase one Gods wonderful plan
Moonshine was great and I now had a friend
But he failed grade six and in the end
I screwed up grade seven to be together once more
It wasn't to be God closed that door
We moved in with Larry and mom and he wed
Alone now again just my sis and my head
Had my first girlfriend Monica R
When parents were out we played at my bar
Grade nine nineteen hundred and eighty one
Again scared alone and having no fun
Then folks found out I had access to booze
That fact made me a part of the Friday night cruise
Now drugs and booze then my grades start to slip
And in grade eleven my first acid trip
Needless to say I was well on my way
To a black Godless void far out I say
Step dad had had enough and I'm out on my own
I'm still schooling and working yet in a dark zone                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
Two tries at eleven and finally grad eighty six
Then a job with the big boys to go drill in the sticks
I worked as a helper for a couple of years
Smoked dope and  drank felt all alone cried many tears
Then met a stripper and dated a while
Finally thank God my soul carried a smile
In nineteen ninety two I asked her to wed
If she would do me the honor of sharing my bed
Soon she was pregnant but babe wasn't born
That sent us spinning into more drugs drink and porn
We almost split about ten years on in
But we stuck it out we said thick or thin
The next decade love changed deepened did evolve
But drink took its toll drugs did not solve
A fatal disease was found inside of her
Alas F she passed five years or so later
Though I knew it was coming I still took it bad
And for two years imbibed and quickly went mad
Then one afternoon in a bar known as buds
As I tried to feel better I cried in my suds
I met a chick whom I thought pretty cool
And being a lonely and horny old fool
I invited her in and played the game house
She was big on the sin and sized as a mouse
I wasn't working I had time on my hands
We partied hearty she pleasured my glans
So I sold my home got a new place to live
Found out all she did was take all I did was give
Now in summer thirteen on our way to Bareass
I smashed up my wheels God put me in class
It was then that I saw that my life was not right
And I needed a way back into the light
So I found some friends they showed me the way
And I started living just for today
Yesterdays gone and tomorrows not here
I was told to have faith to trust and not fear
Ask for help in the morning to do the right things
Give thanks at night to the king of all kings
So I slit with the monster and started anew
I opened my mind and consciousness grew
I stopped being the boss and let it all go
Now I'm listening to folk who've been there who know
My life's turned around though its not perfect by far
I've found a good friend who shines as a star
So whatever happens from here till the end
I know that my heart will rejoice in my friend