In this vast space
There would be a star
A star made just for me
Waiting for me to find her
Waiting just for me
Calling out my name
Calling out to me
I’m not really sure
How far away she is
But I know I’ll find her
How so far she may be
And when that moment comes
This universe won’t be the same
For two stars will collide
To form their own world
Glowing brighter than ever
Month: September 2018
A Race With My Demons
I had a race with my demons
Yes, the demons inside of me
Just to see who’s faster
Me or he or she
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The race was with a rider
As dumb an idea as ever
If they were to win the race
They’d stay with me forever
…
But if I were to get lucky
And win the stupid race
They’d leave my heart for good
Never show their face
…
So off we started running
I took an early lead
They always were to keep a pace
That was guaranteed
…
So we kept on running, running
They never were far behind
They always did keep up with me
Oh the demons in my mind
…
Maybe they’re saving themselves
For the final lap
Maybe they’re just tired
But it so seemed like a trap
…
So I kept on running, running
Always keeping ahead
Ahead of all the demons
Oh the demons in my head
…
The more I kept on running
I began to apprehend
This race just had no meaning
This race just had no end
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So I dropped my pace a little
Threw the lead I had
Watched the demons pass me
Oh the demons in my head
…
I stood still for a minute
Till the demons were out of sight
Oh what fools they were to run
Run with all their might
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I felt so weak and tired
From running the whole day
Now that the demons are gone
I took then my own way
No Place Like Home
All day long in a mighty chair
Everything you need is there
Enough time to ‘fer an empty prayer
The golden sun warms my way
Classic views fill my day
‘Neath the stars as I finally lay
But I feel alone
And I wanna go home
Now I’m tired of being a rolling stone
So I pack my bags
Off on these legs
Won’t rest now until I’ve reached my nest
Just a little more
Hear my heart roar
Knock knock knock! Open up the door
Back here where I belong
Hear me sing my favourite song
Never knew that I had been so wrong
To stay away from this place
For so long. It’s a disgrace
How I’ve missed your warm and long embrace
Wherever that I have roamed
Never seen such a dome
There’s no place like my home
Forgetful
I think I am forgetting something I shouldn’t forget
I’ve marked it on the calendar but the reason hasn’t struck yet
Is it Anne’s anniversary? Is it Beth’s birthday?
Am I supposed to be at home? Or go out with Beyonce?
Am I supposed to be at Fred’s to catch a football game?
If I’ve stood you up today, I am not to blame
Blame it on my memory. It’s faulty and it’s frail
Storage is all well and good but retrieval is a fail
That’s what age makes you do. Everything goes astray
Oh boy I can’t remember just what it is today
What’s The Point?
What’s the point
In celebrating birthdays?
I did it last year
And the year before that
It’s getting predictable
And repetitive
…
What’s the point?
I’m moving a step closer
To my final destination
Have I found my purpose?
Have I done my bit?
Is it worth celebrating?
…
What’s the point?
I’m only getting old
My body isn’t the same
Can’t seem to remember a lot
It’s lonely and depressing
Nobody’s even wished me yet
…
Wait a minute
Is it even my birthday today?
Let me check the calendar
Oh… it’s not today. Dang!
Life suddenly became quite pleasant
Don’t You Ever Miss Me
Don’t you ever miss me
For I am never gone
The heart is ever present
Only the body’s moved on
The Greatest Human – Part 2
I’m the smartest human
There ever has lived
That’s what my mother tells me
That’s what I’ve always believed
Mathematical equations
Are just a piece of cake
Even those cipher codes
Too hard for you to break
I’ve invented the teleporter
Time travelling machine
So many other devices
That nobody has ever seen
I have got a robot
That does what I want him to do
But I’m yet to make a tool
To measure my own IQ
Yes, I am a genius
I hope I was quite clear
I don’t like to brag
Don’t tell nobody I’m here
The Greatest Human
I’m the fastest human
I run at a lightning pace
It’s just that I have never
Bothered to run a race
I can swim a mile
In ten seconds or maybe less
Take the same amount of time
To beat you in a game of chess
I can play football
But it never appealed to me
I can make shaolin soccer
Look quite ordinary
All these games are boring
A complete waste of time
Why don’t they have Olympics
For making two words rhyme?
I Forgot My Poem On Moon
I was writing a poem
While cleaning my teleporting machine
A few moments later
I was next to a spacecraft’s engine
Three, two, one
I heard the dreaded countdown
A few moments later
I went flying out of town
The engine was burning hot
I was going to burst like a balloon
A few moments later
I found myself on Earth’s moon
Fellow astronauts were shocked
To see a stranger with a broom
A few moments later
I teleported back inside my room
The poem I was writing
I could not trace it anywhere
Wait a minute
Did I forget it up there?
The Ideas That Come And Go
Oh I seek you insanely all day
Without you I lay blank here
You never seem to come my way
As soon you come you disappear
When I lay down to fall asleep
You come out then to say hello
Since I saved no space to keep
You I suspend till ‘morrow
When I wake with the morning light
You are gone with no single trail
No memory of your sound or sight
Not even of your head or tail
Frank Solanki 