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Entered in Nineteen Seventy Three…
Born into a dysfunctional family…
In a world verging on insanity…
With so much confusion for all to see…
Emotional blackmail the silver currency…
Each word spoken with bitter cruelty…
Used to pile on such painful misery…
That eroded any chance of purity…
And clouded any kind of clarity…
In regards to his true identity…
Requiring years of cold, hard therapy…
And would end so very horribly…
Sapping any dregs of sympathy…
From people in the industry…
Who laughed at the turmoil of history…
And derided all his claims of tyranny…
Leaving his tears to fall wearily…
Questioning all remaining sanity…
And whilst others mocked his sincerity…
His best laid plans were made secretly…
Never leaving it to serendipity…
And forging a life of mystery…
In a world removed from visibility…
Whilst creating the unique ability…
To experience life so stealthily…
And grasping every opportunity…
To dine in the Devil’s own company…
Becoming the man he wanted to be…
Despite acting so fucking childishly…
And the pleasure ending so painfully…
Locking away memories without a key…
As the storm raged on, so violently…
And “THEY” attacked, so silently…
Whilst he tried to carry on defiantly…
Becoming an outcast of society…
But carrying his scars so eloquently…
Alongside his quest for sobriety…
A battle he fought so privately…
But would never end up positively…
For the child who became inevitably…
Lost since Nineteen Seventy Three…
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Eye Will Not Cry 
One of my favorite artists.
Mine too Tabitha, lots more Nick within my pages, use the search function in the header – Cheers J
Wow, J! This is amazing! You’re so talented! And making the whole poem rhyme – just WOW!
Thank you – not sure about that 😉 – this took a lot longer than usual to try and put together for sure! Have a great weekend – Cheers J
Can’t you just take a compliment, J? 😉
Haha – I really do 😉 – and appreciate every one given, but like to stay grounded too – easy to give in to all the kind applause and become bigheaded – and you know that’s just not me – Cheers J
Haha okay. Point taken ^^
Uplifted Me! Awesome!
The beauty, even while expressing sorrow.
Thank you, really appreciate you stopping by to comment – Cheers J
raw..encapsulating..brilliance
You keep humbling me – thank you! Cheers J
amazing and heart touching
Thank you for your kind words Tanveer! Cheers J
Love this song, and Nick Cave.
Agree with you Steve, he is amazing and the song really makes the whole thing work here. Cheers J