here i find i can write
though its late in the night
as my mind drifts away
and i think of the day
that i sit there with you
and we look and we laugh
at the things that we did
and the hurt in the past
and the sorrow and joy
and the hurt and the pain
and we nod and agree
we wont go through it again
and our hearts are at ease
and our futures look bright
and we think of the times
when we were alone in the night
or we said that we were
but we kepts our lives hide
and we acted so childish
and stupid like kids
and we hurt with our ways
and we thought we were cool
yet we acted so dumb
like we`d just started school
yet those times have all gone
as we sit here and think
and realise in our eyes
we see better with no drink
and i could just go on
in such positive ways,
and i hope that you read
and my message it stays
with you til the end,yes my friend,that i love
your a treasure i cherish precious like gods own white dove
and as soft and as gentle as summers cool breeze
and a spirit i`ll shine with and that makes me feel ease.
NEIL SLATER........Saturday, 14 December 2002