Matty Richardson, the Usurper
I am no longer
a hero
to my son,
he likes
Matthew
Richardson:
a nodding smirk
from Matty
and my son lights up
like the M.C.G
at night.
Matty doesn’t
stumble to the T.V,
fumble the switch,
(“Enjoy your trip Dad? ”)
say,
“Bedtime cool cat”
and forget there’s
still a quarter left
for my son to watch.
(“Cool Daddio”)
Matty’s an everyday
Santa Claus
he flies up through the clouds
with his signature,
then swoops
straight down
into our mailbox:
AFL players negotiate
small, tight spaces.
I lift my son up
plonk him in the car
check his seat belt
and run amber
for the Tigers’ training.
Footballs elude the grip
of stalking hands,
bounce off chests,
or into players’ faces:
they’re so much
better at their green stage
rehearsing the big part
they’re gonna play,
young men with plans
kicking goals
in life.
Matty waves
to my son
who smiles a shelter-shed smile
where disappointment
is missing out on
your favorite smartie.
If he finds a girl
named Wendy,
he can stay this way.
The training spectacle
obscures my projection
of impending doom. .
I see my son in plaster,
or drinking with radio talkback,
face covered
on front page
of The Herald Sun.
I worry
about my son,
I save
for his future,
I do
what I can
to please him:
I take him
to see Matty.
Don’t leave
the Tigers Matty,
it would break
my son’s heart:
he stuck by you
when the
whole world
pointed out
your genius
flawed.
A fickle public,
they choose to forget your skill,
your natural athleticism
and pain tolerance, Matty
all because you sulkily
pointed at the replay screen
after a “white maggot’s”
bad decision.
Now you are
my son’s hero,
his search over,
rewarded,
me, the ‘old man’ discarded,
chewing gum that’s lost it’s flavour.
Matty is dashing and daring,
the ‘old man’ is boring and stupid
to my son
ever since
he found out
I was flawed.
I don’t wish you
any harm Matty,
but I look forward
to the end
of your career;
then you too
can find out
what it’s like
to be
an also ran,
and to lose
hero status.
My son will
soon forget you Matty:
ask,
“Did you
used to be
Matthew Richardson? ”
“How did you
get so fat? ”
By then Matty
you’ll want to
start a family,
and I’ll be
your role model
and then,
I’ll be
a hero
again.
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Dog Eat Dog
It’s a dog eat dog world, a dog eat dog world, a dog eat dog eat dog eat dog world.
Live like a dog die like a dog, as the old saying goes,
The plant you water is the plant that grows, everybody knows,
Give blows, get blows
Down’s how the water flows
Live like a dog die like a dog
It’s a dog eat dog eat dog eat dog world.
Dog bites matty dog for a piece of meat,
Child hits matty child for a taste of sweet,
Woman claws her matty because she looks so neat,
Man robs his matty man because he wants to eat,
Policeman kicks his matty thief because he likes to beat.
It’s a dog eat dog world, a dog eat dog world, a dog eat dog eat dog eat dog world.
Live like a dog die like a dog, as the old saying goes,
The plant you water is the plant that grows, as everybody knows,
Give blows, get blows
Down’s how the water flows
Live like a dog die like a dog
It’s a dog eat dog eat dog eat dog world.
Preacher lies to the congregation cos that comes naturally,
Shopman cheats his customer for maximum profitability,
Politician takes all the bribes he can, constitutionally,
Lawyer robs you with a pen completely legally
Country bombs its matty land nationalistically.
It’s a dog eat dog world, a dog eat dog world, a dog eat dog eat dog eat dog world.
Live like a dog die like a dog, as the old saying goes,
The plant you water is the plant that grows, everybody knows,
Give blows, get blows
Down’s how the water flows
Live like a dog die like a dog
It’s a dog eat dog eat dog eat dog world.
In Matty Owens Bog
The pipe of the curlew I fancy I hear
In Matty Owens bog many miles north of here
In the calm of a June evening melodious and clear
In Summer a beautiful time of year
By the watery bog hole with her blotched eggs neath her breast
Cloaked by the rank rushes his quiet wife sits on her nest
The curlews of the future to life she will bring
The beauty of Nature is an amazing thing.
The pink breasted bullfinch so lovely to see
Perched on a high branch of a silver birch tree
One that one could stand and admire all day long
The beautiful bird with an ordinary song.
In the river pool the moorhen utters her shrill warning cry
To her young to alert them of danger nearby
Three tiny dark chicks with red faces mum's warning does heed
And swim into cover to hide in the reed.
Above Matty Owens bog in the still of the night
The male snipe with his tail in the Summer moonlight
He proclaims his territory in the night sky
And drums out a warning to other male snipe as he fly.
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Ill Never Be The Same
Matty malneck / frank signorelli / gus kahn
Ill never be the same
Guys have lost their meaning for me
Ill never be the same
Nothins what it once used to be
And when the song birds that sing
Tell me its spring
I cant believe their song
Once love was king
But kings can be wrong
Ill never be the same
There is such an ache in my heart
Ill never be the same
Since were apart
But theres a lot that a smile can hide
And I know deep down inside
Ill never be the same
Never be the same again
song performed by by Billie Holiday
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If You Were Mine
Johnny mercer / matty malneck
If you were mine
I could be a ruler of kings
And if you were mine
I could do such wonderful things
Id say to a star
Stop where you are
Light up my lovers way
And every star above you
Would obey, say
If you were mine
I would live for your love alone
To kneel at your shrine
I would give up all that I own
Yes even my heart
Even my life
Id trade it all for you
And think I was lucky too
If you were mine
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Lets Dream In The Moonlight
R. walsh / matty malneck
Lets dream in the moonlight
Tell me that you love me
Tell the stars above me
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Lets dream in the moonlight
Say youre glad you found me
Put your arms around me
Before we part
Even though its just pretending
And the night is almost through
I can say Im only lending
When I give my heart to you
Lets dream in the moonlight
Let your lips touch mine
Though were only dreaming tonight
Tonight
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The Landscape of Your Body
I took the time out tonight to memorize the landscape of your body.
I viewed every inch with a secret sullen passion.
I took my time, intoxicated by the lingering scents of soap and skin.
I have enjoyed many things in life,
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Content in the light of love.
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A Hero?
Her hero is pretty and thin
Her hero is a hero to many
A hero of fame and a hero of fortune
A role model, a hero of glamour
Her hero is a hero to many
His hero is fit and fast
His hero is a hero to many
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A role model, a hero of victory
His hero is a hero to many
Her hero is clever yet plane
Her hero is a hero to few
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Her hero is a hero to few
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The Big Jack
I know you and you know me
We met many years ago
In the halls ofe some ivy covered university
Where we both used to go
Now we stand outside the denmark hotel
With japanese men in ther business suits
Its midnight youre talking to some frenchman
About who does what to you know who
You want the big jack
You want the sky to crack
You want something thats goin? to give you
The big jack
You want the big jack
Hell we all want that
You want something thats goin? to give you
The big jack
You say you want to go somewhere
Where your ideals were much more than luxuries
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You set there so smug
Whith your hands between your knees
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You want the sky to crack
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The big jack
You want the big jack
Hell we all want that
You want something thats goin? to give you a
Heart attack
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Where you come from
Have a big time tonight
I can still see you in your fathers coat
On the delta shore
That he once owned
I want to be your fathers coat
I want you girl to matty me
I want the big jack
I want the sky to crack
I want something thats goin? to give me
The big jack
I want the big jack
Hell we all want that
I want something thats goin? to give me a
Heart attack
I want the big jack
Yeah we all want that
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I want the big jack
I want the sky to crack
I want something thats going to give me the big jack
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Heros
A Hero Fights For You
A Hero Stands By Your Side
A Hero Is Willing To Go An Inch Longer
A Hero Knows What It's Like To Lose Someone
A Hero Knows What To Do Right Then
A Hero Never Leaves Someone Behind
A Hero Has Someone To Make Them Who They Are
A Hero Will Never Risk Someone To Save Himself
A Hero Always Takes The Risk Just For The Last One
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We All Need Are Hero
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Mr. Hero
I found this hero today.
They looked right through me,
As though I were invisible.
They never noticed me,
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I am happy to see you, Mr. Hero,
But you don't see that I'm right here.
You're looking right through me.
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For you are my hero no longer.
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When our hero comes
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When a hero comes
When our hero arrives
Evil better beware
You better be prepared
Cause the bullets will rip through the air
When a hero comes
Now you better get ready
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I'm a cult hero
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The Hero And The Theif
I'll play the part of the hero,
You play the role of the thief.
With sword in hand
I take my stand.
I take my stand right here.
You played your part
And stole her heart
While the hero goes away.
But I'll return
To save the girl
When I come back some day.
I walk the longest road
Past castles and through time.
On my way home I'm coming
To save the world I left behind.
Years gone by as time fades away.
I'm longing for the day
That I return
Knowing that I've earned
To see her smiling face.
You've played your part
And stole her heart
While the hero was away.
Now I've returned
To save the girl
Banish you from today.
I've played my part as the hero
You've played your role as the thief.
I've saved the girl
And saved the world
The hero and the thief.
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To be Hero
A hero is some one looked upto
Who others may love to be
A hero never loss hope
To be hero means to be courageous
And willing to put their life aside for another person
A hero is anybody or somebody that was loved
To be hero, must be successful
To be hero, may not be superhuman but must saved
If they say i'm to be hero
Hero must lead by sample because everyman is hero
Every hero is man
poem by Olaniyan Kehinde Hero Hko
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I am My Hero
Of
course! !
I am a hero,
my hero,
your hero,
CNN hero,
Fox Taxis Oil toxic hero
my street mate hero,
my African roommate hero,
United nation hero,
unesco
unicef
moncef
duracef
charl
du champs hero,
picasso hero
mozart,
bethoven
chichina
lovesky
hero,
and everybody hero?
of! course! ! ! ! !
-not off course-
I LOVE
MYSELF...
DO YOU THINK
OR DREAM
I OR i
WILL SELL MY SELF? ? ?
? ? ?
OR ASK FOR
YOUR
APPROVAL,
SQUARED AND OVAL
AS YOU
LOVE IT TO BE..
Of course i am
my own hero
but,
also
i am sure...
everyone is my hero.
poem by Atef Ayadi
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Dont Be A Hero
when will this world need a hero to save?
save us form our tears and our graves
to save us when were down...
there ant that many hero's around
some came and some gone
fought for the right to be wrong
some we had see in our dreams
some hid, stayed a mystery
some loved to have a crowed
some fought just to stay about
but when all the hero's seem to fail
who will save us form this hell?
when will this world need a hero thats real?
that knows our pain and knows how we feel
when the world needs a hero its to late
the ones that seems to be brave end up to be fake....
most hero's today arent so brave
but theres a hero that i proclaim! ! !
-Faden Back-
poem by Coby Salazar
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What Is A Hero
A hero is a Dad,
who carries your heart onto his with his unconditional love.
A hero is a Dad,
who builds your first pair of wings to enable you to fly on your own.
A hero is a Dad,
who builds your faith when all hope tumbles out from your heart.
A hero is a Dad,
who builds you a magical ladder to keep you high off the ground.
A hero is a Dad,
who builds your confidence so you make it through the wind and rain.
A hero is a Dad,
who builds your strength beyond his own when your life with pain collides.
A hero is a Dad,
who knows when he must step aside when another hero has come to carry your heart onto his.
A hero is a Dad,
who builds his strength of having to let go when walking his little girl down the aisle to place her heart onto the heart of another hero.
poem by Linda Patino
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I Believe In Santa Claus
I believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus
I believe theres always hope when all seems lost
And I believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus, Ill tell you why I do
cause I believe that dreams and plans and wishes can come true
I believe in miracles, I believe in magic too
Oh I believe in santa claus and I believe in you
I believe in family, in country and in smiles
I believe in turnin negatives to positives in life
I believe in lookin farther up the farther down we get
I believe when someone hurts us we should forgive and forget
And I believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus
I believe love should prevail at any cost
And I believe in santa claus
I believe in saying what you mean and meaning what you say
I believe a better attitude can make a better way
And I believe in viewing life as a journey that were on
And lookin at our troubles as another stepping stone
And I believe that everything in life is what its meant to be
I believe there is a God somewhere although hes hard to see
I believe I am so therefore I should do all that I can
To be a better piece in the puzzle of gods plan
And I believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus
I believe theres always hope when all seems lost
And I believe in santa claus
Let the little children sing it
I believe in santa claus, I believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus, I believe in santa claus
Let the whole world sing it with us
I believe in santa claus, I believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus, I believe in santa claus
Let the whole world sing it with us
I believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus
I believe theres always hope when all seems lost
I believe in santa claus
song performed by by Dolly Parton
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When your hero falls
when your heros falls
your heart ceases to exist
all sense of moral values sent to a 6 ft ditch
God, please dont forget me
when your hero falls
your world is so bleak
who's there to inspire me teaching from the prophets (pbuh) got me thinking.
when your hero falls
and you see their hurt
unable to do the superhuman things they use to do
God, please dont forget me
and when i die i hope i'm buried a true muslim and join the ranks of those who helped and showed love to each other
its funny the people who inspire me have mostly passed away my mother the sole survivor of my list of heroes,
I shed a tear when i read Pac's Poem about his hero's fall
its gotten me on my knees hoping my mother never falls
God, please dont forget me and have mercy on those who died life was short for all of us, reading a homicide and scences from a murder scene leaves my soul aged and stressed.
when your hero falls
you cease to function, the everyday activites are thrown out of balance
its why we need find the strength to live and keep your hero's memories alive and never lose faith in god
poem by Hasan Adan
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