I GAVE MY SON AWAY TODAY

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I gave my son away today,

I had no heavy heart,

Grab the moment, this is it,

Today’s a fresh new start.

It wasn’t his to say goodbye,

In truth, he never knew,

That once I’d given him away,

I simply can’t undo.

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No regrets, that’s life I said,

He’s now another’s boy,

Someone else can take his hand,

Their everlasting joy.

I’ve done my bit and that is it,

My goodness, I am free,

I’ll never see that child again,

For now, I’m free, so free.

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And yes I’ll sometimes ponder,

And maybe I shall sigh,

Did he live a life like me,

Or did perhaps he die?

Should I care or care I not,

Each romance has its price,

Some I win and some I lose,

But that was rather nice.

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I wonder if at bedtime,

When story time is past,

If troubling thoughts about his dad,

Be put to sleep at last,

Oh, perish thoughts,

I’ve had my fun,

And yet there’s more to come,

For dads can walk away and live,

The children, they’re for mum.

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I gave my child away today,

I simply walked away,

Another night of boyish fun,

Today’s another day;

But I can hardly ever know,

Nor can I understand,

I lost much more than honour,

When I had that one-night stand.

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Mícheál Walsh Poetry

A SEA VENEER OF LIVERPOOL Michael Walsh republishes his 1998 best-selling collection of lyrical tributes to the extraordinary ordinary people of Liverpool. ​Their talent poured from little terraced homes and took the world by storm. In one illustrated volume the Bard of Liverpool raises the nostalgic parting glass to a disappearing age. LINKS TO BOOK AMAZON https://tinyurl.com/5n83t7wy