You do not have to be good. You do not have to be good. You do not have to be bad You do not have to be bad

You do not have to walk on your knees . You do not have to walk on your knees . but if you did you would have scabs on thembut if you did you would have scabs on them

you can crawl through doors on your skanky sores you can crawl through doors on your skanky sores but if the sores are neglected they will get infectedbut if the sores are neglected they will get infectedMeanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the world goes on. 

blood and puss and weeping stuffblood and puss and weeping stuff

Utta utta bread and butter Utta utta bread and butter Toast and jam ,damper and dipperToast and jam ,damper and dipperYou do not have to be bad You do not have to be bad but if you did you would have scabs but if you did you would have scabs you can crawl through doors on your skanky sores you can crawl through doors on your skanky sores but if the sores are neglected they will get infectedbut if the sores are neglected they will get infectedblood and puss and weeping stuffblood and puss and weeping stuff

centrelinkcentrelinkI have people on my back ,I cant even think ,I have people on my back ,I cant even think ,

But that’s the way down at centrelink.But that’s the way down at centrelink.I sit at home and don’t answer the Phone,I sit at home and don’t answer the Phone,

I just pretend that I’m not at home.I just pretend that I’m not at home.They give me a time and a date,They give me a time and a date,

My heart is racing , at a flat out rate.My heart is racing , at a flat out rate.I tell them I cant go ,until I get better,I tell them I cant go ,until I get better,

But they don’t care they will send me a letter.But they don’t care they will send me a letter.Centerlink sucks but I need the bucks,Centerlink sucks but I need the bucks,Centerlink sucks but I need the bucks,Centerlink sucks but I need the bucks,

It was not my expectation,It was not my expectation,To be on medication , To be on medication ,

Just follow the beat down to alma street,Just follow the beat down to alma street,Centerlink has done my head in,Centerlink has done my head in,

Now I’m strapped back down,Now I’m strapped back down, on a bed again.on a bed again.

Centerlink sucks but I need the bucks, Centerlink sucks but I need the bucks, Centerlink sucks but I need the Centerlink sucks but I need the

bucks. bucks. Now I’m in here and down on my luck,Now I’m in here and down on my luck,

I just want to say centerlink I just want to say centerlink Go and get fucked !!!Go and get fucked !!!

HAPPY- SARAH

A DAY FROM HELLI am having a day from hellThings aren’t going so well

I don’t give a damn about anyone or anything about you.I think I hit that wall

I can’t think at allShut the door and the whole dam world can live without me.

The night is dark The moon is round

And I can’t see a single thing in front of me.I’ve been blind to you

You’ve been lying to meI’ve been reaching for something

That’s not there or never has been.You can’t look me in the eye

Seems you just don’t understand me The earth will turn and pass us by

And nothing going wellOn this day from hell.

THE LOVE BUGLady: I like the way you type your words, and your picture is devine.We had a disconnection, but then we got back online.Man: She said she would meet me, at love dot com tonight.Her dark hair will be shining in the virtual moonlight.Chorus: Love came like a virus down the phone line from above

Picture perfect lovePicture perfect love

Lady: His poetry was perfect line after digital lineI saved you on my hard drive, with the resolution high.

Man: I like the way she made me wait, for the download late at nightBut then she was a Virgo, and they say they take their time.

Chorus: Love came like a virus down the phone line from abovePicture perfect lovePicture perfect love.

WARD 4.2 When I wasn’t feeling the bestThey drugged me up, gave me pillsIt was I, who flew over the cuckoo’s nest.Tried to teach me social skills.I met some folks, I met some foesAfter two days I needed to goIn ward 4.2 there’s absolutely nothing to do.There’s a war going on inside my headNo wonder people would rather be deadI am hiding like a refugee in a pipeline bed.Here comes the trolley with its human queDo the medicated shuffle and stare at my shoes in ward 4.2 there’s absolutely nothing to do.Ten hours walking holes in the floorWaiting for the curtains to fade on the wallWaiting for the doctor, waiting for a testWaiting for my life to come back around and fly me far from this cuckoo’s nest.So pay your entry fee and come on tourSee all the faces that you seen beforeJack and Jesus and Nick and FluffRevolving doors, I’ve had enough.A slap in the face a wake up call Give me the bill and then show me the doorIn ward 4.2 I am never coming back no more.Ten hours walking holes in the floorWaiting for the curtins to fade on the wallWaiting for the doctor, waiting for a testWaiting for my life to come back around and fly me far from this cuckoo’s nest.

I am a deprived cowWho doesn’t like the chase

Which is not so nice I lost my lover?Bewildered and curious

Wondering through the leavesTo my destination of sin

Human slaughter wanted changeI found he was drugged in pain

Heading for a crownie and a buggerPity I am cow

But I don’t know any way howI guess I got the bovine blues again

Went back to green green field againIn search of her again

Pasture overgrown and entry bewilder and curiousI lost my will to live

I am never going bugger king again.

The JourneyOne day you finally knew

what you had to do, and began,though the voices around youkept shoutingtheir bad advice--though the whole housebegan to trembleand you felt the old tugat your ankles."Mend my life!"each voice cried.But you didn't stop.You knew what you had to do,though the wind priedwith its stiff fingersat the very foundations,though their melancholywas terrible.It was already lateenough, and a wild night,and the road full of fallenbranches and stones.But little by little,as you left their voices behind,the stars began to burnthrough the sheets of clouds,and there was a new voicewhich you slowlyrecognized as your own,that kept you companyas you strode deeper and deeperinto the world,determined to dothe only thing you could do--determined to savethe only life you could save. 

© Mary Oliver

LOVE POEM

My love is like a cabbage The leaves I give to othersThe heart I give to you.

HOPEyou live in a fantasy

For your world it seems, is a catastropheAnd life gets a little jittery

Just out of reach, sometimes slipperyWhen your life is like a stormy sea

Your struggling to breathe- just look out for me.CHORUS

I’ll be your lighthouse on top of the hillI’ll be your rain in the desert while you’re standing still

I’ll be your sunshine when the black clouds roll inI’ll be your breath of life when your gonna give in

I’ll be your hopeI’ll be your hope, hope, hope, hope

When the sun is beating down on meAnd my life it pleads for some earnestyThen I hold my head up high and see

There are people doing it harder than me.I’ll hold the ropeI’ll give you hope

CHORUSI’ll be your lighthouse on top of the hill

I’ll be your rain in the desert while your standing stillI’ll be your sunshine when the black clouds roll in I’ll be your breath of life when your gonna give in

I’ll be your hopeI’ll be your hope, hope, hope, hope.

KAREN RICHARDSONKAREN RICHARDSONYou do not have to be good. You do not have to be good. 

you do not have to be badyou do not have to be badYou do not have to walk on your knees  You do not have to walk on your knees  You just have to be your self You just have to be your self Enjoy your life because that’s the only one you getEnjoy your life because that’s the only one you getThere is no rule to this game. There is no rule to this game. Just always have funJust always have funLike baby learning to walkLike baby learning to walkYou might fall but you can start againYou might fall but you can start againJust have fun until the time you departJust have fun until the time you depart