Innocent Minds

Today I had the greatest pleasure & privilege to be the first person to read my friends poem. This was no ordinary poem, this was a poem created from the emotions, thoughts & experiences of becoming a single father to two beautiful boys. Something I know would of been hard to share and open up about as a man. This poem is totally inspiring and beautifully written and I really believe he deserves to have this published. We are always hearing about single mothers so it is refreshing to have the perspective from a single father, especially in this context. So tonight a huge thank you goes to Richard Harvey, for not only sharing his story but for being a good friend and father :) I hope you get all what you deserve in life because you truly are a wonderful guy. Girls and boys I give you: Innocent Minds by Richard Harvey:

Innocent minds:

The Pain hit me so hard

Deep inside my heart

Day by day it grew

Taking away all I knew

Clotting my veins

Beating my brain

I was battling inside, just to stay sane

My life was on hold

No way to escape

I was crying inside

And starting to break

I had lost all that I knew

And thought my time was through

My head felt so numb

My body refused to run

Days were too long

Nights were too short

I was dying inside or so I thought

Hide away and be no one

Put up a barrier to everyone

That's how I felt

That's what I did

Hide all emotions to all that lived

No one will know

No will care

I'm alone in this world

Refusing to share

The guilt set in

Happiness was gone

I was stunned and alone

Lost in a world below the unknown

I tried so hard to find the way

The way to end every crying day

Scared to be free

From a life I thought was right for me

I couldn't find the way 

The way to break free

From all this pain, building up inside of me

I fought from inside to find me again

Tears, sadness was all I had gained

Days, weeks, years became so lame

Time had stopped 

Passed me by

I had become a single cry 

Lost in the dark far from the sun

This is where I found no one

I needed to realise this battle could be won

And that I was not the only one

In this situation feeling so numb

Deep down I knew this wasn't for me

Beneath the surface I was dying to break free

The help I needed was there for sure

Accepting this was harder than ever before

Throughout it all the innocent minds kept on

Keeping me battling when all felt wrong

Eyes deep with emotions

Hearts flowing with gold

Minds so pure

Story's un told

A thrive for life I felt was no more

This was the answer for me for sure

Without the innocent minds

Who knows where i would be

That love cleared the way

And showed me the path to stay

On that path I found just me

Not alone or sad 

But happy and ready to be free

I liked who I found

And took pride in what I was bound

Crushing the pain beneath the thumping strain

This was the way

The way to a happy end of day

They showed me the way 

The way to be me

Guided by the love that they shared so free

I took hold and prayed

I had reason to be brave

The same reason that made me feel so grey

I learnt I had more

More than ever before

A life so strong

One that will last forever long

That was my life

A life to provide

Provide for the ones that gave me reason to survive

I was happy again

Stronger than before

Proud of all the minds so pure

The smiles

The laughter

It all meant more

So much more than ever before

I swore I wouldn't look back

Positive and happy is what I lacked

Except to remember what it was that attacked

Back in the day when it all seemed so black

Now is my time 

My time to shine

Stay happy and continue to climb

Those are the words that will ring in my mind

I must not forget the bad times I survived

And the power from those who allowed me to thrive 

The innocent minds that change my time.

The minds that belong to two children I call mine.....