LOUISE HUDSON

  Freedom

Now heaven be thanked, I am out of love again!
I have been long a slave, and now am free;
I have been tortured, and am eased of pain;
I have been blind, and now my eyes can see;
I have been lost, and now my way lies plain;
I have been caged, and now I hold the key;
I have been mad, and now at last am sane;
I am wholly I that was but half of me.
So a free man, my dull proud path I plod,
Who, tortured, blind, mad, caged, was once a God.

JAN STRUTHER

  I Will Survive

At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights
Thinkin' how you did me wrong,
And I grew strong,
And I learned how to get along

And so you're back, from outer space
I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second you'd be back to bother me!

Go on now, go!
Walk out the door!
Just turn around now,
'cause you're not welcome anymore!
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?

Oh no, not I! I will survive!
Oh, as long as I know how to love I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive, I will survive!
Hey hey hey...

It took all the strength I had not to fall apart
Kept trying' hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart
And I spent oh so many nights
Just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high

And you see me, somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you
And so you feel like droppin' in,
And just expect me to be free
Now I'm savin' all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me!

Go on now, go!
Walk out the door!
Just turn around now,
'Cause you're not welcome anymore!
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?

Oh no, not I! I will survive!
Oh, as long as I know how to love I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive, I will survive!
I will survive...

GLORIA GAYNOR

  Circle

She who is always in my thoughts prefers
Another man, and does not think of me.
Yet he seeks for another's love, not hers;
And some poor girl is grieving for my sake.
    Why then, the devil take
Both her and him; and love; and her; and me.

BHARTRHARI
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY AD INDIA

 ROBERT, EARL NUGENT

  From First Love

She:

I don't know why, but something's going wrong -
I feel the point of no return slip by.
Though we're still happy, we still get along

my heart beats like a toneless leaden gong
where once it leapt and raced as if to fly.
I don't know why. But something's going wrong

in me: the spark, the naturalness, has gone -
each day it's getting harder to deny;
though we're still happy, we still get along

I'm out of step. He hasn't changed. How long
each kiss feels with deceit; each touch a lie.
I don't know why, but something's going wrong.

I'd never felt such love - so fierce and strong:
each sight of him, each parting made me cry.
Though we're still happy, we still get along

the love that was to last a whole life long
is coming to an end. No second try,
though we're still happy, we still get along.
I don't know why, but something's going wrong.

He:

I knew it had to come. I couldn't bear
it then; can't take it now. I'll make amends.
I'm willing to agree, now. So - be fair,
there's no need to split up. We'll just be friends.
Like you suggested. Not see quite so much
of each other. Please! I agree. You're right.
I made too much of what we had. Been such
a fool. I'll take the blame. We'll start tonight
- The New Improved Regime. We'll both be free
to do just as we want - the adult way.
I'll do just as you want me to. You'll see.
I'm willing to do anything you say.
I promise. I won't make a scene. Won't cry.
If you'll do just one thing. Don't say goodbye.

MICK GOWAR

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