Don't Look Back

As you travel through life with MS..there are always those times
When decisions just have to be made,
When the choices are hard, and solutions seem scarce,
And the pouring rain seems to soak your parade.

There are some situations where all you can do
Is simply let go and move on,
Gather your courage and choose a direction you want to go
That carries you toward a new dawn.

So pack up your troubles and take a 2 steps forward -
The process of change can be very tough,
But think about all the excitement ahead
If you can be stalwart enough!

There might be adventures you never imagined
Just waiting around the next bend,
And wishes and dreams just about to come true
In ways you can't yet comprehend!

Perhaps you'll find friendships that spring from new things
As you challenge your status quo,
And learn there are so many options in life,
And so many ways you can grow!

Perhaps you'll go places you never expected
And see things that you've never seen,
Or travel to fabulous, faraway worlds
And wonderful spots in between!

Perhaps you'll find warmth and affection and caring
And somebody special who's there
To help you stay centered and listen with interest
To stories and feelings you share.

Perhaps you'll find comfort in knowing your friends
Are supportive of all that you do,
And believe that whatever decisions you make,
They'll be the right choices for you.

So keep putting one foot in front of the other,
And taking your life day by day...
There's a brighter tomorrow that's just down the road -
Don't look back! You're not going that way!

- Gerry Armour

Otherside Of Autism

My little boy, this love of mine,
Does not know how to say;
Please give me room for every time,
His words get in the way.

You would not know by passing by,
The struggles everyday:
But try to look him in the eye,
You'll see it in his face.

You may not understand how hard,
Small tasks in life can be;
How difficult to speak aloud,
so people will understand.

And just because he doesn't hug you,
Or kiss you hi and bye;
Doesn't mean he doesn't love you,
Please just give him time!

Through all the tantrums, fights and tears,
I look at him and see;
A little boy with tons of fears,
Who strives for normalcy?

Of course he sees he's different,
But he just can't see why;
Everybody's time is spent,
Trying to make him 'right'.

Open up your heart and mind,
And just watch quietly;
You'll see a boy who's really trying,
Just wants to be happy.

He's just my scared little boy,
With every sight and sound;
I know he plays with just one toy,
And spins around and round.

I know sometimes he'll yell and scream,
He simply cannot say;
He is not trying to be mean,
Things have to be his way.

All he can say is.. this is not right',
Sometimes it seems not real;
He can't express though try he might,
To tell you how he feels.

I know that he repeats himself,
And sometimes others too;
Believe me that does really help,
Anxiety to be banished.

He is my special, beautiful boy, not yours,
Whom I love endlessly;
He is my gift, my love, and my joy
He means the world to me

Gerry Armour

Mystery Of MS

I am soft and black,
Silent and deadly.
I come slowly but surely.
Creeping out from the shadows,
Slipping up on people unawares.

I am not the answer to your wishes,
I don't bring relief, and happiness.
Creeping out from the shadows,
Slipping up on people unawares.

I am a hopeless wish, I bring pain, and sadness.
I am a king of nightmares.
Creeping out from the shadows,
Slipping up on people unawares.

I am a dark beauty,
I am silence,
Darkness itself.

My cloak is pure black,
My many eyes are dark,
And lethally cold is my bite.

Where I leave my mark,
You can always tell.
Shadows in the corners of your eyes.
Little voices, that you can't quite hear,
And can't quite understand,
Tormenting for you attention.

Beauty playing before your eyes,
Distracting your mind when shadows, words, and beauty,
Have you so confused?
You can't remember,
Who you truly are.

Then I bare my teeth,
And swallow your world.
Creeping out from the shadows,
Slipping up on people unawares.

Where I leave my mark,
You can always tell.

When you hurt,
When you cry,
I will come, not to comfort you.
With a numbing, silent, darkness
But do not trust me for I know you,
Your deepest darkest secrets.

I will use them to haunt you,
To strike fear,
Deep into your heart.

I am watching with countless eyes,
I am listening with countless ears and I will always come,
For as surely as the world spins.
I am MS now you know me, it is what it is.
Sooner or later MS will be Mystery solved.

Gerry Armour

Oat's On the Water

Oat's On the Water are light.
They shimmer and dance at night.
Like a lady swinging her hips in delight,
Soft movements side by side.

The sun makes them sparkle,
The moon makes them twinkle.
Like a baby’s charming giggle,
Someone playing a soft fiddle.

As soft as tone from a flute,
As s gypsy playing his lute.
When the wind suddenly becomes mute,
Soft and silky as velvet absolute.

They flow as breeze with full delight,
As small waves hitting the shore all night.
As tall palm that grows straight and upright
Keep moving as universe infinite.

As birds that soar high in the sky.
It seems the ripples like to fly.
They keep stirring the water and they try.
The even leave a mark on the desert dry.

For two eternal lovers, ocean and sky,
They keep moving by and by.
They reflect the ocean and the sky,
The oat's on the water and the high sky.

As earnest messengers they strive
To bridge the gap for lovers aside.
They talk to the ocean and the sky.
To reach out, as they stay beside.

The oat's move the ocean
They make the sky cry.
As the lovers meet.
The oat's on the water stay smiling close by.

Gerry Armour

So Far Away

If you weren't so far away
I'd Hold you in my arms everyday
I'd hold your hand every minute
I'd never let you quit until you win it

I'd always stare at your sparkling eyes
I swear my love to never tell you lies
I'd tell you that I love you every day
And beg you never to go, and to have you always stay

I'd forget about wishing on shooting stars
Because I won't need wishes when i have you in my arms
And you aren't so far, far away in a foreign land
where it will take hours
for me to reach
you live a life full of bliss
unmindful that someone
so close to you
pines to get nearer to you

every passing minute
while i am awake
my heart aches for you
i yearn to be
so close to you

when will this day come
or will it just pass off
like any other dream
i see every day in my sleep

now when i get yet another chance
to be close to you
i will not miss telling you
the sweet feeling of love
i nurse for you

i hope and wait patiently
for my luck to smile at me
i know for sure
one day, good luck and you
will side by me, because you’re so far away.

Gerry Armour�

My world of Secrets

Tear drops hold my secrets,
Then hit the ground.
The Secrets soak inside us,
Where they're not disturbed or found.

The spiteful words of others,
Are held inside the rain.
It's their secret though,
Because those words mask my pain.

The dark is my safe haven,
For these abandoned mysteries of MS.
And still the world fails to notice me,
Like walking past the blowing trees.

These people hide with passion,
Like they'd die if it was free.
But secrets will consume just like me,
They won't know which them to be.

But the rain holds some hope,
Holds the proverbial aid.
And It masks all my secrets,
All the mistakes I’ve have made.

Everyone has a secret even MS,
That they hope goes down the drain.
But secrets never go away,
I just hide until it rains
Til I give all my secrets away
in my world of secrets.



Gerry Armour