Notice me

Lately I've been noticing,
I'm always bringing winter's spring
I'm always here to summon warmth
To hearts grown cold with frigid sting
I turn grey skies to blue
So no-one thinks that I am blue
It's like they've forgotten that I am a human
With more emotions that I know to do with
I've got no-one to spew them to
Or at least that's how it feels like sometimes
Who knows if it's the truth, but
Lately, I've been noticing
I'll light the paths before their feet
I'll let the shadows fall on me
It it only means that they can see
And this is who I want to be
Be there for anyone in need, but
Often times, I'm just a stepping-stone
When they find out where they're going
Their destination isn't me.
 
So, it feels like their life's on been on a lock
And I'm just the key, but
I'm here for myself at the end of the day
I've had to adapt to be this way
I need validation too, but
I'll have to be the one to say
That regardless of what life has in store
I'll always be okay
I'll always choose to see the rainbows bend
Even when I'm dripping, drenched in rain
I'll always look up to admire the stars
And learn them all by name
And I'll know that someone's looking down
And wants to know me, just the same
And knowing this, is comforting, because
Lately I've been noticing
No one seems to notice me.
 
Notice me.

~ Ellen Everett

The Lionesses

I'm not a football fan. Never have been. I see it like I see the WWE - staged. There's way too much money in it for it not to be. My eyes glaze over and my head looks for a different kind of Zen-Zone when people start talking about their favourite clubs and who 'bought' who and for how much. I just don't care. Football bores me.

That said, I watched the Lionesses play today. I watched them lose, and I saw their sullen, teary faces after the game. From where I'm looking, these girls did good. I am hugely proud of them. That's my team, that's my club. From now on, I will follow nothing else but the England Women's Squad.

It's a natural fit. They're Lionesses. 

And my name is Singh.