12 Men are Gone Today.

12 men are gone today

not down to the pub

but to slip away

not to a casual fling

or to cheer their team on

12 men have gone today

managed to push through

youth , money, plans, children in mind

then they come,

 then they go

12 men have gone today

© David Mellor

Why are more middle-aged men turning to suicide?

David was born in Liverpool in 1964. He left school with nothing, rummaged around various dead end jobs, then back to college and uni. In his 20s he first discovered poetry, starting writing and performing and has done so ever since. He has lived on the Wirral for the past 8 years.