After many moments over many years
full of heart ache and full of tears
depression and cancer have all been with me
I sometimes wonder what life is showing me
through those darkest moments we often see
I wish the sun would shine on me
I wish it would lift my spirit up and help me
to fulfil my dreams to stand up and sing
to show the world something of me
and bring a smile through words I sing and say
to stand up and be counted in life today
and show that I am back and here to stay
from all that illness that nearly took me away
will never put me through all that again
I sing and smile at you with some beautiful words of tune
to let my vocal chords have there say
in a warm and beautiful way
britains got talent has listend to me
I learnt from that moment auditioning you see
it brought out something special in me
I may not be there yet and there will be many days
of practising along the way
and go for another audition one beautiful day
they told me what they thought slight touch of nerves
affected my singing you see
but they liked my performance and have encouraged me
to go away practise and reapply too a slight touch of nerves is affecting you
a little more confidence is what you need
when they told me to reapply a smile went through me
at last someone in life sees something in me
please god listen to my prayers and help me
as I want to sing live and say thanks all Queen alexander hospital Renal team
who gave me a second chance and removed my cancer infected kidneys
who brought out the figthing spirit from inside me
several months have past since that day
I was told I had cancer in both my Kidneys
and they have to be removed as matter of urgency
It had grown in both of them silenty over five years
it lay working its evil way inside of me
I had no idea what it was doing to me as symptons werent showing
I thought I was fit and healthy
then along came that dreadful day when I got told that awful news and we must act quickly
went through major surgey four weeks later it was out of me
then recovery I started to fight my way through
thinking of Douglas Bader his spirit in his day too
I to had been in RAF and this inspired the fight within me
I tried to stand it hurt very painfully after having your stomach cut right open
there was a challenge over next couple weeks in front of me
phyisoes turned up and said come on kevin lets try and see
Per Adva Ad Astra the moto of the RAF I spoke and thought back
as I raised my self to my feet you wont beat me
onwards and upwards through this battle
I fought back with vengance with all my energhy
I am back to stay and going through recovery
now I want to say a special thankyou to all of you
by getting through to live auditions and sing a song one day
and say thankyou to all those wonderful people and friends and family and girlf friend to as she has gone through a lot
off Illness and surgery to we went through it together and supported each other to and Mike whose always been there for me a friend like no other very special indeed.
the sisters and nurses of g6 g9 wards and Renal team and Havant Renal team Sisters sue Debbie Binne lousie and rest of the team they are all very special people dedicated to what they do
and have helped and supported me they listen they are sympathetic and so understanding you see
they care enjoy there work and are a fantastic team
as I have dialysis three times a week
they keep me alive and look after me
there all so wonderful smiling each day
Thankyou all for what you ve done for me
your all very very special people
may life treat you sweetly.
I am the pompey poet 