Friday, November 20, 2009

BORN AGAIN..

A WANDERING MAN WITHOUT A HOME,WINDING ROADS A SAMARITAN ROAMS. A BEATEN PATH A WISEMAN CHOSE,OUT FROM THE DUST THE PHOENIX ROSE.FADED VISIONS THROUGH BLOODSHOT EYES,BROKEN SILENCE FROM THE SOUL THAT CRIES.FEARING RAPTURE FROM THE GOD'S CONFESSING SINS TO LIGHTNING ROD'S.THE STARS WILL FALL TO THE BLACKEST EARTH CASTING ANGELS TO HELLS REBIRTH.A DEADLY PLAGUE IN THE WINDS,FOR EVERYDAY A DEADLY SIN.ATONEMENT COMES FROM THE WRETCHED LUNG,WITNESS GOSPEL FROM THE SERPENTS TONGUE.ARMAGEDDON IN THE WAVES BUT PARADISE FOR THOSE HE SAVES.I HAVE NO FEAR OF THE END,FOR I HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED BORN AGAIN.NEVER ONE OF MY PRAYERS WERE IGNORED,FROM THE MOMENT I WELCOMED MY LORD.I GIVE TESTIMONY OF HIS WRITEN WORD TO THOSE WHOSE VISION IS OBSCURRED.I MADE THE CHOICE TO REJOICE,SPREAD HIS WORD THROUGH MY VOICE.I HAVE ETERNAL LIFE ONLY MY LORD CAN PROVIDE AND SECURED MY PLACE IN PARADISE BY HIS SIDE..

Friday, November 6, 2009

FALLING IN LOVE...

I WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE FOR MY PRINCESS TO ARRIVE AND IN A MOMENT YOU WERE THERE,WITH HONEY BROWN EYE'S AND BEAUTIFUL LONG BROWN HAIR.WHEN OUR EYE'S FIRST MET MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT AND EVERY SECOND SINCE YOU HAVE KNOCKED ME OFF MY FEET AND BECAME THE MISSING HALF THAT HAS MADE ME FEEL COMPLETE. I SEE MY FUTURE WHEN GAZE INTO YOUR EYE'S, I SEE THE MOTHER OF MY CHILD,THE START OF A BRAND NEW LIFE,MY FUTURE WIFE.HAND IN HAND AND SIDE BY SIDE,I'LL BE YOUR MAN AND PROMISE TO ALWAYS PROVIDE YOU WITH THE LOVE AND HONOR THAT YOU TRULY DESERVE,I'LL BEGIN RIGHT NOW WITH THESE TENDER WORDS.I GET BUTTERFLY'S JUST HEARING YOUR NAME ,MY PASSION ONCE AS A SPARK NOW BURNS AS A FLAME.TWO LIVES THAT WERE SEPERATE NOW INTERTWINED,TWO SPIRIT'S AS ONE THE STARS HAVE ALINED.AN ANGEL SENT TO ME FROM THE HEAVENS ABOVE ,WHO TAUGHT ME TO SMILE AND RENEWED MY FAITH IN TRUE LOVE. YOU HAVE LEAD ME OUT OF DARKNESS INTO THE LIGHT, GUIDED ME FROM PAST TO PRESENT WITH A FUTURE SO BRIGHT. TO SOME A TREASURE IS A DIAMOND OR PEARL, I FOUND MY TREASURE WHEN YOU ENTERED MY WORLD.I'LL BE THE WEALTHIEST MAN ALIVE BY EARNING YOUR LOVE AND I'LL STAND BY YOUR SIDE WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE.I'LL WALK WITH YOU HAND IN HAND AS WE BUILD OUR NEW LIFE AND SOMEDAY LIFT UP YOUR VAIL AND KISS MY NEW WIFE.FOR NOW I'LL JUST HOLD MY ANGEL SENT TO ME FROM ABOVE AND THANK HER EVERYDAY FOR HER PRESENCE BECAUSE I'M FALLING IN LOVE..

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

ANGEL..

I NEED AN ANGEL TO PROTECT ME IN TIME'S OF NEED AND TRAGEDY,I NEED AN ANGEL TO COMFORT ME,TO HOLD MY HAND AND WALK WITH ME,TO EASE MY PAIN AND SET ME FREE.I NEED AN ANGEL TO DRY MY TEARS,I NEED AN ANGEL TO CALM MY FEARS.I NEED AN ANGEL TO MEND THIS BROKEN HEART,TO HEAL MY SOUL THAT'S TORN APART.I NEED AN ANGEL BY MY SIDE,I NEED AN ANGEL TO WALK WITH ME AND BE MY GUIDE,BE MY SHELTER FROM THE STORM AND WITH HIS WINGS KEEP ME SAFE AND WARM.I NEED AN ANGEL IN THE NIGHT TO TURN MY DARKNESS BACK INTO LIGHT,TO HELP ME KEEP MY DREAMS IN SIGHT,TO HOLD ME TIGHT AS HE TAKES FLIGHT AND PROVIDE ME ALL OF HEAVEN'S CARE WHEN LIFE'S PAIN BECOMES TO MUCH TO BARE.I NEED ANGEL WATCHING OVER ME WHEN I'M ON BENDED KNEE IN MY TIME'S OF TRAGEDY,I NEED AN ANGEL TO HELP ME PRAY AND TAKE ALL MY SORROW AWAY.I NEED AN ANGEL TO HELP ME WALK THAT EXTRA MILE,TO REMIND ME OF ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE WORTH WHILE,TAKE MY FROWN AND BRING BACK A SMILE.I NEED TO BE AN ANGEL TODAY TO HELP SOMEONE WHO'S SKY'S ARE GREY,TO BE BY THEIR SIDE AS THEY PRAY THAT THE LORD WILL TAKE ALL THEIR PAIN AWAY..I AM AN ANGEL IF I DO ALL THESE THING'S TO HELP ME EARN MY WING'S AND PROVIDE THE SAME COMFORT HERE ON EARTH THAT HEAVEN BRING'S..

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

SEASONS CHANGE..

I SUFFERED THROUGH MY SEASONS OF DISCONTENT BUT SEASONS CHANGE AND BRING NEW THINGS,AS AUTUMN WINDS DROP THE LEAVES FROM THE TREE'S IT IS THEN I WITNESS THE WINDS OF CHANGE BRING BRAND NEW THINGS.ALL NEW COLOR'S IN THE FALL ,RED AND PURPLE,ORANGE AND BROWN ON ALL THE LEAVES THAT HIT THE GROUND.SUMMER'S CANVAS WAS PAINTED GREEN AS I LISTENED TO THE SONGBIRD'S SING A TINY LITTLE MELODY,THEN CATCHING AIR BENEATH THEIR WINGS A SYMPHONY OF HARMONY'S ,CREATING MUSIC FOR MY EAR'S EASING ALL MY PAIN AND FEAR'S.IN THE FALL WE LOOSE SOME LIGHT ,I WELCOME DARKNESS AND ALWAYS KEEP MY DREAMS IN SIGHT.WINTER STORMS ALL THE SNOWFLAKES CHANGING FORMS,IN THESE SQUALLS A MILLION DIAMOND'S FALLING FROM THE SKY IN THE MOONLIGHT CATCH MY EYE.WINTER SNOW HAS COVERED THE GROUND,TINY SPARKLES ALL AROUND IT LOOKS LIKE HEAVEN ON THE GROUND,LIKE I'M GAZING INTO A STAR DIMLY LIT BUT NOT TO FAR.IN THE WINTER NO STAR IS OUT OF REACH IF I LEARN THE LESSON SEASONS TEACH. NOW I AM A BRAND NEW MAN AS I HOLD THESE SNOWFLAKES INSIDE MY HAND.IT MAY BE COLD BUT I HAVE THICKER SKIN KEEPING ALL MY WARMTH WITHIN,I THINK I'LL SAVE IT FOR THE SPRING WHEN THOSE BIRD'S BEGIN TO SING,ANOTHER SYMPHONY TO ARRANGE AS I WATCH THE SEASONS CHANGE...

Saturday, September 19, 2009

AFRAID..

SHE CLOSES HER EYE'S SHE'S AFRAID OF THE DARK ,AFRAID OF HER SORROW,AS SHE SEARCHES FOR THE HEART THAT WILL DELIVER THAT SPARK. A HEART THAT WILL BRING HER CLOSER TO LIGHT ,FUEL HER DESIRE'S AND MAKE EVERYTHING ALRIGHT.SHE WOULDN'T BE AFRAID IN THE WARMTH OF HIS EMBRACE,HE WOULD LAY HER ON HER A BED OF ROSES AND SHEET'S COVERED IN LACE, ONE TENDER KISS AS HE GENTLY CARESSES HER FACE.SHE'S AFRAID THIS MAN ONLY EXSISIT'S IN HER DREAMS,JUST A CREATION FROM A HEART TORN APART AT THE SEAM'S.SHE'S AFRAID THAT HER FEARS WILL DROWN HER IN TEARS WAITING FOR THIS MAN FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS.SHE'S AFRAID SHE WILL WAIT A WHOLE LIFE TIME FOR HER PRINCE TO ARRIVE,SWEEP HER OFF HER FEET AND MAKE HER FEEL SO ALIVE.SO TONIGHT BEFORE SHE CLOSES HER EYE'S SHE WILL WISH UPON A STAR,THAT THE MAN OF HER DREAMS ISN'T TO FAR AND SHE COULD EXPERIENCE THE LOVE FROM WHICH FAIRYTALES ARE MADE AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER...NO LONGER AFRAID..

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

I'M KIND OF BLUE..

I USED TO FEEL BRAND NEW,NOW I'M KIND OF BLUE AND YET SOME HOW STILL ATTACHED TO YOU.I'M KIND OF BLUE BUT SEE RIGHT THROUGH ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS YOU DO.I'M KIND OF BLUE BUT KNOW WHAT'S TRUE,THERE'S NO LOVE INSIDE OF YOU.I'M KIND OF BLUE BUT NOT SO BLACK THAT I CANT SEE ALL THE THINGS YOU LACK.I'M KIND OF BLUE BUT HEAR YOUR LIES,INNUENDO'S AND ALIBY'S.I'M KIND OF BLUE BUT NOT SO GREEN THAT I CANT READ IN BETWEEN ALL THE LINES,TRICKY SMILES ,MANIPULATIONS AND SEE YOUR CRIMES.I'M KIND OF BLUE BUT TURNING YELLOW AND YET BENEATH STILL FEELING MELLOW.I'M KIND OF BLUE BUT BRUISES FADE INTO THIS MAN YOU MADE.I'M KIND OF BLUE ,NOT SO BLACK,I'LL GET MY LIFE BACK ON TRACK.I'M KIND OF BLUE BUT IT'S JUST A BRUISE IT WONT BE THE LIFE I CHOOSE.NOW I FEEL BRAND NEW AND YET SOME HOW STILL ATTACTHED TO YOU,NOW I SEE I'M KIND OF BLUE BECAUSE I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU...

Sunday, July 26, 2009

WALK AWAY...

AM I REALLY OVER YOU? AM I READY FOR SOMETHING NEW? LAST NIGHT I LOOKED INTO YOUR EYES AND REALIZED MY HEART STILL CRIES,OUT OF SIGHT,OUT OF MIND,BREAK THE CHAINS AND TIES THAT BIND.YOU TURNED TO ME WAVED AND SMILED AND I BECAME FLOODED WITH EMOTIONS AS STRONG AS THE RIVERS RUN WILD.THEN I WATCHED YOU WALK AWAY,IT REMINDED ME OF OUR LAST DAY.I TRIED MY BEST TO STAND REAL TALL BUT IT TOOK MY ALL FOR THESE TEARS NOT TO FALL.SO MANY THINGS I WANTED TO SAY AND THEN ANOTHER MAN APPROACHED AND GOT IN THE WAY.IT WAS THEN I WAS SURE I WAS JUST A THING FROM YOUR PAST,ANOTHER PASSING FACE THAT DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE,A TINY MOMENT GONE TO FAST,JUST THAT GUY THAT FINISHED LAST.SO I LEFT YOU TO YOUR SOMEONE NEW AND WALKED AWAY STILL LOVING YOU.I WANTED ONE MORE LOOK AT YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE TO KEEP IN MY MIND FOR MY HEART TO EMBRACE.WALKING AWAY A SINGLE TEAR DID FALL FOR THE GIRL WHO STILL HAS MY ALL,SHE STILL LIVES DEEP INSIDE MY HEART AND CONTROLS MY WORLD THAT'S TORN APART.IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS AND I GUESS YOUR JUST FINE,YOUR EYE'S DID NOT LIE THEY SPARKLED AND SHINED.FILLED WITH A GLOW FROM YOUR HEAD TO YOUR TOE,I WAS STANDING BESIDE YOU WATCHING YOU GROW.WHAT YOU COULDNT SEE IS WHAT'S STILL INSIDE OF MY HEART,SO VERY CLOSE AND YET MILES APART.TO YOU THESE ARE JUST WORDS,TO ME OPEN WOUNDS LEFT BY A LOVE GONE WAY TO SOON.THIS IS MY ONLY WAY OF TELLING YOU HOW I FEEL,MY ONLY WAY OF TELLING YOU MY LOVE IS STILL REAL.SO I HAVE TO GO ON LIVING AND MAKE THE BEST OF TODAY BUT I'M STILL HAUNTED BY THE MEMORY OF YESTERDAY......WHEN I WATCHED YOU WALK AWAY..

Monday, June 22, 2009

FORGOTTEN..

I CLOSE MY EYES BUT HAVENT SLEPT FILLED WITH PAIN SINCE THE DAY YOU LEFT,I NEVER GOT TO SAY GOODBYE ALL I DO IS WONDER WHY THE GIRL THAT CLAIMED TO LOVE ME SO QUIT BEFORE THAT LOVE COULD GROW.NOW I SIT AND REMINISCE,DREAMING OF HER TENDER KISS.I'LL NEVER GET TO SEE HER FACE, FEEL HER TOUCH OR WARM EMBRACE,SO I'LL DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE AND TRY AND FILL THIS EMPTY SPACE.I CANT DESCRIBE THIS PAIN I FEEL ,I PINCH MYSELF BUT KNOW ITS REAL.SO MANY THOUGHTS FILL MY HEAD ,SO MANY WORDS WE LEFT UNSAID,YOU TURNED AWAY NOT ONE REGRET ,HOW COULD I BE THAT EASY TO FORGET? WAS OUR TIME JUST ALL A LIE? WAS I JUST ANOTHER GUY? I HAVE NO ANSWERS JUST THESE TEARS I CRY.ALL THESE EMOTIONS HAVE ME FEELING SICK ,WONDERING HOW I WAS REPLACED SO QUICK.ALL THE LOVE AND TIME I THOUGHT WE SHARED,YOU NEVER REALLY TRULY CARED.NOW I'M LIKE YESTERDAY AND IN YOUR PAST BUT MY FEELINGS WERE REAL THAT'S WHY THEY LAST.I WISH THIS HURT WOULD GO AWAY ,I WISH I WAS STILL TODAY,I WISH I DIDNT STILL STAY UP AND PRAY THAT I''LL HEAR YOUR VOICE AGAIN SOMEDAY...

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

WELCOME MAT..

ALL HIS DREAMS CAME CRASHING DOWN,WASHED AWAY IN THIS SIMPLE TOWN.ALL HIS SMILES TURN UPSIDE DOWN,JUMPING PUDDLE'S THE HOBO CLOWN,HIS SUIT IS TORN ,HIS SHOES ARE WORN ,HIS SPIRIT 'S CRUSHED A FROWN IS BORN.HE BURNS THE CORK TO PAINT HIS FACE,HE'S LOST IN A WORLD WHERE HE HAS NO PLACE.A SINGLE TEAR HE BOARDS THE TRAIN,BOX CAR SONGS HIS CRY'S OF PAIN.HE HOPES HIS TRAIN WILL TRAVEL FAST AND LEAVE BEHIND HIS PAINFUL PAST.SO HE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO ROAM AND HOPE SOMEDAY HE FINDS A HOME,A TINY PLACE TO HANG HIS HAT ,A WARM EMBRACE,A WELCOME MAT.HE DOESNT NEED A PICKID FENCE,JUST A LIFE THAT MAKES SOME SENSE.A TINY ROOM IN A WOODEN SHACK,AN OLD DIRT FLOOR AND THAT WELCOME MAT.AS HIS TRAIN STEAMS ACROSS THE TRACK HIS EYES COME UPON AND OLD SMOKE STACK,THE SMOKE IS RISING IN A BRAND NEW TOWN,AROUND A FIRE FOUR HOBO CLOWNS.THEY EAT THEIR DINNER FROM TINY CANS,SING SOME SONGS AND MAKE BIG PLANS,THEY LAUGH OUT LOUD AND CLAP THEIR HANDS.THEIR SHOE'S ARE WORN AND THEIR SUITS ARE TORN,SOUNDS OF LAUGHTER A SMILE IS BORN.AS HE APPROACHES HE SEE'S A WOODEN SHACK,JUST INSIDE AN OLD DIRT FLOOR WITH A TALL COAT RACK BESIDE THE DOOR.WITH A TEAR HE HANGS HIS HAT AND AT HIS FEET .....THAT WELCOME MAT..

Monday, June 1, 2009

A PROMISE..

I'LL MAKE YOU A PROMISE AND ALWAYS STAND RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE,I DONT WANT TO WASTE ONE MORE DAY ON MY FOOLISH PRIDE.I'M NO LONGER AFRAID OF WHAT I FEEL INSIDE,SO JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND LET LOVE BE YOUR GUIDE.I WANT TO BE A PART OF EVERY ONE OF YOUR DREAMS AND PICK YOU UP BACK UP WHEN YOU COME APART AT THE SEAMS.I KNOW THEY SAY TRUE LOVE IS BLIND BUT I JUST CANT SEEM TO GET YOU OFF OF MY MIND.SEE I MADE MY MISTAKES BUT I'M STILL SO IN LOVE AND I WILL ALWAYS BE RIGHT HERE WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE.I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE NEVER LET YOU OUT MY SIGHT,SO I CANT JUST LET YOU WALK AWAY WITHOUT TRYING TO FIGHT.I'LL MAKE YOU THIS PROMISE THAT YOU WILL NEVER HURT AGAIN,YOU WILL BE MORE THEN MY LOVER ,YOU WILL BE MY VERY BEST FRIEND.I'LL TELL YOU YOUR BEAUTIFUL AND YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY,I PROMISE TO FIND THE WORDS EACH AND EVERY DAY.I'LL BE YOUR UMBRELLA WHEN LIFE BRINGS THE RAIN,I'LL BE SHOULDER TO CRY ON WHEN YOUR DEALING WITH PAIN.I NEVER TOLD YOU BUT I WOULD JUST LAY THERE AND WATCH YOU SLEEPING AT NIGHT,I'D STARE AT MY ANGEL I SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOLDING SO TIGHT.EVERYDAY THAT YOUR GONE YOU HAVE HOLD MY HEART AND I WONT BE THE SAME AS LONG AS WE ARE APART.SO I ASK YOU TO SEARCH DEEP INSIDE YOURSELF AND LISTEN TO YOUR SOUL AND PUT BACK THESE TWO PIECES SO THAT WE BECOME WHOLE.SO I MAKE THIS PROMISE TO ALWAYS BE TRUE BECAUSE YOU COMPLETE ME AND MAKE ME BRAND NEW.SO SEARCH DEEP INSIDE OF YOUR HEART AND ASK IT THIS QUESTION..IS THIS REALLY WHAT'S BEST ?SHOULD WE BE APART?SO IF YOUR WILLING TO SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE ,I'LL MAKE THIS PROMISE AND BE RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE.SO JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND LET LOVE BE YOUR GUIDE..

Sunday, May 31, 2009

YOU WERE..

YOU WERE MY EVERYTHING,MY HOPES,MY DREAMS ,THE ONE WHO HELPED ME BELIEVE.YOU WERE MY EVERY SMILE,THE ONE WHO MADE ME FEEL WORTH WHILE.YOU WERE MY ANGEL SENT TO ME FROM ABOVE,THE ONE WHO HEALED MY BROKEN HEART AND SHOWED ME HOW TO LOVE.YOU WERE MY BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE DARKEST OF NIGHT,THE ONE WHO BECAME MY GUIDE AND BROUGHT ME INTO THE LIGHT.YOU WERE MY SUN THAT KEPT ME SAFE AND WARM,THE ONE WHO GAVE ME SHELTER IN THE EYE OF THE STORM.YOU WERE MY STRENGTH DEEP INSIDE MY SOUL,THE ONE WHO FOUND THE PIECES TO HELP ME BECOME WHOLE.YOU WERE MY BREATH THAT GAVE ME BRAND NEW LIFE,THE ONE WHO TAUGHT ME NEVER TO GIVE UP AND NEVER TO THINK TWICE.YOU WERE MY EVERYTHING,MY LOVER,MY VERY BEST FRIEND,THE ONE WHO I LOST AND I CAN NEVER HOLD AGAIN.YOU WERE MY ONE TRUE LOVE THAT I NEVER WILL FORGET,THE ONE I LET SLIP AWAY,THE ONE THING IN LIFE THAT FOREVER I WILL REGRET...

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

CURTAIN FALL..

DONT ASK ME TO STOP MY PAIN OR COME IN FROM THE RAIN,DONT ASK TO SEE A SMILE WHEN I'M LIVING WITH THIS SHAME.YOU DONT HAVE TO UNDERSTAND,YOU CANT SEE INSIDE A MAN.I WAS BORN WITHOUT THAT LIGHT,I GIVE UP INSTEAD OF FIGHT.I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ALONE,I WEAR MY PAIN LIKE A THRONE.I'M THE KING OF EMPTY SOULS ,I HAVE NO VISION ,I HAVE NO GOALS .I LIVE INSIDE THE DARK ,I WAS BORN WITHOUT THAT SPARK.I'D RATHER RUN AND HIDE,THEN BELIEVE IN FOOLISH PRIDE.MY LIFE IS JUST A STAGE,MY AUDIENCE IS MY RAGE ,IT'S SCREAMING WITH APPLAUSE...LISTEN STOP ..THEN PAUSE...YOU COULD SURELY HEAR THE SOUNDS OF MY SHATTERED HEART AS IT POUNDS.I'M A SYMPHONY OF SORROW,A TODAY WITH NO TOMORROW.I PUT ON THE GREATEST SHOW,YOU PAY ADMISSION AND STILL DONT KNOW.I WOULD COME OUT TO TAKE A BOW BUT I WOULDNT KNOW EXACTLY HOW,I WOULD JUST STUMBLE AND COMPLETE THE GREATEST FALL.INSTEAD I'LL KNEEL AND THEN I'LL CRAWL SO YOU COULD SEE JUST HOW SMALL IS THE MAN WHO LOST IT ALL..NOW WATCH THE CURTAIN FALL..

Monday, May 25, 2009

FADE TO BLACK..

ALL OF MY LAUGHTER TURNS TO PAIN,ALL OF MY SUNSHINE TURNS TO RAIN.ALL OF MY HAPPINESS TURNS TO SORROW,ALL OF MY TODAY'S SHAPE MY TOMORROW.ALL OF MY MINUTES FEEL LIKE YEARS,ALL OF MY CONFIDENCE BECOMES MY FEARS.ALL OF MY LOVE TURNS TO HATE,ALL OF MY EMOTIONS CREATE MY FATE.ALL OF MY TRUTH'S SOON BECOME MY LIES,ALL OF MY PRIDE HAS SIMPLY DIED.ALL OF MY HOPES COME APART AT THE SEAMS,ALL OF MY NIGHTMARE'S LIVE INSIDE OF MY DREAMS.ALL OF MY LIGHT IS FADING TO BLACK,ALL OF MY DARKNESS IS THE VISION I LACK.

Friday, May 22, 2009

TEN MONTHS...

TEN MONTHS I PRETENDED LIKE I DIDNT CARE,TEN MONTHS YOU WERE ALWAYS RIGHT THERE.TEN MONTHS WHEN I DIDNT HAVE A THING,TEN MONTHS YOU WERE MY EVERYTHING.TEN MONTHS YOU GAVE ME YOUR HEART,TEN MONTHS I TORE IT APART.TEN MONTHS I CAUSED YOU SO MUCH PAIN,TEN MONTHS I BROUGHT YOUR LIFE'S RAIN.TEN MONTHS WENT BY WAY TO FAST ,TEN MONTHS IT JUST DIDNT LAST,TEN MONTHS IS NOW IN MY PAST.TEN MONTHS NOW THE TABLES HAVE TURNED,TEN MONTHS IT'S TO LATE BUT I'VE LEARNED.TEN MONTHS NOW ITS MY HEART THAT CRY'S,TEN MONTHS NOW WE LIVE SEPERATE LIVES.TEN MONTHS I HAD YOU EACH DAY,TEN MONTHS I LET YOU SLIP FURTHER AWAY.TEN MONTHS YOU WERE THERE WHEN PUSH CAME TO SHOVE,TEN MONTHS YOU WERE MY LIFE'S GREATEST LOVE.TEN MONTHS YOU MADE MY HEART MELT,TEN MONTHS I NEVER SAID HOW I FELT. TEN MONTHS I NEVER COULD GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK,TEN MONTHS NOW IT'S YOU THAT I LACK,TEN MONTHS NOW YOUR GONE FOREVER AND I CANT TURN THE CALENDAR BACK....

Saturday, May 16, 2009

THE BLAME GAME

I CAN NOT STOP THE TEARS FROM WELLED UP EYE'S FROM DEEP INSIDE A SOUL THAT CRY'S. I CAN NOT CONTROL WHAT PEOPLE SEE OR THE RAGE INSIDE OF ME.MY LIFE IS FILLED WITH UP'S AND DOWNS ,OCCASIONAL SMILES BUT MOSTLY FROWNS.I DRIFT ALONG FROM TOWN TO TOWN,I WONT STAY LONG I'M BROKEN DOWN BUT THAT'S THE LIFE OF A CLOWN.I AM MADE OF FLESH AND BONE BUT INSIDE I'M HALLOW AND ALL ALONE.WHAT I TOUCH I WILL DESTROY,THE MAN YOU SEE IS JUST A BOY.I'M MADE UP OF ROTTEN FOOD ,A RANCID MIND THAT MAKES ME CRUED.I AM A BODY OF LIES,PLACING BLAME AND RUINING LIVES.I MOSTLY JUST PLAY MAKE BELIEVE IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR ME TO GRIEVE.I 'M ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS CAUSE NO ONE SEE'S MY TEARS OF PAIN.I AM NOTHING ,I'M NOT A MAN ,I'M JUST A BOY WITHOUT A PLAN.I AM LOST AND IT IS PLAIN TO SEE I WILL PLACE THE BLAME BUT THIS TIME.....ON ME.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

THE GARDEN..

IN THE GARDEN I PLANT A FLOWER FOR EVERYDAY I'M FILLED WITH SORROW.IF THE HEAVEN'S BRING RAIN TODAY MY FLOWER WILL BLOOM TOMORROW.IT WILL RISE UP THROUGH THE MUD,A TINY SEED INTO A BUD.AS THE SEASONS BRING THE WINDS OF CHANGE,I CHECK THE GARDEN AND NOTICE SOMETHING STRANGE.WHEN THE GROUND IS SOAKED WITH RAIN FALLEN FROM MY TEARS OF PAIN,IT IS THEN MY FLOWER GROWS VERY SLOWLY BUT IT SHOWS.IN THE MORNINGS FILLED WITH DEW I SEE THE EVIDENCE OF SOMETHING NEW.NOW WITH EVERY SHOWER BRINGS A FLOWER IT'S THE RAIN THAT GIVES IT POWER.IT IS IT'S STRENGTH THAT HELPS IT GROW,WHEN I'M IN DOUBT I CHECK THE GARDEN THEN I KNOW.FOR IN MY DARKEST HOUR THROUGH MY WINDOW THERES A FLOWER,IT KEEPS IT'S BEAUTY IN THE STORM IT LOST A PEDAL BUT KEPT IT'S FORM.SO EVERY YEAR I'LL PULL THE WEEDS IN THE RAIN AND PLANT NEW SEEDS AND IN THE GARDEN FULL OF SORROW I KNOW THERE WILL ALWAYS BE TOMORROW AND EVEN IN THE GLOOM THERE IS A FLOWER IN FULL BLOOM.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

THE RAPTURE OF A CLOWN...

PAINTED FACES ,EMPTY PLACES LEAVING TRACES OF MYSELF.WAYWARD MAN MAKING PLANS WITH EMPTY HANDS IS THE MEASURE OF MY WEALTH.IT'S THE CLOWN BROKEN DOWN TURNING TOWNS UPSIDE DOWN,CHANGING SMILES INTO FROWNS.BOX CAR SONGS BECOME MY PSALMS ,WITH A GRIN CONFESS MY SINS ,ECHOES HEARD OF EMPTY WORDS HAVE ALL GONE.LIGHT A CANDLE ON A MANTLE PROTECT MY SOUL FROM WHAT'S WITHIN,PRAISING GOD'S,LIGHTNING ROD'S FEARING RAPTURE FROM THE WINDS.BLACKEST CLOUDS BRING THE RAIN CRACKING THUNDER WHISPERS OF PAIN.ABSENSE OF LIGHT I DREAM ALL DAY AND FEAR THE NIGHT.I PUT MY EAR TO THE GROUND AND FEAR THE SILENCE, THE CONSEQUENCE OF FOOTSTEPS AS THEY POUND.IN A HAZE,END OF DAY'S,BEAM OF LIGHT ARMAGEDDON IN THE WAVES. CRASHING DOWN A MILLION FROWNS ,ONE MORE BREATH I HEAR THE CLOWNS.WASHED AWAY UPSIDE DOWN,ANOTHER MAN..ANOTHER TOWN HAVE JUST BEEN BAPTIZED BROKEN DOWN..

Friday, April 24, 2009

LOVE LETTER...

I WISH YOU LAUGHTER AND I WISH YOU A SMILE, I WISH YOU THE MAN THAT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL WORTH WHILE.I HOPE HE HOLDS YOU DEEP IN THE NIGHT,SQUEEZES YOUR HAND AND NEVER LET'S YOU OUT OF HIS SIGHT.I WISH YOU THE LOVE THAT WILL FILL UP YOUR HEART,I WISH YOU NOTHING BUT HAPPINESS EVERY DAY WERE APART.I WILL MISS YOUR EYES AND THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND HURTING YOU WAS NEVER WHAT I PLANNED.I WILL REMEMBER EVERY MOMENT AND SPECIAL TIMES THAT WE SHARED,I KNOW I DID NOT ALWAYS SHOW IT BUT TRULY I CARED.I JUST CLOSE MY EYES WHEN I NEED TO SEE YOUR FACE,YOUR ALWAYS ON MY MIND NO MATTER THE PLACE.FREE LIKE A BUTTERFLY SPREADING ITS WINGS I WISH THE JOY TRUE HAPPINESS BRINGS.IF I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU ,YOU WOULD THINK ITS A LIE ,SO I WROTE YOU THIS POEM FILLED WITH THE TEARS THAT I CRY.YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR ME WHEN PUSH CAME TO SHOVE,THE ONLY WAY TO REPAY YOU IS TO SHOW YOU TRUE LOVE.SO GOODBYE MY LOVER,GOODBYE TO MY FRIEND,SAY HELLO TO NEW LOVE AND YOUR BROKEN HEART WILL SOON BE ON THE MEND.SOMETIMES LOVE IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS,UNTIL I'M ALL FORGOTTEN BECAUSE YOU MET THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS....

Thursday, April 23, 2009

IMPRINTS..

MY SOUL IS BLEEDING CRIMSON RED,FADING VISIONS INVADE MY HEAD.I STAND FOR NOTHING AND FALL FOR IT ALL,BRICK BY BRICK I BUILT THIS WALL.I HEAR THE RHYTHM OF A BROKEN HEART AND DANCE WITH SHADOW'S WORLDS APART.I AM THE ECHOES OF SILENT CRIES,I AM THE TRUTH INSIDE THE LIES.I WISH I COULD TALK TO THAT BOY WHO LOST HIS WAY BUT ALL THAT'S LEFT IS WHAT YOU SEE TODAY. I HAVE FELT THE WRATH OF THE BEATEN PATH,I HAVE HIDDEN TEARS AND WORN THE MASK.WINDING ROADS AND BROKEN HOMES,I'LL HANG MY HAT ON A MIND THAT ROAMS.I HAVE CRIED RIVERS FROM MY OWN TEARS AND BEEN A PRISONER TO ALL MY FEARS BUT I HAVE LEARNED ONE THING ALONG THE WAY,THERE'S NO TOMORROW WITHOUT TODAY.I MAY WALK MILES BEFORE I FEEL WORTH WHILE BUT I'LL TAKE EACH STEP WITH GRACE AND STYLE.I LEFT MY IMPRINTS FROM AN EMPTY HAND AND ON MY JOURNEY HELPED THAT BOY BECOME A MAN..

Sunday, March 15, 2009

RUNAWAY TRAIN

MY DAYS ARE FILLED WITH STRAINS, PAINS AND RUNAWAY TRAINS,TRAVELING THROUGH SO MANY PLACES I HAVE FORGOTTEN THE NAMES.SLEEPING IN CARS,DRINKING IN BARS, TOASTING WITH BEAUTIFUL WOMEN AND PUFFING CIGARS.I'M HANGING MY HAT IN THESE PLACES I CALL HOME,IM SHINNING MY SHOES BEFORE I'M READY TO ROAM. A GYPSY TORNADO BLOWING THROUGH TOWNS,SLEEPING IN CEMETERIES TO BURY MY FROWNS.CIRCUS LIFE FILLED WITH FOUR WAY LANES ,TO MANY FACES TO REMEMBER THE NAMES .A TINY SUITCASE,A DIRTY OLD HAT ,THE MODEST OF LIVING JUST THE CLOTHES ON MY BACK ,MY STAY WILL BE BRIEF NO NEED TO UNPACK IF I MISS THE RUNAWAY TRAIN I JUST FOLLOW THE TRACKS.A NEW DAY BEGINS WITH MY THUMB IN THE WIND ,EIGHTY PROOF IN PALM TO ATONE FOR LAST NIGHTS SIN.DRAWING MAPS IN THE SAND OF THE NEXT PLACE I'LL LAND ,KEEPING MY FREEDOM IN THE PALM OF MY HAND.WELCOME HOME FROM YOUR ROAM OH MY HOW YOU'VE GROWN BUT THE YEARS OF THIS SADNESS ON YOUR FACE IT HAS SHOWN.I BARELY RECOGNIZE THIS MAN WHO STANDS BEFORE ME TODAY,IT'S SOMETHING IN YOUR EYES SUCH A SULLEN MALAISE.A FACE THAT ONCE HELD PROMISE NOW COVERED IN PAIN AS HE WAITS IN THE RAIN FOR THE RUNAWAY TRAIN ..

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

THE JOURNEY

RAINY DAYS,DRUNKEN HAZE,MELTED HEART ,SILENT RAGE,WALKING BACKWARDS THROUGH A MAZE,LOOSING TIME AS DAYLIGHT FADES.VISIONS PAINTED OF THE ROAD NOT TAKEN,AS I ASK THE LORD WHY HAVE I BEEN FORSAKEN? MEMORIES HALLOWED HALLS ,DARKEST NIGHTS SUNLIGHT FALLS.CRIMSON TEARS LOSING YEARS ,DROWNING IN MY OCEANS FEARS.BLACKEST CLOUDS ,SWIRLING WINDS CAPTURE SPIRITS FROM DEEP WITHIN.DANCE WITH SHADOWS OF MYSELF ,BLOOD STAINED HANDS MEASURE WEALTH.SLOTH FOLLOW SLOW THE BEATEN PATH OPEN WOUNDS ENTER WRATH.I TASTED LIFE WITH GLUTTONY AS MY TONGUE AND BIT THE APPLE BEFORE THE FEAST BEGUN.GREED STOLE THE HARVEST AND LEFT A SEED ,PROCREATION LUST IMPEDES.PRIDE BEFORE THE GREATEST FALL I STAND FOR NOTHING AND ENVY IT ALL.CONTRITION COMES ON BENDED KNEE FOR MORTAL SINS ATONEMENT PLEAS.TAKING JOURNEYS THROUGH THE REALMS,VIRGIL GUIDES AS THE INFERNO SWELLS .ASCEND TO PURGATORY'S MOUNTAINS PEEK FROM SATAN'S UNDERGLOOM FAR BENEATH. CELESTIAL SPHERES NINE APPEAR ,VISIONS OF PARADISE HEAVEN IS NEAR...

Friday, March 6, 2009

PRISONER ..

IM LOOSING FACE,IM LOOSING TIME ,IN MY MIND I WALK THE LINE, CONVICT MYSELF OF THE CRIME.LINK BY LINK I BUILT THIS CHAIN IT LOCKS ME UP AND RESTRAINS MY PAIN..RAINY DAYS ,FADING SUNLIGHT THROUGH THE HAZE,BROKEN PATH BECOMES A MAZE. WALKING BACKWARDS FUELS MY RAGE,NO HOLDS BARED I BUILT THIS CAGE.BEHIND THESE BARS HIDDEN SCARS COUNTING WOUNDS MY BODY'S MARRED.MY EXECUTION'S DRAWING NEAR,CANT THINK STRAIGHT IM DRAPPED WITH FEAR.ABRASIVE THOUGHTS ON MY BRAIN AS POISON COURSES THROUGH OUT EACH VEIN.I CREATED MY OWN INFECTION AND DISTORTED EACH THOUGHT BY LETHAL INJECTION..A PRISONER DOING TIME ,MY ONLY CRIME A BROKEN MIND..

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

ALL POETRY PROTECTED BY COPY WRITE BY THOMAS F. ARTESSA..A.K.A. THE BROKEN DOWN CLOWN..2003& BEYOND..

DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL...4 MY PEANUT..

DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG BROWN EYE'S AND TINY CURLS,THE GREATEST TREASURE IN MY WORLD,YOU ARE MY DIAMONDS,YOU ARE MY PEARLS.IN YOUR SMILE I SEE ALL THE WONDERS OF THE EARTH,MY WORLD HAS CHANGED SINCE YOUR BIRTH.I KNOW NOW THE MEASURE OF A MAN,FOR ME IT'S TO BE THE VERY BEST DAD I CAN.I PROMISE TO HOLD YOUR HAND AND BE BY YOUR SIDE AND WALK WITH YOU THROUGH LIFE EVERY STRIDE.I'LL PICK YOU UP WHEN YOU FALL AND DO MY BEST TO EASE YOUR PAIN AND BE YOUR UMBRELLA WHEN LIFE BRINGS IT'S RAIN.I WILL SHARE IN YOUR HOPES AND ENCOURAGE YOUR DREAMS AND STITCH YOU BACK UP WHEN YOU COME APART AT THE SEAMS.I'LL NEVER TELL YOU I TOLD YOU SO,I'LL JUST GIVE ADVICE TO HELP YOU GROW.WE WILL BOTH BE STUDENTS AND LET LIFE BE OUR TEACHER AND OUR GUIDE AND LEARN NEW LESSON'S SIDE BY SIDE.ON YOUR WEDDING DAY GOD I HOPE I'M THERE TO RUN MY FINGER'S THROUGH THE CURLS IN YOUR HAIR,LIFT YOU UP AND ,GIVE YOU A TWIRL AND WHISPER SOFTLY YOU'LL ALWAYS AND FOREVER BE DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL..

MONSTER...

MOMMY THERE'S A MONSTER WHO COMES THROUGH MY DOOR,I HEAR HIS FOOTSTEPS ON THE SQUEAKY FLOOR.HE ONLY COMES IN AT NIGHT WHEN I AM WEAK AND HAVE NO FIGHT,HE HOLDS HIS HAND ON MY MOUTH SO TIGHT,I TRY TO SCREAM WITH ALL MY MIGHT.I HAVE A CLOCK IN MY SIGHT ,OH WHEN,OH WHEN WILL IT BE LIGHT.MOMMY WHY DOES THIS MONSTER HURT ME SO?I BET HE'D STOP IF I JUST WOULD GROW.IF I HAD ONE WISH I'D BE REALLY BIG AND STRONG AND FIGHT THAT MONSTER UNTIL THE DAWN.SO BEFORE I GO TO BED TONIGHT,I WISH I MAY,I WISH I MIGHT BE GRANTED THE GIFT OF LIGHT SO I WONT HAVE TO LISTEN FOR THAT SQUEAKY FLOOR AND THAT MONSTER WONT COME THROUGH MY DOOR..

Monday, February 23, 2009

THE SERPENT..

SHE PUT'S ON HER MAKE UP AND CLOTHES SO SHE COULD LOOK PRETTY BUT WHAT LIES BENEATH IS QUITE A PITTY.SHE DEVELOPED HER BODY BUT DISREGARDED HER MIND,HER BEAUTY RUNS DEEP BUT SHE IS OF THE SHALLOWEST KIND.SHE IS OH SO IMPRESSED BY THE MAKE OF YOUR CAR AND THE FIRST TO DO SHOTS AND DANCE ON THE BAR.SHE WATCHES HER WAIST WITH THE USE OF HER FINGER,SHE USES ALL HER MEN FOR THE GIFTS THAT THEY BRING HER.WHEN YOU SEE HER FACE YOU THINK SHE'S ONE OF A KIND,IGNORING THE TRUTH THAT WOMEN LIKE HER ARE EASY TO FIND.SHE HAS NO WIT OR COMPLICATED SPLENDOR,ONCE YOU GET PAST HER LOOKS SHE'S THE GREATEST PRETENDER.YOUR FLIRTING WITH BODY ABSENT OF THOUGHT BUT THERE'S A PATH TO HER HEART SHE COULD BE BOUGHT.SHE WILL MOVE FAST WHEN THE WELL HAS RUN DRY AND LEAVE YOU BEHIND TO FIND THE NEXT GUY.SO PROCEED WITH CAUTION BEFORE YOU ENTER HER GARDEN OF EDEN,ONE BITE FROM THE APPLE CAN BE QUITE MISLEADING.A GAZE IN HER EYE'S AND IT'S LUST YOU INTERPRET,ONE MORE INNOCENT VICTIM WHO FELL PREY TO THE SERPENT..

Saturday, February 21, 2009

I WILL..

I WILL DEPART AS THE AIR DRIFTING FROM MY LUNGS BUT MY WORDS WILL LIVE FOREVER SPOKEN FROM MY TONGUE.I WILL BECOME THE SOIL RICH BENEATH YOUR SOLE'S,I WILL BECOME THE BLADES OF GRASS THAT TICKLE CHILDREN'S TOES.I WILL BECOME THE FORREST THAT SPREADS ACROSS THE LAND,I WILL BECOME THE OCEAN SURROUNDED BY THE SAND.I WILL BECOME THE GUST OF WIND FELT BEFORE THE STORM,I WILL BECOME THE SUN THAT KEEPS YOU SAFE AND WARM.I WILL BECOME MOUNTAINS RISING OH SO HIGH,I WILL BECOME THE CLOUDS THAT GATHER IN THE SKY.I WILL BECOME THE AIR YOU USE TO FILL YOUR LUNGS,I WILL BECOME THE WORDS SPOKEN FROM YOUR TONGUE'S...

I REMEMBER..

ONE LAST TEAR FROM A WELLED UP EYE,ONE LAST FIGHT,ONE LAST CRY.TIME TO MOVE ON AND NO TIME TO WONDER WHY. I REMEMBER THE DAY OUR EYES FIRST MET,I REMEMBER TENDER WORDS AND HOW MUCH THEY MEANT.I REMEMBER OUR FIRST KISS AND STANDING IN THE RAIN,I REMEMBER HOW THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE WOULD DRIVE ME INSANE.I REMEMBER HOW YOUR EYE'S WOULD SPARKLE IN THE LIGHT,I REMEMBER HOLDING ON TO YOU TO GET ME THROUGH THE NIGHT.I REMEMBER ALL YOUR HOPES,I REMEMBER ALL YOUR DREAMS,I REMEMBER THE DAY YOU LEFT AND COMING APART AT THE SEAMS.I REMEMBER EVERY MOMENT BUT WE NEEDED TIME TO GROW..I REMEMBER MOST IMPORTANTLY IF YOU TRUELY LOVE SOMEONE YOU HAVE TO LET THEM GO...

LEFT BEHIND..

I LEFT BEHIND HER SMILE,I LEFT BEHIND HER EYE'S.I LEFT BEHIND HER MEMORY I HAD TO CUT ALL TIES.I LEFT BEHIND HER TOUCH,I LEFT BEHIND HER KISS.I LEFT BEHIND ALL THE THESE TENDER THINGS I MISS.I LEFT BEHIND HER VOICE,I LEFT BEHIND HER MIND, I LEFT BEHIND ALL OF THE TIES THAT BIND.I LEFT BEHIND THE WOMEN I THOUGHT WOULD BE MY WIFE BUT NOW I REALIZE IN DOING THAT I GAVE HER BACK HER LIFE.I TAUGHT MYSELF A LESSON IN TRUELY BEING KIND,THE DAY I LET HER GO I TRUELY LEARNED TO LOVE..THE THESE THINGS I LEFT BEHIND..

Thursday, February 19, 2009

I LOVE...

I LOVE MISERY,I LOVE SORROW,I MISS YESTERDAY FUCK TOMORROW.I HATE TO SMILE ,I LOVE TO FROWN,YOU'LL GET NO LAUGHTER FROM THIS CLOWN.I LOVE THE RAIN AND THE BLACKEST SKY,I HAVE NO TEARS .I CAN NOT CRY.I LOVE FIRE ,I LOVE RAGE,I DO NOT WANT TO TURN THE PAGE.I LOVE DARKNESS ,I HATE THE LIGHT,I DO NOT WANT YOUR POSITIVE INSIGHT..I LOVE MY VISION WHEN IT'S BLURRED,I HAVE NO DREAMS THERE ALL OBSCURRED..I LOVE MY EMPTY BROKEN HEART,I LOVE MY WORLD ALL TORN APART..I LOVE THE ICE THAT RUNS THROUGH EACH VEIN,I LOVE MY DAY'S ALL FILLED WITH PAIN.THESE ARE ALL THE LOVE'S OF MY LIFE,I HAVE MARRIED HATE,SHE BECAME MY WIFE AND TO YOU I PROMISE TO ALWAYS REMAIN TRUE..AND LOVE TO HATE JUST FOR YOU...

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

I PUSH EVERYONE AWAY SO THEY ARE NOT A PART OF MY PAIN,I NEVER SEE SUNSHINE,I LIVE IN THE RAIN.I CAN NOT GIVE ANOTHER A HEART THAT IS TORN ALL APART.WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE I'M NOT CAPABLE OF LOVE.MY EMOTION IS FROZEN,I DIDNT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN,I THINK I WAS CHOOSEN. SOME PEOPLE SWIM IN THEIR HAPPINESS OTHERS DROWN IN THEIR SORROW.SOME HOLD ON TO YESTERDAY,WHILE OTHERS LIVE FOR TOMORROW.I AM MISERY AND DO NOT DESERVE ANY COMPANY,I AM CHASING A SHADOW THAT WILL ALWAYS BE ONE WITH ME. I HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER TO THOSE WHO HAVE LIGHT,I HAVE LOST ALL MY VISION AND HIDE IN THE NIGHT. SO TO THOSE IN MY LIFE WHO I HAVE CAUSED SO MUCH PAIN, I'M JUST TRYING TO PROTECT YOU AND KEEP YOU IN THE SUNSHINE..BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE RAIN...

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

I AM AIR,I AM WATER,I AM LAND.I HOLD EVERY DREAM IN THE PALM OF MY HAND. I AM UNIQUE,I AM ONE OF A KIND,I AM BODY AS WELL AS MIND. I AM THOUGHTS,I AM EMOTION,I AM POETRY IN MOTION.I AM PRIDE, I AM THE FALL,I AM NOTHING,I AM IT ALL.I AM THE DARK,I AM THE LIGHT.I AM THE STAR THAT SHINES BRIGHTLY IN THE NIGHT.I AM THE CLOUDS BEFORE THE RAIN,I AM HAPPINESS,I AM PAIN.I AM A BOY,I AM A MAN,IF I AM THEN I CAN.I AM LAUGHTER,I AM SORROW.I AM TODAY,I AM TOMORROW.I AM RHYTHM,I AM RHYME,I AM ALL I ASPIRE TO BE...I AM...IN TIME..