AN OLD WOODEN DOOR ...

I GAZE UPON AN OLD WOODEN DOOR,A MIND FILLED WITH WONDER ,SHALL I OPEN AND EXPLORE? IF I OPEN FOREVER MORE ? OR JUST BEYOND SPECTERS OF PAIN I MUST ENDURE. IF I KEEP IT CLOSED MANY QUESTIONS WILL REMAIN , HAS MY LIFE BEEN LIVED IN VAIN ?SHALL I SLEEP WITH COMFORTS CLOSURE SAFE AT HOME ? OR SHALL I OPEN AND SIMPLY ROAM ?SHALL I WANDER AND JOURNEY FREE AND RELEASE THIS FEAR THAT GROWS IN ME ? FOR I HAVE WALKED THE BEATEN PATH ,MY FEET BLISTERED AND CALLUSED ,WALKED FOR MANY MILES WITH NO DIRECTION ,MY DESTINATION UNKNOWN .I HAVE SEEN MANY UNFRIENDLY FACES IN THESE PLACES I ROAM ,IF I CONTINUE TO WALK THIS BEATEN PATH..I ROAM ..UNTIL I FIND THIS PLACE CALLED HOME .I GAZE UPON AN OLD WOODEN DOOR MY TIRED FEET SEEM WEIGHTED UPON THIS FAMILIAR FLOOR ,I HEAR THE ECHOES WITHIN THESE HALLOWED HALLS ,A PRISONER TO AN OLD WOODEN DOOR. A DISTANT SHADOW STANDING TALL DANCES UPON AN OLD CRACKED WALL ,A CASUAL SOLILOQUY ,MAGICAL TRANQUILITY,A REFLECTION OF WHOM I WAS MEANT TO BE. A TURN TO GRACE , WHISPER VIGILS OF COMMON PLACE, A SHADOW OF A MAN WHO HAS WORN NO FACE ,LACKS EXPRESSION OR WORLDY PACE . I WALK A BEATEN PATH ON A FAMILIAR FLOOR PASSING AN OLD CRACKED WALL AND IN THE DISTANCE I GAZE UPON AN OLD WOODEN DOOR ,JUST BEYOND A WILTING DREAM OF FOREVER MORE ..SHALL I OPEN AND EXPLORE ? OR FOREVER DANCE WITH SHADOWS OF THE PAIN I MUST ENDURE ...

TRUE COLORS

STRIPED OF MY SKIN TO BARE MY SOUL ,CRIMSON RED ,THIS COLOR BOLD ,INSIDE OUT HIS STORY TOLD .ETERNAL LIGHT, THE COLOR WHITE LIKE THE SNOWFLAKES FROM WINTER NIGHTS .VOID OF COLOR, BLACK ON MY DARKEST DAYS,FADING SUNSET BREAK INTO BLOSSOM MY MALAISE.BLACK AND WHITE INSIDE THE EYE OF THE RAGING STORM RISING FROM MY PAIN IT TAKES IT'S FORM,SWIRLING WINDS GREY IS BORN .TODAY I THINK I AM BLUE ,I DRINK THE SALTY OCEANS DEEP I BARE THE SCARS WHEN I AM WEAK ,I INHALE THE OPEN SKY WHEN CONFUSION HAS ME WONDER WHY .DOWN FROM THE CLOUDS A RAINBOW ,NOW I THINK I AM GREEN ,CAPTURE BEAUTY WITH EVERY NUANCE OF THIS SCENE,IT'S PURPLE HAZE TAKES AWAY MY MALAISE RESTORES MY SPIRIT WITH A SIMPLE GAZE .I AM YELLOW EMBRACING FEAR WITH REGRET FROM EACH PASSING YEAR AND I AM YELLOW IN SUNLITE RAYS THAT WELCOME IN BRAND NEW DAYS .I AM ORANGE WHEN I'M FEELING BUTTERFLIES ,I AM ORANGE WHEN I LOOK INTO HER EYES ..LOVE IS ALL THE COLORS THAT SURROUND ,ALL EMOTION UP AND DOWN ,A PERCEPTUAL INTERPRETATION AND JOURNEY SO PROFOUND .I WEAR EVERY COLOR UPON THIS SOUL ..I WILL WEAR THEM ALL UNTIL ..I AM WHOLE ..

GOODBYE..

THE DAY YOU FORGOT TO SAY GOODBYE ,I LISTENED CLOSE WITH NO REPLY ,A RIVER'S SORROW, A GENTLE CRY, FILLED WITH TEARDROPS FROM BLOODSHOT EYES.SILENCE ECHOES MY DISCONTENT ,WORDS LEFT UNSPOKEN AS I LAMENT .MORNING'S PROMISE TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY AND WELCOME IN A BRAND NEW DAY,SUNSHINE SAYS GOODBYE TO RAIN AND HAPPINESS THE SAME TO PAIN .VIBRANT SMILES A GOODBYE TO FROWNS ,ONE WORD GOODBYE THAT BRINGS FORTH SILENCE INTO SOUND.SEASONS CHANGE BEGINNING WINTER AND ENDING FALL,A GOODBYE BEFORE EACH NEW BEGINNINGS CALL.YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE IN GOODBYE'S BUT YOU CAN NOT SEE THESE TEARS I CRY ,A GOODBYE SO I DO NOT WONDER WHY ,A GOODBYE TO DRY THESE BLOODSHOT EYES.GOODBYE IS JUST A SIMPLE WORD AND TO YOU IT MAY SEEM OBSURD BUT WITH GOODBYE A BROKEN HEART IS CURED,QUIET MOMENTS ,WORDS OBSCURED ,VISIONS BLURRED FROM A WORD THAT YET'S BEEN HEARD.WE SAY GOODBYE IN MANY WAYS ,A SOFT GOODBYE AT NIGHT WE PRAY,WE SAY GOODBYE EVERYDAY ,WE SAY GOODBYE TO EVERY YEAR ,A GOODBYE A WORD WE NEED TO HEAR .THE NEEDED CLOSURE I CAN NOT ATTAIN THIS SILENCE LEAVES ME HERE IN PAIN,SO I'LL ALWAYS WONDER WHY THE DAY YOU LEFT YOU FORGOT TO SAY GOODBYE ,A GOODBYE IS NOT THAT HARD TO SAY ,WE ARE REMINDED OF IT EVERDAY ..

ONE...

I DONT WANT TO LOVE YOU ANYMORE ,KEEP YOUR MEMORY NEVER MORE ,PRETEND IT ISN'T YOU WHO I ADORE .I WANT RUN SO FAR AWAY ,FAR FROM LOVE AND YOUR EMBRACE AND DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE .I WANT TO CONVINCE MYSELF YOU SIMPLY NEVER TOUCHED MY HEART , FIND A BRAND NEW WAY TO START ,PRETEND WITHOUT YOU I'M NOT TORN APART .I WANT TO TELL MYSELF YOU TRULY CARED AND WITHIN YOUR HEART YOU WERE JUST SCARED ,TORMENTED BY THE YEARS OF PAIN ,LIVING WITH A DAMAGED HEART FROM ALL CONSTANT DAILY STRAIN.I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT WHAT WE SHARED COULD HARDLY EVER BE COMPARED ,I WANT TO IGNORE THAT IT IS JUST NOT TRUE ,I NEVER GOT THE BEST OF YOU ,I WAS JUST A MOMENT ,PASSING TIME ,FORGOTTEN QUICKLY SO YOU CAN FIND AGAIN THE ONLY LOVE YOU KEPT INSIDE.WHEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU I NEVER WANTED TO BE NUMBER TWO BUT ONE THING THAT I NEVER KNEW ,THAT BURIED DEEP INSIDE OF YOU WAS A LIGHT THAT BURNED FOR ONLY TWO,THAT TORCH IS KEPT INSIDE OF YOU ,FOR THE DAY HE RETURNS TO YOU..I WAS ONE ..BUT NOT THE ONE ,NOT THE ONE THAT EQUALS TWO ,NOT THE ONE WHO HAS THE LOVE DEEP INSIDE OF YOU ..I WANT TO TELL MYSELF I DONT LOVE YOU ANYMORE ,IT ISNT YOU WHO I ADORE,I'LL KEEP YOUR MEMORY NEVERMORE ..IT'S JUST TO LATE I FELL IN LOVE ,WHAT'S DONE IS DONE..I AM ONE ..JUST NOT THE ONE...

FAREWELL..

FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED MYSELF AS WELL AS THE POETRY BLOG.WHICH LEADS ME TO THIS..I WILL NO LONGER BE WRITING ,FOR MANY YEARS I USED MY HEART FELT WORDS FOR EXPRESSION TO HOPEFULLY REACH OR TOUCH OTHERS WHO HAVE SHARED LIFES TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS,ABUSE ,HEART BREAK ,LOOSING LOVED ONES ECT..I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN SHOWN WORDS MEAN VERY LITTLE AND NO MATTER THE MAGNITUTE OF WHAT PERSONAL DILEMA YOU FACE, YOU ARE SIMPLY ALONE IN THIS LIFE .I FIND NO PURPOSE, SOLICE,COMFORT OR REFUGE IN WORDS AT THIS POINT SO THE LAST POEM POSTED WILL IN FACT BE MY LAST . ALTHOUGH FLAWED I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HONEST AND EXPRESSED LOVE AND LOYALTY BEYOND LIMITATIONS BUT IT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO ME RECENTLY THAT ALL OF THE ABOVE SIMPLY MEAN NOTHING .I NO LONGER BELEIVE IN THOSE SAME WORDS,LOVE OR EXPRESSION SO IT IS TIME FOR ME TO SAY FAREWELL, I TRULY HAVE BEEN A FOOLISH HEART . AGAIN I THANK AND LOVE THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED MYSELF AND THE BLOG .FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR FAVORITE POEMS WERE ..BEST WISHES AND GOD BLESS ..TOMMY

REMEMBER LOVE..REMEMBER ME ?

HOW WILL YOU REMEMBER ME ? WILL YOU REMEMBER THE COLOR OF MY EYES AND THINGS THAT MADE ME SMILE ? WILL YOU REMEMBER THE WORDS THAT CAPTURED THE MOMENTS THAT MADE ME FEEL WORTH WHILE ? WILL YOU REMEMBER THE TOUCH OF MY HAND OR THE SOUND OF MY VOICE ,WILL YOU REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN YOU STILL HAD A CHOICE TO REACH OUT TO THE ONES THAT YOU LOVE AND SAY EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL BEFORE THE MOMENT HAS PASSED? ,NOW YOU FOLD YOUR HANDS AND SPEAK AS YOU KNEEL.WILL REMEMBER THE LAUGHTER DESPITE ALL THE PAIN ?WILL YOU CHERISH EACH MEMORY YOU HAVE LEFT THAT REMAIN?WILL REMEMBER THE LOVE I KEPT DEEP IN MY HEART ?WILL YOU KEEP THAT SAME LOVE ON THE DAY THAT WE PART?WILL YOU REMEMBER MY HOPES AND KEEP ALIVE ALL OF MY DREAMS ? WILL YOU COMFORT THOSE I LOVE WHEN THEY COME APART AT THE SEAMS?WILL YOU REMEMBER OUR TALKS OR THE FEELINGS WE SHARE? ,WILL YOU REMEMBER MY EMBRACE OR THE WARMTH IN MY STARE? WILL YOU REMEMBER MY SECRETS AND THE DEPTH OF MY FEARS ? WILL YOU REMEMBER MY PAIN OR THE SOURCE OF MY TEARS ? WILL YOU REMEMEBR HOW GENTLY I EXPRESSED ALL MY LOVE ?WILL YOU REMEMBER MY WORDS AS YOU GAZE UP ABOVE ? WILL YOU REMEMBER MY VISION ? OR WILL PASSING TIME LEAVE YOU BLIND ? WILL YOU REMEMBER MY REFLECTION IN THE BEAUTY YOU FIND? WILL YOU REMEMBER A WHISPER MEANT JUST FOR YOUR EAR ? WILL YOU REMEMBER I STOOD ALONG SIDE OF YOU BECAUSE I HELD YOU SO DEAR? WILL YOU REMEMBER THESE WORDS THAT I LEAVE YOU TODAY ? WILL YOU REMEMBER FOR ALL YOUR TOMORROW'S I TRIED MY VERY BEST TO SAY THAT I LOVE YOU IN MY OWN SPECIAL WAY ? I WILL REMEMBER ALL OF THE LOVE AND HAPPINESS FROM WHICH YOU FILLED UP MY HEART ,I WILL REMEMBER I LOVE YOU TILL DEATH DO US PART ...

FOOLISH HEART..

TRICKED AGAIN FOOLISH HEART ,STRING ALONG ,PLAY THE PART ,IGNORED THE SIGNALS FROM THE START AND NOW YOUR HEART TORN APART.FOOLISH HEART YOU KNOW EACH RULE BUT YET YOU CHOOSE TO PLAY THE FOOL,FOOLISH HEART UPON YOUR SLEEVE TRICKED AGAIN NOW WATCH HER LEAVE .FOOLISH HEART YOUR SO ABSURD HOW YOU BELIEVE EACH AND EVERY WORD ,FOOLISH HEART A STEPPING STONE YOU FIND YOURSELF ALL ALONE ,FOOLISH HEART WHO HEARS YOUR CRIES ,ACCEPTING LIES AND ALIBIS.FOOLISH HEART IT IS YOU WHO'S BLIND ,MOVING FORWARD LOVE ,YOUR LEFT BEHIND .FOOLISH HEART YOU WERE A MOMENT, JUST A WAY TO KILL SOME TIME ,YOU WENT ALONG FOR THE RIDE ,SO FOOLISH HEART LOOSE YOUR PRIDE SHE NEVER CARED WHAT YOU HAVE INSIDE .FOOLISH HEART ANOTHER LAUGH AT YOUR EXPENSE ,TAKE A LOOK IT ALL MAKES SENSE,DID YOU OCCUPY HER MIND ? THE ANSWERS ARE NOT HARD TO FIND .FOOLISH HEART SHE SAID YOU WEREN'T A REAL MAN AND UNWORTHY OF HER HAND ,ALWAYS HAD ANOTHER PLAN ,ON CLOUD NINE BUT NOW YOU LAND AND BEFORE YOUR FEET HIT THE GROUND HER SMILING FACE LAUGHS AT YOUR FROWN.FOOLISH HEART HEAR HER SILENCE IT'S JUST FOR YOU ,NOW TELL ME WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW? INTOXICATED ,HE LOOKS OK ,GOOD ENOUGH I'M BORED TODAY ,I KNOW HE SPILLS HIS FOOLISH HEART BUT HE HAS NO PLACE INSIDE THIS HEART .FOOLISH HEART OFTEN WEAK OPEN YOUR EYES ,PLEASE TAKE A PEEK YOUR NOT ONE SHE WILL SEEK.FOOLISH HEART ACCEPT YOUR ROLE ,LET THE MOMENT JUST UNFOLD ,LISTEN TO WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TOLD IT ISN'T THAT HER HEART IS COLD ,A DAY WITH YOU HAD GOTTEN OLD.FOOLISH HEART YOU LAY AWAKE WITH TEARS YOU WEAP ,PRAY TO LORD A SOUL TO KEEP ,FOOLISH HEART TAKE A LEAP ,WHAT OTHERS SOW YOUR LEFT TO REAP.FOOLISH HEART RUN ALONG ,GO AWAY WHERE YOU BELONG ,FAR AWAY ALL BY YOURSELF ,SHE'S IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE .FOOLISH HEART STAY BROKEN ,HAPPINESS IS NOT FOR YOU,LISTEN NOW STAY UNGLUED ,KEEP A VERY SOMBER MOOD AND LOOSE YOUR STRENGTH AND FORTITUDE.SO FOOLISH HEART DON'T MAKE HER ABSENSE DIFFICULT ,IT WILL ALWAYS BE THE SAME RESULT ,JUST LET HER WANDER FAR AWAY ,NOTHING LEFT FOR HER TO SAY AND ALWAYS REMEMBER SHE WAS SIMPLY BORED THAT DAY..

BLEEDING HEART

OPEN UP A VEIN RELEASING ALL HIS PAIN ,TORMENT FROM A SOUL BLEEDING CRIMSON RED, DRIPPING DOWN LIKE RAIN.DRAINING ALL HIS LIFE INTO A POOL OF MADNESS DELIVERED FROM A HEART BEATING ONLY SADNESS.PUDDLE OF MALAISE ,NUMBERED ARE HIS DAYS,BACKWARDS THROUGH MAZE ,BREATHING IN THE HAZE ,COVERED IN A MIST ,HE OPENS UP HIS WRIST ,SPLATTER FROM WOUNDED PRIDE ,EMPTYNESS INSIDE.MARRED INSIDE ALWAYS FEELING TORN ,WORN A CROWN OF THORN ,BORN FROM YEARS OF SCORN,GENUINE DISDAIN FROM CONTEMPT ATTAINED.A MARTYR WITH SULLEN PRAISE ,LONELIEST OF DAYS ,FORCED TO WALK ALONE HIS SCARS HAVE FINALLY SHOWN.HIS TRUST MISPLACED ,UNJUST BROKEN THRESHOLD HE'S BEEN THRUST INTO WORLD OF SORROW TAKEN HIS TOMORROW,BORROWED IS HIS TIME ,THE SANDS ARE RUNNING FAST ,SHATTERED HOURGLASS,NOTHING SEEMS TO LAST ,TODAY IS NOW THE PAST .FADE TO BLACK ,DIMINISHED IS THE LIGHT THAT ONCE BURNED SO BRIGHT ,LOOSING WHAT'S IN SIGHT HE LACKS THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT .EMOTION LEFT OBSCURED ,VISION OFTEN BLURRED.HIS SCREAMS HAS ECHOED WHISPERS YOU IGNORED HIS BLEEDING HEART ,TIMES UP HE'S TORN APART,RELEASING ALL HIS PAIN FROM ALL THE YEARS OF RAIN ,HE OPENED UP VEINS WHERE ONLY LOVE REMAINED SHOWERED FROM HIS EMPTY HEART HE LIVED HIS LIFE IN VAIN..

A STAR DANCED NIGHT..

I HAVE A SECRET YET UNTOLD ,WAITING SILENT AS TIME UNFOLDS ,I FEAR THE EYE THAT TRUTH BEHOLDS .I KEEP THIS SECRET LOCKED AWAY UNTIL MY SOUL IS FREE OF PAIN,HEAVENS PART ,POURING RAIN NEVER TO RETURN AGAIN.LOOSING TIME IN SHADOWS SIGHT VISIONS OF THE TWILIGHT FLIGHT ,LUMINOUS, A STAR FILLED NIGHT DEPARTING SPIRIT BURNING BRIGHT . A REUNION OF MY FAVORITE FACES ,SANDS OF TIME ASSURED OUR PLACES,CAPTURED PORTRAITS OF SMILES LIFE ERASES LIKE A STAR DANCED NIGHT THAT LIGHT REPLACES.ECHOES IN A GUST OF WIND ,A FINAL BREATH FROM DEEP WITHIN ,A BEDTIME SONG ,A LULLABY BECOME THE MUSIC OF GOODBYES.A JOURNEY OF DIVINITY,BOUNDLESSNESS ,INFINITY ,ROMANCING WORDS IN RHAPSODY TAKE MY HAND AND DANCE WITH ME ,EMBRACE ME FOR ETERNITY BEFORE THE ANGELS WELCOME ME .IN QUIET MOMENTS MAJESTY,CHERISH EVERY MEMORY AND RIDE THE RAINBOWS TILL SUNLIGHT FADES AND KEEP WITH YOU OUR YESTERDAYS. HERE TODAY ,GONE TOMORROW DRY AWAY YOUR TEARS OF SORROW AND KEEP THIS VIGIL WHILE WAITING FOR THE SUN , ETERNAL LIFE HAS JUST BEGUN .ANOTHER SOUL DEPARTED BURNING BRIGHT ASCENDING ON A TWILIGHT FLIGHT TO JOIN THE SPIRITS OF A STAR DANCED NIGHT..

A MOTHER'S SACRIFICE ..

YOU HAVE GIVEN BIRTH AND CREATED LIFE , PROVEN STRENGTH AND SACRIFICE .YOU RAISED ME THROUGH YOUR TOUGHEST TRIALS AND ALWAYS WALKED THE EXTRA MILE TO KEEP ME FED ,SAFE AND WARM AND PROVIDE ME SHELTER FROM THE STORM.YOU GAVE ME ALL AND WENT WITHOUT AND WHEN MY LIFE CASTED DOUBT YOU WERE MY SHADOW AND PROVIDED THE RAINS TO END MY DROUGHT .THE VERY BEST OF ME IS PASSED FROM YOU.. LOVE ,HEART AND SOUL JUST TO NAME A FEW SO MOTHER THIS IS MY ODE TO YOU . MOTHER IT'S YOUR PRECIOUS HEART THAT MADE MY HOME AND YOUR DUE REWARD HAS NOT ALWAYS SHOWN ,NOW YEARS HAVE PAST AND I HAVE FINALLY GROWN .AS A CHILD IF I FELL YOU PICKED ME UP AND CARRIED ME AND SPOKE THE WORDS TO COMFORT ME.YOU TAUGHT ME WHAT WAS RIGHT FROM WRONG , A MAN IS TOUGH BECAUSE HIS MOTHER'S STRONG , THROUGH EACH YEAR YOU MADE LIFE'S LULLABY INTO A SONG .YOU READ THE MUSIC NOTE BY NOTE AND CREATED A SYMPHONY, A PEACEFUL JOURNEY FILLED WITH HOPE.YOU TAUGHT ME TO WALK THROUGH LIFE WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGH ALL OF YOUR COUNTLESS EFFORTS I CAN NOT DENY AND SHOWED ME IT'S EASY TO GIVE UP BUT HARD TO TRY .OVER THE YEARS I HAVE CAUSED YOU PAIN AND ON YOUR FACE A SHOW OF STRAIN BUT IN THOSE MOMENTS IT WAS YOUR KNOWLEDGE THAT HELPED ME GAIN THE CLARITY TO REMAIN HUMBLE SO YOUR LESSONS TAUGHT WERE NOT IN VAIN.I BECAME A FATHER SEVEN YEARS AGO AND I WASN'T FRIGHTENED BECAUSE OF WHAT I KNOW ,YOU WERE MY TEACHER SO I CAN HELP HER GROW AND NOW HOLD HER HAND AS WE WALK THROUGH LIFE AND SHOW HER LOVE AT ANY PRICE FOR MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME SACRIFICE .THESE ARE MERELY WORDS AND JUST CAN NOT PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION FOR WHAT I FEEL INSIDE IT'S JUST A START TOWARD THAT REWARD WELL OVERDUE AND A THANK YOU MOTHER FOR ALL YOU DO .SO HERE IS WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME I WAS GIVEN LIFE FROM WHICH YOU PROVIDE ,YOU WALKED WITH ME SIDE BY SIDE ,ALWAYS HONEST ,NEVER LIED AND ALL THE TRADITIONS YOU PROVIDE WILL BE MY STARS AND MY GUIDE ,YOU HAVE WIPED MY TEARS WHEN I HAVE CRIED AND ALWAYS PUT YOUR NEEDS ASIDE SO I CAN HAVE A CHANCE AT HAPPINESS AND ALL THE LOVE YOU POSSESS.MOTHER WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME YOU WILL NEVER KNOW AND I REALIZE I DO NOT ALWAYS SHOW EXACTLY HOW PROUD I AM TO BE YOUR SON,THEY SAY A MOTHER'S WORK IS NEVER DONE BUT DO NOT THINK TWICE IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND REAP THE REWARD'S OF A MOTHER'S SACRIFICE..

MOURNING LIGHT ..

PLEASE MORNING STAY AWAY ,KEEP ME IN THIS NIGHT ..I LAY AWAKE AND WATCH HER AS SHE SLEEPS ,I GAZE UPON HER BEAUTY SHE SEEMS SO AT PEACE ,I DO NOT MAKE A SOUND BUT INSIDE IT'S MY SOUL THAT IS SCREAMING AS IT WEEPS.FOR IN THE MORNING SHE WILL GO AWAY NO MATTER WHAT I CHOOSE TO SAY ,OR HOW HARD I BEGIN TO PRAY ,BEG OR PLEAD TO KEEP TONIGHT THE SECONDS TICK AND MINUTES PASS SHE'S FADING FROM MY SIGHT .I LISTEN AS SHE BREATHS AND WANT TO JOIN HER IN HER DREAMS GIVE HER ALL SHE LACKS ,TAKE HER BY HER HAND GENTLY KISS HER ON HER LIPS BEFORE MORNING TAKES HER BACK..I AM FIGHTING WITH THE NIGHT TO KEEP ME IN THE DARKNESS AND MY LOVE WITH ME TONIGHT ,SHE WIMPERS SOFTLY SO I KNOW TO HOLD HER TIGHT BEFORE THE MORNING BRINGS THE LIGHT .AND JUST LIKE THAT MORNING COMES ,SHE FOLLOWS AND SHE GOES ,I WATCH HER AS SHE WALKS AWAY I HAVE THE WORDS FROM WITHIN MY HEART TO SAY BUT THEY REACHED MY LIPS THAT FROZE.SILENCE AS THE ONE I LOVE LEAVES AND I AM LEFT WITH JUST HER SCENT,FIGHTING BACK MY TEARS AND THE MEMORY OF THE NIGHT WE JUST SPENT HER IMAGE EMBEDDED IN MY MIND AS I LAY AND I LAMENT.I WONDER IF SHE HEARD ME WHISPER IN HER EAR THAT I KNOW LOVE ONLY WHE SHE'S NEAR AND LOOSING HER TO MORNING IS THE EMPTYNESS I FEAR.I TAKE NO SOLACE FROM THE COMFORT OF ONE NIGHT AND RENEWING THESE PRECIOUS MOMENTS I LOOSE TO MORNING LIGHT .SO PLEASE MORNING STAY AWAY FOR WHEN YOU COME MY LOVE WILL FOLLOW YOU AWAY I KNOW THERE IS NO NIGHT WITHOUT TODAY BUT I ASK YOU TO KEEP ME IN THIS NIGHT ,TIGHT WITHIN THIS ANGELIC EMBRACE BEFORE MORNING COMES AND SHE LEAVES WITHOUT A TRACE.THIS NIGHT IS FADING FAST BUT MAYBE I CAN JOIN HER IN HER DREAMS AND TRY AND MAKE IT LAST I HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU BEFORE YOU END THIS NIGHT AND TAKE WITH YOU MY LOVE INTO THE MORNING LIGHT ..

CAPTURE SUNSET...

CAPTURE SUNSET ,LOOSING SUMMER'S LIGHT ,FADING SLOWLY ENTER NIGHT.CAPTURE SUNSET ,VIBRANT SKIES REFLECTING BEAUTY INSIDE MY EYES.CAPTURE SUNSET INSIDE MY SMILE KEEP ME WITH YOU FOR A WHILE ,PULL ME CLOSE ,KEEP ME NEAR CAPTURE SUNSET TO CALM YOUR FEAR.IN THE DARKNESS WORLDS APART CAPTURE SUNSET FROM WITHIN MY HEART FOR TODAY AS WE DEPART FOR ALL TOMORROW'S A BRAND NEW START.CAPTURE SUNSET MAY IT BRING YOU LOVE,SPREAD IT'S WINGS JUST LIKE A DOVE AND SOAR ABOUT THE PURPLE SKY WITH THE WINDS OF CHANGE GUSTING BY .CAPTURE SUNSET IN THE TREE'S ,HEAR THE RUSTLE SHAKING LOOSE THE AUTUMN LEAVES ,A MURAL OF COLORS TOUCH THE GROUND WITHOUT A SOUND TO CREATE A PORTRAIT SO PROFOUND.CAPTURE SUNSET IN A WINTER SQUALL,COUNTING SNOWFLAKES AS THEY FALL,LIKE THOUSANDS OF STARS THAT SPARKLE BRIGHT BENEATH THE HEAVENS PALE MOON LIGHT .CAPTURE SUNSET MORNING DEW SPRING IS BORN SOMETHING NEW,APRIL SHOWERS BRING THE RAIN FIND ME IN YOUR TEARS OF PAIN .CAPTURE SUNSET FROM A SEED INTO A BUD I BEQUEATH MYSELF TO THE MUD ,TO THE EARTH INTERTWINED AS ONE ,THE CIRCLE OF LIFE HAS BEGUN.CAPTURE SUNSET I AM NOW...EVERYTHING, I AM ALL THE GRASS THAT GROWS THAT TICKLES TINY CHILDREN'S TOES, I AM WHEN THE FLOWERS BLOOM ,I AM WITH ALL SEASONS AS THEY LOOM.SO CAPTURE SUNSET IN EVERY STARE AND REMEMBER LOVE I AM EVERYWHERE, I AM THE PORTRAIT SO PROFOUND ..CAPTURE SUNSET ...SEE THE BEAUTY...I AM ALL AROUND...

HOUR GLASS...

FADE TO BLACK ,BATTERED SOUL ,BROKEN HEART REMAINS IN TACT ,LOOSING TIME ,GOING BLIND ,SULLEN MIND BECOMES THE VISION THAT I LACK.SECONDS TICK ,LUNATIC,A MINUTE PASSED NOW I'M SICK .DARKEST HOUR ,TASTING SOUR AS THE POISON HIT'S MY LIP ,GLASS HALF FULL ,FEELING EMPTY ONLY NEED A TINY SIP,SLURRING WORDS,THOUGHTS OBSCURED ,DEVOUR ETIQUETTE.ANOTHER DAY ,TURN THE PAGE ,MELTED HEART ,SILENT RAGE ,TAKE THE STAGE ,MY MALAISE ON DISPALY,FOR TOMORROW ONLY SORROW ,LOOSING GROUND TIME TO BEG FOR WHAT IS BORROWED.REPEAT A WEEK ,FEELING WEAK,LOOK INSIDE ,TAKE A PEEK ,SEEMING TIMID ,SEMI RIGID,CONTEMPLATING EVEN MEEK.EVERY MONTH ,WRETCHED LUNG ,SPEWING VENOM FROM THE TONGUE,LASHING OUT ,FLAILING WILDLY ,CONSTANT THRASHING ALL ABOUT.GATHER EVERY TEAR,CRY A RIVER ,SEA OF FEAR ,CLOSE TO DROWNING ,CAN'T STAY AFLOAT ENTER IN ANOTHER YEAR,PLUMMET TO THE BOTTOM,TIME IS UP...GLASS HALF EMPTY..CHECK THE CUP..

THREE SIMPLE WORDS..

I LOVE YOU ..THREE SIMPLE WORDS THAT START FROM THE HEART ,PASS THROUGH THE LUNGS AND ROLL OFF THE TONGUE..THEY SAY LOVE IS BLIND BUT I DON'T WANT TO LET HER GO,I WANT TO KEEP HER HERE WITH ME AND GIVE THIS LOVE A CHANCE TO GROW.I WANT TO EARN ALL HER TRUST AND TAKE AWAY ALL HER PAIN AND GIVE HER SUNSHINE WHEN LIFE BRINGS HER RAIN.DURING HER HARDEST TRIALS I WOULD GO THE EXTRA MILE ,HOLD HER HERE IN MY ARMS AND GIVE HER SHELTER FROM THE STORM.I CAN'T BUY HER FANCY CARS OR EXPENSIVE DIAMOND RINGS BUT I CAN PROMISE TO ALWAYS DO ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPINESS BRINGS.I WANT TO TAKE YESTERDAY'S SORROW MAKE IT MY OWN AND GIVE HER A BRIGHTER TOMORROW BUT TODAY SHE IS SLIPPING AWAY AND I CAN'T MAKE HER STAY ,I FEEL LIKE I LOST MY BEST FRIEND ,HOW DID WE REACH THE END? IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST ,I GUESS IT WASN'T MEANT TO LAST.I FEEL LIKE IM GOING INSANE WITH EMOTIONS AND PAIN ,NOW SHE TOOK ALL MY SUNSHINE AND I'M LEFT ALONE IN THE RAIN.I'M LEFT DROWNING IN THE TEARS THAT RESURFACE MY FEARS .AS GASP FOR A WHIPSER AND ONE FINAL BREATH THOSE THREE SIMPLE WORDS PASS THROUGH MY LUNGS AND ROLL OFF MY TONGUE..I LOVE YOU SO I HAVE TO LET YOU GO, TAKE MY BROKEN HEART TO HELP YOURS TRY AND GROW AND AS YOU WALK AWAY I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY SOUL THESE THREE SIMPLE WORDS ..I LOVE YOU ...SO ..GO...GROW AND FIND THAT LOVE TO MAKE YOU WHOLE ..

ONE NATION...

IMPERVIOUS MIND,SYSTEMATIC DECLINE,DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS THE DECLINE OF A NATION.THE STARS AND STRIPES OF HYPOCRISY SENDING TROOPS OVER SEAS ,IMPOSING DEMOCRACY.ELEVATED TERROR WARNINGS,HOLE IN THE OZONE EFFECT GLOBAL WARMING.POLAR CAPS,GEOTHERMAL COLLAPSE ,DOG TAGS ,FOLDED FLAGS ,TWENTY ONE GUN SOLUTE SERENADED BY TAPS.PROTECTING OUR BORDERS,LEVEES JUST BROKE ,IGNORE THE DISORDER.EPIDEMIC SWINE FLU ,FEVER AND CHILLS ,BP OIL SPILLS TURNING OCEANS TO GLUE.ACCESSIBLE WELFARE,DEBATE OVER HEALTH CARE ,WALLSTREET ,MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES BIG CORPORATIONS FEASTING ON SHARES.THE WHOLE WORLD'S GOING GREEN BUT IT'S NOT WHAT IT SEEMS,GENERATING MORE MONEY BY SELLING US DREAMS.BROKEN INFRASTRUCTURE,LACK OF PRODUCTION LEADS TO ECONOMIC REDUCTION.INDUSTRIAL BAILOUT ,SUBJECT TO BLACKOUT CUT TO COMMERCIAL PHARMACEUTICAL PARAMOUNT.VISION IS BLURRED THE CURE IS OBSCURED BY THE TREATMENT PROCURED.FEAR AND MASS CONSUMPTION ,SEXUAL SEDUCTION TEENAGERS HAVING BABIES FORSAKE REPRODUCTION.COMMANDER AND THIEF ,HIS STATEMENT IS BRIEF ADDRESS THE GREAT NATION MONETARY RELIEF.LADY LIBERTY SCORN COMMUNISM IS BORN..

"A PLAY ON LIES"

I HATE THE PREMEDITATED TEARS THAT YOU CRY ,I HATE THE LIES BEHIND YOUR EYES AND ALL YOUR HOLLOW ALIBIS .I HATE THE GAMES THAT YOU PLAY ,I HATE THE SHALLOW THINGS THAT YOU SAY.I HATE WHEN I LAY AWAKE CONSUMED BY THOUGHTS OF THE EMPTY PROMISES THAT YOU MAKE.YOUR JUST A FAKE ,A CLEVER FRAUD ,YOUR THOUGHTLESS EFFORTS I APPLAUD.I BECAME THE AUDIENCE IN YOUR PLAY WITH A SCRIPT THAT'S CHANGING DAY BY DAY.ANOTHER REWRITE IN YOUR SELFISH ACT,AS THE SPOTLIGHT SHINES ON YOUR BACK FROM ALL THE STATEMENTS YOU RETRACT.ONE MORE ENCORE ,PLEASE TAKE A BOW ,A FINAL CURTSY FOR THIS ONE MAN CROWD AS I SLOWLY UNWRAP YOUR SHAMEFUL SHROUD.SELF INDULGENT ,FULL OF PRIDE WITH A CHARMING GRIN EACH TIME YOU LIED.I WAS ALL ALONE INSIDE YOUR ARMS A HELPESS VICTIM TO YOUR COUNTLESS CHARMS.A SLOW REHEARSAL AND REVERSAL OF MY GOOD FORTUNE ,YOU THINK BY NOW I'D BE IMMUNE TO ALL THE LIES AS THEY GREW AND THE VENOM THAT YOU SPEWED FROM IN A MIND THAT'S OFTEN CRUED.A TANGLED WEB I HELPED YOU WEAVE WITH EVERY LIE I BELIEVE ,NOW I AM TRAPPED AND HAVE BECOME YOUR PREY AND THE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR PLAY.STANDING OVATION..CURTAIN CALL ,CONGRATULATIONS YOU MADE ME FALL FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST PERFORMANCES TO THIS DATE AND IN DOING SO JUST SEALED OUR FATE .I'LL SAVE MY MALAISE FOR THOSE RAINY DAYS AND PROTECT MY HEART FROM THE ACTRESS WHO PORTRAYS THE SOLO AND LEAD IN MY BROKEN HEART AND WITH HER LIES RECIEVED THE PART AND THE CREDITS IN THE END ,YOU HAVE NOT JUST LOST A LOVER BUT ALSO A FRIEND .NOW YOU HAVE EARNED AN ENEMY FOR TAKING WHAT'S INSIDE OF ME.YOU RECIEVE FOUR STARS, A BETRAYERS CROWN BUT GAZE UPON THIS CRITICS FROWN AND LET IT BE A LESSON LEARNED IN PLACE OF ANY ACCOLADES YOU MAY HAVE EARNED,YOU LIT KARMA'S FIRE AND MADE IT BURN NOW DOWN IN FLAMES IT HAS BECOME YOUR TURN.WE ALL WILL REAP WHAT WE SOW AND GAIN AN AUDIENCE FOR OUR SHOW.YOUR HARSHEST OF REVIEWS,I'M SLOWLY BECOMING WISE ,ONE FINAL CRITIQUE FROM JUST ONE OF THE GUYS WHO STARED ALONG SIDE OF YOU IN A " PLAY ON LIES" ...

LOVERS DANCE...

I CLOSE MY EYES AND FIGHT TO SLEEP FOR IN MY DREAMS YOUR MINE TO KEEP ,WHISPERS ECHOED,EMOTIONS DEEP ,SORROWS HEART A SOUL TO WEEP.A GENTLE TOUCH ,A WARM EMBRACE ,A LASTING PORTRAIT OF MY LOVERS FACE. I KEEP HER BEAUTY INSIDE OF ME LIKE ANGELS WINGS IT CARRIES ME ,TO SOAR ABOVE WHAT EXPECTATIONS BRING. UNBRIDLED BEAUTY ,THE ONLY OF IT'S KIND ,MY GREATEST TREASURE OF THE RAREST FIND.UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT ,LIKE PERPETUAL LIGHT HER PASSION GLOWS FROM DEEP INSIDE A LOVE THAT GROWS.IN HER PRESENCE TIME STOOD STILL,THE SOFTEST LIPS THAT BRING A CHILL,TINY BUMPS SURFACE ON TO MY SKIN AND RELEASE DESIRE I KEEP WITHIN.TWO BODIES BECOMING INTERTWINED,BENEATH THE HEAVENS TWO STARS ALIGNED.SHE PULLS ME DOWN LIKE GRAVITY TO A SEA OF TRANQUILITY.A CELESTIAL BODY I EXPLORE ,MOLTEN HEAT FROM INSIDE HER CORE.A LOVERS DANCE , A SYMPHONY HER BODY MY EPIPHANY ,MAKING MUSIC OUR VOICES RISE FROM ECSTASY A LULLABY.OUR CHEMISTRY WAS EFFORTLESS WE USED OUR LOVERS DANCE TO EXPRESS THE BEAUTY OF TWO BODIES INTERTWINED TO FORM ONE SOUL TO LAST THROUGH TIME...

FOR ALL WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE ..GONE TO SOON

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE YOUR GONE WITHOUT TRACE AND ALL THAT'S LEFT ARE THE MEMORIES OF YOUR LAUGHTER AND THE WARTH OF YOUR EMBRACE..I WISH I COULD TURN BACK TIME AND KEEP YOU HERE WITH ME ,I WANT TO PRAY TO ANGELS AND BEG THEM TO SET YOU FREE .I CLOSE MY EYES AND FIGHT BACK ALL MY TEARS ,WHO WILL BE MY STRENGHT AND THE CALM FOR ALL MY FEARS .YOU WERE THE STAR THAT GUIDED ME THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE SUN THAT ROSE AND BROUGHT ME INTO LIGHT .IF I LISTEN I CAN STILL HEAR YOUR VOICE INSIDE A GUST OF WIND ,I TAKE YOU IN MY BREATH AND KEEP YOU DEEP WITHIN,NOW YOU LIVE INSIDE MY SOUL AND SHARE A HEART THAT'S WAS ALWAYS YOURS BEFORE YOU FLY WITH AN ANGEL AND FOLLOW HIM AS HE SOARS.HE GUIDES YOU TO THE HEAVENS AND THE PARADISE THAT IT BRINGS AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE SAFE AT HOME FOR I WATCHED YOU EARN YOUR WINGS .I LEARNED LOVE FROM YOU ALL THAT IT IS WORTH ,I SHARED JOY AND HAPPINESS FROM MY ANGEL HERE ON EARTH.TODAY YOU WERE TAKEN FROM ME YOUR NO LONGER BY MY SIDE AND I'M LEFT WITH SO MANY QUESTIONS THE FIRST BEING WHY? WHY DID YOU TAKE MY LOVE AND MY VERY BEST FRIEND ? HOW CAN OUR BEGINNING SUDDENLY BECOME OUR END? HOW CAN OUR FUTURE SO QUICKLY BECOME OUR PAST ? AND HOW CAN I HOLD EACH MEMORY AND FOREVER MAKE THEM LAST? IN MY HEART I HAVE THE ANSWERS SO I'LL START BY DOING THIS..WHEN YOU GAZE DOWN UPON ME I'LL BE SURE TO MAKE YOU PROUD ,I'LL BE SURE TO STRAY AWAY FROM SILENCE AND LIVE MY LIFE OUT LOUD.I'LL BE SURE FOLLOW ALL MY HOPES AROUND UNTIL I CONQUER ALL MY DREAMS AND I WILL LIVE ABOVE THE CLOUDS AND STEAL THE SUN AS IT BEAMS.I WILL LIVE MY LIFE IN SONG AND HIT THE HIGHEST OF THE NOTES ,MY VOICE WILL BECOME AN ISTRUMENT FOR THOSE WITH SHATTERED HOPES.I PROMISE MY LOVE TO ALWAYS SING IN TUNE AND TO FOREVER KEEP THE MEMORIES OF AN ANGEL GONE TO SOON..

RUN AWAY LOVE

JUST RUN AWAY LOVE JUST RUN AND HIDE ,JUST RUN AWAY LOVE BEFORE YOU DROWN IN YOUR TEARS INSTEAD OF SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE .JUST RUN AWAY LOVE AND TAKE YOUR LAST BREATH JUST WHISPER LOVE BEFORE YOU PUT US TO DEATH.JUST RUN AWAY LOVE AND DON'T TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE JUST IGNORE ALL EMOTIONS YOU FELT FROM FIRST GLANCE.JUST RUN AWAY LOVE AND DON'T LOOK IN MY EYES ,JUST RUN AWAY LOVE JUST DON'T LISTEN AS MY HEART CRY'S .JUST RUN AWAY LOVE JUST LIVE WITH YOUR PAIN JUST RUN AWAY LOVE AND LET ALL OF YOUR FEARS DRIVE YOU INSANE.JUST RUN AWAY LOVE AND DON'T STAY AND FIGHT JUST HIDE IN THE DARK AND KEEP AWAY FROM THE LIGHT .JUST RUN AWAY LOVE AND HOLD ON TO YOUR PAST JUST RUN AWAY FROM THE MOMENT INSTEAD OF MAKING IT LAST.JUST RUN AWAY LOVE FAR AWAY FROM YOUR HOPES AND ALL OF YOUR DREAMS JUST RUN AWAY LOVE AND COME APART AT THE SEAMS.JUST RUN AWAY LOVE AND BURY LOVE DEEP ,JUST RUN AWAY LOVE AND YOUR SOUL IS YOURS TO KEEP .JUST RUN AWAY LOVE JUST RUN AND HIDE AND NEVER LOOK BACK ,JUST RUN AWAY LOVE AND GET YOUR LIFE BACK ON TRACK..

HEAVEN AND EARTH

I WISH MY WORDS COULD LAST THROUGH TIME ,TO SPEAK SO SOFT WITH CAREFUL LINES. I WISH THAT GRAVITY COULD PULL ME DOWN TO KEEP ME CLOSER TO THE GROUND ,I WANT TO DANCE WITH THOSE I LOVE AND NOT WITH ANGELS FROM UP ABOVE ,FOR MY JOURNEY HAS JUST BEGUN AND MY SONG HAS NOT YET BEEN SUNG . I AM ONLY JUST A MELODY , THE MUSIC LIVES INSIDE OF ME , A SYMPHONY OF WORDS SO DIVINE FROM WITHIN A SOUL THAT'S LOSING TIME.I WANT TO LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED AND SHARE THE LESSONS THAT I'VE LEARNED.I WANT TO GAZE UPON THE CLEAR BLUE SKYS AND DO SO WITH CHILDLIKE EYES, I WANT TO WALK ALONG THE OCEANS SIDE AND FEEL THE SANDS WITH EVERY GLIDE .I WANT TO LOOK UPON THE SUN AS IT SETS AND WATCH IT RISE WITH NO REGRETS, I WANT TO WISH UPON A STAR AND KNOW MY DREAMS ARE NOT TO FAR. I WANT VISION BEYOND JUST SIGHT AND SLEEP IN DARKNESS AND LIVE IN LIGHT .I WANT TO WITNESS SEASONS CHANGE AND MY FAITH TO REARRANGE ALL THE PARTS MISPLACED INSIDE OF ME TO RESTORE WHAT USED TO BE. I WANT TO MY LOSE MY SHADOW AND WALK ALONE AND PROVE TO ALL HOW MUCH I'VE GROWN.I KNOW THAT HEAVEN IS REBIRTH BUT I STILL HAVE WORK LEFT HERE ON EARTH...

BRICK BY BRICK SHE BUILDS HER WALL AND DISREGARDS MY HEART AS I FALL.ALWAYS RUNNING FROM HER FEARS ,ALL I WANT IS TO BE THE MAN TO DRY HER TEARS .I HAVE NO WINDOW INTO HER SOUL SHE MOVES TO FAST FOR LOVE TO GROW ,I CAN NOT CATCH A SHOOTING STAR OR EARN HER TRUST AND LOVE FROM AFAR.I WANTED TO BRING A SMILE TO HER FACE AND KEEP HER SAFE IN MY WARM EMBRACE BUT I COULDN'T FILL HER EMPTY SPACE SHE DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE .I WOULD RATHER BE AFRAID THEN ALL ALONE OR QUIT ON LOVE I COULD CALL MY OWN.SHE PUSHED AND PUSHED UNTIL I WALKED AWAY AND WRAPS HER ARMS AROUND YESTERDAY.SHE CAN NOT MAKE NEW MEMORIES LAST UNTIL SHE LET'S GO OF HER PAST.SO BRICK BY BRICK SHE WILL BUILD HER WALLS AND KEEP HER PRIDE BEFORE SHE FALLS.SHE BUILT A CASTLE OF BROKEN DREAMS FOR NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS ,SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE IN FAIRY TALES OR HAPPY ENDINGS FOR IN HER STORY HER PRINCE JUST FAILS.HE CAN NOT RESCUE HER FROM HER TOWER OR DELIVER FROM HER SORROW .BRICK BY BRICK SHE BUILT A KINGDOM THAT SHE RULES BUT IT'S FOUNDATION IS WEAKENED FROM THE LIES OF FOOLS. THE PRINCESS IS SUPPOSED TO LET DOWN HER HAIR WHEN HER PRINCE IS DRAWING NEAR TO HELP HIM CLIMB THAT MASSIVE WALL THAT SHE BUILT SO VERY TALL,IN THE HOPES HE CAN GIVE HER NEW MEMORIES,JOY AND LAUGHTER AND THEY COULD LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER..

DICHOTOMY OF A CLOWN

LONELY CLOWN ,PAINTED FACE,BROKEN DOWN TURNING SMILES INTO FROWNS ,LEAVING TOWNS UPSIDE DOWN TURNING SILENCE INTO SOUND .PAINTED FACES ,EMPTY SPACES ,LEAVING TRACES OF HIMSELF.WEARING MASKS OVER TEARS,COLORS RUN EXPOSING FEARS.BROKEN HEART,TORN APART,LONELY WORLD CREATING DOUBT.A VAGABOND CON WITH NINETY PROOF IN HIS PALM,APPOINTED JESTER ,FALSE BRAVADO ,HIBITUAL CHARM.INNER DEMONS CASTING SHADOWS A SOULS ECLIPSE,CHEAP TRICKS AND CLEVER QUIPS BLASPHEMES THE SACRAMENT AS HE SIPS.MORTAL SIN SEEK ATONEMENT FROM WITHIN,FORBIDDEN FRUIT,TAINTED ROOTS,BURNING BUSH ARMAGEDDON IN THE WIND.A SELF INFLICTED BENEDICTION WASHED AWAY THE CONTRADICTION OF THE MARTYRS GRIN,STOLEN HARVEST A GLUTTONS FEAST,ECHOES HOWL FROM THE BELLY OF THE BEAST.WITH BLOOD SHOT EYES ONE LAST TIDE,A FOOLISH BRIBE ,TRUMPETS SOUND THE SEVEN SEALS HAVE BEGUN.CRASHING WAVES ,END OF DAYS FROM THE HEAVENS COMES A HAZE,A GENTLE MIST ,CRIMSON WRIST A FINAL PENANCE,CATASTROPHE HE DRIFTS TOWARDS THE INFERNO'S SEA ONE LAST PLEA TO SET HIM FREE OF DICHOTOMY..

THESE THINGS I TAKE FOR GRANTED

THESE THINGS I TAKE FOR GRANTED ,THE WARMEST RAYS FROM THE SUN UPON A DAY THAT'S JUST BEGUN.THE GUST WIND THAT CREATES THE BREEZE AND RUSTLES LEAVES INSIDE THE TREES.THE ORANGE SUNSET THAT BRINGS THE NIGHT ALL THE STARS AND PALE MOON LIGHT.THE WONDER IN MY DAUGHTERS EYES ALL HER QUESTIONS AND REPLIES.THE PRECIOUS WORDS LEFT UNSAID THAT LEAD TO MY REGRET AND TREATING LOVE LIKE A DEBT.THE MANY FROWNS IN PLACE OF SMILES AND LOSING GOOD TIMES TO MY TRIALS.THE EMBRACE THAT DIDN'T LAST,EVERY MOMENT GONE TO FAST AND MISSING THE BEAUTY OF TODAY BY LIVING IN MY PAST.THE LOVED ONES NO LONGER SITTING AT THE TABLE BREAKING BREAD AND SIPPING WINE AND ALL THEIR TRADITIONS BECOMING MINE.THE ECHOES OF LAUGHTER IN EVERY EMPTY ROOM,THE GARDEN ROSES IN FULL BLOOM.THE FRESHEST GRAPES FROM THE VINE THAT PROVIDED THAT SAME WINE AND ALL THE FOOD FROM THE HEART THAT MADE OUR DINNING OH SO FINE.THE NOSTALGIA IN EVERY BRANCH OF OUR FAMILY TREE THAT GAVE ME WHAT'S INSIDE OF ME.THE LESSONS I'VE YET LEARN AND THE RESPECT I'VE YET TO EARN.THE LEGACY I LEAVE BEHIND WILL SHAPE A LIFE I MADE FROM MINE AND I HOPE SHE TO WILL STAND OUT IN CROWD AND THAT HER DADDY MADE HER PROUD SO THE LIFE SHE LIVES WILL BE ENCHANTED AND SHE APPRECIATES THESE THINGS I TOOK FOR GRANTED..

GRANDFATHER CLOCK

TICK TOCK TICK TOCK TICK TOCK, HIS MIND SPINS IN CIRCLES LIKE THE HANDS ON THAT OLD WOODEN CLOCK,PASSED DOWN FROM A MAN WHO HAD TIME ON HIS HANDS ,WHO COUNTED EACH SECOND,GATHERED EACH MINUTE AND DEVISED ALL HIS PLANS.THAT OLD WOODEN CLOCK BUILT FROM SPRINGS AND SOME DIALS KEEPING TRACT OF HIS TRIALS .WITH A HALLOW OLD CHIME TO CHRONICLE WHAT LIFE LEFT BEHIND ,SECOND HANDS ,BROKEN PLANS ,VISIONS ETCHED IN HIS MIND.THAT OLD WOODEN CLOCK BUILT FROM A MAN WITH THE CALLUSED OF HANDS , EVERY DETAIL HANDLED WITH HIS SPECIAL CARE MAKES THAT OLD WOODEN CLOCK THE RAREST OF RARE,AN ANTIQUE HUNG ON THE WALL THAT CAPTURES A GAZE OR EVEN A STARE.HOUR TO HOUR AND DAY AFTER DAY HIS BLOOD,SWEAT AND TEARS TURNED QUICKLY TO YEARS.IT KEPT ALL HIS TIME ,WITNESSED HIS FEARS AND COUNTED ALL OF HIS TEARS.IT HAS HELD EACH PRECIOUS MOMENT TO WHICH NOTHING CAN COMPARE ,WHETHER LIFE WAS UNKIND OR TREATED HIM FAIR .NOW IN THE WINTER OF HIS LIFE WITH HIS END DRAWING NEAR ONE FINAL REPAIR ,FOR SOMEDAY THAT OLD WOODEN CLOCK WILL HANG ON THE WALL OF THE SON OF HIS SON AND KEEP BRAND NEW TIME FOR A LIFE JUST BEGUN AND HE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE LOVE AND TRADITIONS INSIDE OF A MAN WHEN HE HANGS UP THAT OLD WOODEN CLOCK BUILT FROM HIS GRANDFATHER'S HANDS..