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..

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 ..

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...

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..

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..