Running

I never understood running before today. I did not realize that such a simple task could bring me back to a time when there was no time. When a green open field was a place to play not something to mow. When Kings lived on hills not died on them. Where joy was quick and sadness could be lifted by ice cream. Before I was a brother, before I was big enough to help around the house. Before credit cars and work and people who depend on you to be a certain way. Before I sucked in my gut and stood up straight. Before I combed my hair in the morning and when I squeeked after a bath. When I run, all the weights fall behind me and the breath deepens. I am me, meaning I am no one, undefined, unspoiled and free.

BEAUTY

As I gazed upon her beauty
A chill came o’er my bones
My knees began to wobble
And my voice hit higher tones
I couldn’t help the feeling
That flashed around my head
The love the hate the anger
The roses that were dead
How could she just stop caring
The love that we had grown
My heart just couldn’t take it
My mind was fully blown
She said she’d never leave me
The wedding we had planned
Every little detail
Just up and blown and fanned
But that is all behind me
And I’m a better man
The hurt has gave me character
My emotions say I can
So this single brief encounter
May not a fire start
But soon a blaze will burn
And the two will never part.

SEPARATE WAYS

The butterfly called love is here
I think it not so great
It flitters, sits, flies away
And then turns into hate

I really should stop feeling,
All my friends have said
You really will go crazy
With all that in your head

Easer is said than done
Or so the poets say
The memory it haunts me still
On lonely passing day

What is thats so intriguing
Surely not the sex
Could it be all images
Contorted from a hex

What triggers these emotions
These sudden fits of rage
Could it be releasing
My feelings from a cage

PASSING MEMORY

From the moment it first started
It never seemed to stop
In time it just grew bigger
My heart about to pop

I never seemed to notice
That smile within my heart
I took it all for granted
Believing I was smart

Soon the feeling took me over
Taking all I had to give
And the dream became the dreamer
Now with you I had to live

But love is ever fleeting
In these modern times we are
And the love was taken from me
Off to someplace very far

But still it lingers or’ me
Dropping by from time to time
Just leaving me a memory
And a silly little poem

Wake Up

Wake up, wake up , wake up and look
Burning, burning black fire and smoke
Thicker and thicker, darker and darker, how many
What happened, what happened, how many are there
Trapped, no rescue possible, stop, please stop
Burning, burning fire, debris and smoke
Keep looking, what’s happening, what’s happening
Police and fire, stay calm, stay calm
Exit stairs, so many, stay calm
Again it hits, again no accident
What’s happening, no accident, no accident
Attack, attack , again, again, this is no accident
More fire, more smoke, look look
Look up so tall, just too tall
Get out, rush get out get out
No accident, hurry, hurry
Look up, what’s happening
Burning, smoke, trail of smoke over America
The smoke is lighter, go out go out, its ok, its ok
The water is working, its ok, its ok, then no
Collapse, unreal, disbelief, what happened
Just one then, get out, get them out, just the one
Get away, run, run, run
Collapse again, fear, sadness anger
Bring them in, the planes, make us safe
The Pentagon, a small field, no accident
Attacked, anger, desperation fear and smoke
Who’s left, where are they, pictures, pictures, hopes
Sirens, smoke, survivors, soot
A heap of dust and metal, a louder voice
A voice that rises from the ashes
We will rise from here, here it stops.

Passing Times

What is it mother in the sky
the light that shines so bright.
It is a sign of things to come
a god that's just and right.

What kind of god comes to us now
Deserving such a show.
A greater one than sky and land,
and also meek and low.

What causes such a spectacle
of light so far away.
It is the end of one such world
whose time just would not stay.

It is written that we too
will end in such a way
A glowing blaze of fire
from the birth that was today.

Mother then, should we not
kill this child and fight,
to keep our world from turning
to a spectacle of light.

No no my child this babe is good
and comes to save our soles,
from Satan that deceitful one
who fills the truth with holes.

But mother dear,where comes he from
this babe to give us mirth.
It is said by profits old
The newborn comes from Earth.

Single

Quiet
Hidden
Supportive and
Driven
Honest
Loyal
Conducive but
Royal
Expressive
Funny
Seductive like
Honey
Informal
Present
Sexy and
Clever
Soft
Warm
Familiar with
Charm
Graceful
Curious
Insatiable never
Furious

Softness

A softness unexpected
A culture quite unknown
An expression unfamiliar
To a western boy home grown

An awakening of the spirit
A filling of the heart
A giddy healing laughter
From a winged cupid dart

A natural untamed feeling
That’s shared between two souls
A privacy that’s uncommon
Warm fluid fills all holes

A secret patch of darkness
To hide what must be sin
From the gossips that surround us
And the prying eyes of men

To reach for bounded ecstasy
That rises toward the sky
To grasp a common surety
As safe as apple pie

As words close in around us
And gives us hope to dream
A courage will enfold us
And create our own esteem

Who is She

Fair of hair and light of face
She takes me to a sweeter place
Bright of eye and long of thigh
She takes my breaths and leaves a sigh

Full of lip and thin of waist
She takes my will, leaves legs of paste
A gentle smile and words of honey
She takes my warmth and leaves me sunny

An open mystery, a covered flame
A girl, a child, a woman, a dame
She moves in closer, just to the brink
Excitement, adventure, to live, ohh to drink

Girl

I saw you before you noticed
I yearned before you cared
I watched as you grew closer
I gathered strength & then I dared

I dared to pluck on heartstrings
To empty out my Purse
To open hidden wounds
That you alone could nurse

I gave you raw emotions
You gave an open ear
You say I gave you courage
I say you calmed my fear

You opened up new avenues
And shored up my crumbling bank
You gave me new desires
And showed me my world frank

Your passion plays your deeper mind
Your compassion shows your trust
Your spirit shows your gift for life
Your laughter shows your lust

To write or speak about you
Would a lengthy novel take
But in short bursts, and now and then
Sweet memories I’ll rake

My Valentine

Oh valentine, Oh valentine
Would you be mine, Oh would you be mine
Your gift of time, to me a treasure
A day with you is mine to pleasure

Give me your seconds, your minutes your hours
I’ll give you mine, my heart and flowers
A movie a show, a fast food dinner
My time with you is always a winner

I give you jewels, fine clothes and travels
You give me joy as my heart unravels
I always get the better deal
Because time with you makes my soul feel

Sweet and happy, or tired and grumpy
I take you whole, however bumpy
Early in the morning or late late at night
When I’m with you, I’m at my height

So Valentine, Dear valentine
Would you be mine, Oh would you be mine
Come with me and spend your time
And together our life will be just fine.