Steel

A knife twisted in the back
though I don't know why -
Letting go of joy I know
from those days gone bye...

Tears broken down in blood
just as in the heart -
I don't know where to go
after the depart...

Ice cold melted warm love
shivers down my spine -
Like steel metal shocking one
silently from behind.

Kia

Majestic and beautiful
thick coat, blue eyes -
marking your territory
with your wolf like cries...

Strong and courageous
yet liked a belly scratch -
and treats in the afternoon
before a long stretched out nap...

Your home was your own
to protect each day -
no one was getting
through you they'd say...

Sneaky, yet good
never saw you misbehave -
just the remnants of all
the little messes you made...

Half a dozen or so
vanished cup cakes -
Unprotected meat
gone right from the plate...

Guarded your bowl
like a prison guard -
circled and trolled daily
your treasured yard...

Each day I will miss
those eyes so blue -
You were a blessing,
we so loved you...

Now free to the rainbow bridge
you will run -
I'll miss you forever...
say hi to Molly and D'bun.

Wind

If I had a million dollars
I'd fade away -
trying, crying and sighing
ain't helping anyway...

Walking along
lifes lost highway -
got nothing left to lose
and nothing more to say...

Freedom
can come in many forms -
maybe it's what we lost
when we chose to conform...

not everyone fits into
everyone elses norm -
so who was it that said
this is why we're born.

If I had a million dollars
I'd run to the sea -
smiling at the sun
and enjoying being me.

Mailboxes

I'm gonna hope,
I'm gonna dream,
things just might turn out -
how they seem...

I'm gonna pray,
I'm gonna stay,
and try to get by -
another day...

when wondering
is holding the reins -
when focusing
is work tried in vein...

I'm gonna step out,
to follow my own path -
even if it means
facing my own wrath.

I'm gonna hope,
I'm gonna dream,
things just might turn out -
how they seem.

Soaring

I wish there was
a rainbow path
to guide the way -

dreaming of a distant
place where
I'll spend each day...

With a fan from
angels wings
imagination soars...

while I'm waiting and hoping
to walk through
that open door.

Corners

Tall walls
So go away -
Annoying
just another day...

Can't quite seem
to rid the noise -
try to handle it
with poise...

Avoiding
up until the time -
that this is finally
left behind.

Released

I will smile
I will stand tall -
knowing I am
worth it all...

shoulders back
strength from within -
hear words of wisdom
and believe again...

look in the mirror
let hope expand -
if I don't do it myself
who can.

Roses

Fresh and new
pink budding through -
to great each day
a happy way -
sweet delight
sweet dreams at night -
a brand new path
is a beautiful sight -
hope and pray
enjoy today.

Doves

Some see the light of stardom
this world can't overcome -

living in the shadows
of a name that made it wrong -

to have human flaw
when they think you have it all -

and silence is your
only friend to hear your call...

they think you're at the top
as though you have it all...

yet you're searching from the bottom
no cup half full at all.

Twelve O'Clock High

I guess she realized
the sun would never
greet her eyes -

she would wake
with the despise
of the daily rise...

maybe she had
courage that
others wish they did -

all her tempted troubles
she successfully
hid...

The world could
see her beauty
yet could not see her soul -

the turmoil that
she watered
only made it grow...

her picture is
in black and white
no color at all -

like that
fatal April day
and her final exit call.

The Beat

Busting through the heart
the stream from the eyes -
the questions and the silence
all a bunch of lies...

headaches and the strain
hopes tried in vain -
neglect leads to pain
and nothing is the same...

ever or again
when you just can't win -
tear stained blurrs
from beginning to the end.

Vision

You just might stumble
if you keep looking back -
focus on the positive
and not what you lack...

Keep looking forward
refresh and renew -
invest in the future
and believe in you...

Even if it seems
you can never have it all -
just keep moving forward
and you will never fall.