Flutter

You are
my taboo -
sitting here secretly wanting you..

as you dance
in my mind -
with the desire of having just one time..

within your lips
within your grasp -
within whatever you're holding back..

you are
my taboo -
sitting here day dreaming about you...

I want your hand
on my thigh -
I'm saying it all with just my eyes...

my heart pounds
just a little bit more -
wondering why you infatuated it for..

you are
my taboo -
sitting here secretly wanting you.

Twinkle

My crush
just crashed -
time to leave it in the past...

and forget about
this lingering doubt.

My heart skipped
a beat -
second time in a week...

but forget about
what will never work out...

Secrets
fill my mind -
it happens time after time...

But I won't let my feet
skip a beat...

because my crush
just crashed -
sure made my heart beat fast.

Transparent

I wanted to go,
but the hole was more inviting...
finally gave up to the
imagination fighting...

resisting existing...
no energy for fixing...

the need
to tuck away -
a not have to face
anything day...

fade to black...
no reason to fight back.

Chains

It's quite quiet
in here -
I can hear it
quite clear...

all the thoughts
that make me think.

It's quite chilly
in here -
holding what
I hold dear...

as I find myself
still standing on the brink.

If I could just
make it come true -
all of the things
I long to do...

I might finally
find that happy missing link.

Ladder

Standing at the bottom
looking up -
how will I get through
this life and my luck...

Setting free a bunch
of empty dreams -
the more that I hope
the further they seem...

Ready to just throw
in the towel -
In order to move up
I have to start climbing now...

It's dark here and
full of pounding strife -
I guess it's no big deal
as it's only my life.

Heat

All alone -
this side of the fire...
left behind to -
quench this desire..

Did I do the right thing?
If so, why is there pain?

How to know which road to go...

Broken hearts -
a dime a dozen...
when you once believed -
what was really wasn't...

What about the memories...
living inside of me...

how to know which road to go.

Restless

A heart
torn into -
tears come
it's nothing new...

No longer
me and you -
and I'm lost as to
what to do...

Regrets
twisted knife -
only to live
this one life...

Now to
face the day -
when there is nothing
left to say.

Spinning

Many lives lived during one life -

student, teacher -

husband, wife -
child, mother -
enemy, lover-

the roads are long and twisting...

cycling people and situations
over and over again.

Like a dryer...

round and round...
mirroring the world.

Forgiveness

See through and
Quite transparent -
Reminded why it's done...

You came, you saw
and went -
That was not the one...

Grasp your glass
half empty -
and see that it's half full...

Smile
for after all -
it turned out quite beautiful!

Door Mat

I told you goodbye
when you walked out that door -
and I shut it behind you
that's what doors are for -

Now it's locked up tight
That is for sure...

I threw out your opinions
and forgot your name -
I don't care who's at fault
or who is to blame -

I'm done with you
and your blame game...

I don't care where you're going
because I know where you've been -
I assure you honey
you won't be there again -

Go live happily ever after
Case closed - the end!

Peace

I give it all to you
I lay it in your hands -
you've heard my humble cries
at the mercy of your commands...

I step up to the edge
and fall into your arms -
as you lift me from this world
and all it's worldly harms...

Set gently on my knees
arms up to the sky -
as you lift it all away
I wave to it goodbye.

Dotted Lines

Following the rainbow path
splattered with rain -
showing that all our work
hasn't been in vain...

creeping down this road
twisting us through -
now it's becoming clear
what we can do...

As the sun peaks out
and out shines the dew
we skip along this journey
to one that's new.

Clouds

She only dreams in color -
She looks to the sky to sigh...
Perusing all her options -
as once again she tries...

To flee from the walls
that close her in too tight -
she knows once she's free
she'll run with all her might.

Water Colors

Just like it never existed
a dream that never was -
Floating through the air
surviving just because...

A hint of troubled times
while coloring out of lines -
Knowing it’s only mine
sweet memories of those times...

I catch my breath to breathe
as it could never be -
Sometimes you live the truth
while living in a dream.

Wish

I wish I knew
How to see -
The choices that are
Right for me…

A laundry list
A marked out map -
With where to go
And what to pack…

I wish I knew
What to do -
Give up now
Or follow through…

I wish I knew
my hope is real -
And hands will shake
on a real deal.

Time

I'm amazed how
the body repairs itself...

emotional wounds -
heal...

physical wounds -
heal...

mental wounds -
heal...

In awe of the ability
to heal.

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.

Slippery Slopes

Waiting for the phone to ring
watch the clock tick tock -
Can't think on other things
this is the best I've got...

Hoping every moment
that this dream comes true -
praying every day that
somehow the sky shines blue...

Listening to the pitter patter
driving in the rain -
hoping all my fears and hopes
don't end in vain...

Staring out a window
in the middle of the day -
waiting for the moment
to hear what they have to say....

because dreams will ride
the wings of the wind -
seems soon as they come
there they go again...

days turn into months
then months turn into years -
will the future hold the sun
or just more rain drops here.

Success

Like a mouse to cheese
I hope they bite -
I'm trying and prying
with all my might...

Like a dolphin in a wave
I'll ride it out -
I've fought the good fight
I have no doubt...

Like an answer to a prayer
laid on my step -
I'm catching raindrops
without getting wet...

Like climbing a mountain
to reach the top -
You can't ever get there
if you stop.

Ace

My life hasn't been
a bed of roses -
but I've felt the thorns...

My eyes haven't
evaded tears -
that can pour like a storm...

The lesson is living
with the cards you're dealt -
when you are born,

Turning defeat into
a victory -
praise from scorn.

Foghorn

I'm looking for my ship
I hope it comes in -
then this life of mine
can finally begin...

the light might be a tunnel
the light might be a train -
but it just might be a beacon
if I try in vain...

Stardust from heaven
roses for the way -
hoping with such passion
all I do is pray...

try with your heart
think with your head -
and watch as your ship
comes full speed ahead.

The Point

I wish it were a smile -
that followed all the while...

it simply isn't true -
it's all that I can do...

to try to see the light -
put up that brave fight...

hope for better days -
instead of further haze...

useless wandering path -
my own internal wrath...

holds my head down -
with a haunting frown.

Race

I gotta keep my hope
believe in myself and all -
even Cinderella
got to go to the ball...

Imagination flies.
I have to grab the reigns -
The journey is quite bumpy
when you try in vain.

I'll hit the finish line.
I'm running until the end -
with them or without them
I'm choosing to win.

Free

In some strange way
I envy you -
it is all now over
and done for you...

I hate to see
that you had to go -
your smiling face
I had come to know...

Yet now it's quiet
and you will rest -
it sounds quite freeing
I must confess...

No worries or stress
just sweet sweet sleep -
Goodbye my friend
your memories I'll keep.

Applause

Larger than life
your star shined so bright -
sparkling and dancing
with that amazing inner light...

You lit up the stage
for an audience crazed -
to see such a vision
move in brand new ways...

You believed in the good
yet rode out the bad -
now you're taken too soon
from a world left so sad...

Soar and be free
from the constant infamy -
for the rest of us
you will always be...

Larger than life
a memory we'll save -
for the peace, joy and love
that you selflessly gave.

Dial Tone

I don't want anything to do -
with the whole lot of you...

and I realize it's ok -
to let myself slip away...

for when they hold the noose -
you run away when you get loose...

free yourself of the hold -
and all that you've been told...

because the truth was the lie -
and now they sit and wonder why...

silence greets their hectic call -
when you're done with it all.

Sky High

I've been climbing this moutain -
I think the top might be near...

I've gotten some feedback -
pretty much what I needed to hear...

Could a rainbow be forming -
colorful and painted wide...

Could the rain cloud be passing -
taken out with the evening tide...

Perserverance and patience -
a few tears lost along the way...

No doubt about it -
there will always be a brighter day.

Mindset

Your passion dictates
what you do -
what you believe in
is what moves you...

When what's within
is truly there -
your passion leads
your every care...

Don't ever compromise
what you know is true -
for your heart will say
what you must do.

Print

There's swine flu -
a fire might evacuate you...

Every ones living broke -
more are taking a toke...

Vicodine and pills -
overloaded with unpaid bills...

Faces stretched way to thin -
a literal constant joker grin...

Hating those who dare -
have views they don't share...

Boost those boobies up -
to make more than a buck...

I sit and watch the news...
and I agree it does suck.

Balloons

A pretty packaged bow
that I unwrapped today -
surprised in a moment
as if to say...

you just never know
what lurks around the bend -
you find a brand new route
thinking you'd found the end...

The future is a mystery
and you never can tell -
when you anticipate the worst
things might just turn out well.

The Joker

Maybe it takes skill
to wheel and deal...

Float instead of sink
use a mind to think...

Hold that head up high
and look them in the eye...

Deal the cards again
until you finally win...

Surely it takes skill
and a rock hard will.

Boxes

I wish there was
a way to escape -
I sit around
and contemplate...

A wave goodbye to
everything that's here -
a new journey
in a new year...

Memories just wiped
and blown away -
they weren't that
great anyway....

I look out the window
and just stare -
there has to be 

more out there.

Pennies

I'll hold my head high -
and let them pass by...

The feelings I have to see -
won't ever benefit me...

I'll never follow -
things that are hollow...

I've wasted too much time -
on worries that are not mine...

I can't see the sky -
without my head held high.

Sparkle

Yet, on we go
though we start slow -

and face each day
in every way -

holding tight
our precious few -

memories that ring true -
dust off the diamonds

to look new.

Smudges

Yeah, It hurts -
and hits in spurts...

gut feeling -
tear flowing times...

they always say -
that the truth hurts...

and now it applies -
to mine.

Believe to Achieve

I have big dreams
with little bitty wings -
yet I'm learning to fly...

anything can be
that I dare to see -
the limit is the sky...

With confidence I'll soar
knowing there is more -
when you're flying high.

Clean

The rain came down
like a baptism
washing away -

the dust
the dirt
the cobwebs -

cleansing
renewing
refreshing -

the air
the breath
the atmosphere...

fresh and new.

Glitter

Like a fresh
breath of spring -
and all the beauty
that it brings...

I see the
flowers bloom -
reminding me
that soon...

things will shine
and be brand new -
speckles of hope
will come through.

Silence

Very alone and quiet
torn from the inside out -
left behind to question
personal self doubt...

Words will always pass
promises never reveal -
that the truth in the end
is a painful way to feel...

consequences from illusions
belief bound to fail -
they never really mean it
no matter who they tell...

take notes in the lessons
brand it from the start -
it will always happen
and break again your heart.

Up

I'm sick of looking down
to the same old ground -
I need to look inside
to see what can be found...

The world outside can crumble
I'll just have to smile -
I'm sick of being fearful
and living in denile...

there's nothing I can do
to unfold some saving grace -
I'm just another person
who has to learn to face...

The thing that I control
is the path that I travel -
I have to journey forward
and let the future just unravel.

Buds

Green is peaking through...

like a dependable friend -
what's gone will be back again...

the sun will shine bright -
with stars beaming at night...

colorful flowers will bloom -
spring will show soon...

Then sweet summer time -
laughter and smiles will shine...

Green is peaking through.

Hesitation

You gotta chill
and keep your cool -
watch your words
don't be a fool...

noone can read
your mind but you -
what they think
doesn't make it true...

Watch your back
and be aware -
part of the thrill
can be the scare...

no matter what
it's yours to share -
keep it steady
your cross to bare.

Noone knows
your life but you -
live it the best
that you can do.

My Choice

I gave my heart to Jesus
when I was just nine years old -
I went to that small church alter
and with that my soul was sold...

and I don't want it back
no matter their verbal attack -
the more they push him out
the more I believe just that...

for what person here on earth
can really do anything -
stop a tornado in its tracks
or dissipate a hurricane...

We're all at the mercy of God
each heartbeat could be the last -
I'm placing my bet on heaven
My vote has already been cast...

for now I'm in this world
but to me it is all quite clear -
written in black and white
let he who has ears hear.

Twinkle

Ghost in the garden -
the stars above her shine bright..

ghost in the garden -
she flees free in the night...

One with the quiet -
easy with the chill...

sneaking out of sight -
is such an erotic little thrill...

ghost in the garden -
shadow dancing with the moonlight.

Finish Line

Turning a pessimist
into an optimist -

trying to see a
glass half full -

that's always been empty...

turning a negative
into a positive -

ignoring failure
expecting success -

none the less...

Trying to look out
from what's always been in -

can't stop now
it's about to begin -

start to end.

Future Unknown

What if, What if,
What if...
always in the back
of my mind...

I'm putting my
thoughts to use -
for raw and real
this time...

I'm nervous
excited and aware -
I'll have to speak out
and share...

to bring this
dream to life -
and show them all
it's there.

Stranger

If all goes well
I'll see you tomorrow -
face to face
after eighteen years...

a little worried
a lot curious -
very aware that
life has thrown curveballs...

If all goes well
I'll see you smile -
recognize your eyes
and meet my long lost friend.

Regrets

She was twenty five
and so alive
her life an open book -

accomplishments
were her goals
she had what it took -

she smiled inside
and beamed with pride
at all that she could do -

the future
held exciting times
life was fun and new -

fast forward past
lies and deceit
mistakes based on untruth -

they tore her down
then used her up
and stole her hopeful youth -

to leave her bare
and barely there
she knew they couldn't care -

they polluted her life
with insults and strife
and proved life isn't fair.

White Wonderland

The tree lit up and white
with garland up the stairs -
Bright angels looking over
my lighted Christmas cares...

The fireplace will glow
as winter whistles through -
the smell of holiday spices
to greet a year that's new...

Cheeks will be quite rosie
children will sleep so tight -
stories and imagination
will light up December nights...

The celebration of His birth
the comfort of the bliss -
a happy time for all
have a Merry Christmas!

Noodles

Spagetti -
on a Sunday night...

music soft as the
dinner aroma drifts
throughout the house...

sweet dog
by the hearth
enjoying the chill...

Streetlights
shining through a
kitchen window...

neighbors decorating
for the season
enjoying...

the purpose of work

Spagetti -
on a Sunday night...

what the paychecks really worth.

15:51

An erie feeling lingers -
the loudness made quite clear...

the anger and anticipation -
getting worse with each day here...

a strange magic hovers over -
a land with much to give...

as some wait and watch -
counting the days we have left to live.

Fish

Fish out of water
surrounded by sharks -
pompous and arrogant
where evil starts...

Lies and deceit
spread all around -
Kicking whomever
they can while they're down...

Godless and angry
and empty inside -
a fish out of water
with nowhere to hide.

Faces

Sitting in
while looking out -
nothing I know
anything about...

emotions
on your sleeves -
won't do anything
to relieve...

insecurity
or complacency -
hide in a box
or just let it be.

Sparkle

Some people
are like diamonds
sparkling to all who see...

them beaming
bringing hope
and happy just to be...

an inspiration
a float device
to those who drown...

dig deep and
search where your
diamonds can be found.

Hangman

I believe I've found
the end of my rope -
I'm finding it hard
to care to cope...

one thing after another
one more irritation -
what I need is a
long ass vacation...

away from the users
and losers with voices -
and on to my own life
and my own choices...

How hard can it be
to start over from scratch -
because here in this
hell hole is not where it's at!!!!

Window Panes

She cries
cries over him -
and she longs to go back
to their life back then.

She sees his face
and she can't erase -
how he left her
standing there...

smiling his smile
knowing all the while -
with her heart caught
in denile...

She stares away
in lived through days -
and she cries
cries over him.

Trails

I hold the future
in the palm of my hand -
I have to follow through
I need to understand...

I have to let go
of all that holds me back -
my life is mine alone
no more brutal attacks...

If someone holds me down
I have to set them free -
I have to follow the life
that lies inside of me....

No matter who they are
I will let them go -
otherwise happiness
is something I'll never know.

Temporary

I know I'm where
I shouldn't be
in more ways than one -
I know I'm hearing
things for me
to take when I am gone...

Rudeness
and arrogance
rub me a different way -
I see how
their anger affects
their lives each day...

I'm here,
but in my mind
I am so far away -
Avoiding
any depth at all
as I keep them at bay.

Privacy Matters

Loud words are spoken
intent to sway -
people to vote
this or that way...

I have a brain
and my own identity -
I'll vote who I chose
represents me...

I don't need celebrities
or anchors on air -
telling me their choice
as if I should care.

I'll vote my own conscience
I'll vote my ideals -
strangers with a microphone
won't dictate how I feel.

I'm sick of their views
shoved down my throat -
me and my own views
will choose how I'll vote!

No Stop Signs

Going a mile a minute
down the interstate -

can't stop now
because I might be late -

I must take time
to contemplate -

that with a little luck
and alot of faith -

I just might find
a successful fate -

and no longer
have to wait.

Maple Syrup

The smell of breakfast
filling the room -
the sound of a coffee cup
and spoon...

the sizzle of bacon
as forks rake the plates -
the smiles on the patrons
who woke up quite late...

the good things in life
like coffee and cream -
pancakes and syrup
the tea and the steam...

brings people together
as their day begins -
mornings in route
strangers to friends.

Waves

Courage is not -

the absence of fear
the ability to be foolish,
in the grasp of death...

Courage is looking -

in the mirror
acknowledging the human,
aspect in the unknown...

Courage is seeing -

the truth
setting a goal and knowing
that somehow, someway

triumph shines through.

Even if failure wins....

Life and death -

Courage
is the roaring rapid
through it all.

My Song

A thousand voices
can not reach you -
your lips can't part
for anyone...

a thousand poems
can not save you -
your heart has saved
what you've become...

in your eyes
a sea errupts -
with crazy little bitty lies...

that over take
your heart and headache -
buried beneath your silent cries...

for none
can hear you
you stand alone -

for none
can see you
you can't belong -

yet still the wind
blows your hair -
and you can see vivid clear

it's inside of me
I've felt it before
and apparently...

I'm back for more.

Goodbye

I hold a bunch of balloons
that I will now release -
because the helium inside of them
I really can't appease...

Red, blue and green
to heavy a load for me -
Solitude is the price I pay
to actually be free...

of the anger and frustration
that constantly weigh me down -
to soar to where I need to be
I don't need them around.

Boxes

Life's crazy
twists, turns, bumps and bruises
have let me know...

if it's meant to happen it will...
if it doesn't -
I will always have my memories...

no one can take those away from me.

My life experiences
that I savor -
now out of my grasp

faded photos...
wrinkled notes...
and long lost smiles...

do exist
if only
in my past.

Petals in the Wind

Your face is now
a stranger -
I don't know you at all
anymore...

yet the pain
you must be facing -
is unbearable
I am sure...

may faith somehow
greet you -
may hope give you
a way...

to deal with this
unhealable heartbreak -
for you and yours
I'll pray.

Relax

Cut the chains

let your stress roam free -

look ahead

at what could possibly be -

free your mind

of the hypocrisy -

and enjoy this day

just let happiness be.

Water

Sweet rain
of sweetness -
fresh smells
green leaves -
pitter patter
windshield wipers -
new growth
blooming flowers -
tipped toward heaven
to drink in -
the cup of
life.

Loveless Regrets

Behind her eyes
lie secrets
of things she'll never say -
inside her thoughts
away from all
they reappear each day...

Is it wrong to think
and know the truth
that things aren't as they seem -
is it wrong to drift
to another time
and plan out another dream...

She holds her fears
close to her heart
for that is what they fed -
when they took
away her innocence
while she was blindly led.

Stairways

When I close my eyes

I can vision my life -

but I just can't seem

to get there...

when the sun sets low

and my feelings know -

there's gotta be

more out there...

stuck in this reality

alot out there in this boat with me,

when do you settle

and chose to see this is all life can be...

Is this all life can be?

I suppose it starts

with a little hope

if I can finally figure

out how to cope...

and make that

lemonade they parade -

with a sour

serenade...

just a sour serenade.

Words

We all say things that
we'd like to take back -
we all act in ways that
we really shouldn't act...

We all have thoughts
that need to go away -
we all have nights
that reveal a somber day...

Sometimes words
cut deep with no remorse -
It's best to think twice
before we use our voice.

Vases

The eve
of the pink roses -
make you contemplate
your current state
of life...

makes you
realize how fast
it might last
and how time
goes bye...

One chance...
One offer...
endless sea of opportunity -
if you just let go
and let it be.

Spring

The storms that
make me wake and shake -
and give my heart
a pounding earthquake....

have given back
a brand new floor,
new walls, new roof -
a steel front door.

Something to learn
from the terror of fear -
every storm has a lining
and this one is clear...

Life can be turbulent
scary and severe -
but the clouds have a lining
the message is clear...

There will always be
a brighter day -
for any problems
that come your way.

Face each nightmare
that might haunt you -
for after the storms
rainbows shine through.

Progress

Peace
Quiet
Calm

can't be bought...

Choices
Benefits
Lessons

Must be taught...

Belief
Strength
Courage

Should be sought...

Challenges
Heartaches
Journeys

are all you've got.

Cereal

Favorite time
of the week -
Saturday morning
after such a nice sleep...

away from all
the craziness -
quiet with energetic
laziness...

the progress
will be up to me -
I say where
I have to be...

maybe soon
if all turns out well -
this will be everyday
only time will tell.

Potholes

I won't bow down
to the feelings of
depression -

I won't give
in to the world's
obsessions -

I will deal
with my deepest
confessions -

and live another
day learning from
life's lessons.

Red Corners

Strangeness
with the dangerous
the daggers are high...

I can't understand
why they all
ask why...

crazy sells
and strangeness smells
like greenery...

waterfalls with
rainbows drip
beautiful scenery...

Look around
the portrait of your
time here...

nothing lasts
forever and the
words were clear...

one day the
heart
will have to part...

fear.

Teardrop

Fathers leave mothers -
Mothers leave fathers -
children are angry...

and no one benefits.

Morals are passe -
Evil happens everyday -
Lovers walk away...

and no one smiles.

I have to wonder
where we're going,
anywhere or just aimless

ambition.

It's sad to see
the eyes of me -
deadened in this hopeless sea

of the lost.

Blooms

I'm thankful
with flowers in bloom -
lightening bugs
will flutter soon...

The sky above
is a perfect blue -
the sun has set
with stars peeking through...

All is quiet
except the breeze -
blowing through
with the air of ease...

Springtime
sets happiness free -
the birth of life
and the birth of me.

Furry Friends

Today while I did
what it is that I do
to save animals -

from a life inside a cage,
from a life without love...
in walked a man.

Just when I wondered
are there any
good ones left?

There he was -
respectful
and successful...

Called his wife
on the phone
and sent pictures to say...

he'd found the puppy
to replace theirs
that died that day -

a year ago.

Caring and so sweet -
him with the puppy as
the puppy licked his nose...

Reasurred me -
Reminded me -
Revitalized me -

there are men
out there who love
and who care...

He liked my
pink shirt and
said the puppy did too.

I was glad to be there
when you found
each other...

Good luck stranger man
to you and
your new furry friend.

Bridges

When the bridge is
long, high and intimidating...

I'll cross it...

Hands tight to the wheel,
head held up high...

No longer living
with regret of the past or...

fear of the future.

however your hands work -
how fearless your eyes are -
how strong your mind is -
how wise your ears hear -

Perserverance -
that is never overtaken with fear...

leads you on the road to
success.

Upturn

Deep breath
try to relax -
sit back and watch
the craziness pass...

Out into the world
on another rainy day -
so much to talk about
but not too much to say...

I made my move
with the cards I held -
I went forward
now only time will tell...

I'm holding hope
in the palm of my hand -
I'm counting on
supply and demand.

I'm putting my strength
in the one that I can help -
facing my future with courage
by believing in myself.