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271 · Apr 2016
Why ?
Mark Tilford Apr 2016
Is there no more love  
Doesn't it make you want to cry
This earth, it's about to die
Everyone turns a blinds eye
Why ?
Why ?
Does everyone just stand by
And not here the outcry
I am horrified
That  no one wants to rectify  
All they want to do is justify
And just get by
and not try
I guess it's easier to comply
To do nothing must be more
Dignified
Why ?
Are people so satisfied
To just set back and watch this world die
Why ?
Are people not terrified
Because they are waiting for it to be clarified
When it happens I guess then they will be mortified
Then
It will be to late to ask

Why ?
!!
269 · Aug 2018
before/after
Mark Tilford Aug 2018
what we had
intense
keeping each other in suspense
our love immence
perfect
we clicked
an easy connect
even in our conflicts
so direct
but
with much respect

i am still perplexed
why God decided
it was time
he knew you were mine
why would he cut short our time
we deserved a warning sign
that with us, there would be a deadline
he crossed the ******* line
anger
does nothing but fill my mind
****** you were mine
why did he not
take mine
then he should make me blind
so i cannot see what reminds
then he should take my mind
so i cannot be reminded
take my feelings so i cannot feel
from this i will never heal
could he not hear
forever
that was our deal
265 · Mar 2016
Lost
Mark Tilford Mar 2016
Living my life and this is the cost
Being lost
Tell me please
Is it just me
In this state of feeling lost
Is this the way it should be
As every morning defrost
Feeling so lost
My eyes glossed
When did this happen to me ?
When my love I lost ?
Setting silent I often ponder and wander
Are they as lost as me ?
Are we, still what we both need ?
Why could it not be ?
Are they thinking of me ?
Are they feeling the same need ?
To see me ?
Lost
After not hearing their laughter
I listen and think I hear it in the rafters
While laying in bed thinking of our mornings after
I am
Lost
!!
262 · Nov 2015
That tree
Mark Tilford Nov 2015
That stands alone reminds me of me

It reminds me of all the love that bypassed me

That tree

It's fallen leaves

Like the tears that has fallen from me

How many times have I grieved

That tree

It's roots  embedded into the ground

Forever bound  

I  believed my loves would never uproot and leave

So many times it has happened to me

That tree

It's branches reaches out with hope

That there will be love

on the near hill *****

Another tree that it may seed

Ah!! it's truly just like me

That tree

It's bark weathered just like me

From waiting

Not so much from dating  

That tree

Standing strong

It will never leave

Waiting to see

If there should be

another love

Just like me

That tree

!!
262 · Feb 2016
Over and Over
Mark Tilford Feb 2016
How many times has it been over
With no love held over
Yes, I know your on another lay over
You want be stopping over
and
you want be staying over
I am tired of being a pushover
So we want be talking it over
To decide if this time it's really over
Over and Over
If  It's over  
How will I breath over and over  
I will feel nothing if it's over
Does it not matter that I loved you over and over
and  
I wanted to feel your love over and over

Over and Over
Risking it all  over and over
In this same place over and over
Running over and over
Returning over and over
Face to face over and over
Talking it over and over

I am sorry but this time
It's over
I am tired of
breaking each others heart
Over and Over
!!
262 · Jan 2016
The Pain
Mark Tilford Jan 2016
The night you walked out the door
And you decided you would no longer be my wife
And that you no longer wanted to be part of my life  
You should've  just stabbed me in the heart with a knife
"The Pain"

All the lonely nights
All the wishing you might
All the mornings that I woke and you were not beside me
All the times I dropped to my knees
Caused by  
"The Pain"

Just walking around in a daze
My days  
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays  
Saturdays......
Nothing but a haze
"Time"
How unkind
"The Pain"

My heart
It cannot stand us being apart
It cannot find the energy for a fresh start
It cannot stop it's bleeding
It needs you needing
All it is feeling
Is
"The Pain"

During the nights
I dream that you come back
Crying out your name
Then I wake in the pitch black
To realize you are not back
"Panic attack"!!
"The Pain"

I step out into the rain
Because I have no more tears
Scream out your name
Hoping you will hear
And you will come back
And we forget the night you walked out the door
And you take away
"The Pain"
                                          !!







  
  


,
260 · Sep 2015
I am who I am
Mark Tilford Sep 2015
I am who I am
Sure I play
Love a good roll in the hay
Shame it's not everyday
It's got to be my way
Yep, you need to be brave
Once we engage
O.k., call it misbehave
Afterwards !!
I will be what you crave
I am who I am
I will always speak my mind
Pull back and I try to be kind
I am not a person that is refined
What the hell
"Touching glasses with my cocktail"
" Do tell "
But into the detail
I am who I am
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words will never hurt me
Get my drift
Make it swift
Don't listen to senseless ****
I am who I am
My friends I would never betray
Just loyal in that way
Count on me everyday
I am who I am
Tough, rough and a little gruff
So they say
I am that way
What do they want a powder puff
I am who I am
I will stand up for what I believe
I will more then likely never reprieve
I guess hard headed and set in my ways
"Hey" I can blame that on my age
I am who I am
I want apologize
For who
Or what I am

" I am who I am"
          !!
258 · Dec 2016
I cannot justify
Mark Tilford Dec 2016
Lies  
Not looking me in the eyes  

Your surprise  
Our demise  

Me calling one thousand times
Love crimes  
"Just sometimes"

You breaking my heart
Breaking us apart  

Not knowing nothing at all
You dropping the ball  
You making me feel so small

Me always being on my own
Being alone

Always needing proof
Sending me through the roof
You being so aloof

You never taking any pride
You constantly saying goodbye
Me having to spy

Me being put on standby
Another guy
Just getting by
To survive

The mistakes
The accidents

I cannot justify


!!
255 · Apr 2016
I have to be me
Mark Tilford Apr 2016
Regardless
I have to be me
I am not going to flee
from me
There is not three
of me
just one of me
Not a rich me
Not a poor me
Some where in between is me
That is just fine with me
On all different levels
and
at different degrees
It's me
I was me  
At twenty
At thirty
And at forty
I will be me
I do not and will not
make apologies
for me being me
I will never make excuses
or
ask for forgiveness
It's just me
I answer to only me
Conceded, nah !
That's not me
I am just proud of me

We all should be
Because there is only one of
you and me

!!
I have to be me!!
252 · Jun 2015
MY LOVE
Mark Tilford Jun 2015
My ray of sun
You took me to a place that made me not want to run
My wall came down and I did not put up a fight
Now only good thoughts fill my night
Don't mind taking a risk of being seen in the light
Can feel your embrace
In all and every place
How could something so great be a disgrace
Can never be displaced
It has to be embraced
This love no more dangerous
More like contagious
Just something in your voice
Something in your choice
Something in your smile
That makes me want to take this the full mile
The people looking in are the only ones that need to be in denial
It will never be disallowed
To the highest cloud
In the largest crowd
They will hear me proclaim the love that I have
I will be very loud
They will know that I am proud
About this love that I will always allow

MY LOVE

This is my vow!
249 · Jan 2020
a dream
Mark Tilford Jan 2020
driving down a road
flying
black crows
alone
all i see
grave stones
i cannot scream
a
****** stream
horrible scene
heavy smog
fog
downed  logs
falling frogs
hairless dogs
attacking
a dream
a dead deer
blood smears
devil appears
his fires
landscape
seared
a dream
it's dark
black
light
lacked
a snack
fighting back
the pack
stepping on the cracks
they keep coming back
flashbacks
a dream
was
not wanted
constantly
it haunted
it taunted
in a place
life
not a trace
null space
no flowers
In
a vase

a dream
maybe
248 · May 2015
Self
Mark Tilford May 2015
Some say it's what is on the inside
Not what people see on the outside

But it's not the inside
It's what people see on the outside

It's not the inside
That attracts from the outside

It is the outside that attracts
To the inside

The outside
A cover for the inside

The inside
Never compares to the outside

The outside
Never seen as the inside

The inside
Is more then the outside

The outside
Hides the inside

The inside
Hardly seen on the outside

The inside
You should show from the outside

The outside self should be as well the inside self  
The inside self should be as well the outside self

Inside and outside just be your-self.
248 · Apr 2016
Live !!
Mark Tilford Apr 2016
Not for the next day
Live to make the most of your lives
Please tell me you do not live to get pay
Just to turn around and give it away
Spending  all your time on the freeway
On your cell phones
Just to keep up with the people named  Jones
or
Keeping yourself in debt with all your loans
Who says you can't throw stones
At the end of your day sharing nothing
but your moans and groans
Making excuses of why it's all worth it  
Your salary is worth more then the reality ?

"Gee"!

Go on a big spending spree !!
Go ahead buy one more pair of Ray-bans
Show everyone that you can '
Work really hard for that pension plan
That sure will make you better than
You call that a life's plan?
Your master plan?
Jumped right into that frying pan

Live
to
Live
!!
246 · Jul 2019
shattered
Mark Tilford Jul 2019
shattered glass
shattered dreams
broken heart

nothing more to be found
chains bound
the endless sounds
of thoughts
that compound
in this
over you
the battleground
around, around
i drown
pushed down
never will i rebound
memories
will continue to hound
the burial mound
six feet underground
haunting my mind
please
make me blind
this is not kind
life no longer defined
leaving me behind
is it true
i grab my head
scream
is this dream through
out of view
out of true
everyday losing myself more
down to my core
the closed door
time
i needed more
now your soul
forever
i will adore
243 · Jul 2019
WHY WOULD YOU GIVE A DAMN
Mark Tilford Jul 2019
IF

I LIKE MY WOMAN
WITH CURVES
WITH NERVE

IF

I LIKE MY MEN
WITH 8 OR MORE
NOT A BORE

IF

I SMOKE MY DOPE
NEVER SAY NOPE

IF

I AM BI
NOT MUCH I WILL NOT TRY

IF

I LIKE A THREE WAY
DRIVE FAST ON THE FREEWAY

IF

I TOP
I LIKE MY PANTS TO DROP

IF

I LIKE MY FRIENDS
BAD
NOT SAD

IF

I DONT THINK
THAT I AM NOT
TO GOOD FOR THAT

IF

I LIKE THE DANCE CLUBS
NOT PUBS

IF

I LIKE THE HOOD
THE BIGGEST WOOD

IF

I NEED
WHAT I NEED


IF

I DONT GIVE A ****
#mindyourbusiness
237 · Oct 2015
our souls
Mark Tilford Oct 2015
so many this world has stole
that are no longer whole  
putting first their own goals
not having any self-control
something I think the Devil has stole
one by one our souls
so many has forgotten his good grace
it's not happened at a slow pace
or in any particular place nor
to just one race
"A Disgrace"
that we have lost God's embrace
something you cannot replace
can you imagine
we allowed our souls
to be stolen by the fire  breathing dragon
God's heart now sagging
he is no longer hearing prayer
nothing more to share ?
why would you dare
then we wonder why our souls
our in despair
no longer aware
"Beware"
our souls
!!
234 · Sep 2019
You
Mark Tilford Sep 2019
You
You
Are who you are
Because of you
Not
Because of someone wanting
you to be

You
and
only you control your
fate
Be who and what you
are
meant to be

You
!!
232 · Aug 2019
.....?.....
Mark Tilford Aug 2019
Should we slow the pace
Stop the race
Accept the changes in the face
Fill space
with grace
Take time to enjoy the place

Look at someone face to face
Take to the embrace  
No need to be alone
Be comfortable, home
Love, grown

Forgive the sins
What has been
Stop the spin

No more lies
Cries

What have we lived for
Where has the time gone
Gone
A con
A picture drawn
A pawn
Something to dwell on
But
We go on
Keep on

Do we do it right
Keep up the fight
For what might
Despite

The answers
Being the dancer

Who is the killer
Who will pull the trigger
Is there something bigger

Is there something against us
226 · Oct 2019
if i
Mark Tilford Oct 2019
if i
could to do it all over again
where would I begin

if i
had to run another race
could i make to the end

if i
changed my pace
could my path be traced

if i
left this place
so much i would not care to replace

if i
should die
i hope everything i was told
was not a lie

if i
am a alone
i will find my comfort at home

if i
cry
real tears will come from my eyes

if i
say goodbye
so much that could imply

if i
fall
i would stand up tall

if i
am headstrong
i would admit i was wrong

if i
know you
know me too

if i
or when i
sin
i would have to look deep within

if i
could change this world
so much would be unfurled

if i
had to hide
would that not be lie

if i
am me
there would be
no need
than to be any other
than
me

if i
224 · Dec 2015
Silent nights
Mark Tilford Dec 2015
as the sun goes down
as i roam the house, there is no one to be found
silent with no sound
i sat down, to unwound
there is no light, dark, as i look around
how profound
this house with no life abound
sad to say none inbound
or none that will come round
Silent nights
where did everyone go
all my family, friends, all the people I know
where did it go
the love that use to flow
where did they go  
the hearts that once glowed
Silent nights
all is calm
with so much peace
life's release
it's not for me, it's not in my heart
but still disconnected and still living apart
no mother of my child
no lives to share or to take part
Silent nights
lonely I might
but by knowing God
he keeps my life bright
i always sleep
in heavenly peace
in my
Silent nights
!!
Dedicated to the lonely
205 · Oct 2015
It ends
Mark Tilford Oct 2015
It ends
The time we spend
We will no longer depend
Saying goodbye to me and all our friends??
Our lives will no longer blend
Why can't we just be friends? (you ask)
After this thing we had ends
I really don't think my heart will mend
But I will hold my poker face
As you walk out of my place
Will act with grace
Alone again, I will embrace  
Our footsteps I am sure I will retrace (many times)
After this ends
Never call my name
Yes! You, I will blame
I will have to ask, who are you??
What's your name??
After acting so lame
It's a
SHAME
It ends
I will never allow you to come back
Why?
Your head games
I will not go through the same
It ends
Our relationship  I would never reclaim
I proclaim
That
IT ENDS
!!
201 · Sep 2015
no more
Mark Tilford Sep 2015
When I was a teen
I ran into a pond hoping to
drown

When I was in my early teens
two men
nothing to say, but how mean
took something from me
youth and my virginity
not just once
what they did to me
without permission
i became their mission
keeping quiet and without
any admissions
about what they took from me
now older
i now have to deal
with the damage
they did mentally
i cut my wrist
not accidentally
took a hand full of pills
now thinking back
it gives me cold chills
what they took from me
no more
will i ever allow them
to try take my life
from me
no more hoping
to
drown
no more
will they take from me
     !!
198 · Dec 2015
Mistake
Mark Tilford Dec 2015
I have made a few
Sadly one of those was you
Yes it is true
How could I like all the things you did and do
I have made a list for you
There will be nothing new
No need for you to go through and pick and choose
It reminded me to
Of all the things that were said and done
Childish games!!
We are no longer young
You know what they say
"If it's to good to be true"
It usually is
I cannot figure out why your love never grew
What happened is not the picture In my mind I drew  
This mistake, it will stew
It will be awhile before my heart beats or even moves
Mistakes you cannot just undue
Do not misconstrue
This dream did not come true
The mistake "yes" it was you
!!
191 · Oct 2015
Until the end of time
Mark Tilford Oct 2015
Do you want to  be mine ?
Growing closer everyday
Will you take a chance on me ?
Will I be the only one on your mind ?
During the passes of time
It's so simple being mine
Will you forever mention my name?
It's really easy
Just see me for me
All you have to do is let it be
It could be so easy to say the word
"we"
which  includes me
I could care less about your past
I really just want this to last
There would be so many neat times
could be a blast
I am not scared
There could be so much shared
I promise I will always care
Can you see us two the God's has paired
It's been declared
It's going to be worth it
To have you laying next to me
or standing real close
Both under the angels glow
I hope you don't want to let me go
I hope you listen to the words I say
Because I want to ask
Do you want to be mine??
Until the end of time
179 · Jun 2015
Secrets and Lies
Mark Tilford Jun 2015
How can we believe
What anyone says
With all our secrets and all our  lies
That through the years should have opened our eyes
That have made so many worlds collide
Reality
No one is ever who they seem
The secrets and lies and all in between
Something wrong with the fairytales and the dreams
It seems we have gone to extremes
Trying to think of some kind of scheme
To hide all the secrets and lies
All the time hidden and denied
Where none of the rules applies
Always defied none that we can ever abide by
It seems
How can we feel there is nothing to be redeemed
By keeping secrets and telling lies
Up until the time, it is time for us to die
Then we look up into the skies
To ask the Lord to forgive
All our secrets
and
All our lies
Hoping there will not be any denies

Honesty:
The quality of being honest!

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