Poetry is the voice of the
Heart
Soul
Mind
Let your emotions flow free
Don’t try to hold them back
You will just make yourself explode


Poetry is release
Letting go of the tension and stress
That has built up over time
Letting yourself calm down
Letting yourself relax


Poetry is
Blood
Sweat
Tears
Poetry is
Joy
Laughing
Fun
Poetry is life
All emotions rolled into one


Poetry is an expression of life
Music
Art
Performance art
Cooking
And many other examples could be named
Poetry is all around us
In different forms
Al expressing life
Life unyeldind

Come travel with me upon the yellow brick road
Come travel with me to parts unknown

The full moon shines bright
As we lay upon the grass
Starlight lovers we

Just because I can't speak
Doesn't mean I am dumb
Doesn't mean I am stupid
I can communicate
Just in a way
Different than you

Just because I can't speak
You don't need to give me pitty
No need feeling sorry for me
My hands do my talking for me
My pen and paper
Sometimes join the conversation
I can read lips to
So even though I can't speak
I am not lost to the world

We stare into each other’s eyes
The truth
The passion
We both see in them

A longing as old as time itself
Primal in lust
Primal in emotion
Primal in animalistic desire

We stare into each other’s eyes
Passion feels us both
Urges overtake us
We lose control
And fall upon the bed
In madness
In insanity
In pure honest animalistic joy

Like two pigs wallowing in the mud
We twist
We turn
We snort and squeal

Like two cobras attacking each other
We strike again, and again, and again
We strike with passion
We strike with joy
We strike ecstasy

Sweat pours all around us
The sent of ****** purity is in the air

Soon
All to soon
It is finished
We relax
We slumber

We sleep

I love you
I hope you know
I have tried my best
But still feel I have failed

I love you
Those words may sound shallow
But they ring true

I have tried
And
I have tried
To show you how much you mean to me

You never seem to notice
You walk on past
Like I'm not even there

The invisable man
That's all that I am

I love you
I hope you know

You broke my heart
You tore it in two
Now you want me to take
You back

You made your choice
You chose him
However he cheated on you
Just like you cheated on me
Now you want me to take you back

Why should I
Will things be different
Will you be true
Or
Will you run off with the next pretty face you ser

Me take you back
I DOUBT IT

Leaves upon the tree
Changing in touch bright colors
Falling to the ground

A slash here
A cut there
Letting the blood flow
Pouring out the pain
I have felt for so long

Another slash
Another cut
More blood to wash away bad memories
Of abuse
Hatred
Teasing
Laughing
All these things stuck inside my head
Going round and round Like a merry-go-round inside me
Tears fall Blood flows

Another slash
Another cut
I am starting to hate myself
No one likes me
They all treat me like some sort of joke
They poke their fun
They have their laugh
While I am dying inside
While drop by drop
Until I breath my last

Another slash
Another cut
The world starts to fade
No one comes to my aid
I fall to the ground
I black out

A friendly game of cards
Poker
Blackjack 21
Take your pick
No gambling just friends sitting around a table
Drinking beer
Eating snacks
And playing cards conversation light
Laughing telling jokes
Memories remembered
Memories made

Darkness of the world
Desends upon my soul
The smile from your face
Fills me with the light of hope


The world tries to get in my way
One look at your smile
Clears the way

They may think I'm crazy
But I don't care
I'm one of a kind
I am who I am
So some people stare

They can't handle
That I'm true to myself
I do not conform
To what the world says is the norm

I stand out
I stretch my limits
I walk my own path

Most people think I am strange
They just laugh

Let them
Doesn't bother me
I'm to real
Blazing trails they fear to tread

Them and their peer pressure
Who needs it
Gives me a headache
Just thinking about it

I may walk alone
but I truly am not alone
I have friends
Friends how understand

I am who I am
I got to be me

Beer
Snacks
Cards in hand
Friends gathered around the table

Chips cast
Bets made
Tanse looks upon everyone’s face

Food consumed
Beer drank
Conversation light and funny

Friends just shooting cards
Having a good time

Causing no harm

Asked the child to their father
"What makes it rain?"
Said the father
"Let me explain."
The father thought for a moment
Then said
"Rain is from the Angels crying,  over a lost soul who is dying."

See the rose
Smells so sweet
Beautiful

Stars in the night sky
Shining down their light on us
Lovely to look at

Here on the rooftop we sit.
Watching the sunset
The stars come out and shine

A brand new day
The sunrise
Here on the rooftop
We still lie

Her name was Jordan
Beautiful in
Mind
Body
And soul

She was strong
Both in body
And in heart

She used her heart
To reach out to those around her
Bring comfort when needed
Helping wherever she could

So when the war hit
It was not surprising that she was in a medic outfit
Helping wounded soldiers heal

After the war
Her wounds could not heal
Mentally
Emotionally
She started a downhill slide

She stopped taking care of herself like she should
She just stopped caring

Even though she had left the war many years behind
The war never truly left her
Haunted by the images of that time
Haunted by the cries of the ones she could not save

Yes, it had been many years
But it all seemed like it was happening that very moment

She tried therapy
She tried talking to others who dealt with the same poblem

Sadly however she finally just drifted away
Leaving it all behind
Going from town to town
Never staying to long

She has become a homeless drifter
All in an effort to deal with the pain
All in an effort to deal with her past

The bar
Friends
Laughter
Fun

The bar
Food
Drinks
A good time

The bar
When you’re here
We treat you like family
One of the gang

The bar
Memories
Darts
Pool
Card games

A place ro relax
A place to be yourself
A place to laugh
A place to cry

Everyone knows your name
Everyone is happy to see you
Once you walk through the door
You are kin
You are family

The bar

A home away from home

I thought you loved me
I should have known
It was all a joke to you

Blood flows like a mighty river
An emotional whirlpool
Tries to pull me under


I try and I try
But I can not get a grip
Sarrow flows like a mighty storm within my heart
The force of which
Will tear me apart


Darkness fills my sight
Blindness
Like the darkest night


I see nothing
I hear nothing
I smell nothing
Yet it is out there
Waiting to feast
Waiting to devour

Emotions like this is a beast
Waiting for the ****
Waiting to eat

Cooking
Spices
Flavors
The kitchen smells good



Cooking
Following instructions
Or doing something all my own
Joy

She walked into the room
My heart fluttered
She spoke
I was in Heaven

Stars
Moon
Asteroids
Comets

Just a few of the wonders of the univers

Black holes
Vortex of spinning gases
Worlds beyond belief

Space the final frontier

The human mind
Would explode
If it tried to take it all in

The majesty
The power
The  Grandness

Hay swaying in the wind
Cows in the field
Donkey and goats in the barn lot
Farming is the way life goes

Up with the sun
Work all day
Fixing fence
Moving hay

Cutting wood
down by the creek
Wolves
Bears
Mountain Lions
I hope I don't meet

Water is soft
Yet
It can tear down walls
Destroy mountains
Move objects

May my soul
Be like the water
Soft
Yet
Strong enough
To deal with whatever comes my way

The machine is out there churning away
Slowly asserting it's power over the people
You think you have a choice
You don't

The machine conforms
It destroys individualism
It destroys Idealism
You must bend to what it wants

Lean on me
I am your friend
I will stick with you
Till the very end

Lean on me
Use my shoulder to cry on
Find comfort

Lean on me
Let us walk life's road together
Side by side
Going wherever life leads
Taking on adventure

Black
White
Gender
Sexuality
Nationality
Race

Just a few words
They use to separate us
Why

Power
That's why
They know if we keep fighting
Amongst ourselves
They can control us
They can use us

They fear what they don't understand
So they call it evil
And they get everyone on the bandwagon
Like a bunch of suckers

Don't let them use you
Don't let them control you
There is nothing wrong with people who are different

I miss you
Every moment we are a part
Is an eternity

Hay blows in the wind
Water flowing in the creak
Birds high in the tres

Dance for the joy of life

Dance to the rhythm of the soul

The devil whispered “ You can’t withstand the storm”
I answered “ I am the storm”

the phone rings
The police on the other line
A two car accident
They said your body was found in one of the cars


My life ends
I  can’t catch my breath


My love
My life
Dead they tell me


My love
My life
The mother of my children
The rock upon which my life stands


Taken from me
Ripped from the life we had together
Torn away

You say I am ugly
You say I will never fit in

You may be right to a point
I know I'll never be your friend

There are those who like me
Who look passed the outside
To see the true person within

I need to know you care
We’ve been friends a long time
But
I feel a distance has come between us

I ned to know
You are still there for me
As I am still there for you

A hug
A friendly word of encouragement
Holding my hand

Just something simple
Just something plain
To let me know you got my back
And I for you the same

Friends need to be reassured sometimes

That they still have a friend

Climbing trees
Childhood fun
Climb so high
You touch the sun

Depression
Lost
Wandering in a fog


Unclear path before me
Unclear
Unsteady

I am who I am
I try and I try
To achieve greatness
I fall short every time

I should not seek greatness
According to the worlds standards
But rather
I should seek the greatness within me

I should lear to grow
As a person
As a member of the human race

The greatness within myself
When I seek that
I shall not fall

It’s a party
Song
Dance
Food


Feel the love
Feel the joy
Of friends and family near


Drink
Raise your glasses in cheer
Dance
Feel the freedom in movement and joy
Eat
Fill your stomaches refresh your soul
Laugh
Long and hard as jokes are told and stories are shared


It’s a party
Enjoy this time

Raise your glass
Raise it high
Let there be good cheer
Upon this night

For our troubles
Which hunt us dear
Seem so far
when friends are near

Drink your health
Drink it well
Fun and laughter
Voices swell

Drink
Laugh
Dance
And more
Go tumbling my friends
out the door

Drink until your glass runs dry
You can not walk straight
Nor can I

How do you say goodbye to a dear friend
Someone you laughed with
Someone you cried with
You made memories together


How do you say goodbye to a good friend
Someone like family
Someone closer than family
You had fights
You made up
You hated each other
You became friends again


How do you say goodbye to a good friend
A pal
A companion
A heart of gold
With a devilish smile


How do you say goodbye to an old friend
Someone you grew up with
Someone you knew your whole life

How do you say goodbye to an old friend

Long haul trucker
Running down the road
18 wheels
For your heavy load

Across the country
Highways and byways
Small towns and big cities

Hook up the rig
Off on another run
Moving down the Highway
Running down the sun

A little sanity
Within insane times
A little peace and calm
Within the chaos


Is that to much two ask
Or am I just dreaming
Is there still hope
Or is all lost


Up
Down
Left
Right
Spinning in circles


Confusion
Death
Destruction
The world turned
Upside down
Inside out


Guns being shut
People going to jail
People being locked up in their own homes
Locked up like prisoners


Freedom lost
Freedom denied
That door is shut
Shut forever


You look and you look
All you see is
Hurting
Torture
Pain
Tears


Peace is all I ask
Can we have a littl

As a mighty waterfall
My blood streams through my vines
My heart pounds every time you are near
Just the sight of you
Just the sound of your voice
Is enough to get my emotions stirring

The song of a goddess
A melody from heaven above
Reaches down to my soul

A soul once dark
Now alive with your spark
You light up my life
With your tenderness and love

Thank you for being a part of my life

Her beauty lights up my life
Her personality brightens my soul


Dark and scary my life was
Then she came along


Now joy flows in mighty waves
Drowning out my darkest days

He is the Shadow Knight
The most feared creature ever known
Death and destruction
Are his calling

His deeds are many and gruesome
Beheadings
Ripping people apart
Hangings
Just to name a few
And all these and even worse things
He does for pure fun

Sword
Dagger
Poison darts

Crossbow
Flaming arrows
Even the magical arts

Going throughout the land
Destroying those who get in his way
Don’t ask for mercy
It just makes him mad

The Shadow Knight
Knight
Warrior
Wizard

Casting spells
Sword fighting
Crossbow shooting
Anything that causes death
Anything that brings forth destruction

He kills for his own amusement
He kills purely for the joy

Evil is everywhere
There is no place to hide


You try
And
You try
But it seems like the evil just gets wose


A dark cloud looms over head
Death and destruction abound
A beautiful land turned to waste
It seems hopeless


Do not loose hope
Remain in the light
Evil will be no more
All will be made right


I know things look dark now
With all that’s going on
Just stand your ground
Trust in the Lord and be strong

She was taken from her family
At a young age
Sold as a slave
She works hard labor
During the day
She preformed ****** favors
At night

She's been beaten
Molested
Broken
Scared for life
The bruises a ****** purple

Her only friend
Another
Like her
Bought and sold
Into slavery at a young age

Together they fight to hang on
Together they draw strength
To make it day after day

Both beaten
Both abused
Together as friends

Days are long and hot
makes me go to the lake a lot
Fishing
Swimming
and so much more
Hiking
Biking
Trails galore

Summer
Summer
A time for joy
For every girl
For every boy