You mean a lot to me
More than my words
Could ever truly say

Climbing trees
Fishing in the lake
Running through the fields
Being a country boy is fun

The ole swimming hole
Oh what fun we had
Going out over the water on the rope swing
Then letting go with a splash
Splash fights with each other
Pulling one another under the water
Finding things in the mud

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

I saw your picture today while going through this box
hadn't seen it for awhile thought it was lost
Joy
Sorrow
Pain
Laughter all mixed together
As memories from the past and emotions flood my soul

Space
The vastness
The wonder
The Majesty

Space
Infinite beauty
Solar systems, planet, galaxies, and more

Strange creatures
Strange lifeforms
All one in the great design

Stand up
Show the world who you are
Don't hold back
Let it all flow

The world tells us to
Sit down and conform
Don't be who you are
You are who we tell you to be

I say
******* WORLD
I am who I am
There is nothing you can do about it
You can't shut me up
You can't put me down

I am human
I am an individual
I am one

I am not a robot
I am not a conformist
I stand up
I stand out

The crowd can just pass on
I follow my own path
Blazing new trails
In uncharted waters

I fight for my right to be me
not just another number in your data banks

I love you
More than you will truly understand

Like a roller coaster
Life has it’s ups and downs
It’s twists and turns
It’s loops


Take the ever changing tide of life
Meet it head on
When life throws you a curve
Hit a home run


Do not shrink at life’s troubles
Learn the lesson
Become stronger
Become better

Clowns dance
Clowna tel jokes
Clowns do other silly things
All done to make us laugh
But
Behind the makeup
Behind the silly costume
They are real people
Real pain
Real fears
They cry
Real tears

So the next time you see a clown
Remember
Behind the makeup
They are real people
Just like you and me

He walks in the shadows
Hides from the world
A disfigured man
Alone and afraid

He did not ask to be this way
The events in his life just happened
Disfigured from an accidennt
Scared all over

Most look upon him as a freak
Most just pass by
The few friends he has
His only support

He is an outcast
Living on the street
Staying where others can’t see him

Let’s go
Pedal to the metal
Rubber to the road


Heading down the highway
As the world passes by


Sights to see
Places to go
Adventure bound

I love you
I love you
I love you


How can I be more plain
How can I make you see more clear


I’ve tried
And
I’ve tried
Everything I know
To let you see
How much you mean to me


You are my life
The very air I breathe
The very water that I drink


Without you
There is no life for me
Only darkness and decay
Only bitterness and hate


You are my stronghold
My safe haven
From life’s stormy blasts
From life’s battles


I love you
I love you
I love you

Let’s dance
Share a moment in time together
Hand in hand
Step in step
Our hearts beat to the rhythm of the music


Let’s  dance
Waltzing
Twirling
Gliding
One moment in time
A lifetime of memories

You ask why do I stare at you
The simple answer is
You captivate me
You hold me in a trance

I know I make you uncomfortable
I don’t mean to
But your mind and soul
Take a hold of my will power

And wont let go

Into the abyss
Into the darkness within
Falling
Farther and father
Into the pit



No light
No escape
Freezing cold
Or
Boiling heat wave



Temps so hot
It makes your skin melt
Dark flames you never see
Until they touch you



Into the abyss
The darkness awaits
Have fun

Mommy the monster is back
Honey I keep telling you it is all in your head
But I will check one more time
No monsters under your bed
No monsters in your closet
Now try to get some sleep


Mommy’s wrong
The monster’s are not just in my head
But all around me


Bullies
Mom and dad fighting
Are just the normal stuff


Abuse and ****
Sexually
Physically
Emotionally


No mom the monster is not just in my head
It lives
It breathes
Day after day it stacks me
Waiting for a time to strike


The face of the monster
Is comprised of everyone I have ever known


No mom the monster is real
You and dad just fail to see it

Sleep
Slumber
Dream


The troubles of the world
Locked outside
A world of your creation
Locked inside your mind


Sleep
Slumber
Dream


Relax
Renergize
The body
The mind
The soul


Sloop
Slumber
dream

I stand and speak my mind
But I am told to
Sit down and shut up
I speak for those who can not
Again I am told to
Sit down and shut up

No
There are people out there
Hurting
Dying
Hungry
I will not ignore them
As so many haver

They cry out to me
I have answered them
Now I cry out on their behalf

I have seen their tears
I have heard their children cry in hunger
Because their parents can not feed them
I have seen these people wear the same clothes day after day
Because they have nothing to change into

Yet
You tell me to sit down and shut up

No
Not until these people have shelter
Not until these people have food to eat
Not until these people have clean clothes to wear

I will not sit down
I will not shut up
These people need a voice

And I am it

Don’t look at people with just your eyes
Look at them with you heart as well
I promise you will see everyone in a whole new way
Not everyone travels upon the same road of life you do
Instead of judging try to understand

Movie night what a wonderful time
Drinks
Popcorn
Together on the couch

As we watch our favorite show

Ball flying at top speed
Hitting goals
Racking up points

Flippers going back and forth
Keeping the ball in play

Ramps
Flashing lights
Sound effects
All to draw excitement and joy

Quick reflexes
Hand-eye cordnation

The tools to use

You beat me
You make me bleed
You have even run your bike over me

You find much joy in being a bully
Why
What have I ever done to you

Yet here you are
Pushing me into the mud
Hitting me with a bat
Punching
Kicking

You know I can't beat you
Even though I try
I get a few "licks" in
Then I start crying

You laugh at my tears
You call me names
Why so much joy
From my pain

Bruise after bruise
appear upon me
The blood flows
Yet you continue your assault

You leave me in a heap
As you start upon another
YOU FREAK

I want to start a revolution
To find a solution
To America’s Race problem

Red
Yellow
Black
White
Brown

A canvas of colors
A painting of humanity

Why can we not celebrate of differences
Why must we look down on each other

Are we all not human
Why must we act ike wild beasts toward each other

Life would be boring
If we were all the same
Life would be bland

Each color
Each ethnic group
Each culture
Brings spices and flavors to our lives
This would is a melting ***

We need each other
No matter where you are from

Let us celebrate

Not hate

Rise up now
Stand up for your self
Stand up for humanity

Show them that we live
Show them we are not robots

We live
We laugh
We learn

We are not programmed

We are not machines
We are human

we have feelings
We have thoughts
That are our own

Though humanity is becoming a rare thing
The machines are rising
Taking over our jobs
Taking over our lives

We need to stand up now
OR
Humanity will be lost forever

I love you
You are awesome
Your friendship I hold dear
We laugh together
We pick on each other
We share in each other's joys
We comfort each other when needed

I can not think of anyone else
I would rather have in my life right now
but you

You have touched my life in so many ways

Walk with me along my path in life
You might see me through different eyes

My love is the spark
That lights the flame
Within your heart

Trapped in a cage of emotional torment
Walled in by fear and pain

I am a friend
Someone you can rely on
My Loyalty will never bend

I am an adventurer
Seeking places unknown
Traveling to the corners of the Earth
Before heading back home

I am a lover
Passionate and true
Pouring out my heart and soul
And giving it all to you

I am a soldier
Though I fight a defferent war
My mind and my emotions
Are the battlefield
My spirit gets torn

I am a fighter
I will defend myself
I will defend those I care about

Heart beat
A pounding rhythm
A sign of life
And
A sign of love


One heart beat
Two heart beats
Pounding in time with each other

I die a little
Every time we part
A part of me
Fades away to nothing
As I suffer from a broken heart

A sea of hurt
Wells up within me
Wave after wave
Of pain crashes within my soul

From the mountain tops of life’s joys
To the dark firey pits of life’s hell
We will go together

I am your brother
I am your friend
I am here to help you
In whatever way I can

I don’t care how long the journey
I don’t care how rough the rough
No matter what life throws at us
Together we will go

When you feel you will stumble and fall
Lean on me wden you need to
Draw strength from me when need to
I will help you through it all

I don’t care if you drag me down with you
In an emotional whirlpool
Together we will find the strength to swim
Together we will find the strength to fight

Together we will find the strength to overcome

Tanks
Jeeps
Trucks
Waiting for the call
Soldiers on foot
Waiting for orders to come


Defending freedom
Fight against the foe
No matter the cost
We must go

No
No
No
No

You have no power over me
You have no strength left
You will loose

I know you think you’re in control
Trying to weaken me
Playing on all my fears and doubts

Shut the **** up
I’m tired of listening to you

You have no right treating me this way
You do not own me
You never will
So you might as well stop trying

Go ahead though and try if you want
It wont work
No matter the ploy
No matter the game plan you use
I still refuse

I said it before
I say it now

No
No
No

No

Sitting around a campfire
Telling ghost stories all night
Roasting hot dogs on a stick
Who got a story to tell
Who can put chills up our spines
Let the fun begin

He is a *** they say
A homeless wanderer
A drifter
*****
Smelly
Looked down upon by many

However his story is not unlike those of many like him
He was once a soldier
A defender of peace
A defender of justice
A defender of freedom

He fought in many battles
Overcoming the foe
Risking his life
So others could be free

However
After the war was over
After the fighting was done

A new war started
A war within himself
Mentally
Emotionally
Physically
He struggled just to stay alive

It got so bad
His wife left him and took the kids
He lost his job
He lost his home
All because he could not put the war away

The past still haunts him
As he lives upon the street
He moves from town to town
Hoping to find relief

This is for those
Who never return home
Except for in a casket


This is for those
Who do make it home
But are forever wounded
Mentally
Physically
Emotionally


This is for those
Who never make it home at all
P.O.W
M.I.A
Prisoner of ear
Missing in action


This is for those
Who gave everything their country asked of them
And when there was nothing left
Still continued to give


Risking their lives
Physically
Mentally
Emotionally
Risking pure insanity


Fighting for freedom
Fighting for justice
Fighting for peace


Thank you
For the risks you’ve taken
So this country could be free
Thank you
For the sacrifices you’ve made


Thank you

Down the dark hallways of my mind
What secrets
What horrors
Lay in the dark corners

No
You stay a way from me
No
You have no right to do that

I though you loved me
You just wanted to play games
To tear off my clothes
To put me to shame

You blackened my eye
You cut my thigh
You made me cry

You beat me ******
You broke my bones
Then you stole from me
That which was my own

With every ******
You stole more and more
I could not fight back
You handcuffed me to a pipe in the floor

You put your snake inside me
It tore me apart
From that spot between my legs
All the way to my heart

You said if I ever spoke out
You’d come back and **** me
Then you’d **** everyone I loved

Now I lay here
Quietly sobbing
In a pool pf my own blood
Broken  and beaten

Ready to die

I love you with my heart and soul
I love you with depths untold
So
Why do you run away
Chasing after guys who just want to play

Rise up
Don’t let others hold you down
Rise up
Don’t let others hold you back

Stand up
Stand tall
Speak out
Let your voice be heard

Don’t let anyone oppress you
No matter how hard they try
Continue being yourself at all times

In being who you are
Be the best
For you can only be you

Don’t follow
Lead
Strike out new paths
Seek new adventure
Test yourself daily

Challenge your limits
Then

Stretch yourself beyond them

Full moon
Snow fall
Hot coca in hand
Fire blazing away
Laying here in front of the fireplace
Next to my loved one

Soft music play
Wrapped in blankets
Together
In love

The perfect winter night

Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words can never hurt me


We are taught that lie as we grow up
However
Words do hurt


The wounds from sticks and stone can heal
The wounds caused by words may never heal


The wounds caused by sticks and stones
Only show on the outside
The wounds caused by words
Go much much deeper within


Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words can never hurt me


What a lie

My love falls like the rain
And
Falls into a puddle in your heart

Goodnight Sweet dreams
May you fly On fairy wings
Goodnight Sweet dreams
Walk in the clouds Journey the mind’s stream
Goodnight Sweet dreams

Fly
Fly free
Free as the wind blows
No holding back
No slowing down
Just go

Fly
Lift off
And never tough down
Higher and higher
Into the sky

Fly
To places unknown
The mystery
The awesomeness
The wonder

Good morning
Rise and shine
Coffee in the ***
Bacon and eggs on the stove

Good morning
A brand new start
New day
New hopes
New dreams

Some guy in your past hurt you
Now you hate every member of the male gender

Fine
I really don’t care
But please

Don’t judge this man
I have and never will do anything against you
Stop treating me like i some form of acid
Here to slowly eat you away

I mean you no harm
I never did
I never will

I know some guy in your past hurt you in a bad way
Not all men are like that
And frankly
I am getting tired of the accusing looks

The your judgemental views