Change

       The Sky turned to a blood red
With highlights of various shades of grey
The wind began to blow a stiffer breeze
Hinting signs that a storm was on the way

A warning siren began to whale
Deep inside I felt the Demon rise
Feelings suppressed for years came
Bursting out as an anger of no compromise

In the mirror there was a face
Staring directly back at me
And I was facing the fear of the
Person that I never wanted to be

Everything came to a head like the
Mt Saint Helens Volcano when it blew
A creature had awakened from inside
That unconsciously I always knew

In the aftermath of the destruction
There was a feeling so sad and strange
I glanced into the mirror once more
And decided it was time for a Change

Written By:Charles Kean
08/02/2025

Distance Can’t Escape Time

      Our species lives on a big ball
In the vastness of space
All we can do it seems is to fight
Simply for the difference in our race

The one big question I ask is why
There’s no rhyme or reason for hate
There’s not one person on Earth who
Can explain how did it originate

We all dream of a better future
Yet no one can let go of the past
If we cannot learn to love then
Forever the hate will last

With this concept we find that the past,
Present and future are one in the same
You might as well take a picture of any
Decade and put it in a frame

You can dream  about a new planet in
A far off galaxy, a life so sublime
But eventually you’ll face the reality
That Distance Can’t Escape Time

Written By:Charles Kean
07/30/2025

Planet X Or Planet Nine

      In the deep darkness of Space
It’s been lurking desperately trying to hide
It has stayed in the shadows because
Of its own selfish stubborn pride

It still thinks it hasn’t been identified
Because of its ego and its arrogance
But I’ve always appreciated the mystery
That’s always been part of the romance

So there’s a part of me that hopes
Like everything else it’s just fake news
But there’s a part of me hoping it’s true
And I struggle with which to choose

If it doesn’t exist then it’s still just
A fantasy and an unproven mystery
If it does exist, we could become extinct
And be part of Earths unknown history

I just want to see it in the night sky
Even though I know it’s the end of time
Still It would be such a spectacular sight
This Planet X Or Planet Nine

Written By:Charles Kean
07/29/2025

Lose Control

     You’ve got everything in the
Palm of your precious hands
You think everyone else sees the World
In Black & White and nobody understands

You’ve got the power and there’s only
One rule and it’s gotta be your way
If the people refuse to comply
They can hit the Highway

Nothing can get in your way as you
Get all you can take, you’ll never stop
Clearing the Path you’re on as you
Navigate your way to the top

But your life is full of heartache
And darkness and setbacks and pain
You can’t be happy in your pursuit of
Happiness and your tears fall like rain

There’s a fire below and the contract
On the table, The Devil wants your soul
Jesus says the key to happiness
Is Simply to just Lose Control

Written By:Charles Kean
07/28/2024

Angel Azrael

     Dear Jesus, If I could take this time,
I just want to talk to you.
You see most of the time I’m okay
But lately I’ve been feeling blue

I know that I’m not in charge and
I’ve got no say in the order of the list
And though I can get angry, I know
It doesn’t do any good to pound my fist

I know it’s not my place to question
So I’m not here to ask you why
I know you don’t owe an explanation
For the tears that I cry

You’ve taken so many of my loved ones
Over the years and in recent days
Though in my pain and sorrow, I still
Give you my love and your praise

Still fresh is the Death of brother Steve
Aunt Jaunita and Uncle Dean
And even so the ones taken before it feels
Like yesterday that the cut was clean

I can’t command or demand but please
Don’t take my Sister Tina before me
I don’t want her to go, so in my prayers
I ask is this the way it must be

There’s those who will say that the Bible
Is nothing more than a Fairytale
I know the truth and I beg you, I’m not
Ready for my Sister to meet Angel Azrael

Written By:Charles Kean
07/25/2025
Everyone Please Pray For My Sister Tina!!!

Runaway

     Runaway, Runaway, you can never
Runaway, the truth will always find you
It doesn’t matter what the truth is
In the end there’s the truth we knew

In the Goodfellas we can see the truth
Right before our own eyes
Life always catches up to you even
If you’re in your best disguise

The wise guys, the Goodfellas
The family and the golden rule
Never be the Rat remember togetherness
And never play each other for the fool

But the reality is you can’t trust anyone
Soon they all want their own stack
No longer satisfied with just a cut
Eventually everyone gets it in the back

It’s the universal lesson you learn
When you decide to betray
You find yourself in witness protection
And your the stiff you tried to Runaway

Written By:Charles Kean
07/21/2025

The Darkness In My Heart

        Once there was a time when I
Just wanted a place to hide
I kept a shield around my heart
I couldn’t let Love get inside

In the sky the clouds were always grey
And there was rain upon my windowsill
I had Demons for body guards and
Angels they loved to ****

But when I first saw you
I let my defenses drop
I didn’t want to love you
But now I can never stop

Those grey clouds have all disappeared
And now all those Demons run and hide
The deep pain and sorrow has lifted
I can’t remember the tears I’ve cried

Once I was drowning in a Dead Sea
But like Moses you made the Water part
You were the Angel that Triumphed and
Took away The Darkness In My Heart

Written By:Charles Kean
07/21/2025
I dedicate this to my wife
Our first date was 04/13/83
We got married 04/14/84
I Love You Cynthia!!!