It Takes Two

    When you fall in love
It's no longer just about you
Love is a commitment
It takes two

When things go wrong
You have to see it through
You can't just throw it all away
It takes two

You have to know your loved
One by heart
You should know when they
Are blue
Know what it takes to make
Them smile
It takes two

Know that the best gift in
Life is love
And always be true
Never turn your back on love
It takes two

Don't let your love fade
Find away to keep it new
Always give your love your heart
It takes two

Know the warning signs
When trouble is about to brew
Think before you speak
It takes two

Have faith in God and family
They will always be there
For you
And remember always remember
It takes two

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 2009
All rights reserved

The Past Is Gone

     Some people say that I dwell
In the darkness of my one time hell
I don’t feel that I am bottled up in my despair
People take their pain to therapists to share

We all must vent before we blow
The reason for our pain we’ll never know
Jesus has taken me by the hand
He is helping me to understand

When I put it down in my simple rhyme
It helps release the hurt from that time
So I take what’s on my mind and write
To show the dark and the light

I tell people about what was once before
And they can see that it is no more
I have come a long way this I know
But I can see I still have a long way to go

I don’t want anyone to feel sorry for me
I don’t need them to necessarily agree
God is healing the scars I thought would
Never heal
But know those scars are real

I am still awkward and strange
But I accept the things that I cannot change
I am moving forward no longer in a lull
And for the Lord waits my soul

The Devil will still use my darkness in his fight
God will be victorious with his light
I assure you all I am moving on
Though I still write about it,the past is gone

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 10/16/2018
All rights reserved

Your Eyes

     Your eyes they’re so beautiful
So sparkling and blue
But your eyes are just a part
Of the wonderful of the whole you

I get lost in the universe that’s
In the depths of your eyes
That’s where I find the warmth
Of your overwhelming love lies

I don’t know what I would do without you
I know I’ve fallen short of what you deserve
And it shakes me to think when it came to
Taking that first step I almost lost my nerve

Thirty four years together and still going
Strong for you’re my soul mate
I am so happy that I was able to speak
And ask you out on that first date

You could have done so much better
And for that I sincerely apologize
Forever I will always Love you
And be under the spell of your eyes

To my beautiful wife Cindy
Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 12/27/2018
All rights reserved

I Cheated Death

   I’ve cheated death
It’s true more than once I say
It’s an absolute miracle
That I am alive today

My father beat me within inches of my life
I’ve attempted suicide
I was bullied and out on the streets
From gangs I had to run and hide

I’ve totaled three cars in accidents
I don’t know how I was able to survive
I’m sensitive to anesthesia and during
Surgeries they struggle to keep me alive

So now I truly know each day is precious
But I live with this weird sensation
That I am living in a Hollywood movie
Known as the final destination

In fact during my last surgery
I took my final breath
They told my wife to call our Pastor
But again I cheated death

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 01/27/2020
All rights reserved

When I Write

   As I sit and begin to type
I release a thought from my head
It’s a realization that I am alive
And not a soul that’s dead

I also realize my own diversity
Myself from every side
And I can let go of things
That I no longer wish to hide

I know that I can be silly, like old ones
And dark like apocalyptic Sky
I can be romantic like for just one Rose
And words of steel may make you cry

With each poem I feel there’s
A need for a little story to tell
Like with screaming whisper
Or I’ve been to hell

I have been saved and if you read
Thank you then you read heart felt flight
I can show the darkness but
I also feel it’s important to show the light

Hopefully you can feel the passion
And know what I felt inside
And with Legend of the death train
I hope you enjoyed the ride

Beautifully Broken was inspired by
A user name and there’s the idea
The thought that triggers the mood
To what a heart Felt or can feel

So I hope this takes you inside the man
That I am and you have a little insight
Of what’s going on inside my head
With each poem when I write

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 01/27/2020
All rights reserved
Dedicated to Beautifully Broken
For fanning a dying flame.

Words Of Steel
              (Scars That Won’t Heal)

   They hit you like a fist
And they hurt the worst
The words of an alcoholic father
He was able to sling them in a burst

They cut like a knife
And leave a deep long lasting scar
I never understood his hate
And I wish I could seal the pain in a jar

He passed in ninety nine
And I’m over forty now
But those words always seem
To come back and hunt me somehow

Out of nowhere I see his angry face
And I hear those words of steel
That’s when one realizes that he’s
Been left with scars that won’t heal

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright was 2009
From my book New Angel
I’m over fifty now and still I
Hear those words of steel
But Jesus is healing the scars
That I thought would never heal
I wrote I’ve been to Hell Years Later
As a sequel to this poem.
God Bless!!!

A Pirates Life

       When you’re a pirate
Life at sea can be so unforgiving
You **** and rob people
To finance your way of living

Fighting other pirates with battles
At sea for chest of treasures
And spending so much time without
Touching land are a few of many displeasures

Once on land you take women for your
Pleasure as you sail from town to town
You’re not the kind of man
That’s ever gonna settle down

In your heart and soul hidden
Just beneath your layers of skin
You feel you’re good man but your
Life is filled with violence and sin

When you’re out at sea drinking whiskey
At times it can be a life of bliss
But when you dance with the Devil you
Might be wakened by a dark Angels kiss

It might be just as well because ultimately
You feel forsaken without a wife
And no resemblance of any type of
Normalcy but that’s a pirates life

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 07/18/2019
All rights reserved

I've been to Hell

  To hell,to hell,
I've been to hell
To hell,to hell,
I've been to hell

I've been beaten and
Mentally scarred
I've been to hell and
I'm permanently charred

I've choked on the smoke
I've felt the fires heat
I've smelt the devils breath
As he took to his seat

To hell,to hell,
I've been to hell
To hell,to hell,
Oh how the devil loves
To ring his bell
To hell,to hell
I've been to hell

I've hit rock bottom
In the shadow of doubt
I was lost in hopelessness
There was no way out

But I was bound and
Determined to survive
And with the help of angels
I made it out alive

I was in the company of
The sinner,thief and liar
I was surrounded by
Darkness and fire

But I never gave up
In the fight
Now I am saved and
I can see the light

But know that I’ve been to Hell

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 01/13/17
All rights reserved
My father was an abusive alcoholic
He was the Devil. I feared him
And he would sit at the table and
Chain smoke and drink his beer
I smelled his nasty breath and choked on
His cigarette smoke
And felt the fires heat from his angry
Hurtful words and felt the sting
Of his fist on my face.
I lost my self in depression and drugs
And bad company. He loved to ring his bell
Bragging about himself.
This was my hell. I am free now!!!
This was the sequel to Words Of Steel.
God Bless!!!

Cornerstone

     In a world that seems to be spinning
Undoubtedly out of control
We all search for answers and we
Pray for a peace in our soul

Is it easier to be disconnected, for if we
Care it becomes hard to take a breath
Because caring can feel so strangling
So we’ve even become immune to death

It’s as if we let ourselves have a heart
We push ourselves to all that we can take
We live life from day to day knowing
That our heart will constantly break

It’s so hard to find the balance
And it seems there’s no common ground
Though it’s becoming more difficult we
Must still find room for love to be found

In these times when life overwhelms us
And makes it easier to be in denial
Even with our technology of the internet
When everything is going viral

We tend to get bitter and draw our lines
And build walls trying not to be overthrown
I pray we still have love in our hearts
And just let Jesus be our cornerstone

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 06/21/2019
All rights reserved

Snake

       A snake slithers across the ground
It is a predator without any feet
By flicking its tongue it picks up chemical
Information from its preys heat

A snake can be harmless and pretty
However most think they are hideous
Some have a vicious poisonous bite
And are revered as being devilishly devious

Certainly a creature of evil and when
It comes to snakes we have a since of fear
A good life lesson we are taught
If you see a snake to just stay clear

This world is full of people and some have
A strange charisma and are quite mystic
They can be cruel and selfish and
Take on a snake like characteristic

Some people rob or **** or ****
And some view themselves to be supreme
Others bully and enjoy your pain
And others take pride in their scheme

With some it’s easy to see the obvious
Others it’s harder to see their on the take
Just remember the serpent is the Devils
Pet and you must beware of the snake

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 06/19/2019
All rights reserved

Pupper Dog Kisses

         The best things that I know are
The things that come with living life
The great love of Jesus, you know
That he gave me the best wife

Having a wonderful daughter and
Son in law and an awesome grandson
Going to Rock concerts and
Having loads of great fun

Taking long rides just for the heck of it
And finding adventure along the way
The Newport Aquarium, Niagara Falls or
Having Pizza at the lake on a lazy Saturday

Just so much to enjoy especially if
Work and other things have me stressed
I take comfort in the knowledge of
Being loved and being blessed

When it comes to money I don’t have
The wealth but I have so many riches
Because my life is topped off with another
Best thing and that’s Pupper Dog Kisses

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 07/09/2019
All rights reserved

Enchanted Kiss

     In a misty vision
She still comes to me
So many sleepless nights
I close my eyes but I still see

I see her on her Pegasus
I feel her powers as they begin to impel
I feel myself falling deeper
And deeper under her spell

I know I can never break free
I feel the tug of a greater force
This is not where I belong
I’ve got to let life take its course

Into a land of make believe
Or a world of another galaxy
Can this place of fairy tales
Be my strange odyssey

Is this just a crazy dream
Or does this place really exist
Am I losing my mind
Or did we share an enchanted kiss

Written By:Charles Kean
Published in my book (New Angel)
Copyright 2009
All rights reserved

Finding Bigfoot

      Call it Bigfoot or Sasquatch or Yeti
Either way it describes a big hairy beast
There’s one thing for sure I know
If he does exist, I wish not to be his feast

Be it Legend or a myth
It still sends a chill down my spine
I shiver thinking of being face to face
My dilemma would be genuine

Why do people go in search of
Is it for their own peace of mind
If the day ever comes to be
We may not like what we find

Are we expecting a hug and a kiss
When we finally find he does exist
I would think he would simply
Just tear us to bits

I think that if I ever did see one
I would try to stealthy leave as pussyfoot
Knowing for sure Sasquatch or Yeti I don’t
Want to be the one finding Bigfoot

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 10/19/2018
All rights reserved

Light House

Light house, light house for all sailors to see
A beacon to warn the dangers of the shore
In the thickest of fogs or stormy nights
You will keep them safe for ever more

Built to last on a hill or cliff
You will stand strong and true
Lives are saved every night
When your light comes shining through

Warning, warning you’re getting to close
The rocks beneath me are jagged and large
They are capable enough to sink your ship
Whether it be an ocean liner or barge

I was put here to shine for you
I won’t let you down
As long as you heed the warning
And turn away or turn around

Thank you light house
With your light so bright
Helping all ships at sea
Sail safe in the night

You are a hero to all
Who’s lives that your light saves
You deserve all recognition
Accolades and praise

Written By: Charles Kean
Published in my book (New Angel)
Book Copyright 2009
All rights reserved

Just Walk Away

   For most of us we’re taught to do
Unto others as we wish they do unto us
It’s better to be nice and
Not give cause for a fuss

For others it’s do unto others
Before others do unto them
It’s a dog eat dog world, When we’re
thrown into the water it’s sink or swim

When someone treats us badly
The first instinct is to seek revenge
This has always been human nature
Even before the age of Stonehenge

So you live for that moment and
Again you come face to face
You want so badly and with anger
To put that person in their place

But I tell you from deep in my heart
Just take heed to the words I say
Your heart and soul will be better off
If you just walk away

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 09/09/2019
All rights reserved

Heavens War

        All around us, everywhere and every
Second there’s this eternal fight
It’s the ultimate battle
Between the darkness and the light

It’s a war unlike any other and nothing
Any director can portray on a movie screen
The casualties are astronomical and
The statistics go unknown and unseen

The Devil knows that the worlds faith is
Weak and humans are so easily deceived
And so millions die as the gift
Goes without being wanted or received

As each day turns to night
The world keeps spinning out of control
The battle rages on but not for the
Flesh yet it is for the soul

As those in power improve their
Wealth and fall victim to evils lore
They ignore what is written,Jesus will
Return and be victorious in Heavens War

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 10/18/2019
All rights reserved

I Love You All!!!
This is unbelievably overwhelming!!!
I’ve never shared my poetry like this
In any type of forum.
My heart is feeling your love and
Your passion. I promise I’ll be reading your poetry as I continue to explore and experience this site. I have been inspired to write again as you may have noticed with my copyright dates. I literally just wrote a few of the poems that you are liking and loving. Thank you all!!! God Bless!!!

A Reason To Live

    I know everyone has their demons
I know that I’m not the only one
I’ve found the answer and I can say
That all my demons are gone

If the clouds of darkness seem to follow you
If you feel there’s no light to be found
You may think that I am crazy but I
Tell you that you can turn it around

You’ve got a passion don’t give it up
Don’t let yourself get trapped in a pitfall
The answer is not in any type of drugs
Or at the bottom of bottles of alcohol

Face your problems and fears
There’s no reason to run and hide
No matter how bad it is just hang on
There’s no reason for suicide

For suicide only takes your pain
And permanently puts it on a shelf
The thing about it tough is it
Just gets transferred to someone else

So if you’ve got a heart that’s broken it’s a
Heart that loves and it has something to give
Give all your pain to Jesus and he’ll help
You Find a reason to live, a reason to live

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 07/26/2019
All rights reserved

Beautifully Broken

    I was lonely and in despair
I turned around and she was there
Just when I needed someone in my life
I thought she would be my wife

But on a rainy day she said goodbye
A million tears we both would cry
She said it wasn’t her she said it wasn’t me
She said it just wasn’t meant to be

For awhile I was lost in darkness
I was a person that seemed heartless
But time would land me in a new day
And with the Sunrise I knew I was okay

Though I never thought I would love again
Because I was such a shattered man
But my life was turned around
When there was a new love that I found

Sometimes we do get a second chance
For love and for romance
She took my hand,no words were spoken
For she too had been beautifully broken

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 01/25/2020
All rights reserved

Thanks Everybody

  Thanks for reading and liking and
Even loving my poetry
I write all of the time
Some of this stuff is old and
Some is new. I am writing a book
Titled Heart Felt Flight.
I wrote a song with that title and
It’s about giving myself to Jesus.
The poems I am sharing will be incorporated into this book.
Just testing the waters to see if anyone would be interested. Thanks so much for your love. I actually didn’t think anyone cared about poetry anymore.
The following is the lyrics to my song.
I write lyrics as well as poetry.
Let me know what you think.

        Heart  felt flight
  
  There was a time when I
Was lost, I didn't know
But I feel it in my heart
I've just begun to grow

I trust in his word
I feel that it's right
I give myself to Jesus
For a heart felt flight

(C) Now I'm on a heart
felt flight
It doesn't matter how dark
The night
I'm on a heart felt flight
I see everything in a brand
New light
And I know everything's gonna be alright
Now that I'm on a heart
Felt flight

Now everything I do
And everywhere I go
He's put his love into me
And I want it to show

I want everyone to see
His love shining bright
And forever I want to be
On this heart felt flight

(C) Now I'm on a heart
Felt flight
It doesn't matter how dark
The night
I'm on a heart felt flight
I see everything in a brand
New light
And I know everything's gonna be alright
Now that I'm on a heart
Felt flight

(Music Interlude solo)

(B) And forever I want to be
On this heart felt flight
Yes forever I want to be
On this heart felt flight

(Repeat last two verses)
(C) (B) End in music

Written By: Charles Kean
Copy right 02/09/10
All rights reserved

My Ugly

      I don’t know if you believe in God
And I’m not here to change your mind
Either way, in the scheme of things
Isn’t best to just be kind

I’ve found that yes it’s true
The nice guy finishes last
But living isn’t about winning a race
You pass life by if you go to fast

So I write these words for you
Just another simple rhyme
We should all be like the Tortoise
And just take our time

You may find your miracle and
You may feel the warmth of God’s Love
And in your heart and soul realize
There’s a higher power up above

When he gives you a partner
Be it a husband or a wife
And like God’s Love, there’s is
Unconditional and for life

You’ll understand and see the light
love is easy when we’re sweet and cuddly
But like me and my miracle, my wife
Still loves me when she’s seen my ugly

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 08/28/2019
All rights reserved

Your Poetry Story Teller

   I don’t know how I do it
But I’ll try to really explain
Just as the clouds get too heavy
Sooner or later it has to rain

I get a thought in my head
And a title is born
And for me every poem needs a rhyme
Just like every Rose has a thorn

You see what I did there
A little poison a little KISS
Keep it simple stupid
Just like this

Then a story ensues
And I am off and running
Sometimes I boggle my own mind
And I find it rather stunning

But I hope You’ll let me inhabit
Your heart like a dweller
So that I might become
Your poetry story teller

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 01/25/2020
All rights reserved

The Legend Of The Death Train

    In the still of the night
You can hear the engine moan
Soon you know the bell will toll
Another soul will die alone

Like a tsunami
Leaving destruction in its wake
It is relentless as it rolls down the track
With the lives it will take

Like a story from the twilight zone
Or something evil from a witches spell
In your ear you hear the deathly screams
From the deepest depths of hell

As the clock strikes midnight
You hear the whistle blow
You look in the sky and see
The moon in an eerie glow

Then you hear a sound you’ve
Never heard and you can’t explain
A dark and deep devils growl
And a man screech in pain

You feel a strong breeze come over you
And it’s hotter than the Suns mid day heat
You look down and see a mans
Head roll from the hill to your feet

It’s a living nightmare that leaves
You with a heavy chilling fear
You will forever dread the night
And any train whistle you hear

For you know as sure as there’s
A heaven above evil will also reign
Because you witnessed first hand
The legend of the death train

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 01/24/2020
All rights reserved

Midnight Train

  The moon is full but it's
Hard to see it's light
For the fog is thick
As it settles in for the night

There is an erie feeling
And a strange silence
Most stay indoors
With little defiance

Legend states that when
the fog is thick, moon is full & bright
Death comes as you hear
wolves and train at midnight

The legend they say is true
And very,very disturbing
The innocent becomes prey
It's really quite unnerving

So death is surely pending
Hear the wolves howling
Time stands still in the woods
Now hear them scowling

Those whom disregard the warning become the slain
in the fog hear the wolves and whistle of the midnight train

Written By:Chuck Kean
Copyright 09/26/16
All rights reserved

Some Days

     Some days are better than other days
And other days are better than some days
But it doesn’t matter anyways
Because we all have to get through our days

Some days we can do no wrong
We can multi-task while singing a song
We feel healthy and strong
The day goes fast it doesn’t seem so long

And other days we drag ourselves out of bed
We can’t think straight thoughts in our head
We feel weak and have a strong feeling of dread
The day is slow as we wish we were home instead

So here’s to you and better days
May the bad ones be a short passing phase
And all of your some days be as good as other days
And all of your other days be as good as some days

From my book “New Angel “
Written By:Charles Kean
All rights reserved

In Between

We have no future,we have no past
We drink no *****,We smoke no grass
We are not hip and we are not squares
But who we are,nobody cares
We're in between
Do you know what I mean
We're in between
Do you know what I mean
If you don't understand let me take you to the promise land
We can walk hand in hand
Through the sand
People cannot see
People like you and me
For we are different from
All the others
We have no sisters
We have no brothers
Our lives have gone to fast
We have no future
We have no past
We're in between

Written By: Chuck Kean

Twas the night before Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas
And KISS is rocking my house
Not a creature can be seen
Not even a mouse

The neighbors are all checking
To see what the heck is a matter
For none of them,not one
Has ever heard such a clatter

When they looked in my window
They saw me rocking around my tree
A nightmarish sight I am sure
They wish they didn’t see

My windows were shattered and I was
Screaming on Peter,Ace,Paul and Gene
And turning the volume up louder when
The Police arrived on the scene

They said man it is Christmas Eve
It’s obvious to us you are a black sheep
Why do you feel the need to rock when
Your neighbors are trying to sleep

I told the officers that it was in my DNA
I was born to rock & roll
I have always been on Santa’s naughty list
And have always received bags of coal

They turned my music off and took my
KISS CD’S and gave them to a trooper
I waited until they all drove out of sight
And I began to listen to my Alice Cooper

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 12/24/2017
All rights reserved
Have a Rocking Christmas,God Bless!!!

The Devil Is Only As Strong
                 As you Are Weak

  Life is a card game we must
Play the hand we are dealt
Life can pick you up and it can drop
You on your head and leave a welt

Like a roller coaster with all its twist
And curves and ups and downs
You’ll encounter all kinds of people
The good, the bad and the clowns

You can live in the darkness of your past
Or something you are going through
You may feel helpless and feel that
There is nothing you can do

God says I am here my child
You will never be alone
Yet so many ignore him and
Feel they are on their own

With his love, I have strength and a voice
As to which he wishes me to speak
With him you can be strong and know
The Devil is only as strong as you are weak

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 12/10/2019
All rights reserved

When A Woman Cries

       When a woman cries
A part of her world is lost
A piece of her heart crumbles
And it eats away at her soul

When a woman cries
She has become overwhelmed
She doesn’t know where to turn
She feels she’s losing control

When a woman cries
She usually cries alone
A darkness seems to fall
it seems to follow her too

When a woman cries
You can see and feel her hurting inside
You want to help her
But there’s nothing you can do

When a woman cries
You have to just let her be
She just needs to let it out
And release her pain

When a woman cries
Sometimes you need to step aside
And let her hide away
And let the tears rain

When a woman cries
It doesn’t matter the reason
She has the right to cry
As she tries desperately to be strong

When a woman cries
If you don’t know the reason why
Just swallow your pride and apologize
And just admit you are wrong

When a woman cries
It’s something that’s real
It rises from deep in the core and it’s
something you must quickly realize

So give her love and compassion
Let her know you’re on her side and
Never be the cause for the heartache
Of when a woman cries

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 5/9/2018
All rights reserved

I Cry

       When I see it, it makes my heart break
I don’t know how much more I can take
I wonder and I don’t understand why
And it gets to my very soul and I cry

America the beautiful and I look around
So carelessly people throw trash on the ground
I wonder and I don’t understand why
And it gets to my very soul and I cry

Out in the cold, out in the heat
Homeless people living in the street
I wonder and I don’t understand why
And it gets to my very soul and I cry

With no care for the lives they are seizin
People killing people for no reason
I wonder and I don’t understand why
And it gets to my very soul and I cry

We are all on this world together to live
And selfishly we take instead of give
I wonder and I don’t understand why
And it gets to my very soul and I cry

Our children should be safe from the villain
And more and more mothers are doing the ****’n
I wonder and I don’t understand why
And it gets to my very soul and I cry

For the Devil is the one who planted the seed
Of all the cheating, lying and greed
I wonder and I don’t understand why
And it gets to my very soul and I cry

Soon again humans of Earth will be ridden
If we don’t stop doing what is forbidden
I wonder and I don’t understand why
And it gets to my very soul and I cry

I wonder and I don’t understand why
And it gets to my very soul and I cry
And it gets to my very soul and I cry
And it gets to my very soul and I cry

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 06/05/2019
All rights reserved

Where Do We Go From Here

  When a man named King
Gets beat in the street and
the line between right and wrong
keeps getting thinner

When kids **** kids for the
Jackets that they wear
Because everyone wants
To feel like a winner

Where do we go from here
Have we all gone crazy
Is this how life is to be
Have our minds gotten
So hazy that we can't see

When a man in Waco says
He's Jesus,he promised
Heaven to those who would believe,those
who did lived and died In his hell

When inmates in Lucasville
Riot and take control,what
Evil do they possess that
Made them **** even from their cell

Where do we go from here
Have we all gone crazy
Is this how life is to be
Have our minds gotten so
Hazy that we can't see

When the world buys
what the media sells
and we'll never know
Just who to trust

When we still can't get
Past the color of another
Mans skin and everything
We touch turns to dust

Where do we go from here
Can anyone tell me
Where do we go from here ?

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright was in 1993
All rights reserved

The Past Is Gone

     Some people say that I dwell
In the darkness of my one time hell
I don’t feel that I am bottled up in my despair
People take their pain to therapists to share

We all must vent before we blow
The reason for our pain we’ll never know
Jesus has taken me by the hand
He is helping me to understand

When I put it down in my simple rhyme
It helps release the hurt from that time
So I take what’s on my mind and write
To show the dark and the light

I tell people about what was once before
And they can see that it is no more
I have come a long way this I know
But I can see I still have a long way to go

I don’t want anyone to feel sorry for me
I don’t need them to necessarily agree
God is healing the scars I thought would
Never heal
But know those scars are real

I am still awkward and strange
But I accept the things that I cannot change
I am moving forward no longer in a lull
And for the Lord waits my soul

The Devil will still use my darkness in his fight
God will be victorious with his light
I assure you all I am moving on
Though I still write about it,the past is gone

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 10/16/2018
All rights reserved

Butterfly

Butterfly,butterfly
Flutter,flutter
This way and that
And on a flower land
Like a raindrop splat
Then fly away high away
high away high
With a quick swoop back
down as if to wave bye,bye
So effortlessly and light
Then flutter,flutter
Out of sight

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 12/11/18
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Jesus And Dogs

    As we go through life and
Just live the life we are living
There’s one thing we know
Jesus and dogs are always forgiving

When people give up on you as they
Become inpatient, it can be so frustrating
But again here we are knowing
Jesus and dogs will always be waiting

Love can be so hard to find and yet
Love can be such an easy thing to lose
But you can never go wrong with love
If Jesus and dogs are what you choose

I’m not an expert on anything really so
Maybe I shouldn’t be giving advice to you
But if you investigate I’m sure you’ll find
What I say of Jesus and dogs to be true

You won’t find it in magazines or catalogues
Nor will you get it from cats, frogs or hogs
You might as well just have a pile of logs
True love only comes from Jesus and dogs

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 10/11/2019
All rights reserved

P.S. Jesus gives his true love with gifts
Wives,husbands, family,friends,and especially
Dogs. This poem is dedicated to the dogs in
My life. Prince,Freely,Harley,Doby and Buckeye.


How could you not believe in Jesus
Getting unconditional love from my Buckeye.

The Sound Of Silence

     Everyone knows the song and everyone
Knows its complete real beauty
But I ponder the question to everyone
Is there truly, is there truly

I try so hard to listen but it’s impossible
For even in my times of glorious poise
I have never experienced it because
There’s always noise, always noise

It doesn’t matter where I am or where I go
In the country or in the city
No matter how hard I try, I know
It always escapes me, always escapes me

When I lay my head down on my pillow
I hear the traffic and every little thing
People yelling and doors slamming
And sirens ring, sirens ring

Out in the country I’ll admit it’s much
More peaceful but we all know
Owls hoot, birds sing and crickets chirp
And train whistles blow, train whistles blow

Even if I lock myself in a quiet room, I
Cannot escape the thoughts of my mind
Though I still wonder what it would be like
If I could ever find, I could ever find

Even when I can get to the point of
Getting my mind completely clear
Though it be so gentle and still so soft
The voice of God I still hear,I still hear

So I’ve come to find the true reality
And surrender in complete compliance
There’s no such thing as the
Sound of silence, the sound of silence

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 04/15/2019
All rights reserved

Picturesque Moon

  Tonight is still and silent except for the
Sound of crickets and an occasional breeze
Walking alone on this deserted road,a smell
Of manure made me break the silence with a sneeze

Though I'm feeling sad and depressed
I feel this eerie feeling of peace
It seems that time is standing still
And the beating of my heart will soon cease

For tonight she left me and I felt an instant
Burst of a piercing pain
As I continue to walk now
It has begun to rain

I cannot imagine my life without her
As I wonder if the Sun will rise Tomorrow
I look to the sky and pray the Lord
Relieve me of my sorrow

With all my faith I know I'll be alright
But that time couldn't come too soon
And as if to say I love you he parted
The sky to reveal a picturesque Moon

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 07/10/2017
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Middendorf

   She’s a lady of evil, when she
Changes her blue eyes to red
If she sets her eyes upon you
You’ll be walking with the dead

She lives inside of her pain
She goes out on her own
She’s like the ancient medusa
She can turn a man into stone

If you come in contact with her
Make sure you stay on her good side
If she feels you’ve done her wrong
There’s no place you can hide

Most of the time she’s alright
Soft and gentle as a child
But when she drinks, she thinks about him
And it drives her crazy and she goes wild

They say she’s been dead a hundred years
And she rides an over ridden horse
And she’ll forever haunt the village
She’s known as the ghost of Middendorf

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 01/10/2020
All rights reserved

Screaming Whisper

The pain so hurtful
Left me paralyzed
I was lost in a haze
Like I had been hypnotized

The shadows are filled with demons
They reach for me
The past has left me with scars
I’ve hidden them so no one can see

I’ve forever had a broken heart
I’ve cried tears like rain
My thoughts have been suicidal
Desperately I’ve tried to stay sane

Now a change has come over me
Something words cannot explain
I am free from the prison, a force
Has helped me break the chain

I’ve realized that when I’m alone
I can feel you near
In my darkness, you are the light
Shedding my fear

A still small voice like a beacon
For the wonderer, a lone drifter
I’ve been saved by you
And your screaming whisper

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 01/23/2020
All rights reserved

New Angel

                      Someone you love
                   Has just passed away
                            And for you
                      It’s a very sad day

                    As your heart breaks
                        You feel the pain
                     The hurt is constant
                    Your tears fall like rain

                          Now you wonder
                      Will the hurt ever end
                          You feel the void
                        The loss of a friend

                        They say that in time
                          Your heart will heal
                           But they can’t feel
                               What you feel

                     God may have taken them
            But he’s covered you from every angle
                      Because he just gave you
                                  A new angel

                       Written By: Charles Kean
This poem was self published in a book with the same title in 2009. It won me
The editors choice award. God Bless!!!

For Just One Rose

    I live my life as to ways taught
Only as the golden rule
But alone I am and I wonder
If I am but just a fool

I have given my love
For it be thrown in a fire to burn
A thousand of lessons
You’d think I would learn

Yet I know deep inside
There is someone for everyone
So I searched and I prayed to find
My love for life before my life be gone

Now I have found her
Yet I feel myself begin to hesitate
My heart is stopping me
As I question my fate

But in my eyes she is beautiful
I dare to offer my heart, for her to take
If she were to dismiss it
So fragile it would surly break

So in the misty morning,as the sweet
Smell of the dew tickles my nose
I risk the pain of thorns
For just one rose

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 10/21/2017
All rights reserved

In The Darkness Of The Night

      I hear the sounds of war, bullets streaming
The bombs bursting and men screaming
I see only by fires light
In the darkness of the night

I try to sleep but rest doesn’t come easy
Now this nightmare is mine for eternity
I’ll always see the images vivid and bright
In the darkness of the night

I see the fear in my buddies eyes
I see him ****** as he dies
I promised his survival from this horrible plight
In the darkness of the night

Why must we go against Gods will
With weapons made solely to ****
Thousands die in each ****** fight
In the darkness of the night

I long for the touch of my love
I pray to God in the Heaven above
I see myself horrible in his sight
In the darkness of the night

I don’t know if I can live with what I’ve become
I fear my heart is completely numb
Can I still love her and hold her tight
In the darkness of the night

The man I was I am no more
And for my mental illness there is no cure
Even safe at home visions are trite
In the darkness of the night

Scarred by bullets scarred by knife
In my brain I’m scarred for life
I hear bullets streaming,bombs
bursting and men screaming,
I pray for the days light
In the darkness of the night

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 5/28/2018
All rights reserved

When Sorrow sang

    With a smile nothing can
Destroy the way that I live
My heart is worn on my sleeve
And I’ve found a way to forgive

I enjoy every minute and I give
All praise to our God above
I give thanks for his grace and
I give thanks for his love

He has given me a wonderful wife
And a wonderful daughter as well
I am happier now than ever before
And far removed from my hell

So I never take anything for granted
I am grateful for life is grand
When I am busy,everything is fine
All my troubles be buried in the sand

But when I’m alone with my thoughts,in
The darkness of my mind cobwebs hang
The past always finds a way to creep in
And remind me of when sorrow sang

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 10/24/2017
All rights reserved

Apocalyptic Sky

Time will come a day our
Earth will see its last
Chaos and confusion are norm,as
thoughts turn to days of past

Those whom never accepted
Thy gift of thy Christ
Whom never had faith nor
Could comprehend
his life he sacrificed

Will see his wonder and know
In death be unforgiven
And each heart like wood
Beneath the Axe be riven

And shortly it be realized
The decision of chosen path
And swiftly succumb  
to the Power of his wrath

The air be filled with sounds
Of humans cry
Beneath a dark, devilish
Apocalyptic sky

Written By:Charles Kean
Copy right 09/10/16
All rights reserved

Old Ones

  I remember my youth and
The energy that was endlessly flowing
And today I feel that energy
Continually slowing

I remember my elders and
How they envied me
Wishing they could store
That energy for eternity

Now the years have passed me by
And I still feel the kid Inside of me
But I have no clue just where
That energy might be

I know it's lost in some
Kind of a galaxy Void
Harnessed inside some
Kind of a robot droid

Or maybe it's frozen in the
Space and time doldrums
Or maybe it was hijacked
By the old ones

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 4/9/17
All rights reserved