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Mar 2021 · 346
The Hope Of Cindy Lou
Chuck Kean Mar 2021
Copied and pasted, I didn’t write this.

Alas they've come for Dr. SEUSS, they wish to hang him with a noose. They claim his tales were racist bent, they judged him fast, missed what he meant.  
But if we look inside his tales, you'll find the balance of the scales.  Remember when Horton heard a Who, and we heard the wisdom of the Lorax too.  The lesson behind Green Eggs and Ham,  that changed the mind of Sam I am.  Remember too the rotten Grinch, who once would never give an inch. He taught us lessons, one and all, boys and girls, big and small.  
So if you've judged his works as poor, you should re-read them, I implore.  The man we know as Dr. SEUSS, turned our imaginations loose.  His impact was beyond compare, he taught us it was good to care.  To accept the red, the blue, the green, and on each other we can lean.  
So if you still won't give an inch, your heart has hardened like the Grinch.  Release the grudge, the hate, the rue, and embrace the hope of Cindy Lou.
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Mar 2021 · 208
Another Typical Story
Chuck Kean Mar 2021
Another Typical Story

     She walked into the restaurant alone
The greeter said will this be a table for one
She nodded shyly and embarrassed
All the time wishing she had someone

She can feel the eyes upon her and the
Conversations have lowered to a whisper
And there’s no fairytale prince searching
For the foot that fits the glass slipper

None of the lovers she’s had before
Ever held her heart like a token
And if you look into her eyes you quickly
Realize she’s a woman Beautifully Broken

So desperately now she wishes for love
But she keeps her love in chains
So she spends her nights alone
As only the fear of love remains

She keeps her heart protected
It’s in a vault locked deep inside
And each time love gets too close
She finds a safe place to hide

It happens each time, she’s so predictable
For now it’s love she tends to shun
For even if there’s a hint of love
She turns her tail to run

She tells herself that love is
Something that she just can’t trust
But when the heart is made of steel
Ultimately it begins to rust

She wonders now is her life reality
Being lived forever in a destined purgatory
Or is she still in the world of the living and
Her broken heart just another typical story

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 03/10/2021
All rights reserved
Another poem inspired by
Beautifully Broken
Mar 2021 · 86
I Had To Watch Them Die
Chuck Kean Mar 2021
I Had To watch Them Die

   As a soldier for my country
I’ve taken the Oath to defend
The weight of my country upon my
Shoulders in which so many depend

My brothers in arms feel it too and we
Carry it into battle with honor and pride
Some of us came back home alive
Only to later commit suicide

The things that we see
In this nightmare of war
I pray for a life time
That I see them never more

But in my brain I know
That the visions will forever stay
And they will haunt me to my grave
And be with me in my final place I lay

What I will carry with me the most is in
The heat of battle as it would intensify
I would see my brothers in arms dropping
Around me and I had to watch them die

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 03/09/2021
All rights reserved
Mar 2021 · 126
Watch You Fall
Chuck Kean Mar 2021
Watch You Fall

     Do you still think about your past
Do you still think about you and I
And if you do, does it make you smile
Or tell me does it make you cry

Do you still tell yourself
You weren’t the one that would scrutinize
Do you tell your friends you let me go
How does your brain rationalize

In your own little world
Do you you live in a fantasy
Will you ever face yourself
Will you ever understand reality

Will I ever matter at all or did you
Just dismiss me from the start
When you look back now, was there
Ever any love for me in your heart

And as you were hanging on the
Edge of love and I was holding on
Did I lose my strength or did I let
You slip away knowing love was gone

In your arrogance and memory
What does your mind recall
Was it you or was it me?
Did I let go just to watch you fall

Written By:Charles Kean
& Beautifully Broken
Copyright © 03/08/2021
All rights reserved
Mar 2021 · 119
Away From The Lights
Chuck Kean Mar 2021
Away From The Lights

  I live in the City,life is lived
In a whirlwind, a quickened pace
I’ve never felt like this was the life
For me, no I feel so out of place

But it’s been this way for all my life
And I’ve learned to adapt
But there’s always been a yearning
For a simpler way, to be untapped

A slowed down way of things with
A porch and a lemonade or tea
A place where the Rooster crows and
Stars fill the sky like the water of the sea

Away from the sirens and crowded streets
Away from the concrete highways
Away from the skyscrapers and malls
Away from the this mental craze

Away from the life of the fast lane
And all of the City sights
Just once I want a life of peace
Somewhere far away from the lights

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 04/04/2020
All rights reserved
Mar 2021 · 124
Beast Of The Angels Demise
Chuck Kean Mar 2021
Beast Of The Angels Demise

    It’s Two Am and the darkness
Still reigns the night
The tears are fallen and it’ll
Never be too soon come the light

In the shadows I see the vision and
I can hear the echoes of love and joy
But love was conquered and destroyed
In a battle matching the likes of Troy

She was an Angel so pure,
She was sure she had the power to heal
But my pain was over bearing
Ultimately crushing her Keel

Disabling her so badly that she was
Unable to spread her wings and fly
My darkness took her life with
Unknown powers that mystify

I guess I’m destined to be without love
My heart just a sacrificial lamb
A darkness will forever reign and
Time will be forever frozen at two AM

It’s unbelievable the events
That came to materialize
And I can never forgive myself for being
The beast of the Angels demise

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 01/28/2021
All rights reserved
Mar 2021 · 137
Back To The Steeple
Chuck Kean Mar 2021
Back To The Steeple

   This is for all of the offended people
This world is offensive, nothing we can do
Yes this world is offensive
And now so are you

Time to get a life and if it’s
The world you wish to improve
The least would be Dr Suess
Think about things we all can approve

Get out of the past for yesterday is gone
Focus on today and our future
Because we can all be better people
And now you’ve become the abuser

There’s war’s to be fought, this is true
But you need to choose your line
So here’s some suggestions
For a world truly divine

The war on drugs and violence
These would be good for a start
The war on human trafficking and
You know things from the heart

The war on *** offenders
And there’s so much more
We can still fight racism but this
Isn’t the way to kick it out the door

It’s just making things so much worse
I just know there’s gotta be a better way
We can all come together and we can
Truly make tomorrow a better day

So please listen to me
All of you offended people
The house of God is for a better world
Find a way back to the steeple

Written:Charles Kean
Copyright © 03/06/2021
All rights reserved
Mar 2021 · 464
I Love Dr Suess
Chuck Kean Mar 2021
I Love Dr Suess

     I love Dr Suess
I love him I do
I love him under a sky fiery red
And under a sky of baby blue

I love him before bed time
Over here and over there
I love him in the in the afternoon
In the morning and everywhere

The Cat in the Hat
And things one and two
All of the craziness in the stories, it
Made me laugh when Horton heard a Who

Don’t know how it could be offensive
It makes me scratch my head
I never found anything offensive
In any of the words I read

I wonder now what will be next
Will they go after mother goose
I will defend and stand firm and state
I love Dr Suess

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 03/04/2021
All rights reserved
Mar 2021 · 90
Once We Were Proud
Chuck Kean Mar 2021
Once We Were Proud

     Like the Native American
The tribe stood unbowed
They were a strong people
They were of honor and proud

Made in America, in the 70’S
It was advertised and shouted loud
We were a nation of power
We were of honor and proud

Boys were boys and girls were girls
You could tell the difference in a crowd
Our parents raised us with discipline
They were of honor and proud

Men were Men and Woman were Women
With a nature inheritance both endowed
They supported each other
They were of honor and proud

But oh how far we have fallen
To other countries we have bowed
And so sensitive to be offended by Dr Suess
There’s no honor but once we were proud

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 03/03/2021
All rights reserved
Mar 2021 · 341
God They’ve Rejected
Chuck Kean Mar 2021
God They’ve Rejected


    The Sun rises and kisses the day
And the Moon rises in the night
The Sun shines it’s light of love onto
The Moon and so it too has a light

We all have a light given to us and
All we have to do is choose to let it shine
The world keeps getting darker
And it’s breaking this heart of mine

I pray for all the lost souls
And the prayer is to change their destiny
To give their hearts to God
And release themselves from Devilry

It’s a well known fact of life
That life as a human, for all of us will end
The question is where will our souls go
Will they descend or will they ascend

Know that Hell is not full because souls
Were by God not accepted
But Hell  is full with souls because
It’s God they’ve rejected

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 03/01/2021
All rights reserved
Feb 2021 · 96
CRYSTAL SKULLS
Chuck Kean Feb 2021
CRYSTAL SKULLS

   In the middle of the night a year ago
I awoke from my sleep feeling uneasy
Since that night I’ve never been the same
And that feeling has stuck with me

I set out on a journey not knowing where
I was going and not knowing why
Something has been pulling me and
Guiding me like a star in the sky

I’ve heard voices in the night but I
Can never make out what they say
I’ve had restless nights and feeling
Drained of my energy more each day

I don’t know what compels me
And I’m uncertain of my destiny
I’m being driven by an unknown force
Like something from ancient history

I’ve left everything I’ve ever known
Far behind me, it’s all just a faded memory
Last night In total darkness I pitched
A tent on the shore of an unknown sea

This morning I awoke in the early light of
Dawn to the sound of shrinking seagulls
As my eyesight began to focus I realized
The beach was sand and Crystal Skulls

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 02/25/2021
All rights reserved
Feb 2021 · 87
Winter & Some Friends
Chuck Kean Feb 2021
Winter & Some Friends

     I use to love winter, we use to have
So many good times to together
Now winter to me, is really nothing
More than just annoying weather

I remember the joy and laughter
And all of the fun we once had
Now when winter comes to visit, it
Just brings me pain and makes me sad

I feel that winter has turned on me
And it stabs me in the back
Even though I am aware of its arrival
It still feels like a surprise attack

It’s like some friends that I’ve trusted
These friends I thought I knew well
I’ve prayed for them and gave my best
And now I feel they can go to Hell

As a Christian I generally do forgive
And being one time friends I don’t regret
But when someone stabs you in your back
It’s something you never forget

I guess it’s true, if it doesn’t **** ya
It can only make ya stronger
So when I look in the mirror, I think of Spock,
I tell myself, live long and prosper

And so as we go through life
The cycle is one we find never ends
We pick ourselves back up when we get
Knocked down by winter and some friends

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 02/18/2021
All rights reserved
Feb 2021 · 134
The Iceman Cometh
Chuck Kean Feb 2021
The Iceman Cometh

  Legend has it in the darkness,
In the freezing cold terror reigns
The nights are filled with fear
And ice is the blood in his veins

They say he comes down from the north
And he rejoices when the west wind blows
He is as evil as the Devil himself and he
Leaves death behind wherever he goes

You can hear him whisper in the wind
As the air rushes past your ear
You can feel his chill on your neck and spine
And all your senses tell you he’s near

You’ll be his next victim if you ignore
The warning signs I’ve explained
And nothing of you will be left behind
And everything will be bloodstained

He’s known as the black sheep son of old
Man winter and as temperatures plumeth
You can be sure that death is imminent
As the Iceman cometh

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 02/14/2021
All rights reserved
Feb 2021 · 103
SOMETIMES
Chuck Kean Feb 2021
SOMETIMES

   Sometimes I see her shadow
And sometimes I see a Butterfly
Sometimes it makes me smile
And sometimes it makes me cry

Sometimes I cry out for her
And sometimes she lets me know she’s there
Sometimes I’m happy she’s in Heaven
And sometimes I scream it isn’t fair

Sometimes I just want to hold her
And sometimes my life I want to share
Sometimes everything is faded
And sometimes I smell her scent in the air

Sometimes it’s too dark to see
And sometimes I feel so lost
Sometimes I recall the memories
And sometimes the pain isn’t worth the cost

Sometimes it feels the rain is never ending
And sometimes I walk in the Sunshine
Sometimes all is well with my life
And sometimes, well there’s sometimes

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 02/12/2021
All rights reserved
Just missing my mother
She passed in May of 1991
Feb 2021 · 124
WAR
Chuck Kean Feb 2021
WAR
WAR

    It’s the saddest of all
When humans **** each other
And even sadder yet when it’s
Called civil and brother is killing brother

There’s nothing civil about it
We know it’s the Devil at work in his play
As he’s laughing with great joy
As thousands die each day

You see it in all types of wars
Like between the police and the thugs
The good verses the evil
And this includes the war on drugs

And there’s domestic war
When two people forget their love
As a riff comes in between them
And a push comes to a shove

And last but not least as two friends
Have a problem that they can’t solve
It boggles the mind and makes me wonder
How did this happen how did it evolve

A friend is someone you regard with
Affection and someone you trust
But as quick as the blink of an eye
A friendship can turn to rust

And one side is thrown for a loop
As they’re hit with a surprise attack
Blindsided and viciously over taken
By the other one stabbing them in the back

And just weeks before you were asked
For your love and support and prayer
And you were there for them and that
Same person becomes your slayer

As a follower of Jesus I was taught
Even if my heart had been riven
That I am to accept it and to have
The strength to say all is forgiven

And with my teaching I will and I do
With my heart but in my brain I’ll define
And this will be remembered as the moment
Trust was lost as you chose to cross the line

I just wanted to know what was wrong
Not knowing what you were fighting for
You said not to worry everything is cool
And your next action was declaring WAR

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 02/11/2021
All rights reserved
Jan 2021 · 145
Beast Of The Angels Demise
Chuck Kean Jan 2021
Beast Of The Angels Demise

    It’s Two Am and the darkness
Still reigns the night
The tears are fallen and it’ll
Never be too soon come the light

In the shadows I see the vision and
I can hear the echoes of love and joy
But love was conquered and destroyed
In a battle matching the likes of Troy

She was an Angel so pure,
She was sure she had the power to heal
But my pain was over bearing
Ultimately crushing her Keel

Disabling her so badly that she was
Unable to spread her wings and fly
My darkness took her life with
Unknown powers that mystify

I guess I’m destined to be without love
My heart just a sacrificial lamb
A darkness will forever reign and
Time will be forever frozen at two AM

It’s unbelievable the events that
Fell into place and came to materialize
And I can never forgive myself for being
The beast of the Angels demise

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 01/28/2021
All rights reserved
Jan 2021 · 105
Jesus & Rock & Roll
Chuck Kean Jan 2021
Jesus & Rock & Roll

    Well I ran into an old friend of mine
And it was clear something had him down
So I just gave him a hug and I said
Hey man what’s up with the frown

He said since I saw you last, I gave my
Heart to a woman, I guess I’ll never learn
She took my heart and what did she do?
She put it on the fire to burn

There was nothing I could do
To bring him a smile or any cheer
So I said let’s go to a bar
And I’ll buy you a beer

We sat and talked about old times
And we had a laugh or two
But the damage was done, I fear
That he’ll be forever blue

I said I gotta go and I was headed to the
Door and as I turned and waved goodbye
I saw that mans lip start to quiver
And a tear fell from his eye

And the words he said will haunt
Me until the day someone finds me dead
To be clear he said them twice and
Forever they will echo in my head

He said, take my advice my friend
If you want to save your soul
Do me a favor and just put your faith
In Jesus & Rock & Roll

Yes he said, take my advice my friend
If you want to save your soul
Do me a favor and just put your faith
In Jesus & Rock & Roll

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 01/27/2021
All rights reserved
Jan 2021 · 322
Tornado
Chuck Kean Jan 2021
Tornado

   In an instant life can change
It can happen in the blink of an eye
Sometimes you just can’t explain it
There’s no reason to try

Her love was like a whirlwind
She swept me off of my feet
I couldn’t believe this was happening
To me, her love was so sweet

But it was like I was Adam taking a bite
Of the Apple from the forbidden tree
Was this a contract with the Devil, trapped
In loves chains never breaking free

And as quickly as I fell in the grasp
Of love with the power of just one KISS
Knowing it for just a moment in time
That overwhelming feeling of its bliss

I found myself a drifter in the wind, circling
In the air as the strong winds blow
My heart torn to pieces as if it were
Destroyed by an F5 Tornado

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 01/25/2021
All rights reserved
Jan 2021 · 109
Parasite
Chuck Kean Jan 2021
Parasite

      Love is a lie, don’t believe it
Love left me broken and beaten down
Love left me in the darkness, I walked
Crowded streets but it was like a ghost town

The people were invisible or was it me
I could feel the burning fire of Hell
Even when the clouds followed me
And the rain constantly fell

I was always told that love was wonderful
Love was bliss and ecstasy
So when I fell in love I had great expectations
Of a love like a fairytale fantasy

So explain it to me, I need to know
Is this a lesson we all need to learn
Because I don’t understand why
Love hurts or why it has to burn

Why my love was a leech
Why was it evil and why did it bite
Why does the pain linger in my
Heart, like it’s the host of a parasite

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 01/23/2021
All rights reserved
Actually I am happily married
37 years come April 14
Jan 2021 · 158
The Sheriffs Daughter
Chuck Kean Jan 2021
The Sheriffs Daughter

It was a small town in Ohio
Hebron was it’s name
But evil became the reason
For its claim to fame

He was the newly appointed sheriff
A widower with a daughter to support
They moved into a small house at the
Edge of town, a cute place with a carport

So this made her the new girl in town
But something about her wasn’t right
Soon the kids started making fun of her
And she cried herself to sleep each night

As the days went on he noticed
She seemed to be struggling with depression
Despite all of her attempts to show that
She was happy,he saw through her deception

He wasn’t sure if it was the new surroundings
Or if she was just missing her mother
It never occurred to him that her
Sadness was caused by something other

One day there was a mysterious homicide
A teenage boy met a strange demise
He was found naked beneath the football
Bleachers and he was missing his eyes

Weeks went by into the investigation
But they had very little in the way of clues
Then a girl was found by the creek in the
Same peculiar way, making National news

The new sheriff had his hands full
But with his daughter he’s less concerned
And very relieved of that stress for
It seems her smile has returned

As time went by the homicides continued
Bringing darkness with each Dawn
She was careful in her planing as she
Vowed to get them all one by one

The sheriff was still clueless as her
Classmates are now all gone
Each of them found naked and no eyes
What caused such evil to spawn

She’s the last one my baby is next
The sheriff was burdened with strife
She was his whole world
Especially after the loss of his wife

That evening he found her asleep in
The yard beneath the stars
And he made a grim discovery, the cabinet
In the shed was filled with mason jars

Each jar containing one set of eyes
And labeled with the victims name
As his tears began to flow he felt guilty
For he held himself to blame

He carried her to her room and he
Gently placed her in her bed
Her journal was on her desk open to
The last page, and the words written read

When they looked at me they saw ugly
So I took their eyes and force them to see
Each night before I go to bed
I make those eyes look at me 👀

They picked on me daily and they were evil
And that’s the reason for their slaughter
I guess they’ve learned their lesson
You don’t mess with the sheriffs daughter

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 01/14/2021
All rights reserved
Jan 2021 · 152
Metaphor
Chuck Kean Jan 2021
Metaphor

      The night fell like a black velvet
Curtain and left me in darkness
The light disappeared as quickly
As the blink of an eye

I found myself pausing as if
Time itself had stopped
For my eyes were slow to focus, like
The pace of a snail as it slimes itself by

As the beams of the Moonlight
Fell upon me like rain, I regained my
Senses quickly, like a flooded river
As it swiftly flows in its rage

I felt the blood rushing through my
Veins pounding in my head like drums
And I felt like I was the center of attention
Like a rock star upon a stage

But soon I felt so calm and peaceful
Like waves softly crashing upon the shore
So know this poem has no meaning except
For my appreciation of the metaphor

Written: Charles Kean
Copyright © 01/10/2021
All rights reserved
Jan 2021 · 99
Kalee
Chuck Kean Jan 2021
Kalee

    She’s the daughter of a daughter
Of a cousin of mine
Such a pretty little thing
Who was destined to shine

She was an Angel in my eyes
She was perfect in her play
But things have changed, her wings
Are broken and her halo taken away

For I see her now through a smoky haze
As she’s in her grown up years
And it fills my heart up with sadness
And it fills my eyes up with tears

To hear her say those words and laugh
Especially when she had no clue
Though she was taken a stand for
A falseness she believed to be true

And she said those words
While standing so strong
Brainwashed by the media
Not knowing any better, she was oh so wrong

**** the police and they should
Just burn it all down
She didn’t know what she was saying
She didn’t care about her own town

Now there’s a shadow that hangs over
Her like a witches curse
I can’t turn back the hands of time
We can’t put this train in reverse

I will love her as always but now my eyes
Are jaded and I will never see
That Angel that I saw,
Whenever I looked at our Kalee

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 01/07/2021
All rights reserved
Written with a truly broken heart.
She’s family and I will love her always!!!
Jan 2021 · 180
Again
Chuck Kean Jan 2021
Again

     May 4th 1970, Kent Ohio
Fifty years ago, Four dead in Ohio
Neil Young wrote and sang
In reaction to this we know

(Tin soldiers and Nixon’s comin
We’re finally on our own
This Summer I hear the drummin
Four dead in Ohio)

Insert new lyrics, different time,
Different place
Same question look
Upon my face

(Tin soldiers and Biden’s comin
We’re finally on our own
This Winter I hear the drummin
Four dead in DC, don’t ya know
Just like Ohio

Yepper we’ve done it again
Will we ever learn or will we do it again
And again and again?

Lyrics to song By: Neil Young in()
The rest By:Charles Kean
All rights reserved - note I take no credit
Nor am I receiving any royalties for this.
Just throwing it out there—God Bless!!!
Jan 2021 · 149
Crystal Ball
Chuck Kean Jan 2021
Crystal Ball

    I found a crystal ball
In an old run down shack
It was beneath layers of dust and rubble
In a room way in the back

The shack was in the woods where I was
Hunting and I know this will sound insane
But I felt as if I was being drawn there
As if it was calling my name

It has great powers, it seems more than a
Mer mortal can comprehend
Do I dare try to connect and do I dare
Begin the process to transcend

For even now as I have it in my hands
Visions of our future it’s starting to reveal
I feel myself beginning to slip into a trance
Between what is  fantasy and what is real

I see a bad Moon rising in a dark,
Dark Apocalyptic Sky
I see millions of people in fear
I hear them all as they cry

I see the Earth from above it and
I see the end of mankind
I see it’s complete destruction
With Nothing left behind

I also see what seems to be a new
Beginning complete with the Neanderthal
And somehow this brings me peace
As I stand here with my Crystal Ball

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 01/06/2021
All rights reserved
Jan 2021 · 144
A Better Way
Chuck Kean Jan 2021
A Better Way

    I don’t know just how but I know
We’ve gotta find a way off of this ride
Whatever it is that’s keeping us
Separated, we need to set it aside

For we know in his eyes
Red, yellow,brown, black and white
We are all beautiful and yes we are
All so very precious in his sight

So let’s find a way to shine
Let’s find a way to spread the light
In my heart I know that we can do it
We can take the wrong and make it right

Take the darkness and send it far away
Life is to short for bitterness and hate
If we really try we can find room for love
And with love it’s never too late

We can get closer to Jesus
We can reach out for connection
And know that we’re only human
It’s impossible for perfection

But we don’t have to be but I know
It’s a new year and it’s a new day
Hate spreads and love and kindness can too
So let this begin a better way

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 01/03/2021
All rights reserved
Dec 2020 · 89
Familiar Ghost
Chuck Kean Dec 2020
Familiar Ghost

    It’s four Am and familiar ghost are haunting me but like a thousand times before
I know that the Sun soon will rise and Kiss the day and my tears and the ghost will fade away. In the middle of the night my sleep gets disturbed, sometimes I can’t put my finger on it and the images are scattered and it’s like a million movies that have been sliced together and it doesn’t make any sense and other times I see it all so clear as if the moment is happening live but I know that it happened so very long ago.
I’m okay and I live a happy blessed life
God is in control but the Devil is persistent and he’ll test my faith every chance he gets and he loves to torment me. So he gets inside my head while I’m sleeping and he releases
The ghost of days gone by and the emotions overwhelm me and the tears flow freely until I wake enough to gather my senses.
I’m able to then realize what is happening
and I can fight the Demons and tell the Devil where he can go.
The promise of tomorrow and it’s light
I know it will conquer the darkness and even if the pain lingers the Devil will never break me now even with his best surprise attack when I least expect it like tonight when I fell  asleep so happy and peaceful with no pain and so far removed from what was before, completely living in the moment of my joy.
So now I await the rising Sun and brush it off like brushing a fresh snow fall from my car.
And deep down I know that I will be reminded of when sorrow sang and I’ll see them again.
Those familiar ghost.

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright 12/28/2020
All rights reserved
A work in progress for my book
Just wanted to share
Dec 2020 · 66
Spring
Chuck Kean Dec 2020
Spring

     Summer has long faded away, with
Only its memory that’s trying to remain
As I sit here in a shiver, so desperately
It’s Summers heat I wish I could retain

For now as I write these words
The fall rain has switched to snow
The Christmas decorations are complete
Including the hanging of the mistletoe

It’s a guilty pleasure of mine to wait
For her there just to steal a kiss
I’m a blessed man to have her and
Seriously I never dreamed a life like this

As it gets nearer to Christmas day
Like a child the anticipation is setting in
Wondering what presents wait for me
Just thinking about it brings a quick grin

It brings me more joy though to make her
Smile and I hope she likes her presents
Every year it’s always the same
My soul fills with excitement and suspense

The snow is beautiful covering the ground
And trees, like a true winter wonderland
I admit that it’s a wonderful
Feeling to see it firsthand

But seriously as I shiver, my mindset
Is dreaming of birds as they sing
And the flowers and the bees
And the butterflies and warmth of spring

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 12/22/2020
All rights reserved
Dec 2020 · 244
Forest Of Death
Chuck Kean Dec 2020
Forest Of Death
(This poem is based on truth)

     As the Sun rises to kiss the day
The darkness promises to stay
The people live a life mundane
Nothing inside to strengthen or sustain

A London fog forever lingers
In the hearts the chard’s of flinders
Their souls damaged and minds anguished
For so many lives have vanished

In every language the words are burning
And they repeat the same warning
The forest has a power of constraining
Known to be literally life draining

It’s worse than that of cyanide
It whispers to the ear and convinces suicide
Yet many for reasons unknown why
Disregard the signs and walk right on by

The mystery of the forest remains concealed
Theories vary, some say it’s a magnetic field
Some  say it’s the Devil and his evil way
Just another game he loves to play

They come from all around to see its wonder
As if it’s a spell that they’re under
Knowing they could take their last breath
If they enter the forest of death

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 12/15/2020
All rights reserved
Note:—This is a real Forest
Located in Japan—Suicide forest
Aokigahara. —fascinating strange and true
Research—Japans Suicide forest
Dec 2020 · 55
Land Of The Blind
Chuck Kean Dec 2020
Land Of The Blind

   Like illusionist on the big stage
They use lights and things to distract
As they make all the rules and take all
The money and stab us in the back

People are losing jobs as they are
Sure to receive their check
They say that they care about us
But they really don’t give a heck

They tell the media what to report
And we hang on every word
This is hanging on the edge of insanity
This is really getting absurd

A free nation in where we live
But we must be inside by ten
Someone please tell me what I’m missing
The line is getting thin

We must wear mask and we cannot go
To Church or gather in a group
Next thing you know they’ll be
Telling where and when we can ****

The whole ironic part about it is
No one at the top needs to be a mastermind
Because we’re all just like sheep
And living in the land of the blind

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 12/11/2020
All rights reserved
Dec 2020 · 53
Paradise
Chuck Kean Dec 2020
Paradise

     The clouds could roll in
Black and charcoal grey
Hiding the Sunshine so That I
Could never see the light of day

I could be homeless with my
Head down low hiding in shame
Never wanting anyone
To ever know my name

The world’s most evil witch
Could cast her most evil spell
I could be so desperately needing water
Crying out from the depths of Hell

Yes I could be the ultimate loser
In each and every game
I would still scream into a mega phone
To the world and strongly proclaim

As long as we were together
Let me make this clear and concise
Even with all of the above
I would still be in paradise

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 12/09/2020
All rights reserved
I dedicate this to my wife Cynthia
Love ya babe!!!
Dec 2020 · 70
Silent Night
Chuck Kean Dec 2020
Silent Night

    In the darkness, alone I sit
With just the flicker of one candle lit
As random thoughts flow, through my mind
Let my words be thoughts refined

No matter your troubled heart
Don’t let your life fall apart
Settle yourself deep therein
Find your strength and peace within

Take yourself to a secluded nook
Close your eyes,visualize a peaceful brook
For yourself take some time
In the night find beauty sublime

When your world has gone awry
And your sorrow escapes in tears you cry
Let Jesus be that flicker of one candle lit
Open thy heart and eyes, and focus on it

You will feel his holiness
His warm embrace and gentle kiss
And take that heart felt flight
And you’ll know the joy of a silent night

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 12/06/2020
All rights reserved
Dec 2020 · 258
Sedated
Chuck Kean Dec 2020
Sedated

    To live the life of a drug or alcohol
Abuser, I know nothing that can be related
But we all know that life can get us down
I’d still rather live it than to be sedated

There’s no judgment here, I’ve had my
Share of darkness and being frustrated
But I cannot imagine not feeling at all
Because of being numb and sedated

Livin life each day under a haze
With every moment highly concentrated
On getting the next fix to remain
Out of touch with reality and sedated

To be in a place so dark for so long
And to find yourself so devastated
That you cannot find joy in anything
And so you’d just rather exist sedated

Even at times I’ve been high and I’ve stood
At the edge of Suicide, I’ve never extricated
I’ve never separated myself to being
Dependent upon the vice of being sedated

A life of no joys and nothing to look forward
Too, not one thing that has me captivated
And only livin with darkness and pain
Until once again I can become sedated

I’ll pray for those who have found yourself
There for what ever reason, life complicated
Please know that I care for you and life is
Worth living without being sedated

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 12/02/2020
All rights reserved
Drug and alcohol help line
Confidential 1-800-662-4357
Chuck Kean Nov 2020
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 12/23/2017
All rights reserved
Have a Rocking Christmas,God Bless!!!
Chuck Kean Nov 2020
In The Woods Beneath A pine

    Last night I slept next to his
Body one last time
They may have his head
But they won’t get mine

Did she **** him and is she
Now a fugitive on the run
Or did they **** him and they
Need to get her for the job to be done

If I left it there, it would be
A deep dark mystery
But I will continue on and reveal
A story from our grim history

The year was eighteen sixty five, the
Slaves were freed and the KKK was born
The Republicans fought for race equality
And the Dems felt a deep scorn

The leaders of the Democratic Party
Believed the good black was a dead black
Earlier that night they burned a cross on
His lawn and later came the attack

They were known as the men in white
Pastors and law men and the butcher
They killed her husband and now
They were out to catch her

As the clock strikes midnight, in the
Distance she hears the howls of the canine
As she stops for a quick breath
In the woods beneath a pine

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 11/28/2020
All rights reserved
Nov 2020 · 125
Annihilation
Chuck Kean Nov 2020
Annihilation

     It started out as a normal day, with
The waves softly crashing upon the shore
The Sun was was kissing the day
Like it has always done before

Little did anyone know just how quickly
That it was all about to change
The events that would take place that
To say the least would be extremely strange

And it would be the beginning of the end
A slow but seemingly deliberate evolution
The end of our present existence
And our mindless stagnation

It came aimlessly from the vastness of space
And it crashed at the ocean’s edge
A living Alien Rock of cells and upon impact
Immediately started to grow like a sedge

It multiplied and created its own atmosphere
It invaded every living thing as to merge
To become one with the host or more like
A take over if you will, a sort of purge

And the world as we know it was lost
Forever by this uninvited annexation
And this virus entity that inherited the
Earth Forcibly by Human Annihilation

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 11/22/2020
All rights reserved
Nov 2020 · 60
My Destiny
Chuck Kean Nov 2020
My Destiny

   It’s not a mystery, no, no, no
There’s nothing to uncover
Everyone knows this to be true
If it’s not one thing it’s another

One minute you’re at the top of the hill
And the next you’re fallen down
Yes for every chance you get to smile
It’s not long till you’re wearing a frown

When I was a young man I was a victim
Of child abuse, physically and mentally
And even though I’ve left it behind
It seems it will be my forever penalty

As my life has moved on
I’ve come to discover
No matter what I do
I’m in a constant state of recover

Mentally I know that it’s my
Own voice inside my brain
That keeps holding me back
And I keep inflicting my own pain

Physically it’s as if I have my own
Personal evil spirit that I’ve conjured
And I cannot stop myself from
Stupidly finding a way to be injured

Don’t get me wrong I’m alright, life is
Just tough when I’m my own worst enemy
My past, my present and my future will
Uncannily be the same and be my destiny

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 11/18/2020
All rights reserved
I tell myself that I can’t
And last week I sprained my ankle
This week I smashed my hand
I’m 58 and I hurt all over but I have
To keep on keeping on
Nov 2020 · 98
Butterfly Angel
Chuck Kean Nov 2020
Twenty nine years ago I lost my mother to
Cancer, she was fifty nine. She died in May before her sixtieth birthday which would have been on this date November twelfth
So today is her birthday in Heaven.
Happy Birthday Mom❤️❤️❤️
I miss ya!!! Her favorite time of year was
Spring and she loved Butterflies and she is our Butterfly Angel.


🦋Butterfly Angel🦋

  In the dark of the night
Sometimes I cry
It’s been so hard,
Since you said goodbye

When I’m alone
Sometimes I see your face
The tears may fall
But I know you’re in a better place

Butterfly Angel,
So high and free
Butterfly Angel,
Watch over me

There isn’t a day,
I don’t think of you
I know I should be happy,
But sometimes I feel blue

Now you’ve sent me a sign,
Saying everything’s ok
A reason to live,
For a better day

Butterfly Angel,
So high and free
Butterfly Angel,
Watch over me

When I see you,
In your fluttering flight
With your colorful wings,
In the shimmering light

I know when God comes for me
I’ve got nothing to fear
The memory of you,
Will always stay strong and clear

Butterfly Angel,
So high and free,
Butterfly Angel,
Watch over me

Butterfly Angel,
So high and free
Butterfly Angel,
I know you’re watching over me

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 2009
From my book (New Angel)
All rights reserved
Nov 2020 · 156
It’s Been A Long Time
Chuck Kean Nov 2020
It’s Been A Long Time

   It’s been a long time since
I let him come out to play
It’s been a long time since
I let him enjoy the day

It’s been a long time since
I opened up the doors for the daylight
It’s been a long time since
I let the breeze flow, with delight

It’s been a long time since
I turned the stereo up loud like this
It’s been a long time since
I threw on some KISS

It’s been a long time since
I felt that child I’ve left behind
It’s been a long time since
I felt so unconfined

It’s been a long time since
I have, and hope you’ve enjoyed my rhyme
Today I let the kid inside of me come out
To play but it’s been a long time

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 11/09/2020
All rights reserved
Oct 2020 · 57
The Residual
Chuck Kean Oct 2020
The Residual

     He said he’d love her until the end
Of time, his love would never die
He promised that her eyes would never
Because of him sad tears cry

They lived happily and his love
Was true and never strayed
There were women who tried
But his heart was never swayed

One day he came home from work
And something just wasn’t right
Later that evening he went down to the
Kitchen for a snack and he died that night

One of his promises was broken
And sad tears fell like rain
Because it broke her heart and
It was such an unbearable pain

The very next night she was in the
Kitchen and she couldn’t take being apart
She took a kitchen knife and she
Pierced it through her heart

The new owners of the house swear they
See the couple locked in a time perpetual
He walks to get a snack as she pierces
Her heart in what’s known as the residual

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 10/29/2020
All rights reserved
Oct 2020 · 137
Last Sun Rise
Chuck Kean Oct 2020
Last Sun Rise

   The chaos has only just begun
The innocence of yesterday is lost
There’s no turning back the hands of time
The world is slowly being degaussed

The fire of Hell is rising from below
And coming through the surface cracks
Time is running out on humanity, God and
The Devil take all, browns, whites and blacks

There’s just a decision, a simple choice
Standing between you and Heaven or Hell
There’s no real pressure for you to decide
The end is near it’s no bombshell

Yesterday is gone, so live for today
But we all know Tomorrow may never come
I ask you are you willing to take the chance
Are you just completely numb

What path will you be on, when the time
Comes and no one hears your cries
Where will you find yourself at the
Time of your Last Sun Rise

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 10/27/2020
All rights reserved
Oct 2020 · 138
An Angel To Me
Chuck Kean Oct 2020
An Angel To Me

   My baby is an Angel to me
Oh I know you can’t see her Angel wings
But I see Heaven in her eyes and I see
the beauty of Saturn and her rings

When she holds my hand
The feeling is overwhelming giddily
And I feel the warmth of her love
Knowing it’s given unconditionally

You may think that it’s silly and say
There’s no such thing as sweet bliss
But I am telling you the complete truth
And I feel it every time we kiss

It’s not hard to please her
No her love doesn’t have to be bought
She’s not a material girl, no sometimes
It just takes a gesture or the thought

I’m a lucky man and I know that I’m
Blessed to have a lady like mine
She can always pick me up when I’m down
And I’ll love her till the end of time

When you look at her, with your eyes
Her Angel wings you may never see
But my love for her will never stray
Because my baby is still An Angel To Me

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 10/26/2020
All rights reserved
I dedicate this poem to my wife
Cynthia, my Angel for life
I love you baby ❤️❤️❤️
Oct 2020 · 262
The Wails Of The Banshee
Chuck Kean Oct 2020
The Wails Of The Banshee

  As the Sun rises to kiss the day
The fog is thick and lingering
Fall has set in and the air is crisp
The leafs are colorful but withering

In the distance we can hear the wails
Of the Banshee and fear for the worst
This town has a dark history and
Some say that it’s cursed

Tonight the Moon will be full
With a hazy halo ring
As it will rise above a darkening Sea
As a breeze sends a chill I pray for spring

For the fall is just the presser to winter
And winters here can be harsh
And with the night comes the danger
Of a strange creature lurking in the marsh

It comes in the fall and leaves in the
Spring and each year lives are lost
Some have described the creature
As a sinister looking Jack Frost

The town’s people all live in fear
And never go outside at night
As the creature seems to grave humans
To satisfy his monstrous appetite

Especially on a night of a full Moon with
A hazy halo ring above a darkening sea
There’s certain to be impending death
Upon hearing the wails of the Banshee

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 10/22/2020
All rights reserved
Oct 2020 · 83
The Angels Tears
Chuck Kean Oct 2020
The Angels Tears

   It’s only logical, listen to me
And what I’m about to share
You don’t have to live a life alone
If deep down you can prove you care

So you’re a tough guy
You’ve got your pride
But if you want love
You’ve gotta put it aside

You’ve gotta be willing
To open up your heart
You’ve gotta be gentle and genuine
Be a soul mate and counterpart

If you want an Angel, be her Heaven
And treat her well
Because my dear friend
Angels don’t live in Hell

You’ve got to be able to comfort
Her and take away her fears
And never be the reason
For the Angels tears

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 10/21/2020
All rights reserved
Oct 2020 · 174
Changing Times
Chuck Kean Oct 2020
Changing Times

     These are changing times
The clock just keeps ticking
Yes these are changing times
Though the blood never stops dripping

These are changing times
But things remain the same
Yes these are changing times
But it’s still a politician’s game

These are changing times
The waiting for peace is unremitting
Yes these are changing times
But the lies they continue spitting

These are changing times
But they still dismiss God’s voice, forbidding
Yes these are changing times
Yet nothing seems unfitting

These are changing times
Yet we’re still caveman savage
Yes these are changing times
Yet we’re forever greed driven to ravage

These are changing times
No one can figure it out, no one can win
Yes these are changing times
Yet we’re still divided by the color of skin

These are changing times
We’re still buying what the media has to sell
Yes these are changing times
As we keep getting closer to Hell

These are changing times
I cannot explain enough with these lines
Yes these are changing times
These are changing times

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 10/18/2020
All rights reserved
Oct 2020 · 88
The Night Of The Dolls
Chuck Kean Oct 2020
The Night Of The Dolls

       They are creepy and so life like
Their eyes seem to follow you
You pass it off as silliness yet down
Your spine a chill passes through

You tell yourself that dolls can’t
Hurt you and you denounce your fear
But something inside still makes you
Tremble when the night grows near

Like the stories of the werewolf and
Dracula at times the Moon is full
You know deep down there’s something
About it that let’s Evil rule

You’ve heard the myths and know
Of the legend of a baby’s cry
You’ve seen the tombstones of the dead
And know a possessed doll needs no alibi

But stuff like this isn’t really real
Yet there’s still this Erie feeling
You lay down in your bed and you
See a strange shadow upon the ceiling

You’re paralyzed and you’re about to die
You’re surrounded by a hundred eyeballs
And you realize the stories were true
And this is the night of the dolls

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 10/16/2020
All rights reserved
Dedicated to my niece Karla
Who once stated that dolls
Creep her out.
Chuck Kean Oct 2020
The Scorpion Queen And Her Twin Telson
      
    She’s an Angel, or at least
That’s the illusion she wants us to see
But I believe she’s the Devil
And there’s fire burning within thee

She’s beautiful in every way
Her dress is yellow and black
She’s perfect in every way but I
Caution you, beware of her attack

She may promise you Heaven
You may easily fall under her spell
But if you do, you may soon realize
You’re on the highway to Hell

I’ve heard the myths and fear the legend
Of her Angelic voice as she begins to sing
And how that’s the only warning
She gives just before her sting

There’s unbearable pain as her venomous
Poison runs through your veins
And how death is welcomed as you realize
You’re trapped inside a world she reigns

I know you’re the King of your castle
The Captain of the ship
I hope you have a heart of stone
And a stiff upper lip

Be prepared for your sentence, a life
In the grips of her power with no parole
You’ll be a useless man, a zombie
Without existence and without a soul

If you dare to venture into the stormy sea
Be sure your ship has a sturdy keelson
For even Hercules would succumb to
The Scorpion Queen and her twin telson

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright 10/12/2020
All rights reserved
Oct 2020 · 52
Mr, Story Teller
Chuck Kean Oct 2020
Mr, Story Teller

      Mr, story teller, tell me  a story of twinkle and twilight and fairytale
Tell me a story, a story of Hope
One in which the world doesn’t fail

For I woke up this morning, I opened
My eyes to see all that I could see
I saw a vision of the universe and our
World in a doomed destiny

I saw the planet’s and the stars
And I saw chaos in a confused galaxy
I saw it all so vividly losing its
wonder and all of its majesty

I’ve never felt so sad and broken
Hearted, never been so blue
So my friend here I am and I
Am putting my faith in you

So Mr, story teller, Mr, make believe
Master of magic and illusion and pretending
Tell me a story, a wonderful story
A beautiful story with a happy ending

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 10/09/2020
All rights reserved
Oct 2020 · 66
Legend Of The Black Swan
Chuck Kean Oct 2020
Legend Of The Black Swan

     The oath was taken and there’s
No turning back now at all
You’re a part of an elite brotherhood
Sworn to answer the call

You’re the best they’ve seen in a long time
A ****** who’s shot is sure and true
Your reputation is growing with each ****
The best of the best, there’s only been a few

This is who you are, you’ve joined the dark side the oath taken under the black rose
You’ve mastered every trick, to perfection
Allowing for wind and the use of shadows

Though this isn’t the life you’ve dreamed
It’s the life that you were born into
And it doesn’t matter how much you wish
It could change, there’s nothing you can do

So you tell yourself lies to make yourself
Feel better after each assassin
You tell yourself that you will still
Join the Angels like a Saxon

After countless murders, in the distance
You hear the toll of your own bell
You’ll spend your eternity in the
Deepest fiery debts of hell

Yes this is your destiny and long
After your extinction like the Mastodon
Your legacy is that of the Angel of death
Known as the legend of the Black Swan

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 10/06/2020
All rights reserved
Sep 2020 · 46
Like Dracula
Chuck Kean Sep 2020
Like Dracula


   Take a look inside your heart, search
For any speck of love that remains
You can take the hate and throw it away
and break away from your chains

Somewhere there’s got to be
Something there to remind you
Of a heart and soul that you left
Somewhere far behind you

The damage and suffering came to
You on your journey through life
But the damage and suffering doesn’t
Have to be a continued strife

Know this deep down in your heart
The darkness fears the power of the light
So it’s time to rise up to the challenge and
Find the strength from inside to fight

We have the freedom to choose
We can Love or we can Hate
We have the power and it begins with
Each one of us, I pray it’s not too late  

We can’t be separated by minor differences like the black widow and the tarantula
We’re all humans and a spider is a spider
Know the dark fears the light like Dracula

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 09/25/2020
All rights reserved
Sep 2020 · 60
Where Is God?
Chuck Kean Sep 2020
This is not a poem.

Where Is God?

To those who may be wondering,
Where is God?
To those who believe,
You know the answer.
The notion and miss conception is
That if there’s a God,
Then why?
Why is there all of this Hell on Earth?
Why is there all of this pain and suffering?
Why?, Why?, Why?
The answer is—- This is Earth,
We were created to Love!!!
Love each other unconditionally!!!
Just like his love for us.
The battle between good and evil has been
Since the beginning of time.
We are given the freedom to choose,
It’s that simple!!!
We can choose to be good or evil.
God is not and will not just gonna save everyone from this world.
That’s not the deal.
The Deal——It’s very simple,
He says, choose me.
That’s it, in your heart choose me
And ask to be forgiven of your sins.
Choose me and I will save you, I will
save your soul from
An eternal life in Hell and give you an everlasting life in Heaven.
Die unto yourself and be reborn into a life
With me and when your days are over here in
This world you will join me in Heaven!!!
The signs are showing—It is written these are the end of days.
It’s been for awhile and there’s nothing written about how long the end of days
Will last.
We cannot turn it around.
All that we can do is make that choice.
The choice to be saved, the choice to receive the gift. We can choose to love and not to hate. We can choose forgiveness and to forgive.
That’s it people, it’s that simple!!!
Look, for those whom already know,
You have nothing to worry about.
I’m not here trying to force my beliefs onto anyone. I am just trying to be a messenger and present the news.
You can say it’s just a fairytale, a fantasy or a dream and that’s okay, I will never judge you or  condemn you because that’s not my job or my intent.
So you can say that I am wrong and I can tell you that you are wrong and that will be that.
I just know this one most important factor,
Disappointing, oh you bet ya, it would most definitely be if I die and find out that I am wrong.
But just think about that and think about how disappointed you will be if you find out that I am right.
I’d rather believe and be wrong
Then not believe and be wrong.
All I can do now is Love you and pray for you!!!
God Bless!!!
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