There was a time in my life
When I started to lose my will to try
From the darkness in which I fell
I tried to run and hide from myself
Then you came to me like a sparkling melody
Bearing me your soul to be one with me

Morning angel you came into my life
Like a songbird to kiss the morning sky
I'm loving you tenderly
Morning angel who touched my will to try
Who flies away yet never leaves my side
I'm missing you, I'm loving you

I was alone within a crowd
I did some things that didn't make me proud
My heart was numb, my thoughts were cold
I didn't think I needed someone to hold
Then you filled my life with a precious harmony
Giving me your love to be one with me

Morning angel you came into my life
Like a songbird to kiss the morning sky
I'm loving you tenderly
Morning angel who touched my will to try
Who flies away yet never leaves my side
I'm missing you, I'm loving you

Then you made with me a song of love to sing
To rejoice in all the happiness you bring

Morning angel you came into my life
Like a songbird to kiss the morning sky
I'm loving you tenderly
Morning angel who touched my will to try
Who flies away yet never leaves my side
I'm missing you, I'm loving you endlessly

The heart has
two chambers-
one is open.
the other, shut

with regard
to the latter
the owner
has the key
but courage
he lacks
to open such-
therein
is his secret
beyond the darkest
of dark

Conflicts of illusion
A puzzle torn apart
I didn't mean to break your little heart
Seeds of indecision
Won't always foster change
Life can be so strange
And we must rearrange

Time to start a new life
Time to break away
All the love we shared has gone away

Truth is distant sorrow
Loss is imminent gain
I didn't mean to cause your life such pain
Time is an obsession
Life an unreal play
A message to convey
But no words left to say

Time to start a new life
Time to break away
All the love we shared has gone

Passion like a river flowing
It's wild and free
When there's no passion left inside
It's time to leave

Time to start a new life
Time to break away

It's not the slang for money
It's not levels of separation for Kevin
While it may sound funny
It a slice of heaven

It sizzles like no other
The flavor smokey and big
And if I had my druthers
I would just become a pig

My loving tri colored beagle
Of the last seventeen years
My rambunctious little darling
Who has lapped up all my tears

You've been a great companion
An enormous part of my life
You've seen me through triumphs
You've been there through strife

My mischievous sweetheart
Who un"squeaked" every toy
My little treat monger
That's brought me such joy

Your brown fur now gray
Your pace now so slow
A gift so precious
A love you bestow

You have touched my heart
Like it's been your mission
Faithful love
Without condition

I fear the day you'll not be here
I'll certainly fall apart
But I promise to always hold you
Deep inside my heart

Trapped in a vessel
Body broken
Mind slipping
An existence of pain and discomfort
Short, temporary flashes
Of a former existence
That can be seen in the eyes
In a smile
Or in a few lucid words
That harks back to another time
Trapped in a vessel
Unable to make decisions for yourself
Those decisions falling on ones close to you
Which are monumental
Hoping the right decisions are made
That you would choose for yourself if possible
Trapped in a vessel
Body broken
Mind slipping
Not a place I ever wanted to be

I once met a little miss
We traveled hours for a kiss
I was so excited
I couldn't quite hide it
It was truly a moment of bliss

We met in the summer for a date
I was planning on making her wait
My hand on her hips
How soft were her lips
Romantic.... there was no debate

Our kiss so very divine
Suspended in a moment of time
Emotions so bare
Couldn't come up for air
To not kiss would have been a crime

This kiss shook me to the core
Like it was from romantic lore
Holding her so tight
It just felt so right
If only I could kiss her once more

Denim, a durable fabric
Fading over the years
Eventually distressed, frayed
Like warm summer memories of years gone by
Not created to appear that way
But forged over the years
Like an old friend that has lost some luster
But is classically appealing still

True love should be like faded denim
A love of your life should gradually dim and become a classic memory rather than dissipate within months
A shared deep connection should tatter over years like the knees of a comfortable pair of denim jeans
There shouldn't need to be a reason to communicate when you have loved someone deeply
If a reason to communicate is needed months later, perhaps the love wasn't that intense as the care to just connect without a reason would still exist
Just as the color of denim will fade in intensity in time, so should the deep feelings one has. If a loved one vocalized that they would have turned their life upside down for you, it would take years rather than months to be at peace with not speaking frequently

Your songs sweeten this bitter passing
Rudder me through to calmer waters.

Your words secure my departing
Restore my shredded sails
For this last crossing.

But first let me stay a story longer,
Tell me a tale from our voyages together:
Of past storms soothed,
Of old foes bested.

And so ready me to weather this course
To its end.