What the future brings
Predictions are made in vain
Time holds fast the clues.

I'll still follow you,
this love unrequieted,
till the moon grows dim.

Life on the outskirts
The rat race and the mundane,
are the thoroughfares

I'm still stranded here
You left me on this island
You in the distance

Where does heaven lie
It's in a baby's first cry
The first breath of life

Used to bet my life
On when the sun rose and set
Moon gambles on me.

Cheetahs hit a bar
On the serengeti plains
Running up a tab.

Homeless veteran on the street
Trying to make ends meet
A struggle every day
For little or no pay
The VA feels like a sham
Why don't we give a ****
He tries to take things in stride
Losing hope, dignity and pride
One of the richest countries in the world
Who pledge allegiance to a flag unfurled
Can't lend a helping hand
To those who fought in a foreign land.

Dreams unrealized
The years rudely brushed past me
I'm empty of hope

I've watched you for years
Patiently waiting my turn,
to be your first love.

You're afraid to show,
your deepest condolences.
Your soft underside

No relief today
Sun feels Inches away
Pavements heat rises

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Driving in the car today
Dog on the sidewalk
Trots to the beat of the song
On my radio.

Questions fill my mind
Where did we go wrong
We had plans for the future
We had our own song
Days are long and empty
Nights thinking just of you
I won't run away and hide
But just what can I do?
You promised me forever
Into the sunset we would walk
Now I fear it was all a game
All a bunch of talk
Yet I still yearn for you
And the good times that we had
When I think back in time,
things were not that bad
So I'll wait by the window
For any trace of you
And for you to dry my tears
Say our love is true.

Owl asks who you are
Channeling "The Excorcist",
turns his neck to see.

It may not be true
but I'm just sayin
when I commit to you
you go to playin
You make a fool of me
but also yourself
every woman you see
another book on the shelf
I've stuck with you
through thick and thin
but I am through
I'm packin it in
I hope you find
what you're lookin for
I'll do the same in kind
I'll not settle the score.

Do you like your life
Does it show you all the sights
Or just stand you up

I am not catty
You bring out the worst in me
My God the fur flew!

Different story
When you're the **** of a joke,
when you're made fun of

I've matured and grown up
Just enough for me to see
The monster and the liar
You have come to be
Lies and late nights away
Women at every door
You said that you loved me
But didn't know what for
Now I've met someone who cares
Who hangs on my every word
Warms me when I feel the cold
I know you think that's absurd
Maybe one day when you're alone
You'll look back on these years and see
I just wanted to be loved
With inherent honesty.
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Pen needs warming up
Write whatever comes to mind
Like a morning stretch.

Doubting in myself
And cannot forgive myself,
for not forgiving.

I am so perplexed
What's imitation crab meat?
Has crab flavoring.

I once knew humor
"Funny one", was my label
Lost my sense of self.

Retracing my steps
My path not yet really clear
Steps forward I fear

Everywhere I turn
There's a reminder of you
Just a coffee mug,
is enough to trigger me
Like the scent of your cologne.

Body language speaks
But you don't listen to mine
So hung up on words

Time is like a politician
talking out of both sides of its mouth
First it is devoted to you
Then it's heading south
The hands of time are rude
They're giving you the finger
Maybe you'll be dead tomorrow
Maybe you will linger
In short, time will not be chased
It will move at its own pace
Like the rabbit gets complacent ,
and the tortoise wins the race.

I still remember.
The sadnesses in old songs.
Still tug my heart strings.

He kissed a girl hi.
Now she is waving goodbye,
to her ******* guy.

Eighth grade , yearbooks signed
Drivers license , first paycheck
Then prom king and queen

No more can I dance
But I still feel the music
My soul can get down!

I couldn't find the words
Gave most of them away
I'll give you a glance though
That's all that I can say.

The streets have changed names
But the people are the same
Anywhere you go

I'm no math genius.
But I sure have your number.
You're not hard to peg.

My pen hesitates.
Your love comes with conditions.
I'm not signing on.

I'm lip syncing life
Just going through the motions
No backup singers

We are different
We are foreign languages
I'm fascinated.

Since you left me
I have learned to cry again
I'd forgotten how.

You inspire me
You've shown love stays in motion
When the world stands  still.

Your name is familiar
It's on the tip of my tongue
Sorry, swallowed it

Shouldn't but I did.
Rummaged through your closet.
Found some skeletons.

So much division,
in this world that we call home
Neighbors all are we.

I don't talk too much
Said all there is to say for this lifetime
Too many people talked for me
or over me . Not wanting to hear
my thoughts or hopes and dreams.
Not wanting to know the reason behind
my silence  Because it might reflect on them.

Lies are nothing more
Than repackaging the truth
And then regifting.

Life's journey mapped out
All movement choreographed
Fate claims a victim.

The guilty pleasures
Extra chocolate or two
When just one will do.

I speak gibberish
It is my second language
Nonsense is my first

These visions of you,
have become my safe haven
A vacation home.

I run to a place
when the world comes crashing down
A self made shelter