Old guy from St. Paul
Did steal a funeral pall
Used it as a tablecloth,but that's not all
Used it after nature's call
Oh good God the gall.

C'mon roll the dice
Watch your money disappear
Love is a crapshoot.

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

People who take lives
Life's gift reduced to the price
of the box it came in.

You think I don't see
I do notice your glances
Ashame, not at me.

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.

You never loved me
The words l so longed to hear
You said them in jest
Now you say you've someone new
Go your way with you know who.

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.

A drink in one hand,
cigarette in the other
Laughter on the way.

What lies before us
Roads twisting at every turn
All GPS down

A child lives within
It needs proper nourishment
to turn back the time

I hold grudges
Where they're due
Hate to admit that
but it's so true.
As long as there's
breath in me,
there's a chance
to get even you see.

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

We will fight for love
But then we also love to fight
No meeting halfway

Pills were on my tongue
Life still had great harmony
I didn't have the ear.

People won't tell you.
No words to express their hate.
Quietly you're shown.

Your voice, haunting
A dark forest in the night,
rooted in legend.

I feel so left out
Feeling jealous and quite pained
Heartbreak is sustained

Hearts, made for breaking
Toys are made of emotions
Oh, how we love to play

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

I have my heroes.
Mine are different than yours.
Our respect the same.

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

How do the homeless,
get themselves up and ready,
to find a new home?

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.
.

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

May conflicts know peace
Darkness never touch the light
Hatred know loves warmth.

No relief today
Sun feels Inches away
Pavements heat rises

.

Time has opened my mind
Door ajar to fresh new thoughts
Old ones unrefined
Thought all of humanity
Was cruel and unkind
Thought my heart was their target
Not how they're designed

Hummingbird feeding
Nectar sweet, hovering flight
A deep sleep at night.

My feelings are hurt
You say I can't take a joke
Truth masquerading.

I'll say I love you
And then I will bid you adieu
Cannot say "I do".

Wish I knew some way
To get you to hear what I say
Then maybe I'd stay

Imagination
What realm can be created
Possibilities
A dark world with kings and queens
Dragons, medieval dungeons

Wherever you are,
there's a warm and happy home
With all the comforts.

You want me to be
Like a human pinata
But do you see me?

I'm indifferent
I can't say that I hate you
I will just think it.

Infomercial shows
Advertise weight loss products
Pushed by skeletons.

In myself, I'm free
I'll hide in here forever
World will go away

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

Sleep, a luxury
My mind's like a projector
With the film sped up.

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

I remember when
Candy was ten for a dime
Carefree was priceless.

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

Jealousy's a beast
It's eyes bright green and piercing
Lips curled and sneering.

Gave Jesus a phone
Asked him to hear my prayer
He wouldn't stop texting!

Jesus came to earth
Got a complete makeover
For his Facebook page

Humor, dry and parched
Hydrate with a twist of wit
Stir in the laughs

We're far from perfect
Mistakes are made by us all
Some still have the gall
To declare their godliness
***** fists rolled in a ball

The fourth of July
A bell rings in the distance
Liberating us.

It does not take much.
To give a kind word or two
Compliments and such.