Paradox

Is there a way to show care

When it's best to leave it alone

Passion and help get confused 

And action is never condoned

How does one answer a question 

When each answer ends with a burn

There can never be a right answer 

And it seems there's nowhere to turn

How do you stop the pain

But keep the feelings unknown 

Can there be honest lies

When our word is all that we own

But we know how to be thankful

With words that are ever sincere

And know a love that that is stable 

And a life without any fears

Forgetful

I'll remember to forget

So today I didn't think 

Please disregard  the fact  

That I am putting it to ink

I will keep it all inside 

Use utmost discipline

Repeat it to myself

Those feelings are a sin

I am forgetting you right now 

That's how my days go by 

Not thinking about you 

No dwelling for this guy

I'll have just one last thought

A pleasant dream this time 

Although they say it's best

To keep you off my mind

I'll spend a couple minutes 

Forgetting how it's true

The way we get along

The words unspoken too

But I shouldn't  think of you 

My mind can't  go that way

I'll find something else 

To keep my heart at bay

I'm skipping all those thoughts

I'll  have another drink

Getting rid of  stress 

It's self imposed I think

As the days go by

the hours day and night

We will spend them all

In the same old fight

And yet here's another verse

Same thoughts again I'll bet

With you its not so bad

Remembering to forget.  

Meaning

Books get their meaning

The songs we are singing

Our actions have feeling

Contained in three words

Behind what we are building

The gifts we are buying

Our efforts toward earning

Depend on three words 

The time as it's going 

By now your heart's knowing

The passion is flowing

The unspoken  three words

What I Am

I'm a man full of hope

Though most of life's a slippery slope

I'm a man full of dreams 

Nothing's ever what it seems

I have too many flaws 

Stick around you'll see them all

But I also like to play

So we'll never waste a day

For You

Thought I would get a tan to impress you

Build a world to captivate you

Let my strength affect you

But now that I know you

I take care of this body 

Because it carries a heart for you

The Young Man

There once was a young man

Who didn't  believe in time

No past, present or future for him

His existence transcended it all 

Imprisioned in a body subject to time

He only wanted to experience life freely. 

Always anxious about missing something

And it happened on too many occasions. 

Reality gives just one experience at a time

But his nature was based in dreams 

He spent most of his life

Sitting on his hands

I Could Have

I could have been a farmer with a field of golden corn

I could have been a doctor helping babies when they're born. 

I could have been a fireman running to the rescue 

I could have been a lifeguard saving lives inside a pool.

I could have been a hero who set the captives free. 

But I'm a happy grandpa with a child upon his knee 

The Dance

Between image and reality

What can other people see

Who am I? 

Sometimes I can show my hand

Only if you understand 

But so few do 

I long to reveal all my soul

To allow you to know

But I'm afraid

We look for places to hide 

To shelter the person inside

Saved from hurt

But knowledge comes as a dance

We let go; take a chance

Reckless abandon for a while

Then we smile

The real person peeks through 

Nice to meet you.