A Better Game

That's the last offense I'll take from you

She said "you gave me two"

Take a book and write it down

He said "Don't make a sound!"

As anger piled up like dung

An argument had just begun

Who will win and get the prize?

Offense grew to a massive size

They both produced this nasty thing

A smell just started lingering

Why hold a prize and smile

while each offence is filed?

Time we spend can't be recovered

Let's quit the game and just be lovers  

Ways

How many ways can I say it

Words may run short 

But a soul is steadfast

How many ways can I play it

Obstacles in life 

Can't block the feelings

How many times do I weigh it

Reason wins out 

But a heart cannot lose 

Some things just cannot be broken

 

Laughter Again

Blame it on happines 

And no one else

There is only one lesson

Longing draws happiness out of the present 

I couldn't bear to see you decend 

Into the world of want

Even if we both built it

Although we both fell off the wagon at times

I needed only a taste of our friendship 

as a fine wine

But I will take the punishment 

Of unnecessary blocks and bans

In exchange for letting the world 

Hear your laughter again

Waking Orion

When the night is clear

And the dark draws near

The silence holds what I hold dear

There's a voice I hear

Nothing else to fear 

The Images will soon appear

Then I think of you

Nothing I can do

Outside the light no one's made a fool

But we can hang out there

A place where no one cares

We'll dance and party down

And never make a sound

When we see the stars

No matter where we are

Lets wake Orion up

And spill that dipping cup. 

We won't leave a trace

It is our private place

No one needs to know

So many wish to go. 

Since we own the skies

There are no goodbyes

We're happy every day

Then spend our nights at play

 

 

Only Hearts Can

You can't fully describe the feeling

The lump inside your throat 

The aching of the heart

The yearning of the soul

Breaking all confidence

Though healthy you feel sick 

Giving up what is held dear

Feeling like you are in a free fall

Every thought to share

Every burden to bear 

Hopes on one thing 

Songs have one meaning

Life out of control

Restless nights 

Dreams you can't explain

Subject to foolishness

Others will ridicule

This is not all 

But thank God above 

This feeling can only be

Toward a certain other

If we truly loved our neighbors

No one could bear it. 

However, 

When it is received with joy

From the deepest descent

There forms an estacy 

It transcends every obstacle 

Fulfills every hope

Exceeds any dream

Makes everything right

The soul is at rest

Life's burdens become light

There is no embarrassment 

Feet on solid ground 

Expectations soar

The world cannot bear it 

Only hearts can can contain love 

The Creek

Last night I reached down to a creek

My hand swirled  the water.

Something squirmed. 

I let it go; it was a fish. 

This happened again with a beetle

I realized everything I touched came alive 

Dirt, twigs and leaves all came to life at my touch. 

I was the opposite of Midas. 

A friend walked up behind me.

What if my touch did the opposite to living things?

So I was afraid to turn around lest I hurt her

What a curious dream.  

The Words We Share

I heard a song 

It was inspiring 

And made my heart soar

My mind savored it 

How can someone could put

Such beauty into words?

So it plays in my head 

And lifts my mood 

When I am having fun

My head bobs to the music

And when alone

It plays in my head 

and gives comfort

The same thing happens

With the words we share

The Tree

The many things in life we're taught 

Some for good and some for naught

We say its crazy but do the same

Enjoy the good then give it shame

So many dreams our hearts give birth

We gaze at them and give them worth 

Life gives us a tree of love

We pick its fruit before we're dust 

It feeds our souls and as we will

We're satisfied but never filled

Every morsel goes down sweet

We grow inside; it always keeps

It's something that we can't be taught 

Yet is profound and greatly sought.  

 

Hall of Fame

I take my thoughts

And write a poem

Add some music

Make a song

It's in my head 

All day long 

If I could take your thoughts

I'd write a poem

Add some music 

Make a song

It'd play in our heads

All day long

We would harmonize

A single thread

That could play inside

A million heads

They'd know our joy

And feel our pain

We'd both end up

In a hall of fame

Thoughts

The steady stream of thoughts

Words and dreams unspoken

Where does it all go?

Will hearts always be broken? 

If heaven keeps our thoughts

When our work in earth is over

We will live out all our dreams

And never think of closure. 

 

Before

When everything was innocent

And curiosity was all that we had

We danced to the tune of simplicity 

We loved before things went bad

There's a place in everyone's heart

Where events don't mean a thing

That's the place we always dwell

Who cares what life may bring

There's no reason to be anxious

No place for any shame

Feelings between these youths 

Will always be the same 

Who Is?

Who is the real me?

The passing thoughts

Words whispered when alone

This is reality

Led by hopes and dreams

A person who loves 

And a heart that holds dear 

With no inhibitions 

 

The Embers

The fire was strong as I remember 

But it was quenched to an ember

The embers still had such a lovely glow 

So it stayed in their hearts, warming the soul

They glowed apart for far too long

But it started a flame like a song

Burning with such beauty to behold

It went out of control

The intensity grew and began to destroy

It's fuel was their joy

Seting ablaze all they held dear

Beauty became fear

Few cared that control was so hard

The landscape was charred

But with smokey faces they smiled

And put the embers back for a while