It only takes a single thought
And then the spiral begins
No matter how much I fought
Up come all of my past sins
I’ll try to get away, escape
To a brighter and better place
Keeping my noggin in tip-top shape
Only to keep falling in disgrace
I feel like there’s nothing I can do
No matter how much I try
No thing I feel like I should pursue
Letting all my interests die
So with another sleepless night
The day begins anew
How much longer can I fight?
Maybe ask yourself that, too
I can’t hella put into words
How much I miss my baby
Some say love is for the birds
But they don’t know my lady
She’s cute and she’s cool
She loves to play games
When I see you I drool
And for that, I cannot take the blame
I love your eyes
Your nose, your smile, your laugh
You make me rise (hell yeah)
I love doing things on your behalf
So my lover hum hum
Please accept these rhymes
To your affection I succumb
And I take you for all times
A slow, long stroll down the Las Vegas Strip
What I would give for just one more trip
To experience the glitz, the homelessness, the lights
All the bimbos, the beauties, the drunk fights
But to feel at home again, what a thrill
Until, that is, you check your hotel bill
With a smirk and your card, you punch your info in
And with a giant hangover, your journey back begins
One day you’ll return, to this paradise on earth
But only after you rebuild your self worth
As you check your bag and get onboard
You tell yourself “I hope that shit, they did not record”
It’s a funny thing, God’s Timing
It’s a subject you know nothing about
Much like poetry, or rhyming along
You just don’t know how it’ll all work out
But I do realize this
I don’t have full control
So when stare into the abyss
I hope it won’t take my soul
But if it does, and then I go
What option do I have?
Nothing’s up for me to know
So for each moment, I’m truly glad
“How long will this last?” you think as the deluge pelts your face
“Why can’t it just end, why can’t I feel death’s cold embrace?”
When, seemingly out of nowhere, a glimmer of light shines through
“Man…surely…I can find a way out of feeling so blue…”
As the storm descends on this on this otherwise peaceful night
The wind howls, the trees shake, the dogs cower in fright
But as any wise-man knows, this storm will soon be over
For another one to come along, the winds and rain moreover
And so, with your second wind, you begin your trudge
The freezing rain battering you, seemingly never to budge
But, step by step, you continue your slow, seemingly-endless walk
Knowing, that sometime, someday, that squall, for you it will no longer stalk
Ah, Mr. Jones, you were right all along
Life can’t be just, this, no, it’s all wrong!
There has to be more, I can feel it in my bones
That inner voice in me, it gnaws, it groans
It’s telling me to do something, anything I can
Just act for God’s sake, you don’t need a plan!
Become Vegan, exercise more, save for a house
Go for a walk, offer more thanks, go pet you a mouse!
Life is about doing things, as you can see
It won’t wait around for you, that’s as plain as can be.
But don’t take it from me, I’m not the boss
Look within, give, live, and love, and you’ll never be at a loss.
One day soon, we’ll be old and gray
Wow have the years gone by
We’ll have our Diamond the old fashioned way
Our love will soar, on high!
And by then, Elliott will be big
He’ll take us out to dinner sometimes
And while we’re in our booth
Something within us will start to dig
That we’re so grateful we saved our dimes
And we were able to experience our youth
Icy droplets fall
Gently from the sky, into
Hick Town, about time.
Thanks for reading this!
You know what that means, don’t you?
Yep, we’re best friends now.
Cardboard triangle
Is it a vegetable though?
Ask the government.
These “doctors” and such.
They don’t know a thing about
Health, just prescriptions
The crunch of its bones
To become one with pavement
The fate of critters
It’s the fog of war
Casting it’s long, dark shadow
Over my psyche
The scary accents
Potholes, rain, and lots of deer
I don’t like the rain
Snow on the TV
Raining outside the window
It’s damp, oh, its moist.
Another year has come and gone
Damn has it gone by fast
Onto life’s tapestry, it has been drawn
My memories with you will forever last
And unto this year, we advance
Never slowing down
And as we continue our steamy, love romance
We will still be the talk of the town
You are my beautiful, red rose
Or maybe a bouquet of lilies
The pups and Elliott both know
These rhymes I make are silly
But one thing I know for sure is true
That always and forever, everyday, I choose you.
Everyday you feel you give it your all
But is that even really your best?
Even as you continue your freefall
The longer and longer you stall
You really should be striving towards your best
Even if you think that you can’t
Going back repeatedly to things you’ve already addressed
All these negative thoughts? You gotta recant.
It’s just really tough getting these things off of my chest
Melancholy and the Shining Light 