THE MESSENGER

There are times when I look down from the mountain of my past,
And cast my gaze over roads that I had taken,
I worry and I wonder if my course was always true,
Were there routes I used I should have forsaken?

And I call out my questions to the valley below,
The echos returning with no answers,
My fortunes have faded with the shadows of the sunset,
Like the failing legs of a time ravaged dancer,

But as I stand upon the precipice where the future meets the past,
And outcast in a world that shows no mercy,
An avalanche of silence stops my forage down the slopes,
I'm afraid that if I speak no one will hear me

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SCARS

The speed don't change the mileage,
The wax don't change the car,
We've been wounded on the inside,
But on the outside we don't show the scars

The scars...


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FOREVER AND A DAY

She dances on the coast,
And awaits the arrival of the Heavenly Host,
And she wonders where they will go,
But what if He doesn't show?

Then dance with me,
Across the sea,
And we'll be together,
Forever,
And a day

Windswept souls do survive,
But with you I'm so alive,
So take my hand and we'll see,
An island created from you and me

Then dance with me,
Across the sea,
And we'll be together,
Forever,
And a day

And as the years glide swiftly by,
Crinkled, wrinkles surround our eyes,
And as we crumble in our respective parts,
Time erodes our bodies but not our hearts

Then dance with me,
Across the sea,
And we'll be together,
Forever,
And a day

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CLEVELAND STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, RM. 209

There are nights when this room is dim,
And the moon hides behind the clouds,
Creatures of the night are muted,
Knowing I must cry out loud

Where the trinkets of youth are rusted,
Where souls are twisted and burned,
Holding back darkness with my hands,
I guess I'll never learn

There are times when I no longer care,
And sit with no expression for hours,
Day and night are both the same,
As I caress these wilted flowers

Sometimes I hear my heartbeat,
But the rhythm maintains my control,
I never say what's on my mind,
'Cause I've never been that bold

A death march echoes inside my head,
And a thousand feet stay in time,
A casket is carried amongst the ghosts,
Everyone knows it's mine

So I'll hide behind these shadows,
Of make believe, grief and doubt,
Sinking slowly from reality,
Like others, I'll never wade out

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LOVE DIES

Sunset brings the curtain down,
On a day I’ll soon forget,
The memories from years gone by,
Haven’t left me yet

Was I really happy then,
Or am I just sadder now?
Forcing smiles for all to see,
Gets me by somehow

If I could resurrect you here,
From ether and the mist,
Would you take the love I’ve hidden,
And walk away with it?

But answers aren’t forthcoming,
So I turn to walk inside,
This house that’s not a home,
And a family built on lies

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LOVE BLOOMS

The leaves are turning,
My soul is burning,
For something that I thought I'd lost in the spring

Though the birds have left,
And for a time I'd wept,
The tears have dried and now my heart sings

And I dance with you,
Under the sun's setting hues,
I feel a childish laughter rising that I thought I'd lost

The bitterness has faded,
I no longer feel jaded,
The desire is gone to burn the bridges I'd crossed

So sit with me dear,
All we need is right here,
Our love will mingle with the leaves riding the wind

Let us look to the sky,
'tween smiles and sighs,
I just pray we're together when this season ends

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DYSTOPIAN AMERIKA

I remember long ago,
When Amerika was free,
When cameras didn't follow,
As you meandered down the street

When presidents loved the country,
And we could still buy sweets,
When I wasn't thrown in jail,
For eating any kind of meat

I remember long ago,
When speech was really free,
When animals were animals,
We did not share equality

When reporters did reporting,
And showed objectivity,
They weren't on government payrolls,
And took a monthly fee

I remember long ago,
When we had a Bill of Rights,
Before interpretation cast,
Them in a different light

When half the population,
Could function without drugs,
When science wasn't pseudo,
And politicians were not thugs

I remember long ago,
And reminisce from time to time,
When religion wasn't outlawed,
And prayer not a crime

When simply being truthful,
Was not a cause for retribution,
When standing up for freedom,
Did not insure my execution

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