HOMELY HERBIE

Herbie was a homely boy,
He made his classmates scream,
For poor, poor little Herbie,
Every day was Halloween

His parents wouldn't touch him,
He scared his sister Ruth,
He'd sneak up on the mirror,
Just to brush his tooth

He avoided public places,
He'd often felt the sting,
Of people's frightened faces,
And projectile vomiting

But Herbie had a secret,
That gave him hours of fun,
Herbie had three penises
Instead of only one

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NOTHING LEFT TO SAY

Well, the sunset falls upon me,
And the clouds slowly fade away,
And I wonder how I got here,
Is there nothing left to say?

I started strong and knowing,
With a future very bright,
But now I wait and wonder,
Seems I’m closer to the night

Yes, there are those who love me,
Who shared with me their trust,
But I didn’t trust enough to tell,
What was inside turned to dust

There was a plan I followed,
A path that I was shown,
And regrets they overtake me,
For the plan was not my own

So I light a single candle,
To illuminate my life,
But seeing things more clearly,
Doesn’t set them right

For I’ve lived another’s destiny,
And fate has made me pay,
My dreams have died slowly inside,
And there’s nothing left to say

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SQUARE ONE

I see a wide expanse of water,
Reflecting the evening sky,
The North Star holds a fascination,
But I no longer wonder why

I stand here near the shoreline,
Waiting on the return,
For any kind of feeling,
I had before I was burned

My heart floats so far,
So very far,
Out to sea...
She can take it,
Break it,
And wash it back to me...

What remains I'll leave behind,
Beating in the foam,
From this day hence I swear to God,
I'll face this world alone

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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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