MEMENTO MORI (Memo to Sinead O'Connor)

The magazines they savaged you,
They said you'd gotten old,
That somehow youth's eternal,
And none of this was foretold

No matter how hard we fight it,
And swim against the tide,
Nature's wishes drown us,
In the sands of time

So hold your head up proudly,
Fear not those facial lines,
The softening of the middle,
And a tush that's not so fine

They can hate us for these changes,
That are tantamount to crimes,
Vernal assholes miss the point:
They ain't far behind

MISSING

Walking slowly on these streets,
The moonlight casts a glow,
So many years have come and gone,
But I don't really want to know

And I wonder if these spirits,
That step silently with me,
Remember all those happy days,
When we were so carefree

The weight from these memories,
Puts me to the test,
The sadness overcoming me,
Won't leave my soul at rest

I want to keep on moving,
And find answers that are clear,
Of what happened to the love I lost,
And why she disappeared

To the cops she's just a cold file,
A picture frozen deep in time,
Maybe someday I will find her,
And solve the mystery of this crime

THE PROMISE

Here you are so sick again,
You don't look so well,
The skin sags around your skull,
And your bed sores really smell

I could try to help you,
Do as I've always done,
Tell you everything's o.k.,
And then dial 9-1-1

But somehow this time's different,
There's nothing in your eyes,
Except the pain of living,
That accompanies your cries

You whisper something in my ear,
And I hold your hand in mine,
I make a solemn promise,
No ambulance this time

Copyright; EGHarne

BONNIE BEDELIA

Bonnie Bedelia,
Heart like a wheel,
Can I ever tell ya,
How I really feel?

I'll never let you go...
Never let you go...

UNREQUITED

When you love someone,
But she don't feel the same,
You can't catch your breath,
You can't dull the pain

And when you see her smile,
But at someone else,
It turns you inside out,
You can't feel yourself,

And when she walks away,
Moving hand in hand,
Leaving your love behind,
For another man

And as you stand alone,
Nothing's bittersweet,
No one sees you there,
Drowning in your grief

Copyright; EGHarne

BARRY'S THOUGHTS AT THE GRAVESIDE OF HIS RECENTLY DECEASED WIFE

I'm glad it's you and not me darlin'!
I can't stop myself from sreamin' and hollerin'!
Pretty soon you'll be nuthin' but a box full o' bones,
And me, I'll be tap dancin' on all these headstones!

Copyright; EGHarne

FEVER DREAM

It took me awhile to realize,
Where I was going to and where I had been,
I can't say that it was a noble quest,
Because I left you behind,
When the friendship wore thin

Somewhere out on that highway's an end,
Of a journey that's lasted far too long,
The winners ain't braver,
The women ain't beauties,
And the race don't always go the strong

Beg, borrow and steal a lifetime,
Of broken promises and poison darts,
I can lie to the people,
I can lie to you baby,
I can lie here all night and wait for the sparks

But you know and I know flames don't rekindle,
When wooden hearts darken with falling tears,
'Cause I ain't a beggar,
And I ain't a pleader,
Still I wish these nurses would acknowledge my fears

Copyright; EGHarne