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Lover of Simple Things- a song for everyone I know

2011-02-15T08:21:00.001-05:00

Enchant me with your smile, bless me with your kiss or a just hug will do. Let me taste the sugar from the words you say. Tell me that everything will be ok. Let’s dance, let’s sing. Let me be a lover of simple things like laughing, the weather in spring, the birds in the trees, ice cream and coffee. Let me be a friend of things that are free like kissing, memories, listening to the music that liberates me, watching the waves in the sea, exploring your city.

Fool me with your stares. Meet me downstairs or wherever. Let our time lasts forever. Tell me you’ve enjoyed our fun and that our future’s brighter than the sun. Let me be a lover of simple things like your jokes, living sweet dreams and bringing to life awaiting hopes, peanuts and Coke. Let me be a friend of things that are free like flowers, rain showers, the sound of the Adhan and chimes from church towers.

Remember what I’ve always told you. Life is beautiful and love is too. So be a lover of simple things like innocence, the aroma of incense, the smallest presents, and God’s forgiveness. Be a friend of things that are free like joy and good times, the constant rate of time, the phenomenon of light, the stars at night, and the soul you have inside.

Prayer 1

2010-07-27T12:20:00.002-04:00

Fight, fight, fight
I wonder who will win.
Cry, cry, cry
There go the tears again.
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Let me forgive my friend.
Gun, gun, gun
Words are a weapon
Love love, love
Show me that there’s enough.

Door, door, door
I really don’t want to leave
Poor, poor ,poor
Spirits are deceived
Do our hearts really believe?

Lord, let this be a new day for us.
Lord, let your love be enough
That we may not want it from someone else.
Lord, let us forget and forgive and change and help.
I’m begging You, please
Make us believe
Give us new air to breathe.

Faith, faith, faith
Is decreasing by the minute
Doubt, doubt , doubt
Starts to sink in
Pride, pride , pride
Takes place in my mind
Sign, sign, sign
All I need is a sign

That you’ll always be there
That you’ll listen to me
That the shore won’t be too far
From the sea where we are.

Remember Why You're Here

2009-12-07T22:00:00.002-05:00

You were made for a reason
like every climate and season
to change the tone of the world
to teach what you've learn.

Even if you don't understand
even if you're different.
We all come from the same place
We were all made the same way.

So help me find my niche
This might be the only chance you'll get
so make a change with it.

So remember you're beautiful
You're such a beautiful thing.
Remember you're wondeful.
You're so wonderful.
Remember why you're here
While you're here.

The Ultimate Guide

2009-10-12T21:47:00.003-04:00

The rich and vain
are the ones that live in pain.
But the meek and the poor
know what to live for.
The rich and vain
are the ones that hide in shame
but the meek and the poor
spread their wings and soar!

With Him,
no one dies of a broken heart.
Trust Him,
He'll guide you far.
To the end from the start.
From Earth to the stars!

Sometimes it's not easy.
There are times when I think You should leave me.
But You never leave me.
You've never deceived me
even though I've lied
and cried and started to die.
You've held me tight
in your arms
away from danger and harm.
The winter has never felt this warm
I've been sunken in Your Love and reborn.

With Him,
Anyone can feel anew.
Trust Him.
and He'll guide you through
even though you don't know what to do
At least you'll know who to run to.

The beautiful and kind
live everlasting life.
The loving and wise
live everlasting life.

We All Live Life

2009-08-23T22:35:00.002-04:00

When your friend dies.
When your brother's lost.
When the sun sets.
When the snow melts.

When war uprises.
When soldiers got their guns.
When the people say no.
When the slaves are let go.

We all feel it.
We all see it.
It's something about being human.
We all know it.
We all take it.
It's something about being alive.

When the world shakes.
When the rain drops--
your face gets wet.
Are you crying or not?

When the stars come ablaze
When a mother gives birth.
When lovers make love.
When the sun stretches its rays.

When you touch my skin.
When wine thins my blood.
When you say you love me,
you've created a heaven for us.

We all feel it.
We all see it.
It's something about being human.
We all know it.
We all want it.
It's something about being alive.

2009-04-06T20:02:00.004-04:00

This morning I woke up
Why did I have to wake up to this?
I thought about you
And the survivors and victims
Why does Nature have a hit list?

Ok, I’m just mad and angry
To ever question the powers that be.
I’m just sad and sorry

I’m just searching, searching
For the questions
Nevertheless the answers and solutions And now
We’re all learning, learning
From the lessons nevertheless taking the test
What a shame we never knew them.

I found you minutes later.
So glad you’re alive and fine.
Hate to see your world crash from a tremor
In 20 seconds time.

But you’re just distorted and confused.
What can I do
Seeing you scarred facing the truth?

You’re just searching, searching
For the remains
Nevertheless the causes and strains
And now
We’re all learning, learning
From the lessons nevertheless taking the test
What a shame we never knew them.

So right now I want to cry.
You wanna cry too?
Right now we all want to cry.
We all want to cry.
Let’s cry!

Now wipe your face dry and lift your head up high!

Per le vittime del terremoto in L'Aquila.

The Perfect Song

2009-02-04T18:41:00.004-05:00

We’re so perfect
We’re invincible
That’s what they see
That’s how they see
you and me.

They say I’m funny
But maybe I’m the joke
And they just poke
fun at me.
You seem to be a genius
But you’re stupid cuz
You believe in love.

We’re such a perfect couple
We’re the perfect misfits
We need each other
We’re so dependent.
We’re now in the perfect trouble
And We can’t escape it
We’re the perfect pair
If the shoes would fit
We’ve committed the perfect crime
And we’re the perfect victims.

How’s it on your side?
Have you been swallowed by your pride
Or are you just trying to hide?
There’re only so many places you can go
There’re only so many people you know.

I wish we could do it again
You know, be friends.

Losers Never Win

2009-01-14T17:52:00.003-05:00

Sometimes I wonder who I'm talking to. It feels like I'm talking to a brick wall
but the wall has blue eyes and sleek brown hair and an accent that I can't resist.
Sometimes I wonder where my love is going. It feels like it's going nowhere
but the place is somewhere up north in a huge city about 5,000 miles away.

Sometimes I wonder, but I'm always dreaming, and I never think
before I leap. 'Cause being careful is for losers
and losers never win but always lose
but sometimes I do!

You never listen to what I say. The words just float away into the space, between us.
You never count your blessings.Maybe the angels are wasting their time
trying to get through yout crowded mind of thoughts that are lost!

Sometimes you see the obvious but you're always blind to what's within
and you never look before you leap
Cause considering danger is for losers
and losers never win but always lose
and sometimes you do!

We always joke around but the joke becomes the sad truth
and the truth is we're both miserable as hell.
We always take life lightly like a feather floating through the air
and we don't care where it'll land.

So sometimes we're happy
but we're always laughing
And we never take heed before we leap
Cause listening is for losers and losers never win
but always lose and sometimes we do!

New Year Resolution

2008-12-12T18:59:00.003-05:00

This year was such a ride.
There were times when I wanted to die.
I got away with so many lies
but all I wanted was to be by your side.

The air was hard to breathe.
The moments were hard to believe.
And where will this road lead?
Hopefully to somewhere I don't want to leave.

Now I can't imagine my life without you
but with you, it feels like a dream.
You've tamed me to do what you want me to do
and you've set me free.
Are there any words to express how I feel?
Cuz sometimes I think your voice isn't real.
And all of those times I've wanted to change your life,
the day that I first saw you,
you changed mine.

I can't stay mad at you.
My heart wouldn't be happy with that.
Sometimes it does good to miss you,
but I'm miserable cuz you're the only thing I lack.
Baby, it hurts when you want what you can't have!

This year was such an experience.
There were times when it didn't make sense.
Day in and day out, we felt so intense.
But next year, I promise it'll be different.

Because We're Human

2008-11-13T20:06:00.005-05:00

You know
we have to love,
we have to love
because
we're human.

You know,
we have to fight,
we have to fight
because
we're human.

Because we're human,
we're natural beings
We want to know everything
but we learn one way only
there's only some much we can begin to understand
Because we're human.

You know
we have to discover
we have to discover
cure and recover
why we're human.

You know
we have to analyze
we have to analyze
why we live such complex lives
because we're human.

Because we're human
We can be self destructive
and reluctant
We're a nuisance to the universal plan
All because
Only because
Just because
We're human!

I Hate Holding Hands (revised 2008)

2008-10-19T20:50:00.005-04:00

I don't want to worry anymore.
I don't want you to know me for sure.
The door's open.
It's time for me to leave.

I don't want to hold your hand.
I hate holding hands.
Cause I know that you will leave me.
I won't hold your hand.
Cause I hate holding hands
Knowing that hands will never hold me.

We've touched before.
It was magic,
but how tragic,
I can't feel you anymore.

If we've ever cross the street
the cars would've run over me
and my heart
fell apart
And all you did was say that you're sorry...

Your fingers are slipping.
They're always slipping.
My mind is drifting.
You're not listening.

Hands will never hold me.
Hands will never hold me.
Your trust will never hold me.

So Close Together

2008-09-21T10:27:00.007-04:00

Life's moving so fast.
I can hardly keep up.
I thought that that love would last
but he said he's had enough.

Now I'm with you.
It's only been a month
when I ran into you.
I hope this is enough.

It's so close together
the times,
the truth and the lies
losing the people I find.
We're so close together
It's just you and me
It's so hard to believe
that you're all I need.

The doors seemed to be closed
but they were wide open
ready for me to dream and hope
for something that God had chosen.

Now I look in the mirror
and I see myself
Reflections are much clearer
since he left.

But it's so close together,
the melancholy
and being happy
Wanting to cry then laughing.
We're so close together
There's an inner peace
I breathe air that's fresh.
You're all I need.

In the Name of God

2008-07-28T21:11:00.002-04:00

My heart is made of stone
as I stand on this rock alone.
I am who I am
and I'll never change.
I'll always be the same
in the name
in the name of God.

Change me.
Mold me
into whatever You want me to be.
My life is yours.
I have no choice.
The angels in heaven rejoice...
Get the hell out of me.

My heart is now pure.
My mind is sure
that I can move on
and not linger along.
Today, I sing a new song
in the name
in the name of God.

Nights of Beer & Wine

2008-07-12T09:56:00.002-04:00

Beer makes me queazy
like whenever you leave me,
but wine makes me high
like when you take me to fly.

The sky
is mine
tonight!

Beer is toxic to my blood
like the last time I was in love.
Oh, God,
I threw up!
But wine is so close and sincere
like whenever I have you near.

There's nothing to fear,
it appears.
The coast is clear.

So that night,
I drank and drank
my heart out
with your love.
It was so good!
So tonight,
let's get drunk
in love.
Won't it be so good?

Beer drives me crazy
like when I'm alone.
Wine rocks me to sleep like a baby.
The feeling's concrete like stone.

So on tomorrows' mornings
I want to wake up to you
as I see the sun's light.
I want to remember you
and the nights of beer & wine

2008-06-09T19:44:00.004-04:00

Ring around the roses.

It's funny how the world goes

'round and 'round

without making a sound.

Eve should've never bit the apple.

Now look at what's happened.

Everyone has stopped laughing

'cause the joke isn't funny anymore.

But hey, I say

it's not too late.

There's always room for improvement.

Just go on ahead & do it.

Hey, you're not to blame.

It's all of our faults

mixed into one vault.

It's okay

let's just pray

that God gives us another day.

If you can't stand the heat,

then get out of the kitchen.

Get out of hell and fly to heaven--

it's your decision.

Dust to dust,

ashes to ashes.

A man is a man is a mind full of passion.

I see a crow above in the sky.

Shoot the bird down no matter how high.

Love prevails

after hate has had its way.

Thanks be to God

that we have another day.

We have another day!

My Favorite Color

2008-05-14T08:41:00.002-04:00

I stared at the sky for a while.
I wished upon the Northern Star to see you.
Maybe you'd have wings this time.
Maybe your shadow would come up my street.

I'd know your eyes anywhere.
That zealous color God put there.
All of the world has seen it
and heaven can't miss it.

I cried for a while
because after I realized your significance,
you were gone to a better place.
I was only a child,
full of innocence,
but I regret those years that went to waste.

But I'd know your smile anywhere.
That wonderful expression none can compare.
All the world has forgottten it
but you wouldn't be the golden sun without it.

I tried to forget you for a while,
but you keeping haunting me,
even now.
But I could never learn to hate you--

My favorite color, blue.

Power Possessed

2008-03-24T17:48:00.004-04:00

You say you can read my mind.
Well, I believe you can.
If you try,
it's not so hard to understand.

You say you can touch the sky
with just one hand.
It can't be that high
or too far from the land.

Dreams and nightmares are all in the mind.
Love and hate share the same thin line.
Men and women are of the same kind.
Life and death both depend on time.
And sometimes there's no way to decipher.
Sometimes you have to suffer.

Sometimes worst is better
'cause there's no way you can get lower.
Live & learn how to be together
but space is between us
just because.
There's no definite reason
why

Dreams and nightmares are all in the mind.
Love and hate share the same thin line.
Men and women are from the same kind.
Life and death both depend on time.
I believe you're right.

We could all be wrong
but wisdom comes along
Now we're where we belong.

You say you know my heart.
Well, I believe you do
'cause a whole is nothing but a bunch of parts
like me and you.

You say you can have me.
Well, I believe it's our fate.
Our destiny.
You can do anything
whatever it may be.
Power is everything
just believe.

For my mom...

2008-02-27T09:40:00.001-05:00

Not all mountains touch the sky.
Not all birds are made to fly high.
Not all treasure is silver & gold.
Not all gardens have a rose.

Not all stars are visible to the eye.
Not all answers satisfy why.
Not all words are able to be told.
Not all feelings can be shown.

But with love anything is possible,
Everything is possible.

Love & Pain

2008-01-30T08:57:00.000-05:00

Pain is just an emotion
riding on the locomotive
of my life.
Pain is just a feeling
that I keep concealing
cause of my pride inside.

But with you,
I've opened up
all of the windows that have been shut.
With you,
I'm not afraid
to say what I want to say.
My words have become my best friends.

Cause...
Pain is nothing.
Pain is only something
when you've tried & tried
and have been pushed away.
Pain is non-existent.
Pain is only what it is
when you've cried & died
and have been buried in a grave...
Love is the same way.

Love is just a synonym
for when you want to be with them
just because.
Love is just a four-lettered word.
Something said or something heard
when you don't know what...

To say that I can't live without you;
it's not a lie.
(It's the God honest truth.)
That's my policy.
Just stay with me
and then you'll see.

My love, do you feel the same?
Love and pain.
Like the sun and rain,
they can always change.

Love is nothing.
Love is only something
when you've tried and tried
and have been pushed away
Love doesn't make sense.
Love is just the way it is
when you've cried and cried
and they still walk away!...

There's Always Tomorrow

2007-12-24T12:39:00.000-05:00

I've spent all of this time
searching myself, drawing a line
that I will soon cross.
I keep dreaming everyday
hoping that you'll come
and take me away.
Let's get up and run.

But it's all in my mind.
When I look in your eyes
cause you just don't see.

There's always tomorrow.
There's always another chance
to erase my mistakes and start over.
I'm trying so hard to make you understand.
There's always tomorrow.
I'll never run out of time
to cry and beg and feel sorrow.
I'll do anything to make you mine.

I feel so frustrated.
I want to raise my head and scream.
You say, " What do you mean?"--
Life's so complicated.

It's staring you in the face.
What more will it take
for you to see?

Even if they say
that tomorrow's only a day away,
I still want you anyway
every single day.
Why can't it be today?

Melancholy, My Friend

2007-08-25T11:04:00.000-04:00

I see the people walking.
The happy faces they have.
They say I should laugh,
but what is so funny, may I ask?

Sometimes melancholy is good.
Sometimes tears can wipe away the pain.
It´s best with a friend like you.
Sometimes it's best not to look.
Sometimes it´s nice to lay insane.
It´s best with a friend like you.

I hear the children playing.
The innocence they possess.
They ask why am I waiting
but it´s something they'll never get.

Sometimes melancholy is good.
Sometimes tears can wipe away the pain.
It´s best with a friend like you.
Sometimes it's best not to look.
Sometimes it´s nice to lay insane.
It´s best with a friend like you.

Oh, oh
and I grow tired
of the flames and the fires.
You want me to reach higher,
but falling is my desire.

Sometimes happiness is good.
Sometimes joy can wipe away the pain.
It's best not to be with you.
Sometimes it's best not to get hooked.
Sometimes it´s nice to get away
and leave a friend like you.

My Plea

2007-07-17T22:29:00.000-04:00

Your Honor,
may I approach the bench?
I Don't want to make this any harder.
I tell you, he's innocent.

Let him go.
It's me you want.
I'm here to let you know
that all I wanted was love,
a desire that hurted me so-
my heart should be the one locked up.

My defendent,
How can I apologize?
We were fine as friends.
Now our friendship is jepordized.

Because of me,
you give a face that's undesirable to see.
A haunting expression-
I've learned my lesson.

Let him go.
It's me you want.
We've gone as far as we were to go.
The ride was more than I dreamed of
A desire that soothed me so
My heart should be locked up.

It's such a crime-
all of the time
that we spent together
was gone in a drop of a dime.
but you'll be mine
always and forever.

I´m letting you go.
It's me that you didn't want.
I'm here to let you know
that all I wanted was love-
a desire that inprisoned me so
but my heart has given up.

OH, my love,
I've given up...

Too Long

2007-06-18T20:48:00.000-04:00

This isn't normal.

I've never cried before

over something as usual

as a boy,

but yet, now I'm crying for you.

My tears roll down like memories

when all day & night, it was just you & me.

I can't get you out of my head.

There's no way I'll ever forget.

You've got me;

there's no way I can sleep.

You haunt me in my dreams.

You got me

to where I can't breathe

until you see

the love I have inside of me.

This is too crazy;

I've never felt hopeless before.

I'm so dependent on this drug

that soothes me like a baby

and I only want more.

You've got me;

there's no way I can sleep.

You haunt me in my dreams.

You've got me

to where I can't leave

until you give me

love so passionately.

This isn't normal.

I've never waited this long

I didn't want to wait this long-

but now you're gone.

The Accident (I Thought We Weren't Going)

2007-06-12T21:43:00.001-04:00

A Saturday night
it feels too good and so right.

We get into the car.
A few mintues and we've traveled so far
to only God knows where.

You kiss me.
You tell me
everything I wish to hear
You grab the wheel.
You change speeds
The adrenaline of fear.
You're in the wrong gear.

I thought we weren't going.
I though it was just only
one little kiss.
I never thought it'd be like this.
I thought we weren't going there.
I thought you said you didn't care.
But foolish me
I didn't see....it.

The flashing lights
of every fight
that made the night
a living hell.

As the light turns red then green,
I ask, "Why the hell you did this to me?"
It's so hard to breathe
especially when you try to scream!

We're falling, we're falling
off the bridge
and into the sea.
We say goodbye
to the city.
We're now holding onto our lives
desperately.
But before we die,
there's just one more thing...

I thought we weren't going.
I thought it was just only
one little kiss.
I never thought it'd be like this.
I thought we weren't going there.
I thought you said you didn't care,
but foolish me
I didn't see it.

I'm so lonely.
I thought it was just only
one little kiss
I never thought it'd be like this.
Now we've made it there
I thought you said you didn't care.
But foolish me.
Now I see it.

Cain & Abel

2007-06-06T21:55:00.000-04:00

We've come here.

It's just the two of us.

Two brothers so dear

and just only one gun.

The sky's getting darker.

I feel the wind

blowing sharper

upon my skin.

What is the world coming to?

Abel, how can Cain do this to you?

Two sides clashing,

the world splits in two.

Human harmony is over.

Now what can we do?

We're gathered here-

6 billion boys and girls.

They panic in a fear

of the destruction of the world.

They rapidly disappear.

A universal holocaust,

but to them, it's never clear

that they're the cause.

The day is getting dim

and the night starts to fade.

Machines, deadly and grim,

are the sources to blame.

Oh, are you not your brother´s keeper?

There's no way you can leave him

to die

over a senseless fight.

There're no questions why.

It's just not right!

Until the Sky Breaks

2007-05-12T08:26:00.000-04:00

To soothe the pain & memories.
I can imagine of a thousand places where I'd want to be-
only with you.
How about Sunday?
I will dream of you
and never wake
until the sky breaks.

I would change my life
just to see your face again.
I'd give up the fight for time
just to be with you, my friend.
Can't you see?
I know you can hear me
pray every night.

To lose my sanity for once.
There are a thousand thoughts to chose from
only about you.
How about just one?
I will break the rules
and never promise a swear (again)
until the sky breaks (in the end)...

I whisper.
I hope you listen.
I pray.
I you'll stay
until the sky breaks.

2007-05-01T17:51:00.000-04:00

I haven't come up with anything to say.
There are no words to explain
what happened on that day.
Tell me if the feelings will eventually fade away;
most likely they'll stand on a reason to stay.

All we can do is cry.
All we can do is ask why.
All we can do is feel the pain inside
from losing you, from losing you,
unless there's something more that you want us to do.

We haven't come up with an answer.
We're just putting the pieces together
to figure out this mystery
of a tragedy
that will last forever.

All we can do is try.
All we can do is say goodbye.
All we can do is have the notion to fight
from losing you, from losing you,
unless there's something more that you want us to do.

And there you go up
to greet the sun.
If we had pleaded enough
you wouldn't have left so soon.
But what could you have done?
What can we do?

'Cause we don't
want to let go.
We loved you so.
And you'll never know...
how this will affect me and the rest of the world.

"To the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre. God bless and we'll never forget you."

Road Kill

2007-04-02T20:50:00.000-04:00

I start out with one foot in the door.
I'm ready to leave
and I don't want to see you anymore,
if you can believe.

I scream out loud,
hoping someone will hear me
Cause you've held me down
long enough to kill me.

And I'm surprised
you've given me time
for a few last words.
I want to break out and be free like a bird.

But I've flown down.
It was too late for me to turn around.
And I never fel to realize it until
the car came speeding still.
And now I'm road kill.
Your love feels like road kill.

I wish I could turn back time
to help myself.
Maybe to save my life
and be my own help
and maybe end up with someone else.

But here I am
I feel like crap
and I'm trapped
Cause you've loved me so long like that.

So tell me what you want me to say.
I'll say,
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

I Always Lose

2007-04-01T15:01:00.000-04:00

So many letters written
but no response.
I'm tired of giving.
Let's keep moving on.

Cause no matter what I do
I can't get over you,
but the best thing to do
is try to make it through.

Everyday
I feel like giving up.
I don't want to get up
and face my doom.
Every night
when the world is hushed up.
And I feel out of luck
Cause I always lose.

So many days go by
and I've only progressed so far
And, please don't ask for the reason why
Cause I think I've known it from the start.

Cause no matter what I say
I can't get over the fact
that everything is okay
except what I lack.

So many people have someone
but I'm not one.
Love's no fun
when you can't turn around and see a face shine like the sun
Cause everyday I feel like giving up.

Hell of a World

2007-03-24T14:24:00.000-04:00

He strapped a bomb to himself
whether to die alone or to kill someone else.
This place looks worst than hell.
Are we already there?

The cars are moving no more.
Pause for a moment for us to mourn.
And his mother's heart is torn... as well.
Tell me, are we already there?

The sun is disappearing.
No one is hearing
what I'm saying.
Hoping and wanting
for this hell to fade away.
The burning flames of everyday.

I step out into a cruel world
never unexpecting to get hurt,
while seeing the boys and girls
blossoming in this quarrel.

They can hear me screaming,
but they drown out the meaning.
Only trust deceiving
when they can.

And the world is like a laser
gleaming through the holes.
And its heartbeat is pounding faster.
It's just trying to save our souls.

A Farewell to the 2007 Class

2007-02-27T18:48:00.000-05:00

I can't believe
that this is happening.
One more year
and you're out of here-
you're out of my life.

I can't believe
that this the end.
I'll have to say goodbye to you.
I don't know what to do.
A sacrifice-
I could lose my friends.

I can't believe
that you were there for me
Stuck with me through everything.
Even if the path was hard to see,
you gave me what I needed.

I can't believe it.
I don't want to believe it.
I won't believe it.

Valentine's 2007

2007-02-07T19:08:00.000-05:00

And your love is like the never ending flame
that melts the candle within my heart.
How that I don't feel shame
when you whisper my name
as we lay in the dark.

And I thank God for this blessing to know you
even if it's only been a few weeks.
And all I want to do is hold you
and I want to show you
that the way I feel about you is deep.

If only I could have a chance
to let you see how I feel inside
and to take your gentle hand
and to feel the real meaning of romance
on some impassioned Italian night.

And if kissing be it,
the magic that sparked it all,
that gives us this happiness
and makes the candle lit
and rekindle us if we fall.

What I Miss the Most

2007-01-05T22:05:00.000-05:00

How often will you do this?
All I wanted was another year,
another kiss
from you.
Now what do I do?
I can't figure out

What I miss the most
is the way you used to look in my eyes.
And the times you'd hold me close
all through the night.
And what I hate the most
is everytime I cry.
Oh, oh, oh
Tell me why
Why'd we have to say goodbye.

How long will you keep me up
on top of the highest pedestal?
Haven't I suffered enough?
But you still won't give up.
You still won't give up.

What I miss the most
is the way you used to look in my eyes.
And the times you'd hold me close
all through the night.
And what I hate the most
is everytime I cry.
Oh, oh, oh
Tell me why
Why'd we have to say goodbye?

Love!
Has got the best of me.
Oh,oh,oh,oh
All that I need.
is you....
is you.

You Never

2006-12-15T22:03:00.000-05:00

If you keep coming around,
it´ll be more difficult to say goodbye.
If I had known all that I know now
I would´ve been more sensible and nice.

You never expect to say goodbye.
You never want to say good night.
You never think that you would.
You never expect to wake up at night
and find that they´ve left your side.
You never want to cry
Cause they´ve been so good.

Oh,oh
if you could help me see
where I went wrong.
Cause I'm not sure exactly
where I belong.
Cause you haunt me in my dreams
but make a beautiful sleep for me.

You never want to say goodbye.
You never want to cry
cause you never want to lie...
for me.
And I never want to know
I never want to let go
Cause I never knew you loved me so...
tenderly.

You never,
you never
told me where you'd be
when you'd leave.
You never
you never
told me
if I would see...
you again.

What About Them?

2006-11-19T19:53:00.000-05:00

Hey, what can I say
if they won't listen?
Let's talk about today.
It's our business.

I can't change their minds
(even if I try).
How can I make them see the light
(if it doesn't shine)?
I'm about myself and what's mine.
Forget about the rest of mankind.

But what about them?
They're hanging on the end of a limb.
How cruel we've all been.
What message are we trying to send?
Think about the children.
(Their chances are growing slim.)
What about them?

They're growing so
before my eyes.
I don't want to let go,
but soon you'll have to realize.

That
You can't start a fire
(without a flame).
If it doesn't have a desire
(it'll stay the same)
And you aren't the one to blame.
And you aren't the one to be shamed.

But what about them?
They're hanging on the end of a limb.
How cruel we've all been.
What message are we trying to send?
(Their chances are growing slim.)
What about them?

And what else is there to say?
What else can I do today?
This is a dangerous game we're trying to play.
We're lost in the dark and don't know our way.

STUPID KISSES

2006-11-09T19:31:00.000-05:00

Why does the best always happen to her?
Is she life's favorite flower?
Why can't I forget this?
All it was was a kiss.

Hey, why don't you listen?
You're too busy to even pay attention!
Tell me
why did you give in?
Maybe I'm too stubborn to get it.
They're playing around in my head.
All of these stupid kisses!

I've grown so mad
ever since I realized you're not coming back.
But I don't have to blame you.
But I'm just stuck and don't know what to do.
I pray to God I wish I knew the truth.

Hey, why don't you listen?
You're too busy to even pay attention!
Tell me
why did you give in?
Maybe I'm too stubborn to get it.
They're playing around in my head.
All of those stupid kisses!

When I see you,
I see my life slip by.
I wish I could read your mind.
And be your type.
I think I've committed a crime.
I think I've crossed the line.
I wish I could turn back time.
Then you'd be mine-
All mine!

Hey, why didn't I listen?
I was too busy to even pay attention.
I ask,
why did I give in?
Maybe I'm too stubborn to get it.
All of these stupid kisses.
Have got me thinking about all you've said.
They're playing around in my head.
And I could have been the one getting all of these...
precious kisses instead.

So Personal

2006-10-29T11:49:00.000-05:00

Too much going on.
How can we stay strong?
What's the meaning of this song
if you get the interpretation wrong?

Too much "he said, she said".
I think about it while laying in the bed.
Seeing them together makes me sick in the head.
I wish he loved me instead.

So confused from the past.
How long will this last?
Maybe I'm a step ahead and going too fast.
Maybe I have my hopes up too high for anyone to grasp.

Am I too hard on you?
I don't know what to do.
I'm too embarrassed to come to You.
Just help me through.

Oh, and how I love you.
Oh, and how I miss you.
Oh, and how I need You.
Oh, and how bad I want you.

So personal,
so personal.
I'm trying to be careful
not to blow my cover.
Cause you don't want to know what's up under.

Keeping It Together

2006-10-24T18:08:00.000-04:00

Try hard as we might.
Try not to start a fight
cause I can't control myself.

Lost in a confusing light.
Just one slash of a knife
can be my source of harm or help.

Keeping it together
can be one of the hardest things to do
When we're together,
whenever I'm with you.
My little piece of heaven
has fallen through.
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Just keeping it together
has no chance of being soon.

Try hard as hell.
Try not to fail.
I can only do what I can.

But my mind is a boat without a sail.
I've gone crazy, can't you tell?
Tell me, do you understand?

I think I'm gonna go crazy (one of these days).
I think I'm gonna go crazy (totally insane).
I think I'm gonna go crazy (lost forever).
I think I'm gonna go crazy (tryna keep it together)!

By the Bullet

2006-08-19T20:33:00.000-04:00

By the bullet.
By the gun.
You're so full of it-
the light of the sun.

Cause I'm in love with you,
but you never knew.
And I don't know what to do
when all that's killing me is the truth.

You stole my heart.
And you're running
and leaving me behind.
I should have known from the start.
But love is so cunning.
And it's left me to die.

I love feeling this way,
but I never thought to say.
It would be more than just okay
if I could have you to stay.

Die (in this dark room).
Lie (without you)
Why (must I go through)
...This alone....
I want you to hold.

By the bullet
By the gun.
Why'd you do it?
Why'd we have to love?

Something I Can't Get Over

2006-06-25T20:51:00.000-04:00

It's always raining in my head.
I wish the sun would shine instead.
But as long as I'm in bed,
crying over you,
there's nothing I can do.

And I'm looking out of the window
hoping to find an answer.
Why do I love you so?
It's something I can't get over.
Tell me,'cause I need you so badly.
Without you, I'm never happy.
And it's something I can't get over.
It's something I won't get over.

Now that we've gone our seperate ways,
there's nothing good to look for anyway.
No matter what you try to say,
without you, I can't be okay.

Cause it hurts inside to be alone.
To have to depend to survive on your own.
Without your one true love to consol.
I'm here watching my life go...

It's somethig I won't get over. (No matter how hard I try)
It's something I can't get over. (Not even with all my might.)
It's something I won't get over. (This feeling I have inside.)
And it won't be over 'til the day I die.

After Last July

2006-04-21T22:07:00.000-04:00

All I have is the voice
to remember her by
and the visions of her smile
in my mind.
"Just let it go"
That's what everybody says,
but I can't.
It's not that easy always.

Let's say she's still alive.
What would she say?
Why, everyday, do I act this way?
She flows through my blood inside.
Let's say she's still here.
What would she do?
Would she wipe my tears
and ease my fears?
And she beats in my heart inside.

And it's been 9 months
since I kissed her hand
and felt her skin.
But it's been fun
to cherish all the moments within.
Just let it pass.
That's what I try to do everyday,
but I can't.
I try to have her wake,
but she still lays.

All I have are the memories
that we shared.
And they let me know she cared.
"Don't dwell",
that's what she says,
but we both know well,
it won't be the same...

Oh, no, it won't be the same

Spero Stai Bene

2006-03-25T19:22:00.000-05:00

Spero stai bene.
Cause it's been so long
too long to count the days.
Sento la tua mancanza.
Oh, I miss you everyday.

Breathing was easy
when I was with you.
Living, instead of grieving-
Now what do I do?
Ora che cosa faccio?

And here.
in lonely, empty world.
It's more quiet than before.
Il sole e le stelle
watch over me
when I sleep...

Dreaming was easy
when you were here with me.
Seeing was intriguing.
Now what memories can I keep?
Ora che cosa faccio?

Oh, somewhere, wherever you are.
Oh, there, you take care.
I'll rest on your arm.
I hope you are well.
Wherever you are,
I hope you are well.

Catching Butterflies

2006-03-17T21:25:00.000-05:00

A little girl,
no more than 6 years old,
stands out in the yard.
Blowing dandilions,
sipping honey suckles,
dealing with all the time she's got.

And she likes catching butterflies in her net.
She thinks you're the sun in her eyes
or the gold around her neck.
She likes the color blue
if you guessed.
She knows more about you
than the flowers on her dress.

This sweet girl,
with no more than lent in her hair,
frolics and calls it "dancing with the air".
Well, I never knew her name,
I just played her games
and put her picture in a frame.

The girl who catches butterflies and
then lets them go.
It may come as a surprise,
if you knew she was alone.
Catching butterflies without a care
in the world-
a little girl no more than 6 years old.

She knows, she knows, she knows...
about catching butterflies.

Cups

2006-03-09T18:33:00.000-05:00

I saw you.
How could you?
Do you have a heart inside?
Don't say you didn't mean it
oh, babe, cause I won't believe it.
Face it, you did wrong.

I saw cups fly.
The sound of them shatter on the floor
still plays in my mind
and how she cried,
when you left out the door.

It scares me.
It tears between
my emotions for you.
I seemed so happy
until I found out what it is that you do.

I saw cups fly.
The sound of love getting ready to die
still shows the light
and how she lied,
when you said goodbye.

The Night We Let Go

2006-03-04T13:36:00.000-05:00

I was at a party with my friends.
Before it started, I knew this was the end.
I saw you, baby.
You looked up with those blue eyes.
The same ones you gave me when you lied.

On the night we let go,
I saw some things I never thought I would
and let me know
all I should've been told.
Thank you for the night we let go.

Was it a foolish mistake I made?
Why was I so stupid of the price I paid?
Well, things cost alot
, but not as much as I had lost.
Silly, how was the game?

You looked up with those blue eyes.
You caught me by surprise.
I should have realized.
How dumb was I...
on the night we let go?

Deadly Voices in Song

2006-02-13T17:25:00.000-05:00

I can't sleep here
alone in fear.
I hear voices
voices coming from the dark.
They're not haunting ghosts,
but with all the noises,
you'd swear the most
out of it all.

I hear babies
innocent babies.
Their blood shed there,
dead on the floor.
Oh, my ladies.
Precious ladies,
why couldn't you think before?

You lied with him.
You tried again
to correct all you did.
But, there, he left
you wallowing in your sin.
And you didn't think then...

All of this happened
in just one night.
I heard you screaming through the fight.
You ask me why the melody
of this song
is so strong
to prove you wrong
and show the light.

I can't sleep here.
Alone with fear.
I hear voices
Deadly voices in song.

My Love

2006-02-10T21:41:00.000-05:00

Hold my hand
take my heart.
Walk along the sand.
Watch the waves split apart.

oh,oh,oh, oh
my love, be every part of my life.
oh, oh, oh, oh
my love, keep me here tonight.

Settle down low
behold the stars.
Guide me where you go.
Show me who you are.

oh,oh,oh,oh
My love, be my shining light.
oh, oh, oh, oh
My love, I'm yours tonight.
oh,oh,oh,oh- my love.
oh,oh,oh,oh-my love, my love

Your eyes are bright
like the sun in the morn.
Your touch is so warm.
Captivation; it's how it's done.

Sometimes (I Wanna Cry)

2006-01-29T13:24:00.000-05:00

Oh, oh
something comes over me
and it doesn't feel too bad.
In fact, it's pleasing to know you're the one I have.
In my mind
I may feel confused,
lost without a trace.
But somewhere in the blue,
I see your face.

And sometimes
I just wanna cry.
and sometimes I wanna laugh
and think of the times.
Is it my fault that you make me smile
my tears away.
And sometimes I wish we could save that day.

yeah, yeah
Something takes me by surprise
and it doesn't seem too bad.
By the way, by the look in your eyes,
it seems dreams were all you had.

See me.
I can see you.
As heaven opens up its doors,
Angels come through.

I wish we could save...
I wish we could save...
I wish we could save... that day.

She'd Love Like a Mother

2006-01-17T16:28:00.000-05:00

Somehow you'll learn.
You don't have scars now, but they'll burn.
You tried to flirt with me.
'PlayeD with my emotions dangerously.
Now my heart's broken completely.

Baby, why did you tell me that you were alone?
You had us by your side.
And why did you tell me that she went home
and there she is outside?

Could it have been better to love her
cause she was your lover?
Could it have been better to mold her?
Cause she'd love like a mother.

She'd give you everything.
She opened up her doors.
Gave it all up of coarse.
And you left while she was sleeping.
And here you are with me.

Don't you lie to me.
Don't you lie to her.
We can see through your eyes easily.
You can't really heal all you hurt.

Blue Moments

2006-01-17T16:06:00.000-05:00

'Tis all the words we used to say are all in my mind
for all of time.
And the way you'd call my name
and why I came.
It's all the same.

Well, you've moved on to another blue life.
and time is blue like the sky.
Tears'd fall from your blue eyes.
Oh, blue moments.
These blue moments are all mine.

Here in a room of maroon and white
I remember what it was like.
Millions of colors disguised in one hue.
The blood that ran through you.

But you've moved on to another new life.
And time stands still like the sky.
and the stars, below, are your eyes.
Oh, blue moments.
These blue moments are all mine.

Just another sip before you.
I felt a kiss from you.
And this feels like another blue...moment.

Tis all the words we used to say are all in my mind-for all of time.
Oh, blue moments, precious blue moments.
These blue moments are all mine.

Untrue Love

2005-12-12T15:58:00.002-05:00

Sometimes light is cold.
It's best to be in the dark.
That's where you wanted me right
from the start.

We've fallen.
We've gotten up again.
We're lost now
with no where to begin.

The sun's hiding from us.
There's no light in our world.
There's no way we can trust...for sure.
The rain's falling from the clouds above.
And we're drowning, suffering from untrue love.

You've turned blind to me.
You can't see me... sorry.
I must try to leave.
All these years of tears & misery.

Soon after, you'll come running
and drop to your knees
begging, hoping I'll let you in again,
but it'll be different.

When He Came Back To Me

2005-12-06T15:47:00.000-05:00

Don't ask me.
I wouldn't know.
He'd go and come back to me.

When I wasn't looking
with my eyes closed.
I couldn't see a thing.
When I was sleeping,
he was there creeping
in my dreams.

And I felt him in my arms.
On the coldest nights, it felt so warm.
Oh, oh.
I felt him touch my lips.
Like I was the melody to his song.
Oh, oh.
You came back to me,
now don't leave me alone.

After he left me
for you,
you'd think everything
was said and done.
But his lies speak like the truth.
Once you lose, it's all you've won.

When I was crying
with my eyes red.
Blood was running cold within.
And then, I saw you laying,
resting your head.
Your hands upon my skin.

When he showed at my door,
I knew my heart would fall to the floor.
With his lovely eyes
giving mine direction-
there wasn't a single question.

When he came back to me.
That's how he took me again.
When he came back to me.
His hands upon my skin.

Fruitful

2005-11-15T17:33:00.000-05:00

(This is my haiku.)

Fruitful like me, yes!
The taste of apples and pears.
Fruitfulness is good.

Fruitful like this, yeah!
Cherries, watermelons fresh.
Fruitfulness feels good.

The touch of a new fruit.
Papaya juice sprees out free.
Fruitfulness tastes good.

DO NOT DISTURB

2005-10-29T16:01:00.000-04:00

Everything happens in these 4 walls,
but I can take a hammer and crash them all.
Then you'll hear (what I scream about to tears).
Then you'll know (where all pain goes.)

What room can I better crash than this one?
The one I painted with words.
What room can I release myself in better than this one?
The one that has the sign,
"DO NOT DISTURB!"

I found my place in a hotel.
I sit back and play,
when things don't go well.
Then you'll believe (all of my grief).
Then you'll say ("Today's not her day.")

So do not disturb.
DO NOT DISTURB,
DO NOT DISTURB me today.

Life's No Movie

2005-10-29T15:47:00.000-04:00

Life's no movie.
There's no pause or stop you can press.
Life's no movie.
No recorded DVD or VHS.
There's no such thing
as a movie screen.
What happens in this world
is what you see.
Life's no movie,
so why pretend?

Slow down, look down.
Just look around-
things are moving in a fast pace.
It's like the only things sane now
are the creatures below our faces.

Look up, look down, look away-
people say.
Look up, look down, look away-
and they say.
Look up, look down, look away-
look away.

In Love With Your Soul

2005-10-29T12:33:00.000-04:00

Oh, I'm covered up in your blood.
You're covered in mind.
And doesn't it feel good?
Oh, tell me, does it feel good?

You hold my hand.
I've fallen in love.
But tell me, is it right?
Is it right, tonight?

You're holding me tight.
You make my dreams take flight.
Try hard as a might,
I dare not let go.
Cause it's hard to let go.
Why did I wait?
All to see what you'd create.
And now it's too late.
I've fallen in love with your soul.
I'm in love with your soul.

Oh, let me cry my tears
while you cry yours.
They're innocent.
They're so innocent.
With the touch of your soul
I freeze.
It's true. It's all too true.

You're so quiet
when you whisper in my ear.
I can't deny it,
it's all too clear.
Morning's coming.
The sun is rising.
Ever it is too lovely.
It's all too exciting

You Flew Away

2005-10-15T15:29:00.000-04:00

I remember that day.
We both felt the same way.
The last time I saw your face.

You were so beautiful.
So wonderful.
It was a miracle.
Just waiting to happen.

And sometimes I don't feel like crying,
just laughing.
It makes me happy.
And I'm finding
it was just natural-
you flew away.
Oh, so natural-
you flew away.

I like reminiscing.
I try now, confessing.

You were such a blessing.
Right now you're resting.
So softly, so calmly.

Like a bird
you flew away.
And I knew
it was to happen someday.
And it's true
sometimes I may not feel okay.
But it's you
I dream of all day, everyday.

I see right now you're resting.
And confess now,
you're a reminiscence.

Ritratto

2005-10-15T15:13:00.000-04:00

She has a cool cream face.
One that no one can replace.
It's brought me so much disgrace.
It's ridiculous.
She has a wonderous smile.
One that's only worth while.
She's a Mona Lisa's child.
The beauty is atrocious.

Portrait
She's in every painting
Da Vinci to Monet
It's amazing.
Portrait
it's all I see.
She's always in your arms.
If only it were me.
But you just forget my notions.
Every time you see the portrait.

Dipingi il ritratto.
Cuando vede
What can I do?
There's too much insanity!

She has the lust of Aphrodite.
Every move is to your liking.
The way she kisses is all you miss.
How can love be like this.
Lei e` sempre nella tu braccia.

I'm Your Everything

2005-07-04T20:00:00.000-04:00

When you're down and blue, I'llbe there tohold you.
When there's nothing you can do, I'll be sure to help you through.
That's the way it should be.
That's the way it could be...

I'm your butterfly floating through your Spring.
I'm your precious bird with a song to sing.
I'm your helping hand when life isn't easy.
Yes, I'myour everything.
I'm your everything.

By the sea, you're lonely.
You could use a friend.
So if only God has an angel sent.
You need love and care.
I will always be there.
That's the way it is.
That's just how it should be.

The Beautiful Woman

2005-06-23T12:00:00.000-04:00

This poem is dedicated to my loving friend, Edith "DeDee" K. Johnson. I
love you, I miss you. Lei e` persona bella.
I didn't know how much love surrounded me.
The way she spoiled me tenderly.
Her eyes a vivid blue.
The fluent German accent is true.
Her loving ways are in my heart.
Her hugs are wide like the sky.
Her skin as gentle as the rain cries.
Her spirit flows through me.
It never dies.
The beautiful woman is so calm.
She retells the time she held me in her arms.
The dreams she's left for me are in my palm.
Such a beautiful woman is never gone.

Curse

2005-05-14T17:01:00.000-04:00

You leave me hanging onto your word.
My soul is clanging on a curse.
I've given you everything,
but you're still not happy.
What person should I start being?
How can I stop this from happening?

I sing a song with no words- you're my voice.
I have to suffer along with your curse- I have no choice.
I feel so numb with pain-you're my blood.
I feel so dumb and insane.
There's no more love.

You play games with my heart.
I'm waiting for the day I fall apart.
What you have; you can't give.
If there's no air in this world; I can't live!

Curses!
Spells!
As you live in a heaven
I burn in a living hell.
Fir burns.
Can't you see, oh, baby,
your love hurts?

Capture Me

2005-05-06T21:50:00.000-04:00

(I know this is short, but here it goes...)

If I could breathe into your life
I could revive myself.
And if I could see through your eyes
I could block all the blindness of hell.

Capture me and never let me go.
Make me see all that you behold.
Have the rain outpour my tears.
Your sanity will overcome my fears.
I'm wishing you would pick up the fallen pieces.
Capture me until my love releases.

I Hate Holding Hands

2005-04-04T18:49:00.000-04:00

I don't want to worry anymore.
I don't want you to know me for sure.
The door's open.
It's time for me to leave.

I don't want to hold your hand.
I hate holding hands.
Cause I know that will leave me.
I won't hold your hand.
Cause I hate holding hands
Knowing that hands will never hold me.

Your fingers are slipping.
They're always slipping.
My mind is tripping.
You're not listening.

Hands will never hold me.
Hands will never hold me.
Your trust will never hold me.

Touches

2005-03-19T19:58:00.000-05:00

You and I
are in the dark.
We kiss good night
every part of love.
I'm a soldier, but I don't want to fight.
End my sorrow & make me fly.

A touch is all I need
to end my misery.
The light comes to me
and tells me everything.
I need to know
before you go.
You don't have to leave.
Stay and be my remedy.
I, a slave is sold.
Secrets are told through touches.

I am, I am
touched by an angel.
I am, I am
able
to be touched, my angel.

Through touches
Through touches
anything can happen.
Through touches
Through touches
anything can be.

It Feels So Real

2005-03-19T17:13:00.000-05:00

I hit the ground
but don't remember falling.
I hear such a sound
but nobody calls me.

My love,
I need you.
My love,
where are you?

Cause it feels
like a hundred years,
but it's only been a minute.
I can't breathe.
I can't believe this feeling.
It feels,
It feels so real.

I dream all of the time
without closing my eyes.
With my misery lost,
treasure I find.

My love,
you hold me.
My love, you never know it.

I can't breathe (this air).
I can't see (nothing's there.)
I can't be without you.
I can't be without you.

I hit the ground,
but don't remember falling.
I hear such a sound,
but nobody calls me.

2005 Standard

2005-02-02T12:46:00.000-05:00

Just considered a whore.

Everything is sex.
Everything is lust.
Every two words are cussed.

Ignorance.
belligerence.
Tragedy.
Extosy.
Most things are ungodly.

Pimps, sluts, and hos.
Kiss and tell.
Young wedding bells.
The devil offers hell
and we go.

Stranger

2005-01-01T16:08:00.000-05:00

You said you'd never ever leave my side.
We'd be together, always forever,
but you lied.
You denied... it all.

You're nothing but a stranger.
You always were-
I just never realized it.
You're nothing but a stranger
and you're standing outside waiting to come in.

But you were always the sunshine in my life.
Where did the rain come from?
Why did the rain come?
You were always the host inside.
You're suddenly the stranger, you're now the stranger.

Swimming In Hot Water

2004-12-03T16:09:00.000-05:00

Have you ever experienced life as being a sea of hot water?
You were struggling and striving for your island
but it never came into view.

Have you ever felt like everyone was leaving you behind?
Like your mother didn't care,
your father acted like he wasn't there,
and you were pushed into the room of tears?

At times you'd wish life was just a game
where it didn't matter if you won or lost.
But life was reality and not a dream
where you could just wake up and be alright.

Did you ever see yourself drowning in hot water?
Running from something (not chasing you).
Not being with someone ( when you wanted to).
Not be able to do what you desire to do.
Gasping for breath and it not coming through.

But then through the steam and lost dreams
comes a raft.

A raft of faith, security, love, and peace

you've been dying for and now have.

Life doesn't have to be a miserable sea.
It can be a sunset at the beach.
Then you'll see
swimming in hot water isn't so bad.

What I Want

2004-12-02T16:13:00.000-05:00

I am certain.
There's no doubt.
When you lift the curtain
you see what it's all about.

Beautiful,
pretty ones
lead this world to the Sun.

Wishing to be perfect-
if only I could see
someone who has it like me.
I want you,
but I wonder if it's true-
is this ... what I want?

Heavy beauty is what they say
makes a girl who she is today.

When they pass me they just stare.
Laughing- not caring who's there.
If only I could have my way.

Is this really, is this really me?

Is this what I want?
Is this what I want?
No, this isn't what I want.

Nowhere To Go

2004-11-19T17:12:00.000-05:00

I've been hitting hard
hoping things won't fall apart
but here they go again.

If you want the truth
ever since I lost you
you've taught me things I've never known.
When I'm down and full with doubt
will I spend another day without you?
Or I'll have nowhere to go.

When time runs out
& life has left me behind.
And I can't figure it out-
why I hurt inside?
I am guilty.
My foolish play
has left me no choice
'til this day.

And I've been wondering around
hoping things will change.
but I can see now
we'll just fade again.

Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere.
Take me somewhere, somewhere, somewhere.
Or I'll have nowhere to go.

Erase

2004-10-30T18:31:00.000-04:00

If I could be more careful with my mistakes.
If I could follow rules that I couldn't break.
If I'd fall asleep
I wouldn't wake
I wouldn't wake up, no.

If I could erase
what I said
that hurt you
that burned you
I would.
If I could retrace
what I did
that choked you
and broke you
I would.

If I could
I would
If I could
I would
you know I would.

Let's Hold Hands

2004-10-12T21:46:00.000-04:00

I see someone in the mirror
who doesn't look like me.

They have brown eyes & black hair.
You're asking who could I possibly see.

I see a girl of different colors.
I see a boy that loves others.

So can we be together forever?
Let's hold hands, let's hold hands.
Can't we all get along?
Let's hold hands, let's hold hands
before forever's gone.

I see somebody across the street
who doesn't act like me.

They have a Swedish accent
and seem mighty fair.
Who could I mean?

I see a nation of different colors
but I wanna see a nation that loves another.

Before time leaves, before time leaves.
Before we'll never have a chance-
let's hold hands.

Broken Is Fair

2004-09-18T18:29:00.000-04:00

You
oh, you took my dreams and left out the door.
You
oh, you
could have been something more
than just who you were.
Than just how you occured.

Broken is fair
when my dreams are shattered
nothing matters.
'cause you don't care
whether lives are played
mistakes are made
I swear,
when with you
broken is fair.

I
Yes, I
don't have to listen to what you have to say.
I
Yes, I rather spoil away
and I will.
Now, I will.

Broken is fair
broken dreams lie there on the floor.
You really don't care
if broken heart lie there
while you walk out the door.

Locked Up

2004-09-18T16:12:00.000-04:00

There's no way
that you can get in.
I'm locked away
within.
I'm sorry
you could never get around.
I'm sorry
things never flew.
They'd just fall down.
And there's no way
that you can get in.
It's hard to say
but I'm locked within.

Nobody can talk to me.
Somebody threw away the key.
I'm locked up, yeah.
Nobody can answer me.
Somebody's afraid to speak
I'm locked up, yeah.

I apologize
you could never get through.
I apologize
everyone has to suffer too.

I'm locked up
but I don't blame you.
I don't blame the world.
I blame the girl in the mirror.
She's in the mirror.

It's a Bad Time

2004-09-10T14:46:00.000-04:00

What's a laugh
when everybody cries ?
Will the truth help
to kill all the lies?
And will you be alive
when everybody dies?

It's a bad time
to lie up in my face.
It's a bad time
to run
and run
and leave without a trace.
It's a bad time
to give up
when you're almost there...
cause you're almost there.

What's the Sun for
when the rain is in control?
Why must you be deprived
when all you need is a hand hold?
Will you catch me when I fall?
Or will you leave me and never help at all?

It's a bad time.

Your Head Held High

2004-08-29T14:24:00.000-04:00

Young boy
young girl,
who are you?
You're a soldier in a war.
You have unhealed wounds
and your clothes are torn.
But you can make a life
if you just...

Keep your head held high.
Don't let life pass you by.
Keep your head held high.
Don't let your dreams go
or have them to die.
Keep your head held high.
I can't say that enough
with all the being so tough.
Just keep your head held high.

Hated Love

2004-08-27T18:56:00.000-04:00

I'm tired of seeing broken glass
and blood running down my face.
A real prisoner of my life and lost in this place.
As simple as it can be,
I don't want to fight anymore.
He just lost all he had
and it's something I'm not gonna care for.

But as long as the birds fly
and the Sun rises in the East.
So why should I settle for less than least.
So I'll listen to the One above.
I'll sit and pray for the one that loves hated love.

He'd laughed as he hit me
as I cried in pain.
He'd smile in dry warmth
as I frowned in rain.
As life goes on,
so I live in misery.
I'd thought to go on
but he has captured me.

People Outside

2004-08-27T18:48:00.000-04:00

This poem is dedicated to the wonderful people of Evaton, South
Africa- Nappy

The people outside desperately want to get in.
The people outside eagerly want to win.

Will this world help at all?

The people
the people outside can't fight from the pain.
the people
the people outside can't hide from the rain.
the people
the people outside
don't know what to say.
they're outside
they're outside today.

I'm a Weeping Willow

2004-08-27T18:41:00.000-04:00

I'm a weeping willow for you.
I have tears on my pillow thanks to you.
You're the only one I'd give up the sun on rainy days
or forever be lost than to ever find my way.

I'm a weeping willow.
I've cried more than you'll ever smile.
I'm a weeping willow
yet I love you
and that's how, that's how
I live.

It's you I want
and it's you I've got
in my branches
can't you see?

I'm a weeping willow for you.
I've cried more than you've smiled.
It's true.

Left Alone

2004-08-26T16:58:00.000-04:00

Everytime you walk away
I start to cry myself away.
People tell me to leave you behind
but they don't know how I feel.
They say I'm just wasting time
but they're too illusional to know what's real.

I don't wanna be left alone
here to die.
I'll have you
no matter how much I deprive.
I don't wanna be left alone without you.
My heart will be broken.
The love will be stolen.
...and be left alone.

You see how many people don't make it.
You see how many people try to fake it.
Don't you leave me here naked.

Let me breathe.
Let me breathe.
Let me breathe.
Let me breathe.

I'll Cry

2004-08-26T16:53:00.000-04:00

I'll cry
if you don't.
I'll cry
if you won't.

If you don't come back.
I don't want to live like that.

I'll cry
you know I would
like the rain around me.
I'll cry
you know I could
if there's no one to give me a way.
Everytime you're gone.
Everytime you're away.
I'll cry.

Have It All

2004-08-26T16:40:00.000-04:00

I guess you could have anything.
I guess you would do anything.
So what do I do now?

I guess you could have it all.
I never wanted anyway.
If you could have something
you could have anything at all.
I never thought of it as much,
now it's gone.
Everything.

I guess you'd know everything to say
to make me change my mind.
I guess you control me somehow
to make me jump over the line.

Tryin'

2004-08-25T17:40:00.000-04:00

If I could stop the rain from fallin'
and make the sun come out.
Make the birds fly
I wouldn't mind tryin' now.
And if I could stop myself from cryin'
and make a smile
you know I wouldn't mind tryin'
No, I wouldn't mind tryin' it out.

I'm trying to make a difference
and now I can make it.
I'm to make a change
this habit I'm trying to break.
And now I can't fake it.

Dusty

2004-08-25T17:23:00.000-04:00

Rose pedals on the floor.
Secret love letters slide under the door
Romantic movies on the screen
Too bad this is just another dream.

'Cause you never took the time to realize how I felt.

Dusty
more dusty than ever before.
Dusty
more dusty I'm sure
that even through all this
you, I won't miss
Dusty, all dusty.

Why won't you get it?
Just forget it.
regret that we ever were.
the love we have is dusty
more dusty than ever before
I'm sure.