Horizon

Better to be early than late
When someone else controls my fate
Showing myself when the time is right
There will be no reason to fight.

Venturing out into the world with ease
Looking for that one skeleton key
Opening the door to a life of calm
Opening my eyes to a new dawn

Upon the horizon I can see what holds
The sun up until it sets in folds
Ripples of sunlight wash away the day
Streams of moonlight now show me the way

Inspire

You inspire like none other I know.
Expressing your talent and giving a hell of a show.
Your love of music and passion for life
You sing away our demons and drive away the strife.

Questions and Answers

Answers are not easy to get when the questions are not voiced
Answers are not easy to give when the questions are not choice
Questions are chosen by the asker and not by the asked.
Questions are spoken by the speaker and are thought to be chaste

If we could ask ourselves the correct questions
The truth will always come out.
The answers we all know within
The choices are what we're all about.

It becomes difficult to ask when we know the answer brings pain
It's painful to know why she left and left this hurtful stain
But the choice was made whether it be wise or not
My opinion is moot, door closed, thoughts are thought

We will suffer for a while until the pain subsides.
We will hope to be healed despite our hurting pride.
I hope she can understand the pain that I'm in.
I hope that she can forgive and forget all my sins.

I'll remember the good times, the laughs and the touch.
I'll remember the intimacy of her breath upon my neck
Alas, she's gone, I must now make a choice.
I shall relish the time spent, and move on with my life.

Smiles

There are times I have been awake

While asleep within my soul

Waiting to for the mare to break

To release the passion I know.

Then you arrived to lightly nudge me along

Edging to the rim and looking down to darkness

You showed me the cliff to jump not off but from

To embrace what you offer, arms open I shall succumb

The darkness spans beneath my feet
Beyond which I cannot see
But I don't fret the darkness unknown
I can only see your smile within me it grows

The height at which I leap needs not to be expressed
The weight that rests upon my soul sheds upon each step
The chasm over which I've flown is left far behind
The ground upon which I land is heaven within my mind

Hold on tight to my passion and learn
What will become of the future you earned
Your anguish is gallant, your suffrage selfless
Your heart is loving , your beauty is endless

If time will tell what the future holds
Then time has whispered to me what it should not have told
For I know now what will become of us
The future will tell time and will help both of us

I don't require possession of one's soul
I don't demand restitution for time long lost
I require acceptance of me as a whole
I demand your smile and that's all it costs

Engulfed With Beauty

I could write forever 

of the thoughts I have swirling in my head, dizzying my consciousness,

 but the picture I have of you in my mind eases my tensions 

and makes me smile.

It's hard for me to write
When my spirit is at ease.
It's difficult to express feelings
That are not grossly obese

The existence of this poem
Is to show that I'm true
My honesty is real
You have cured my blues.

Despite your situation
Regardless of the riles
You have chosen to visit me
For this we dine in style.

Like the night we met
Our souls will find each other.
Smiles passed and our coals are lit
Smoldering in our thoughts

Your words entrance me.
Your kindness caresses me.
Your aura enlightens me
Your beauty engulfs me.

Intertwined with passion
Our bodies will become one.
Separation for only a breath
A breath to breathe until we're done.

Laying by your side.
Stroking your skin
Staring in to your eyes
I'm completely at your whim

My Chair

The chair on which I sit

Has ne'er been the right fit

I squirm and wiggle to comfort my ass

But here I am, at a terrible impasse

I need to figure out why this is so

I need to get rid of my pain you know.

I need an expert to show me the way

I need the Cesar Milan for chairs I say!

I swear to you I treat it right

Never bouncing upon it day or night

I dont jump on it when I get all crazy

I dont sleep across it when Im feeling lazy

The wheels still turn quiet and smooth

The cushion is contoured with my ass' groove

The armrests are firm not broke or torn

The seatback is upright not leaning or worn

Yet here I am questioning my chair

Does I have the time to spare? 

Wasting the hours tossing my brain

Maybe it's time I stop trying to explain.

But as life goes on I continue to sit

It's comforting to know right where I fit

It's always there and doesnt hurt so bad

Ill replace the padding and I wont be so sad.

Poetry Haters

I write partly in jest and also to vent
To fend off the haters about my poetic rant

I acknowledge that not everyone
Has the ability to see
The visions I view
And the soul within me

I shall laugh and not tirade
For your right wing stance
Don't shit on my parade
For the length of my lance

I can reach far and wide
With words that few adore
To elicit a knee jerk response
Soliciting creates my rapport

Be careful where you tread
For my pen is mightier than the sword
I shall drown you with a proverbial flood
Translated to paper, transcribed in my blood.

Impossible

My body is weary

My fingers are cramped

My eyes are heavy

My mind is amped

How do I prove Im worth the hassle

How do I show my hearts out there

Why do I persist to chase the impossible

When Im alone this long I feel so bare

I recall the time that was spent

Wondering if it will ever happen again

Lightly brushing, teasing with our touch

Combining our passion, circling our thoughts

What I wish for may never come true

Her silence humbles my soul

I can only say yes when called upon

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.

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I can only hope she calls upon me.

   

Thoughts

My thoughts!
They are not your thoughts
They are mine

My thoughts
Change constantly,
All the time

My thoughts
Are full of passion,
Thinking of love

My thoughts
Wander aimlessly,
Looking for stable ground

My thoughts
Are surrounding my world,
Drowning external noise

My thoughts!
Listen to them closely
And you will hear their voice.

My thoughts!
They are not your thoughts
But you know what they say.

My Pity Therapy

With a heavy heart I write
Despondent and in pain I writhe
The mind twisting in upon itself
Refusing to untie the knots in thought

Unable to see past the present
Unable to change where I went
I cope with the future unknown
Without hope, without caring, in my eyes disowned

The years of my heavily laden past
Have steadily been suffocating my soul
Without the means to release my passion
Without a road to travel, I await my fate

Emotionally distraught
Physically shot
Mentally worn down
Rock bottom is where I've gone

I had the passion to overcome
I had the strength of will to defeat and shun
I had my youth to live past the storm.
Now?!  Sad, unsure, and too old to shelter my home

What makes me feel right is doing just this
Writing my thoughts, expressing what's amiss
The future will restore the person I was
Until then I implore, pity my father's son.

The night

I gaze into the night
Releasing my fear
Succumbing without a fight
Trusting of where it steers

As I drift out of my physical form
My soul soars into the sky
To justify why I was born
Using the stars as my guide

The chilling wind flows free
Catching the wings of the falling birds
Giving them another chance to be
Without feeling tired and worn

Through the winds
Through the clouds
Through the layers
Of cumulus crowds

Higher and higher til the sun rises
Night becomes day and darkness fades
From the distant and shrinking horizon
Here is where I am truly at peace.

Everything is insignificant
As I realize the meaning of life
It's as important as that of an ant
Gazing up to us feeling powerless and weak.

So many powers exist greater than us
So many questions remain unanswered
I will not be weak I will not be cautious
Controlling my passion is completely absurd

As I return to my body I have thoughts in my head
The light fades as the sun sets to reveal a glow
The moon light shows me I am not dead
The path illuminates and my soul trembles again and again

Hold on tight if you want to join my flight
By the moon's light bouncing from star to star,
Catching the tails of those flying in the night
I will take your dreams beyond what you thought was far

Spring

Springtime.. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh
Springtime ..oooohhhhhhhhh
Springtime.... sigh..........
Springtime.. time to close my eyes

Closing my eyes, escaping the world
Dreaming of what my life does not hold
I feel the excitement building slowly
I know this feeling.. explosively deceptive.

Within my mind I am alive with power
With the ability to win over my heart's lover
Life begins anew with each blissful sleep
Recreating a world that renders me deep

She feels the fervor of my momentous plight
Feeling the throbbing of the mindless might
She always helps to relieve my stress
With love and words that heal and caress

I wake each morning, with a smile on my face
Knowing this spring my love will be embraced
Even if I fall short of the goal I seek to reach
The journey there will be fun and my poetry surely shall reap.

I write

The thoughts I write come to me
Uncontrolled and without bias
I don't judge the thoughts that swim
I jot them down to pass on to those that do.

Without feeling the pressure of my conscious plights
I try to release the wave of emotions that are stitched up tight
Unknowing the chaos that they will most certainly spread
Without caring that the fight they fight certainly has no end

Unleashing my mind, without provocations
Will collapse a world with such devastation
So I resist my urges and I quell my temper
I wait in the shadows until I explode.

Verbose or stated with a few chosen words
The thoughts in my head will never be heard
I will continue to ponder the meaning of life
Until my visions are as sharp as a razor-edged knife

Reasons

Explaining to myself all the reasons
Makes me realize there was no treason
I'm not the answer to anyone's prayers
I'm just a man curing a headache with bayer

I have to distance myself, sit back and stare
For the truly selfless reason that I really do care
It's not easy to give up what I want
It is not easy to resist with everything that taunts

But I can't solve the equation today
The test is new each and every day
The answers are not written in stone for me
My feelings and thoughts are as deep as the sea

The albatross that hangs over my humbled crown
Excludes me from happiness, keeping my spirits down
My insecurities will certainly do me in
Because I'm not who I want to be, that is my sin

I'm not able to create, a life of pure bliss
I've failed in my mind, and her love is missed
Unable to secure itself, leaving me alone
Hoping the future will improve my sorry ass home.

Lessons Learned

I remember the way
you touched my skin
With love and care
Begging for sin

I remember the look
of fire in your eyes
Loving the feeling
of our passionate nights

I remember your voice
Trembling with love
Speaking your heart
And what you've dreamt of

I remember the comfort
of lying beside you
Wrapped in my arms
Nothing better would do

I remember the aches
I remember the pain
I remember the hurt
I remember.. again and again

But what I remember most
Is something that cannot be lost

I remember the lessons to me you taught
Of how to love and to open my heart.

Walking By

She walks by slowly staring straight ahead
Long purposeful steps knowing where to go
Her hair flows behind her as she picks up the pace
Causing a ripple of energy I can feel heating my face

Her dress reveals a body that can rock my world
Her smile makes me float and frees my soul
The confidence she has lights my way
The men left in her wake for me they pray.

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling....

The facade of happiness wont last long
The loss that you feel will come on strong
Realizing that you gave up what could have been
To have rejected your heart by not letting me in

I have learned this lesson and now I understand
What is needed to supplement this realized man
I need to grow into myself, I need to look at me
I need to make this the place I want to be

I live alone and sometimes get sad
I live alone and sometimes get mad
I have tried to find the woman for me
I'm not going to look anymore, Ill just let it be.

Rejection is part of life and I've had it enough
I don't want to be discarded like a ball lost in the rough.
Maybe I should close myself off and live within my mind
Maybe I should forget about the woman I was trying to find.

Close my heart and get my life back in shape
Exercise my body and let my brain vacate
Stop trying to be happy whilst the midst of pain
Gather my spirits and drink til they all taste the same

Time will heal, so they say,  cliche at it's best
I don't think I will heal, like a wave with no crest
I'll keep on rolling until I reach the shore
It will be a long time til I break, of that I am sure

I have felt the pain we all try to avoid
Loneliness and rejection, boredom and annoyed
But this is my life, alone with little hope
Not wanting to deal with more than I can cope

Pain and Loss

Do you want to hear of my pain?
Do you want to suffer my shame?
Do I need to lose your love?
Did I have to love in vain?

I would not wish this gut-wrenching pain
On any soul that has felt the sun-soaked rain
To have loved a woman that severed
my spine
To have lost a woman that I thought
was mine

Weathered and tired I sleep
Never able dream I weep
For my dreams have been washed away
Along with the hope that any love shall stay

It's pitiful and sad I know it's true
But pain is best written when the soul is blue
Expressing the thoughts that swirled my head
Realizing she would no longer be in my bed.

I can only hope that she knows I tried
To be the man that would have never lied
Nor cheated, nor lashed out with my tongue
No fists, or neglect, just compassion warmed by the sun.

Past Imprints Shall Not Determine the Future

I'm a victim of mine own actions
Sticking mine hand into the hollow tree
It gets bitten and mine madness ensues
Clutching at thoughts unrelenting

The insanity of the unknown
The frivolity of the past
The anticipation of the future
The discourse through which I wade

Summon mine will upon thy dreams
Ensure mine presence entices thee
Thou shalt question the reasoning of thus
Until thou wakes with answers surplus

Upon our lives we imprint the past
Forever staining the deeds gone by
Open to embrace the changes I've gone
Mine future is secured by the love of thou

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentines Day to all my friends
To all that have loved ones til our peaceful end
They will cherish the love you give with happiness and joyous tears
They will harness your heart's warmth that melts their subtle fears

Today is a day that we do not need
For true love is given and does not require feed
Just treasure what you have and hold each other close
Talk softly and passionately with words verbose

The phenomenon of love is a rare find indeed
The karma of love will come around and breed
With virtuosity and courage we give our hearts
To those we love and to death do us part.

Forty Years

Forty years gone by

Countless tears in my eyes

Wondering what has become

Of my confidence to be "the one"

Sitting in the bitter cold

Appropriate for this man of old

Feeling hopeful that the warmth will bring

A blossoming of the heart come this Spring

I can hear the voices in my head

Clear as day, strong as silken thread

"Be yourself",  they say in my sleepless wake

"She will find you and give you her heart to take"

So bold is her beauty

So soft is her voice

So smooth is her skin

So wise is her choice

She can see where my true heart lies

She can release love that will never die

She just needs to reach out and hold my hand

She just needs to let me in so I can understand

 

O'Brien's XXII

So the day is here
It's perfectly clear
The only choice
Is to hear my voice

O'Brien's in Lynn
The city of sin
Will rock your world
And steal your soul

Fred will scream
Into the mic's metal screen
To take you away
To a world of play

Off the cross comes Christ
To help restrain my vice
But it will take more than God
To restrain women from this bod.

I jest with all and I help with life
I entertain your friends and sometimes your wife
Help welcome me into my 4th decade
With beers and laughs and a musical parade.

Goodbye

To say goodbye I find it hard
I wish my thoughts weren't so charred
Burned and scored like my heart
Trying to figure out why we are apart

What's Next

Life's not horrible but something is wrong
I can't seem to pinpoint exactly what it is
Suddenly I feel so alone
But nothing has changed and the bitterness has grown.

I can't tell if women find me attractive
I don't how to approach with confidence
This may seem silly because of who I am
But I only know how to be friends to them

I wish for once a woman would tell me the truth
I can't tell the future I'm not a sayer of sooth.
There are some women that I want to date
To find a connection and maybe my soul-mate

But I am hesitant to ask the lady friends of mine
I can't risk losing more friends this time
I don't want them to be uneasy when I'm near
Because I expressed an interest or bought her a beer.

I hear that I'm really sweet and I'm really nice
That I'm great kisser and I've heard it more than twice
So why do women avoid me like the plague
I can't be that ugly or I wouldn't have been given phone numbers to take.

People enjoy being around me and I know this is true
Is it possible that I have no sex appeal to women like you?
Rejection is a form of failure and that I cannot bear
So I don't ask unless I think my chances are fair.

I can read body language and I can tell who likes me
I can read the signs but despite that I don't take the opportunity.
I could be wrong and these women just might like me as a friend.
But that's why I don't open my mouth because a friend would mean more to me in the end

Unless of course this woman would become my wife
Then I've thrown away a chance for a happy life.
The choices I make and the roads I choose
Conflict with my everything from my hat to my shoes.

I just wish a woman would tell me
That she is interested and not wait for my pleas
Or if I do ask her out I want her to show
A little effort or a "lean in" and then I'll know.

And if she does not want me to pursue her affection
I need to know so I'm not in the dark with intentions
Send me on my way and we can still be friends
And I can give another woman the proper attention.

Complexity

Have you ever felt like you've been thrown
Into a place that you have never known
Dropped from a plane into a vast new place
Realizing that you are here to learn your place

I've been dropped and now I'm lost
I'll try to figure it out, no matter the cost
I'll take my chances and I'll take the risk
I don't want this oppurtunity to be missed

I've been here before and I made it through
I discovered things about me I never knew
The knowledge I've gained will help this time
To make sure I don't commit the same crime

How can I express what I'm bound to feel
When I'm close to a woman I know is real
She caught my eye when I first saw her face
She caught my attenion when I felt her embrace

She is full of life and bursting with fire
Exotically erotic with a passion I admire
She exudes pheromones like none I've smelt
She makes me feel like I've never felt

Her skin is soft and her voice is sweet
Her eyes penetrate me like a skewer through meat
I cant stop thinking of the look in her eyes
When she looks at me, I shiver without disguise

I believe she knows that she fills my heart
I know that she wants a brand new start
I'll do my best to show her the way
I'll lead her forward through this complicate intricate maze.

It will take some time to find the path
It will require patience to make this last
Slowly we will learn what we need
To manuever the trails to fulfull this deed

A labyrinth of emotions will come and go
Confusion and unknowing what the future shows.
If only it could happen like we want it to
Destiny is only a word it's not something we can prove

Help Me Understand

Ill tell you anything you want to know
I'll unfold my life blow by blow
But this means that you are next
To explain to me certain concepts

I make guesses with the info you give
I try to understand what you have lived
But without the knowledge that you left out
I'm standing here not knowing what you're about

I'm not going anywhere, I'm here to stay
I'm going to figure this out day by day
I'll make mistakes and you'll get upset
I'll say I'm sorry, forgive and forget

You know me enough to know I care
You can see my honesty with you I share
Don't shut me out if I say the wrong thing
Right my wrong and heal that which stings

Hurting you is never what I wish to do
I want to hold you close the whole night through
Kissing your neck and kissing your lips
Saying I care and hoping for some tips

Trust me when I say I want to believe
That you are going to be the one for me
Side by side we will walk hand in hand
Helping each other through good times and bad

I'll open my heart to you I swear
I know already how much you care
Forgive me if I'm slow to wake
It's a wall through which I will break.

I Love You

The months went by and the weeks passed quick
The days went slowly the hours were thick
Until I found a woman from long ago
A beauty to behold, an angel I had to know

She consumes my brain day after day
She lives in my world and here she will stay
I've been looking all of my life for a woman like this
To rescue me from life's haunting abyss

I don't know what I did to deserve this fate
To be with a woman for which my heart aches
She makes me happy and fills my heart
She heals my soul even when we're apart

It's been a while since I could say these words
Words that change lives and soar like the birds
Words that empower my being flying like a dove
These words I say, Baby, It's you that I love!

Trapped With Crap

He says he loves you

Yet treats you like crap

He says he loves you 

Yet your home is a trap

You can't go out 

To spend time with your friends

To have a couple drinks

To forget what's in your head

I can't express

How upset I am

That you won't discuss

Me being your man

I've shown you my heart

I've shown you my love

I've opened doors for you

That have been closed, bolted shut.

Explain

Tell me I'm selfish
Tell me I'm mean
Tell me to go away
But tell me something please!

I have no idea what's in your head
I have no idea what I should do
I need information to make sense of this
I'm falling into a deep abyss

I know you have pain to deal with
I know your thoughts are confused
I know there are issues to handle
But why am I here? What can I do?

Trust that I care
About how you feel
Trust I wouldn't hurt you
Your distrust makes me reel

Have I ever lied?
Have I ever deceived?
Haven't I always been truthful?
Haven't I been willing to give and to receive?

Explain your doubts
Explain your fears
Explain what I can do
For you I've always been here

Don't pull us apart

Trust my sincerity

Know my heart

Believe what I say

Don't pull us apart

I don't lie

I'm not conniving

I've been nothing but honest

Don't pull us apart

Don't find reasons to stay away

Don't assume the worst with a glance

Talk to me and hear what I say

Don't pull us apart

Have I ever been deceitful?

Have I ever lied?

Why do you distrust me?

Don't pull us apart

I've explained this before

I thought you understood

Communication will keep us together

Don't pull us apart

You know how I feel

Yet you don't believe what I say

I want to make this work

Don't pull us apart

I've tried so hard 

I've opened my heart

I've been patient and supportive

Don't pull us apart

I cant express the frustration I feel

Not being able to explain the deal

I can't continue to tread on this icy sheet

If you try to help it melt under my feet

If you don't want me then please tell me so

Do you want me to give up and let you go?

This isn't easy for you and it's not easy for me

But it's not going to work if you wont talk to me.

Maybe I'm Not The One

My stomach is in knots
And I don't know why
I cant suppress my thoughts
My brain spins awry

I can't explain how my heart throbs
Knowing I can't be with her
Every night to comfort her sobs

She sobs not for me but for the pain she is in
Inside and out she hurts, I'm desperate to solve her woes
But in order for me to help her out
She needs to open the doors and let me in

She said she loved me first in a moment of passion
But again and again the words were uttered with action
The power of love consumes the heart and brain
Maybe I'm not the one to solve her pain.

O'Briens XXI

Through the snow we will plow
To a bar in Lynn if you allow
To share a drink and sing a song
To laugh with friends that came along

With Fred on the Mic
And Joe on the drums
With the heat turned up
Takin the stage and stepping up

I hope you all we make the trip
The more the merrier in this winters nip
Thursday night is our night to shine
Til they boot us out and take our wine.

Trust, Open, Be, Dont

Trust
Trust me
Trust that I wont hurt you
Trust that I care about how you feel

Open
Open your mind
Open your heart and you will know
Open the door and let me into your world

Be
Be you
Be with me and I will understand
Be with your heart for I know where it lies.

Don't
Don't leave
Don't expect me to let you go
Don't believe that you don't belong by my side

To Those Who Have Passed

To those who have passed I write
To those whose life ends this night
To those we loved all our lives
To those caring for us with pride

We will miss being able to hear your voice
We will miss hearing about your little boys
We will miss listening to the tales you told
We will miss reaching for your hand to hold

I can't begin to explain the feelings I feel
Pride, loss, sadness, love, honor with zeal
A conglomerate of emotions fill my heart
Tears fill my eyes while my heart falls apart

As a baby you held me in your arms
I never felt safer and further from harm
As a child I eagerly waited to visit
Playing games with you never wanting to quit

As a teen I listened to your wondrous yarns
Of years gone by and the kiss in the barn
Teaching me patience with a zest for life
Teaching me humility with a mind like a knife

As an adult I use your wisdom every day
Exuding from my behaviors, my speech, my play
I teach the young what you have taught me
To love, learn, and laugh and above all  be free

I feel your love..and I cry for you
I write for you..and I cry for you
I remember for us..and I cry for you
I teach for them..and I cry for you

You are what I am made of
Thank you for being here 'til the end
Thank you for your undying love
Ill hold it tight, it shall not bend

Click

Click, Click, Click, Click, Click
Nonstop my fingers roam the keys
Searching for the words to fill the space
That my mouth is unable to vocalize

I sometimes wish I could speak
In the same voice I type these words
I yearn for the day that my thoughts are heard
By the person for whom I pine

The wantings my heart possesses
Are the wishes my dreams agress
Nightly in my rapid eye sleep
I chase the woman of my dreams

Sometime I wake in a furious sweat
Forgetting the purposes I have suppressed
But I know what I must finally do
I must explain where my heart is true

I've decided  she must know how I truly feel
I know that she'll be pleased to know I'm real
For I have haunted her thoughts before
She understands my sweat that pours.

We will engage each other well into the night
We will begin to live our dreams outright
Because forever does the clock continue to tick
Click, Click, Click, Click ,Click

Reaping Wishes

I have known you for so many years

Never knowing the effect you would have

We lived our lives separate and apart

Not knowing what's in our hearts

After meeting again and seeing your beauty

I was taken aback and my mouth dropped wide

Angelic and divine

 I was hoping you'd be mine

Your strength is inspiring 

With how you live your life

Your compassion is warming

Melting my frozen heart

I can remember the first night we kissed

Holding you tight with your hair in my fist

You melted into me and we became one

Nothing else existed until the rising of the sun

I think about it often and how you made me feel

I think about the times we shared everything that's real

It's been so long since I've felt so alive

Since I met you I've been frozen in time

Reliving the moments while I walk down the halls

Remembering with clarity the trembling of the walls

Wishing for your presence is the only dream I keep

Having you by my side is the wish I wish to reap.

Glory Of An Angel

I have touched an angel in my dreams
I have been to heaven under her wings
She flies high and soars with me
Saving my life subconsciously

Beauty cannot be judged
Perfection is apparent
Beauty can only be admired
My submission is warrant

Her strength of character
Her conviction to be
Her internal radiance
Makes me glow throughout

I wish I was there to hold her hand
I wish I was able to be her man
But until I wake and submit the truth
The glory of this angel is my only sooth

Obrien's XX

O'Briens is great

To quench my thirst with my friends

May the roads stay dry

Wandering Mind

The mind wanders while I work

Dreaming of what may be

Flitting about like a half winged bee

Unable to rest....

Unable to rest

Surrounding my thoughts

Are the visions I see

Future of you and future of me

Holding each other into the night

Waking at times to consummate our plight

We talk until dawn 

We sleep until noon

We discover each other

We discover the moon

I've lived a life without you

I've lived a life that's empty

I've lived my life incomplete

I've waited for you to be.

Now I know the reasons I've lost

To find you substantiates the cost

I'll begin again and I'll make it count

I'll control my destiny

I know now what it's all about.

O'Brien's XIX

O'Brien's will be overtaken tonight
Because Thursday nights have become our nights
Regardless of the stories you may hear
This is the place to be when good friends are near

Open Mic has issued the call to everyone in range
Let's hear your voice and feel your presence on the stage
Freddy will run the show on the mic and in the crowd
Joe will jam on the drums playing deftly, playing proud

Every week it's gets better and the crowds gets rowdy
If Joel Kiddy ever shows up I'll say, "Hey Joel...Howdy!"
Inside joke but that's ok
My brain is mush come Thursday

Jami's birthday is tonight. I hope she shows.
Maybe she'll sing a song that everyone knows.
With all the snow and the cold biting at our skin.
We need to relax, have a drink, and maybe a little sin

Together We Will Have The World

Songs have been written, poems have been read
Stories have been told and you are in my head
I know that what I have to offer isnt much to some
But what I have is yours to see what we may become

Freedom to love and freedom to live
Freedom to cherish the love that we give
I ask so much of you that I wonder why you love
I have so little to give, I pray I'm what you dream of

I don't need anything but passion
I dont need anyone but you
I don't need to be in the action
I just need you to hold onto

We may not have much together
But together we will have the world
With your arm hooked to mine
We will take the world by storm

You may scoff at my menial insecurities
You may say that I have more than plenty
But I only wish to make sure you are happy
Throughout your life, through the seasons with me.

For when we are old and can no longer speak
I want to look into your eyes and see happiness peak
A life filled with love, A life filled with you
That's all I need to have, That's all I need from you.

Til The End Of Time

Don't try to restrict your emotions
Don't try to restrain your thoughts
Be the person you are, thoughtful and true
Understand why you feel feelings that stew

Know what you want from this life you lead
Know who you want to be the one you need
Begin to transform your life as you wish
You must start somewhere, start with a kiss

Feel the power of the emotional pull
Feel the urgency that summons your will
The mind can do amazing things
Strength and fortitude are persevering

I've tasted your passion, I've felt your touch
I've heard your voice, I'm in your clutch
Your beauty is not only second to none
Your beauty is cosmic high above the sun

That's where I soar when I think of you
That's where I sleep every night with you
That's where I'll live once you are finally mine
That's where our lives will be til the end of time

O'Brien's XVIII

Tonight for me is a special night
Come down and treat me right
I'm a man now without a wife
Telling me what's wrong with her life

But the past is the past and I'm not there
I'm in the present living it toe to toe, stare to stare
Celebrate with me at O'Brien's Pub
The day of the week at the social hub

Freddy will be jammin and making a scene
Joe will be drummin, livin' the dream
Tonight will be a night you wont forget
I will be on the mic, I promise, dont you fret

I can't tell you how fun it will be
To party hearty and drink with me
Friends will be together tonight
Happiness is here, freedom is might.

Choice Has Been Made

What have I been missing all these years?

What have I been searching for through the tears?

Who was the one that could have rescued me?

Who have I waited for to set me free?

The answer is you, I know this is right

An angel that I've seen but just a few nights

A woman that I've longed for in my heart

A lady in my mind that soothes my worries that start.

I've been missing someone to hold close

I've been yearning for someone to love

I've been aching to find you amongst the crowd

I've been begging you to hear me screaming aloud

I was searching with sorrow and to no avail

To find the woman that could cure my ails

To ease my pain and heal my soul

The tears blinded my vision losing what I could know.

I finally wiped the tears and opened my eyes

And you were standing there, perfection doesn't lie

I immediately found a connection with you

I hope that I am able to please you too

You lifted me out of the pit I was in

Rescuing me from myself and my sins

Making me realize what has been amiss

A beauty to behold and a love to kiss

You gave me reason to take the next step

No matter where it goes with you I have leapt

I will not look back wondering if I made the right choice

It's you I love, forever I will, in your presence, rejoice

Alone

And so here I am alone again
All the what ifs and buts my only friends
Maybe I shouldnt be a friend to all
Friendliness is dangerous when there is alcohol

Unintentionally I have broken a heart
My own stupidity ripped us apart
So I wept and I went to bed
With my heart in my throat and her love only in my head.

Don't leave

I've been through alot and I've thought this through
The last thing I want to do is cause pain to you
My dreams have been clear since I saw your face
My heart has been yours since I saw my place

I respect you and care for your beautiful soul
I have tears in my eyes thinking about the happiness we could know
Just take a chance and I'll show you my heart
I'll throw everything else away to give us a start

Your passion is contagious your beauty is divine
You intoxicate me immensely like a fine wine
The visions of you are swirling in my head
My loins are aching for you in my bed

I want to hold you tight and lock all the doors
I want to kiss your lips intimately and so much more
I will kiss your neck with passion and fire
I will make you melt in my arms, it's you I admire

You have given me hope and opened my eyes
I now have a reason for my life to apply
Before you arrived I was lonely with dispair
What happened to my life I really didnt care

I am an honest man and as dumb as they come
I do stupid things but my heart is not numb
It throbs so strong probing for your love
It knows what it wants despite what I've done