"My Love"
There is a place in my heart
That no one has ever seen,
except the love of my life
She who walks within my light
From some uncharted
Place in space and time
Who shares my darkest secrets
And the love that carries me past
Two twined as one
A spirit for time and love
From here to eternity
You are the one I love
©July 7, 2000
"The Right to Say"
What courses through my mind
emotions welling up inside
confronted with the consequences of my past
How can I tell you what I feel
when I have no right to say...
What may have come from a young man's dream
I'll never know, the ideal remembered
without the tarnish of having been lived
I love you, I know that now as I knew that then
Still, I have no right to say...
Life has moved on (as it tends to do)
I can't go back to right the wrong
and, for me, there is pain in that
So, I'll live another day
without the right to say...
I see you and you are a star that shines in my eyes
I hear you and you are the bird's song in my ears
I feel your touch and you are the caress of a summer breeze
but I lost you a lifetime ago
Now I have no right to say...
In the short time that we had
to kiss, to hold, to dream
I would change nothing but the end
Then I would have the right to say...
you will always be my love!
©July 4, 1999
"When Love Dies"
Looking around me, without seeing
My mind is numb
Thoughts move slowly
Pain has faded away
Afraid to look at my feelings
Of what I might learn
Darkness inside me cries out
Of pain that is born
When love dies
Still, I have a memory of
When feeling good was more
Than pain going away
©6-2-92
"Point of View"
Voices only I can hear cry out
A tug of war and I am the rope
Trying to hold on to illusions
For silence can be a lonely sound
Sadness of what seems must be
Frustration born
impotent to change
Another's point of view
Ego disbelief that you turn away
Denial, if you could only see
The love within me
I'm determined to free
Then you'll still want to be with me
Irony, the struggle to change
to grow
It's not enough
or comes too late
Amounting to the same thing
Acceptance remains the key
Neither's right... nor wrong
Simply two people, searching for their truths
Separated by their different Point of View
©8-17-92
"The Price of Pain"
A shaft of mornings light slid through the curtains
it signaled the start of another day
How can I feel the promise of a new beginning
when the price for last night must yet be paid
I swore to you the last morning after
that you'd not suffer again
No more screaming or lies not another black eye
one more chance I begged and I watched you cry
It doesn't seem real I must be insane
can someone shout what I don't see
How can I drink when I know what I'll do
yet the bottle beside me is empty again
Promises are broken, till all the dreams die
I've run out of choices, too numb to cry
Is life even worth living, can I go on
am I destined forever to sing the same song
Where can I go when there's no place to turn
Where can I hide, when my bridges are burned
As I lay here I realize, I've admitted defeat
I'm sick, sad and sorry, life's got me beat
©1991
"Sadness" A gentle snowfall obscures the world Softening the sharp edges of reality A window dusted with frosts cool breath Blurs the focus of truth's harsh light Sadness can be such a force Spreading a lethargic cloud Dulling my senses Softening the image of might have beens ©6-2-92
"I have Seen My Enemy and He is Me"
I heard from a friend that you couldn't go on
Your pain had grown too great to bear
They said you ended your life in a basement
Gone... lost is your chance to change the man
All who laugh will one day cry
All who live must some day die
Didn't you know, the wheels always turn
You've written the last chapter
now we'll never learn
Seasons of doubt lead to days of despair
Just reach out to God for the strength that is there
When your world has brought you to your knees
Let faith in your heart, and God will set you free
©1990
"Dark Before the Dawn"
have you ever had a lonely feeling
like your the last soul on the earth
have you looked into the sky and seen
a shooting star across the dark
and wondered where it's been
I'm so tired of being strong
the rock round which many cling
an arrogant man who thinks to hold
the swirling sea at bay
I have lived
it seems a million years
or maybe just one day
there is a time I think is real
but only time can say
so I'll wander deep within the folds
of that which is my brain
what takes me oft and then again
to a place filled with such pain
I know that there are many
whom I count as my dear friend
but deep inside I have a box
that none can see within
I count not for whom the bell tolls
when it's been hell through which I've strolled
and the weight of responsibilities
to this life do have a hold...
great pain surpassed will strengthen the spirit
as cold water hardens red hot steel
take care though for with great strength
follow great burdens to be held...
©July '98
"Storm's Course" For a moment there is a silence the world paused to take a breath you can feel the energy build Something about to happen Tension mounts apprehensive stirrings Gray skies reflected in stony eyes Who can say what unleashes the storm Lightening flashes sparks fly across the sky Wind howls and screams echoing through the trees Hailstones cast, like accusations, cannot be recalled Rain's deluge, teardrops pouring down, flooding the streets Having no control the fury must be endured Till nature has run its course Time passes you realize the intensity has gone Static electricity has been discharged Wind and rain are a shadow of what they were Thunder a mere rumble from afar Sunshine returns though the damage remains There is a new promise in the air That the darkest most fearsome storms shall pass But cleaning the debris is left to you ©6-30-92
"Respite" Confused in my aloneness Do I betray my grief To enjoy this moment? Feeling almost good Sitting on my porch, in the sun A warm breath of summer morning Piercing blue sky Behind many shades of green Children's voices . . . Birds singing . . . Peacefulness descends . . . One priceless moments relief ©6-7-92
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