in the light of this new day
where dreams of yesterday
fade softly away
past is the doubt
the hapless thoughts
sealed with tape
the oblong box
hidden deep are the old scars
packed inside a chambered heart
no room for all of those old things
never were they what they seemed
learning from the same mistakes
waiting longer
growing stronger
bandaged by your love
why would I ever want to look back?
when I was not on the right track
with one headlight I drove away
Jakob’s words in my mind played
over and over I played your song
and still I knew it all along
https://mjb-lessonsfromlife.blogspot.com/ "Out of life's school of war: What does not destroy me, makes me stronger." Nietzsche
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
all along
Pandora's Box
you opened your eyes
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but closed your mind
oblivious to dreams
I kept inside
you saw the package
but not the treasure
all of those late nights
we were together
you spent the passion
but saved your heart
keeping those two things
far, far apart
nothing ever ventured,
nothing ever gained
so good at keeping
it all self-contained
you pulled the ribbon
on Pandora's box
you twisted the key
in a rusty lock
you wound the toy
just a little too tight
leaving in haste
before the dawn's light
I thought I had it
under control
I could play the game
and you'd never know
you were much smarter
than I had first thought
you saw the ruse
right from the start
gently, you tried
to let me down
distancing me
with silent sounds
what you couldn't see--
failed to understand
I knew your game
but couldn't outrun your plan
you pulled the ribbon
on Pandora's box
you twisted the key
in a rusty lock
you wound the toy
just a little too tight
leaving in haste
before the dawn's light
I could see your future
but not play a part
you weren't really honest;
that wasn't our start
I knew there was another,
but not the connection
you had already promised
your love and affection
so as we go forward
with an uneasy truce
bury what's dead
between me and you
no tourniquet will stop
my bleed
you'll agree
you didn't promise
to be what I need
you asked me once
if the wound was still deep
you can figure that out
in this song if you read
what starts with white lies,
ends sadly with truth
it ebbs and then flows
with each phase of the moon
you pulled the ribbon
on Pandora's box
you twisted the key
in a rusty lock
you wound the toy
just a little too tight
leaving in haste
before the dawn's light
child
I didn't ask for a pedestal
that's too far to fall
I didn't ask to move mountains
or for anything at all
from the day that you were born
right up to this new hour
I've always done my best
so, you'd know you were loved
I know that I'm not perfect
though you wanted me to be
I know I've made mistakes
and that's all you can see
what a parent does for a child
those things I did for you
I did them from my heart
you know that this is true
I know I didn't deserve
all the hurtful things you said
maybe look inside
at the good things there instead
the special bond we have
the umbilical never cut
it will never wear out
or could ever be used up
I didn't ask for a pedestal
that's too far to fall
I didn't ask to move mountains
or for anything at all
from the day that you were born
right up to this new hour
I've never put conditions
on any part of my love
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that's too far to fall
I didn't ask to move mountains
or for anything at all
from the day that you were born
right up to this new hour
I've always done my best
so, you'd know you were loved
I know that I'm not perfect
though you wanted me to be
I know I've made mistakes
and that's all you can see
what a parent does for a child
those things I did for you
I did them from my heart
you know that this is true
I know I didn't deserve
all the hurtful things you said
maybe look inside
at the good things there instead
the special bond we have
the umbilical never cut
it will never wear out
or could ever be used up
I didn't ask for a pedestal
that's too far to fall
I didn't ask to move mountains
or for anything at all
from the day that you were born
right up to this new hour
I've never put conditions
on any part of my love
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Thursday, January 11, 2024
phases
the moon moves through its phases
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nonchalant and slow
each one pulls upon me
like the tide washing on my shore
when I think the cleanse has come
from the salty brine
the crescent comes
and shines its face
with the memories that remind
laying on the sandy beach
starring at the stars
wondering how I landed here
my heart on a sandbar
the bottle that I corked and threw
into this vast green sea
drifts out for just a little while
then always returns to me
walk away
I walk away from yesterday
turn my back on all that's gray
the guitar that strums increasing pain
standing in the pouring rain
what seems priceless has a cost
what I have gained, what I have lost
against the tide I'm about to go under
the current strong I fight lost wonder
dolphins swimming all around
consuming tides don't save me now
I float but I just can't swim free
from all the pain encompassing me
I felt the breeze and heard the thunder
the lightning flash so close I shudder
everything that I once held true
all begins and ends with you
like sand drips through the hour glass
what will stay strong and what won't last
the moon drifts quickly through all of its phases
shining on all of the unseen places
resurrecting dreams that grew
unforeseen from what I knew
sandcastles hidden in the fog
reminiscent of what went wrong
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turn my back on all that's gray
the guitar that strums increasing pain
standing in the pouring rain
what seems priceless has a cost
what I have gained, what I have lost
against the tide I'm about to go under
the current strong I fight lost wonder
dolphins swimming all around
consuming tides don't save me now
I float but I just can't swim free
from all the pain encompassing me
I felt the breeze and heard the thunder
the lightning flash so close I shudder
everything that I once held true
all begins and ends with you
like sand drips through the hour glass
what will stay strong and what won't last
the moon drifts quickly through all of its phases
shining on all of the unseen places
resurrecting dreams that grew
unforeseen from what I knew
sandcastles hidden in the fog
reminiscent of what went wrong
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Monday, January 8, 2024
devil's disciple
in the final analysis
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where the sun meets the horizon
behind the mountains looming
and saguaro with their wisdom
the breeze kicks up the dust
making an eerie funnel
and the roaring in your ears
sounds like you're in a tunnel
you didn't keep a list
with columns for right or wrong
you didn't weigh the options
or think about it too long
another devil's disciple
with a backpack on the ground
grabbing hold of both straps
you drag it all around
you didn't apologize
for the person you became
to those you left behind
all pawns in a bigger game
with hope in your left hand
and freedom in your right
you're rushing towards your future
on the darkest of all nights
I gave you all I could
it never counted for much
words I offered to encourage
that didn't become your crutch
the hanging judge bangs his gavel
and sends you out this day
with a candle for forgiveness
but no match to light your way
original sin
we danced for just a while
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you bared all in your soul
telling me the plans you made
before you had to go
little of me did you learn
as all of your dreams spilled forth
I tried hard to hold on
but the road had many forks
secrets of a mysterious life
you kept them to yourself
guarding the little white lies
boxed high upon the shelf
mornings after many nights
I woke to find you gone
I knew your distant devil
was draggin' you along
you pack in the original sin
with your list for all you yearn
hold me tight just one last time
on my forehead your lips burn
you swore you were heading for happiness
and for wanting you had no shame
I loved you when you left me
and I will never be the same
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