Sunday, February 7, 2021

short supply

I've looked for things 
and I've been a fool 
it took a long time
to get to you 
and what I hoped for 
just won't do
it's not enough to hold you to 
I'm holding on 
but not getting through
 
on what planet 
does the answer lie 
it's written in script 
and in my eyes 
but you still feel 
you need alibis 
truth is always 
in very short supply 

house of cards

this house of cards I can't build faster 
each one placed spells sweet disaster 
keep on building, higher it goes 
now standing up on my tiptoes
will this be the one to cause collapse?
the pyramid just a maze of traps

the wind blows hard it stays in place 
feel the cool breeze on my face 
the house of cards still holding strong
lyrics pause in your sweet song 
one on one still on I race 
 the final card now finds its space

queen of hearts makes it fall down 
it all trembles, falls to the ground
fantasies always break apart 
no hints from the jagged start
a house of cards is always weak 
be careful of the ones you seek

every moment, every single hour
I spent building this high, wide tower
deconstructed  for evermore
scattered all about the floor
somethings you just can't sustain
no matter the love or its disdain

Friday, February 5, 2021

I know

I know you don't love me 
I know it will never be
I know that you're not there 
I know dreams disappear 
I know what you want to feel 
I know what your heart reveals 
I know what your eyes show 
I know it can't be so

Thursday, February 4, 2021

good guys wear black

an everyday hero 
your Stetson soaking wet 
in a black F-450 
the rain you didn't sweat 
with all the stuff I needed 
better than triple AAA 
a handsome tall, dark stranger 
boot wearing hero saves my day j
ust like in the movies 
a cowboy had my back 
a rescue made in Heaven 
sometimes, good guys come in black 

you're the one

I'd been waiting for this day 
didn't think it would come around 
chasing all the endless dreams 
with nothing worthwhile found 
and when I wasn't looking 
love crept in without a sound

this is not like the times before 
you've got me spinning with your love
 just can't leave, I'm wanting more 
you're every song I've ever sung 
you're every hope I've ever hung 
honey, you're the one 

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Together

Together, we can face it all 
Tear down any barrier walls 
 Alone, I flounder sometimes fail 
Indecision can prevail 
Together, we are very strong 
Nothing seems to ever go wrong 
 Alone, not where I want to be 
Like it better when you’re with me 
Together, love is so intense 
You touch every single sense 
Alone, I am so often blue 
Only want to be with you 
Together, my body is set on fire 
Passion, loving and desire 
 Alone, no longer, we’re a team 
Together, forever, a recognized dream 

coyote haiku

in the desert dusk
coyotes howl at the moon 
eerie, chilling sound

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Rebound

I caught you on the rebound 
Heart broken and ego shattered 
I did my best to build you up 
Mend your heart that was laying in tatters 

You responded very slowly 
To the things that I could do 
Took a while to prop you up
It was always all about you 

Now that your heart has finally healed 
You say that you’ll move on 
You need a fresh beginning 
You’re feelings for me are gone 

Who will be my rebound 
And heal my tattered heart 
The time I wasted helping you 
Didn’t prepare me for you’re departure 

Where can my bleeding heart go 
To find the relief it needs
 I need a very strong shoulder 
It needs to be about me

Caffeine

I have a bad addition 
Addicted to caffeine 
Keeps me where I need to be 
Moving fast and chasing dreams 

Coffee in the morning 
Diet coke later in the day 
Makes my day just fly by 
Without it there’s no way 

No way to do the things I do 
Keep up with my list 
Without this one addiction 
A slow down would exist 

Keep on speeding forward 
A freight train always on track 
Life, it moves on way too fast 
No time to look back 

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Wisdom

Wisdom would have meant 
walking away turning off the feelings,
ignoring my thoughts. 

Wisdom would have meant 
listening to my instincts, 
my gut feeling, my inner self. 

Wisdom would have meant 
not getting caught up, 
not playing along, not loving. 

Wisdom would have meant
listening to that little voice. 
the voice of reason, protection, self preservation

Ties

Come with me let’s run away 
and leave it all behind
Make a new start all alone, 
cut those ties that bind 

Forget about our history 
and start again anew
Establish a new chapter 
that just involves us two 

I’ll wrap my arms around you 
I’ll kiss your fears away 
I’ll be all you ever need 
I’ll be what you crave 

I will be your future 
our life begins today 
Come with me, my sweetest love 
Lets savor life’s bouquet

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Target (I really do go to the range)

When I am feeling frustrated 
Or angry with my life 
I like to get a target 
And glock away my strife 

Loading up the ammo 
Taking careful aim 
Always hitting on the mark 
This is a great game 

You wouldn’t know to see me 
That I like to shoot 
I seem pretty normal 
Isn’t life a hoot

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Snow day

On these lazy winter days 
When there’s too much snow 
Blowing, drifting, freezing 
With no place we can go 

Come inside and light a fire 
And settle down with me 
Kiss and warm me gently 
Let's just relax and be 

Embracing very slowly 
Looks like we have all night 
The weather isn’t breaking 
And probably won’t till light 

I would rather stay here 
Snug, warm and secure 
Lying in my lovers arms 
sated and demure 

Soon the storm will go on by 
Destruction from it’s path 
Thanks for keeping me loved and warm 
While the storm played out it’s wrath

Bonding

Love is very fleeting 
and desire very strong
An equal mix is what you need 
For a bond to not go wrong 

The loving part will falter 
The desire part will wane 
It’s hard to work on both at once 
It’s harder to explain 

Just take it very slowly 
Keep the desire strong 
The loving will grow swiftly 
And last your whole life long

Monday, January 25, 2021

Magic

A little bit of magic 
Is what I’m looking for 
Standing at the crossroads 
Always wanting more 

Not a lot of anything 
Just more than what I’ve got 
Sharing all the pieces 
Getting back what I’ve forgot 

This must be to much to ask 
The magic is obscure 
Maybe I just look to hard 
For magic that is pure 

Not going to lower my standards 
Will never settle for less 
For when the magic finally comes 
I’ll be ready for the test

Test

Clambering over hurdles 
Jumping really high 
Why is love so obstinate 
How hard I have to try 

 Always some new roadblock
Always some new game 
Always interference 
Forever it’s the same 

Wanting brand new chances 
Once again a test 
Facing each new challenge 
Hoping for the best 

This game is much too tiring 
I think I’ll just give up 
At least that is till next time 
For now I’ll wait for love

Sunday, January 24, 2021

For MDW

Once there was a princess 
Funny, pert and small 
She would play at dressing up 
When she did come to call 
With her tiny features 
Captivating from the start 
She would catch you unaware 
and capture all the hearts 
You do not know your magic 
You do not know your charm 
You do not know the hearts you’ll break 
Without intentional harm 
Be small as long as possible 
My petite little daisy flower 
all sweetness and all innocence 
But growing by the hour

For JJW

When you came into my life 
I had hit new lows 
Didn’t know which end was up 
Which way that I should go 
You were so demanding 
And needed lots of time 
It's what I had the most of
So giving it was fine 
You wrapped me round your finger 
You made my loving grow 
You saved my life, my little one 
More than you’ll ever know

Saturday, January 23, 2021

Angel

An angel came to visit me 
Sent from up above 
Saw I was having trouble 
And fretting over love 
This is what the angel said 
My feelings she portrayed 
“You seem to be too serious 
With those who come your way” 
“Why not take it slower
 “Relax and you’ll be fine” 
I think this angel’s crazy 
She must be out of her mind 
How can I not be serious 
I have a lot at stake 
My heart can not be trifled with 
I don’t want it to break 
 The angel smiled softly 
And whispered in my ear 
“use your heart or lose it, 
what have you got to fear”
 “How could I not have seen this”
I said before her flight 
A heart is always best when used 
The angel, of course, was right

Wishing

When I was a little girl 
I used to wish a lot 
Wanting dolls and ponies 
Back then I was a tot 

 And then as I grew older, 
It was in my teens 
I wished for more important things
Like dates and new blue jeans 

Early in my twenties 
The wishes grew extreme 
Just let me land this great new job
It’s one of my dreams 

Now that I am older 
I know a wish won’t do 
I find that I am yearning more 
To make my dreams come true

Friday, January 22, 2021

once again

once again the wind will blow cold 
the ice will come with months of snow 
that restless feeling fills your soul 
where is that place you need to go? 

dreams that wrap around your mind 
of mountains and starry summer nights 
those days of wandering partially blind 
don't keep you warm at all tonight 

that temptation to just break away 
the piper gone now that he's been paid 
as you climbed the steepest grade 
the shadows that you try to persuade 

you once revealed it all to me 
the list you needed to set you free
after days and months of disbelief 
on some things we will never agree 

I read your mind but not your heart
after all of my tries, the stops and starts 
the passion that played the biggest part 
innuendo spoken in our remarks 

I couldn't pass your litmus test 
never the one that you loved best 
like History that gets laid to rest 
you begin again, just one more quest 

once again the wind will blow cold
the ice will come with months of snow 
that restless feeling recaptures your soul 
where is that place you long to go? 

Roulette

I can see with just one look 
That things are not the same 
The way that they were yesterday 
But now I’m being held at bay 

I gave you lots of latitude 
I gave you breathing space 
I guess it wasn’t enough for you 
And loneliness will soon ensue 

Trying always trying 
Trying to get it right 
How many chances will I get 
To keep on playing love roulette

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Adrift

Adrift out on the ocean 
Alone and out of sorts
Foggy skies are all around 
And I am far from port 

Looking for a lighthouse 
Searching for a trace 
For some type of safe haven
For any sheltered place 

Save me from this nightmare 
Soothe my furrowed brow 
Help me get to refuge 
Protect and shield me now 

No one there to hear me 
No help to be found 
Still adrift and lonely 
Far from any sounds 

And then you came to save me 
Strong arms to hold me tight 
My drifting days are over 
The foggy days are light

Ireland

I want to go to Ireland
Where all is cool and green
Shamrocks, castles, and family
That I have never seen

The music and the Irish brogue
The laughter and the dance
My Irish eyes are misting
I won’t give up this chance

In a very busy pub
I will have some ale
Talking to my countrymen
Let them spin their tales

Yes Ireland is just the place
I think that I will go
Enjoying all the history
And spending some euros
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stay

Wishing doesn’t make it so
Can’t make a thing come true
Can’t bypass any process
Can’t make broken renewed

Wishing doesn’t speed things up
Doesn’t fill the empty heart
Doesn’t make me feel any better
Doesn’t help me on my part

Wishing is a method
A plethora of ways
To make it seem quite possible
To will you here to stay
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