Thursday, October 26, 2023

you are thinking


you are thinking
just like you always do
about your future
and those dreams that won't come through
you walk in circles
not knowing what to do
but you know you're going to do it anyway

you are sitting
in a doctor's waiting room
where you hope
that you're not returning soon
if you're okay
you'll be howling at the moon
grateful for life in all its gloty

          it's a story
          a novel that takes so long to read
          right before me
          is the wisdom that I need

you are waiting
for the days to come
when all you've worked for
does not become undone
so much to do
before the setting sun
see you the same time tomorrow

          let me borrow
          a way to achieve maximum speed
          right before me
          is the wisdom that I need


Wednesday, October 25, 2023

famous people (rewrite 1)


famous people
all know one another
they're not like any others
they're not unknown
famous people
appear in the headlines
the reason for deadlines
they're never alone
they have fans and they have fun
looking out for number one
they always know just what to do
wouldn't you like to be famous?

famous people
say what they mean
from online magazines
they stare at you
famous people
smile beautiful smiles
but after a while
it gets harder 
always standing tall and pretty
futures voted by committee
strategies to pull you through
wouldn't you like to be famous?

famous people
they are not you
no matter what you do
that's why they're stars
famous people
we think they're above us
they may say they love us
but that won't get them far
but still you wish that you were in
part of a group you've never been
someone you wish you knew
wouldn't you like to be famous?


Tuesday, October 24, 2023

famous people


famous people
all know one another
they're not like any others
they're not unknown
famous people
appear in the headlines
they're the reason for deadlines
never alone
they have fans and they have fun
looking out for number one
so they don't become number two
wouldn't you like to be famous, too?

famous people
say what they mean
in online magazines
they stare at you
famous people
smile beautiful smiles
but after a while
their popularity is through
they always stand, tall and pretty
careers voted by committee
they carry themselves so you can tell
wouldn't you like to be famous as well?

famous people
they are not you
no matter what you do
that's why they're stars
famous people
put themselves above us
some say they love us
but that won't get them far
but still you wish that you were in
part of a group you've never been
where your dreams have just begun
wouldn't you like to be famous
number one?


Monday, October 23, 2023

a pearl


please please please
don't put me on hold
I just have a quick question
then I'll be out of your hair
it's not like way back
in the days of old
you needed a person
that person would be there

I don't understand 
this modern world
but that's okay
I didn't understand the old one as well
but inside the oyster
you'll find a pearl
and you'll find a pearl
inside yourself

I'm ready for reentry
I will be one of you
vulnerable and human
determined to survive
lead me by example
show me what to do
I wan to know what it's like
to be alive


Sunday, October 22, 2023

nobody tells you the rules


I could be better at this game of life
except nobody tells you the rules

I've reached my potential
my talent is slim
my dreams still burn brightly
but my prospects are dim
the challenges are nothing
like what I learned in school
I could be better at this game of life
except nobody tells you the rules 

out there on the open road
no atlas do you need
you only choose if you will follow
or if you'll take the lead
if you'll be your own hero
or if you play the fool
I could be better at this game of life
except nobody tells you the rules

the rules keep on changing
like crows on the telephone wire
always rearranging
always reaching higher
as time marches forward
just remember keep your cool
I could be better at this game of life
except nobody tells you the rules


Saturday, October 21, 2023

go away


I left my home last night
I went out on the town
I just thought I should get out
and take a look around
and even though I was afraid
of the unknown
I decided to leave
my safety zone

          and it was all right
          it was a good way to spend the night
          to finally live without the peace and quiet
          that make up my days
          I thought I'd go away


Friday, October 20, 2023

human being


out in the backyard
the crickets are chirping
the sky is as clear
as an old mountain stream
I tilt my head back
and gaze at the stars
there is the universe
i am just a human being

I live on a planet
the earth is my home
where I will go'
there is no guaranteeing 
this world is the only
place I have known
out in the universe
I am just a human being

          I don't take it for granted
          my home on the range
          but I swear I've never seen
          anything so strange

here in the moonlight
I stop asking why
I look at my life
and I give it a try
I don't have a word 
for the way I am feeling
here in the universe
I am just a human being