Wednesday, November 8, 2023

come on, brain


come on, brain
work for once
I'm giving you a second chance
I'm betting you
can work it out
in the right circumstance
come on, courage
you're needed now
a whole lot more than ever before
please do not ignore me

I've forgotten
way too much
help me to remember this
there is more to living life
than simply trying to exist
come on, faith
I need you here
sleeping on my floor
please do not ignore me

I need all
the strength I have
now in the nick of time
every seed that I have planted
I will accept as mine
come on, brain
do the stuff
you used to do before
please do not ignore me
please do not ignore me


Tuesday, November 7, 2023

right now


right now I need some sweet inspiration
I need something to happen to help me see
I know that I can be a little impatient
but there is so much love inside of me

right now I need to hold on to something
I need someone to help me through the storm
you might think I'm a good-for-nothing
but I'm as innocent as the day I was born

right now I could use a helping hand
to guide me where I believe I belong
a mental push to help me understand
that life doesn't always end up wrong


Monday, November 6, 2023

love got lost


I thought I had it made
showgirls on parade
attention will be paid
no matter the cost
but along the way
love got lost

I thought I knew everything
it comes and goes like early spring
I'm reaching for the golden ring
but I got double crossed
and somewhere down the line
love got lost

          love got lost and I can't find it
          I can't seem to never mind it
          I'll have to underline it
          love got lost

I thought i was Mister Cool
mistaking and shaking the whole day through
now I know just what to do
to make it through across
and as I was moving
love got lost


Sunday, November 5, 2023

now you are home (different song)


you don't have to worry anymore
life won't be what it was before
all your thoughts and plans
are not made of stone
you don't have to be afraid
of all the choices you have made
you are not alone
now you are home

there are no rules to obey
good luck is coming your way
happiness and sanity
are now what you own
everything is crystal clear
endless as the atmosphere
there is joy yet to be known
now you are home

          now you are home
          now you know just what to do
          now you are home
          where love waits for you

so walk up the sidewalk
open the door
there will be pleasures and treasures
and more
you are no longer
in the danger zone
you can finally take a breath
now it's time for you to rest
you can feel it in your bones
now you are home


Saturday, November 4, 2023

now you are home


remember me?
I used to live here 
a long time ago
gone is the life
that I used to know
20 years in prison
is a long, long time
especially when you
have committed no crime

can you point me the way
to South 21st
I never will know
if it's a blessing or curse
to start completely over
to finally be free
all I know is prison
got the best of me

you don't need to worry
I'm a peaceful man now
I could use all the help
anyone could allow
I got on this greyhound
destination unknown
threw me to the side and said
"now you are home"

I need no revenge
I just want some peace
some logic behind
my well worn beliefs
my body is tired
I've been put to the test
I need a minute to pull it together
but now I must rest


my memory


I remember every mistake that I've ever made
every moment I've wasted on my life on earth
this is why my memory can't be trusted
my memory doesn't know that I have worth


Thursday, November 2, 2023

sick again


I'm sick again. Had a temperature yesterday, went to the doctor, life is overwhelming. Feel a little
today, though, as long as I don't do much.