"Just a Little More" - a Poem

I'm dying here now, don't you care just a little

You have so much and I've been waiting so long

You probably won't notice when it is all gone

Come on please, just a little more

I see you there standing with  your hands on your hips

Looking over your glasses, can't you see my pain

I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm going insane

Come on please, just a little more

If you really did care like say that you do

You would simply give in 

And let me have one or two

Come on please, just a little more

Please don't make grovel

But if I have to, I'll beg

You know I'm good for it

Come on please, just a little more

I can see how you are

You want all the control

Sure, yeah, lord it all above me

Come on please, just a little more

Okay it's all ruined, my family is gone

In the wind is my money 

And the debtor is calling

Come on please, just a little more

Please wait just a minute, yeah I should have listened

You were right about her, and leaving my job

But you know I'm really hurting now

Come on please, just a little more

You're walking away, why, aren't you concerned

Sure I blew it all, but I know better now

I promise, promise bail me out again

Come on please, just a little more

"Unbelievable" - a Poem

One look at the man and I wanted to hate him

Just the look in his eye, he thought he was better

Around as he looked he just glared down his nose

It took all I had to not smash in his face

Pacing around, his posture not better 

Acting as if he owned the whole room

I tried to pause once, to see something good

As he spit on the ground I just wanted to hurl

Waving his hands, nothing seemed quite right

Nothing was good enough for this man

Halting all progress to wait for his will 

Time seemed to slow as I pondered his peril

I wanted to walk up to king of the day

Spit in his eye and reveal that his hands were of clay

I wanted to prove how simple he was

I wanted to prove that there is nothing he's done

A kick in the pants wouldn't quite suffice

For a man who lived his life from vice to vice

Perhaps I should wait for an audience to arrive

So they could see me shove his face in a fresh pile of mud

I felt oh so dirty just watching this man

As he strutted around holding court in his eye

Finally I caught his righteous attention

We glared at each other from one eye to another

Standing there, my fists, started to clench

Looking down so it seemed he had the same mind

And then something caught me and my full attention

It was a mirror this whole time I was watching

As I stood there and stared the face now before me

It changed, relaxed, and the sneer melted way

The posture relaxed and as shoulders fell

He turned, looked to the sky and lips seemed to pray

"Spinning" - a Poem

Spinning,just spinning

Trying to find the answer

I thought I held it once in my hand

But then the wind came and blew it away

Spinning just spinning 

Trying to find my way

I once held a map in the palm of my hand 

But then the wind came and blew it away

Spinning just spinning 

Trying to see the light

I once lit a match inside this dark room

But then the wind came and blew it right out

Spinning just spinning

I smell something inviting

On the tails of what smelled like delicious hope

But then the wind came and blew it away

Spinning just spinning 

For the wind spins me round

Till now I haven't seen that the wind is a whisper

That I've ignored up till now

"Joy Over Anger" - a Poem

Wind flying in my face

The burn of the air is all around me

Holding in all that I can

I just want to explode

Turning to rage I want to bleed

Or maybe make another's run

Swinging for faces that are not there

I fall to the ground limp and wasted

The thunder it crashes and the rain it falls

Washing away the stains of blood

Pooling around me and then drifting away

Cleansed, anew I think of rising

Still wasted from the rage and all it took from me

I contemplate just digging a hole

Hiding forever and holding my breath

Waiting for a change in scenery

The sun it rises and dries me through

A lightness overcomes my body

In my hole the shadows wane 

I see myself for who I am

Songs from nearby birds tickle my ears

The aroma of blossoming flowers tease my nose

Still in my hole with shadows returning

Will I rise and chase the sun?

Peeking over the edge I see the meadow

I glance and see its drawing beauty

Rising again I push down the earth

Refusing the past's weight to hold me down

Surrounded by the sounds of hope

Life and love dance inside my mind

If  I could just hold on to this light

Perhaps I would ride, not fight, the wind

Darkness and the Light - A Poem

"Darkness and the Light"

Sitting in the open and waiting 

Waiting for the day to unfold

Unfolding with possibilities 

Some dark some light 

The light rolls forward unveiling such great splendor

Such splendor ever watching

Watching for the darkness in the corner

In the corner of the darkness

Lies the cold lies the pain

Lies bring it strength

Ignorance its game

Too many play the game

Without knowing what is the cost

With the cost debts are paid

Some don't know what they have lost

Lost inside distractions

So loud that no one hears

Hearing the sweet whisper of loves welcoming lighted path

Two Paths - A Poem

"Two Paths"

The day unfolds two paths revealed 

One straight as an arrow

Precise and shines in the sun

Unrelenting razor sharp

It cuts through all in its path

Determination in precision

It arrives at its goal unashamed 

A ravine left behind

from whence it has cut 

Scorched and rough its path left behind

The road to hell is littered with bloody broken hearts

Another path so resides

Round twists and turns

Over peaks, through valleys

A scenic landscape through

the land of love unfolds

Each twist and turn plotted with so as to not disturb hearts glowing

With love that lights the way

Each peak and valley

Perhaps hard to climb overcome

Each obstacle with grace

And so the path to Heaven is laid down difficult but well lit with peace

Love's Seedling - A Poem

"Love's Seedling"

The sky weeps and the ground bleeds 

And yet nothing seems to change

The wind howls for its child

And the water longs for crashes enraged

As a heart falls another dog licks its chops

Another victim for the slaughter

A baby cries and hope blossoms

And the word PEACE shines though dirtied each day

Hands that are old, dried and cracked 

Ache for another hour

Scooping up memories not from long ago

Plant seeds of hope and love 

Feet that are weary and that have traveled many miles

Sore, burning and rock hard

Ache for another hour

Just a few more miles home is not far off

The sun shines and breaks through the clouds

The ground parts as a seedling sprouts

Green and healthy, tender yet firm

Its leaves shine in the sun, trying to catch the eye of a youth

No blinking lights, no mechanical sounds

The seedling stands tall and true

Far from the pavement and commerce's grind

Will attention make payment at all?

A blossom formed, slowly unfolding

Rich with red and yellow

Heart and strength are on full display

Ready to be admired, protected and sewn again