Burning to the Ground

The bolts meet the metal on the structure

They pass over thinking nothing is wrong

Next thing they know the bridge is punctured

And the cars fall off as they proceed along

The bridge has been burning for quite some time

But they never noticed, at least until now

Now that they are on the brink, about to die

They claw at the remains as they’re going down

The bridge is burning to the ground

The people are lost and cannot be found

If the bridge falls and no one’s around

Can anyone actually hear the sound?

Of their desperate, hopeless screams

Can anyone hear their resolute pleas?

Can anyone fix their now dead dreams?

Their world tears apart at the seams

The creaking of metal now gets louder

The bridge now shakes taking pressure off it

Because both sides wanted the power

Both sides held out, and none wanted to soften

Now the stress makes the bridge start to fracture

They never dealt with the problem until now

There won’t be a happily ever after

They claw as their fairytale is going down

The bridge is burning to the ground

The people are lost and cannot be found

If the bridge falls and no one’s around

Can anyone actually hear the sound?

Of their desperate, hopeless screams

Can anyone hear their resolute pleas?

Can anyone fix their now dead dreams?

Their world tears apart at the seams

Finding it all just a little too cumbersome

They see the days of rest just on the horizon

So they fall asleep to their favorite number one

Each song acting as a liaison

But nothing is bringing them back

They are now apart, and hatred is brewing

He’s saw it coming and already had his bags packed

And she still does not know what she’s doing

The bridge was already burnt down

The people are lost and cannot be found

When the bridge falls and no one’s around

Can anyone actually hear the sound?

Of their desperate, hopeless screams

Can anyone hear their resolute pleas?

Can anyone fix their now dead dreams?

Their world fell apart at the seams

Waiting For Me

I am waiting for you

She said with a soft touch

I’ll be here after you go through

Things that will rough you up

Now that you’re leaving

And you’re going away

Leaving without rhyme or reason

Without a trace

She whispered gently

Like a light breeze on a hot day

That she would wait for me

To become a man one day

Well that day is almost here

I think it is around the corner

I need not fear

For she is just over the border

Between my sanity

And my various travels

Buried in luxurious vanity

I have abandoned ship to no avail

What is meant to be

Will always happen anyway

I need to learn to breathe

As I see the approaching day

A day of déjà vu

That day where I left it all

Wishing I could go back and re-do

Everything and grow some resolve

To finish what I started

To see it all through

Instead of being retarded

I wish I could start anew

She is waiting for me

And I need not stay away

God has prepared her for me

And I need her today

She wants a man

And that is what I’ve become

I now I understand

Just how far I have come

Prayer for a Spouse

Lord, hear my prayer

Hear the words that I say

Whether I am here or not all there

Bless me Lord I pray

I pray for a woman

A woman who loves You

I pray for a woman

Who will stand for the truth

I prayer for a Godly woman for starters

A woman that You hold dear

I pray for a loving partner

That will tell me her deepest fears

Her darkest secrets and desires

Her simplest little sins

What ignites her fires

And what makes her tick

Give me a woman that

Will support me in everything

That will make up for where I lack

And that won’t just be swayed with anything

Grant me a woman of faith

One that will call me out

That will be worth the wait

That will be doctrinally sound

Send me a person who is gentle

Because we all know I am not

I do not want a rental

I am casting all my lots

I want a woman who is not afraid

A woman I can listen to

One that has something to say

One that truly worships you

One that an stand up

When I am doing something wrong

One that is not a slut

One that prefers our sins to be gone

A woman who is pure

Because I am not such

One who is spiritually mature

And is not in a rush

Because I am ways moving fast

I need someone slower paced

I need someone who can last

Who will not just leave me green-faced

I need someone from Proverbs thirty-one

A woman who can raise my children

A woman who rises before the sun

And shines in my eyes and glistens

One who can cook and clean

And who I can help to do so

A woman who is not mean

A woman that can help me to grow

A woman with a high standard

That will not tolerate idiocies

Not an emotional vandal

But a woman with many intricacies

I need someone that I can love

Some I can trust

Peaceful as a dove

This is a must

I need a woman who will submit to me

Who will respect my opinion

But does not follow society

Or submit to all men

I want to love her to the point

Where she can respect my ideas

And bear the fruit of my loins

That I can passionately kiss

I want to hear her problems

The struggles of her daily life

I want to help her solve them

And I want to walk with her through strife

I want her to be honest with me

I want her to have integrity

I know I am not perfect

But God I ask for  a great a woman to marry!

My Latina Lover

She moves her hips

Our hands grip

My lips touch her lips

Round and round

In circles to the sound

Of the music profound

Rhythms pound

From the speaker found

Located in this underground

Club hidden away

From the light of day

With ecstasy conveyed

Lost in the fray

She mirrors me

Every move she sees

She moves her feet

To the rhythm of the beat

Her legs moving faster

She is the master

I am the slave who asked her

For this dance

For just one chance

And now she covers

Every stutter

That my mouth utters

My body shutters

And my heart flutters

At the sight of my Latina Lover

Sorrow, Pain, and Broken Hearts

Sorrow, pain, and broken hearts

Were the story of my life

I used to fall apart

Because of all the vain strife

Mountains of tears

Only lacking snow at the top

Things were exactly as they appeared

I wondered when my heart would JUST STOP

On and on, day by day

In the worst, most tortuous way

Crying out for freedom in vain

Trying so hard to stay

Within the bounds of trusting faith

But my mind was shattered

As was my fragile heart

My emotions bruised and battered

Because she had it down like a work of art

Like a DaVinci, the Mona Lisa

Like a brilliant clash and shading

Reflecting with this love

But in secret began the hating

Ruining my life day in and day out

Waiting for nothing to materialize

Like a poor lottery player waiting for the pay-out

But having my worst fears realized

I was never going to win

So I had to run away

Time and time again

Until I reemerged in faith

What does faith have to do with love?

Is the million dollar question

Where does this comparison come from?

Also a million dollar question

The Bible says that hope, love and faith

Are all intertwined

And that loves is the base

In which faith can be defined

So what is the source of all good things?

The God who created us

And He wants to give His people everything

So we can put our faith and hope in His love

And if you don’t look up

When you fall head over heels

When you pursue something that you “love”

Then the love is never gonna be real

And now I’ve returned

And my heart no longer burns

My heart no longer yearns

For the one who broke it

Choked it

Wrapped it up in paper and smoked it

And discarded it on the street

Trampled it under her feet

And, as was her custom, walked right past me

But I am back

And I know what I lack

And where the odds were stacked

There is the place where I attacked

And, in turn my heart was sacked

And my heart is still a little cracked

But, baby, I’m back

And stronger than ever

Endurance longer than ever

More joyful than I ever was

It’s funny now, but it never was

The overarching question to me

Is “What the heck did I ever see?”

That EVER made me

Want to believe

In what she could be?

Because she obviously

Did not wanna live up to her ability

I guess I should have known the fighter

Versus the good-nighter

Versus the blood-sucking spider

But I say the last part in jest

Cuz for her I only wish the best

I don’t mean to give her cardiac arrest

But I just had to get this off my chest!

One Sign

The way you walk

The way you flip your hair

The way you talk

The way you just don’t care

The endless blocks

Walked in the midnight air

Wanna know you better

Wanna see who you are

I am like the debtor

You control my stars

So I’m looking to you

Hoping to see you shoot

Across the sky into all-truth

Consumed with my own desires

For you my heart is on fire

And I fear the situation has become dire

It’s live or die

Trying to survive

Waiting for one sign

The way you speak

The way you move your hips

It all looks bleak

Cuz of the fear that grips

And all I seek

Is a kiss from your lips

Wanna know you better

Wanna see who you are

I am like the debtor

You control my stars

So I’m looking to you

Hoping to see you shoot

Across the sky into all-truth

Consumed with my own desires

For you my heart is on fire

And I fear the situation has become dire

It’s live or die

Trying to survive

Waiting for one sign

 The passion and the words

Mean nothing without you

I feel completely absurd

Because I cannot bring myself to tell you

I feel like a nerd

With braces, afraid to tell the truth

I will to get the bird

To whisper softly to you

Wanna know you better

Wanna see who you are

I am like the debtor

You control my stars

So I’m looking to you

Hoping to see you shoot

Across the sky into all-truth

Consumed with my own desires

For you my heart is on fire

And I fear the situation has become dire

It’s live or die

Trying to survive

Waiting for one sign

Revelation 21:8

All these lovers pouring love on me

Saying something will come of it all

All of them telling me how good things can be

But if that’s true, why do I feel so small?

Fake hypocritical actors

Keeping singing like a Broadway show

Forgetting about life and its factors

But what do they really know?

Singing time and time again

Acting like my actions make a difference

The truth is that I’ll never win

I just want some deliverance

The clouds gather round

It’s so dark outside

In the distance is thunder’s sound

The sky is black, and there’s no light

They say that dawn is on the horizon

All I see is broken hearts and sorrow

I feel the dusk arising

No, Annie, the Sun will not come out tomorrow

So keep singing about how great

This life is going to turn out

I’m sorry, Forrest, but those chocolates taste

Like ash in my accursed mouth

But go ahead and lie to world

I think you are living in a fantasy

The prince almost never gets the girl

And now you know why all these rants you see

So oft occur unnoticed

But here I am on my soapbox

My expectations are the lowest

I’m think I’m gonna throw rocks

Life is not fair, and I get that

But you don’t need to lie to me

On the drop of your hypocritical hat

I swear to you, life is not what it ought to be

Emerald

Gonna write you a song, though I don’t have the words

The timing might be wrong, but I have never been so sure

Of anything in my life, I’m hanging on to your every word

You make me forget about the strife, it’s as if you have heard

All of my deepest desires untold to all the public ears

My heart is so on fire, but the flame slowly appeared

You are so beautiful

I can’t help but stare

Was your birth a miracle?

You’re perfect, everything is there

Behind your green eyes

Lies the nicest mind

And on your face the brightest smile

Completes your manner mild

Please, won’t you stay a while?

  

Gonna write you a poem because I have the heart

Skiing down this slalom, leaving tracks like works of art

The river is flowing strong in our lives, our hearts, minds, and in our souls

I don’t just wanna get along, wanna stay and grow old

All of my deepest emotions soon to be laid on the table

Won’t make a commotion, not expecting a fable

You are so beautiful

I can’t help but stare

Was your birth a miracle?

You’re perfect, everything is there

Behind your green eyes

Lies the nicest mind

And on your face the brightest smile

Completes your manner mild

Please, won’t you stay a while

I am a diamond, albeit in the rough

You are an emerald, polished way more than enough

I am ugly and unfinished, just hewn

But you are so beautiful, you’ll be sold soon

So I have one thing that I need to ask you

Is it alright if I try to love you?

You are so beautiful

I can’t help but stare

Was your birth a miracle?

You’re perfect, everything is there

Behind your green eyes

Lies the nicest mind

And on your face the brightest smile

Completes your manner mild

Please, won’t you stay a while

Independent Woman (The Feminist)

Sexually liberated

In ways that used to be

A picture painted

Acts that no one wanted to see

But the human heart has always been corrupt

So this is nothing new

So why should we judge

Because it is alright to have different views

There is no sense of shame

No sense of difference

Genders are all the same

So she will dismiss every reference

To anything that shows

That their way might be wrong

They always seem to know

She can live without a man because she is strong

Hence the problem

There are no genders

Because we’ve tossed ‘em

And there are no defenders

Because we’ve lost ‘em

So how do we reconcile?

We don’t, why fix what ain’t broken?

Though God’s plan be defiled

Who cares what long was spoken

When I have the right

To do whatever I want

I am my guiding light

Not your phony God

I am the woman and the man

Because men have always hurt me

I will not let another man stand

In the way of who I wanna be

I am not to be messed with

I will hurt you in the end

Because of this emotional rift

Because I was hurt by men

Still Standing

A troubled heart beats

Longing to be united

With the one, the girl, she

Longing for all wrongs to be righted

For his cold feet

Cause him to be constantly slight

Whether by accident

Or whether on purpose

I guess we’ll never know the intent

Except for what is seen on the surface

And buried deep inside

We can see that it’s all my fault

Be it my own cyanide

Or the work of some dangerous cult

It is no use getting in a tizzy

Or getting worked up

Over a past that was quite busy

And open when it should have been a close circuit

And so dispelled is the myth

That there could have been

Something to prevent this wherewith

Some kind of dignity to defend

I feel I am left barren

But there is a glimmer of hope

Although it seems I have met Charon

But somehow had tied a rope

To find my way back out

Though I was transported across

The river and tormented about

And just when it seemed all was lost

I followed the rope back home

And now I am back where I started

And though I seem so alone

My feelings of freedom cannot be discarded

For the rope was handy

In my time of need

And I am still standing

I am standing indeed

Sorry!

You never saw my lips move

Never heard the words I said

And yet I stand aloof

Wishing I could do it all over again

I wish I could take back

A lot of what I said

Even though the odds were stacked

And say nicer things instead

Feelings of regret flood

My mind, heart, body, and soul

There is use in crying over spilled blood

Even though it was my heart you stole

But that does not negate

Everything I wrote against you

In fact it aggravates

And all of the regrets accrue

You will never read this

And I’m not sure I want you to

I’m scared of the power of the fist

Because I deserve every punch from you

Regardless of whether you played

With my fragile, glass heart

Regardless of whether I should have stayed

So committed to not being apart

I have a duty as a man

To treat a woman correctly

But, Brittany, goddamn

I have tried so ineptly

And here I am with words

Words that cannot express

The sorrow that now occurs

My mind is vexed

My heart burns with sorrow

For ought not to dishonor a woman

Regardless of what she does

To me or rather to men

There is no need to ask “Why?” or “Because”?

I am in the wrong

Regardless of what I do or say

All I can say is, “so long”

And just get up on my way

All Love and No Play Has Made Mike a Miserable Boy

They say that all work and no play
Have made Jack a dull boy
But what about when this day
Becomes a chance to try out her new toy?
Maybe a little bit of work would feel better
Than to suffer the slings and arrows
And the hooks and bronze fetters
Than to pretend we are on the straight and narrow
Love only takes away
It never giver anything back
It is never supposed to go our way
Or watch out for our lack
Love is not self-serving
It thinks of the other person first
I know I may be undeserving
But am I so truly cursed?
Giving it all away to someone
Who does not love you the same
Will always lead to disastrous results
The send is always painful shame
And memories you do not wish to recall
Just wait and see, love is hard
But in the future I hope there will be
One who I can love in the whole and not in part
There is a woman out there, you will all see

A Million Bright Stars

I listen to my thoughts

Turning over in my head

And now my mind is caught

As I’m rolling over in my bed

I’d think it wise to see

Early birds get the good worms

And wouldn’t you agree?

Your beauty would make any man turn

How intoxicating you are

Like the finest red wine

And like a million bright stars

You, my dear, do shine

You are

Like a million bright stars

Shining down on my life

In the deadest of night

Just when

I thought these feelings would end

You took over my heart

And I’m back at the start

And like a million bright stars

Baby, you shine, you shine, you shine

I listen to my heart

Beating faster in rhythm

Ready to fall apart

If I fail to cross this chasm

I’d think it lovely to hear

Your voice speaking to me now

Babe, I wish you were here

And, well, I really miss you somehow

How coating are these feelings

Like the finest varnish

And the night is concealing

That which was garnished

You are

Like a million bright stars

Shining down on my life

In the deadest of night

Just when

I thought these feelings would end

You took over my heart

And I’m back at the start

And like a million bright stars

Baby you shine, you shine, you shine

I dream of moonless nights

I pray for sunless days

I look for a chance that I might

See the stars shine at the height of May

Warm budding flowers

Lit up by the person you are

The thunderous trees tower

In opulence observing

These million bright stars

You are

Like a million bright stars

Shining down on my life

In the deadest of night

Just when

I thought these feelings would end

You took over my heart

And I’m back at the start

And like a million bright stars

Baby you shine, you shine, you shine

Spurning Love

Rejecting the common enterprises

Of the immature one, who obliges

Receding into a pericarp

At the point of which she prepares a scarp

For the battle that is compulsory

To consider him worthy is adultery

To the subjection of her psychosis

Because anything other than her own prognosis

Causes her neurosis to become ferocious

Contributing to an appearance of him being atrocious

An obdurate half-wit

Less intelligible than a corpse

He is merely myopic

Of the water bottled at the source

Ignorant of the connotations

Of this curious concept

Adducing another misrepresentation

Congelation lacking respect

Spurning love

Burning bridges

Competing in failing distractions

To see only a reaction

Directing her to massacre

And the heart stops at the damage incurred

From the rapine of his strong affections

While manifesting rancor despite objection

Now the correction of her conclusions

Demand an answer other than his own illusions

Causing allusions to all the confusions

Contributing to an emergence of him having delusions

An obdurate half-wit

Less intelligible than a corpse

He is merely myopic

Of the water bottled at the source

Ignorant of the connotations

Of this curious concept

Adducing another misrepresentation

Congelation lacking respect

Spurning love

Burning bridges

Insane and perplexing are your implications

Irking and exigent are the exacerbations

Of all the wars and debates that go on

Minor inconveniences that you say are none

If I was Jack you wouldn't need a giant and a beanstalk

All you would need to do is open your mouth and talk

All your implications either way are merely chalk

Drawn on the ground to give you time to stall

Until this mysterious figure helps build a wall

From us and the Truth, Life, and Way

So please try and outrun the pain

Cuz you can’t hide your stains