If I live to be two  hundred and ten
actually if I live until
next Tuesday
I will never love again
as I have loved you.

I never told you
forever
I never promised
tomorrow
and for what
it’s worth
at this late stage
neither
did you.

I never asked
for tomorrow
I think
That was you

You were never
a party
worth staying up for.

Every moment matters
know this
if you know nothing else
it matters because it’s you
even now
reading this
it matters because
it’s you and me
that makes it new

say goodbye
to who you were yesterday
know this
for sure
you woke up today
with a chance
to be
a brand new you

I remember
that deep New Jersey
December snow
my burden was too heavy to carry
I tried to lay it down
as we
trudged thru the snow
pick up your feet
you said
we have a long way to go .

Good God , did you see the news today?
Two people died in
Misery
Not sure how far that is from here
Ten hundred miles away
For sure
Maybe more
Surely, it can’t be too close
From those
We hold
Close
and love
The most?

New York City
never scared me
it just asked
a little too much
of me

New York City is ablaze with fame
Totally saturated in  blame
New York City can absorb
Your Pain
For one night
Only
but she will never
Ever
remember your
Name

this much I know
if I know
nothing else
there is always
a next.

I am exhausted
by the thought
that I might write
another line
transfixed by the man
who will no doubt
be my
decline

This is nice
I said
this is love
he said
no
this is just nice
like
I said.

This is nice
I said
this is love
he said
No,
this just nice like
I said

Remember when you leave
the ones  you love
kiss their cheek
laugh a wave
say see you soon
remember
just remember
there is no guarantee.

If you asked again
after this long time
I would still say
No

The answer is no
Although
If you continue to ask
all through tonight
and into tomorrow
if you say things
and bring things
Then
Maybe ....
Yes
Maybe... all right
Okay
Maybe
if you continue to say things
then okay
somehow
maybe
somehow
you can make it
alright

I’ve just realised
that nobody talks in rhyme
and nobody  walks in time
words are never sublime
nobody told me
nobody said
nobody knew
I care
too much
inside my head

Millions of words
reign down upon my head
each day
if I could absorb half
I would be a hero
to myself
as it goes
I feel
the noise of too many voices
hurt my soul
create a hole
even I
cannot climb out of.

I knew what
I signed up for
just
didn’t expect this much
noise

Yesterday fuels
Tomorrow
no matter how we fight
today excuses yesterday
no matter how we fight
every day
lays claim to both
No matter how we fight

There is no messiah
here tonight
Jesus left
What more did you
Expect ?

I know how you feel
I feel exactly the
same

I don’t actually live here
Anymore
Whoever you see
is definitely not me
I live elsewhere
In my head
Whoever you see
Sitting here
In my chair
Trust me
it’s definitely
Not
Me

Ever word
you say
is a word
someone
somewhere
sometime
at the right time
could have
said
and has probably said
before

Here’s a poem about nothing
because nothing says more
than the rest of us could ever say
if we tried all day tomorrow
and the rest of today

Here’s what I know
for sure
I know that I know
nothing
Are you okay
knowing that you know
nothing
too?

And then
there was nothing
and in that nothing
I realised
we could be everything

when there was nothing but money
to make
we made it
when there was no love to lose
we lost it
when there was no game to play
we played it
when there was nothing to say
we talked anyway

There is nothing here
I haven’t seen before
Nothing above me
Beneath me
Nothing that tore
There is nothing here
that could ever
even up the score

So
this I know
for sure
I know absolutely nothing
about nothing
But I will jump
bare faced and brave
into my knowing of nothing
and say
it feels really good
knowing absolutely
nothing
about you

I love you
means nothing
if it’s written
in sand
too close to the shore.

There’s a whole lot of nothing
happening in this house
Tonight

All of this
means nothing
the grandeur
the opulence
the pride
if we are both dead
inside

Now , is the time
he said
take my hand
Now , is the time
I said
I  cannot be lead.

You and I
are going nowhere
I say
fair enough
you say
let’s go there
anyway.

Hey
I get it
We are going nowhere
Who cares
Let’s go there

New York  City
flashes
for you tonight
Tomorrow it will
Probably expose
your plight

New York
you were always
too much
or was that just
me?

Here’s what I will do
I’ll pretend I didn’t hear you
I’ll raise the the stakes by two
stack the odds
in favour of you
and still pretend
I didn’t hear you
Tell me who the **** else
would do that for you?

I need a moment
to collect my thoughts
breath in
collect my thoughts
I certainly don’t want to speak
out of sorts
okay, I’m there
I am calm
so here is what I have
to say
let me breath in
and calmly
and zen like
almost Buddhism  like
say to you
could you just do me a favour
and
**** the *******!

I have too many words
running riot  inside my head
they spill out
unintentionally
at party’s
dinners
and soirées
offend the great
seal my fate.

I joined
a poetry club today
then quickly realised
they were not interested
in anything I had to
say
and more  importantly
in my world
that’s okay .

Perhaps
my soul
is too old
to be sold?

Hold my hand
before we get too old

I got home
still full of your smile
its been a while
that’s true
but now at least
I know
we can walk
another
mile
together

They sat and warmed
their hands
on the dying embers
of a marriage
that once burned
out of control
huge orange flames
of laughter
that touched the sky
and touched
their souls.

She is old now
And says things she doesn’t mean
Although I remember when she was younger
And said things that were mean
She is old now
And calls me late at night,
Although I remember when she was younger
And scared me with her might
She is old now
And tells me she loves me
Although I remember when she was younger
and said no one would ever love me

I love you
more than I have words for
so I will hush now
let silence
take the lead
for once.