The death of a somebody
Is life affirming.
My favorites attend
In the ante-room,
Eyeshot from the shell.
They appeared to be telling
Off-colored jokes,
Childish giggles, anxious glances.
Others talked nervously on their health,
Their swing and trips, car salesmen, and politics.
Violet remarked on the wedding, the bride's redolent dress,
Brocade and settings.
The vows were personal and promising.
Funeral Home is an ironic euphamism;
But the coffee is strong and bitter,
I burned my tongue.
I didn't see much black, mostly pastels.
It's a multi-media presentation of family,
Old and getting precariously older,
Cavorting at the cottage,
Sitting under Christmas trees,
Holding up scarves and mittens.
Everyone smoked then. Everything's hidden.
Someone's grandson touched his hand,
Then recoiled into the nearest waist.
Except for the flowers and box,
There was vibrancy and planning
Where to meet following the graveside,
For a drink and toast to why we're here,
To why any of us are here at all.

You are in my heart -
You reside
between the beats
sometimes I must
catch you
so I may simply breathe
I get palpitations
with adrenaline rushing
When you play
My heartstrings
My cheeks start blushing
The music you play
Inside my soul
Reverberates
And moves me
Down to my toes
I dance, I swoon
My feet turn to jelly
Hot burning waves
Sear deep in my belly
Oh this is crazy
But that's just fine
Play me and strum me
Until I make you mine
I will be your instrument
You will be my notes
Just beat the drum
until my heart floats
under the moon's glow
we sing out our joy
and the music flows
without inhibition
inside my being
And I am filled with wonder
At the power of my feelings
So keep beating on, heart
(Because I know you
Are there)
Let our tongues whisper music
Into the night air

Mom could you please
warm these waters up
Yo ** **
and a tub full of suds

Pirates in the making
on their personal high sea
Don't dare pull the plug
on this Caribbean dream

There's treasure they know
in the depths down below
They saw it when it sank
in mid bathtime flow

Send the divers in
to this porcelain surf
Holding their breath as long as they can
for all they are worth

They'll come away from this
if nothing else, clean
Where in tomorrow night's bath
they'll set sail once again

A couple muddy bathtub buddies
sailing on a sea of suds
In a life filled with adventure
because there's never enough

By Arcassin Burnham


I bet you'll love me better than before when i leave you,
i bet you'll love me more than life itself and all the things
you've been through foreshadowing everything you've
created neglecting all the things that would distract you
from what life has given you but you can't take it..

I bet you'll love me better than before when i leave you,
Cause all the things you took for granted will not come
back even its weakened state that follows more than it
can manifests itself into what you would fear the most,
i bet you hate it...

i will sensor all your ignorance,
and disqualify your time,
you are not more important than i have going on,
well fine,
throw dirt at my name that you shame,
you're only speaking about yourself,
gain too many pains in a world where everybody
cares less about their health.
i will sensor all your ignorance,
and disqualify your time,
you are not more important than i have going on,
well fine,
throw dirt at my name that you shame,
you're only speaking about yourself,
gain too many pains in a world where everybody
cares less about their health.

/

Faced a hell of a lot of threats , they were scared of somethin',
Have to do something with your life , just be on to somethin',
Get your *** up outta of the bed and do somethin',
Get your *** up outta of the bed and do somethin',
Had to make a way to get my mind right,
with what knowledge was in it til hours of the night,
too impatient for the bull , don't waste my time.