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Going to war to
make peace. I feel like something
just isn't right here.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
There's no "I" in peace.
It requires all of us
to be possible.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
We're identical,
clones, lost in a cookie cutter
society.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I don't care about
the health risks involved, I want
my raw cookie dough.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
War, a suicide
of the body and the mind.
Releasing the spirit.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Beauty beyond words,
she slips off her silk dress,
unveiling her skin.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Laying in grass fields,
clouds form pictures, paint the sky,
the art of nature.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Met a girl named Jill,
and I must admit that she
is quite marvelous.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Just another morning,
just another day.
Drag myself to the sink,
splash some water on my face.

Sometimes I look down,
at my trembling hands.
I want to wash them clean,
but I can't.
The stains are too deep,
skin like sand.

I work in a cubicle,
nine to five every week.
I come home to a wife and kids,
who don't understand me.

And every single night,
right before I go to bed,
I pray that these demons,
will leave my head.
Somethings that I've done,
are better left dead.

I feel the knife inside me,
twisting and digging in.
It's serrated edges tearing,
at the flesh and skin.

I feel the bullets sinking,
into my broken heart.
Sometimes it's easier,
to just hit restart.
I wish this world would realize,
war is hard.

I wish this world would realize,
war is hard,
on a heart,
now torn apart.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
A knife to the heart,
a gun against my head,
your love has me,
better off dead.

Torn out of love,
thrown to the ground,
told to plea and beg,
while you tossed my heart around.

I question your love,
I question your faith,
as you consume my heart whole,
how does it taste?

You can throw me down,
you can tear me apart,
but that heart will keep beating,
that heart will not stop.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Suicide in the shadows,
waiting for a poor man,
creeping over his shoulder,
a dark new day.

Wrapped around his neck,
words can't escape his dry throat,
holding him down,
more bills and car loans.

Under a microscope in the sun,
burning himself.
Holding the lighter to his palm,
burning himself.

It's something warm he says,
when the days are cold and the nights long.
The phone rings in the corner,
playing that bittersweet and intimidating song.

So he dances in the morning sun,
as it creeps through his blinds,
his legs shake and scramble.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I can feel her slipping,
slipping away.
I can see her eyes,
are turning grey.
Like the clouds,
on a stormy day.
Why can't there be,
another way?

Rougher than the stormy seas.
She tries to battle this disease.
But it will take her,
take her with ease.
All I can do is pray on my knees.

Can you answer?
Answer me!
Answer my prayers,
answer my pleas.
All I ask you,
is that you take me.
But don't take her,
she has much to see.

I am not asking,
this is a demand.
I know you're God,
and I'm just a man.
But I have done,
all that I can.
And time continues,
to slip through my hands.

Slipping through my hands,
slipping through my hands,
time continues,
to slip through my hands.
Through my hands,
her life, like sand,
slips away.

Where were you God?
I needed you God.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Broken will leaves me,
shattered on the floor.
I know I'll get back up,
but I can't take much more.

Eyes are grey and they,
can't help but water.
My legs quiver as I,
wonder why I bother.

My time here isn't long,
it's here and then it's gone,
so why do I keep fighting on.

For my mother,
for my father.
For my brother,
and my grandmother.

For my friends,
and for my family.
For my kids,
which I've yet to see.

For my dog,
and for my neighbors.
For all these people,
they are my saviors.

They keep this heart,
from stopping short.
They show my life,
has some worth.
They are my heroes.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Listen woman,
I ain't no toy.
Listen closely now,
I ain't your boy.

Do you hear me?
Hear me loud and clear.
Listen woman,
don't wanna see you here.

I'm done with you,
be done with me,
no one likes a ******,
no one likes crazy.

Did you hear?
I want you gone.
Listen up,
I want you out by dawn.

Hey woman,
you're sounding crazy.
And I won't,
let you be crazy with me.

I'm done with you,
be done with me,
no one likes a ******,
no one likes crazy.

Get out of my hair,
get out of my face,
get off my back,
get out of my space!
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
It's suicide,
to show feelings you hide.

With the words slipping off my tongue,
brushing against strings,
too tightly strung,
a bad melody plays,
and it plays for days.

The melody resonates,
in the ears of the listeners,
but after bouncing around the brain,
exit, stage left,
leaving a mess.

And I am left here,
to pick up the pieces,
of what I fear,
is my heart.

So I hold my heart hostage,
inside the recess of my soul,
in a deep, dark hole,
where no one can find it.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
He never felt more power,
He never felt so invincible.
He never felt this feeling,
when holding something so simple.

He never in his life,
wanted to **** someone.
That was until,
he held his fathers gun.

Found it in his dresser,
under layers of underwear.
Behind the eyes that only stared,
was a machine in need of repair.

He picked it up with care,
and held it in his hands.
He felt his mind turning,
thinking, plotting, yearning.

Yearning for attention,
he didn't get from mom and dad.
No friends, no love, nothing at all,
he took the gun and ran.

He knew what he was going to do,
make the his parents and the bullies pay.
So he waited,
waited till the next day.

And when the school bell rang,
on a new day,
as the kids ran in from the playground,
he waited.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I'm withering away,
I'm vulnerable,
my legs are weak and I can barely speak.

I'm wandering astray,
I'm on the run,
the feelings inside are burning me alive.

It's tearing me apart,
to see you depart,
to see you walk away,
to see you leave me.

I hold onto the hope,
that you will come back,
but hope won't hold back,
hope won't hold back.

I'm burning up inside,
I'm half alive,
and this fire won't be going out anytime soon.
I am a fool,
for thinking that you will be waiting too.

And it burns a hole in my heart,
to know you don't care.
It eats me alive,
and I know you don't care.

But I hold onto the hope,
that you will come back,
but hope won't hold back,
hope won't hold back.

I'm holding into hope,
but hope won't hold back.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Collapsing core's,
the seize of the soul.
Irregular hearts,
not so regular holes.

Hands intertwined,
but not with mine.
Bodies touch,
warm and kind.

I fight for you,
a fight I lose.
I go unnoticed,
you have no clue.

So in my misery, I wallow,
and I swallow,
my love for you,
into my heart, hollow.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I left my home with dreams to,
make something of myself.
Landed in Hollywood,
bright lights, lots of sound.

They took me in,
like a good friend.

Showed me all the ropes,
gave me riches, fame.
Messed with my head,
dug a hole, for my body.

Everyone's out to get,
you to submit.

I was a fool,
and I fell,
fell for it all.
And they didn't fall for me.
The Devil lives here,
and there's no...

Tried to go home,
and when I got there,
it didn't take long,
my addiction, it was too strong.

The drugs are out to get,
me to submit.

I was a fool,
and I fell,
fell for it all.
And they didn't fall for me.
The Devil lives inside me,
there's no...

escape.

Out,
out,
out,
I'm fallin' out...

Out,
out,
out,
I'm fallin' out of...

Out.
I'm fallin' out of reality.

I'm fallin' out,
out.
All the love.
I'm fallin' out,
out.
Was not enough.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I hope every memory we made,
comes back to stab you in the dark.
I hope you feel the exact pain,
that I felt on a cold Sunday night.

I hope every word you said,
comes back to haunt you, like a ghost.
I hope every time you see me,
you realize you're what you hate most.

I hope that every dream you have,
is shattered like the rest.
I hope when you pick up the pieces,
you see me in the mess.

I hope someday you see,
that words mean more than love.
I hope that you remember...
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
It was 12:02am.
Saturday morning.
I was hungry.
So hungry.
Now that I think of it,
I was beyond hungry.
I was starving.
I was so hungry,
I could eat a horse.
And then it hit me.
I'll eat a horse.
And so I got into my car,
and drove to the nearest farm.
On the way there,
I hit a rabbit.
It was a gruesome scene.
I contemplated stopping and eating the rabbit,
but I knew in the end,
that was a bad idea.
I mean, it wouldn't even fill my appetite.
I needed something that would,
like a horse.
So I arrived at the farm,
and snuck into the horses stables.
I was sneakier than Bill Clinton,
that is,
until he got caught of course.
But I never got caught!
I got into one of the stalls,
and injected the horse with a lethal dose of cyanide.
I always carried cyanide around with me,
I knew there would be a right time and a right place to use it.
And that time was now.
I proceeded to pick the horse up with my super human strength,
and brought it to the car.
I tied it to the roof of the car,
and drove it home.
It was a glorious night.
I fired up the grill,
poured some apple juice,
because I didn't drink,
drinking is bad,
and had horse meat all night long.
It tasted like chicken,
just without the chicken.
I was a happy man,
and I went to bed with a full stomach.
The next morning,
I woke to a startling surprise.
I was in a stable,
and I was surrounded by horses.
All around me,
horses.
"We know what you did last night" one of the horses said,
as it stood up,
and cracked its hooves.
All the other horses did the same.
I closed my eyes,
and took a deep breath,
as I was trampled to death,
by the trusty steeds.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I was hungry.
So I ate my dog.
Uncooked.
It's flesh got stuck between my teeth.
Which is good.
I can still taste it now,
when I am hungry.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I
I
Stress is a noose around my neck,
a dagger to my heart,
a thief in the dark,
taking a piece of me each time it slithers through.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I’ve been treated like dirt,
been kicked around.
I have doubted my worth,
made not a sound.

Like an unaccounted for star,
I shone bright like the sun.
Begging for help,
I found no one.

A day came around,
when it finally hit.
I thought I had issues,
I ain’t got ****.

I’ve seen kids become killers,
and friends pop pills.
I’ve seen “freaks” that frankly,
just can’t stand still.

I’ve seen people I know,
take their own lives.
I’ve seen grown men cry,
when they lost their wives.

I can’t believe,
I was so selfish.
I thought I had issues,
I ain’t got ****.

There are people starving,
this world’s alarming,
there’s war and crippling disease.
To think for a second,
I had it worse,
was as selfish as can be.

I ain’t got ****,
compared to the kid,
who’s parented just separated.

I ain’t got ****,
compared to any person,
who’s lost a loved one.

I ain’t got ****,
I ain’t got ****.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Waiting.

Where is the end of the road?
Where is the cliff in which I am waiting to drive off?

I wander the strange winding road,
only to be hit,
a deer in the head lights.

Is there a noise to animate the sound around me?
Is there a silver lining in this sweet surrender?

The air is so cold up here,
my heart is unfolding up here,
steer my mind straight.

When did we paint the house black?
When did we decide there was no turning back?

My heart is sold,
you are late.
Do not wait,
I am gone.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I am a friend of yours,
I am a friend of hers.
I am a friend of him,
I am a friend of kids.

I will bring you down,
I can make you frown.
I can make you cry,
I can get you high.

You can't get enough,
then we'll fall in love.
You'll waste your money,
all on me.

I'll show you highs,
I'll show you lows.
I'll show you all the places,
we can go.

Hello,
I am your drug.
Hello,
I am your addiction.

I will tear down reality,
I will **** your family.
I will take away your friends,
and prove there's no end.

I'll make you feel,
completely invisible.
There will be no laws,
no principles.

I am your drug,
I am your addiction.

I'll let you fall,
and lose it all.
Lose your mind,
fall behind.

I'll slowly **** you,
and not care.
As you cry out,
life's not fair.

I am your drug,
I am your addiction.
I am your drug,
I am your addiction.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
We're marching down the streets of The City,
demanding peace and rights for you and me.
We're screaming into the ears of the Idiocracy,
deaf because they're blocked with a hypocrisy.

We're blind if we think we are the forsaken,
they're suffering in other countries.
Just because you're right to hold your gun was taken,
doesn't mean this is the end for you and me.

We're crying out "******!" when an animal's slaughtered,
you'll put animals rights before you're daughter.
And when you're daughter can't get a loan for college,
just remember, you chose animals over knowledge.

We're blind if we think we are the forsaken,
they're suffering in other countries.
Just because you're right to hold your gun was taken,
doesn't mean this is the end for you and me.

They are the forgotten!
The forsaken!
We lose sight of the worth of other human life!
We are mistaken!
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
We're goin' down.
We're goin' down.
You see me smile.
We're goin' down.

I hate to say,
we're goin' down.
I wear a smile,
you wear a frown.

You think I care about us,
you think I care about we,
you think I care about love,
I only care about me.

We're goin' down.
We're goin' down.

There was no love,
we're goin' down.
You self-destruct,
destruction bound.

You thought I cared about us,
you thought I cared about we,
you thought I cared about love,
I only cared about me.

You thought what we had was love,
you thought what we had was true,
I hate to break the news,
I never cared about you.

We're goin' down.
We're goin' down.
I like your frown.
We're goin' down.

Destruction bound.
You wear a frown.
You think I care,
you thought I cared,
do I care...?

Hell no.
We're goin' down.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Clinically insane,
on the fritz.
Exploding,
into bits.

Boggling,
my mind.
Don't worry,
I'm fine.

I'm on an adventure,
to outer space.
I'm on the moon,
I'm in your face.

Too far away,
I need my space.
Give me your love,
but make me chase it.

I'm long gone,
but I feel fine.

I'm insane,
but I feel fine.

Lost my brain,
but I feel fine.

I'm long gone,
but I feel fine.

I'm going deep,
under the sea.
Would you like,
to join me?

The waters cool,
crystal clear.
The deeper you go,
the less you fear.

I'm long gone,
but I feel fine.

I'm insane,
but I feel fine.

Lost my brain,
but I feel fine.

I'm long gone,
but I feel fine.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Living in seclusion,
trapped in an illusion.
Lost,
but found.

Finally found happiness,
in a catastrophic mess.
Inside,
my mind.

Scaling the walls of my mind,
searching for things I can't find.
Trapped,
inside.

Stuck in a grand illusion,
no escape from confusion.
Lost,
my mind.

Is there an escape,
from this awful place?
I'm happy but alone,
my mind if left to roam,
roam the innards of my mind,
a dark place inside.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Imagine a world,
with no Holocaust.
Imagine a world,
where no soul is lost.

Imagine a world,
where nobody cries.
We only need to,
when somebody dies.

Imagine,
imagine,
a new world,
the new world.

Imagine,
imagine,
the strength of,
the worlds love.

Imagine a world,
where all love is strong.
Imagine a world,
where no one does wrong.

Imagine a world,
where nobody lies,
and everyone loves,
each day they're alive.

Imagine,
imagine,
a new world,
the new world.

Imagine,
imagine,
the strength of,
the worlds love.

Imagine a world,
where there is no war.
Imagine that world,
no one serves a tour.

Imagine a world,
where peace rules the streets,
and we learn to love,
everyone we meet.

This can be our world,
only if we try.
We can live in peace,
or we can choose to die.

Imagine,
imagine,
a new world,
the new world.

Imagine,
imagine,
the strength of,
the worlds love.

Imagine,
imagine,
the flight of,
a white dove.

Imagine,
imagine,
the strength of,
the worlds love.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Sometimes I throw logic out the window,
I see monkeys smashing cymbals,
when I play to my condition,
all my fears come to fruition.

I don't mind the exhausting panic,
'cause I sure love being manic,
I'll challenge death any day,
if I get to live my way.

Push me please so I can push back,
I live my life on the attack,
burning bridges feels so good,
when you're totally misunderstood.

Don't feel special, don't feel different,
chances are you're just a misfit,
bleed and see you're just the same,
as everyone playing the game.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
This fire's growing stronger,
the temperature's rising.
I'm burning alive,
there's hatred arising.

From the ashes of my charred heart,
comes a pain I cannot bear.
I'm screaming for help,
but no one seems to care.

I'm going to be honest,
I'm not okay.

There's a lover still alive in me,
a fighter, a friend.
But he's drowning in complexities,
and the tide's pulling him in.

This ocean is rising quickly,
I'm struggling to get free.
Every effort to escape fails,
as the water rushes over me.

I'm not okay.

I cannot climb this mountain,
it's taken all my hope.
The ***** is too slippery,
I can't do this alone.

I'm not okay.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Spiraling,
down,
down,
down,
crashing,
smashing,
impact,
layers of hate,
miles of pain,
back to Earth.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
You're my imperfect harmony,
my never ending symphony.
Lost and insane,
we surrendered in vain,
to the game.
Love has no shame.

Lost and insane,
we surrendered in vain,
to the game.
Love has no shame.

Our love,
can never be broken.
Our love,
is like words unspoken.
And only gets stronger,
over time.

Our love,
cannot be outspoken.
Our love,
will forever be unbroken.
And will last until,
the end of time.

My heart is always open,
and is larger than all the oceans.
Lost and insane,
we surrendered in vain,
to the game.
Love has no shame.

Lost and insane,
we surrendered in vain,
to the game.
Love has no shame.

Our love,
can never be broken.
Our love,
is like words unspoken.
And only gets stronger,
over time.

Our love,
cannot be outspoken.
Our love,
will forever be unbroken.
And will last until,
the end of time.

I need,
you love,
to keep me from going completely insane.
I need,
your love,
it's the only thing that keeps the pain away.
I need,
you love,
it's the only thing that keeps my heart at bay.
I need,
help from above,
because this love is driving me insane.

Some one save me,
from going crazy.
Some one save me,
I'm going crazy.

Love's confusion, it's just an illusion.
Some one save me, from going crazy.
Love's confusion, it's all an illusion.
Some one save me, I'm going crazy.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I had a dream of a park by the ocean.
All the trees stood straight,
and all the townsfolk knew my name.

All the street were parallel to each other.
Shops side by side,
under a bright blue sky.

Bricklayed side walks down every street,
in front of the general store,
everyone meets,
and greats,
sharing stories of adventure,
in an adventureless town,
down by the water.

Kids play down by the water,
where men fish for their future.
Hopes are high, hooks are low,
they fish till the sun goes down.

I look all around,
I take in the sights,
I take in the sound,
I breathe in and now,
I feel one with the town.

Do not wake me,
for I am at peace.
I am happy in the town,
I found in a dream.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Cement stained with tears,
men have come and gone.
Replaced by their fears,
nothing left to lose.

Look them in the eyes,
tell them it'll be alright.
Then put them on the back burner,
show them what you think they're worth.

Families are cold,
hungry and scared.
Did you ever care?
You got your fair share.

To break a man's will,
is to tear down his pride.
Replace him with metal,
make him obsolete in his mind.

Man is not an object,
humankind as a whole.
We are irreplaceable,
we are indispensable.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I am industrialized,
I have bloodshot eyes.
I love the sound of machine,
I love dough, moolah, green.
I will **** because I’m told to,
I will do things I'm told not to do.
I will lie, cheat, and steal,
I no longer truly feel.
I **** and I ****,
I never get my fill.
I’m a big fan of gore,
I always want more.
I feed on anger and hate,
I charge everyone with such high rates.
I will fight those who will not defend,
I love killing my fellow men.
I can **** every living thing,
I can win millions if I could learn to sing.
I never regret the decisions I've made,
I only want to get laid.
I will ****** for love,
I will strive for a way above.
I am the definition of insanity,
I love *** and profanity.
My own life slips through my hands,
like grains of sand,
I am man.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I am inevitable,
destined to do it.
Designed to fail,
and prepared to lose it.

I know I will crack,
crumble and fall.
But can I handle it,
losing it all.

Is there an escape?
A way out of here?
Or will succumb,
to my greatest fear.

Losing you,
will tear me apart.
And with you, you take,
my precious heart.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
We cannot fix the world until we fix ourselves,
cut the flower from the stem, but nothing else.
Try again, start from scratch,
or maybe even back track.

Is there hope in a once dead flower,
even in it's finest hour?

I once believed in an inevitable failure,
my doom and gloom lifestyle,
put a damper on my life.
But after pondering for a long while,
I realized we have the power to fight.

We also have the power to retreat,
to hide from the evil before us.
But we also have the power to stand,
but instead,
we take a seat.

We cry from underneath,
the foot of our government.
We beg them for peace,
but we do not demand it.

Until we demand change,
until we demand bi-partisan negotiation,
we will be lifeless bodies with no voice.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Rise and then fall,
back against the wall,
cornered again,
don't look back my friend.

Nothing lasts,
as long as the past,
as long as memories,
that's all you'll be,
a memory.

You're just dead weight,
holding me down.
I'm cleaning my slate,
and I'm starting now.

No more you,
no more me!
Just our thoughts,
and distant memories!

I once thought,
I was insane!
Till I realized,
you're to blame!

For all these nights,
I spend alone,
I'll always remember,
I'm better off without you.

I don't ever recall,
a time where I felt so appalled.
You were the one for me,
but now you're a memory.

I don't care,
what you say!
I'm will never,
feel the same!

I will take,
to the grave,
the hate I feel,
for you today!

And when I look,
at old pictures,
I will always,
think of her!

But you will never,
hear me say,
that I love you,
ever again!

For all these nights,
I spend alone,
I'll always remember,
I'm better off without you.

I don't ever recall,
a time where I felt so appalled.
You were the one for me,
but now you're a memory.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Inside out,
unwrap my majestic mind.
Grasp my heart,
be gentle, be kind.

Don't rip it,
from my already weak flesh.
Or **** it,
with your poisonous breath.

I walked for one thousand years,
and I have cried one thousand tears.
But not for you to tear me down,
and leave me dead, lying on the ground.

Outside in,
feel the touch of my soft skin.
Legs are weak,
I'm slowly caving in.

Don't betray me,
after I let you touch my heart.
If you shut me down,
I do not think I can restart.

I walked for one thousand years,
and I have cried one thousand tears.
But not for you to tear me down,
and leave me dead, lying on the ground.

Just forget me here,
just leave me alone.
Just allow me to,
sink into the ground.

Just forget me,
just let me run away.
I don't need your love,
to make it through the day.

All I need,
is my heart.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Nothing comes in a day,
instant gratification, the American way.
Give it to me
give it to me now.
I'm not waiting.

It's our new way,
we won't take no for an answer.
Make it quick,
fry it,
whatever it takes.

I'll ingest whatever it takes,
to make myself skinny by show time.
My interests are in a woman,
that I can get to love me by the end of the night.

There's always tomorrow,
but no one wants to wait that long,
when we can get what we want,
almost instantly.

Instant gratification,
more of a mind set than an actual need.
But we love to feed,
our impulsive behaviors.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
See the old man,
by the alley,
by the sidewalk,
by the city.

Buy the teapot,
in the window,
in the shop,
in the city.

See the crooks,
in dark allies,
in dark corners,
in the city.

See the mayor,
by his lonesome,
not so lonesome,
******'s pretty.

The quiet marching of the drums,
towards endless shenanigans and fun.

Sweet and sour, you count down the hour,
when the time comes, you will cower.

Touch the stone walls,
in the park,
in the center,
of the city.

Hear the cars,
on the road,
on the highway,
in the city.

Smell the stench,
of the liars,
of the ignorant,
of the city.

Taste the sweat,
of the beat,
of the heat,
of the city.

And when the city gets to you,
promise me you'll know what to do.

Just come out to the country,
and visit me.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I took his word,
he took his life.
He told me everything,
told me he was alright.

Life so fragile, it shatters when you touch it,
the world wasn't ready for him.
He wasn't ready for the world,
on a collision course.

The angels called for him,
and he left in the night.

The air is cold,
I see my breath.
Somehow, I think of you,
I still can't rest.

And to think it's been almost three years,
since I last saw your face.
Sometimes I can't believe it,
this worlds a cruel place.

The angels called for him,
and he left in the night.

I see your face,
in everything.
From smoke to the mirror,
I feel nothing.

Sometimes I question what I could have done,
to make sure you stayed here.
You always seemed a happy soul,
or maybe you knew the end was near.

I wish I could bring you back,
but we all know you'd disappear.
You left for a reason,
but I wish you were still here.

The angels called for him,
and he left in the night.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I'm standing in the rain,
I'm waiting for your love,
I can't rid of this pain,
so I wait to die.

I miss your spearmint breath,
the way you kissed my lips,
I try to feel what's left,
but there's never enough time.

I'm never gonna fall again,
never gonna love a friend,
never gonna give my heart,
I'm gonna burn all your art.

Everything we have left,
is gonna burn with the rest,
I need you out of my head,
forget everything you said.

There's a fire deep inside,
it rages and it burns,
it's keeping me alive,
but I'm running out of time.

I'm standing in the rain,
I'm wasting my time,
you're driving me insane,
but I don't really mind.

I'm never gonna forget,
everything was perfect,
but everything changes,
strange how it rearranges.

I don't really mind though,
if you have to go.
I'm already insane,
so this is nothing new.

I'm waiting in the rain.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I lay here, paralyzed,
under the vibrant evening sky.
Clouds float on by,
this, I've never seen.

Such beauty before me,
I've only heard of in stories.
It's mesmerizing to see,
almost unbelievable.

What's inconceivable to me,
is that we're the only ones here.
There must be more out there,
in each tear in the space time continuum.

Birds fly overhead,
singing songs to the dead.
Some words are better unsaid,
her bed will be empty tonight.

Night slowly approaches,
as darkness encroaches the light,
the sunsets on another day.
Paralyzed, I close my eyes,
as I lay outside my shattered car,
only a few feet away.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
The choir sings,
their songs so sweet.
Their voices so soft,
in this fleeting moment.

The desperation,
of a dying man.
Flung into a faith,
a final stand.

And it does feel,
just a bit odd,
to call upon,
not man, but God.

But in desperation,
a man will throw away,
his values and beliefs,
just for a day.

So now he sits,
inside this house.
A house of faith,
quiet as a mouse.

He prays for hope,
for peace,
for life.

But will he get it?
A man who was not faithful,
all his life.

He will,
because God is forgiving.
Because God loves all.
Because Gods is giving.

Will he live,
through this brutal disease?

No.

But will he earn a spot in heaven?
Indeed.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Hold on while I explode,
my mind is pacing,
my heart is racing.
Don't let me go,
I can't be left alone.

Your love is a light
that shines down on the darkness,
that protrudes my mind.

Your love is a guide
through the thick black forest,
of my crippled mind.

I can feel you,
when you look into my soul.

Hold on while I implode,
the feelings inside,
no where to hide.
Don't let me go,
I can't be left alone.

Your love is a beacon,
shining high upon the hill,
high above my heart.

Your love is the reason,
that I have the will,
to try and restart.

I can feel you,
you make me whole.
I can feel you,
when you look into my soul.

These simplistic,
complex feelings,
leave me floating,
touch the ceiling.

But in the end,
something will,
always be there,
to tear me down.

Hold on while I explode,
my mind is pacing,
my heart is racing.
Don't let me go,
I can't be left alone.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I already know what's going to happen.
I had a dream,
and everything matches up.

I've seen this happen before.
I've loved before,
and I've lost.

I'm not afraid,
but I'm kind of scared.
Too lose your touch,
is something I can't bare.

I'm shivering,
lips quivering,
as I imagine,
life without you love.
I'm not strong enough.

And I fall,
down, I fall.
As the floor gives way,
beneath my feet,
I fight to hold on,
but I'm too weak,
and I fall.
I fall.

I should be use to losing hope,
but I keep fighting,
and I don't know why.

Clawing my way back to the top,
only to fall,
down.

I'm weak when I'm strong,
I can barely crawl.
I lose sight of light,
and I quietly fall.
Into the darkness.

And I fall,
down, I fall.
As the floor gives way,
beneath my feet,
I fight to hold on,
but I'm too weak,
and I fall.
I fall.

I fall,
into the darkness,
into the abyss,
into nothing.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
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