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Transparent
(How to be a Politician)

Transparent, they say they'll be
Then hide so much from you and me
Make a promise that can't be met
Blame someone else and hope you forget

Give and take as they see fit
No need to worry of elections yet
Take your money and tell a lie
Hope your memory fades with time

Judge someone else for what they do
Then go and do the same thing to
Knowing they would not find fault
If what they did got the same result

It's not about give and take
Will stand their ground for parties sake
Don't worry for what may be right
For the good of all they will not fight

Transparent,  they say they'll be
Then hide so much from you and me
Make a promise that can't be met
Blame someone else and hope you forget

Transparent


Carl Joseph Roberts
Suicide,
So Hard To Understand

Suicide,
So hard to understand
When it takes someone we know
It makes us stop and think about
The pain they may have shown
We talk about the life they lived
Reflect upon their past
All the things both good and bad
The memories that will last
Their action ends the pain for them
A hurt that's deep inside
But for family, friends and those who loved
We still wonder why
No longer will we hear their voice
See their smile or hold their hands
We cry and say our sweet goodbyes
Suicide,
So hard to understand


Carl Joseph Roberts
RIP
Goodbye I Need To Say

My heart breaks a little more
As we slowly fade away
Knowing that with each new day
Goodbye I need to say

I need to find the courage
To look you in the eyes
Do the one thing I must do
And not live a life of lies

I need to reach deep inside
Say the words I know are true
That I no longer feel the love
That I once felt for you

I hope one day you'll understand
Learn to live and love again
For you deserve more in life
Then what I now can give

My heart breaks a little more
As we slowly fade away
Knowing that with each new day
Goodbye I need to say


Carl Joseph Roberts
If you like it forward it from me to a collection so others can see. Written for a friend in need.
Filled With Lessons Learned

You are born with the life God gives you
Will die with the life you've earned
So take the time that's in between
And fill it with lessons learned

Give yourself to others
Work harder then the rest
Live your life and do what's right
Just trying to do your best

Show the world something new
Give more then you take
Understand different points of view
And love more than you hate

Place a smile on a child's face
Make someone's dreams come true
Open up your heart and soul
And say more I love you's'

You are born with the life God gives you
Will die with the life you've earned
So take the time that's in between
And fill it with lessons learned


Carl Joseph Roberts
Time To Change It Up

Time to change it up
Been doing this long enough
Go and do something new
Create a different point of view

Time to change it up
Been doing this long enough
Give myself room to grow
Look different at the life I know

Time to change it up
Been doing this long enough
Allow for many different goals
All new dreams that I can hold

Time to change it up
Been doing this long enough
Live my life a different way
A new carriers I'll start today

Time to change it up


Carl Joseph Roberts
For all those who are starting new jobs, changing carriers, been laid off or just need a change in life. Time to change it up.
When your heart remembers

When the heart remembers
What you want to forget
The pain felt inside
Is not over yet

You push it down
And say it's not there
It grows in your heart
And you say you don't care

But the hurt is still real
Not just in your head
The sorrow is seen
In tears that are shed

When your heart remembers
What you want to forget
The pain felt inside
Is not over yet


Carl Joseph Roberts
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