Lost in my mind
Found in a fog
Fighting a war
With no armies
Losing the battle
Winning the war
Forgotten what
I'm fighting for
For nothing
For something
For the right
To feel peace
Or the right to war
This is what
I'm writing for

Subsistent living
All lonesome and free
No one to rely on but me

Chipping the ice
Shoveling my way out
No one to hear me shout

Subsistent living
In the middle of civilization
Dependent upon myself is the realization

Growing the trees
Making a mountain of snow
Blocking out everyone I know

Subsistent living
I choose to rely on only me
Because my soul must remain independent and free

Vial taste lurks in the back of my throat
An overwhelming sense of dread shadows my soul
Push it away, man up, do the right thing!
It's not about you

Comedy is true genius.
I am too dumb to laugh.

A master of characterization
After moments of gesticulation
Your characters become universal
Images play without dress rehearsal .
First created, an idealistic knight,
Who teaches the perfect techniques to fight.
Next danced a lad of ladies' desire .
Your words described me, "a lad of fire."
A counterfeit nun pilgrimed with the bunch.
She starved her dogs to have a second lunch,
Yet, you viewed her as whimsical and tame.
The way she faked, sung, and lied was a shame.
Still, I know this false Prioress today,
Characters such as this wont fade away.
The Miller modeled your retched Scot.
I too am Scottish, but retched I'm not!
Though we don't always view the world as one,
I have the faint soul of your pseudo son.
I too would flirt with the strong Wife if Bath,
And roam with the pilgrims down that God path.
Master at comic irony, you are
The church was corrupt, relics in a jar
Or a pardon for an extorted fee.
Friars with gifts for girls could not trick thee.
Twenty four of one twenty were finished,
But the affects will not be diminished.
They say you're number two in history.
For people like me, that's a mystery.
In a quill duel between Shakespeare and you,
You'd leap to number one, Shakespeare to two.

A giant has been messing
With me.
It played with my
Emotions
Like a cat toys
With a
Mouse.
When I hopped up
It knocked me down
With a flick of its
Finger.
I played opossum;
It picked me up
And patted my head
Gently.
When I forgave it
For hurting me,
It left me clinging
To the phone
Like a teenage girl
Waiting for her
Date.
It never showed
That night.
The next day
It delivered unapologetically.
Yet it stole my faith
When it
Departed.
I hate giants!
In retrospect,
I learned a giant
May be strong
And even have
A huge heart,
But on the flip side
It creates huge piles of
****!

Dinner in the burgh
Kevin's tenth birthday today
To Hogwarts next year

It
Doesn't
Take
Ten
Words
To
Say
How
I
Feel

It
Takes
Just
One
Pl­ain
Old
Tired
Simple
Word
HAPPY

A heart is an *****
that isn't meant
to be played

Surfing
Wondering.
Intimidating

Boredom?
Conundrum
Stockholm Syndrome

Hello!
Tomorrow
No more sorrow

When friends are sick
There is little we can say
Words seem awkward and useless
So all we can do is pray

Hello Friends, our dear Timothy is ill
Marian and Hilda deserve a well papa and husband
So if you're pious, atheist, pagan, or some new trend
Let's all pray, wish, hope, or conjure our fill
For a cure for Timothy, our Friend!
¥£€>>###%^*+!!!!!!

Eggnog and whiskey, eggnog and whiskey
Come on baby whisk me ....... Away
Holiday cheer and Holiday beer
Come on maybe take their ....... Blues away
Toast to life's disappointments
Life's disappointments today

I got those, we got those, we got yo
Holiday blue,  blues, .... blues
I got the Christmas bluuuuse
Those family.... Those Holiday
Bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse
We got the Holiday blues

Santa's a comin', drummer boys drummin'
I make my simple .... list
That you will forgive me and just stop bein' .... ******
I made mistakes but baby it's you that I miss
I'll stop the drinkin' if you stop thinkin'
That I'm the devil .... to you
That's why my white Christmas ... is blue
Forget the gifts and the mistletoe
I just don't want you to go
No, I just don't want you to go

Eggnog and whiskey, eggnog and whiskey
Come on baby whisk me ....... Away
Holiday cheer and Holiday beer
Come on maybe take their ....... Blues away
Toast to life's disappointments
Life's disappointments today

I got those, we got those, we got yo
Holiday blue,  blues, .... blues
I got the Christmas bluuuuse
Those family.... Those Holiday
Bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse
We got the Holiday blues

A new year's a comin' but you keep on runnin'
New year's a time for fresh starts
So baby I get 365 ...  new hearts
I'll give them to you
So you so can  keep tearin' 'em apart
On midnight I'll be waitin'
I've got my faith in your heart
If you don't show, my heart will moan
But I won't be kissin' alone
'Cause I got my friends in a ... glass
They'll fight the blues
When I'm stuck kissin' your ... ***

Eggnog and whiskey, eggnog and whiskey
Come on baby whisk me ....... Away
Holiday cheer and Holiday beer
Come on maybe take their ....... Blues away
Toast to life's disappointments
Life's disappointments today

I got those, we got those, we got yo
Holiday blue,  blues, .... blues
I got the Christmas bluuuuse
Those family.... Those Holiday
Bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse
We got the Holiday blues

Ian
Kevin
Morgan
One for strength
Two for smiles
Three, my heart
My Holy Trinity
worship, adore, flourish

Mow the lawn
Clean the garage
Pick up the poo
Fold the laundry
Wash the car
Vac the floors
Fix the sink
Paint the trim
Love me forever
Be a good dad
Be happy

Can do!
Well three out of eleven "ain't" bad.

A year is long enough for the world to change
Some friends have passed away
Others have married and are now new parents

A year is short enough for nothing to change
I'm working at the same job and living in the same house
I might have changed my hair or lost weight, but my face is perfectly recognizable

Rather the former, the latter, or somewhere in between
My soul is my soul, my heart is my heart
As long as I have breath, you will be with me

I'm a spy
A super hero
Of your enemy
Watching, analyzing, construing
I know your strengths
But more crucially
I know your weaknesses
I have a license to break you heart
To destroy your world
I'm disguised as your
Best friend, your lover, your confidant
You "are stirred, not shaken."

Speak like Dr. Seuss
And try to be sad
Or mad or a cad!
It is impossible to Seuss,
Without a smile breaking loose.
A loose Seuss is a silly goose.
Rhyme real silly.
Make up words zilly.
Repeat yourself in reverse,
And reverse yourself in repeat.
Mention ears or big red feet.
There is nothin' to fear you
Go ahead, I dare you!

Julius died
"Et tu Brute"
He cried
Willam
Made them
Both more
Famous
Plus
This
Day
"Beware the Ides of March."
Thanks
Again
Bard!

I don't know why
I don't write
I guess I'm livin' life
It's an endless fight
Spend time with the kids
Working at home
Don't know what I did
When I wrote daily
Ignored everyone
I wrote gaily
Didn't ride my cool bikes
Told the boys no
Didn't go on long hikes
Became absorbed in fiction
Lost my mind
Romanced in diction
The poems flowed
Like cascading falls
Life it slowed
My words built walls
But this sets me free
Vivid and vital
I need both I see
Somtimes life shall idle

I have a friend whom you may know
Who has no place to go

I have thought that I've been taught
Give my friends all that I've got

I have a wish that which you may too
For us to help them through

I have a friend whom you may be
Take my hand and follow me

I have a poem that you may read
It won't fulfill your needs

I have my words from my heart
Not much but they're a start

I have a friend at least hopefully
That's if you're willing to be

I
aspire
to
float
to
welcome
lands
flawed
perfectly,
home

You so lazy
You swallow food whole
You so lazy
Your clothes are tired
You so lazy
You got roots for toes
You so lazy
You won't read this

You so ugly
You momma don't keep a picture
You so ugly
Your dog is embarrassed to be seen with you
You so ugly
You so ugly your fat hides from you in your ***
You so ugly
You scare the dark

You so crazy
You think you're the only sane one
You so crazy
You can understand people talking in tongues
You so crazy
You're like everyone's X combined in one
You so crazy
Charlie Sheen and Amanda B. think you're out of control

You so dumb
I          need           to            talk          s l o w l y
You so dumb
It took you a month to read lips, tough word
You so dumb
The best three years of your life were third grade
You so dumb
You make this poem look like a smart idea