The Ride Of Your Life

It begins as you are just a child
As you wait each year to grow
You watch as others go there first
Then you reach your stepping stone

They say there's rules to this ride
And try to lock you in your place
You begin your uphill journey
With a smile upon your face

You go slowly up a long steep hill
As you enjoy the scenic view
Then you rest a moment at the top
As time stands still for you

You crest the hill and begin to fall
Heart beating in your chest
The bottom comes so very fast
But your rides not over yet

You hit that curve you dont expect
And you hang on for your life
It throws you through a loopty loop
Then it rights you just in time

A few more hills and one last turn
Then a slow unwanted stop
You're happy that you took life's ride
But Lifes ride's not long enough

Carl Joseph Roberts

A parents job is always tough there are no guarantees

There Are No Guarantees

Sometimes no matter what we do
It is still there life to lead
Outcomes for the choices made
Cannot be guaranteed  

Experience may just speak the truth
Still sometimes they will not hear
You hope one day they'll understand
And know that you've been there

Sometimes it matters what you say
Your actions play a part
The outcomes for a life well lived
You hope they take to heart

You need to see they understand
The true love you feel inside
Learn life lessons without regret
So they need never hide

Still sometimes no matter what we do
It is still their life to lead
A parents job is always tough
There are no guarantees

Carl Joseph Roberts

Hold My Hand Dear,
Don't Fear The Years,
For We Face An Era...

An Era Of Rouge Turbulence,
It Will Surely Test Our Nerve,
Firing Hazardous Conditions..

Fear Them Not Baby,
Don't You Give Up Ever,
Hills Do Have Calm Slopes.

When I thought it was the end of road for me,
You sprang up in my life as a surprise element,
The surprise I got pleasantly bemused from...

Renewed is my happiness & is only increasing,
It increases slowly & steady in a smooth spiral,
What a magic is made when we are together...

Still we don't know we are drifting where to,
But the travel is awesome holding your hand,
I do not want it to end ever and ever at all...

I love you my darling.
I want you & only you in my life.
But it's not all I desire.

My 1st desire is to show them my calibre.
My 2nd desire is to make it larger than life.
My 3rd desire is to be one with you.
My 4th desire is to then make kids.
My 5th desire is to get on in life with you.

That's my fistful of desires.

It has been sadistic - a hard nut to crack...
Life has not been judicious to many of us.
But have we been judicious to our lives??

It is cursed for the way it is - we waste it...
We often curse life for being just so ******.
Life asks for justice, am I so afraid of it??

It sure is difficult to tread alone in life...
Nobody can prevent us from being one.
All life asks from us is justice, won't we??

When we feel sorrow,        
When we've gone through unbearable pains,
When we're already on the verge of giving up,
When our hope was lost,
Always try to remember
The very reason why we struggled;
Our purpose and our dreams;
That would give us the strength
We need to carry on and still pursue.
These challenges and hardships will soon pass;
We must not see them as hindrances  
But rather tools to make us stronger
And to bring the best out of us.

Second Chances

If I were given a second chance
I Know what I would do
I'd take that chance and use it
To fall in love with you

I would somehow show you how I feel
And let you see inside
Not leave my feelings bottled up
My love I would not hide

I would give to you all I have
And allow for something new
Create that special moment
Known only by a few

If  I were given a second chance
I know what I will do
I would take that chance and use it
To fall in love with you

**Carl Joseph Roberts

Same old same old me
Coming back with a bang and glee
What a wonderful life, I lead
Full of thorns and crackling seed
If you dare, try to be a part
Otherwise on your road you depart
Now am totally out of control
No one can stop, as I roll
I say if you want some peace
Then stay away from my cheese
Try to cheat or manipulate
The next second I’ll eliminate
You will see what I am capable of
I understand only the words of love
You will see the wrath of this woman
If you ever try to play with my passion
Enough of letting others to rule
I know everything, I am nobody’s fool
I am the woman, I am the power
I am the steel, I am the tower
I have the strength of 300 men
I can conquer the earth again and again
I am of the tears, of the laughter
Hope flies high and sought after
Forgetting the sorrow and the pride
Through the dark ice, I soulfully glide
If you are a woman, remember this
You are your own, rest are dismissed…

Buried inside
Wrenching pain
of Untold truths
and Secrets maintained

Alone in crowds
Invisible to eyes
Can't they hear
My Silent Cries

Tired and weary
Heartache swells
The world ignores
My muted yells

Tears descend
Spirit sighs
Won't anyone hear
My Silent Cries*

©Tina Thompson

Come to me and stay a while
     Let's share a drink or two
Sit back relax enjoy yourself
   That's all you need to do

Go ahead and take a nap
     I'll wake you in a few
With a meal prepared for you and I
     And a table set for two

I want to make you happy
     For more than just a day
And show you that I love you
     In every possible way

What I'm really trying to say
     Is I want to make you mine
If only for a little while
     Like maybe just a lifetime.

©Tina Thompson