The cost of living
Is ever spiraling up
Quality downward

When I was just three
I was given a tin drum
I played it all day
and into the evening
next day I could not find it

kinda tired tonight
trying to pay attention
and failing badly

you here beside me
the soft sound of your breathing
fills my night with bliss

people lie to me
and i usually notice
but never let on

I once new a man named Tom Wylie
Who had a wife named Al he prized highly
From Saint Helena to Dar
They traveled so far
That the sun burnt their wits quite dryly

too late I found
that love and affection
frightened you so

Ripped to shreds, torn loose
Tumbling in this cruel wind
Speeding me along
Through thoroughfares now empty
That once rang with happiness
Fulfillment and tender love
And now rasp with the torment
Of my splintered heart

Woman
Aglow, alive
Smiling, touching, flowing
Laughing goddess and woodland nymph
Lover

i love you deeply
you can see it in my eyes
for they cannot lie

i have not seen you
nor heard your sweet words
forever it seems
and though the sun shines above
in a blue and verdant sky
all is dark and cold to me
my only light is memory
but do not worry for me
for i will survive and heal
and i will never forget
the love you gave me

snail tracks glisten
across the paving stone
flowers missing

Dark blue behemoths
Those behind wearing white caps
Geese fly over

born dead and living
my brothers and my sisters
i cherish you all

on top of the hill
stands an old and stately house
each evening at sunset
two crows would perch together
upon the peak of its' roof
nuzzling one another
preening and softly cawing
for years they were always there
no matter what the weather
nor the season of the year
but two years ago it changed
and now only one crow sits
upon the roof at sunset
alone, hunched and unmoving
silent and forlorn

i care not for fame
i need only the love
of my family

misleading yourself
editing reality
is a slow poison
try to see things as they are
the biggest loss you should fear
is losing yourself

is there anything
that i can do for you
to make you happy
to chase away all your fears
and fill you with confidence
some way that i can help you
to put a smile on your face
and allow you to be you
whatever it is you need
i will try to do

dark house, yellow light
voices, plates clattering
nighthawks fly silent

the rain falls in tears
for the innocents now lost
slaughtered by our gods

My heart was stolen
by a beautiful woman
she taught me to love
like i had never before
and i lost myself in her
living off the beauty there
wanting and asking for more
but she could never commit
and that is how it remained
for many wonderful years
but due to outside pressure
our lives were pulled asunder
i lost her to family
to money and to power
now i am down for the count
but i will get right back up
happy for what we did have
it was a wild crazy ride
and i love her for all that
so i wish for her the best
and i will always owe her
my undying gratitude
for sharing with me completely
her mind, her soul, her body
her beauty as a woman
every detail of her
a sublime intimacy
singed into my memory
you taught me about myself
and plumbed my capacity
to care and to empathize
and to take a chance on love
to that end i still remain
an unrepentent sinner
a believer in true love
and willing to take the fall
whenever love calls

above the cliff face
spiraling ever higher
eagles soar the sun

the rain turns heavy
swirling leaves and plastic cups
race down the gutter

I am a raven
within the urban landscape
bright eyed and mirthful

our city once was
funky and beautiful
but now it's just slick

lying on the couch
the sound of passing traffic
infests my music

do you remember
lying on the green green grass
dreaming together

behind the armoire
in dust and spider webs
lies an envelope
with a paper heart therein
a valentine unopened
a love forgotten

will it be for love
or will you sell your soul
which way will you go
back into your bubble
or out into my arms
i will wait for you

my eyes wide open
on my back on my bed
i remember you

your sense of manhood
so macho and distorted
makes you deaf and blind

a sturdy torso
a ***, two arms and two legs
transport my fat head

waltzing a scythe
through a field of golden grass
crows walk close behind

i never dreamt that
the sun down under my feet
tracking the night time
seeking through the star eyed murk
would teach me the value of
the coming of dawn

when I was but young
I was extremely complex
now i am simple

in this cluttered life
flooded with empty data
we are all drowning

What about love
what about independence
what about dreams
what about the universe
what about the big blue sky
what about coming over
what about it