i am not a person of many things
i have only a small family
one brother
i spend my days
using the same few things
over and over
i haven't many followers on social media
or in real life
my grades are fine
though i have not as many points as you

but i have sung thousands of lines, verses
i have birthed hundreds of poems and stories
some not written down
but they have still existed in my mind
and in that space between
spoken and unspoken
the pen
drips gold into my soul
whether real or metaphorical


i am wealthy in my ways

Some people are so nice
You just have to smile
And others so mean
It's quite a trial

Sometimes I lose faith
In the whole human race
Then someone will come
Put a smile on my face

They restore my belief
That people are GOOD
That people exist
Who do what they should

Be kind, fair and honest
Spread love and delight
Respect other people
And do what is right!

I'm lucky to call
Some of these people my friends
And am grateful to know
They'll be there till the end

They'll be there for me
When I am in need
and be happy to know
They've done a good deed

It warms my heart
To see people like this
To know that they're there
That they still exist

It makes me so happy
I smile like a dope
They restore my faith
And give me new hope!

He gives me chills
He makes me hot
What he wants
He knows I’ve got

He makes me tingle
With every touch
I didn’t know
I’d like it that much

I’m short of breath
And my heart pounds
Anytime
He comes around

I want him more
With every day
I really can’t help
Feeling this way

He makes me love him
With every smile
I hope that he
Will stick around for a while

They think that he’s perfect
They think that he’s prime
But I don’t want him
Or he could be mine

I could have him if I tried
But he’s not worth my time

He’s just a pretty face
A great body too
But I've got better taste
I’m in-love with you!

Sleep eludes me
Runs off and hides
I can't seem to find it
Though I've searched far and wide

I toss and I turn
Unable to rest
I turn and I toss
But still get no rest

Insomnia holds me
Won't set me free
I try to break loose
While he laughs at me

Where is the Sandman
I'm longing to see
To fight off Insomnia
And help me find sleep?

Asleep on the job
Not ready to work
Wake up and help me
You Sandman ****!

If you love someone and they love you
But it doesn't work out what do you do?
You try really hard to make it work out
But ever present is the doubt

Is he the one you should be with?
Is true love a fact or a myth?
Is there someone meant just for you?
Or will you be waiting your whole life through?

You love him now but you've loved before
Who’s to say you won’t love anymore?
It doesn't work so you call it quits
But as time passes you reminisce

You miss the good times
And how happy you were
But it’s too late now
‘Cause he’s found her

They think that they’re funny
They play with my mind
To them it’s a game
To me it’s unkind

It’s just a joke
Or so they say
What they don’t know
Is they just ruined my day

It’s him that I want
Though Heaven knows why
He’s not all that different
From those other guys

What makes him so special?
What makes me yearn?
Well that’s a secret
I’ve yet to learn

She took her love
Away from me
Something I thought
I’d never see

She stopped loving me
And I don’t know why
Now all that’s left
Is to sit and cry

She broke my heart
When she left that day
I thought she’d never
Go away

She was there for me
For thirty years
To share my smiles
And dry my tears

Then she turned away
And walked out the door
And nothing’s the same
As it was before

Without her love
I feel incomplete
A jigsaw puzzle
With a missing piece

She was there all my life
Through good and through bad
Now she’s disappeared
And it makes me so sad

Hurt and confused
And wondering why
She left without
Even saying goodbye

I loved her so much
All these years
Now all that’s left
Are memories and tears

Always sticking out
Never quite fitting in
Never really belonging
Anywhere I've been

Always feeling alone
Even in a crowd
Never being heard
Even when I scream out loud

Never loved or missed
Always an after-thought
Readily dismissed
The one that you forgot

Lonely and scared
That I'll always be alone
No one knocking on my door
No one calling on the phone

That's how it's always been
Just me all on my own
No one there to hold me
So I spend my life alone