I’m just sitting here,
Naked in my room

Waiting for the world to end
Maybe sometime this afternoon?

Whether it be 10 am,
Or somewhere closer to noon

There’s no need to panic
There’s still time to change your tune

Time to say farewell to loved ones
Before our impending doom

Watching, as the flowers wilt away
But, at least they got to bloom

Or maybe I’m just crazy
Evidently, a buffoon

I thought I’d grown sick of it all
But as it turns out, I’ve grown immune

I’ve been taking my medication
Fed to with silver spoon

Think I’ll metamorphosis
Right here in my cocoon

Turn into a butterfly
If only for the view

I ponder what the future holds
For I haven’t got a clue

Grey skies are the replacements for
What otherwise were blue

Another day that we grow closer
To popping our balloon

As the Sun sets down in the distant west
To make way for the moon

.

I’m failing
Falling
Falling off a cliff

Through the bushes
Trees and sticks

Nestled in the thicket
Shook up, but aware

Just another hurdle,
Another cross for me to bare

Days pass quickly now
Nights hover, linger

Teases me with a cool breeze
Puts me through the ringer

I’m stagnant
Without a course to brave

Hidden in the shadows
As not to face the day

Condemned to an existence
Never making waves

Falling from good graces
You’d truly be amazed

Hour after hour
Voluntarily enslaved

The odds were in my favor
Success was just a phase

So I took a leap of faith
And sent off my decision to be appraised

Turns out after all,
It wasn’t worth, nearly what I payed

No promises, No guarantees
For our water or the air we breathe
Our planet is in danger
We must embrace our plight
There isn’t too much time to waste
We must stand as one and fight
Battle for survival
Be vigilant and smart
We must think of this as not the end
But as a brand new start

We’re fighting off the elements
We’re fighting amongst ourselves
We need to be more constructive
Then sending wishes down a well

We need to be proactive
The time for talk is gone
No more turning a blind eye to
What we’ve known all along
Our planet is quickly dying
Through our transgressions and contempt
What was your own involvement?
In why Mother Nature wept?

I am not exclusive
I too have played a role
Using up our resources
Has racked up a hefty toll

So how do we replenish?
How do we make whole?
How do we right the ship,
That’s gone far beyond our control?

It’s gotten too late to compromise
The way we live is no surprise
Headed to our inevitable demise
Despite our protests and our heartfelt cries

Welcome to all the newborns
To a home that’s bitter sweet
We betrothed you with the mess we’ve made
It’s your turn to clean and sweep

What will be of our home, in the centuries to come?
Will evolution take it’s course
Under moon, the stars, and sun
Is it useless to prolong the inevitable?
To take a stand and fight?
Or are we destined just to vanquish?
Fade to black or white?

In the history of our existence
That we’ve revolved around a sun
In the grand scale of the universe
We are only but a crumb

So what difference does it truly make?
Insignificant to the core
All things one day will come to pass
Whether it be peace, or love, or war

Why even make an effort?
My will has come and gone
Even at its very worst
Nothing lasts for long

This will be our legacy
For as long as we go on
Let there be no discrepancies
In our fairytales and songs

A chain reaction of widespread disease
Will bring us to our weakened knees
Or could it be our air supply
By knocking down the trees we breathe?

No matter what the future holds
We now know what’s to unfold
It’s only a matter of time
Before history decides
The stories still left to be told.

I am just a man with a beating heart
Gazing at the stars and
Looking for a spark
A connection between two
Those two, being me and you
As lightning strikes out in the distance in the dark

I’m sorry you had to wait
I stumbled hard right out the gate
I thought I’d never find you after all
Spent all these years building up my wall
Waiting on the perfect moment it would fall
Fall down to the ground
Rubble all around
No more nights staring at the shadows on the wall

I’m so glad you finally came along
To fill my heart with song
And now we’ll never have to be alone another night
It feels so good to be with you
Doing everything we do
Whether it’s wrong or right
Whether it’s wrong or right

I guess you still don’t know...
Since, I’m only slightly exposed
And if you were to learn who I really am
Would you still want me as your man?
Just know I’m doing the best I can

I shut my eyes to sleep
Instead, I gently weep
Thinking about all the time we spent apart
But thankful that our life’s about to start

Waking up is always a mystery to me
Opened eyes, stretching out
Taking in the air we breathe

Alive, awake, in the sunshine state
Nonchalant, unappreciative of everything it takes

Just to be alive
Just to breathe in air
Body in motion, motor functions working
As to how?, I’m unaware

How many things must be in sync?
Like an orchestra conducting a symphony
Astonishing to think about
A truly remarkable feat

Each and every day
The machine,
The human body,
Regenerates, re-engages with itself

It conforms, adapts, is aware
Alerts us when in danger
But what is even stranger?
It’s neither here nor there

We still are flawed
Whether it’s in our conscious thoughts
Or ignoring all that we’ve been taught

All the signs are there
The loss, despair
Anger, bitter, unprepared

Emotional, pain ridden
But we prevail
We continue on to an inevitability none of us can escape

And we smile
We enjoy what is to be enjoyed
Because we know it is only for a short period of time that we are here.

I’ve reached a higher level
Tried to act like it was simple
I thought we’d keep this civil
I don’t eat a lot, just nibble

But I’m still hungry, though
I’ve still got room to grow
You haven’t even peaked
Or caught a glimpse of this one man show

I’ve stepped up my game
Despite feeling ashamed
Clouds above me
Standing in the pouring rain

Somehow I feel relieved
There’s nothing up my sleeve
If you don’t like it, just leave
It’s better to give than receive

My heart is pure as gold
Out the door and down the road
It used to be that I had control
Now I’m doing what I’m told

It’s this way everyday it seems
Always paddling upstream
On your own or for a team
Reality is what’s left of dreams

I’m just trying to make my own way
Living life day after day
Keeping negativity at bay
Finding it hard to find the right words to say

I try and be myself
Not try to be someone else
Throwing pennies down the well
Wishing I don’t end up in hell

I do the best I can
To be a good man
But even I have days
I find it hard to stick to plan

It’s who I am, it’s in my nature
Not to worry, it’s nothing major
Nothing that could lead to danger
Just the departure from our lord and savior

I’ve got my own ideas
On how it looks or it appears
No need to shed your tears
For me, it’s the same year after year

I’m sure things will work out
I don’t have the slightest doubt
Not certain what I’m going on about
It’s just what I do when you’re not around

There are days I pray for rain
A chain reaction for the unexplained
My arms are bound, I feel restrained
My score is low, but at least I’m still in the game

Doing what I can to win
Fighting off what I’m against
Hoping for sweet revenge
And to spend my time with friends