I'm clever almost never
That's untrue, I am quite daft
I once came close to dying,
I got stuck under a raft
Sarcasm is my strong suit,
I use it when I can
This fact became a nuisance,
When I worked for Uncle Sam

In class I played the clown,
I was often tightly wound
Always acting out
The court jester to the crown
I know how this must sound
A rotten apple on the ground
Just don't beat me while I'm down
I might shock you with the knowledge
I still have parents who are proud

See, Im verbally proficient
Surprisingly efficient
I'd cast you out like bait
Cause I’d much rather be fishing
I'd cut you down with such precision
If this was my decision
Without any permission
I'd stitch up your incision
That seeps down in your torso
And turn it into a tradition

My verbiage is unrelenting
Savage and outstanding
There's thought behind my speak
I'm a primed linguistic freak
Destroying all on-comers
Feasting on the weak
Tiptoeing like a sneak
Subdued and quite discrete
Let's hope we never meet
If we do you should retreat
Along with your whole fleet
Like the shepherd to his sheep
Go on head back to momma
Continue ******* on her tete

You can't handle what I'm dishing out
It only adds to my mystique
I'm steadily reminiscing
Back to when Caesar led the Greeks
Conquering all his enemies  
Well established as elite

Your eyes were shaded by a vision
When stricken with a nasty condition
Embarking on failed missions
Should I even bother dissing?
All while leaving a lasting impression
On the mouth you never were kissing
To only end up missing
The target you were *******
Without help or assisting

From beginning to the end
I'm burning bridges I can't mend
Breaking all the rules no one would think to bend
Born to live until we're dead
No more all this wishing
That you were dead instead
Using the brains inside our head
And coming to a conclusion
Your brains' been underfed
Relying on the masses
To muster up intent
Resolving every problem
With a bandaid made of lead
Surviving on a crumb of bread
Its only temporary
A fazed out forgotten trend
Like disco and bellbottoms
Or mohawks and shaved heads

It's time we payed back our debt
Make sure the homeless are all fed
Put these issues to rest
Tucked away in bed
It's not time for story telling
The fairytales of past regret
Back before our needs were met
Finding solutions to our problems
We mustn't ever forget

Here I stand a champion
A winner every time
In the contest of my life
Victory is mine

Others feel defeated
A huge letdown to be sure
But I'll take your hand in mine
And walk you to the shore

Don't look back in anger
Grinning ear to ear
Just walk away with your head held high
Triumphant and well aware

The ocean's green, the sky is blue
In a different shade or two
The clouds are white, a yellow sun
Just remember who it was that won

Be graceful in defeat
Just like when we win
In reaching for perfection
We had to first begin

There will come a day
Defeat is unavoidable
And that's when you shall shine
Brighter than a lightning's strike
Victory is mine

Wall walker, running from a chimpanzee
Mood talker, colder than chocolate ice cream

Highways end, so slam the breaks with antifreeze
Falling down, praying on my hands and knees

Pale skin, dryer than a sandy beach
Can't handle, more than one hundred degrees

Burnt toast, spread with old cottage cheese
Now freeze, and everybody hug a tree

On your way down, suspended in good company
Way back, wondering how this came to be

Go faster, but no faster than a sudden breeze
Not one, not two, everything that comes in threes

Slow motion, watching on a movie screen
Bad habits, do them if you so please

Carry me to h-town
Walk along the shore
Crispy bacon medley
Wanting more and more

Shaved cat, a whisker causing me to sneeze
Black rabbit, softer than a cute bunny

When the time is right
To hold on tight
I'll call you in to say goodnight

Wish you well, on your future remedies
Sleep tight, knelt down
on a bended knee

Dream, away your fears
Play, with your friends and peers
Shed, away your tears
Follow, your heart held dear

Fits of anger
Expelling rage
The inner battle
The war we wage
The things we learn
That comes with age
The belief
That people change
Gazing glances
Words exchanged
An act of violence
Unrestrained
To know the person
Not just their names
In order to be entertained

Ocean come and ocean go

There’s little need for fear

Swept under the undertow

As waves crash against the pier

The suns off in the distant view

Nighttime drawing near

Clouds of a gray and an orange hue

As the sun sets, and disappears

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 cannot right the wrongs.
The tragedy and heartbreak
Of the fallen that are mourned
A history of evilness
Since man has come along.

I think, but do not do
For fear I'll speak the truth
About the reason men have died
Protecting you from you

We are what we see in others
Our beliefs and way we live
Taking from the takers
Giving just to give

Only when it is convenient
When it suits us and feels good
Having love for thy neighbor
In someone else's neighborhood

Positivity has left me
In turn I fear the worst
If history repeats itself
Then we are inevitably cursed

Since the days of cavemen
Every battle fought and "won"
Has led to severed bloodlines
A father to his son

Taught to love or hate
The monsters we create
To hurry up and wait
And showing up, way too late.

What We Say Or Do

The seeds have all been planted
The flowers fully bloomed
The vows have all been spoken
Between the bride and groom

Prayers sometimes go unanswered
Songs we hear sound out of tune
The stars twinkle their brightest
On the dark side of the moon

The earth still breathes beneath us
Despite all of it's impending doom
The grass may not always be greener
Through the fence where lovers lume

Happiness may be the goal
But the journeys' ours to choose
Some things are the way they are
No matter what we say or do

Hold on to what's important
With enough love to fill the room
Because loneliness is a disease
To which no one is immune