She loved cigarettes
More than she loved life
The only thing to bring her warmth
Was to light her lungs on fire

I ride the waves of deep emotion
and cherish the calm shores of endless devotion.
The rocking boat of moving time
A harmony in all ways sublime.
The rough waters of darkness and betrayal
A rocky feat that has no room to fail.
The crashing of your heart's desire
Don't let the choppy waves put out your fire.
Shine the light that helps you believe
but a calm, quiet ocean can always deceive.
Overpowering you in one quick stride
It is the way of life;
enjoy the ride.

The rich brown
soil clutches
at the earth
the bare trees
splintered wood
waiting in the gloom
the birds singing
in a hum
worthy tune
the pitchy
water
clashing with rock
with a little painted boat
wrenching from an ocean's
cold lock
the scene
coming together
like a drumming band
that creates a sight seeing
painted land
and what a perfection
for all it's
worth.

Here is a secret
that nobody knows.
Here are the roots
from which it grows.
Here are the roses
on which it sleeps
and those are the thorns
that it must keep.
Here is the wind
Where will it blow?
Please take this secret
no one will know.

I drew a little picture
but hid it behind my back
to hide it from the world
covered in gray and black
I brought the picture with me
Everywhere I went
but no one would ever see
the picture now creased and bent
I walked a little farther
and ended up in the world I drew
Where everything is always colorful
and the grass is sometimes blue.