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Mike Hauser Sep 2021
this little ditty is not about you
unless in it you see yourself
the camera might not catch the whole truth
but count on the rest from everyone else

if it's brand new and it's shinny
screaming loudly look at me
it's all about the timing
where every niche and stich fit perfectly

when you focus on the fashion
doing your best to hide
all that you are lacking
where it all counts, on the inside

you hold the crowd back in wonder
as they all stand to their feet
trying your best not to blunder
in the showing off of your personality

they made you and they can break you
take you to the top then toss you off
where there is no one there to save you
no one there at all

when you focus on the fashion
doing your best to hide
all that you are lacking
where it all counts, on the inside
Mike Hauser Sep 2021
Lord, I want to thank you
Through all the good and bad
For the times that I have had
And the times that I have left

I want to thank you
For the promises you've kept
Those that you have met
And the many that are left

Thank you
For providing daily bread
Every hair that's on my head
Till my last dying breath

Lord, I want to thank you
That I've learned to accept
Everything that I have
As this life is a gift

I want to thank you
For I am deeply in your debt
And with that being said
I want to thank you once again

Thank you
For you are the Great I Am
For including this broken child in
To your perfect plan
When you called me friend
Mike Hauser Sep 2021
you want the last word
i want the last word too
although we know
nothing is ever solved
when we all argue

can't remember who started this
but desperately need it to end
all the while
trying to figure out
how to get the last word in
Mike Hauser Aug 2021
i need
less of me
in all i do
in all i see

i need
more of you
in all i see
in all i do
Mike Hauser Aug 2021
have you ever taken time out
to take the time to dream
long enough to think about
what life really means
you can give it over to grandeur
or take the simple route
either way,  in or out
there's still a lot to dream about
Mike Hauser Aug 2021
Okay, who stole my body
I had when I was young
It was never in the best of shape
But far better than this one

Semi smooth and silky
Not a wrinkle on the lot
I feel I fell asleep for a century
And this is how I ended up

I now have wrinkles on top of wrinkles
With wrinkles on top of that
Could someone point me in the direction
Of where my body could have been left

It had fingers that worked without aching
Steady hands that knew not of shaking
A memory that...I'll get back with you on that
And a face you wouldn't mind dating

My body had knees that were noiseless
A smile that wasn't so toothless
A libido that you could rely on
Instead of the one I now have that is useless

My other eyes were filled with wonder
Not these made dull and steely gray
If anyone has seem my body
Could you kindly point me in the way
Mike Hauser Aug 2021
I'd like to take this moment
to apologize
For the mess we made right out of the gate
and the world we'll leave behind

But of course when it was given to us
it was already in a tail spin
Without a shadow of doubt closer to the ground
than we could have ever dreamed

Soon enough to own it in a matter of moments
being first to the crash site
So fasten your belts as it quickly goes south
with us all franticly waving bye, bye
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