*** slave workers
Bent over stained beds
In forgotten brothels
Far from country and home
Have more joy than you
Or I.

Skeleton thin children
With skin stretched
Over illness bloated bellies
In poverty ridden streets
Under a relentless sun
And equally relentless culture
Kick a worn ball around
And feel more hope than you
Or I.

Flea ridden mutts
Runts of the brood
Feasting on garbage
Shying from the kicks
Of rotten teens
And sour drunks
Reciprocate more love
From the hand of a kind stranger
Than you
To I.

Beyond that wall you built so high
To protect yourself from being told another lie
Is just an incomplete soul
Who's losing hope on ever being whole
Slowly fading out of sight
It's lost all ambition to fight
That's all the disappointment it can take
All because the words spoken were meaningless & fake...

He loved her
She left him
He tried to fight
But ended up giving in

She loved him
He ran away
Now neither knows
If she'll be ok

He loved her
She cut out his heart
He can't trust
Doesn't know where to start

They all say its love
But thats where I disagree
Love is not giving in
Not running not hurting the other

Love is something you work for
It is hard
And you have to fight for it
You can't give up

If it is really love
You don't forsake it
It isn't fickle
A whim will not change it

You will be loyal
Stay faithful
Put your lovers needs
Ahead of everything

Sometimes you think it is over
Sometimes you wish it would end
But you know
You KNOW
That it is meant to be
Not written in the stars
Not fated
But a choice you made
A choice that you make
EVERY SINGLE DAY
So choose wisely
Because saying I love you
Is a promise
Integrity says always keep your promises
So be a person of integrity
Fight for your love
You made that promise
That pledge
Now uphold it

Sometimes I wonder if I should give up on you...

My heart can't take the hurt anymore,
Maybe I should get up and walk out that door.
Seeing you everyday, I wish you would come and take the pain away.
But I know that you won't.
And I just don't want to see you with her any longer.

Maybe if I move on I could become so much stronger?

It may take awhile, but someday I will find someone and instead of tears,
They will make me smile.

Should I give up on you?

Please, I'm begging for an answer.
But I know that I will never get one from you,
Will I?

As for now, I will continue to love you until,
I start to doubt my feelings once again.
This endless cycle will probably never end.
So I will keep on asking,

Should I give up on you?


The answer is no,
Not quite yet....