I am who I am
I try and I try
To achieve greatness
I fall short every time

I should not seek greatness
According to the worlds standards
But rather
I should seek the greatness within me

I should lear to grow
As a person
As a member of the human race

The greatness within myself
When I seek that
I shall not fall

You mean a lot to me
More than my words
Could ever truly say

Her beauty lights up my life
Her personality brightens my soul


Dark and scary my life was
Then she came along


Now joy flows in mighty waves
Drowning out my darkest days

Depression
Lost
Wandering in a fog


Unclear path before me
Unclear
Unsteady

I love you
More than you will truly understand

Let’s dance
Share a moment in time together
Hand in hand
Step in step
Our hearts beat to the rhythm of the music


Let’s  dance
Waltzing
Twirling
Gliding
One moment in time
A lifetime of memories

You say I am ugly
You say I will never fit in

You may be right to a point
I know I'll never be your friend

There are those who like me
Who look passed the outside
To see the true person within

Ball flying at top speed
Hitting goals
Racking up points

Flippers going back and forth
Keeping the ball in play

Ramps
Flashing lights
Sound effects
All to draw excitement and joy

Quick reflexes
Hand-eye cordnation

The tools to use

Climbing trees
Childhood fun
Climb so high
You touch the sun

It’s a party
Song
Dance
Food


Feel the love
Feel the joy
Of friends and family near


Drink
Raise your glasses in cheer
Dance
Feel the freedom in movement and joy
Eat
Fill your stomaches refresh your soul
Laugh
Long and hard as jokes are told and stories are shared


It’s a party
Enjoy this time

He is a *** they say
A homeless wanderer
A drifter
*****
Smelly
Looked down upon by many

However his story is not unlike those of many like him
He was once a soldier
A defender of peace
A defender of justice
A defender of freedom

He fought in many battles
Overcoming the foe
Risking his life
So others could be free

However
After the war was over
After the fighting was done

A new war started
A war within himself
Mentally
Emotionally
Physically
He struggled just to stay alive

It got so bad
His wife left him and took the kids
He lost his job
He lost his home
All because he could not put the war away

The past still haunts him
As he lives upon the street
He moves from town to town
Hoping to find relief

Let’s go
Pedal to the metal
Rubber to the road


Heading down the highway
As the world passes by


Sights to see
Places to go
Adventure bound

Like a roller coaster
Life has it’s ups and downs
It’s twists and turns
It’s loops


Take the ever changing tide of life
Meet it head on
When life throws you a curve
Hit a home run


Do not shrink at life’s troubles
Learn the lesson
Become stronger
Become better

Climbing trees
Fishing in the lake
Running through the fields
Being a country boy is fun

I stand and speak my mind
But I am told to
Sit down and shut up
I speak for those who can not
Again I am told to
Sit down and shut up

No
There are people out there
Hurting
Dying
Hungry
I will not ignore them
As so many haver

They cry out to me
I have answered them
Now I cry out on their behalf

I have seen their tears
I have heard their children cry in hunger
Because their parents can not feed them
I have seen these people wear the same clothes day after day
Because they have nothing to change into

Yet
You tell me to sit down and shut up

No
Not until these people have shelter
Not until these people have food to eat
Not until these people have clean clothes to wear

I will not sit down
I will not shut up
These people need a voice

And I am it

I saw your picture today while going through this box
hadn't seen it for awhile thought it was lost
Joy
Sorrow
Pain
Laughter all mixed together
As memories from the past and emotions flood my soul

Stand up
Show the world who you are
Don't hold back
Let it all flow

The world tells us to
Sit down and conform
Don't be who you are
You are who we tell you to be

I say
******* WORLD
I am who I am
There is nothing you can do about it
You can't shut me up
You can't put me down

I am human
I am an individual
I am one

I am not a robot
I am not a conformist
I stand up
I stand out

The crowd can just pass on
I follow my own path
Blazing new trails
In uncharted waters

I fight for my right to be me
not just another number in your data banks

Walk with me along my path in life
You might see me through different eyes

Clowns dance
Clowna tel jokes
Clowns do other silly things
All done to make us laugh
But
Behind the makeup
Behind the silly costume
They are real people
Real pain
Real fears
They cry
Real tears

So the next time you see a clown
Remember
Behind the makeup
They are real people
Just like you and me

The devil whispered “ You can’t withstand the storm”
I answered “ I am the storm”

Tanks
Jeeps
Trucks
Waiting for the call
Soldiers on foot
Waiting for orders to come


Defending freedom
Fight against the foe
No matter the cost
We must go

A sea of hurt
Wells up within me
Wave after wave
Of pain crashes within my soul

Hay swaying in the wind
Cows in the field
Donkey and goats in the barn lot
Farming is the way life goes

Up with the sun
Work all day
Fixing fence
Moving hay

Cutting wood
down by the creek
Wolves
Bears
Mountain Lions
I hope I don't meet

This is for those
Who never return home
Except for in a casket


This is for those
Who do make it home
But are forever wounded
Mentally
Physically
Emotionally


This is for those
Who never make it home at all
P.O.W
M.I.A
Prisoner of ear
Missing in action


This is for those
Who gave everything their country asked of them
And when there was nothing left
Still continued to give


Risking their lives
Physically
Mentally
Emotionally
Risking pure insanity


Fighting for freedom
Fighting for justice
Fighting for peace


Thank you
For the risks you’ve taken
So this country could be free
Thank you
For the sacrifices you’ve made


Thank you

I am a friend
Someone you can rely on
My Loyalty will never bend

I am an adventurer
Seeking places unknown
Traveling to the corners of the Earth
Before heading back home

I am a lover
Passionate and true
Pouring out my heart and soul
And giving it all to you

I am a soldier
Though I fight a defferent war
My mind and my emotions
Are the battlefield
My spirit gets torn

I am a fighter
I will defend myself
I will defend those I care about

I want to start a revolution
To find a solution
To America’s Race problem

Red
Yellow
Black
White
Brown

A canvas of colors
A painting of humanity

Why can we not celebrate of differences
Why must we look down on each other

Are we all not human
Why must we act ike wild beasts toward each other

Life would be boring
If we were all the same
Life would be bland

Each color
Each ethnic group
Each culture
Brings spices and flavors to our lives
This would is a melting ***

We need each other
No matter where you are from

Let us celebrate

Not hate

Good morning
Rise and shine
Coffee in the ***
Bacon and eggs on the stove

Good morning
A brand new start
New day
New hopes
New dreams

How do you say goodbye to a dear friend
Someone you laughed with
Someone you cried with
You made memories together


How do you say goodbye to a good friend
Someone like family
Someone closer than family
You had fights
You made up
You hated each other
You became friends again


How do you say goodbye to a good friend
A pal
A companion
A heart of gold
With a devilish smile


How do you say goodbye to an old friend
Someone you grew up with
Someone you knew your whole life

How do you say goodbye to an old friend

Into the abyss
Into the darkness within
Falling
Farther and father
Into the pit



No light
No escape
Freezing cold
Or
Boiling heat wave



Temps so hot
It makes your skin melt
Dark flames you never see
Until they touch you



Into the abyss
The darkness awaits
Have fun

I love you
You are awesome
Your friendship I hold dear
We laugh together
We pick on each other
We share in each other's joys
We comfort each other when needed

I can not think of anyone else
I would rather have in my life right now
but you

You have touched my life in so many ways

No
You stay a way from me
No
You have no right to do that

I though you loved me
You just wanted to play games
To tear off my clothes
To put me to shame

You blackened my eye
You cut my thigh
You made me cry

You beat me ******
You broke my bones
Then you stole from me
That which was my own

With every ******
You stole more and more
I could not fight back
You handcuffed me to a pipe in the floor

You put your snake inside me
It tore me apart
From that spot between my legs
All the way to my heart

You said if I ever spoke out
You’d come back and **** me
Then you’d **** everyone I loved

Now I lay here
Quietly sobbing
In a pool pf my own blood
Broken  and beaten

Ready to die

She is known as the Dragon Queen
Tall
Slender
Flowing dark hair
Her eyes glow like the heart of a fire


But
Don’t be fooled
She is deadly
Her mouth spews fire with every word from her lips
Her use of the sword and dagger has no equal


Many have gotten in her way
Many have tried to stop her
They have all died

You beat me
You make me bleed
You have even run your bike over me

You find much joy in being a bully
Why
What have I ever done to you

Yet here you are
Pushing me into the mud
Hitting me with a bat
Punching
Kicking

You know I can't beat you
Even though I try
I get a few "licks" in
Then I start crying

You laugh at my tears
You call me names
Why so much joy
From my pain

Bruise after bruise
appear upon me
The blood flows
Yet you continue your assault

You leave me in a heap
As you start upon another
YOU FREAK

Voices yelling at me
People hitting me
People punching me
People kicking me


Laughter is heard
I know I am the joke
They get their joy from my pain
They get their joy from my tears


They want me to hurt
Physically
Mentally
Emotionally
They want to laugh at my scars
They want to laugh at my life


Day after day
They laugh
Spit wads stick in my hair
They may be having fun
The fun stopped for me a long time ago

Goodnight Sweet dreams
May you fly On fairy wings
Goodnight Sweet dreams
Walk in the clouds Journey the mind’s stream
Goodnight Sweet dreams

I die a little
Every time we part
A part of me
Fades away to nothing
As I suffer from a broken heart

Don’t look at people with just your eyes
Look at them with you heart as well
I promise you will see everyone in a whole new way
Not everyone travels upon the same road of life you do
Instead of judging try to understand

Mommy the monster is back
Honey I keep telling you it is all in your head
But I will check one more time
No monsters under your bed
No monsters in your closet
Now try to get some sleep


Mommy’s wrong
The monster’s are not just in my head
But all around me


Bullies
Mom and dad fighting
Are just the normal stuff


Abuse and ****
Sexually
Physically
Emotionally


No mom the monster is not just in my head
It lives
It breathes
Day after day it stacks me
Waiting for a time to strike


The face of the monster
Is comprised of everyone I have ever known


No mom the monster is real
You and dad just fail to see it

Down the dark hallways of my mind
What secrets
What horrors
Lay in the dark corners

My love falls like the rain
And
Falls into a puddle in your heart

He walks in the shadows
Hides from the world
A disfigured man
Alone and afraid

He did not ask to be this way
The events in his life just happened
Disfigured from an accidennt
Scared all over

Most look upon him as a freak
Most just pass by
The few friends he has
His only support

He is an outcast
Living on the street
Staying where others can’t see him

No
No
No
No

You have no power over me
You have no strength left
You will loose

I know you think you’re in control
Trying to weaken me
Playing on all my fears and doubts

Shut the **** up
I’m tired of listening to you

You have no right treating me this way
You do not own me
You never will
So you might as well stop trying

Go ahead though and try if you want
It wont work
No matter the ploy
No matter the game plan you use
I still refuse

I said it before
I say it now

No
No
No

No

Fly
Fly free
Free as the wind blows
No holding back
No slowing down
Just go

Fly
Lift off
And never tough down
Higher and higher
Into the sky

Fly
To places unknown
The mystery
The awesomeness
The wonder

Stand up
Be true to yourself



No matter what life throws your way
Never lose who you are



Never forget where you came from
The trials you had to face
To be the strong person
You are today



Never lose sight of that
No matter what life throws at you
Stand firm
Stand strong
The battle will be won

My love is the spark
That lights the flame
Within your heart

Rise up
Don’t let others hold you down
Rise up
Don’t let others hold you back

Stand up
Stand tall
Speak out
Let your voice be heard

Don’t let anyone oppress you
No matter how hard they try
Continue being yourself at all times

In being who you are
Be the best
For you can only be you

Don’t follow
Lead
Strike out new paths
Seek new adventure
Test yourself daily

Challenge your limits
Then

Stretch yourself beyond them

Trapped in a cage of emotional torment
Walled in by fear and pain

Heart beat
A pounding rhythm
A sign of life
And
A sign of love


One heart beat
Two heart beats
Pounding in time with each other

Full moon
Snow fall
Hot coca in hand
Fire blazing away
Laying here in front of the fireplace
Next to my loved one

Soft music play
Wrapped in blankets
Together
In love

The perfect winter night

I am the kind of person who
When you throw me to the wolves
I’ll return leading the pack

I am the kind of person who
When sent to fight the enemy
Will return with his enemy’s head held high
Screaming a victory chant

I am the kind of person who
You can’t shut down
You can’t shut up
No matter how hard you try

I am the kind of person
With no filters
What you see

Is what you get