I was cleaning the church
As I walked up the main aisle
Checking to make sure I got everything

When I got back up to the front
I turned around to face the pews

Suddenly the pews were full of skeletons
The skeletons then all stood up and did a **** salute

Then a voice behind me said
"Tony don't be supprised at what you see."

I turned around
But no one was there

He lurks in the shadows
Afraid to be seen
Afraid have being laughed at
Afraid of others being mean

He is an outcast
To his classmates
And kids at school
He does not fit in
With the nerds
Or with those
Who are cool
He tries to rise above
They just shove him back down
Then the laughter starts
Sounding from all around

Hr cries silent tears
After a day of laughter and sneers
He chokes on each hateful word
Barely able to catch his breath
He has cried so much
It hurts his chest

He thinks about ******
Just killing them all
Being the one laughing
Watching them fall
He thinks about taking his on life
That would just be a waste
No one in this school
Would care enough
To show up at his wake

The pain
The hatred
Continues to take it's toll
He carries on
Knowing he is strong
Strong enough to handle their hate
Until the day they graduate
Then he can tell them all goodbye
Never having to see them again

There is a long and winding path
With trials none other can match
I know these trials shall make me strong
So I shall fight my whole life long
For if I falter or if I sway
I may get lost and never find my way
I shall defeat these trials one by one
I shall finish this path which I have begun

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

Beer
Snacks
Cards in hand
Friends gathered around the table

Chips cast
Bets made
Tanse looks upon everyone’s face

Food consumed
Beer drank
Conversation light and funny

Friends just shooting cards
Having a good time

Causing no harm

I walked into your church that Sunday morning
You had your Bible in your hand
You were preaching out the good news for every women, child, and man

You were preaching about salvation
About God’s truth and loyalty
You told us how to receive salvation
So our spirits can be free

I felt it welling up inside me
I fell to my knees
I prayed Jesus guide me

Come on and save my soul
I don’t want to live like this no more
I need you Jesus in my life
My life’s been on one bad trip
My soul feels like it’s going to rip
Come on and help me with my life

When you finished with your service I had given my life away
I still thank the good Lord I walked into your church that day
Now I preach the gospel in a church in my home town
I still remember the day I let the walls fall down

I felt it welling up inside me
I fell to my knees
I prayed Jesus guide me

Come on and save my soul
I don’t want to live like this no more
I need you Jesus in my life
My life’s been on one bad trip
My soul feels like it’s going to rip
Come on and help me with my life

She speaks
Though without words
Her expression says it all

She speaks
Though without words
Her hands do the talking for her

Why was she born this way
Mute
Meek
Without a word to say

The world shuns her
turns her away
All because of what she can not say

Is there not someone with a loving heart
Is there not someone who cares
Or will they all just stop and stare
At this woman without a voice

She wants to speak
She wants to convey how she feels
She wants to love
As well as be loved
Instead of seen as a voiceless freak

She cries when no one is watching
For to let the world see her cry
Would be letting the world win
That she can not let happen

She is strong
Despite the pain
She carries on

She feels no shame
She was just born this way
She prays for those who mock her
Hoping they see the light some day

Follow the rabbit
Down the rabbit hole
Follow the rabbit
To places unknown

Down the maze of tunnels
Left and right
Into the darkness
Out of the light

He is the Shadow Knight
The most feared creature ever known
Death and destruction
Are his calling

His deeds are many and gruesome
Beheadings
Ripping people apart
Hangings
Just to name a few
And all these and even worse things
He does for pure fun

Sword
Dagger
Poison darts

Crossbow
Flaming arrows
Even the magical arts

Going throughout the land
Destroying those who get in his way
Don’t ask for mercy
It just makes him mad

The Shadow Knight
Knight
Warrior
Wizard

Casting spells
Sword fighting
Crossbow shooting
Anything that causes death
Anything that brings forth destruction

He kills for his own amusement
He kills purely for the joy

There at the street corner he stands
With Bible in hand he preaches
He preaches God's word for all to hear
For anyone with a listening ear

His clothes are
Tatered
*****
Worn
He has been cut by life's thorns

He looks
Weak
Hungry
Worn out
Like a fighter about to be knocked out

Still he preaches
God's salvation
God's mighty plan
Trying to help one and all understand

Sure he looks like something
Someone has thrown out
His love for God is strong
Of that there is no doubt

He's been arrested
He's been locked away
As soon as they let him out
He finds another street corner
And starts preaching away

They've
Beat him
Threatened him
Cops have tried sending him away
Nothing they've tried has worked
He just preaches away

The city has tried
Many times
With laws to confine him
None of them worked
For it's God's power
That defines him

He knows up in Heaven
He'll be homeless no more
His words will then echo
Out forevermore

So next time you see a street preacher
Don't turn away
For it maybe worth
Hearing what they have to say

He was the boy no one wanted
Small and afraid
No one at all to love him
Only himself to blame
What did I do
I was just born
Why do you hate me
Why all the scorn
Night after night
Day after day
In silence as he weeps
The boy no one wanted
Reaches out to thee

She was the girl that no one wanted
Small and afraid
No one to love her
What did I do
I was just born
Why do you hate me
Why all the scorn
Night after night
Day after day
In silence she weeps
The girl that no one wanted
Reaches out to thee

The unwanted exist
On the street
Dark alleys
Empty lots

The unwanted exist in big cities
As well as small town

The unwanted exist where child abuse abounds

I am the voice
Of one calling for freedom
I am the voice
Of one shouting in the streets
I am the voice
Of one excited with joy
I am the voice
Of one without food to eat

Voices come from everywhere
Can you hear them
They are calling
They are crying
They need to be heard

I am the voice
Of a farmer working in the field
I am the voice
Of one sick and ill
I am the voice
Singing a song
I am the voice
Just humming along

The voice of the people
The voice of a nation
Sing with joy
Or moaning with dread
Raise your voice
Let it be heard

The void
The unknown
Dark and scary


To chance to partake
An adventure
A chance to stretch your limits
A chance to grow


To learn
To excell
To acheive


However
The void
Could go the other way


Death
Destruction
Damnation


The void
A mysteriuos spot
Will it lead you
To personal growth
Or
Will it lead you
To your own death


You will never know
Until you step in
The void

I saw you waltz across the restaurant
With that tray in your hand
Your movement
Your poise
So captivating
So graceful

You came to my table
With your pad in your hand
With the voice of an angel
You asked if I wanted anything
It was all I could do not to sound foolish
Not to say or do anything stupid
So taken by your beauty I am

When you took my order and left
I could not help but watch

Filling drinks
Delivering food
An exotic rhythmic dance across the floor
When you brought me my food
I felt like I was being fed by a goddess

I ate my meal
but I could not help
But glance up at you from time to time
As you glided gracefully here and there

I finished and paid for my meal
I caught one last glance of you
Then I headed out the door

The waterfall splash
Down upon the rocks below
The mist rises up

He slowly approaches his prey
Ears perked
Eyes focused
The time is now
He has chased it through the woods
Four feet pounding
Heart racing
The wolf knows it has won
The prey has fallen
The wolf moves in

They may think I'm crazy
But I don't care
I'm one of a kind
I am who I am
So some people stare

They can't handle
That I'm true to myself
I do not conform
To what the world says is the norm

I stand out
I stretch my limits
I walk my own path

Most people think I am strange
They just laugh

Let them
Doesn't bother me
I'm to real
Blazing trails they fear to tread

Them and their peer pressure
Who needs it
Gives me a headache
Just thinking about it

I may walk alone
but I truly am not alone
I have friends
Friends how understand

I am who I am
I got to be me

Three days
Three nights
Yet an eternity without you here

Adrift upon this emotional tide
When will I hit land

Time tics on
Make the most
Of the time left
For one day
Your time will stop ticking
Live your life in full
While you still can

To the best of times
To the worst of times
Our friendship has lasted though it all

In joys we celebrated together
In sadness we shed tears together
In our weak times
We carried each other

A toast
A toast my friend
To the long life we have shared

Kids graduations
Each others weddings
Birthdays
Halidays
back yard BBQs
Backyard football games
We’ve been friends through it all

A toast
A toast my friend

To the long life we have shared

Raise your glasses
A toast to life we make
Friends
Party
Laugh
Joke

Life has highs and lows
Ups and downs
A rollercoaster ride of emotions

Toast to life
Joy and fun
Life is a journey
Life is a path
Travel and learn
All that you can

A toast to life
Raise your glasses high
We only live once
Enjoy the ride

I like to cook
I like to create
I like to throw things together
Just to see how they taste

A liitle more spice
A little more flare
A little more love
A little more care

Each new creation a work in it's own
New flavors to try
New styles to like

To cry

To open the emotional flood gates and let it flow
Drowning your pain
Washing out our heart and soul
Ready for a new start

To dance
To express oneself through
Movement and rhythm
To show joy
Joy of life
Joy of family
Joy of friends

To dance to the beat of life
To join with all creation
To rejoice in freedom

The freedom of life unbound
Now strings attached
Nothing standing in your way
Complete
Joyful
All inspiring freedom

To dance
For joy
For freedom
For life

If tomorrow never comes for me
If I shall not wake in the morning
Would you know I love you
Would you know I care

Please don't judge me
By My past relationships
There are dead and gone
The only relationship that matters
Is the relationship I have with you

Please don't judge me
By My physical and emotional scares
Please help me grow
Please let me know
That this is a relationship of trust

I will give you my heart and soul
It may take a little time
First welcome must remove the walls
My past relationships have left behind

To sleep
To wander the pathways of the mind
To trully be free

To sleep
To dream
To explore one's imagination
To explore one's true self

To write
To explore one’s thoughts
To write
To question one’s being
Venturing into the darkest
Corners of one’s soul
Grabbing hold of the truest
Person of your heart
The truest thought from within
Your own mind

To write
The great exploration
Of one’s own soul
To try and understand
Who you are
Where you come from
What you are to do
Questions asked
Yet never answered

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

The greatest treasure
Of the greatest worth
Is believing in yourself

The trees grow
Large and strong
They rise high

Sometimes we live life like we're in a race
We need to back down to a slower pace
Life's a journey,  life's a ride
We need to enjoy it one step at a time

But we go through life on a fast track
Seeing things from the corner of our eye
Living like this is just a death trap
That only leads to our demise

Trouble at 200 miles per hour
Living our lives way to fast
Trouble at 200 miles per hour
If we're not careful,  we're gonna crash

We live at a hectic pace, always on the go
Do this, do that, no chance to relax and reload
We need to slow down, before we go down
We need to recharge our lives
Because we are only heading to our demise

Trouble at 200 miles per hour
Living our lives way to fast
Trouble at 200 miles per hour
If we're not careful,  we're gonna crash

When the world knocks you down
Get up
When the world blocks your path
Forge a new one

Don't let the world determine who you should be
Stand up
Find your true self
Show it to the world

There she stands on the street corner
Selling tulips from her cart
Her family is poor
So she helps to support
The only way that she can

Nine years old
Dressed in tatered worn clothes
She has never been to school
Selling flowers is all she knows
She sells the flowers
To those who pass by

Many have sean her
She is a regular sight upon the corner
A few have bought flowers
Many more just pass by
Not even with a glance her way

She sells the flowers
To better herself
To better her family
To prove
Though they are poor
They are not helpless

Two hearts beating
Pounding out a constant rhythm
Love
Truth
Honesty

Two hearts intertwined together
Holding on to the vast truth of life itself
The truth from the dawn of creation

Two hearts alone no more
They have found each other
They are bound to one another
Through love's strong cord
The can't be broken by any force of man

Two hearts forever together
Two hearts as one
Until the end of time and beyond

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

The loneliness
And
The pain
Surges through my veins
Like an electrical wave
Threatening to tear me apart

Frogs, toads, and Lily pads
Magic mushrooms in the land

Wishing all my friends a wonderful and joyous Easter

He comes from the depths of the Earth
He is not quite dead
Yet
He is not quite alive either

He feeds upon the souls
Of those who dare stand in his way
He is nobody's friend
A loner
They called him the wander, the stalker, the claimer of lives.  Among many others

He is a mystery
Showing up from time to time
You never know when
You never know where
So always be on your guard
For if he ever catches you
Your as good as dead

Nobody has seen him
But everyone has heard about him
And those who claim they have seen him
Are locked away in mental hospitals
For it is said
That just the sight of him
Will drive you mad

Sorry I have not been on here for a while.  I had surgery on my hip and was layed up for a while.  But am feeling better now.

Don't follow me
I'm already lost

When you introduced me to your new love
My heart broke
Sure we may have just been friends
But at least there was a glimmer of hope
Now however
There is nothing
But my broken heart
And the emotional flood that pours from myself
As I slowly cry myself to death

It pains me to see you with other guys
Though I knew it would never be
But
I can't help but wish that I was he

****
****
Toot
Toot
Your body's musical flute

My soul screams for your love
Can you hear it

The rich and powerful
Use the poor and middle class
As pawns
For their own ammusment
The don't care if we live or die
They laugh
As they watch us fight

The rich and powerful
Think they own us
Like we're toys
To be used at their will

They think they control us
Like puppets on a string
To dance
As they wish
To do
As they bid

The rich and powerful
Fail to see
They are as human
As you and me

They think because of their wealth
Because of their power
They can look down on us
Like we are nothing
Like we are bugs to be squashed
Under their feet

Leaves upon the tree
Changing in touch bright colors
Falling to the ground

You want me
Come and get me
I see the fight in your eyes
The hatred
The heat

If you want me
Come and get me
I'm ready