I love you sis
If someone is hurting you
Let me know
I will deal with them

I'm a brand new man
Not the same person I was before
I have faced challenges
I have overcome
To be stronger
Both physically and mentally

I'm a brand new man
I've given my time
Shared my talents
Proved my worth

I'm in a bad mood
Just let me be
Don't nag me with questions

I'm in a bad mood
Give me time to calm down
Don't try to fix it
You'll just make it worse

I'm in a bad mood
I need to be alone
Give me time
I will be fine
My mood will change back

I'm in a bad mood
Don't push me
Just let this flow
It will pass
I promise

I miss you
Every moment we are a part
Is an eternity

I say I miss you
You say you miss me to
Like it's some sort of game

You don't understand
You most likely never will

The longer we are apart
A little piece of me dies
The longer we are apart
A part of me fades away

I'm not going to take it anymore
You have pushed me to my limit
I am ready to explode
With a mighty force
That is awesome to behold

I'm not going to take it anymore
You've called me names
Laughed in my face
You push me down
You've spit in my face

My fists are tight
My anger high
I will start throwing blows
As soon as you come into sight

Blood will fly
Blood will be spilt
As I beat you and beat you
And never quit

I will give you a taste
Of the rage that's been brewing
I will give you a taste
Then keep feeding

My fists will come fast
My fists will hit hard
Let's see you laugh
When you're cover in scars

I'm not going to take it anymore
You have pushed me to my limit
I am ready to explode
With a mighty force
That is awesome to behold

I'm not going to take it anymore
You've called me names
Laughed in my face
You push me down
You've spit in my face

My fists are tight
My anger high
I will start throwing blows
As soon as you come into sight

Blood will fly
Blood will be spilt
As I beat you and beat you
And never quit

I will give you a taste
Of the rage that's been brewing
I will give you a taste
Then keep feeding

My fists will come fast
My fists will hit hard
Let's see you laugh
When you're cover in scars

I need a hug
The warm embrace of another
A gesture of friendship and care

I need a hug
I am feeling qite low
A hug to refuel my energy

I need a hug
A kind soul
A loving hert
Willing to warm this icy void
I feel I've become

Do I not count to anyone
I want to know someone cares
I want to know that someone is happy
That I exist

I need to know you care
We’ve been friends a long time
But
I feel a distance has come between us

I ned to know
You are still there for me
As I am still there for you

A hug
A friendly word of encouragement
Holding my hand

Just something simple
Just something plain
To let me know you got my back
And I for you the same

Friends need to be reassured sometimes

That they still have a friend

In the fields
Where the wild life play
That is where I spend my days



Fixing Fence
Hauling hay
Cutting wood



Feeding the animals upon the farm
Cows in the pasture
Goats in the barn



Alpaca roam eating grass
It is so nice to have days like this last

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 slam therefore I am
I write
Speak
And breath poetry
It flows through my veins
It is at the very core of my existence

I slam therefore I am
Every word
Every  emotion
An out pouring of life
Blood
Sweat
Tears
Human life at it's purest

I slam therefore I am
We stand up here
Mic in our hand
Pouring out our
Heart
Mind
Soul
Trying to help people understand
Who we truly are
Where we truly stand

I slam therefore I am
I am Human
I have a voice
That voice must be heard

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 stand in the shadows
You can't see me
But I am there
Wishing
Longing
Hoping
That someday we can be together

I stand in the shadows
You the popular one
Me the freak
Or at least
That is how I am judged

I have few friends
Mostly I stand alone
You're always surrounded by people

I have tried many times
To show you how I feel
I have poured out my heart and soul
You just laugh like it was all a joke

I wrote you poems
Confessing my love
You took those poems
You gave them to the wastebasket

And yet
After all that
I still wish to be with you
Call me a loser if you want
You're right
I lost
I lost my heart
I gave it to you
Though you have rejected it
I don't want it back
You keep it

I stand in the shadows
Wishing you would love me
And show me the light

I think therefore I am
I think
I mean I hope so
I’m sure that’s right

I am therefore I think
I think so anyway
I am what
I think
I am not sure

Am I even here
Where is here
Does it think it’s here
Am I only here because I think I’m here
What if I thought I was there
Would I still be here

Where is there
Does it still exist without me being there
Would it still be there if I stopped thinking about there
Am I there and just don’t know it
Could I be there just by thinking I was there
Where is there
Could it be here

I think therefore I am
I am therefore I think
I think I’m lost

I think therefore I am
I think
I mean I hope so
I’m sure that’s right

I am therefore I think
I think so anyway
I am what
I think
I am not sure

Am I even here
Where is here
Does it think it’s here
Am I only here because I think I’m here
What if I thought I was there
Would I still be here

Where is there
Does it still exist without me being there
Would it still be there if I stopped thinking about there
Am I there and just don’t know it
Could I be there just by thinking I was there
Where is there
Could it be here

I think therefore I am
I am therefore I think
I think I’m lost

I treasure your love
Every single day we are together
Is magic
You cast a spell upon my heart
Now I am yours forever

I treasure your love
Like a gem hidden deep within the Earth
It took me a while to find it
But now that I have
I shall never let it go

Your love is worth more than
Gold
Rubies
Diamonds
Your love is worth more than
All the money in the world

Your love means so much to me
I would be lost without it
Your love is
My stronghold
My shelter
It protects me from life's raging storms

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

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

It's a party
Everybody have fun
The music playing
People Swaying
To the tune
That's going on

It's a party
A time for joy
A time to let go
From all the stress of the day
Relax have a good time

It'a a party
Staying up late
Hanging with friends
The best of times
Never let it end

It's a party
Everybody have fun

I Want

I want to hold your hand
To let you know I care
That I am and always will be there

I want to hug you
So you know my love is true
To squeeze away all fear and doubt
To let all the sadness out

I want to wipe away your tears
Give you a shoulder to cry on
Just to hold you near

I want to listen to your hopes and dreams
To build a future together
No matter how impossible it seems

When you are having a bad day
Please don't go away
Talk to me
Let me know
I want you help you carry on

I want to share with you my love
My heart and soul
To show you it's true
I really do love you

I want to play
I know I'm short
I know I'm scrawny
But give me a chance anyway

I want to play
I know I don't look like much
I will prove my worth
I will prove my stuff

Just a chance
That is all I ask
To have friends
To laugh
To joke
To have fun

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

I write down my feelings
I write down my thoughts
To releash the tenson
Growing upon my heart

Jesus I love you
I need you in my life
Your live is like the ocean tide
Overtaking my din
And letting me come in
Your forgiveness is truly out of sight

Jesus you're my saviour
I will praise you Jesus

Sun shines at the dawn
I praise you for giving me one more
No matter what how hard
The darkness tries to shut me up
I will sing your song

Jesus is my savior
I will praise you Jesus

I praise you in my joy
I praise you in my pain
Because you know
To truly grow
My life needs a little rain

Jesus is my savior
I will praise you Jesus

Jesus you're my
Lord and savior
I will praise you
Forever and ever
I'm no longer lonely
For you gave a family
To share my love
Til the end of time

Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
You are my life
You have brought me
Through life's greatest strife

Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
You are my Lord
You are the one
I'll praise and adore

Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
You are my king
When I have fallen
You lifted me

Jesus loves me
This I know
Though I'm just a little toad
Sitting here upon this log
Eating flies all day long

Jesus loves me
Though I'm a deer
I know he keeps me very near
And when I've gone astray
He will bring me back again.

Her name was Jordan
Beautiful in
Mind
Body
And soul

She was strong
Both in body
And in heart

She used her heart
To reach out to those around her
Bring comfort when needed
Helping wherever she could

So when the war hit
It was not surprising that she was in a medic outfit
Helping wounded soldiers heal

After the war
Her wounds could not heal
Mentally
Emotionally
She started a downhill slide

She stopped taking care of herself like she should
She just stopped caring

Even though she had left the war many years behind
The war never truly left her
Haunted by the images of that time
Haunted by the cries of the ones she could not save

Yes, it had been many years
But it all seemed like it was happening that very moment

She tried therapy
She tried talking to others who dealt with the same poblem

Sadly however she finally just drifted away
Leaving it all behind
Going from town to town
Never staying to long

She has become a homeless drifter
All in an effort to deal with the pain
All in an effort to deal with her past

Joy
Joy
Joy

Bubbly Doubly Joy
Sappy Happy Daffy Joy

Joy that makes you laugh
Squirt milk out your nose
Bust a gut
Joy

Joy with friends
Joy with family
Joy just being alone Joy
Loud boisterious quiet and collected Joy

There she stood at the far end of the gym
Red dress  
A blue sash around her waist tied in a bow in the back
Blond hair in a ponytail
The biggest and brightest blues eyes
Focused on me

I stood at the entrance
Black slacks
Black dress shoes
White dress shirt
An awkward jr. high student
Nervous to

Our eyes met
We crossed the floor to each other
Hugged
Then stepped on to the dance floor

She glided along the floor
Like gravity could not touch her
I on the other hand
Stumbling
Clumsy
Oaf
She did not seem to notice
Nor seem to care

We danced a little
Had refreshments
Sat on the bleachers and talked a little

After the dance
We held hands and walked to the front of the school
Where our parents were waiting

We hugged once more
said we'd see each other in class on Monday
Then departed to our parent's cars
And went home

Just because I can't speak
Doesn't mean I am dumb
Doesn't mean I am stupid
I can communicate
Just in a way
Different than you

Just because I can't speak
You don't need to give me pitty
No need feeling sorry for me
My hands do my talking for me
My pen and paper
Sometimes join the conversation
I can read lips to
So even though I can't speak
I am not lost to the world

Just bring it world
Whatever you wish to throw at me
I am ready
I am willing
I will face it head on

Just bring it world
I stand firm
You can not hold me down
You can not shut me out
I am here
I will fight you
And you know
I am a fighter

Just bring it world
I am not afraid
I am not moving
So
Just bring it

Her eyes were like gems
As she pressed her lips to mine
Then my eyes closed
I was overtaken in the moment
Sweet bliss
Sweet bliss
Just ourselves and nothing more
That kiss was only a moment
But the memory lasting a lifetime

Stupid
is the one
Who hates to learn
For they shall never know
The truth

Make me laugh so hard
I feel like busting a gut
My eyes tear up, my face turns red
Make me laugh so hard
I sound like a braying mule
I can't see straight nor walk straight

Lean on me
I am your friend
When troubles arise
I'll help you defend

Lean on me
I am your friend
I will stick with you
Till the very end

Lean on me
Use my shoulder to cry on
Find comfort

Lean on me
Let us walk life's road together
Side by side
Going wherever life leads
Taking on adventure

Let it snow outside
I'll stay here at the fireside
Wrapped in a blanket
Hot cocoa in hand

Let's fly away
To worlds unknown
Playing strange games
meeting people with funny names
discovering treasures untold

Let's fly away
To see dragons and castles
Meet Kings and Queens
Fight alongside knights
To save the land
To win the pretty maidens hand

Let's fly away
High above the clouds
Let's continue to fly
To never touch down

Let's take a journey
Let's have an adventure
See new place
Greet new faces
Try new things

Let's go on a magic carpet ride
Fly through the air
See new places
See new faces
Our imagtnation has no limits

Let's go on a magic carpet ride
See castles
Meet kings ans Queens
Find dragons
Lost gold
And other wonderful things

Let's go on a magic carpet ride
Go and go and go
No stopping now

Let's go on a road trip
Just pack up and go
No maps
No time limits
Just go and leave it all behind

Let's go on a road trip
Adventures abound
New places
New faces
New memories for life

Let's go on a road trip
The road to place unknown
Let's go on a road trip

Let your light shine
Show the world
Just how awesome you are

What is life all about
Has anyone figured it out
It seems to be a confusing mess
Full of pain and distress

I know
I know
I know

Life is what we make of it
Live it full
Don't run away from it
Travel your path
Learn along the way
Learn all you can
Until your dying day

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

I run away from my feelings all day
I'm drivin mad by the voice in my head
I can't take this **** all day
My life is going to crash



I try and try to do what I can
But I find my life in the trash again
It seems nothing can go my way

Life is sometimes like a roundabout
The further in you go
You get trapped
Going round and round in circles
With no way to get back

Life is like a roundabout
No matter how hard you try
Someone is blocking your way
So you can't get back to where you need to be

Life is like a roundabout
A vortex pulling you in
With no way to get out

How many times
Has poetry saved my life
Over the years