Sometimes you have to walk the edge
Sometimes you must stand on the brink
Before you can start to rebuild your life.

Sometimes you have to lose everything
Sometimes you must start from the very beginning
Before you can recover
Before you can restart

Life is a rollercoaster with many ups and downs
You need to roll with the tide when it comes
Never give in
Never give up
No matter what life throws your way

Sometimes a good cry is all we need
To wash away the darkness
So our souls can be clean
Then our souls sparkle
with a happy  gleam

Sometimes a good cry is all we need
The heart grows dark
sometimes dark as can be
we open the floodgates
and let the cleaning start
Now we have a happy heart

To cry
To wash out the inside
To push the darkness of life away
So we can move on to brighter things

Within my soul there
Is a light that shines upon
The shadowy darkness that
Theatens to destroy me

Though the light is dim
as it glows
A mighty fire it will become

Space
The vastness
The wonder
The Majesty

Space
Infinite beauty
Solar systems, planet, galaxies, and more

Strange creatures
Strange lifeforms
All one in the great design

Stars
Moon
Asteroids
Comets

Just a few of the wonders of the univers

Black holes
Vortex of spinning gases
Worlds beyond belief

Space the final frontier

The human mind
Would explode
If it tried to take it all in

The majesty
The power
The  Grandness

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

Spring has
Sprung the fields are
Full of flowers in bloom
Bees buzzing collecting nectar
Wild animals in the deep woods
Fish jumping in the lake, weather getting
Warmer now grass has turned green
Buds on the trees new life has
Begun, hay growing in the field
Nature is awesome in
The spring time
Enjoy

Stand
Stand tall
Take pride in yourself
Reach for the stars
Reach beyond that

There is nothing you can't do
If you just give it a try

Sure you may fall
Just pick yourself up
Try again

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

Stand up for yourself
Don't let others push you down
Stand up for yourself
Prove your worth

People will say things
To try to put you down
People will say things
To try to make you dislike yourself

Don't listen to them
They just blowing hot air

Stand up for yourself
Prove them wrong

Stand up
Stand up
Fight for your rights

Stand up
Stand up
Fight for your rights

Stand up don't back down
Get back up when pushed to the ground
Stand for what you believe in
Even if you must stand alone
Stand up, stand tall, be strong

Stand up
Stand up
Fight for your rights

Stand up
Stand up
Fight for your rights

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

You ask why do I stare at you
The simple answer is
You captivate me
You hold me in a trance

I know I make you uncomfortable
I don’t mean to
But your mind and soul
Take a hold of my will power

And wont let go

Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words can never hurt me


We are taught that lie as we grow up
However
Words do hurt


The wounds from sticks and stone can heal
The wounds caused by words may never heal


The wounds caused by sticks and stones
Only show on the outside
The wounds caused by words
Go much much deeper within


Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words can never hurt me


What a lie

Stop doubting yourself
Start believing in yourself
Stop holding yourself back
Start letting yourself fly

For there is no telling
To what great heights you can achieve
If you never try

Some guy in your past hurt you
Now you hate every member of the male gender

Fine
I really don’t care
But please

Don’t judge this man
I have and never will do anything against you
Stop treating me like i some form of acid
Here to slowly eat you away

I mean you no harm
I never did
I never will

I know some guy in your past hurt you in a bad way
Not all men are like that
And frankly
I am getting tired of the accusing looks

The your judgemental views

Stop the hatred
Join in peace

Put away your weapons
Put away your harmful words
Join in peace together
All around the world

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

Every life tells a story
Will your story motivate
Or
Will your story destroy

My life is a blank page
Help me fill it with
Your love and devotion

Here we are
Strolling among the stars
Hand in hand as we move along

Two friends we started out
But more we became as our relationship grew
Now we stroll
Heart to heart
Soul to soul
Among the stars we go

Eternally we go forever
Our love for one another
Hand in hand
We've come so far
Strolling among the stars

The twinkle in your eyes
Like diamonds as they shine
We stroll forevermore
Among the stars we shall go

Days are long and hot
makes me go to the lake a lot
Fishing
Swimming
and so much more
Hiking
Biking
Trails galore

Summer
Summer
A time for joy
For every girl
For every boy

Summer nights
Fireflies in the sky
Stars shining down their light
Frogs and cricket serenade

Summer nights
Camping out
Cooking by fire light
Telling ghost stories
Trying to scare each other

Summer nights
Homemade ice cream
On the front porch

The sun and moon
Chase each other in the sky
Like two young lovers
Who never want to be caught

Sunny days
Hauling hay
Sweat pours down your face



Sunny days
Cutting wood
You’re tired
But work to be done



Sunny days
Cows are out once again
Find them
Bring them back
Fix fence

Sunrise on a brand new day
Orange
Blue
Yellow
Purple
Red
All in beautiful array

Sunrise on a brand new day
New hopes
New challenges
To test me
To make me stronger
Physically
Mentally
Emotionally

Sunrise on a brand new day
Let's get started

The sun sets over the ocean
Blue
Red
Yellow
Orange
Purple
Like the paintbrush stroke from a master painter

The sun sets over the ocean
You can almost hear the hiss
As the sun "touches" the water
Upon the horizon

The sun sets over the ocean
The stars come out
The moon rises
Night has fallen

Tender kisses
A heart warming gift

Ten thousand soldiers
Upon the hill
Ten thousand bodies
Now lay still
Ten thousand souls
Cry in pain
For freedom’s light
For freedom’s gain

Ten thousand wounded
Battle scared
Ten thousand soldiers
Fighting hard
Ten thousand feel the strain
Through the heat
Though the rain

For freedom
They came to fight
For freedom
They sparked a light

Ten thousand soldiers
Upon the hill
Ten thousand bodies
Now lay still

Freedom is not free

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

Went to the funeral
Of a woman I knew
As I approach the coffin
I notice a flower in her hair
This brought back memories
And brought me to tears

This woman I had known since grade school
She always had a flower in her hair
Field trips
Lunch time
Class time
That Flower was always there

In middle school
It was the same
At dances  gliding across the floor
Flower staying in place
Even when she started playing sports
She wore that flower

In High school
That Flower went along
Dances
Spirit week
Prom
Even at graduation
That Flower was under her cap

So to see a flower in her hair
After all these years
Should not shock me

Mommy, Why did you **** me
Why did you let them take me from you
Why did you let them rip me from your womb before it was time
I know I was brought by
****
Wrongful love affair
Bad decision
However I could have made you so proud of me
I could have made you rejoice at my birth
However you killed me and dashed my hopes
Why
I did nothing wrong
I loved you mommy
Yet you killed me
I wanted to be your child
I wanted to make you laugh and be joyful
I had potential if only you gave me the chance to use it
Yet you killed me
Why
I do not understand
Please tell me did I do something wrong
Did I cause you pain
Why did you **** me mommy
Why
I love you
Yet you let them tear us apart
Why did you not love me as well
I know I came through bad circumstances
I was your child
Your very own

The bar
Friends
Laughter
Fun

The bar
Food
Drinks
A good time

The bar
When you’re here
We treat you like family
One of the gang

The bar
Memories
Darts
Pool
Card games

A place ro relax
A place to be yourself
A place to laugh
A place to cry

Everyone knows your name
Everyone is happy to see you
Once you walk through the door
You are kin
You are family

The bar

A home away from home

Beer
Whiskey
And wings

Pool
Card games in the back
Dart boards

Fun times are always had
With friends like you
Singing
Dancing
Just having fun

Beer
Burgers and fries
Tacos

Fun never ends
Rather you’re family
Or just feel like a part of the gang
Everyone is welcome
Don’t be shy

Just come on in

Here on base
Bat in my hand
Focused and ready
I have taken my stand

The pitcher on the mound
Ball in his hand
Waits for the signal
From the catcher's hand

The pitcher looks left
The pitcher looks right
Then the pitcher winds up
Sending the ball into flight

Closer it comes
Floating in air
Untill it reaches the home plate
Then "CRACK" it's out of here

Faster and faster
It spins up and up
It flys past the fence
"HOME RUN"  what luck

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

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

You and me
Me and you
Eye to eye
Toe to toe

Tempers high
Fists about to fly
Blood may be spilt
Teeth may be lost

The heat rises
As we stand nose to nose
At this moment
Sizing each other up

You and me
Me and you
Eye to eye
Toe to toe

Through the centuries it has existed
Through the eons it has fed
A shape shifting beast
Sometimes animal
Sometimes human
Sometimes an object
Whatever form that accomplishes it's goals

You never see it coming
You never know it's there
Until it's too late
Once you are interested its trap
There is no escape

I went to your wedding
The woman I love
Marring another man

The service was beautiful
You in your dress
He in his tox
Standing under the arch
At the front of the church

The preacher was giving The " I Dos"
The preacher turned to you
Before you said "I do"
You called me to tthe front

When I got up there
You pulled out a knife
You stabbed me in the chest
Then you told the preacher to continue and said "I do"
You were both married

I woke up in a sweat

How dare you
Touch my daughter in that way
How dare you
Treat her in a manner as this
You S.O.B

The words of that day
Ring clear in his head
That awful day he found
That man naked
With his 10 year old daughter

This one
He had once called friend
Being an only child
Had even let the kids
Call him Uncle
Now the real beast had emerged

The rage grew within him
His desire to protect his daughter
Was strong
He grabbed a metal baseball bat
And started swinging
The beast
The monster
Wasn dead
Fallen quickly

He was convicted of ******
He pleaded guilty
Though his case for protecting
His child was strong
He was still sentenced to life
Without perole

He has no regrets
He would not have changed
His reaction to what he saw
The monster
The creep
Got what he deserved

She knew she was beautiful
Full of style
Full of grace
Her laughter
Put a smile on everyone's face

She had a dark side
She kept hidden
A dark past of
Brokenness and disgrace
Abuse
Hatred
Tears
She believed his lies
Those lies
Almost cost her her life

She fought to survive
The situation she was in
As he beat her time and again

Broken bones
Broken nose
Blood spilt in his rage
She fought through the hurt
She fought through the pain

A black Eye
A beaten in face
Tossed around like a ragdoll
She however
Stayed her pace

Jab after jab
Punch after punch
A kick here
A bite there

She finally fought her way to be free
However the damage was done
That all could see

She wears the scars as a badge
The bruises mark will heal in time
She does not look back with shame
She does not regret what she did
She fought to survive
She did not run
She did not hide

Life is a classroom
Sometimes the lesions
Are hard to take
She stands tall
She stands proud
After all she has gone through
To be the woman she is today

She still thinks she's beautiful
She is still full of grace
Despite the scares
That monster left on her face

She was a fighter
Champion kick boxer
Black belt  in tie kwon do
Through the sweat
Through the tears
She excelled over them all

She was strong
Both in body
As well as in mind
She fought
She trained
She was the best

Off the mat
She fought only in self-defense
She never started a fight
But she knew how to finish it
And finish it quickly

Off the mat
Out of the ring
She was sociable and engaging
Laughing and joking
Talking it up with friends

In the ring
On the mat
It was all business
Fight or lose
Tears shed
Blood spilt
She gave it all she got
Then she'd give some more

I am the final D.J. cool, handsome, and clean
Able to play my albums with ease
I am the final cowboy the last of my breed
Riding on horseback in the cool summer breeze
I am the final captain or pirate maybe
Sailing my ship all over the seas
I am the final spaceship commander
Exploring places unknown going to the end of the universe and coming back home
I am the final child still lying in bed
Trying to prepare for the harsh reality ahead

He whirls
He twirls
He tells jokes
He does a little dance
He does this all to make us laugh

However
At the end of the day
He goes home
And cries in dismay

50 years later he cherishes them still
Sitting in the closet silent and still
Lunch boxes from days gone past
memories that forever last
First fight on the playground
The great cafeteria food fight
His first kiss
On and on
The memories flood in
As he looks at his past once again

These old lunch boxes
have new lives and stories to share
A first aid kit
A tackle box
just to name a few
New memories made
As each story's told
In with the new
Never forgetting the old

The machine is taking over
Indavidualty is being lost
Everyone acts the same
Everyone looks the same
Everyone moves the same

The machine is taking over
Like a well oiled peice
The true self is no more
Only the machine is left
The true self lost
Lost in the crowd
Lost in the void
Lost to the world

Steping in time with everyone else
Marching to the same
Rythme and beat
Even eyes blinking
At the same time
All one mind
All one soul
All one thought

No more fun
No more free spirits
The machine will not allow it
No more free thinkers
No more joy
The machine is stern in its ways

The indavidual now part of a system
A system that demands control
A system that demands loyalty
Loyalty or death
That is how the machine works

The indavidual no longer free
Free to think
Free to be themselves
Free to learn and laugh
Freedom is lost
Just as the indavidual is lost
Now part of the machine
FOREVER

The machine is out there churning away
Slowly asserting it's power over the people
You think you have a choice
You don't

The machine conforms
It destroys individualism
It destroys Idealism
You must bend to what it wants

The machine will find you
Once it does
It will destroy you
Or tag you
To be part of the system
Another
Mindless
Emotionless
Drone
Just going through the motions
Following orders
Never caring
Never loving
Never an individual again

The machine owns you
You have no choice
From the day you are born
The Machine owns you
The machine tags you
You become a part of the system

Still there is hope
There are those who resist
Though they know it is a lost battle
They fight anyway
For there is always hope
To keep the individual person alive
To sound a voice
To release a cry
To let the machine know

The Machine is growing
The machine is strong

What is the machine you ask
The machine is anyone or anything
That tries to strip us from who we are
Who we are as a people
Who we are as individuals
Who we are as the Human race

The machine is emotionless
The machine is cold
Wanting all in perfect order
Wanting all to fall in line
To think as one
To move as one
To be stripped of our very core of being

The machine demands order
Anyone who does not comply is shot
The machine demands loyalty
Anyone who does not comply is shot

Stripped of who we are
Moving like robots and cyborgs
All for the collective
The individual is lost

However
There is hope
There is light
Within the dim coldness
There are those who dare to defy
There are those who stand against the machine
They know they are fighting a loosing battle
They fight anyway

They fight for individuality
They fight for free thinking
The fight to free those already taken captive
They fight to not become captives themselves
They fight for the human race

The machine hunts these rebels down
One by one
They are destroyed

Still the rebels fight