a young maple
once lived inside
in yesterday’s gone by
branches cracked with age
carry the weight still today
he now walks with a cane

fear dwells deep inside
wanting always to **** it
but never knowing how
driven down roads of sadness
lost and misguided
he now walks with a cane

hiding in open spaces
with eyes clenched tight
racing darkness
in red and black
this dream is now alive
he now walks with a cane

stars above
swoon against the night
while the heart won’t go outside
dawn will arrive
grey and early
he now walks with a cane

hopeful rays of morning
have cracked the sky
winning for now
having faith in the blue and gold
new words are penned today
he now walks with a cane

years have passed
but the loneliness
of ghostly halls
still shadows some of my days

prior to entering I did not wave goodbye
towards yesterday’s bliss
unaware that tomorrow
would not be rote

hustling in daylight
among the anxious, the lost and the urgent
lost in the wee hours
spinning in the empty space that awaited my arrival

fear and despair
corner the revolving inhabitants of this temporary city
wandering, drained of emotion
overextended at the hand of these eventual tests

these days come to all of us
this suffering is not growth
growth will arrive from this timeless grind
hopefully soon

finality holds off the daily pace

we walked all those paths together

time has tipped its cap to our youth

a new equation now chases me west

I hardly knew that autumn day

when weighty thoughts stopped us in our tracks

it was hard to look as you lifted away

don’t I look different

looking ahead or yearning for yesterday

crisp mornings don’t always feel the same

folded laundry laughs in my direction

I have all that I can take

no secrets were spoken out of turn

rhyming moments with routine

the songs inside my head

are trapped without a tune

talking on things we don’t know about

helps the whiskey travel smooth

enamored with words that shine in darkness

as the connection warms the ragged soul

let’s share today together

watching hummingbirds dance away

tomorrow will arrive right on time

whether you jumped on board or not

if stars told the story of time

morning would dim in the lyrics of the night

I really should be moving on

the heart always knows it’s way home

it was all I could do

to keep from crying

so I smiled

and walked out in the rain

forgotten by time or a lost way?
a choice has been made, but not your own
expect sadness, welcome it
next it’s time to celebrate the core of happiness

the time for excuses left yesterday
inherit tomorrow’s sunrise before the ground drops
making the terrain impassable
your heart will be broken, but trust in the dawn

when choking on broken dreams turn the dial for another tune
lyrics written for you are not too distant
the heavy haze will surely rise
just hold the hand placed in yours

be brave before you crumble
the fire ignites the soul before you burn
be patient as the compass charts the course
forgiveness is sometimes overrated when you learn from mistakes

with no place to fall keep moving, you will be on time eventually
if summer turns to fall
add another layer as the journey gets late
some reveals rise with morning

don’t crowd the broken heart
it only heals with space between the loves - yesterday’s and today’s
the journey isn’t always a forward path
hold on loosely

never stop
true loves along the way are destined to mark time
if you don’t want to be saved
giving up is the sentence you deserve

my mind drifts

restless and disconnected

searching for a tethering point

the moment escapes me, nearly

tentative steps

towards a blank space

hope to get there by morning

if I cant sleep
I sing
and I'm singing all night tonight

are you sleeping soundly
can you hear me
as I watch you lay beside me

running a verse
thru pursed lips
rain around my heart outside your smile

beaten up and beaten down
all used up
your eyes carry me on

what will be
no one truly knows
a blessing behind the fear

it may be written
but the page is blank
I'll hum the tune before the sun comes up

follow me, I know the way

said the king with no crown

words over actions

is always the easier path

before the flood

was only fear

now that I'm drowning 

pain walks with me


command the new direction

from deep within

pull with your heart 

rather than might

when I get there

I hope it's not too late 

failing along the way

will make me stronger upon arrival 


tomorrow's lyrics

stutter and restart

yesterday's verse

has left a foggy path

the same shoes still fit

but I slip without a tread

follow me I know the way

said the king with no crown