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69 · Oct 2020
Untitled
Hank Love Oct 2020
I passed a man
On the street today.
He said Hello
But not his name.

I went to the cemetery
With respects to pay
This is the second time
I saw this man that day.

He'd been there a while
It was easy to tell.
Such a strange place
Where someone would dwell.

I said Hello,
But no answer he gave.
Though I learned his name
When I looked at his grave.
69 · Aug 2021
Its No Skin
Hank Love Aug 2021
I walk along the avenue every day
Right up to my street
Then a voice calls behind me
It sounds familiar and it sounds so sweet

"Hello, how are you? Did you miss me? It's good to see you again!
I'm sorry for the way things turned out"
Well baby I tell you it's no skin

It's no skin, no baby
Off of my hide
It's no skin baby
But it sure was a ride
Things happen for a reason
And it might be a sin
But its no skin

I stroll into work
And I'm running late
A voice yells behind me man
And things don't look too great

"Boy I tell you
Just one more
If I catch you late again
I'll send you out that door"

Its no skin, no boss man
Off of my hide
It's no skin no boss man
And it's not worth the fight
There's plenty of other places
That would let me in
So it's no skin man

I get home from work
And I wanna lay my head
My landlord is a drag
And has other plans for me instead

"You're late on your rent
You know I can kick you out
But I'll give you one more chance
For you to figure it out"

It's no skin, man no
Off of my hide
It's no skin man, I tell you
I'll get along fine
I could end up on the street
And God knows what I'd do then
But its no skin man
68 · Dec 2020
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Hank Love Dec 2020
Try as you may, some people may never like you. Why? Because your spirit aggravates their demons.
68 · May 2020
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Hank Love May 2020
Those who rely only on their self image will never discover the true  beauty that lies within the chambers of the heart.
67 · May 25
Houston
Hank Love May 25
Come in Houston
Are you still receiving my call
I'm still in one place in outer space
And it feels like im bound to fall

Can you tell me what day it is
Because I don't have a clue
It's hard to tell the night time and the day
When the world below me looks so blue

Come in Houston, tell me, do you read
Because I feel so alone indeed
There have been no UFOs to come my way
In fact its just an ordinary day
Come in Houston tell me do you read

I'm getting closer, yes I see it now
If my parents were here with me
They'd tell me that theyre proud
And they would ask me how I did it
But its not what it seems
Playing in a cardboard box
Filled with hopes and dreams


This is Houston we can read you
And we'll do everything we can
To shed some light on you
And put your feet back on land

With a little help from Mothership
I think you'll be just fine
You must be famished from your journey
Its nearly dinnertime

I'm getting closer, yes I see it now
If my parents were here with me
They'd tell me that they're proud
And they would ask me how I did it
But its not what it seems
Playing in a cardboard box
Filled with hopes and dreams


An astronaut is stranded in space trying to reach out to Houston space center. He is remembering his childhood days playing astronaut in a cardboard box. He remembers his parents playing along with him at that age. His father would respond as Houston and send the mothership, the boys mother, to "rescue" him. All the while looking at Earth which is so close and yet still so far.
67 · May 2020
This Time Around
Hank Love May 2020
I was so caught up
In everything I forgot
Wondering who I am
And who I'm not

And somewhere in between
Here and now I lost my way
So listen close
I got something to say

I'm not going back
I'm not turning around
Start picking me up
Instead of dragging me down
Yeah I wonder I wonder
If things look better
This time around

Stop telling me lies I'll be okay
I'm just passing through
I'm not here to stay
Yeah I wonder I wonder
If things look better
This time around

Starting making my way back
To how it was before
I got side tracked
On the day you walked out that door

Yeah I remember it
Just like it was yesterday
Things looked different
Than they are today

I'm not going back
I'm not turning around
Start picking me up
Instead of dragging me down
Yeah I wonder I wonder
If things look better
This time around

Stop telling me lies I'll be okay
I'm just passing through
I'm not here to stay
Yeah I wonder I wonder
If things look better
This time around

Start picking me up
Stop dragging me down
I wonder I wonder

Stop telling me lies
I'm not here to stay
I wonder I wonder

I'm not going back
I'm not turning around
Start picking me up
Instead of dragging me down
Yeah I wonder I wonder
If things look better
This time around

Stop telling me lies I'll be okay
I'm just passing through
I'm not here to stay
Yeah I wonder I wonder
If things look better
This time around
67 · Nov 2020
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Hank Love Nov 2020
How I celebrate the morning,
In it's warm, and welcoming light!
Though how I dread the wretched darkness,
And the gruesome tortured night!

For my thoughts deprive me of sleep
And accompany the shadows
Cast in gloom.
And in those hours I only weep
And fear my pending doom.

And even the splendid moon,
Does not lift my spirits, more.
And love grants no boons
Than what my heart had felt before.
Hank Love Jan 2020
Every day I see people
Pass me by 
Their looks are all the same 
Some are angry and some want to cry
Some just need a hand to hold
For when life gives in
And it leaves them in the cold 

My bed is in New York City 
And I think that's where I'll stay
To say how do you do
To a stranger on the street today
I'll die in New York City 
But I know no one will know my name
But if you come to New York City
You'll be sorry that you came

I see rich men in ties
And hobos down to their last dime
Pass each other by every day
The ballpark's always opened
The flowers are always in bloom
If you need Romance 
All you need is money for a hotel room 

My bed is in New York City 
And I think that's where I'll stay
To say how do you do
To a stranger on the street today
I'll die in New York City 
But I know no one will know my name
But if you come to New York City
You'll be sorry that you came
67 · May 27
The Sword
Hank Love May 27
I am guilty
Guilty by association
And it seems to be
That this prayer may be my last

I am Overseas
Surrounded by people that don't know me
They hide their face
But I'm victim by my craft

He took the cross
I'll take the blade
I'll pay the cost
Like the one he paid
And you can tell my family
That I've gone to be with Him
I don't live by the sword
But I can't say the same for them

They are demanding
That I deny his name
Or I'll never hear
My child say my own

But I see you standing
Behind the swords and warriors
And you're telling me
My son it's time to come home

So I take a deep breath
And praise you one more time
It's a quick pain and there's nothing left
In the place where nobody cries

He took the cross
I'll take the blade
I'll pay the cost
Like the one he paid
And you can tell my family
That I've gone to be with Him
I don't live by the sword
But I can't say the same for them
67 · Mar 2020
The Trick
Hank Love Mar 2020
The trick isn't how to live forever.
          It's how to live with yourself forever.
67 · Aug 2021
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Hank Love Aug 2021
You dont have to hear the sirens
You dont have to see the lights
Dont pay attention to the virus
Just close your eyes tonight

Tomorrow will come on its own
But for now just rest your head
You have your own carousel
Spinning around above your bed

You don't know a thing about the violence
Something so pure can't understand
And when you grow I hope you know
That you will always have a place
To make your stand

Today was the first day
Of the rest of your life
And tomorrow will be the same way
Dream a dream so soft and sweet
About a world thats better than today

Hush little baby
And don't you cry
The sun will shine again
When you're in darkness
There's always light
And in the cold
There's warmer days ahead

Sleep my child sleep
And mothers don't you weep
And fathers, oh fathers make sure you know
That this child needs the rain
For his dreams to grow

This prayer is for you my son
And I know one day you'll understand
That you will turn from a boy having fun
To a man, a good good man

Hush little baby
And don't you cry
The sun will shine again
When you're in darkness
There's always light
And in the cold
There's warmer days ahead

Sleep my child sleep
And mothers don't you weep
And fathers, oh fathers make sure you know
That this child needs the rain
For his dreams to grow
66 · Dec 2020
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Hank Love Dec 2020
Mister Stephen King quotes,
"We should write every day!"
If one was to do that,
We would very soon
Run out of things to write about.
66 · Feb 2020
Look Out World
Hank Love Feb 2020
Tonight I'm gonna
Have myself a ball
I'm feeling crazy
And I dont care at all

I might be the only one drinking
Maybe I'm a bit too loud but it's all right
Look out world don't try to stop me now
Its Saturday night and I'm coming alive

I'm floating on air
Walking on a thin line
And I feel ecstacy
Swimming through my veins

There's no stopping me
Cause I'm on cloud nine
And I'm gonna have
A real good time today

I've been running on fumes
Most of my life
Ive Never asked
This world for much

But tonight
It's all about me
I'm not gonna stop
Until I get enough

I'm feeling so high
I never wanna come down
I kind of like it
Up here in space

Yes I'm a shooting star
Shooting up the sky
And I'll never be
In one place

I'm floating on air
Walking on a thin line
And I feel ecstacy
Swimming through my veins

There's no stopping me
When I'm on cloud nine
And I'm gonna have
A real good time today
66 · Jul 2020
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Hank Love Jul 2020
O God - how my thoughts trouble me!
And how my fears they worry me!
I alone have become my greatest enemy
And have put myself into a position
Where darkness rises over me!
But you, O Lord are my light
You are the anchor
Which keeps me from drowning
Your arms are the arms that hold me
And your voice is the voice of no other
Under your wings, am I protected
From the foe that to evil delivers me
Thi You have shown your mercy
Over this troubled soul
And to no other shall I sing my praise!
Hank Love Sep 2020
Why should brotherhood divide,
As a tree from lightning, strikes?
A break of dawn, a thrash of wave
And love to our fellow man
We so boldly gave.

Why should brotherhood divide,
Will a man with you for a mile, stride?
Through the blazing heat, through the bracing cold
Should the love for man grow old?

Why should brotherhood divide,
Taking oaths, and choosing sides?
Both the old and new, the many the few
Even death will have it's due


Tis the flash of light, the blink of an eye
From mans first breath, to where he lies
Why oh why should brotherhood divide?
65 · Apr 2020
My Drug
Hank Love Apr 2020
You're the kind of high
                  That addicts are after.
65 · Nov 2020
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Hank Love Nov 2020
Never be ashamed of your past.
Your pain may be the key
To someone else’s cell.
64 · Aug 2020
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Hank Love Aug 2020
Who you were
Is not who you are.
Where you have been
Is not your destination.
Love the person you were then
But respect the person you are now.
Keep moving forward
Because time does not change direction.
If you reflect on yesterday's storm,
You won't get the chance to see
The sun come out today.
Live like your life depends on it.
64 · Nov 2020
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Hank Love Nov 2020
People are angels who have not yet learned to fly.
64 · Dec 2020
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Hank Love Dec 2020
Do you hear it? That sound.
That deafening sound.
That GHASTLY unnerving sound!
Is it the clock which mocks
Every last beat of my heart? No.
Is the sound a Shrill
A cry or moan?
A sound that I know
Well enough alone? No!
What is the sound
Which I must - I MUST drown?
Oh God in Heaven!
What is that unhindered noise?
Is there none to rid that horrid tone?
The tone which
Makes all madness known?
The sound that drives a good man mad
The noise that to my misery add?
What is the theme
That brings me to screams
But SILENCE?
63 · Nov 2020
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Hank Love Nov 2020
I'm not a man of many friends,
I'm a man surrounded by people
Who appreciate my existence
As much as I do theirs.
63 · Dec 2020
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Hank Love Dec 2020
I will tell you a story
That I know nothing about.
Regarding a deaf man
Who was sure he heard a sound.
Now you could go
And ask the blind man
Because he saw it happen.
It even woke the dead woman
While she was busy napping.
What a sound, such a sight!
Under the sun on that starry night.
For those of you reading,
I'm sure your curiosity grows
But I can't tell you anything about it  
That I don't already know.
63 · Feb 2020
Mona Lisa
Hank Love Feb 2020
Mona Lisa
Do you hide behind your smile
Mona Lisa
Can I stop and stare a while
Your pain is a work of art
But there is no way to disguise
Your broken heart

Is it lonely
On your side of the glass?
Are you happy there
Or has the feeling come to pass?
Do you know a strangers touch
From a helpless romantic
Who doesn't know that much


Mona Lisa
You will never feel the warmth
Of a bright new day
Mona Lisa
You can never smell a field
With fresh cut hay
Mona Lisa
You will never know my name

Is it lonely
On your side of the glass?
Are you happy there
Or has the feeling come to pass?
Do you know a strangers touch
From a helpless romantic
Who doesn't know that much
63 · Oct 2020
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Hank Love Oct 2020
The world is settled to judge quickly. They fail to realize that the world, too,  began as a dream.
Hank Love Sep 2020
Some people think its a book
That its just an old wives tale
But they don't know
What you went through
To save my soul from hell

But I know you moved the mountains
And I know you calmed the seas
Just because God loved me

Some people think youre an idol
A fire burning in the night
Some people are in denial
Even though they've seen you
With their eyes

But I know you're coming
Lord I know you're coming soon

And im ready, im waiting
For loves warm embrace
I'm seeking, im praying
To see a smile on your face
When you call me,
When you take me home
And you tell me that I am your own

Sometimes I make mistakes
And somewhere I've drawn the line
But I'm human what can i say
And I'm built by your design

I know you made me in your image
And I know you already knew my name
And You take away my blame

And im ready, im waiting
For loves warm embrace
I'm seeking, im praying
To see a smile on your face
When you call me,
When you take me home
And you tell me that I am your own

Yeah

Lord I'm ready, I'm waiting
For loves warm embrace
I'm seeking, I'm praying
To see a smile on your face
When you call me,
When you take me home
And you tell me that I am your own
63 · Oct 2020
The Velvet Letter
Hank Love Oct 2020
O Maria,
Through the misted fog
Indeed I come.
Shrouded by the wretched smell
Of twenty shipmates
Lying, dying,
Beating, hating,
Praying it's not too late, Maria!
Tho the eyes of the world
Will not see thine beauty
And a thousand men
Cannot save thine soul
On the waves against the storming tide
Thou will watch as I return!
62 · Feb 2020
Ordinary
Hank Love Feb 2020
Maybe I should stop
While I'm ahead
Throw in the towel
And make my bed


After everything
That we've been through
I cant imagine life
Without you



I can't say goodbye
I was born to be
More than just
An ordinary guy
And its really no surprise
No I can't imagine why
I don't want to live
An ordinary life

I was doing fine
Out On my own
Then I found you there
And took you home


After everything
That we've been through
I cant imagine life
Without you


I can't say goodbye
I was born to be
More than just
An ordinary guy
And its really no surprise
No I can't imagine why
I don't want to live
An ordinary life
62 · Jan 2020
My Song
Hank Love Jan 2020
I remember how I found you
In a cold area all alone
Longing for your voice to be heard.
I picked you up and brushed you off
And went on to show you to the world.
Many people were unappreciative
While others were quite glad,
As they saw the voice of reason
And the talent that you had.
I remember how I had you to myself
You were a great idea,
And a greater friend.
How I wanted to put you on a shelf,
And protect you until the end.
I wanted to show you to everyone,
Let them hear what you had to say.
Many people brushed it off
But you were the reason
Some people were still alive today.
We went on to share a message
Of hope through good
And bad times ahead.
Our story moved through those in need
And even got others out of their bed.
You are my friend
And I'm glad I found
What other people lost
Or could not seem to find.
I cherish the bond we have
And depart with the life we left behind.
62 · Oct 2020
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Hank Love Oct 2020
Must I pretend
That I have no will
For such a rhyme to be penned?
What to do? Woe is me!
Shall I torment my thoughts longer,
Or shall I flee?
For what then,
Has life for me, set aside?
What for me, will life provide?
My passion is only found in dreams!
Such a place
To satisfy my means!
And it is by no means
That I should put away these dreams
For what more is life better served
Than dreams?
62 · Sep 2020
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Hank Love Sep 2020
I do not fear death. In death, it is not about the journey. It is the destination, and the path set for you to take.
62 · Oct 2020
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Hank Love Oct 2020
Sometimes your friend is your greatest enemy, and sometimes your greatest enemy is your friend. Sometimes, you are both.
61 · Oct 2020
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Hank Love Oct 2020
Ah Torn is the sacred veil
Love is forevermore!
Ring the bells,
A lonely spirit dwells nevermore!
61 · Aug 2020
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Hank Love Aug 2020
What is it about a tattoo
That I love?
The pain? Maybe.
I love the way it hurts
When it's actually something
That I want.
Or the way the needle
Touches the skin
And I become the canvas.
My body becomes the canvas
For the work of art
A display for all to see
And some to admire.
Perhaps I enjoy the way
The hand moves in a way so graceful
That the artist
Actually becomes an author.
Perhaps because the piece
Becomes a background of who I am.
And who I am is different.
Different is the same as beauty
In the eye of the beholder.
Or to those
Who only see it as more ink
On a blank piece of paper.
60 · Sep 2020
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Hank Love Sep 2020
Do not follow where you were meant to lead. The blind cannot lead the deaf.
60 · Jan 2020
If They Saw Me
Hank Love Jan 2020
Here comes another way
For them to break me down
Here comes another day
Another chance to wear the crown
Here comes another day
For them to break my walls
It's the only thing
Protecting what's left of my heart

But I'm not that different
I'm not so unjustified
Theres not much to compare
Between you and I

When will they see
When will they learn
Why don't they build
Instead of burn
Would they see me
If I was the last one standing there
Would they pass me by
Would they care
If they saw me

One more wish
For one more day
One more try
To find my way
I can get by
On my own
With just my bag
And a heart of stone

But I'm not that different
I'm not so unjustified
Theres not much to compare
Between you and I

When will they see
When will they learn
Why don't they build
Instead of burn
Would they see me
If I was the last one standing there
Would they pass me by
Would they care
If they saw me

They're so afraid
To see what I can be
Would they think differently
If they met the real me
Underneath this rough
And weary ***
There's a heart
That wants to learn to love

When will they see
When will they learn
Why don't they build
Instead of burn
Would they see me
If I was the last one standing there
Would they pass me by
Would they care
If they saw me
60 · May 2020
To Mother- A Sonnet
Hank Love May 2020
Because I know
Some-where in the Heavens above
The Saints will ponder
To come through terms of Love
Be no more radiant maiden there
Than by the name of Mother, Fair!
Therefore by the name
For years I have set aside and kept, 
No ill mannered fate 
Shall I accept! 
Thy beauty is to me
As the many shores
Upon the perfumed sea!
By the name of Mother 
No other shall endure
For no other
Besides fair mother
Holds a love I dare say pure!
60 · May 2020
Im a Broken Record
Hank Love May 2020
I guess I missed the feeling
I can't believe I'd stoop so low
That I'd give anything
But the end I already know

I know this song all to well
I've read this book before
And I may be put through hell
But I'm coming back for more

I can't pretend no
I can't do without
What you have against me
I can't figure out
Times have changed
And were both much older now
And you spin me around and around
Like a broken record

Should have known
We couldn't just be friends
Should have known
You couldn't stay away

I love it all
Until the end
I guess I'll learn one day

I can't pretend no
I can't do without
What you have against me
I can't figure out
Times have changed
And were both much older now
And you're spinning me around
Like a broken record

I try so hard, and I get so far
Only to fall away again
I try so hard and get so far
Only to miss you again
Maybe one day I'll learn
Before I get burned

I can't pretend no
I can't do without
What you have against me
I can't figure out
Times have changed
And were both much older now
And you're spinning me around
Like a broken record
60 · Oct 2020
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Hank Love Oct 2020
I wrote this fictional letter, upon recommendation on a website to put an end to my insufferable writer's block and to inspire me to write further.


Dear sir,

Of course I realize, that it has been longer than intended since I have last written to you. In that aspect, I assume that upon the arrival of this letter, you will find yourself in a series of bewilderment, whereas, I have only previously written to you when it came to a matter of expense, and for that, I apologize.

When I think upon the past twenty four years, that I have called you "father," I feel great shame in the way I have acted previously. You of all people would know the nature of my being, what I am accustomed to and capable of doing and still do you show such kindness in your heart.

It is true, that when I have been caught in dispute, I have called upon your name, for I have had no other to call "friend". Only now, in this present day, do I write to you this letter. Not with requests, but with the secrets of my heart, things that I have not once spoken of, that only I know.

When my thoughts reflect to the past, I see how many things you did, within your power, to provide for us children, of your generous nature and kindred spirit, in spite of the most things of utmost ignorance, and ingratitude in my heart, you did for me.

I write to you, also, because I have none other to write to. I am alone. The fact of the matter, is I have been alone, longer than I have cared to. People and things of the past, have since held me in abandonment, and all hope has flown from me.

I am not well. Physically speaking, I am fit as a fiddle, though I have not since been tune with life. She has taken all means of enjoyment from my life. There is no light to be found. She has, in a way, corrupted my very means of existence.

Would you not write one letter to me? Has all means of humility escaped your character? Is my suffering, not in the slightest a matter of importance to you?
For God's sake, I admit the deed! I am indeed as you've said previously, an ignoramus! But there is a matter at hand, more crucial than this unnecessary feud!

I do hope, for my sake, that you should find some peace in your heart, before mine ebbs away from me further. It would indeed be a shame, that I should die all too soon. I do not, by any means have the intention on taking my own life, but the issue at hand has since left me broken hearted, and physically ill with shame.

May God have mercy on you, sir.

Your Servant,
H.A Love.
60 · Jul 2020
Who'll Start the Rain
Hank Love Jul 2020
a parody version I made of Who'll Stop the Rain

Long as I remember
The sun's been beating down
Dust and dirt a-blowing
Fire spreading on the ground

Good men through the ages
Trying to chase the storm
And I wonder, still I wonder
Who'll start the rain

I went down Amarillo
Seeking shelter from the sun
Caught up in a hailstorm
And frowns from everyone

News man on the TV
Says here it comes again
But I wonder still I wonder
Who'll start the rain

Heard the thunder rollin
And how we wished for more
To see the rain a pouring
Down on everyone

Still the clouds they vanished
The sun was blinding me
And I wonder still I wonder
Who'll start the rain
59 · Jul 2020
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Hank Love Jul 2020
These were the days
Through the misted mid regions of Spain
During the autumn fair,
In perhaps my most hindered year.

I still remained vulnerable to life and what it had to instruct
Though had I been aware of the vast surroundings
Which shrouded my capable nature.

Al hope had been restored
My heart volcanic
My conscience, there
Through the Autumn air.

Our talks, they were distant,
And cater cousins we,
Who held solemn belief
In things, that most would turn their gaze.

"In she," said I.

"I find myself so terribly lost.

I tell you, if the sun shall rise no longer,
The rivers dry and embedded,
I shall find myself wanting to be lost once more.

And all men who gaze upon her majestic, and harbored nature
Shall gaze upon the very face of the Heavens."
59 · Jan 2020
Teddy Bear
Hank Love Jan 2020
He's brave while hes
Holding his teddy bear
Though he doesn't understand
He doesn't know the people there
But his mama's there to hold his hand

Momma makes everything better
More than a lollipop could ever do
You can see it in his smile
He's a Hunter
Hey Kid this one's for you

Be a brave little teddy bear
And close your eyes
For you are loved
More than you realize
Go to sleep and soar
Into yonder skies so blue
A song is from the heart
And this one's for you

He doesn't like the bracelet
But it really makes him cool
He pretends hes a robot
With all the wires
They put him through

I know hed rather be home
Watching cartoons on T.V
Or playing with his own toys
In his world of make believe


Be a brave little teddy bear
And close your eyes
For you are loved
More than you realize
Go to sleep and soar
Into yonder skies so blue
A song is from the heart
And this one's for you
59 · Feb 2020
Less Than Human
Hank Love Feb 2020
I'm just a fool
On a subway train
Talking about the one
That got away
The people in the station
They know my name
And the girl I'll never see again

I wish that I could cry
But I'd sound so naive
I could Find a way to lie
And say she never loved me

She played my games
And I broke her heart
But she gave it to me
Right from the start
I'm just a man
And I make mistakes
I'm only human
But I'm less than that today

I'm just the fool
Who said goodbye
Even though that's not
What I had in mind
Everyone knows
That I'm to blame
They call it a loss
And say it's a shame

I wish that I could
Fall on my knees
And shout to the Heavens
"Woe is me"
Shame on me

She played my games
And I broke her heart
But she gave it to me
Right from the start
I'm just a man
And I make mistakes
I'm only human
But I'm less than that today
59 · Feb 2020
Shes a woman
Hank Love Feb 2020
She likes her gin and tonic on ice
She's a little classy but I think its nice
Her breath smells like perfume and cigarettes
If you haven't seen her
You haven't seen Nothing yet

She's the life of a party
Yeah she really comes alive at night
An open invitation
That you can't possibly decline

She's a woman
Ahead of her time
She's much too pretty
To wait in line
She's a woman
Without a care in the world
A woman with a will
But shes daddys little girl

She knows what she likes
She likes to watch the sunset burn
She has a sweet side
But treat her wrong
And you'll wish you were never born

She likes to wear her a dress
Every hour of the day
Served redemption from a platter
And the best champagne to wash it away

She's a woman
Ahead of her time
She's much too pretty
To wait in line
She's a woman
Without a care in the world
She's a woman with a will
But shes daddys little girl
59 · Jul 2020
Scared Stiff
Hank Love Jul 2020
Am I afraid of anything?
Not really.
Once you've seen it all,
There's nothing left to see.
Most of you were afraid
Of the monster in the closet.
I was afraid of the man that stood
In the corner.
Monsters do not live in closets.
They live in their own homes.
They're the ones you pass by
Every day on the street.
Some of you even looked
Under your beds.
But how do you look for something
That's in your mind?
When you had a bad dream,
You woke up and told mom and dad.
Then it was over and a new day began.
What happens when the nightmare
Lasts for eight years?
Who do you tell
When no one believes you?
Most of you have probably gotten
To a point in life,
Where you can't recognize yourself
In the mirror.
But what does it mean when you can't
Recognize any of the several faces
Staring back at you?
When you were mad,
You slammed the door.
But have you ever had the door
Slam on you?
Most of you have tried talking to the dead
But what happens when the dead
Start speaking to you?
Some of you may call other's crazy,
But have you ever had someone
Call you crazy instead?
59 · Nov 2020
Untitled
Hank Love Nov 2020
A very rich man
Came walking down the street.
He saw a lowly begger
Clinging to his feet.
"Spare some change sir?"
He said with no remorse or shame.
"For just a dollar I'll share my story
And you will know my name!"
The rich man, annoyed, shoved him
"I'm very late! I've no time to debate!"
And he went on his way.

But little did he know
He would meet the man again
On the very next day.
"Spare some change?
I now have asked you twice!
For just a dollar I will share
Some friendly advice."
Again, the rich man angered
Shoved him and went about his way.
Little did he know
He would lose his job that very day.

In few months time,
He was down to his last dime,
Little did he know
He would meet the man one final time.
"Spare some change?
I'll never ask again!
And I will tell you
How we are the same within!"

The once rich man
Tossed his dime
On the ground next to him.
"Alright!" He cried.
"I'm giving up the fight!
Do tell what about me
Has captured your delight!"

The beggar laughed.
"So easily you forget!
Tell me has it crossed your mind
That we have somewhere met?"
The man puzzled for a moment
About the people he had known before.
The strangers on the street,
The beggars at his feet,
Or the salesmen that came in numbers
And showed up at his door.

"Say no more,"
The beggar sighed.
"I can see you don't recall
My name is Fred,
You would know me more instead
If I still worked in a suit and tie.
You couldn't recognize me,
Because you couldn't
See yourself in my position.
But now you do, and so it's true
That we're only the same
In certain situations."

"So what about the lesson?"
The man asked.
"What about that crack?
"I learned that when you fired me,
When the world has taken everything,
The only thing to do
Is to take something back!"
59 · May 2020
The Past
Hank Love May 2020
To the past- Ah, the past.
Afar the near and winding hour
A kindred spirit thou art
To Earth thy mother
And man thy creature.
Why must you prey upon a broken heart?
Be you bird or beast,
Who's wings hold no pleasantries?
How then shall I heal?
Would you leave me, then?
Under foot and solid stone?
You alter things with a different view.
A dream, a phantom, you will remain,
And shall you not repeat again!
59 · Sep 2020
What About The Towers
Hank Love Sep 2020
I hear people saying
That we should let it go
Its in the past
It doesn't matter anymore

They don't understand the reason
They'll never know why
How it felt that day
To see our people die

Well the bible says
An eye is for an eye
So before you judge me
Listen to the other side

What about the towers
How it felt to watch them fall
What about the heroes
Who had to take that call
What about our children
Hiding underneath their desks
And all their mothers stuck at home
Man it had them scared to death
Don't you tell me
That we're just a bunch of cowards
What about the towers

Its been two decades
But still it makes me mad
To think of all those workers
And the life they couldve had

It was on every channel
And every radio
They told us to duck and cover
Some never had a place to go

Yeah the bible tells us
A tooth is for a tooth
Well after all that happened
Id have to say that is the truth

What about the towers
How it felt to watch them fall
What about the heroes
Who had to take that call
What about our children
Hiding underneath their desks
And all their mothers stuck at home
Man it had them scared to death
Don't you tell me
That we're just a bunch of cowards
What about the towers
59 · Mar 2020
Untitled
Hank Love Mar 2020
Passion is making dreams come true, even when you're not asleep.
58 · Apr 2020
Music Says It All
Hank Love Apr 2020
I guess there are those
Who live inside their radios
To escape from the pain
In the world that weve all come to know

Then there are those
In need a womans gentle touch
For when life pulls us down
And it all gets to be too much

They hide in their rooms
Hide in their minds
Can't seem to read between the lines
When the hard times fall
You know music says it all

They play it in the bars
Among the broken hearts
In the jukebox on the wall
Where the long shadows fall
You know music says it all

Underneath the stars
The city lights dont shine so bright
So hold on to the love
And hold on with all our might

You may be just
Another face in the crowd
But you can't see the sunshine
If you never come around

They hide in their rooms
Hide in their minds
Can't seem to read between the lines
When the hard times fall
You know music says it all

They play it in the bars
Among the broken hearts
In the jukebox on the wall
Where the long shadows fall
You know music says it all

When you've taken the fall
You know music says it all

When the curtain calls
You know music says it all
58 · Jul 2020
Let Me Be
Hank Love Jul 2020
All these plans and dreams
Dissapear behind the scenes
In the smoke of a refinery
Staring back at me

All the sleepless nights
Put away upon a shelf
Trying to find a place in life
And make a name for myself

What do I do now
Or do I just give up
Throw in the towel and walk away
And say enough's enough?

Just let me be
Who I want to be
I could never shine
In someone else's light
I could never find what I'm looking for
In someone else's eyes

Would you just let me be
One day you'll see
That I was made for so much more
Than what you're making me
Just let me be

Saying goodbye, turned around
And left it all behind
All the wishes I made upon a star
Waiting for my light to shine

But now I know it's not me
It's not who I'm called to be
Everything that you see now
Is everything you'll ever see

But something feels so wrong
It's not how I had planned
Things happen for a reason
And maybe you'll understand

Just let me be
Who I want to be
I could never shine
In someone else's light
I could never find what I'm looking for
In someone else's eyes

Would you just let me be
One day you'll see
That I was made for so much more
Than what you're making me
Just let me be
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