I exist in the midst of
the ruins of myself, and
the stranger I have become

The day greets me with its
aching loneliness forcing me
to suffer through its brutal hours

Even in my dreams,
I am still being crushed  
by the heaviness of the night

And I do not know
if I can bear to see
another burning sunset

Stop The Rain

     The world knew her as beautifully broken
But no one knew her name
She was permanently scared by love
And no man could stop the rain

He gave his everything and
Loving her drove him insane
When everything isn’t enough
Nothing can stop the rain

How can you trust love
When love is nothing but pain
How can you see love through the
Darkness when you can’t stop the rain

Lightning strikes across the sky
Tears fall on the picture frame
When love comes and breaks your heart
Witches and warlocks can’t stop the rain

Love is so hard to find when love is
So easy to lose, what can you gain
If you risk your heart for love
Knowing you just can’t stop the rain

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 03/22/2022
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My Glitch

    It’s amazing, how quickly things can
Change and flip your world upside down
A peaceful Sunday lunch at a favorite restaurant and it all turned around

A phone call with horrible news
My friend Paul had died
This threw me for a loop
And uncontrollably I cried

Sunday night I couldn’t sleep
My mind in a thick foggy smoke
And when Monday morning arrived
My wife Cindy had a Stroke

I don’t know how I managed to call 911
And have that kind of focus
Is all of this really happening, is this the
Work of the Sanderson sisters Hocus Pocus

Now on the outside I have to be strong
So I’m trying desperately to hide my twitch
But inside I’m going absolutely crazy and if
You look closely I’m sure you’ll see my glitch

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 03/18/2022
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Dead

   Words cannot express the way I feel
So empty and lost in space
My heart shattered in a million pieces
As tears run down my face

Sunday afternoon the news
Was echoing in my ear
Unable to comprehend in shock
Unbelievable what did I hear

Sleepless night memories flow
Smiles fight through my tears
Thinking of all the concerts and the
Follies and friendship through the years

Cuyahoga falls Motley Crew KISS
A Long path in the woods we walked drunk
This test we all passed but on the way
Back it was one Paul would flunk

You see when the concert was over
What ensued was an hilarious disaster
In his brain he had fences to climb
He was the ultimate yard master

There were no fences to climb
I went searching and saw him fall
After instructing him to come back
When on his phone I had to call

I ordered KISS *** for our next show
And now I won’t get to share a drink
I’m in a miserable crazy fog and
My mind has lost the ability to think

Outside it’s still in the state of winter dead
Inside I feel completely dead
My mind is overwhelmed and dead
And my friend Paul is Dead

Written By: Charles Kean
Copyright © 03/16/2022
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I found out yesterday that my KISS buddy
Paul, Passed away yesterday and this morning
My wife had a stroke 🙏🏼 Please

Utopia

     Take your worry and let it go,
Let it go, release your pain
Take your anger and let it go,
Let it go, let your tears fall like rain

Take your darkness and blow it away
Blow it away, with the wind
Take your hatred and blow it away
Blow it away, it’s not your friend

Take your doubt and give it away
Give it away, for doubt can be so scary
Take it all and give it away
Give it away, it’s too heavy to carry

Take your fear and face it
Face it, let it know your ready to fight
Take your enemy and face it
Face it, with love and light

Take your insecurities to Jesus
To Jesus, go to find a reason to live
Take your broken heart to Jesus
To Jesus, go and let him forgive

When you do, you’ll know that Jesus
Is love, he is the cornucopia
When you die, you’ll just begin to live
And shall live eternal in Heaven Utopia

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 03/12/2022
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Old Shoe

      There was a time when I felt
Like I was needed, and I cared
I didn’t have much knowledge
But what I had, I shared

Times they keep changing
New faces surround me
No respect for what I’ve done
New leadership and I disagree

I seem to care too much
And they seem to not care at all
My time is coming to an end
It’s sad to watch it fall

I’m a forgotten relic
They wish I was already gone
I can see the writing on the wall
I’m a dragon and the last one

There was a time when I was proud
Even being the lowest ****
But those days have come and gone
Now I just wish I was comfortably numb

I’m yesterday and just part of an unknown
Past, they are today shiny and new
But time will pass them by and soon they’ll
Know what its like to feel like an old shoe

Written By:Charles Kean
Copyright © 03/09/2022
All rights reserved