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Joel L Langham Dec 2020
The earth rocked hard
And took my breath away
The walls caved in to trap me
On a summers day
You are a mystery
But don’t change
I believe in you
I’m a mystery too
Night brings darkness
And darkness brings fear
Fear is the only way out of here
Pull me from the rubble
Joel L Langham Dec 2020
Let us run on a canvas of color
Over fields of green
Crossing streams of blue
On a river of light
Let us run to distant places
Today and tomorrow
We shall see the world
My faithful friend
No worries no regrets
Rain
Fall on me
As we make our way
Rain sweet rain
Fall on me
Joel L Langham Dec 2020
You sat in the stairway
Hair down in your eyes
I was standing by my suitcase
Holding your smile
Skyfall
Wait until tomorrow
No one’s going to hurt you
Skyfall
The clouds are going to take you
Wait until tomorrow
Skyfall
I’m a dreamer
Of every blue sky and smile
Can’t seem to pull myself away
From this magic
You’ve heard that story for a while I know
Nothing last forever
But a part of you will
And I can go there whenever
That’s a part of me still
Joel L Langham Dec 2020
Strolling my way up Rosemont street
With no fears and no cares
All the streets look the same
No one even knows my name
You can’t get there from here
There’s no chance to keep clear
Each house repeats a mold
Like some complicated code
Or a movie with you
I walk alone so far from my home
I miss your hand in mine
I’m  astonished and surprised
Can’t you see it in my eyes
When I look at you
This day goes on forever
In the city
City maze
Joel L Langham Dec 2020
Rich lives by a bridge
It tilts and it gives
Life is going nowhere
Life is flowing under you
A whole new way to dream
This tangle we call life
No peaceful dreams
Only sleepless nights
What can we do to find your voice again
Behind that smile you’ve got nothing to say
What can we do to help you heal again
Close your eyes and put your fears away
The cities calling you
But you say I won’t listen
Come what may
The quiet of your day
The silence of your night
Bless this place you lay
What does it take to make us feel again
We look through our windows at the pouring rain
What does it take to make us love again
Your empty feeling has become my own
Joel L Langham Dec 2020
There is a mansion on a  hill
Above the cities and the lights
You’re going home now
And who can hold you down
Climbing a wall of hope
A waitress a maid or a teller at a bank
Can’t be good for you
You’ve got your freedom the freedom to do
Whatever comes along
Drifting you were drifting away
Someday you’re going to see the light
So dream sweet dreams of a silver screen
From a distant night
Joel L Langham Dec 2020
Strangest  of places
Strangest of times
You drew me into your world
Like most days before you
Your heart had to shine
Like no other girl
My head is spinning
The workdays all done
The pushing and pulling
And looking for fun
She goes for a drive
To think things all out
The wind blows soft through her hair
She dreams of a place that’s fun and alive
And she knows she’s going there
Her mind has a vision
And her heart sees it clear
Sometimes she wishes that he was still near
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