Hangover

Hangover

What did I do last night

I remember going out

Meeting a girl

We emptied a bottle of Jack

And she looked a whole lot better

I got her naked

She got me naked

And I don’t remember the rest

I know I woke up alone

My pillow soaked with drool

And the curtains pulled tight

I do have one thing to help me remember

My eyes are watering

My mouth is dry as a desert

And my head is pounding like a drummer

I usually love my life so much

The girls and the music

The lights and dancing

And I love my shots of Jack

If only the morning wouldn’t come

The sun would not come up

And the hangover would stay away

Everything would be perfect

Escape

Escape

I want to escape

Just run away from the world

Climb to the top of a mountain

Drop down into a valley

Swim across a raging river

Step upon the distant shore

I want me to be left behind

Forgotten by me and everyone

I do not want to exist any longer

I want to become someone I am not

I just want to be the me I want to be

In a place far away from the past

I just want to be me

The Girl He Loves

The Girl He Loves

Even though he has a car

He walks to work

Again to go home

And sometimes for no reason

He always walks the same street

Past the same brownstone

The building is not that pretty

It is not important at all

But there is one thing he has to see

The love of his life

With her bright red hair

And skin, which is as perfect as perfect can be

She sits in a second floor window

Watching as life passes her by

Still, he has seen her lips

Has looked into her eyes

And he has often seen her smile

He does not know her name

Nor will he ever

Still, she has a place in his heart

And he will always love the girl in the window

The girl he will never know

The Raintree

The Raintree

There is a tree

A tree planted when the world was new

Kept away from anything

It must never be harmed

Its brilliant green leaves

Bloom under a tropical sun

Birds fly through the branches

Singing songs even brighter than the day

Yet, all is not happy within the tree

The Raintree was created for just one reason

When the angels look down at us

They see the suffering of everything

And they cry in Heaven

Their eyes begin to water

And their tears fall to Earth

Only to be caught by the leaves

And dropped into the River of Sorrows

Where they are lost forever

And all life is once again protected

From having more sadness than it could handle

The Light Of The New Moon

The Light Of The New Moon

The full moon rises

Casting its amber light

Changing the sea from blue

Into a field of glistening diamonds

That moon has powers

We do not understand

Inspiring poets to write

Singers to sing their melodic tones

And lovers to share their first kiss

Sadly, the light only lasted for a brief moment

Then, it turns into cold gray

Casting the darkest shadows of the night

However, we always know

In thirty trips around this planet

That amber light will return

The poets will write again

The singers will sing again

And the lovers will fall in love again

Even if just for another moment

The light of the full moon will make us happy

Even if just for a moment

When I Die

When I Die

The day I die

When I pass from this Earth

I will lay peacefully

And close my eyes

As my last breath leaves my body

I will join with an angel

And allows my troubles to be gone

Left in the empty shell that was my body

I will walk down a tunnel of flowers

In the fresh air and the scent of beauty

My soul will find peace in every step

And I will live again

In a paradise of my own creation