Thoughts I Never Wanted

Thoughts I Never Wanted

A thousand thousand thoughts in my mind

Every time I close my eyes they come out to play

Some are telling me to do things I could do

Others tell me things which I would never do

Memories of times I would rather forget

Dreams of a future I can never achieve

And what awaits me when my mind is gone

They are all painful as they tear me apart

Shredding my mind into a billion pieces

I know that there is one way for them to stop

A bottle of pills and a half bottle of booze

They would chase the thoughts away

And never allow them to return again

Watching You

Watching You

I have been watching you

I have been listening to you

You may not know it

But it’s true just the same

You have shown that you never cared

You hated yourselves and your children

Most of all you hated life

Human, animal or plants

Nothing was worth saving

Yeah, you talked and shouted

You marched in the streets

And left tons of garbage behind you

Maybe you should just look around

See what this world has given you

Then just talk to each other

After all you need this world

We need the world

It does not need you

And we do not need you

So, change while you can

I will be watching you

I will be listening

And I will stop you if I have to

The White Pumpkin

The White Pumpkin

A farmer tends his field

Vines grow and wrap around each other

Giant white flowers bloom in the heat of summer

Butterflies and bees dance from flower to flower

Spreading the pollen from male to female

Inseminating to create the next generation

Weeks later the children arrive

They laugh and giggle as they run among the orange pumpkins

Each one takes their favorite home for carving or pie

One pumpkin is born small, oddly shaped with a white skin

It sits alone by the wooden fence as the rest are taken

The day before Halloween one child comes for a visit

Out of the dozens of pumpkins still waiting the child chose the small white one

His parents point out all the beauty around him

The child doesn’t change his mind or his heart

He spoke of the one he wanted

“This one is like me,” he said as he lifted it into his wheelchair

That was all that had to be said

The white pumpkin was loved by a little boy

A little boy who knew what it was like to be different

He knew what it was like to be loved

And now, so did that small, oddly shaped pumpkin with a white skin

My Old Soul

My Old Soul

My soul was created when man was new

Two hundred thousand years ago

Born between the lightness of Heaven

And the Eternal fires of Hell

I knew the best and the worst of each

I went from person to person

Billions and billions and billions

Sharing my knowledge with all

But I was sure that those who followed me

They would know the difference

They would know right from wrong

And they would choose accordingly

Time went by and man slowly changed

Forgetting which traits came from where

Ignoring everything I had to teach

My soul was created when man was new

And man has learned so much

But he has forgotten so much more

The Treasure I Found

The Treasure I Found

 

I knew it was wrong

The temptation was too great

It was so beautiful

Sitting only inches from my hand

The glass was cut just right

It looked like a perfect diamond

There was no way to resist

No way to let it pass

I had to make it mine

A second later

A lifetime later it was mine

I swear I will treasure that little saltshaker

And it will have a forever home

Sharing a cabinet with all the other treasures

The ones I gathered when temptation took over

And the waitress wasn't looking

My Gift From God

My Gift From God

 

I knew you were an angel

An answer to my prayers

Sent down from Heaven

To love a lonely man

I never knew what you had to give up

The sacrifice God required from you

The moment when you gave up your wings

I knew then that we were meant to be

You will always be an angel to me

Blessed by Heaven and shared with me

For that I will always thank God

Because He gave me his best

And I am eternally grateful to Him

I Will Love You Tomorrow

I Will Love You Tomorrow

I swore I would love you tomorrow

That was so many tomorrows ago

But, I knew then and I know now

My love for you will never die

And no matter how many todays

Yesterdays or tomorrows I have to wait

I will once again look into your eyes

I will take your hands and look into your eyes

And I will tell you once again

I will swear on my immortal soul

I will love you tomorrow and always

You Are You

You Are You

By R.e. Taylor

You are you

The best you can be

The time has come

Let yourself free

Become the animal you are

Scream and let us know you

Make us hear you

Get our attention

Show us all what you can do

You may surprise yourself

Remember that you are you

And no one can take that away

Autumn

Autumn

The world is changing

At least your little part

It will not change your life

And it will not take long

Just a month or two

The green you knew

The warm breezes

And the flowers of the garden

They will all be happy memories

The ambers, golds and oranges

The colours of the leaves on the ground

A cool wind at your bedroom window

The pumpkins on everyone’s porches

And the ever-present threat of snow

Autumn has come and it is going to stay

It will be there only a short time

But the warm sun will be back

And it will only take six months

All you have to do is wait