Listening To A Man

Listening To A Man

I listen to you talk

You are so intelligent

You know about life

There is not a problem you cannot solve

I have never met a mind like yours

Still you live on the streets

Begging for pennies

Longing to a simple bologna sandwich

No one will help you

Your family turned their backs on you

Their houses are closed to someone like you

The government ignores you

It spends millions on a cup of coffee

But they cannot help you find a home

You are alive but not allowed to live

Still as long as you have your mind you have a life

Someday someone will notice you

They will talk to you

Listen you what you have to say

Even for a moment you will be important

Once again you will be a man

Someone who has the knowledge to save the world

All it takes is someone to listen

Did It Ever Exist

Did It Ever Exist

I remember loving you

The nights we spent together

Kissing as the stars moved above us

The times our bodies were joined as one

Sharing a moment of pure ecstasy

Making love while we tried to create a life

We spoke of our futures together

How our love would never die

It was the ultimate time of our lives

But that was so long ago

My memories that used to me smile

Now they burn deep in my heart

Ripping my soul into pieces

What ever happened to our love?

Is it still in your heart?

Did it even ever exist at all?

Fetal Position

Fetal Position

Why is she so scared?

Curled up in a ball

So afraid of the world

She never knew love

Never knew happiness

She never raises her head

Never seeing what is around her

To her nothing else exists

The stars and dreams elude her

She only knows the little ball

Shielding her

Keeping her safe

That is her life

That is her universe

Do You Remember?

Do You Remember

Do you remember?

Living through the death of a president

A year of assassinations

Fighting a war no one wanted

Heroes spat upon when they came home

Peace finally found when American turned and ran

Black and white television

Only three channels from which to choose

Students massacred while walking to class

A British invasion that forever changed music

Healthy tobacco and saccharine

Sold through commercials and ads

Pollution filled our lungs

The death of a princess on a lonely road

Injections in schools to prevent disease

Nuclear test in the Nevada desert

Air raid drills just in case

Half of the world never trusted the other

One president resigned while another gave away cheese

The law finally made all kids equal

People stating their thoughts arrested and jailed

Locked away so that no one would ever hear

After living through all of this only one question remains

How did we ever survive?

The True Country Girl

The True Country Girl

Sitting in my ’66 ford truck

Watching life go by

A girl walking down the street

Wearing daisy dukes and cowboy boots

She’s a true country girl

Born and raised in true country style

No fancy schools and never been to a ball

The place she loves is a bar with a live band

Jack Daniel shots followed by a glass of Bud

She feels that the burn is better than any fine wine

She lives for Saturday night line dancing

Charlie Daniels, Jimmy Buffett and Bo Seefus

They sing the words that talk about her life

Her lost loves and the boy she wants on that big green tractor

She knows the country heart

How it burns and how the life is just right for her

She is a true country girl

And that is all she ever wants to be

I Just want To Relax

I Just Want To Relax

I just want to relax

Drink some Jack

Smoke a joint or two

Forget about words

Forget about books

Forget about poetry

I want to see images in my mind

Pictures that don’t mean a thing

Listen to music from long ago

Voices that ended singing for a cause

Tonight I just want to relax

Be alone with my thought

Not have to worry what others think

Have no one telling me I used a instead of an

Just leave me alone

Only for just one night

Give me another Jack

Another joint and I won’t care

The words

The books

The poetry

They will be there tomorrow

Tonight I just want to relax

Beauty

Beauty

True beauty

Hidden deep

She doesn’t see

She doesn’t know

How beautiful she is

Eyes that sparkle with life

A smile that brightens the day

Her body was sculpted by the gods

She may be short

She may be too skinny

She may be too heavy

Still she is perfection in every way

If only she could see it