Can You See The Moon Crying

Can You See The Moon Crying

Can you see the moon crying

Spreading tears of blood across the sky

Suffering for the losses of man

Lives taken by war

Taken on the streets for no reason

Mothers taken away from children

Children taken from their mothers

People left sick and starving

Ignored by those who could help

Lessons taught to build hatred

Taught by the ones who we trust

Gases killing our planet

While we kill our beautiful animals

Can you see the moon crying

Her tears fall to Earth

Unseen by man

She will cry and mourn

Until man is long gone

And once again life with cover the planet

Two Gods

Two Gods

Keep what you're doing

Go ahead

Kill each other in religion’s name

God and Allah will watch you

Shaking their heads

They taught us love

They said that we are one

Their children

We never listened

A war that lasts a thousand years

Is that what they wanted?

When the time comes

And you stand before them

They will ask one thing

Did you love your brother?

When you say no, what will they do

Bow their heads and shed a tear

Cry out loud for the fall of man

All because you killed your neighbor

Let God and Allah mourn their creations

And know that you don’t care

Walking The Straight Path

Walking The Straight Path

No matter how beautiful it looks

It may appear to be so tempting

However, I am not the kind to walk the straight path

There should be no end to my journey

Yes, I will walk where I am told

But I will not stay on the path that was chosen for me

My eyes and mind will look carefully

Trying to find side trails for me to travel

Ones that will take me to the unexpected

Take me into futures I could have never imagined

I want it to be my choice which path I take

No matter where it takes me

No matter how long it takes me to get there

I will accept my fate

Because, no matter what, I will not walk the straight path

The Little Girl Cried

The Little Girl Cried

That day was hard for that little girl

All her friends were going to be there

Sharing the day with a father who loved them

They all told stories about their lives

Their jobs and who they were

She stood there alone waiting for her turn

She heard them insulting her father

Calling him names

Saying he didn’t love her because he was not with her

She never cried

Not one single tear

When her time come she took her place

Through the murmurs she stood strong

Her father did love her

She recounted so many memories

The stories he told her as she fell asleep

When he taught her to ride her bike

The day he left for the last time

Still, she knew he was thinking about her

That he still loved her

Finally, the room became quiet and tears flowed

She explained that her father went to fight a war

He went to defend her in the only way he knew

And he died saving another soldier’s life

At that moment everyone stood and saluted

Honoring the man they had just condemned

Then, for the first time

Since the day her father didn’t come home

The little girl cried

The Girl I Used To Know

The Girl I Used To Know

I know what I wanted to say

The words were there

My mind thought out just what to say

They have been there so long

But, when I see you they disappear

Other thoughts take their place

Memories of you from long ago

When you were in my arms

When my eyes looked into your heart

And I saw you for who you really were

Tee shirts, pony tails and thick framed glasses

You are no longer the woman I kissed

The one who owned my heart and soul

Over the years you changed

Your face and hair became too beautiful

Your body became a statue of a goddess

Flawless, perfect beyond belief

You chose diamonds and designer gowns

Your choices ruined the girl you used to be

You became too good for a poor country boy

A boy from the wrong side of the street

But you know that this boy never changed

I still remember and dream of you

However, I will keep my words hidden deep inside me

For now I will just look at you and remember

When you were just the girl I knew a long time ago

Cries of the Street

Cries of the Streets

Tonight the sky is darker than  normal

A blackness where even the shadows go into hiding

Still,  creatures roam the streets

Looking for those who will challenge their reign

Cries fill the sidewalks and alleys

Screams of pleasure and pain

The wails of the Banshee collecting it’s souls

Women stand on the corners looking

Men prowl looking for their next conquest

Sirens take away the dead and dying

While babies cry for their long lost mothers

Thus, it is life in the city

Where hope fades with the sun

And life in just not to be lived

It is just to be survived

Freedom For One

Freedom For One

One out of many

Not like the others

There is an open feeling of rebellion

It watches and learns

Seeing what it didn’t want to see

A life it could no longer live

A million doing what they are told

Sharing movements and thoughts

Free yet controlled

Unable to think for themselves

One out of many

Breaks away

Spreads its wings

Refuses to obey

It lets its mind take flight

Going places the others cannot imagine

It is free of its bounds

Free to live