I Do Not Know

I Do Not Know

R.e. Taylor

I do not know who I am

Nor do I know what I am

I do not know where I am

I do not know where I have been

Or where I am going

I do not know my past

My future

Or my present

I only know one thing

I know that I am

And that is enough for me

© Shadowlight Publishing 2017

Forget The Warnings

Forget The Warnings

All your life you heard

Be careful

Don’t get hurt

Now, you remember the warnings

But, it is so hard to listen

You know you want to do it

Place your foot on the board

And take the first step

You know that you have the ballocks

So, ignore your past

Forget all of the warnings

And just take a chance

After all

What’s the worst that could happen

Her Loss

Her Loss

She watched at the window

Straining to see the masts fade away

And the HMS Victoria left New York for Liverpool

Her third trip ended when the rumour came

The Victoria had sunk just off of Harrington Bay

It said a wave had taken the ship

And killed all of her able-bodied seamen

Still she waited for the sails to rise above the horizon

She waited for the love of her life to step on the dock

And take her in his arms

But years later she still waits

She still sits at that window and she cries

But she will never give up hope

She will never let her love for a long-lost sailor die

As long as she has the smallest shred of hope

She will wait at that window

Long Ago

Long Ago

It has been such a long time ago

We first said hi

And you entered my heart

You entered my thoughts

And I fell in love

So many kisses

So many plans

So many dreams

And even now

Years later

You are still in my heart

And I still love you

The Twinkle Has Gone

The Twinkle Has Gone

Twinkle twinkle little star

My mother always sang that to me

And many time I looked through my window

And prayed to the brightest star in the sky

Now, I look in the sky

And the stars have changed

The twinkle my mother told me about is gone

The stars are just spots of light

Like light bulbs hanging in the sky

I still pray to them as I have for years

But the magic is gone

Maybe there were so many wishes

So many people asking the stars for something

They just became tired

And the twinkle was lost to all of us

But the wishes will keep being said

The stars will hear more and more

Let’s just hope they will remain in the sky

And our children will still hear that song

The one that made me appreciate what the stars had

And what they will have again

Grab A Drink

Grab A Drink

By R.e. Taylor

The world has stopped smiling

Everyone hates everybody

And no one talks

The time has finally come

For one moment

Everyone grab a drink

Wine, whiskey or beer

And toast the person next to you

Say hello

Wish them a good day and smile

If we all do that just once

What a happy world this would be

© Shadowlight Publishing 2017

Praise Be Electricity

Praise Be Electricity

It would be 140 in the shade

If there was any shade to be found

There's nothing but burnt grass

And cattle which are the walking dead

The sun never seems to set

It just gets hotter and hotter

The rains have been gone for too many years

Still, life remains

Some by choice

Some because it is where nature placed them

Without end

Without hope

In the end I make it home

My skin burned until it is black

Dust follows me in

Covering everything it touches

But, inside it is cool

The house is the only livable place I know

So, I settle back with a beer

And my thoughts are just of one thing

Screw nature

And God bless the electric company