Hey Gravedigger

Hey Gravedigger

Hey there gravedigger

I know you are waiting for me

The hole you dug is deep

And the ground is dark and cold

I am not ready yet

But fate says I have to go

They will place a rope around my neck

Someone will say a few words

And they will take my life

I only ask one thing with my last breath

Bury me deep

Deeper than I should be

Let me rest in the peace I never had

And please mister gravedigger

Cover me quickly

And leave no marker at my head

Once that rope snaps my neck

I do not want to be remembered

I just want to be left alone

They Will Survive

They Will Survive

By R.e. Taylor

Fewer and fewer fires burn

The Outback night is darker than ever

There were those at one time

People who lived on and with the land

But their culture was taken away

As quickly as was their land

But still they fight back

The elders teaching the young

Because of them the Aboriginal continue

Regaining what the once had

And as long as one turndun is played

Australia’s Aboriginal People will always survive

© 2018 Shadowlight Publishing

It May Be Okay

It May Be Okay

Such a little beauty

But she has seen so much

Where she should play

She has to step over bodies

All she wants is to be normal

Play and laugh like other kids

Not hide and cower in fear

Someday someone may find her

Hiding in all of the rubble

They may take her in their arms

They will tell her all will be okay

And maybe someday it will be

The Loneliness Of Home

The Loneliness Of Home

I wonder what it would be like

Smelling the scents of home

Walking the downtown streets

Alone and feeling empty

Knowing that we belong together

Just like we were so many years ago

But time has passed so quickly

And the city is no longer what I remember

Gone are the places we used to go

The places that made us smile

It is almost as if home doesn't exist

And the hand I used to hold is no longer around

But, I can still feel you with me

Holding my hand and kissing me

Smiling as I tell you that I love you

I know that is just a dream

One which may never come true

So, my home is no longer my home

It is just a lonely memory that I should forget

Enigmatic

Enigmatic

She never says what she means

Always keeping everything inside

Her smiles rarely mean she is happy

And her tears may not mean her sadness

She is an enigma which may never be solved

But, someday someone will look deeper into her

Into the only place which reveals the real her

They will be the one person in the world

To know her as no one had ever known her

They will fall in love and be one forever more

The Forty Year Sleep

The Forty Year Sleep

He was twenty-one when he went to bed

Like Rip Van Winkle he slept his life away

He awoke to a life he would never know

Everything he knew came from so many dreams

Did Chris, Andy, Nixi, Kira, and Liz ever exist

What about Rae, Hannah, Meredith, Alexis, and Charlie

Were they just figments of his imagination

Or were they someone he loved during his sleep

He may never know since he doesn’t know what is real

His thoughts turn back to his forty years of sleep

Maybe he was better off living in his world of dreams

He may not have been better off

But he was happier

And that was what he needed

Hey Dad

Hey Dad

Hey Dad

I know I have time before we meet

You don’t know if I am a boy or a girl

But I don’t think that matters

I know you will love me no matter what

And you should know that I will love you

However, there will be a time

When you and I won’t see eye to eye

And I may rebel and tell you I hate you

Please remember that I will never mean it

Not a single word

No matter how old I get I will always be your child

And you will always be my father

And our love is a special love which can never die