Mother Earth

Mother Earth

Listen to the beating heart of our world

Feel as she stretches and changes

Her breath as it blows through your hair

We have abused her

Taken everything she has to offer

Hurt her in ways that she never deserved

Even though we are mere parasites

Germs infecting her skin

Still, she holds us and cherishes us

As any mother would her children

However, until now we haven’t cared

She gave and gave without asking for anything

She does not need us to save her

Despite it all, she is strong

After the scars we inflicted have faded

The wounds have all healed

Our mother will heal herself

She will bring back the life she once had

She will forgive us

This time

The Hidden You

The Hidden You

Tell me about the darkness

Let me know what you see

The demons you’ve created

The spirits that fly in your mind

I want to hear the screams

Listen to the terror around you

Share with me that part of your soul

The part of you that you deny

Tell me about the darkness

The part of you that you hide

Let me know the real you

Whiskey

Whiskey

How many nights have I needed you

Went out in the snow to find you

Drank hours with other friends of yours

Got to where I couldn’t remember where I was

Or the way home to my bed

At times I couldn’t remember my name

You have given me so much pleasure

But you have also caused me more trouble than you know

There have been too many jail cells to count

Too many strange beds with ugly women

You will not let me remember what happened

But I do remember the pain when the sun hits my eyes

I swear that I will never see you again

Never hunt you down for the feeling I have with you

You know that cannot be true

I love you too much to just leave you behind

There will always be one more drink

One more night of not knowing what I am doing

And I am looking forward to it!

Wild Hair

Wild Hair

Will you please

Stop complaining

I like it just the way it is

I don’t want to change it

Too bad that it is not to your standards

I like my hair long

I like it uncombed and wild

It does what it wants

When it wants

No brush or comb can tame it

You are not going to change that

No matter how hard you try

Let my hair grow like an ivy

Wild and free

Reaching for something to grab onto

It has wanted that since the day I was born

It will be like that the day I die

That is how I want it

That is how it will be

No matter what

Holy Ruins

Holy Ruins

I imagine your beauty

How you looked ages ago

Your thatched roof

Stain-glassed windows

The moss growing on your stone walls

There was life within you

Babies being christened

Men and women becoming one

And the last goodbyes to those who were gone

That was so very long ago

Since then time has ravaged you

The people who loved you left

Went away to the cities

Your roof fell into dust

Your windows shattered in the wind

Your walls came down from neglect

Your spires reach like claws into the sky

As they try to catch the passing clouds

The people of your past are long gone

So is the beauty of your youth

But your ruins have their own beauty

A majestic quality no place else has

And that makes you a treasure

The Complicated World

The Complicated World

The world has become so complicated

People never talk to people

Electronics do the talking for us

Our phones take away private time

We are never truly alone

Cars tell us where to go

And what we should see on the way

Newspapers aren’t made of paper

Delivered through the air to our screens

The same with books

Turning the page just isn’t cool anymore

200+ channels to make everyone a star

Even if you do not have talent you will be an idol

Concerts and sports are televised

So you don’t have to leave the house

God forbid you gather together with other people

The kids are called to dinner by email

Bullying doesn’t take place on the schoolyard

Even surgeries are done by doctors a thousand miles away

Everything is done without seeing the other person

When will the day come when things will get worse

People will completely forget how to talk to each other

It will be hard to remember what another human being looks like

Babies will be conceived through a website

And even a child’s rattle with be computerized

Whatever happened to the good old days

When people got to meet other people

Eat together or share a beer together

Even fight together

Without something telling them what to do

Or talking for them

This world is confusing

I pray for a return to the good old days

When a calculator was the only computer I owned

And I looked people in the eyes and said hello

Remember The Rain

Remember The Rain

Think back

Remember when you were a child

When rain was a toy

To be played with

To be run in

Dance in

And laugh in

The days we were drenched

Warm water dripping in our hair

All over our faces

And the taste of nature’s purest water

Rolling down our tongues

We were so innocent

So amazed over the smallest things

When did that change

When did we stop playing with our toys

When did rain become something to avoid

Next time the clouds let loose

When rains fall to the ground

Return to that child you used to be

Go outside

Keep your clothes on

And just play