Love is trusting
Not just thrusting
Love is something that cannot be bought
It is one thing that must be earned and caught
Love is what I have for you
And I wish you felt for me
For if it were so true
I would sprout like a tree
Love can make one bloom as a flower
Or can crush ones heart
If you love with all of your power
Neither of you will ever part
Love is a four letter word
The sweetest one I ever heard
Love is me, love is you
Love is free, love is true
Love is not a bit of hurting
Nor does it consist of flirting
Love is all I have and want to give
In this heartache of a life I live
Someday I hope to get it in return
From you whom makes my heart burn
I leave my heart to you to keep burning
Or douse with water and keep my world from turning
Satan in a Bottle
Possessed I am by Satan in a bottle
And as usual, I climb in my Car
With my foot heavy on the throttle
I must stop this, before it goes too far!
As pressure's mount I get dry lips
Once again I stop at a bar
I figure this time only a couple sips
And again, I play russian roulette with a car!
Sick in the morning, again I miss work
Slowly, I am losing my family and friends
Behind my back, they call me a jerk
How can I ever make amends?
Of this evil bottle I wish I was rid
I often wonder why I keep coming back
Drinking is the stupidest thing I ever did!
Seek help I must, to get my life back on track
I leave a message to those who never started
Don’t drink, and to the others; stay out from behind the wheel
Before you, or someone innocent ends up departed
If a drunk killed your family, how would you feel?
Missing You
Sitting here thinking of you
Your presence lacking making me blue
I carry your love in my heart
Nothing in the world can tear us apart
It's a small world, or so they say!
If that's true, why do you seem so far away?
It is on life's roller coaster that we ride
As I find myself needing you by my side
I miss the smell of your heavenly perfume
So I pray daily that we will be together soon
I miss your smile, so perfect it seems
So I keep you in my dreams
You can bet that you are always on my mind
Better than all of earths women combined
If you need me you know that I am here
Even in the distance I am near
Just pick-up the phone and I will be there fast
Even quicker than in the past
Because now I realize I need you more
Than I ever thought I needed you before
I am heart broken to see you go
But, you must follow your heart, this I know
Your personality seems to fill the sky
Making it even harder to say goodbye
Always remember when out on your quest
You are loved and special, you’re the best!
You will make new friends of this I am sure
Because you are kind, caring, and all so pure
All I ask is don’t forget me
If ever needed you know where I'll be
Get Them Out!
In the beginning they join to be cool
Eventually into drugs and ditching school
Won’t be long before they're in trouble
So you'd better set them straight on the double
Get them out, get them out, get them out of that gang!
I write this poem for parents whom will listen
You’d better get them out before they come up miss'in
You’d better set them straight before they end up dead
Or laying in a coma in a hospital bed!
Get them out, get them out, get them out of that gang!
If they don't end up dead, they could wind up in Jail
This time the last because the judge denied bail
Maybe he shot someone just to join
Or stole someone’s collection of coins
Get them out, get them out, get them out of that gang!
The Proposal
I want a new car
One that will take me far
One with plush velvet seats
And gas mileage that can’t be beat
I want a new job
One where the Boss isn’t a snob
One where I will make more money
To bring home to my honey
I want a new house
One that doesn’t include a mouse
One with a pretty Pickett Fence
The color doesn’t make a difference
I want a new Life
I want you to be my Wife
I want you to wear my Ring
The shiniest ever seen
I want to be with you for ever
So darling please don’t say never
I want to buy you a fur coat
And a beautiful new boat
But most of all I want to but you a pretty white dove
To be a symbol of our never ending Love
So Darling please say “I Do!"
So that I can always be with you!
Together we will go far
In our new family car
We will move into our new house
And buy our first child a pet mouse
I will help you slip on that new fur coat
And teach you to water-ski behind our new boat
Together we will paint that new Pickett Fence
The color doesn’t make a difference
Together we will feed that pretty white dove
The symbol of our never ending Love
So Baby please set my worries free
And answer, “Will you marry me?"
The Jury
They sit there for hours in a hard seat
Listening close as not to miss a beat
They hold peoples lives in their hands
So they listen close to cries and demands
Ordinary people like you and I
Some of them just barely getting by
They take time off of work to make a difference
Listening to the prosecution, then the defense
They listen to Witnesses and Alibi's
Every chance they get, they look them in the eye's
They are looking for honesty, looking for fear
Reliving your life with the help of a peer
In the end a decision is handed down
Some of them may smile, some of them may frown
Now the decision is read carefully to the Judge
At last, they go home too tired to budge
His World
Oh how I Love the Lords blue skies
And sitting in the morning to watch his sun rise
I love feeling the winds of his powerful breeze
And the comforting shade under his tree's
I love the beauty of his clouds
The streaks of lightening, and thunder so loud
I love the smell of a new rain
And petting a lions beautiful mane
I love the smell of his fresh air
And watching the playfulness of the cub bear
I love all of his beautiful green mountains
And watching the motion of his natural fountains
I love his beautiful blue Lakes
And everything that he makes
I l
ove to stare at the moon
As I pray that he will come soon!
Life Flashes
They say Life flashes before your eyes
Life flashes before you die
To me that is an eerie thought
So many wars lost, so many battles fought
I'm afraid in that replay there wouldn’t be much to see
Because this life that I have lived hasn’t brought much harmony
I walked the streets many a night
Every step I took was a step of fright
I laid in the grass wet with dew
The cold rushing in from a hole in my shoe
I shook and shivered all night long
Perhaps in a way this made me strong
I walked with a broken heart in the cold rain
Devilish thoughts running through my brain
So now I pray to be forgiven for all of my sin
And that through the heavenly gates I am let in
He Comes from Bakersfield
He comes from Bakersfield so they call him a redneck
He just tips his hat and replies what the heck
He met a woman whom just arrived in town
Confused by rumors she wore a frown
She heard, “To live in Bakersfield you have to own cowboy boots and a truck!"
She came here scared to death and down on her luck
She heard, “They walk the streets with a pistol and a beer
Only ride three things, including a horse and a John Deere!"
But now she met Charlie and sees this isn’t true!
He leaves his pistol at home, how about you?
He goes to work early in Slacks and a tie
She wonders now if these rumors were a lie
They went out dancing one night after work
She wondered ahead what dangers might lurk
Expecting to see people dancing to the square
Smiled when they weren’t, he even pulled out her chair
Cindy met Charlie and it's a good thing
She called home and said, "That Bakersfield man treated me like a Queen!"
Life’s Maze
Life is a confusing twisted maze
Several dead ends, so many different ways
Never quite sure which way to go
Or where these steps lead that you gallantly sow
Plenty of twists and confusing turns
As the sand in the hour glass graciously churns
No doubt you'll have to backtrack every now and then
Never quite knowing what waits at the end
Now at last you are almost there
So be sure to take the road that leads in the air
Do not forget that what you sow you reap
So think twice before you leap
Good luck in life’s maze!
Never Again Will I Love so Free!
As I lay in Bed staring at the ceiling
I search for an answer deep in my Soul
Perhaps there is relief for this pain that I am feeling
Maybe I would feel better letting her know
Perhaps she is blind to my suffering and pain
And even deaf to my heart's cry of despair
I wonder what she could possibly gain
Throwing me away wounded and bare
Painfully pondering as I pray for sleep
Adding a prayer that she might awaken
And hopefully she will see that this cut runs deep
Maybe even feel some pity for the happiness she has taken
What could he possibly give that I have not
What words could he speak that I have left unspoken
Doesn’t she realize that all her lust bought
Is deathly cries from a heart that lay broken
Thought I knew pain until this dreadful night
As I cry "Oh Lord, don’t let this be!"
My heart rumbles and explodes out of sight
Never again will I Love so free!
Christmas
Never will I forget the day he was born
Starlight glittering on Christ lying bare
He came to a cruel world, its love was torn
Hatred and ignorance everywhere
He grew up to make his father proud
Taught people how to believe and love
His long white robe, white as a cloud
A walking symbol of peace, such as a dove
Tormented and shamed for spreading the word
Yet Gods word he carried on
His words meaningful, the best ever heard
Golden as true, sparkling as the dawn
I wonder now this Christmas day
Who really knows what it is about
Still today greed slips the meaning away
Yet I love him without a doubt
Remember the true spirit of Christmas
Don’t forget the first five letters Christmas
Easter
Easter is here a time to remember
Second most important time of the year
The first of course is his birth in December
Close to our hearts his memory is dear
Open now your heart too
And let his love flow in
Like a rapid river carrying a canoe
Struggling to its destiny time so thin
His empty tomb was not magic
Simply our father God trying to reach us
His son died a death for us so tragic
Put through trials but never did he fuss
Now today let’s worship him
For what he went through for us all
Let not our memories be so dim
Wake up now before we fall
Have a happy meaningful Easter
God bless us all
~ Life of a Cop ~
Constable of Peace
They cruise the streets in a black and white
Keeping us safe by day and night
Working under cover to make an arrest
Toting a gun and a bullet proof vest
Life rapidly grows dangerous for a cop
As another drunk driver pops open a top
Gangs, rape, and murder on the street
Make it even tougher to walk that beat
Harder and harder we work our police
Yet two hours later the criminal is released
Teenagers running around with oozies
Around the next corner are hookers and floozies
He is called out to wrestle an addict with a buzz
Called every name from a pig to the fuzz
Several witnesses are gathered at the scene
Yet, when questioned they seen not a thing
Ignoring any fright deep in their soul
They go places that nobody else will go
Called out to answer a scream in the dark
As yet another victim lay helpless in the park
Every day is a bad one for him, so please think twice
Next time he approaches you try to be nice!
No More!
No more drinking, no more drugs
I am tired of hanging around worthless thugs
Once again my life has meaning
No more worrying about drug screening
Forgot what happiness was for a while
But once again I am able to smile
All of my life I had a natural high
Until I started needing drugs to get by
All of those years a foolish waste
Began with a decision made in haste
Now today I am finally in control
Once again my life’s river may flow
So many years of feeling guilt
Upon those drugs my life was built
The fight is not over that is for sure
With the Lord by my side I will fight to stay pure
So for those who will listen to my confession
&
nbsp; Please stay away from drugs deadly obsession
Satan in a Vile
In my early teens I was straight as a board
Didn’t drink or do drugs, and I prayed to the Lord
Then I was introduced one unfortunate day
To Satan in a vile, not knowing the price I'd pay!
A lot of money was not the only price
Because now my self respect I'd lost twice
I guarantee you that the third time was no charm
As now I was hooked and doing my body harm
Once the best worker in my employ
Not anymore, thanks to these drugs I enjoy
Thinking I was in control of Satin in a vile
Yes, this he let me believe for a while
Now years later, I lost all that I had
Even had to move in with my loving mom and dad
I even lost my two kids and my wife
To a man that could show them a better life
Still today I fight this invisible beast
Who dwells in my mind, my life his feast
Though weak at heart, I love God and my fellow man
I pray harming his temple don't lead me to hellish land
So kind, so wise, yet too foolish to say no
I accept Satan’s vile as my head hangs low
Listen please to my sad, sad story
Avoid my heavy footsteps that lead from glory
I pray someday to win this long hard fight
If not, then I pray that my sad poem steers you right!
Precious Parents
Since I can remember you were both there
Both of my loving parents by my side
When all seemed lost and I didn’t care
You stood by me and rode the tide
If love were measurable I would need a lake
Because that might hold your love so true
At times I was down and had all I could take
Both of you were there to lift the blue
This poor heart crumbled and tore
Beats only because your love shines bright
You are my hearts crutch and so much more
My only proof that love need not bite