WHY CAN'T YOU LOVE ME

why can't you tell me
what i wish to hear
that you need me
that i am the one
you have been
waiting for
why can't you hold me
why can't you keep me safe
and warm in your arms
don't you know that i
long for your touch
that i crave your kiss
i had no idea my love
that it would be like this
...why can't you love me?

ON MY OWN

out on my own
without you
lost and a little confused
don't know really
who i am anymore
where to go
or what i'm supposed
to do.
out on my own now
one half of what
used to be  two
dreams now dark and
lonely nightmares
trapped in a maze
without you.
...out on my own now
but tell me please someone
what am i supposed to do?

LORD LEAD ME

lord lead me
show me
teach me
to do
what's right
to not lash out
in anger
to be there
for those in need
to not use words
like a knife
to not begrudge
anyone their dream
to keep
and
to hold
my word
as a promise
to listen and
to hear
your call
show me
teach me
...lord lead me.

SOMETIMES A WOMAN

sometimes a woman
needs to hear that
she is pretty
sometimes a woman
just needs to be
held, caressed
and loved
sometimes a woman
needs a strong shoulder
to unload her burdens
sometimes a woman
needs to cry hard
but softly
sometimes a woman
just needs to be loved.

IT NEVER REALLY MATTERED

i guess that it
never really mattered
what i wanted
or
what i needed
i guess that it
never really mattered
if i were happy
if my needs
were met
if my tears
ceased to flow
i guess that it
never really mattered
that i sat in resentment
for days on end
as you ignored me
as you put
everything and everyone
before me.
i guess that it
never really mattered.

WHAT A WORLD

what a world we
have made for our children.
no freedom to play
without fear, without pressure.
no time to just be a child
to roam free.
hatred, divisiveness
poverty and famine
what a world we
have made for our children.
wars so real that
no imagination is necessary
no games of toy soldier
no make believe.
just look at what
we have become
...what a world we
have made for our children.

SOMEONE ASKED

a friend asked
how was i today
and i started to
tell them about you
how i believed
the words
that you spoke
how i gave up
my hopes
and my dreams
in pursuit
of yours.
i started to mention
that i was tired
of the lies
the cheating, the games
the we played
but i did not.
i guess i didn't want
anyone to know that
i was your fool.

WITHOUT LOVE

without love
we are like animals
in search of prey.
without love
we merely exist
and muster thru
day by day.
without love
we are like a
box of chocolates
without a heart.
without love
we are that
road to nowhere
unfinished and under construction.
without love
we are a rainbow
with no color.
without love
we are like animals
in search of prey.
without love
we cease to be
truly alive
without love
without love.