WE NEED

we don't need words
for words cannot explain
we don't need fortune
surely we don't need
fame
we don't need memories
for how can we
forget
we don't need tears
for tears only bring
regret
we don't need promises
for promises can be
broken
we don't need words
for too many have been
spoken
...we just need you now
OH GOD
HOW WE NEED YOU!

TIME OUT

thought time
would be on
my side
that we
would meet again
somewhere someday
thought in time
we would
look back
in laughter
embrace and
let yesterday
become today
thought time
would not be
a factor
would not
keep us apart
NEVER
did i imagine
that time
would not be my friend!

GAVE

Gave you
My heart 
Thought it was 
For life 
Now it lies
Broken 
Diced thru
With loves
Knife  
Gave you
My hope
Thought it would 
Free me
Now i stand
Shackled 
NEVER to be me
So lost in love 
Tell me
How could 
I see me 
Gave you my soul 
NEVER  WILL I BE FREE! 

ALONE

Alone
All alone
Silence so loud 
Alone 
All alone
Fear unknown 
Alone 
All alone 
Heart in hand 
Alone 
All alone
Too weak
Too stand
Alone 
I am 
All alone 

BROKEN

broken hearts
broken dreams
broken vows
broken rings
broken words
broken schemes
broken glass
broken future
broken past
broken you
broken me
broken love
not meant
to be

COMPLETELY

you own me
not in part
but completely
heart and soul
so sweetly
thoughts of you
fit neatly
inside my brain
that meekly
dreams the dream
of love.
you have me
not in part
but completely
would give anything
to you
I am weak
you see
my thoughts
no longer mine
until the end
of all time
you have me
COMPLETELY!

U ARE GONE

can't believe
that you are gone
that our goodbye
remains frozen in time
that I am lost and alone
that I am so confused
on my own
can't forget
the times we shared
what I wouldn't give
to have you back
my life rainbow
fades to black
let the tears fall
where they may
gotta believe in
better days
lord save me
from myself
I am in need
of so much help
paste on a smile
in spite of my self
dreams now placed
on a shelf
...as my life rainbow
fades to black

WAS

I was the sun
to his moon
I was the one
he misused
I was the wind
to his sand
I couldn't let go
let alone stand.
I was the left
to his right
I was the dark
in the light
I was the air
that he breathed
but I was not
what he needed
...I was the wind
to his sand
couldn't let go
let alone stand!

THE PAIN

god take
the pain away
this lost feeling
that i have
each and every day
the insecurities
the doubt
the times
when I just
can't live without
wondering
if I am
good enough
god give me
the strength
to go on
when times get tough
see i am just
flesh and blood
so shower me
oh lord
with your love!!

CRY 4 YOU

I cry 4 you
never met you
yet somehow
I can't forget you
say a prayer for you
hope god is there
for you
to comfort and care
for you.
I cry 4 you
see your photos
would have died
for you.
pray the pain
oh lord
I pray the pain
won't last
please give me
the strength
to get past
heal my aching heart
in the meantime
and all of my
between times
...I cry 4 you

CRY 4 ME

would you die for me
catch my tears
then cry for me
would you hold me
take me in your arms
entwine enfold me
would you stay with me
take my hand
and lay with me
would you be with me
love protect
complete me
would you cry for me
maybe even die
for me?

LET GO

I looked past
the rain
saw the rainbow
I jumped full
speed ahead
had to let go
I got on my knees
prayed to the heavens above
so much confusion
but lord where is
the love?
I wallowed in misery
until darkness
was my best friend
I had to lose
before I could
start to win
I jumped full
speed ahead
had to let go
I looked past
the rain
finally
I embraced the rainbow!

GOD NEVER TELLS US

god never tells us
when
and I know
I have not
been
the best of
friends
but
i cannot take back
the past
so
please forgive
the times
I may have lapsed.
just know
you are in
my prayers
if you  ever
need me
i am more
than  there.
you see
god never
tells us
why
and i am
not ready
to say good-bye.

SILENCE

silence
can be golden
silence
can be rude
silence
can turn
people away
alas then
silence
can make them
return.
silence
can make some afraid
silence
can call home
the brave
silence
can be so sweet
silence
can seem
so loud
but does
silence
ever hear a sound?

LIVE LOVE REACT

think too long
and it will
bring fear
and with fear
comes hesitation
hesitation leads
to immobilization
immobilization
precludes inaction
inaction prevents
reaction
lack of certainly
kills dreams
and
without dreams
we are barely
alive
zombies flailing
stumbling
thru the night
so
don't let
fear
hold you back
live love react!!

ON THE LEDGE

i stood on a ledge
not knowing
which way i
would fall
muffled voices
heart frozen and still
the pangs
of love
sometimes can be
a bitter bitter pill.
no safety net
no parachute
to catch my
long awaited fall
raw throbbing pain
the horror of it all.
i stood alone
i stood afraid
no one to hold
me close
out on a ledge
precariously awaiting
love's overdose!

I WALK AWAY

i walk away
from the shame
i walk away
from the pain
i walk away
from the lies
i sever and break
all ties
i walk away.
i walk away
from the tears
i walk away
with no fear
i walk away
from the blame
i walk away.
i walk away
from the games
i walk away
my heart intact
i walk away
NO looking back
i walk away!

DOES IT

does it matter
whose lips
adorn you
whose arms
enfold you.
does it matter
whose mouth
speaks ill
of us
when the reality is
they just really 
want to be us.
does it matter
whose heart
beats with yours
whose dreams
are hidden
behind love's door
...does it really matter?

BREATHS OF LOVE

how soon we forget
the opening breaths
of love
the giggles
the schisms
the rhythms
of love.
how long
the hope of love
the anticipation
the hesitation
the realization
my love.
how will it come
the death
of love
the shouts
the recriminations
the end
of love
...how soon will we forget

ENTWINED

hearts entwined
lips pressed hard
upon mine
no tears
to shed
come
lay with me
upon
my bed.
the scent of you
enveloped
in my head
blackest night
i am yours
to be led.
ecstasy
as i shout out
your name
precious one
never to be
the same.
so
lay with me
upon
my bed
for
i am yours
to be led.

WHEN

when i think
of you
my lip quivers
my body shivers
my eyes glaze
walk around
in a haze
when i think
of you.
when i think
of you
my knees buckle
my voicebox chuckles
my heart is a flutter
can't speak
only stutter
...when i think of you

CHECKMATE

dust gathers
around memories
lost
inside my head
don't you know
you are the one
that
i need
in my life
to have
and
to hold
but
too steep
is your price
games that you play
i was never
told the rules
checkmate
my friend
now
WHO IS THE FOOL?

DON'T KNOW ME

ebony cream
chocolate dream
smile of gold
arms to hold
me 
when i cry
but hard as
i try
you don't know me.
bronze like the sun
full of laughter
full of fun
highlight
of my day
but you won't look
my way
cause you don't know me.