Defiance (poetry)

The thing that hurt me most
Wasn't when
you turned your back on me
But when you
Turned your back on God
And His plan for you.....

Writing (Haiku)

Writing Is My Life
I Have To Let It All Out
My Heart On Paper

The Mirror (Poetry)

Tonight, I looked in the mirror
a little boy looks back at me
he is crying
I wish I could hold him
and set his demons free

Tonight, I looked in the mirror
a young man looks back at me
he is so unhappy
his sadness gets to me

Tonight, I looked in the mirror
a man looks back at me
he has lost someone
he falls down on to his knees

Tonight, I looked in the mirror
I am looking back at me
I am healing inside now
God has set my demons free.

.....
Tonight, I looked in the mirror
A little boy looks back at me
He is crying
I wish, I could hold him
and set his demons free

Now I can.

The Sneeze (poetry)

I really like the winter
to feel the cold cold breeze
sometimes I start to shiver
and end it with a sneeze

The sneeze it seems to get much worse
it's something like the flu
it's there, it's gone, it's there again 
there's nothing I can do

I tried to keep it in a jar
and seal it with the cap
and than in just a moment
I hear this tap, tap, tap

I try to get some Dristan
I take one and than two
four hours it is here again
my, my what can I do?

I wipe it with a kleenex
I know for sure it's gone
'cause this time I was smarter
I flushed it down the john

Oh no! I feel it come again
it makes me catch my breath
and just for that short moment
it feels like sudden death

I try to give it to a friend
He throws it back at me
and than I ask the question
the cure, what can it be?

He sends me to a doctor
who sends me to a quack
He says the trouble's in my head
as I sneeze upon his back

The next day it's all over
Oh boy! I am so pleased
I sneak right through the morning shower
without a single sneeze

well now I have the sniffles
they came to me today
I hope this is a secret
until they go away

A Trip Through Anxiety

I made it to the airport
After two hours of restless sleep
Groggy, nervous and anxious
About the trip ahead

I walked on to the plane
chills crept up my spine
I twisted in my seat
As the plane roared to life

I fell asleep
floating through restless dreams
my seat disappeared
I was falling through the air

I was falling, falling, falling
falling to my doom
Soon I would crash
and die a horrible death

I jumped from my seat
Sweat poured down my cheeks
My heart pounded
Out of my chest

I was safe
But I felt like my life was in danger
What was I going to do?
I closed my eyes and prayed

The plane landed safely
And I was happy to be alive
I raced into the airport
relief fell over me

Half of our trip was over,
But I had to step on to another plane
Anxiety took over
And froze me in place

Somebody touched my hand
and helped me to the plane
I was led to my seat
By an inner peace

The plane roared to life
Ready to take off
I sat in my seat
and said a soft prayer

I fell asleep
The dreams were frightful
I was falling through the air
Falling to my death
Falling, Falling, Falling
Falling to my death.....

Lift Me Up Lord

I'm in pain Lord
Lift Me Up
I am anxious Lord
Lift Me Up

I am a sinner Lord
Lift Me Up
I need your strength Lord
Lift Me Up

I cannot sleep Lord
Lift Me Up
My dreams haunt me Lord
Lift Me Up

Lift Me Up Lord
Lift Me Up
Lift Me Up Lord
Lift Me Up

I am lonely Lord
Lift Me Up
I need you Lord
Lift Me Up

I am afraid Lord
Lift Me Up
My enemies search for me Lord
Lift Me Up

I am sick Lord
Lift Me Up
My heart is broken Lord
Lift Me Up

Lift Me Up Lord
Lift Me Up
Lift Me Up Lord
Lift Me Up

I have lost everything Lord
Lift Me Up
I have lost everyone Lord
Lift Me Up

Lift Me Up Lord
Lift Me Up
Lift Me Up Lord
Lift Me Up

Sad Little boy

I was a four year old
little boy
sitting in a corner
rocking back and forth
afraid for my life
my arms were crossed
my body shaking
teardrops ran down my face

I wondered what I did
to make my father 
hate me so much
what did I do
to make him hurt me
the way he did?

Mass Confusion

We sit and talk for hours
about most anything
I speak about my lifetime
the things that really sting

I ask if you are happy
you look into my eyes
"sometimes my life is boring"
at times I wonder why

I try to find the meaning
or read between the lines
if only there was something
which I could define

I know you are really special
of course, I don't know much
except your life is secret
at least it's somewhat such

sometimes you smile, so happily
and dwell in your delight
while saying you are unusual
I wonder if you are right

I know there's times of sadness
a hurt within our heart
so many times we hide it
inside, we fall apart

sometimes, we feel so lonely
with people all around
they always seem to smile
and all we do is frown

sometimes you confuse me,
but still i'll surely bend
it's worth the extra effort
to have a special friend

Death To A Bug!!

The empty classroom
peace dwells in the air
the loneliness, now stale
does anybody care?

Sure they do
someone has come to clean
enthusiasm
what a pretty scene

again, alone in the darkness
everyone is gone
disaster is near
the mouse is having fun

Escape
I flew away just in time
he swings at me
his touch is that of slime

a spider
is chasing after me
he tired, I am
but still I must get free

i'm safe at last
and now must take a nap, 
but suddenly
I hear this frightful tap

The sunshine
it's time to fly again
the students come
none of them, my friends

the laughter
what a noise i've found
the soda pop
this time I almost drowned

somebody sees me
those eyes will do me in
ouch! he hits my wings
the closest I have been

i'm limping
the pain! the awful pain!
he hits me
again, again, again!

the foot
how awesome is the trap
it's closer now
oh no!, oh no!, oh splat!.......

Shadow Of Someone I Used To Know

This is Poetry I Wrote Many Years Ago



a shadow walks into my house
this morning
a shadow of someone
I used to know

I look at her and it breaks my heart
to see her lost
in anothers arms
to see her so so far away

she still has that special way with me
I want her more than anything
but it's hard to love 
a shadow
of someone who's gone astray

and all I have left
is a shadow
of someone
I used to know.......

I Need You Lord- A Christian Song I Wrote In College

As I rise each morning 
Lord, I think of you 
I wanna be your servant 
what would you have me do?

My life is at a crossroads
it pulls at my heart
the wrong direction
can tear my world apart

(chorus)

I need you Lord
how, I need you Lord
I need your spirit
and your power

I need you Lord
I need you Lord
I need your love in my life
this very hour

Lord, I strive to serve you
go where you'd have me to go
may, they will be my will
can't do this on my own

make me fit for service
each hour of everyday
take me and mold me
please guide me on my way

(chorus)

I need you Lord
how, I need you Lord
I need your spirit
and your power

I need you Lord
I need you Lord
I need your love in my life
this very hour

Fill me with your Spirit, Lord
fill me with your love
send me all your wisdom
from heaven up above

(chorus)

I need you Lord
how, I need you Lord
I need your spirit
and your power

I need you Lord
I need you Lord
I need your love in my life
this very hour

One More Time -Poetry For My Wife

I love you

I committed my life to you

Ten years ago

I love our children

I love our life

I love the God we serve together

I would sacrifice all of me for you

My plans are to grow old with you

My plan is to meet you in heaven some day

I hope you decide to walk down

The same path we began our journey together

Some time ago

Today, I reach my hand out to you once again

Won’t you take mine in yours

One more time....

Her Piece of Sand-Poetry I Wrote Many Years Ago

The lady watches summer sand
slowly drift by, one piece is still in her hand
One tiny speck of eternity
without love it can never be

  Feelings can make it real,
but still, blindness can conceal it
...The lady slowly approaches the van
knowing love is still in her hand

Suddenly, teardrops wash it from her hand
taking with it, her piece of sand
Anxiously she looks, crying most desperately:
"where can it be?"

Her teardrops continue to flow
while inside she begins to grow
Running down her cheeks they dry,
but deep inside, she still cries

Slowly her life begins again
she gets caught up in something new
Until one day someone touches her hand
and in it she finds her piece of sand 

Teardrops

although a little salty

they sometimes fall with care
a deep and careful beauty
this thing we call a tear

it's like the rain in the springtime
which causes good and bad
they come when we are happy
and flow as we grow sad

they come from deep inside of us
and slowly soak our face
some people are afraid of them
like they're a big disgrace

the one you love with all your heart
who suddenly is dead
he's buried now, inside a grave
the tears, they come in dread

they flow for days and endless nights
the pain will slowly leave
if you will shine your new found light
not keep it up your sleeve

don't be afraid to shed a few
I know you really care
inside your heart, you're beautiful
the real ones come from there

when teardrops flow, they fall with love
like Jesus on the cross
they came from deep inside His heart
a beauty through His loss

don't cry in shame or selfishness,
but for the one above
the tears will flow from all of us
when we learn how to love

Old Man

I look into your eyes
and see myself
memories
bring tears to my eyes

an Old Man
looks into the past
wishing
he could do it
all over again

you sit there
wondering
why is that crazy Old Man
looking at me?

I Remember

I sit down beside you
and I wonder if you remember
all the time
we have spent together

I stand here
looking at you
and I wonder if you see me
when you look my way

I walk with you
side by side
and I wonder if you remember
all the miles we have travelled together

I sit down beside you
and wonder if you remember
all the time
we have spent together......

I stand there
looking up into your eyes
as you hang from the cross
and I wonder where was I
when you needed me most

I bow my head
and fall on to my knees
as I remember

Lost In The Forest

I am lost in the forest
Darkness surrounds me
My every move is detected
By the voices of the night

Every path I follow
Is like the path before
A road to nowhere
And nothing in store

With the fool moon
Comes an angry howl
A sinister evil
Is on the prowl

Demons search for me
Their arms are like the vines
Of the great tree
Reaching for me

The forest is closing in on me
I am lost in my anxiety
A life of loneliness
Surrounded by trees

My soul is empty
My heart full of pain
I walk the same paths
again and again and again

I must find a way out of the forest
I feel the end is near
The things I have done
Are destroying me from within

I fall on to my knees
Please somebody help me
I am lost in the forest
And my deepest fears have found me

What You Gave To Me (Haiku)

You made me able

To feel things I never felt

You made my tears flow

You gave me reasons
To wake up every morning
You gave me your smile

You gave me something
I can hold inside my heart
You gave me your love

Sources
My children
Kyle
Khloe
Megan

Loneliness

I'm told I am a watcher. I watch people and I feel what they feel. I am told I look and think about people too much, but I care. When I see things it often brings me to poetry. My poetry is simple, but it often comes out of me from what I observe all around me. Today my thoughts are about loneliness. Many people are lonely all around us and we often do not even notice them.

Loneliness

The room is full
I sit in the corner
on an empty bench
lonely

The park is alive
Laughing children
Loving families
One silhouette leans on an old oak tree

The mall is frantic
rushing and shopping
teardrops stream down her face
she is lost and alone

The stadium is alive
cheering fans roar
eating and drinking to gluttony
one lonely man searches trash cans for a crumb

The room is full
I sit in the corner
on an empty bench
lonely