Are You?

There’s no way out,

But would you have it any other way?

You’re locked in without a key

And you forgot long ago what to say

Keep chasing that tail

That girl is just out of your reach

Shut up and practice what you preach

While your thoughts run faster than your speech

Are you trapped? Are you afraid?

Are you lonely? Are you safe?

Are you false? Are you true?

Are you trapped? Are you, you?

There’s no sleep now

Just dreams of what you wish didn’t make you sad

You’re missing what was never really yours

Trying to get back what you never really had

So I guess what I’m trying to say

Is have a nice life and don’t get caught in the crossfire

Cut your love losses

And prepare to be undesired

Are you trapped? Are you afraid?

Are you wishing? Are you praying?

Are you love? Are you lust?

Are you trapped? Will I adjust?

And here she comes like a ton of bricks

To pin me down with lures of “quick fix”

And here it comes like a slap in the face

To help misdirect and keep me out of place

And there she goes on a wing and a prayer

To walk away from my every care

And there it goes the thrill of the chase

To help realign and keep me in place

One day son, she’ll be at your door

And one day son, there’ll be no need for any more

Pick yourself up and stop writing about it

No one gives a shit now; no one did before

Spice and sugar and everything together

And I guess what I’m trying to say is it could be better

To each his own, but to all alone

You’re only happy when life is sans laughter

Are you trapped? Are you afraid?

Are you the reason that I stayed?

Are you leaving? Are you staying?

Are you listening, to what I’m saying?

Are you finished? Are you done?

Am I imagining that there could be one?

Would You Follow Me?

Would you follow me
Into the cold abyss
And keep me warm
With a single kiss?

Would you follow me
Into the darkest night
And bring me light
With just your sight?

Would you follow me
To the deepest depths
And help me breathe
With a single word of breath?

Would you follow me
To the end of this land
And keep me company
With the touch of your hand?

Would you follow me
Through the toils of this machine
And keep me sane
With your eyes so green

Would you follow me
Just to say you were there
And keep my heart beating
Knowing you still care?

Would you follow me
Just to follow me
So that I never have to leave
What is the epitome of true beauty?

Would you follow me?

A Night At 327

So I started falling asleep

And the thoughts started pouring in

They started creating dreams

And they tried to lull me in

And then I started dreaming

And the answers came to me

They filled my head with assurance

Made me feel so light and free

I had no cares or worries

It all made perfect sense

No reason to live my life in fear

No reason to live life on the fence

But then something stirred my slumber

Probably the drier or the washer

And I was awake and confused

The answers had all disappeared

The more I tried to remember

The more they succeeded at escaping

My dreams of making it all work

Were quickly disintegrating

With the loss of what to do

My well being fell to dismay

I just wish I could remember

And I wish I had never waked

Now I long for sleep each night

To remember what to do

To understand my life

To get closer to you…

My To-Do List

I’ve finished my to-do list

And it’s only the first

And I ask myself: Am I getting better at this,

Or are they all just getting worse?

All the motivation in the world

Wouldn’t be enough to get that girl

And do you think you could engineer,

A way to get and keep her here?

Lackluster and unable to muster

Up the courage to say what needs to be said

No worries, in no hurry

When the worst I could be is dead

I’m on the wrong side of the road

Dodging traffic as it comes

There’s an accident waiting to happen

Passing hitchhikers without thumbs

Do you have the ingredients sir,

To satiate these greedy gluttons?

Their cups runneth over with demand

Watch it pop their straining buttons

Could you walk up to a passerby,

And show her what you’re made of?

Steal her breath, and sweep her off her feet

Lock eyes and tell her you’re in love?

Every time I see that girl

I forget about this world

And I’m engineering my own way

To get her here, and make her stay

Life never seems to slow down

Enough for me to catch up

Hamsters on wheels make more progress

And everything I do is never enough.

I digress to clichés once again

And I’m wondering how this one will end?

When what I want can’t be given to me

And trying to take it seems to offend

With lives that revolve around screens

TVs, PCs, and cellular

Is it any wonder that we decide,

To continue screening who we really are?

If your dreams became reality

Could you fall asleep at night?

And when life’s one big perception,

How can we know what’s black and what’s white?

Judging by your clothes

It was cold out when you awoke

Well you can take them off now

And warm up to this cruel joke

Judging by your eyes

I see this comes as no surprise

That you choose to misinterpret

Your timely demise

A rose that stands to bury you

By any other name than “perfection”

Smell the scent, tolerate the thorns,

And just ignore your misdirection

It’s half past tomorrow

And the clock strikes a nerve

Time is truly running out

Trying to get what you deserve

Your eyes aren’t resting; they’re closed

And that’s why it really hurts

Open them up before your buffet

Becomes a line of just desserts

I’ve finished my to-do list

And it’s still only the first

And I ask myself: Am I getting better at this,

Or are they all just getting worse?