I am

This is not meant to offend anyone....it is simply an honest snapshot of where my idea of "GOD" is at this point in my life...forever evolving

imagine my surprise
when I opened up my eyes
to a world much different from
one I used to know
a world where no one
really, really knows
the truth about who or what you are
some will say I've gone too far
but I can't hide my distaste
for the arrogance I displayed
when I claimed to know your name
when there really is know way
to know

some say you are God
Allah, Yahweh, Jehovah
all of them attempts to name
something we don't know
too great for us to know
but they say that they've arrived
they hate, they kill, and they divide
in the name of their chosen name
not seeing they are all the same
no sole bearers of truth
cause we'd have to know you to know

I don't know you like I thought I did
but I see you in everything
I don't know you like I thought I did
but I'm thankful for everything
I am, I am

Dear Pen

I don't know how to say this
or quite where to begin
especially after all the years
and situations we've been in
like when i wrote my first letter to a boy
and asked him if he liked me, check yes or no
and you were there to provide catharsis
when he said he had to go
you helped me pour my broken heart out in page after page
and you were still there when my sneaky brother,
a covert war, did wage
when i first found out that he had read those pages for all to hear
you brought the therapy i needed to get out words instead of tears
then, years later, you ...still the loyal friend
were there when my years in high school came to an end
and I had no choice but to sign my life away to some loan
hindsight is 20/20, they say, if only we had known
that four years and countless hours spent with you in hand
instead of leading me to a career
would lead to a foreign land
where you helped me tell about the exciting sights, tastes, and sounds
of a world of new experiences and friends that I had found
but i came back home and when i did
you assisted me once more
you helped me to write back and forth
with the man I came to adore
I loved him more than anyone knew except for you
and you were the one to sign the papers at the courthouse
before we said I do
then, you guided me when I wrote my new, unfamiliar last name
it was so strange to hear, at first, it seemed just like a game
that first time, indeed, felt a little bit odd
but as we stared at it for a moment on the paper
you gave an approving nod
and that name has grown to fit so well
I cannot recall
what my maiden name sounded like
next to my first, at all
so many chapters in my life
you've stood by me and have written
the newest one about my son,
with whom i am quite smitten
remember when you wrote his name on the certificate of his birth
even now, neither of us can write what that moment's worth
or how about the last time, I used you, my dear tool
how hard it was for me to sign that stack of forms for his preschool
and now that brings me back to where i first began
this poem about all the things you and I have
done together in my lifespan
that even with computers, i-phones, and i-pads
i still love you more than all those gizmos, gadgets, and doo-dads
cause you were there from the beginning
and you were always a true friend
and so I promise to do the same
until the very end

Public Enemies

public enemy 1 and 2
I'd do anything to be with you
hold the wheel
smoke cigars
curse like a sailor
live behind bars
watch 9 go down
to see you smile
but i have not seen it
in quite a while
they're closing in
following our trail
but even in death
there'll be no betrayal
cause you were the only hope
in a hopeless situation
you were my only hope
in a time of desperation
so i'll skirt the state lines
of the five midwest states
and on towards lousiana
where our destiny awaits
if this is the last time
you and me ride
ride like a king
with your queen by your side
to the end, to the end
to the end with you dear
to the end, to the end,
the end with you near
fifty bullets a piece
will not erase our name
fifty bullets a piece
have instead sealed our fame
now, you and I-- together--still riding along
in the pages of history
where we, both, always knew we'd belong

Chocolate Bliss

In a cup, all warmed up, with melted marshmallows on top
Spiced up with a dash of chili for dinner
As a thick, creamy ganache smothered over a delectably decadent cake
In the shape of a kiss

Chocolate bliss, chocolate bliss

Dusted gently around the outside of a trifle
Folded gingerly into an airy mousse
In perfect, bite-sized, square-shaped morsels
Tempered into a masterful Swiss

Chocolate bliss, chocolate bliss

Nothing satisfies a craving
Nothing soothes an anxious mind
Nothing comes close to what you do
To help me to unwind
You're the perfect blend of
Everything good and pure and sweet
So good, in fact, I just can't wait to reward
my mouth with another treat

Whole House for Rent

for my single friends, or ones about to marry....please see the satire....you can't hold back. Keeping the deepest parts of you, your biggest dreams and worst fears, will keep the other always at a distance

p/s - I actually saw a sign on my run today that said "Whole House for Rent" and thought it was a bit strange/funny


whole house for rent except for one room
i'm not ready to let go
whole house for rent except for one room
i think you ought to know
you could have the granite countertops
the marble on the floor
you could have the hardwoods
stainless steel
and custom-made front door
you could have the newly remodeled patio
venetian blinds
and chandelier
all except for this one room
are waiting for you here
for this one room is all i'll have
once you decide to sign
this one room has been the only thing
all these years that I've called mine
I know i'm selfish to keep it
for me and only me
but if i were to let the whole house go
what will i have left, you see?
so if you can live with
having possession of it all except one room
then welcome welcome
lets sign the papers
mon amie, ou et le plume?

(translation: my friend, where is the pen?)

I'm cheating today

wish i had the time
to write down my best rhyme
but today has moved too fast
so to the side, this blog, must be cast

enjoy your saturday all:)

A Midnight's Dream

I had a dream
that you came for them last night
you carried them away on the wind
and left me alone on my bed
I cried, I pleaded, but my pleas fell dead on your ears
for you cannot hear
you cannot see
what you leave behind
the destruction done
the crack in the earth's crust
that leads to the depths of
our deepest fears and regret
I wish I could forget
you exist but you will not allow it
for I see you as you pass me on the street
and I see you in the distant stare found in the eyes
of the ones I love
as they look above
at the stars that light up the dark night
reminders, again, of how even the most
grand and brilliant ones
eventually lose their shine
his, hers, and mine
you come to us all
but not tonight
tonight you were a dream I could wake myself up from
and tuck away in the trunk of things better left
for the proper time
when, both, reason and rhyme
are nowhere to be found