Lamp on the Night-stand

Shattered glass
From broken dreams
And a torn up photograph
Beside a burnt out lamp
On the night-stand.

Tear-stained tissues,
Two empty bottles
And a note to mom
Beside a burnt out lamp
On the night-stand.

A book half read
And a boy half dead
Laying in his bed
Beside a burnt out lamp
On the night-stand.

Just to clarify a few lines in the poem - 1. Morrisey was a big Oscar Wilde fan when he was young, 2. Something he does not elaborate on happened to him when he was eight years old that really had a dramatic affect on his life, 3. He often held flowers during his performances, 4. He was supposedly anti- sex, meat and drugs, and 5. Johnny Marr (' ( Read more... )

 A Memory of the Past

I remember thirty years ago,
when our lives were still so simple.

When candy bars were just a nickel,
soda pops a dime.

When baseball and hockey were
the only things on our minds.

We were childhood friends, sworn
blood-brothers 'til the end of time.

We'd made our plans to become
the heroes of tomorrow.

Little did we know then, our lives
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Greed

No food in my belly,
No money in my purse.
Yeah, I'm just a poor man
But, things can't get any worse.

No shirt on my back,
No meat on my bones.
Yeah, I'm just a poor man
I ain't even got any home.

No shoes on my feet,
No smile on my face.
Yeah, I'm just a poor man
But it's you, not me, the disgrace.

 Listen

Listen to the cuckoo clock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, ...
Listen to my heart beat, ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum, ...
Listen to the soldiers march, left-right, left-right, left-right, ...
We live for every second, and pray our hearts keep pace.
Why then, do we prepare ... to kill the human race?

The Farmer's Field

A young man set forth to plant his seeds.
As both farmer and the young man had agreed.
The farmer's duty - to nourish the field,
The young man's chore - to harvest the yield.

Indeed the farmer's field was fertile.
And soon the seeds began to grow.
Within a few weeks the sprouts began to show.
The young man's face, full of pride, aglow.

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 Heaven Hotel

Think I'll rent me a room in the Heaven Hotel
'Cause life down here just ain't goin' so well.
Ma and pa died about a year ago
And ever since then I've been movin' real slow.
My wife up and left me, and took the dog
My truck got stuck, and sank in the bog.
I'm not real certain why I want to go there
'Cause they don't serve liquor, and they don ( Read more... )

In This Prison

In this prison I guard the cell
And no-one enters but through me
Behind the bars a sadness dwells
As fellow man confines his liberty.

In this prison I guard the cell
And no-one enters but through me
At times it's like a living hell
No friends, no love, no family

In this prison I guard the cell
And no-one enters but through me
The pain, the ( Read more... )

 
Puppy-dog Eyes

My little puppy has gone astray,
And I don't know why he went away.
I miss him dearly with all my heart.
If he could only see how it's been torn apart.

I hadn't had him for very long,
But I feel so sad that he's gone.
I miss his gentle yelp and loving eyes,
And feel so sad 'cause there were no good-byes.

My little puppy has gone astray,
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Gramma

I don't want to live 'til I'm old and grey.
I want to die before they put me away.

I want to die young
While I'm still having fun
When the good times come
More often than the bad.

I want to die soon
While I'm still in full bloom
When I'm singing my own tune
Before I'm faced with ultimate doom.

They tied gramma to her bed last night
So she wouldn't run ( Read more... )