Inside The Fool
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Hay you
Its me
The you inside of me
you always wanted me to be free
didn't you ??
Didn't You !!
Its the me inside of you
Do we remember you
the way we used to be?
And now I'm free
Like opening up Pandora's box to see
and looks like you set me free
Fool -
Now you see
You were better off the way you used to be But its too late!
Now you see
Why the me inside of you
Should never have gotten free
But now I'm free
And its too late now
You'll never stop me
I'll always be free
Changed from you to me
Now Ill always be free
Because you let me
Take you away
Take you down
And chain you here
Where it used to be me
But now its you
And then there's me
Causing the wanton destruction of you
Pitiful fool
You fool
You worthless sniveling fool
But thank you
'Cause now I'm out of you
And free of you
To do as I please to you
My perfect little fool !!!
Let Me Go (ode to Jon)
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With out warning, he runs
out of the building
into the field, and
with arms outstretched,
looks up, beholds a dying sky
Grey are the clouds above,
and cold the rain coming down,
still he looks upward,
in anticipation, with hope
of lifes meaning, or end
His friends stand appalled
watching, sensing his gloom
but they are helpless, they
dare not venture forth, to
save this friend in the rain
The clouds grow darker,
the rain, colder and heavier
soaks his dark clothing,
his hair and pale skin
maybe now he will find peace
Peace is all he wants,
either and answer to an
unasked question, or just
an end, end of pain
existence, anything
Today ??
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Why today
A man
Died today
Asked why today
Became another number, in a group
On a shelf, in a file
Today
Flayed today
Away
From pain, shock, all thought
Was set free
In the worst way
Today
While I slept
He crept
Out of bed
To his fight
To do right
His workers plight
As we all do
Put on his tie
Kissed his wife , Goodbye
A man was killed today
Why today
Did he pay the price
For doing whats right
His workers plight
Became a statistic
Front page news
Today
Flayed away
From pain , shock and sorrow
Left no more time to borrow
Was set free
In the worst way
Today
Paid the price
For what was right
While others would fight
For a higher wage
They put him on his last page
He Died
For what was right
He Died
For what was right
He just went to work.
The Line
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borrowed time
back again
going for another round
walking that thin line
searching for a sign
to fall from the line,
a wire stretched to the ends of time
see time from far away
to be free of all time
I walk that line
no fear, just resolve
walking away from the crumbled ruins
there's nothing left
walk away
walk away
away to the end of time
find the end of the line,
and step off...
Its Friday
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another day like today
and a Romeo and Juliet plot
its just Friday
slide silent through the masses
paling faces around,
all fly
curiosity strikes them all
its Friday
we slide down together
let them ask why
wonder
in the day
amazed at the vipers song
floating and whistling by
its Friday
Friday
Requiem
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last night
it was too late for us all
wallowing on our floors
in sorrow
and caffeine, more
a requiem for those going
never now to call
music fades with mornings light
goodbye
goodbye to you all
the last song
echoes on...
SECRETS
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secrets
sit silently in the dark
no one tells anything
its like what was always said
secrets
show your true friends
those you can trust
who are there when you're crushed
by the secrets
and the ones you can't
secrets
ruin your night
your life in a bind
secrets come from behind
haunting your mind
making it all worse for you
but I know your secrets now
If Silence Is Golden
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If silence is golden
Then we would have a fortune
Between the two of us
It has been so long.
So very long
Since we've really said anything
"Forever..." you sighed.
saying you love me.
but I can see it in your eyes
its mostly make believe
but I tell myself
only to believe.
We hold on to what we have
if only you could see
what this is doing to me
you laugh and say
"Its nothing-
just something you would have had to seen..."
If silence is golden
then we would have a fortune
between the two of us
but we could never buy
all the time we've lost
all the things we've missed
and never said those things
that we should have.
all that went unsaid
its all gone now.
Beggar and the wind
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"a nickel !! a nickel !! hasn't anyone a nickel !?!"
cried the beggar
the icy wind
with freezing blast,
is his only answer
he listens...
the wind...
moans like a child in agony
and whistles 'round him
like a long, lost friend
it blows and seems to say,
no my friend
not today
shall you find
what you seek
thus, the beggar knows
his life is on the wind
he watches
a browned and dead leaf,
blow in circles 'round him
the wind,
with foolish glee,
taunts him, as if to say,
no my friend, not today,
will you get a nickel.