A little poetry

Ok, so I haven't posted much personal stuff lately. I'm in a sharing,writing, artistic, vocal mood so I thought I'd post some of my original poetry. (All rights reserved--please don't share/copy/etc)


“A Warrior’s Weapon”
2003

In a land not far away
A land where evil rises
And steals the light of day
With help from its disguises
A force is felt inside
And longs to be let go
A force with truth and pride
A light that yearns to show

And in these darkened times
When fools so strongly rule
A hero in his prime
Hunts the wicked and the cruel
His body like a fortress
His message like a song
A sword his mighty torturess
To the vile and the wrong

A hero with a presence
That none have known before
And faith his very essence
To win at every war
This soldier in the battle
Has a purpose and a will
That no act of hate could rattle
No force of terror thrill

What is this force within
That keeps the warrior going
And brings back light again
The rays that now are showing?
It’s a force he gives to all
Of those who sob and mope
To strengthen spirits small
The force, by name, is hope


“Lost”
2004

I stand in front of my
parked car, overlooking
the Missouri River
as I contemplate my purpose.
I feel like the bridge;
holding on to two worlds
and not sure which one I belong to.
At least the water knows which way it’s going.

"At the Sea"
2004
Here I kneel by the cold and vacant sea
as the one I love is sailing away.
I yell out, "Your broken boat's starting to sway",
but she just rows on, taking in the deep.
Our passion once flamed so effortlessly
and the darkest of night was just as day.
What changed her mind and left me here at bay
with heart in hand as it fatally bleeds?

Come back my love and live joyous again!
Whatever I did, I'll fix it for you!
Don't leave me sobbing, alone in cold rain.
Come back to the love that you know is true.
I'm beating the shores with fists full of pain.
The sands will cry out of me losing you.