You Make Me Sing to the Radio.

Coffee and shows
In the summer,
And the snow,
That I hold on to let go.

Those few memories
Feel like enough,
Until we run out
Of ground beneath us.

What can we do
when it's not like before?

I close my eyes
Let them roll
Pick up my towel
And play the radio

So what do I do
When I'm not there anymore?

You make me sing
For every little moment

That we don't share
Each drop stings
Like I'm leaving 

You again

So I pick up my towel
And play the radio
And I hold on
While you let go.

Something Destructive.

Two guys were talking.

"Man, did you read that poem? So depressing, but so beautiful."

"Yeah, I read it. You know, some of the most beautiful things come out of the darkest places."

"I agree. I wonder what he went through to make him write that..."

"Something destructive for sure."

"You're a writer, right? So, would you destroy a part of your life to fuel your creativity?"

"No." he said, "No way dude." and then took the last drag of whatever they were smoking before adding, "but I don't need to. Some of this, and I can write pretty well. Come on, let's get back to work."

Tears of War.

When battles are fought
and war is won
Who cares to think
How it begun?
When bravery is mistaken
And fear is met
And kings and queens
Pretend to revel in death

When does it strike?
The common sense -
Without love, we're lost
In bloody silence
We will never unite
And never be free
No matter our chants
To whatever deity.

So stands it still
In the world today
These queens and kings
Are not gone away
They're simply names
for those we know
Or how we feel
And how far we'll go
To destroy ourselves
Or hurt our loves
Over misunderstanding
And childish shoves

After all these years
And lessons still taught
You'd think we'd learn
From those who had fought,
You'd think we'd learn
About bonds and hearts
And how easy it is
A war to start

Such pain, such fear,
Ne'er seen I before
As this loss I feel daily
And will forever more.
Such pain, such fear,
Ne'er has gripped me before
As this loss has daily
And will forever more.

Lost Hope.

Strewn across the floor
Lay these words
Like broken glass
And I walk upon them barefooted
Hoping the pain will slowly pass

You're standing at the end
So close and yet
So far away
My feet still take me boldly
Hoping this pain will go away

Any light of hope still burning
Lies only within me
You're still there
But you've turned your back
Hoping you won't see

Trails of me behind
The floor of glass
Now scarlet sand
Fear still knives my spine
Hoping I'll crumble where I stand

With every point and pierce
I wipe away my façade
I cry away my pride
I tear away my guard

That light I held on to so far
Is fading along with me
You're still there but
You've turned your back
Hoping you never have to be
Okay with the real me

Shreds of my soles lay waste
Upon the bloody floor
Have I done all I can today?
The further I drag my feet
The further you move away

Now strewn across the floor
Is a red river
And pieces of me,
As I walk upon it bare
Nothing left of me to tear
Hoping you will care to see
That all that was ever there
Was all of me.