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Between the Lines
Exposing the heart With well-chosen words Is a time-embraced event By finding the hidden Thought of mind Behind a twisted word Digging for gold among the clay To decode the secret message for the day Sifting through rubble, rubbish and rust And tossing away that one piece of dust Among the shining leaves of gold Beneath the designer clothes There is something that is Trying to be said We try to understand the things That are spoken under breath And try to figure out What’s going on inside their heads Instead of knowing what was meant And sharing their grand designs We must search for clues To help us read…
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Empty Streets
Dust-covered dirt Rolling tumbleweeds Shadows of unlawful deeds Lonely winds fill The hollow days Showing how the earth decays At one time people filled These empty streets They never knew who they might meet But as time went by They disappeared Along with the outlaws that they feared Empty streets — The world goes on For it is strong Live and let die As time goes by The world goes away But comes back another way That scene from another time Can’t predict what We will find No one knows Nobody knows What the world will leave behind Only time can tell How things will be When the world sets…
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Social Surgery
Somewhere underground — Underworld — changing of the guards Bad judgement when they needed good Unlucky draw of the cards Vanished from the face of the earth Retired at an early age Time to bring the new kid in Start him at a higher wage Somewhere in office — Overworld — changing of the fools Tried when someone else was watching Caught while breaking the rules Get down and start a whole new life Reached the end of the line Go on home and fish awhile Now that you’ve paid the fine Slip them through the woodwork Filter out the embarrassments Must keep the package neatly wrapped Hide apparent nuisance…
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Never Too Late
Once in time we took a step Across forbidden lines To see the sights beyond the lights And the world that we might find We stopped and stared at what we saw Amazed and mesmerized Afraid and paralyzed Bound by our freedom Chained by fear Should we turn back Or venture on So often we feel we’ve gone too far To turn back and start again As we believe we’ve made a vow To get in high over our heads But it’s much too easy to turn around And go back the way we came It’s never too late to make a change It’s never too late to change Trapped…
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The Darklight
Standing on the edge of the Pharaoh’s tomb Wall emitting light The natives know they all are doomed They stand motionless with fright No one moves — timeless waiting Amidst the anxious night… Silver and gold As they were told Lay buried amongst the dead Yet they knew What they must do To take it all instead An ominous feeling hangs in the air The natives turn and flee Those in greed tremble and stare In frightened disbelief The crypt is opened slowly with care Photographers stealing the scene Vicious colors of amber and red Startling evermore Growing strong in the Pharaoh’s den The light takes shape and form A…
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Take a Hard Look
One day goes right on into the next An example of infinity Every passing moment’s a forgotten dream Done away with easily Miscalculations are the key to knowledge Imprinted forever in mind Take a hard look at the world around you Don’t leave anything behind Look in the mirror What do you see Get a little closer Do you agree? Take a hard look and tell me what you see Live the present, prepare for the future Forget about the past Do now the things that you enjoy Don’t save the best for last…
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Experience Our Life
I woke up this morning To see the sun come up Not knowing if it would come up again I watch the birds fly by As they sing their little songs And they watch me as if I was their friend “Come be with us” they called “Experience our life” But I knew that it could never be “Come take to the skies And be with us awhile You can fulfill your wildest dreams…”
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Last Chance
Do you know it’s been a year It’s been too long, the time is near You’ve got to change your style and your mind Because you see it’s just a matter of time Pick up your feet and don’t be late You’ve got to set yourself up straight And then you show how you can dance And then you prove how you didn’t blow your last chance… You’re number one and you’re having fun Because you see you no longer run And you have got some credit due I never thought you’d ever pull through Prepare yourself for future tense And of the day when you don’t make sense You…
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City of Illusions
An infinite river, an infinite sky Disrupted pictures in my eye I look around and all I see Are things that I know cannot be In this town, strange things appear That confuse and delight my sense of fear In this city of illusions Do not believe the strange delusions The city of illusions Will take you by surprise Do not believe your eyes… Take a look behind the door See what this world has in store You see a man who’s got four eyes Is it that your mind can lie? You see what seems to be a fly It’s ten feet long and five feet hight Turn around…
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Countless Reminders
Mistakes made in the past Bring scars to the present Tormented by immature reasoning You struggle to start anew With spirits high You take on impossible challenges To erase the permanent marks… But wait They’re not ready yet To have to stop that constant habit And accept the change Present-day innocence goes unnoticed Translated into so much more By those cold and heartless… Strong-willed, you prove yourself to them And deep inside they see But neglect to show… Openly the waters are calm But secretly the storm still rages And will always remain forever Now gradually they all fade And new ones shine bright in your eyes, Unaware of experiences…
