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SITTING OUT TIME I’m a stagnant pond with algae on top Waiting for the rushing river to capture my soul The fast moving water would sweep away debris In a constant cleansing flow I sat on my peaceful park bench of time Seeing the current in my present condition Hearing the power of purity Just beyond the point of imagination and vision I shake my head in tired frustration At the rousing reality that I can’t make myself new Although I have a hope in tomorrow Today, there isn&rsquo...

BEING NOBODY Sometimes I work the system Trying to raise myself above debasement I don’t want to be at the top I just hate living below ………..where no one can see me Sometimes I mention my education Trying to get important people to notice me I don’t want to be a leader I just hate being clumped in a crowd ……….where no one can see me Sometimes I show compassion to the hurting Trying to love where all else has failed I don’t want to be...

LOSING MY LIFE I left my childhood home of pearly white To join my god-given mate at sea He left his boat of ill repute To travel on a beautiful ocean liner with me I must admit, I was taken aback When he took my seat and took my wheel Pride will be a problem But his appearance on my ship seemed a good deal I looked back to the dock we left And saw a very strange sight Couples demolished their vessels To build one from two, but not without a fight I thought maybe we should go back And do what...

LEARNING ENJOYMENT I wished I could savor a cup of hot cocoa Or frolic in a field of daises I’d like to run a horse in green pastures Or have mountains of work to do, but choose to be lazy I’d like to take a hot bath with scented oils And have the smell of incense choke out all sounds I would like to relax on my bed of sorrows Teaching my heart to smile and forgetting how to frown I would like to have pleasant conversations with neighbors And healthy relationships with neighbors and friends I...

THE NORMAL FORMULA If I could stand beneath the Eifel tower Or be in the circus, for just one day All the wrong would be made right And I could finally see life in a normal way If I could be surrounded by adoring lovers Or have rivers of laughter for my buckets of tears All the wrong would be made right And I could finally live my life in normal years If I could desire only what I needed to live Or want just the things I never got All the wrong would be made right And I could finally see what...