They Come For Us All

I refuse
To bend my knee to you
To abide by your rules
To change by your judgements
To conform to the crowd
I'll do what I want
What I feel
This is my life
Stop trying to control it
I'm no animal
I'm not property
I am human
I am me
But you insist on marching
Continue to harass me
No one is the same
And that is for good reason
What joy is there in life
If everything is the same?
Diversity fuels creativity
And creativity feeds the soul
Gives it expression and bliss
But you are Hell-bent on making
This world like you
You exclude
You ridicule
You judge
I laugh at you
For you think you have so much power
So much influence
That you forget
You're outnumbered

Autumn Frost

It's so cold
Maybe it's because the leaves fall
And the trees take a grim appearance
Maybe it's because the winds rise
As the sun falls
Or maybe it's because
Sorrow walks beside me
And regret grips my heart
Maybe it's because the sky is so depressing
With its indecisiveness
Black or white?
Dark or light?
Neither: gray
I can't even sleep anymore
I drift asleep in cold
I awake in cold
The sun doesn't even rise anymore
It hides in the clouds
In comfort, in warmth
Away from this autumn frost
Winter's coming...

Painting the Walls

If I painted these walls red
Would they reek of blood?
If I painted them blue
Would I drown in them?
If I painted them black
Would I be lost in darkness?
If I painted them white
Would they blind my eyes?
If I painted them green
Would they torture me
With memories of her
And a broken heart

Calling Out

I wander the darkness
Listening to echoing sounds
I run through the darkness
Listening to the wind
Hoping to hear your voice again

I'm calling out your name
I'm calling out your name
I'm calling out your name
Please come back to me

My heart is gone
Have you seen it?
I ask everyone around
My heart is gone
Have you seen it?
Follow the trail
Of blood they say

I'm calling out your name
I'm calling out your name
I'm calling out your name
Please come back to me

Happiness

To be lost in her eyes
To swim in those deep blue oceans
For hour after hour
To walk with her
Holding hands
Just to know she's there
Comfort
To talk on the phone with her
For hours on end
Talking about trivial things
That don't even matter
To cheer her up when she's feeling down
To make her laugh
To make her smile
Brightening up my day
While the angels sing
To hold her
Embrace her
Kiss her
Look at her
Write to her
Talk to her
To be with her
What I wouldn't do...