Bummed

I had no friends when I got here
I’ll have no friends when I leave
But let me make this very clear
Us loners never grieve

We’ll toast the loss of a faithful dog
And rue the season it snows
Then slowly fade just like the fog
At one with all our woes.

Positively!

Dreams don’t come true for the likes of me
But I’ll keep on dreaming until I cease to be
And I won’t be bitter when I finally pass away
My heart too full of hope for darkness to hold sway.

Unaroused

When you finally come to learn your part
You find yourself dreaming of lies
And wishing with all your lonely heart
They were the truth in disguise

The youth with which you can’t compete
Entices your ancient desire
And makes your laughable failure complete
As lewd expectations expire.

Resignation

Do I think I love you?
I’m thinkin’ I don’t know
Do I think about you?
Don’t say it doesn’t show
Do I wish you loved me?
Much more than I can say
Do I sadly leave things be?
It seems the only way—
I swear I’ll quit (someday)

Unified

The whys and wheres
The wheat and tares
Both stony and fleshed
We’re all enmeshed

A whorl or a ring
It’s all the same thing
From the sea to the sun
Everything’s one.

Hard Right

We all choose our own path
Whether paved with mirth or wrath
But every now and then a curve
Can cause an unexpected swerve
Revealing something unforeseen:
A different road to a brand new scene.

Permissive

Some of those oats you sowed took root
But you were too morally destitute
To bother nurturing your fruit

The reaper made a fearful slice
To harvest his outrageous price
Your sloughing off – their sacrifice

This lack of empathy looks to be
The court sanctioned type of key
To fool an idiot like me.

Regrettable

How the heart breaks reliving past mistakes
When forced to face our former shame
We feel the biting blade of blame
Reliving past mistakes, how the heart breaks.

How the soul dies listening to our own lies
Forsaking those who care to have our way
Becoming more deluded every day
Listening to our own lies, how the soul dies.

110

If all you do is fail
Is it worth it to still try?
Believe you can prevail
Or just give up and die.

Captivation

I can’t stop thinking about you
Despite the glaring fact
That both of us has someone who
Would wind up hurt were we to act

Upon this flickering spark;
I can’t stop thinking about you
At night I lay there in the dark
And wonder is she thinking of me too?

These feelings I’m reluctant to pursue
Keep pulling on my hapless heart
I can’t stop thinking about you
Why did I allow myself to start

As I toss to and fro
My options far too few
The only thing I know—
I can’t stop thinking about you.

Bopper

I love you like my own
And can’t believe how much you’ve grown
Who ever thought a stone
Could care so much for flesh and bone?

Soon you’ll be a man
And I’ll help you out however I can;
Remember – every trying span
Is just a part of God’s greater plan.

Stable

When the heart abstains
Affection wanes
Until a stallion bucks the reins
So always show
You care or know
They’ll find another rodeo.

Solidity

Why are people so fake
In order to make
You think they’re your friend
But in the end
They only take?

Shouldn’t others be real
Whatever the deal
So lasting bonds can form
(that weather any storm)
With love you feel.

Triangulation

Isosceles tried to keep sides the same
But Pythagoras knew there was more to the game
For no configuration will ever quite be
Enough to satisfy all three.

Mercurial

All this cold
Has got me hot
I’m getting old
So bitch a lot
I may explode
Or maybe not
My current mode?
Don’t give a squat!