"Understand Me"

Don't just look,
See me.
Don't just listen,
Hear me.
The barrier I've erected
is not who I am.
The shield I've projected
takes time to bend.
Deep inside
I'm fragile and broken;
Powerless to stop
the fear that's awoken.
Terrified,
to step out my front door.
Tired,
of finding life a chore.
Left to believe
this nightmare won't end.
Forced to bear
a soul that won't mend.
Lonely and lost,
wanting to be free.
Do more than look or listen...
Understand me.

copyright 2007

"Nowhere am I"

I am Nowhere

there is Nothing

I take two steps forward

and wind up two steps back,

back steps up two wind and

forward steps two take I

Nothing is there

Nowhere am I

copyright 2007

"The Eyes of the World"

The eyes of the world are upon me

I fear the future and the past

A dread that is all consuming

Despair that will forever last.

They say this is the beginning of everything

I await the end to all

I can't appreciate the uprise

But I'll stand for the fall.

I dream for the day to come

When life returns to me

The day my hope comes home

and my eyes open to see

No sinister thoughts

just free to be.

The eyes of the world are upon me

But the fear won't hold for long

Change is always upon us

One day I will belong.

For today I may hold back

Today I may remain still

But tomorrow is a new day

and granted will be my will.

copyright 2005

"Without Wings"

I stumbled through life

through success and through failure

I felt the warm summer breeze

and the cold, frigid winter

I dreamt dreams of stardom

of fame and of riches

I watched as the days flew by

and the nights grew longer

I wished for the courage

and the freedom to fly

the strength to move forward

and to reach for the sky

I never let go

of those hopes and those dreams

I never let go

of the the faith to believe

but the sky grew darker

and the wings never grew

as life got more real

and I never flew.

copyright 2003