I've been taking a huge break from everything to get some writing done (that included this message board). I've finished a 50-poem book, and have started on the second one. Here's some of what I've got so far:
T h e B e g I n n I n g
Just a stroke of color
An ink smear on a canvas
The beginning of an abstract painting
A venture into the unknown
Just a little white pill
A dot on a granite countertop
The beginning of an addiction
A quality that you will not show
Just a one-night stand
A blotch on your permanent record
The beginning of a love affair
Something you will not condone
Just a small and senseless cut
A scratch on your pale complexion
The beginning of a senseless era
The first part of your life
Where you have sung with an off-key tone
M a k e I t S o m e t h I n g
Make me a love song
That is subtle, yet complicated
Like the emotion that it portrays
And make it something meaningful
Real, and from the heart
Make me a lullaby
That is quiet, but is deep
Like the slumber I want to be in
A perfect sleep with no harsh tones
To break the mood
Make me a slow song
That takes its time but says much
Like the words in a life-story
And make it take time,
Something I don’t have enough of
Make me a folk song
That tells a story in words, so true
Like the innocent smile of a young child
And make it real like the love
That pours out of you
S t a n d U p
If you could redirect the place that you are heading for
And you could turn that small idea into a big one, something more
Would you do it? Would you take that chance?
Can you find the mirror image of yourself gathered in the crowd?
Or will you be drowned out by all the noise that meets your ears as
something loud?
Will you stand up? Will you speak up?
Will you make a difference?
Do you remember all of the moments that we shared together?
Will you stick around and learn all of the ones we’ll soon acquire?
Will you leave me? or will you choose me?
I t ‘ s N o t E m o t I o n , I t W a s I g n o r a n c e
Do you want this as badly as you say you do?
Do you want to make this day as good as you can make it be?
Then stop your complaining, stop your excuses
Take control of your life and rethink your lifestyle
It’s not emotion that you used to hear, it was ignorance
Do you want to make it is badly as you say you do?
Do you want to make your life the best that it can be?
Then stop your complaining, stop your excuses
Take an hour out of the day to make your life worthwhile
It’s not love that you used to hear, it was kindness and pity
