For Tommy - Four Years Gone

Where is my son
Where is his laughter
Where is my one baby boy
Why was he taken
Leaving just memories
Where is my pride and my joy

Where is my brother
Does he miss his sisters
The way that we miss him each day
I wish he were here now
I wish we could tell him
The things that we never could say

Where is my uncle
Has he seen the new ones
Including the one on the way
I know he would love them
And they would love him
Why can’t he be here today

Where is my grandson
What is the purpose
Of taking him long before me
It doesn’t seem fair
That he should go first
For reasons that no one can see

I wish we could see you
To tell you we love you
With a love that is forever strong
And each day that we live
We know you are with us
And will be until we’re all gone

For love is eternal
Although life goes so fast
These feelings forever will stay
Until we cross over
And find you there waiting
In the land of the unclouded day

1/6/2010

In Memoriam - Thomas E. "Tomcat" Tarr, Jr. 12/5/81 - 1/8/06

I saw his soul ascending
Flying towards the light
A silhouette of wings spread
A young bird taking flight
I saw the nest he left behind
So full of broken hearts
I feel their loss and sorrow
Each time a tear drop starts
I haven't seen the other side
But I know he's safe and warm
Somewhere the senseless acts of fools
Can never bring him harm
He left behind a sadder world
For all of those who care
But when it's time for us to fly
I know we'll see him there

A Christmas Poem

‘Twas days before Christmas
On the cold city streets
As I slumbered in comfort
On four hundred count sheets
The presents were wrapped
No meals left to fix
But the spirit of Christmas
Was lost in the mix
We had counted our blessings
With no expense spared
While others went hungry
And nothing was shared
No gifts for poor children
Who can’t choose where they live
No joy for their parents
With nothing to give
A small act of kindness
Can go very far
For those who have nothing
You can be their star
Please, take time to reach out
And answer the call
Spread peace on the earth
And goodwill to all

cn 121910

12/3/2012

The world from my perspective

Hasn’t changed much through the years

At times it’s out of focus

Obscured by my own tears

And the road still lies before me

But the journey wears me down

Marked by haunting, nameless faces

Who speak, but make no sound

And the ones who came before me

Who tried to make a stand

Gave way to waves of sadness

Like footprints in the sand

While the world grows mean and angry

Driven by an endless greed

Turning blindly from the sorrow

Of the ones who live in need

Still  the tyrants use the soldiers

And the soldiers give their lives

In some pointless war for profit

Where the poor are sacrificed

And my soul, just like my body

Wears the wounds of battles lost

And a heart that was born broken

Pays the price and knows the cost

I am tired, lost and lonely

And there’s nothing left to do

But to dream of bright tomorrows

Where the road leads back to you

Angel

Angel, take this pain away

And ease my troubled mind

Take me to that sacred place

That only lovers find

Take this heart into your hands

And heal it with your touch

Let me know the kind of love

That lives in dreams and such

Lose me in your loving eyes

Find me in your heart

Mesmerize me with your smile

As you have from the start

Let me hear your laughter

And tell me they’ll be more

Give me hope for one day

And all it has in store

Slip your hand inside of mine

These feelings I can’t hide

Always live inside this heart

Forever by my side

Adam and Steve

Adam was a lonely boy

Who kept to himself

With his dreams in the closet

And his heart on the shelf

A cold world had forced him

Those feelings to hide

Denying his longings

He kept them inside

Steve was an outcast

He was a prodigal son

Tried and convicted

For nothing he’d done

Society viewed him

As something unclean

In a world filled with hatred

So angry and mean

Then Adam found Steve

And they fit like a glove

You see, people are people

And love is just love

No matter what your religion

Or what you believe

If there’s a God up above

He loves Adam and Steve

cn11172012

Slings and Arrows

I have no defenses

For liars and fools

For dark hearted spirits

Who make their own rules

The world that they live in

Must be dark and grey

I have my opinion

But I really can’t say

They made me a target

I paid a steep cost

I’m nobody’s savior

But I’m here on this cross

They say that they love you

And plot their attack

A hand reaches for you

With a knife for your back

You know who you are

And now so do I

You live like a martyr

And so shall you die

The darkness inside you

Will leave your heart torn

And when you are gone

There'll be no one to mourn