Happenstance

 

 

It must have been another time

Perhaps some other place

A victim searching for a crime

An unfamilar face

Seasons keep on changing

Wars are being fought

Looking for someone to blame

No one is getting caught

Ships that don't pass in the night

Stones remained unturned

Stumbling in this darkness

While bridges brightly burn

Rhymes that have no reason

Paper stained with ink

Dreamless sleep for dreamers

Trying not to think

It all adds up to nothing

A pointless game of chance

Nothing gained and nothing ventured

A case of happenstance

 

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Memories

Sometime before sun up

In a deep and peaceful rest

I felt that sweet sensation 

Of breathing on my chest

Fit like puzzle pieces

Skin that covers skin

Memories of what once was

Coming sneaking in again 

Time softens the memories

Of careless words and tears

And only love and kindness

Survive the passing years

The laughter and the passion

So much stronger than the pain

These memories of timeless love

Are all that will remain

 

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Choices

 

It wasn't what she wanted

But no one heard her voice

He took what wasn't his to take

She never had a choice

And no one in her family

Would ever know her shame

Although the one who caused the hurt

Would never get the blame

And the pain that grew inside her

Was not the only seed

Planted in this innocent

A victim of this deed

Yet still the high and mighty

Legislate what she must do

The rights of many stripped away

By a cold, self-righteous few

Sisters, mothers, daughters

Ruled by men who must control

Their bodies and decisions

Regardless of the toll

So, more will die like those before

Because of heartless fools

Who steal the choice, a woman's right

Because they make the rules

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The Good Fight

 

 

Don't surrender to their darkness

Try to be a shining light

When the odds are all against you

Never hesitate to fight

For the land that you were born to

For the freedom you have known

And for all the friends and family

All the love that you've been shown

For hatred will consume itself

And weapons all will rust

Oppressors fall on their on swords

And tyrants turn to dust

Although history repeats itself

And mighty kingdoms burn

The fools blinded by power 

Are the ones who never learn

But our hope is in our people

As it has been all along

And know you never fight alone

Together, we stand strong

 

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When Moments Become Memories

 

The present is a fleeting gift

That few appreciate

While fretting over what may come

Until it is too late

Sometimes, you have to take a breath

A chance to realize

This moment won't repeat itself

That's where the magic lies

For lost in the minutiae  

Is the shining, lasting truth

The joy of simply living

That we once knew in our youth

So, celebrate the laughter

And the love that's all around

And tell someone you're grateful

For the magic you have found

Until one day, when looking back

You finally realize

All those moments became memories

That's where life's meaning lies

The present slips away from us

And fades away so fast

So, spend it turning moments

Into memories that last 

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Four Years

 

 

It's been four years since the loneliness

I tried so hard to hide

And four years since the emptiness

And pain I held inside

Four years since you took this heart

I thought had turned to stone

And filled it with your special love

And made it yours alone

For too long I had wandered

And stumbled on my way

Lost in all my darkness

Too blind to find the day

But you saw light inside of me

I never knew was there

And taught me to believe in love

And someone who could care

For what was left of this old heart

My friend, my love, my wife

The gift you've given for four years

The best years of my life 

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The Good Fight

The world is turning backwards

And time stands worse than still

The ignorance is stifling

And trying to break my will

Mama would just sit and cry

At all the ground we've lost

A mockery of those who fought

And paid that heavy cost

But we can't let the dream just die

And let those bastards win

The Devil's in the details

That documents their sins

See, ignorance dies slowly

And rears its ugly head

So, don't give up the struggle 

Until we know it's dead

I know I won't live long enough

To see that precious sight

Where people all stand equal

And all walk in the light

Come march right here beside me

For things worth fighting for

So, we can leave behind a world

That's worth a little more

 

 

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