Hunger No More

Sweet child of this world
You’ve known only pain
You starve for attention
This world’s greatest shame
Sad eyed innocent
Skin over bone
Dying in a world
Of riches unknown

Does nobody wonder
What you’re dying for
Just close your brown eyes
And hunger no more

Senators, businessmen
Come join the feast
Stuff yourselves silly
Don’t look to the east
With mansions of glory
And nice things to wear
Don’t spend your time thinking
Of others out there

Does nobody wonder
What they’re dying for
Close your eyes and pretend
They will hunger no more

Brothers and Sisters
Who make up the whole
Union of souls
Accept your own role
Stand up and be heard
Let them know that you care
With the wealth we’ve been given
We must surely all share

The children are dying
They are mine and they’re yours
Is it only a dream
That they’ll hunger no more

The Truth

The truth reveals itself at times

And isn’t always kind

So, we lock those feelings deep inside

Afraid of what we’ll find

Because everyone’s a sinner

And everyone’s a saint

And everyone’s an artist

With the portraits that they paint

A picture filled with hope and dreams

A piece of captured youth

That ages with the painted lines

Revealed by time and truth

But the child survives inside each soul

No matter how we try

To lock away the pain of truth

We forget how to cry

And lose that childlike innocence

The joyfulness of youth

And all the burdens life can bring

Obscure all that is truth

Autumn

The days are getting shorter
The nights are getting cold
Stifled by my memories
And fears of growing old
The leaves are changing colors
The weather’s changing me
The pain is getting stronger
And it’s easier to see
The end is drawing nearer
But I am unafraid
To linger any longer
Isn’t worth what must be paid
The soul sees many changes
As the seasons roll on by
So, you stop in search of reasons
Why you’re willing to still try
For winter will soon be here
And your story will be told
When the warmth inside you passes
Giving way to dark and cold

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Gospel Truth

I can’t bring back the dead

Or give sight to the blind

The only truth that I know

Is “you’ve got to be kind”

I won’t hang from your cross

And my blood is not wine

       No sweet sacrament       

No fruit of the vine

I don’t walk on water

For the river is dry

So Father, forgive me

And Mother, don’t cry

Sweet sisters and brothers

Why are you looking above

When hidden inside you

Is the secret to love

It’s not in your scriptures

Or the stories you’ve told

Not stored in some vault

With your treasures of gold

Put all your commandments

Away on some shelf

Try loving your neighbor

As much as yourself

Note to Self

In times like these I need someone

Who sees all that I see

So in my darkest hours

I always turn to me

The only things I find are real

Are from my point of view

The universe inside me

Is really nothing new

It has lived for generations

And seen the pain of war

Yet still I am a dreamer

Who hopes for so much more

I have my friends and family

But the truth is plain to see

When I search for truth and meaning

I always turn to me

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A Dream for Humanity

A bit more understanding

A lot less hate and greed

A little more attention

To those who are in need

The end of needless hunger

For those who do without

A world where we all live as one

Is what I dream about

Where every weapon is put down

And wars forever cease

Where foes embrace their enemies

And build a lasting peace

I dream of faith that lies within

Its truth found in the soul

Of every pilgrim searching

For their own place or role

Unfettered by religion

Or by some rules of state

Where how we live our daily lives

Determines our own fate

For what we do is who we are

And in the starlight’s gleam

We are children in this garden

Who try to live the dream

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Lost

I’ve been listening for your footsteps

I’ve been waiting for your call

I’ve spent far too many mornings

Sitting staring at this wall

The one I built between us

That cannot be torn down

So, I walk these empty hallways

But you’re nowhere to be found

There are shadows in each doorway

There are echoes in my head

And the memories of someone

Or something long since dead

I’ve been chasing endless rainbows

Looking for that pot of gold

But I always find them empty

I’m alone, so lost and cold

I’ve been playing all those sad songs

I’ve been longing for a friend

Not that far from where I started

So much closer to the end

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