“Parent’s Broken Heart”
One day a troubled outcast,
Whom everybody knew,
Devised a plan, bought a gun,
To do what he must do.
He claimed the voices told him,
“Kill everyone you can,”
He took their words quite serious,
And carried out his plan.
He massacred his classmates,
And teachers who stood strong,
He bought his weapon legally,
To do this massive wrong. Continue reading “Our Child’s Not Coming Home”
“Would You Rather Be Happy or Right?”
We work real hard at this one,
Avoiding talk of death,
We act like it won’t happen,
Until our final breath.
It’s not that we’re not truthful,
Yet there’s no denying,
We act like if we say the “word,”
We’ll speed up someone’s dying! Continue reading “Death Just Isn’t Real”
“A Face Only an Artist Could Love”
I am ready,
When time has come,
To stop this clock,
To end this ride,
To close this book,
And move along.
I am ready,
When ending nears,,
To look ahead,
To look within,
To look above,
And end this song. Continue reading “I am Ready”
“That Getaway Place”
Where is the joy?
I do nothing but run,
I have emails to check,
So much to get done.
Voicemails to leave,
And more to review,
Texts from the boss,
What’s a guy sposed’ to do? Continue reading “That Getaway Place”
“No One Spoke of Her Car”
I went to a memorial,
And to my strange surprise,
No one spoke of her car,
Or the size of her thighs… Continue reading “I Went to a Memorial”