Our fathers toil with hands and heart To make our lives complete. They quietly brave the winter cold, Endure the summer heat. Our fathers’ lives are busy, but There’s always time for us. They boldly face the ups and downs And seldom ever fuss. Our fathers are the greatest dads. We know you know this, […]
I hope you said your prayer tonight, Even though god cannot help you now. Ive been under here for sometime, Waiting for you to fall asleep. Like a trapped rabbit in a hole, Ill smoke you out, And eat you whole. Your life is in my grasp. As blood pours from my mouth, Ill sit […]
He thought he saw an Elephant That practised on a fife: He looked again, and found it was A letter from his wife. "At length I realize," he said, "The bitterness of life!" He thought he saw a Buffalo Upon the chimney-piece: He looked again, and found it was His Sister’s Husband’s Niece. "Unless you […]
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the […]
I want everyone to know, To see my fat belly To help me stand And I want my grand children Playing with my arthritis I want to have skin, that Drips off me, And teeth that are the ruins, Of some ancient city, And hair that snows all year round. Let my hips shatter beneath […]
From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone; And all I loved, I loved […]
I’m lost Can’t find myself Trying, failing over and over The world sees a different me My feeling, my true feelings, difficult to express, no one can see I’m drowning in my own dark, deep insides I struggle to survive Each day I try to hold on to one thing that may keep me going […]
Mom sits thinking about her girls and her boys, reminiscing days the floor was covered with toys. Remembering the tiny bootees and the little shoes, remembering all the gurgles and the little coos. When you said your first word she was so proud, and was beside herself when you laughed out loud. When you cut […]
I was six months old and full of fun, with a blink of your eye, I was suddenly one. There were so many things we were going to do, but when you turned your head, I turned two. At two I was very dependent on you, but independence took over when I turned three. My […]
When I was little and I cried You lovingly held me, and let the last tear fall, When I would scrape my knee You’d bandage it up and say "be careful". When my birthday was horrible, you smiled And promised the next would be perfect. When I would lose my temper, You had a way […]
