PLEASE SHOW SOME RESPECT

man, please grieve hard
when i part
from this world
yeah please miss your girl
diamonds and pearls
yeah really care
about where i am at
and the fact that...
i'n not coming
yeah Earth is wack
compared to Heaven
yeah no more 24/7
365
and i'm still alive
just in another form
yeah i'm fully warm
with no harm
or no storms
yeah just sincerity
and clarity
in the sky
so "hi"
or should i say "bye bye"

MORE THAN JUST AN AUTHOR

man, why does my heart keep on racing?
and chasing the title of girlfriend or wife?
yeah why does my heart hurt like a knife cut to the butt?
just because a guy won't show me any love
yeah where are my hugs?
where are my back rubs?
yeah where are my romantic dinners?
with a human sinner
or a not so perfect partner
yeah i yearn to be more than just an author

BACK TO HIM & HER ( AS WE WERE)

adam and eve
breathed, believed, and grieved
all in the same day
but not in the same way
okay let me explain
they both felt pain
they both felt shame
but when the king reigned down
on the ground
their wombs changed
their tombs
yeah life was strange
and dangerous
yeah because of the broken trust...
of us
yeah get on the bus
or boat
yeah sadly this is the life
we wrote
not Christ
yeah if so, why would he sacrifice?
and live twice
yeah he cried and died
so we can live nicer

HERE LIES MONIQUE

so here lies monique
she was sweet
she was deep
and o how her flesh
wanted to creep
but no one wanted to sleep
with her
as it were
her disability
caused such a pause
or a blur
yeah sadly many were blind
to her beautiful mind
and her kind heart
yeah all because of her weak body part
or her rough start in like
she was still really nice with spice
but now she's in paradise
resting
with no second guessing
or stressing
and that's a blessing
in disguise
but i do apologize
to her
because when she was here
i never held her near
or told her she was dear
to me
and now wow,
she's a used to be

SOAP ON A ROPE

isolation
brings on frustration
and frustration brings on rage
but i that rage and put it on a page
and that page becomes a stage
for poetry
or like a tv
for my reality-
show
but please know
that God is so in me
yeah if i sound friendly
that's him
yeah even if my heart
feels real dim or dark
he still wants my words swim
or fly like birds
but i feels like such a nerd sometimes
talking in rhyme
yeah when i'm not feelin' so fine
in the inside
so i jus' ride wit' it
and i hope that y'all get it

AS HUMAN AS THE NEXT GUY

i'm as human as the next guy
but why?
yeah why must i lie?
try?
and cry?
work?
and hurt?
yeah feel like dirt?
and go berserk?
yeah slowly but surely
and insecurely
yeah day after day
and night after night
i fight
to do right
but in hindsight
i do wrong
yeah same ol' song
headstrong
yeah human headstrong
so again, wrong tune
because i'm trying to belong
to a club
that is crazy
and lazy
on a daily
but maybe
my savior
will save me
from my body
one day

BEFORE JUDGEMENT DAY

do you know me?
absolutely
yeah you knew me
before i knew myself
yeah before i had breath
or bruises
yeah before i had losses
or loses
choices or chooses
yeah because you see...
you gave it all to me
freely
indeed
yeah you had no greed
because you saw a need
that was greater
yeah now and later
you help the haters
and those who weep deep
in their sleep
yeah you keep
kings and queens
in their dreams
yeah despite their screams
you brought and bring
a reason to sing
before the ring
or should i say....
before judgement day

SUMMER DRAMA

so the sun is shinning
on God's timing
but i'm stuck inside
writing about it
yeah i can't live without it
yeah the giving of myself.i mean
yeah the in between
of my hopes and dreams
and streams of sadness
yeah i'm searching for gladness
in my hurt
yeah my feelings are dirt
and my poems...
are like flowers
that have been tended to
for hours and hours
yeah along with some serious solar power
and rain showers
a.k.a. tears, fears, and root bears

THE WALK OF SHAME

man demons keep on showing up in my dreams
yeah causing me to scream in silence
man i hate violence
yeah because i love God
so resisting should be hard me
right?
sike
yeah because there are some sins
i do like
and have taken a big-o-bite
yeah despite my love
for the one up above
yeah the one who made...
doves and daughters
or crows and sons
but i'm no nun
and i have had fun
yeah despite not being able to run
like a con
but i wanna put a bun
on my hamburger
but i need a miracle-worker
or some speed
yeah so i can at least...
walk away form my greed

ROMANTICALLY HOLDING ME TIGHT

the night-time
is fine
to the blind-date
but for those who are forced to wait
it's pure hate
on a plate
yeah i'm searching for the heavenly-grate
because i'm hurting
and nothing seems to working
but my dreams still scream
from my soul
yeah the single-life
is very cold
but for God's sake
my heartbreak makes for a very strong mold
yeah for these very long nights
that i don't really like
but here i am, damn
feeling slammed
and a ham
because i'm not on a kiss-cam
with anyone
because sadly i can't walk
or run
on my own
and man, that's so wrong
on all tones
'cause i don't wanna be at home
at night
unless someone is...
romantically holding me tight

WILL YOU LOOK AT THOSE LOVEBIRDS OVER THERE?

why don't people love publicly?
like they do behind closed doors
or am i wrong for wanting more?
yeah am i wrong for wanting to soar?
on the floor
with the one i love
yeah i wanna fly
with a guy
in the sky
like doves
or be like hands
in gloves
yeah united
and excited
to be invited
to the city of....
couple love
yeah where
there are...
kisses and hugs
and rubs with romance
yeah like s slow dance
in the dark
or a heart to heart
in the bed
yeah sharing real thoughts
from head
while being led
by God
yeah the real reason
for pleasing
on this planet
and taking nothing
for grated
yeah especially not each other

A QUESTIONABLE LOVE NOTE

man, what's in a kiss?
bliss?
and what's in a hug?
love?
yeah i so wanna know
from my head to my toe
yeah i wanna feel
something real
in the still of the night
or in the brightness of the sunlight
on my face
yeah i so wanna taste grace
before i leave this place
and people grieve over me
yeah i wanna love freely
yeah like a fish in the sea
or like teenagers in a tree-house
yeah i yearn for a spouse
but i need to be a girlfriend first
yeah i need to quench my thirst
like a verse
to a song
an i wrong?

OH NOTHING

nothing can justify
what you did
in front of me
when i was a kid
yeah because now
i see it all of the tine
yeah i wish i was blind
but then again
my dreams
sill make me scream
and break my heart
yeah i wish i could just start
over
yeah over the river
and through the woods
to grandmother's house i go
yeah oh how i miss her so
but i know she knows what you did
yeah because after all...
you are her kid
and she's in heaven
24/7
so she's saw
what you did
to my mom's jaw
and then some
and she also saw
how neither one of us
could run
from her son
but it's done
but i'm not well
hell

THE HU' IN ME AND YOU

man can
come in
many colors
yeah and
i love
all of my colorful brothers
yeah they all could be my...
lovers
yeah you think about it
or hue think about it
yeah i see s beautiful rainbow
that flows
and grows
into a big pot of gold
yeah a soul
reflects lights
and is a dispersion of water
so then walks in God's daughter
yeah a womb so great
that it can't wait to produce
again
yeah to makes some kin
that is rare
but is fair
to atmosphere
yeah humans make this world
sunny and clear
so please stay here

737

thank you God for the favored that you sent my way today
yeah that's the only thing i should say
as i again pray for more
open doors
and bird soars
yeah my core is sore
from crying out
so thank you Father
for hearing my shouts
my doubts
my dreams
and my screams
yeah that's means everything to me
that you see
and that you care
and that you are not going anywhere
yeah your spirit is flowing in mine
yeah that's the reason i really rhyme
or shine
yeah you are so kind
yeah king
your wings
are so wide
thank you
for letting come inside
to hide
yeah what a ride
so far
yeah like a shooting star

UNIQUE PRAYERS

man, i wish a lot of things
yeah some y'all know about
and some only God can shout
but have no doubt
i do wish them to come true
yeah especially when...
i see no friends
and i'm feeling blue
and green
yeah my dreams
love to scream
like a mean
girl
trapped in an unfair
world
but no one seems to care
yeah i swear
that the air
is covered in my unique prayers
yeah the wind...
is my friend
and my talk....
is my walk
among the stars
yeah who needs cars?
when you have a voice
and choose to speak...
up

DREAMING 24/7

i see a man
holding my hand
and then i see kids
look what God did
i'm dreaming
yeah
for a reason
yeah no teasing
and it's pleasing
to my insides
yeah to go...
on a fantasy ride
yeah all pride aside
nothing to hide
no it's just me
and all i see
yeah all i want
and hope to be
yeah God gave me the key
to ecstasy
yeah before i exit
Earth
yeah make my birth
matter
after i'm gone
yeah make my l spirit live
and give off positive energy
yeah after my loss

HUMAN 24/7

we were not born
to be normal
or to be
all caramel
no that's lie told
by the old
but thankfully
i souls know
the truth
and our skins are...
the proof
that no one should ever be in a noose
yeah we should all be...
as loose as goose
yeah in the sense of Prince
creative and cool
and if others...
call you a fool
or a freak
don't water yourself down
or become weak
no go deep
be sweet
with your beat
and you feet
yeah because we were all meant to be...
a treat to this world
yeah every boy
and every girl
yeah every man
and woman
are something

EARTH 24/7

livin' on the edge
yeah out on a ledge
tryin' to make some
and hopin' not to end up dead
at the time
yeah no crime
jus' pure grind
of the mind
and heart
yeah part by PART
assemble assemble
yeah like Jack be nimble
yeah i hear cymbals
loud and clear
yeah God is here
yeah even in seasons of fear
and in the pillow of tears
that lingers in your fingers
but at least...
you're life
yeah even if not still
your will is to win
yeah without havin' to pretend
yeah and along the way
in the gray
you might make a friend
before you see the light
of eternal goodnight

HEAVEN 24/7

i was born breathe
for eternity
but live for a moment
so i guess i will own it
yeah until i get evicted
yeah one day my spirit
will get lifted up
like a paper-cup
yeah high in the sky
to stay with a guy
named God
who sees no shame
or no blame
or no pain
yeah my frame
is perfect to him
yeah my soul is whole
and my tears are...
finally under control
yeah after all these years on earth
my birth thirst for more
yeah an open door
next to shore
of core
yeah a.k.a Christ
yeah i'm in paradise

GOD IS A HYBRID

God is a hybrid
fully man
fully woman
fully super
yeah fully something
of a saint
yeah the fish
and the tank
yeah the money
and the bank
the franks
to the feast
the joy
and the peace
to a good time
yeah the water
and the wine
the sight to the blind
the light to the dark
the beat and the heart
yeah God is smart
in more ways than one
yeah God made the moon
and the sun
and the ability
to walk
talk
fly
and run
so well done
i say
to the potter
and the clay
yeah the will
and the still
of trillions

BECAUSE I'M HUMAN?

why do i
want love
when love
does't want me
and why do i
wanna climb that tree outside
and why do i yearn to be a bride
because i'm human
and that's what humans are doing
yeah movin' to the beat of their own drum
and i want some
yeah i walk and run
laugh and have fun
yeah from dusk to dawn
or from sunlight
to moon-night
alright
let's fly a kite
or rent a boat
yeah let's swim
or float
with life-coat
yeah let's sing a perfect note
because that's what humans do

THERE'S A CLOWN IN THE CLOUDS

so the sky is cloudy
but even if it was sunny
my heart would still feel funny
yeah because, i miss you my love
yeah i see doves
but no one is dead
i just miss you so much, in my head
yeah i wish i could just lay in bed
all day
and sleep it away
but hey
what can i say?
you're in my dreams too
so what's a girl to do
but boohoo in silence
yeah no violence
just pain
and rain in eyes
but surprise...
you don't care
yeah, you're nowhere
to be found
so i feel like a real clown

CONCUR

there is some residue
still left of you
in my heart
just enough start
up again
my friend
if you're liatenin'
or readin' this
how 'bout a kiss?
'cause i miss you
man, i'm so tired of tissue
'cause they jus' can't hold my tears
and the years of me missin' you
in my eye-view'
but you act like you have no clue
'bout what you do to me
yeah you fine
you not blind
so i know you see
what we could be
'cause you know what we were
so jus' concur

GREATER THAN SUICIDE

years ago
i so
suicidal
yeah almost was
an idol
or an angel
yeah my soul
was so...
tangled
with thoughts
of "my fault"
or "my bad choices"
yeah there were so many...
negative noises
or negative voices
yeah until my niece
and all my pain
turned into peace
yeah joyful tears
were released
and my grieve
just drowned
yeah i felt like...
i had been reborn
or had been found
"this clown"
had a real reason...
for cheesin'
or to smile
yeah because
of a love
for a child
and her brother
who came four years later
and then their cousins
who made my life even greater

CRUSHED TOMATOES

my first crush
laughed at me
but i learned how to write
and that set me free
yeah poetry is the key
that opens me
obviously
yeah it's the whole in my soul
that is in total control
of the thoughts
that get caught
up in my head
and in my heart
man i so want to be apart of something...
romantic
before i leave...
this planet
grieving for my goodness
that God blessed me with
yeah hear my pitch
before i sew a stitch
or before God fixes the glitch
which make me break
and makes me human
or makes me ruin

40 YEARS OF STORYTELLING

40 years is a long time
to be disable
yeah 40 years is a long tine
not to see the sunshine
or am i blind?
or have i been con?
yeah why can't walk, talk, or run?
like everyone else
yeah what's wrong with my breath?
man, being disable feels like a death
that happens everyday
Lord, why was i born this?
it can't just be for better wordplay
yeah because i have seen you work dirt
and it didn't hurt
like this does
so Father tell me what that was
back in the day
yeah when you were THE POTTER
and they were the clay
yeah may it be like that again?
yeah where there was no sin
and skin was everywhere in the wind
yeah no Lion's den
just Adam & Eve
to believe
that all can be achieved
by man
or YOUR PLAN

CURVE-BALLS

man, i really don't understand
curve-balls
at all
yeah i see myself rise
i see myself fall
i see myself turn
i feel my heart burn
and i question everything
i have learned
yeah up to this point
yeah because i feel it in every single joint
yeah i get tingles
but then they turn into shingles when wind
hits the spin
and i'm back at square-one
yeah with no home-run
so no fun
was really done
in the sun

I TOLD YOU PRAISE (inspired by JOHN GRAY'S "WORSHIP IN THE STORM" MESSAGE)

Father, here i stand
in ah amazed
i told you praise
thank you for all of my days
i told you praise

yeah i said i'll neva leave
even when i grieve
i told you praise

yeah others come and go
but i know fo' sho'
i told you praise

Father i love you
put no one above you
i told you praise

yeah sickness may come
but i will not run
i told you praise

yeah even through storm
you kept me from harm
i told you praise

yeah even when my friends
blow like the wind
i told you praise

yeah even when my life-mate
says "cursed THE GREAT"
i told you praise

i will worship your word
i will worship your word
yeah eyes haven't seen
and ears haven't heard
i will worship your word

18 YEARS LATER

man, these last 18 years rough
yeah these last 18 years have been rough
yeah tears flow
because people had to go
yeah for reasons i still don't know
yeah that season was crazy
and it lasted daily
yeah, it happened to me
but it was just something i saw on my tv
that really happened
yeah where was The Captain?
i wondered
yeah bloody thunder
no words
no breath
just death
and people left
by themselves
or so it seems
since they lost their dreams
of whatever together
yeah i will never forget that day
and the way i felt
yeah because i wept in depth
yeah quiet as it's kept
i'm human
and what are doing
or did
effected this grown kid

MEMO TO SELF ( IN LOVING MEMORY OF GAYNELL MARSHALL)

memo to self
when your eyes cry
from your breath
about a love one's death
it's real
yeah your soul just can't sit still
about the way you feel today
about Grandma Gaynell
man, i wish i had a wishing-well
to bring her
because the fact that i didn't really get to her
or show her....
who i grow to be...
really bother me...
tremendously
oooowee, i wish i had a key
to heaven
yeah because i been without her
since i was 7
and now i'm 40
and feeling blue
for things i never knew
or got a chance to do
with her
yeah seeing as though...
we were living in another state
and her body wasn't doing so great
yeah i hate that she died
and she's not by my side
but she is in my heart
and in my tears
after all these years

SADNESS DID NOT STAY

sadness just came in
and set down like old friend
or like a kin member
but i don't wanna remember
feeling this way today
yeah i wish i could go outside and play
yeah go outside of myself
yeah go outside of my breath
and just fly around
because i hate feeling so down
yeah i just wanna smile
like a child
and leave to wild world behind
but it's not my time to shine
in Heaven
wow, tomorrow is the anniversary of 9/11
so much death
so many breaths taken
the wrong way
yeah hearts were broken
black and gray
yeah like i was today
but for i cannot say
but anyway,sadness did not stay
for long
yeah it just left my heart-home

i AM THE LIVING ONE (REVELATION !:18)

i can't run
or walk by myself
but i do breath
and a left hand
to write out God's plan
on this land
of dirt and sand
a.k.a man and woman
yeah i was born to do something
for someone
yeah before Jesus comes back
yeah the truth and fact
yeah no slack in my pants
let's moves, let's dance
let's take a chance
and stance
of love
and tolerance
yeah no offence
to the tense
and no fence
or walls
yeah just bridges
and halls
yeah wide
and side by side
yeah let's ride
righteous

9:28 P.M.

i wanna sleep well
so let me tell my self a story
and give God the glory
for letting live some more breaths
yeah i didn't see death fall on me
so i'm happy
and a little sappy
because my heavenly pappy
loves me life a dove
or a sparrow
yeah i still have the will of marrow
in my bones
as no i'm not alone
yeah i'm strong
like a clone
of Christ
yeah i still have real spice
how nice is this?
yeah i have been kissed
by the mister
yeah by the fixer
of faith
and grace
yeah i can almost taste
the pillow on my face
so good night
sleep tight

THE PARTING OF THE CLOUDS

gone to soon
like a balloon
in the air
where are you now?
i do care
yeah i care
you're whereabouts
but i have no doubt
that you are happy
to shout
that the clout
is the route
you should take
for heartbreak
to heal
so be still
yeah because
love is real
yeah so is death
and breath
so no self
yeah it's us
and trust
plus
more
yeah so soar
into the open door

SPACE-KISS

man, i'm such a dreamer
yeah give me the coffee and creamer
and then some
yeah lets walk and run
towards the sun
yeah a little heat
is fun
no i'm not talking about a gum
i'm no con
just a female version of son
yeah it is written
it is done
so why have fun?
well My Father said that i could
yeah he said my life would be good
yeah even when it's not fully understood
or clear
he's always near
and narrow
and he watches over me
his sparrow
yeah his bow and arrow
on earth
yeah where my birth
was first his thirst
or his thought
that got caught
up
in this abyss
or put the love list
that does exit
yeah man what a plan
what a space-kiss

WOW, WHAT A GREAT LANDSCAPE

i see the view
of my nephews
and nieces
and i study God's thesis
daily
yeah it's crazy
but i do believe
that my needs will get met
if i just let...
go
yeah let the blood....
flow
from head to toe
so flowers can grow...
beautiful
and strong
yeah to live long
and prosper
yeah maybe they will win...
an Oscar
or an Emmy
yeah i see many
in their view
or in their reach
but what i really look forward to...
is their speech
yeah they could...
preach
but it's more important...
that teach
about love and not war
i hope they open some doors
by sharing their core

INHALE

i take a deep breath
yeah like it's the last left
in me
yeah because it just might be
because you see
i didn't breath in me
God did
yeah he birthed the kid
from a rib
put some sauce on me
and then gave me a bib
yeah my skin became my closest friend
yeah when i couldn't even run
to have fun
in the sun
and in the dark
and he put the beat in my heart
so no i can't part
with my breath
by myself
yeah my death
is on a shelf
that i can't reach
so yeah father preach
on the beach of paradise
take my life
and make it nice
twice
with spice

PERSISTENCE

never pause
for a cause
that you're truly concerned about
yeah push through your doubts
or work them out
yeah use your clout
or your shout
to win the war
or open the door
for more
peace
to be released
or for more love
to be thought of
yeah be the glove
to the hand
of the man
who really needs it
more than you do
yeah be true
like glue
and stick it out
like a waterspout
yeah stay wet
and don't let
up
yeah no matter what
yeah butt to butt
and back to back
do not slack
or Take any smack

ASSISTANCE

i can walk in my dreams
yeah with no help from a friend
so Father when i get to try?
that in real-life
yeah without looking back
or going to sleep
yeah my soul weeps
about the secrets you keep
about my legs and feet
moving to the beat of my heart
yeah i don't want to depart
from my dreams
or the screams
from my soul
yeah yearn for my turn
i yearn to be whole
and in control
of my cerebral
yeah i don't want to need
people
for speed
yeah Father please
read my lips
and unlock my hips
so i can dip
into the divine
at least seven times

EXISTENCE

don't fake it
and my heart
don't break it
yeah if you like what i'm doing
don't ruin it
by your silence
because my mind is in love
with sounds from above
yeah when you speak
i get weak
but dream deep
yeah screams have meaning to me
so set them free if need be
yeah let me be the key
to your door
for more
yeah let me be
the love to your war
or the ceiling
to floor
but if you're not sure
say so
and if you are
let me know
or let me go
fast
yeah so
this too
shall pass

BLACKBIRDS SHOULD ALWAYS SING

the word can't should never be a thing
yeah i should always be able flap my wings
like a queen bird
yeah my words should always be heard
well at least by God, if no else
yeah because he is the one, who gave me breath
not death
and gave me a brain
not pain
yeah gave me legs
not pegs
bur i do need to be led
and fed
by him
yeah so when i swim
i don't sink
yeah because God doesn't think
the way i think
or blink the way i blink
but my should still...
get on the rink
or in the ring
yeah blackbirds
should always sing

VULNERABILITY

man, i just wanna be heard
i just wanna be kissed
i just wanna be missed
yeah i just wanna be this
yeah whatever this is
that i'm feeling inside
yeah while i'm on this earthly-ride
yeah i drop my aside
yeah no longer do i hide
my hurts
and my dirt
my tears
and my fears
yeah years of yesterdays grazed
my heart
and i eventually fell apart
and opened up
yeah like a flower
after a rain shower
yeah pain power
after hours of no love
yeah i'm 40
and still no wedding doves
or no master-bedroom bedding
on a king-size
yeah i still rest my head
alone
yeah right or wrong
my vulnerability
is so strong

CONTINUE TO GROW

man,i hope i live to see 41
and beyond
and i hope that i get to walk and run
yeah i wanna fly like a hawk
yeah lord, since you bought me with your blood
and washed me with a great flood
yeah and now i'm a beautiful rose bud
yeah water and mud...
can be a great thing
yeah because it can bring
you a reason to sing
to a king
with invisible wings
while on earth
yeah every birth
is a blessing
yeah because it is a lesson
yeah even with the stressing
every season
has a reason
to shine
or enrich our minds
or sight the blind
and all kinds of unloved
or so it seems
yeah it's okay to dream
and screams
yeah because it all has meaning
yeah even more than we know
and that's why i wanna continue to grow

MY PROFOUND POEM

man, if i wasn't writer
or an exciter
i would be dead
yeah an overdose to the head
because love is not getting fed unto obviously
or i just can't see how blessed i be
but thanks to writing
i'm still here
with a will to trill
yeah based on how i feel
and the grace i have been given
yeah i'm living
because of the lord
so yeah i can't afford
to be bored
with my life
no, not after...
what Jesus sacrificed
yeah he left paradise
and lived poor
yeah so i could be good
and have more
than i deserved
and so my nerves
should be working
yeah even when i'm hurting
and my friends are blowing in the wind
and man, even my sin
is used as good news '
so why should i sing the blues?
or bring my heartbeat down
because i once was lost
but now i am found

MY PARADISE POEM

in a perfect world
i'm that girl
that no man wants to leave
and every man wants to please
on their knees
no i'm not a tease
but i am a flirt
that has been hurt
but i do want to be in a relationship
that works
yeah put us in the dirt
and watch us grow
or put us in water
and watch us flow
or float
in a love boat
so rare and fair
and why?
'cause me and my guy
both care
about where we are going
and who is really all knowing
when the wind is really blowing
in every direction
but we must not forget affection
or protection of our hearts
yeah from the start
our God guard
must be...
secure
sure
and pure
yeah whatever that means
yeah even in the in between
kings and queens
my spirit will sing
with whoever my Savior
brings

I LIKE TO RIDE MY BIKE

i try
not to lie
to myself
or others
but my breath
is human
and my flesh be doing the most
sometimes
and my heart goes blinds
and my mind goes blank
yeah sometimes i don't thank
or respect the higher rank
and then i blink
and sink
in sin
yeah i feel the wind
against my skin
and it feels really good
knock on wood
man, i hope God understood
why i did what i did
or said what i said
or eat that kind of bread
and liked it
yeah i biked it
up and down the coast
yeah like butter on toast
i like to ride
my bike outside

MOTORCYCLE

i see blood on my sheets
and blood in the streets
yeah both of which makes weep deep
yeah i pray that Christ keeps me safe
and lets me taste grace
like gravy on a biscuit
or some molasses
on my rose colored glasses
yeah my past shouldn't last
this long
but it was Eve
that really did wrong
yeah and now i sing grieving songs
and if i birth a child
wow, it's gonna hurt
but i am willing to work
in the dirt
and in the dark
yeah my heat
is apart
of something great
so i should just wait
on my due date

TRUTH OR DARING QUESTIONS

man, why should i be jealous
or over zealous
when mine is mine
and yours is yours
yeah open doors
and solid floors
with so more
in store
yeah no war
or keeping score
or weeping myself to sleep
yeah death is deep
but breaths are better
for earth's weather
so yeah we're stuck here together
but you in your lane
and i in mine
yeah taking up space
and taking our time
but our days are already divine
or set in stone
yeah right or wrong
yeah thanks to our heavenly home
where no phone are needed
and believers greeted
with open arms
yeah no lucky charms
or silly tryouts
no just a reasons to shout

SUNRISE SERVICE

i'm chasing God
he chasing me
we're both in love
we both are free
yeah no lock
or key
yeah we just be
ourselves
with every breath left
yeah no death
to speak of
no just unconditional love
like a ball and glove
a tree and a root
a bowl and some fruit
our souls are whole
yeah we are in control
of the wind
and we are friends
to the end
yeah win or sin
no pretend
just some real deal fellowship
yeah as we take a sip of wine
straight from the vine of virtue
yeah no reason to hurt you
or me
or the rivers
and the seas
so thank you
and please
as we fall to our knees

HEAVEN ON EARTH 2

the only killing we're suppose to do
is kindness
and the only way we're really suppose to see
is blindness
yeah don't be spineless
or mindless
yeah be mighty
and right
and always go towards the light
yeah like a kite going towards the stars
or cars driving to the great lakes
with no break
yeah driving straight through
looking at all that is new
and thinking about the old
in the cold winter
or in the hot summer
yeah you wonder
in the thunder
and dance in the rain
yeah feeling no pain
or shame
yeah all in the name
of Jesus
who loved
who gave
who saved
us
from the grave
yeah no more slave
or wars
yeah just open doors
and golden floors
yeah an even scores
or the final short
on the clock

DADDY HOW DID I DO?

so did i write the poem i was suppose to?
yeah did i touch you like lovers do
because that's what i meant
yeah that's why i was sent
like Clark Kent
in Superman
yeah did i do enough?
with my hand
yeah did i land your plan?
for man right
yeah did i shine a bright enough light?
for others to see your insight
yeah i try to be a good kite
yeah i try to take big bite
of your word
and let it fly like a unique bird
yeah because i heard
that faith with works is dread
and you can't live off of bread alone
so have i done anything wrong?
in this area
of stranger things
yeah father when i die
will i get my wings?

MY THOUGHTS, DREAMS, AND IN BETWEEN

come on future
make me a wife
yeah put me in paradise
where everything is nice, twice
yeah spiced with joy
and dashed with pepper forever
yeah that's the weather
yeah me and husband together
yeah never leaving each other's side
yeah like Bonnie and Clyde
or Adam and Eve
yeah God's blood
is on our skin's sleeve
yeah so know
as the blow
and the stars glow
my eyes will always realize
that i'm blessed
by the best
yeah no contest
and no stress
as i rest
in my thoughts
dreams
and in between

BROKEN RECORD, BROKEN HUMAN

man, my mind
is still grimy
yeah i can't seem to leave my lustful dreams
behind me
yeah Father find me
because i am lost
so please pay my cost
again
from the wind
yeah because i have sin
again
Lord, will this cycle....
ever end?
and will you still be my friend?
and my closest kin?
yeah even closer than my skin
or should i say....
my messy flesh?
yeah Big Brother...
will i still be blessed

WEDDING CAKE DREAMS

my last name
isn't my real frame
yeah i'm waiting for mane
to change it
legitimately
yeah i want to be a queen
if you know what i mean
yeah i'm waiting
on my lion king
so my flesh is green
because i have seen
my dream
on someone else
and my breath
is dying on the shelf
or lying to my soul
and i feel real
cold
yeah because no one told
me
that lack of love
can make you feel real
lonely
at the top
of a weeding cake
yeah please Lord
give me a break

FACE THE GRACE

come daughter
walk om water
trust your father
yeah come my way
you are my clay
forever and a day
January to May
June to the December
yeah i remember
what i made
yeah all the ground
i laid down
yeah i birthed heaven and earth
first
and then you
it's true
my thoughts
got caught
in light
and salt
and then i brought
the wind
in your lungs, hon
walk and run
into the sun
yeah until
i say
well done