BEGGING FOR NEW LEGS AND THEN SOME

Father, i pray

that one day

you will take 

this wanting to be 

romantically involved 

with somebody 

feeling 

away 

 yeah 

because 

this lack of 

love 

is 

is 

making 

my insides 

very blue 

and very 

gray 

so yeah, 

Lord

will you please 

reshape 

this clay 

or 

break 

my heart

and start

all over 

yeah Yeshua 

if i can't 

have a shoulder 

or 

a hand holder 

to help me 

with my pain 

or

when 

my eye's rain 

well,

 with no shame 

and

 in  Jesus's Name 

i ask you 

to 

please

do 

what you can 

do  

MONIQUE& NICAH (19 YEARS LATER)

19 years later 

we are both 

still here 

doing good 

and working on 

doing greater 

yeah

 somewhere 

where life 

is fair 

and onlyChrist 

really

 cares 

about our hair 

yeah 

long 

or 

short 

living 

is 

a sport 

so let's 

swing 

yeah

baba-boom 

baba-bing

WEIRD SCIENCE

 God 

am i 

just supposed 

to 

a woman 

with 

cerebral palsy 

just writing

words 

and 

fighting 

to be heard 

but Lord 

i feel 

like a real

turd 

is 

this

 right 

yeah 

day after day 

night after night 

Chapter after chapter 

yeah, i mean 

i try 

to keep my laughter 

but 

what's the point

when my joints 

don't even work 

yeah 

on top of 

no romantic love 

and people 

constantly 

me 

hurt 

THIS TEST of LIFE

God

i'm so tired 

but you have 

wired 

me 

to be 

here 

yeah 

that much 

is very 

clear

yeah 

even in 

my frustrated tears 

i guess 

and even in 

my lack of rest 

I'm obviously 

gonna be 

after this test 

of 

life  

SHOW-MAN-SHIP

 God

    please show people 

my pain 

and where 

exactly you regin 

over 

my shoulder 

yeah 

because 

all they see 

is 

boulders 

when they look 

at me 

and 

I'm obviously 

shook

yeah 

book after book 

poem after poem 

but 

when 

will i 

stop going 

through 

storm after storm

LOVE 2023

i want love

romantically speaking 

yeah

i want a man 

who holds me 

when I'm weeping 

or 

sleeping 

and 

who is 

not interested 

at all 

in 

creeping 

on 

me

yeah 

i want love 

sexy and free 

but 

mine 

all of the time 

ME IN THE FALL (1978)

man

God called me 

a long time ago

yeah 

he knew 

all that i would 

go through 

and still 

call my will 

good 

yeah 

he stood 

on the shroud 

and turned 

my heartburn 

around 

to his 

profound 

speech 

yeah

he preached 

he reached 

he called 

me 

in the fall

GOOD AFTERNOON, EMPTY ROOM

 good afternoon, 

Empty Room

sadly, i will 

see soon 

with still 

no physical 

plans 

with a man 

holding my hands 

as we are 

laying 

yeah 

that's all 

I'm sayin' 

with no 

playing 

just talking 

yeah 

no walkin' 

just wisdom  

sharin' 

and 

carin' 

with our clothes off

i suppose 

but only God 

really knows

GOOD MORNING, NOBODY

good morning, 

Nobody 

yeah, 

i wasn't invited 

to the party 

and hardly

ever are 

yeah

nobody 

treats me like a star 

or 

pick me 

in a fancy car 

to take me

to a classy bar 

yeah 

i woke up

alone

yeah

that still feels

wrong 

but 

I am 

strong 

i guess

yeah 

even 

with 

no romantic rest 

RATED R (REAL RACY RELATIONSHIP)

 Lord,

Where is my Adam?

yeah

Where is my orgasm?

or

my back spasm?

yeah 

i yearn 

to have 

a turn 

at them 

yeah 

i wanna 

swim 

with a man 

who knows 

where everything 

goes 

and 

exactly 

where 

to put

his hands 

and  foot 

MY HUSBAND'S LAP

man 

my body 

wants to get 

naughty 

with 

somebody 

but 

the bible says 

that is

wrong 

yeah 

because 

I'm alone 

yeah 

despite 

how strong 

i desire 

to belong 

or 

to have 

a marriage 

of 

my own 

yeah

no clone 

or 

no cap 

yeah 

before i take 

my heavenly 

nap 

i wanna 

sit 

on my husband's 

lap 

THE RIGHT TIME TO WRITE

nighttimes

are 

the worse 

but 

they gave me 

the best verse 

unrehearsed  

yeah

the nighttimes 

kinda quince 

my thirst 

of 

having an outburst 

or needing 

a psych nurse 

so 

wouldn't you know? 

i guess

I'm fine 

with 

my being alone

rhymes 

RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS

 man 

i'm tryin'

to squeeze 

more

out of this age 

44

yeah

before 

God closes 

the door

or 

turns the page 

yeah 

i wanna

learn

from this stage 

yeah

i suppose 

before 

the curtains 

close 

but 

only God 

really knows 

the blood flow 

of 

a man 

or 

the writing in the sand 

yeah

because 

we all 

came from 

his hands  

SURVIVIOR'S GUILIT

Girl

i don't  know why 

i'm still here 

and you're 

and 

i don't know why  

certain things 

are cold 

and certain 

are hot 

or 

just barely 

hit the spot 

but i can't 

stop 

my on clock

yeah 

says 

The Heavenly Pop

but i 

as i cry 

still  have

real 

survivor's  

guilt

yeah 

it's like

I'm laying 

in a 

naily silk bed 

from feet to head 

yeah 

my body 

has bled  

but 

I'm not 

dead 

MY PRAYER FOR NO MORE NIGHTMARES

 hello father divine 

it's nighttime 

so i'm not fine 

yeah

because  

my r.e.m.eyes 

are not 

blind 

yeah 

i swear 

nightmare 

after nightmare 

 just doesn't 

seems fair 

to my dreams 

without any screams 

HUMAN INTERACTION

MAN\

my skin

really needs 

a friend

yeah 

i yearn 

to feel 

the wind 

of

someone else 

hand 

in my sand

yeah 

and 

their lips 

on my land

strip 

yeah 

just take 

a break 

or a trip

or a dip 

down south 

with their mouth 

yeah 

i just want 

someone 

to wanna have 

fun 

when the sun 

is done 

MY GRAND QUESTION OR LIFE LESSON

Father

please 

help me 

not to be 

angry  

and 

unsure 

or 

is 

just me

 being 

insecure 

yes 

for sure 

i wanna 

know 

so i can 

grow 

from head to toe 

on the inside 

yeah 

so goodbye pride 

i push you to the side 

yes FATHER

AMEN 

TO YOUR PLAN 

NIGHTS ALONE part 2

MAN

there's something wrong 

spending nights alone   

or 

no one rings your phone 

or 

knocking at your door 

at age 44

or 

laying in you all's bed 

praying 

or 

playing 

or 

just 

rubbing 

each other's head 

yeah 

until 

God's  will 

is 

for us 

to be 

dead 

NIGHTS ALONE

MAN

the nights 

are so hard 

yeah i wanna drop my guard 

BUT

i can't 

yeah 

because 

ain't 

nobody 

gonna 

hold me 

tight

and tell me 

that 

everything  

gonna be 

alright 

yeah 

because 

there's 

no one

to love 

or 

in my sight 

AND BOY 

how that annoys 

or 

bites   

CREEP (CUDDLE RATHER EXTREMELY PERSONALLY)

i can't even kiss you,

 in my dreams?

Man, what does that, 

mean? 
EVERY-THING
yeah, 

when i yearn 

to be queen 

or 
a wife 
and it hurts
that I'm not 
yeah when 
the day clock 
stops
and i fall 

asleep 
deep 
and  i still 
can't will 

myself 
 to  creep 
 

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS

 MAN
i  wish i was 
a couple 
because 
i jus' want 
some love 
and i don't 
want 
to have it
alone 
so Baby 
come home 
whoever you are 
and make me 
your lady 
or make me 
your star 
and yes 
we will 
go far 
 with
 or without
a car

SNICKERS

kiss me long 

kiss me strong 

whoever you are 

yeah, 

jus' drop out sky 

my guy

yeah

make me 

happy cry 

yeah 

no lie  

no lie 

and neva say goodbye 

unless 

God tells you

to 

come back

and

 rest 

WITH ALL MY MIGHT, AMEN

GOD
i wanna say 
"Amen"
but i don't understand all
yeah, will i rise some more 
or 
will you close the door?
 on my nose
and just leave me 
to suppose 
what if 
i shirt 
to the left 
or 
to the right 
yeah God 
can't sleep 
deep 
at night 
yeah even in 
your glorious 
light 
yeah because 
i don't wanna die
yeah God 
even if 
i try 
with all my might 

Is someone sitting here?

God 

why do i have to sit so much?

without human touch? 

yeah 

without companionship 

or 

a honey- dip 

to a trip 

with 

or 

sip some wine 

with someone fine 

or 

someone kind 

or 

just with someone 

who's all mine 

all the time 

"SHE DON'T HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER"

     she don't have it all together 
Man, i neva said i did
she don't have it all together 
that's right 
i  missin' 
being a wife 
and haviin' ...
some kids
yeah to say
i did that 
today 
would wow
make me smile 
like a child 
yeah, 
real life 
Christmas-style 
but instead 
my heart and my head 
is 
waiting for bread 
yeah 
my feelings 
are so hungry
and so lonely 
yeah 
they need to get fed  

THE MANY SIDES of FRIDAY

 MAN 

Fridays 

brings out sides 

of me 

that oooweee 

i wish i could hide 

or y'all didn't have to see

yeah which is :

lonely and freaky deeky 

and maybe a lil...

sneaky 

BUT

that's how i always feel 

fo' real 

yeah my hormones 

hate to be still 

and will to be...

yeah, i crave 

a date 

like

a teammate 

needs 

a glove 

I'M JUS' LONELY FOR LOVE

 MAN 

i wanna be 

want 

romanticly 

and 

sexually 

ooo ooo wee

yeah i yearn 

to be free 

like a prisoner 

whose been locked 

for 23 

for 3rd degree 

do you hear me? 

well, don't fear me 

yeah

because 

clearly 

I'm jus' lonely 

for love 

isolated 23

    God
i feel 
so still
and alone 
in my home 
yeah 

because 
 there is 
no romantic love  
to speak of 
or no friends 
walking in 
to defend me
but i seem...
to scream 
or get free 
MAN 
y'all don't understand 
how much...
I'm tryin' 
to get out of...
this quicksand 

MAN, THIS IS TOO MUCH BEDROOM FOR ONE PERSON

 i wish i had a man 

in my bed 

to lay my head 

on 

yeah someone nice 

someone strong 

and we just totally 

get along 

like a song 

and an artist 

yeah 

a very happy harvest 

moon 

in tune 

with the big balloon 

in the sky 

yeah  this is what i want 

before i die 

or cry myself  to sleep 

yeah i am 

so damn

 tired  of counting sheep

NO PURPLE BRIUSES PLEASE ( 800-799-7233)

MAN
words hurt 
just as much 
as 
physically violent 
touch 
so yeah 
please 
back away 
with even 
the things you say 
to others 
everyday 
yeah 
no hurtful 
wordplay 
should ever stay 
around 
and yeah 
no bruised 
bodies 
should ever 
hit the ground 
because of 
a pound