Poetry, Lyrics, and Literary Work

Poetry (selections)

Nothing worse

When you think                                    Take a drink
That nothing can                                  And marvel at
Ever get worse                                      The universe

RIP Ryan Grove

They are falling in the battlefield of life,
They are falling one by one,
At times by two, and by many, and by few.
Fall they do, men at front, women beside,
And children behind, so Nature’s lied
That false promise of eternal youth
Lies bleeding next to bloody truth

Lyrics (selected)

I Paved the Path 

I paved the path from birth to death
With a trail of dollar bills
I sold my tears to the highest bidder  
And my blood for the cheapest thrills    

For death will march around us
Move on down the block 
And life will be as it once was 
One less hour on the clock         

The seasons move on round and round    
The days they flash right by  
And life or what it’s meant to be    
Is just a glimpse in tonight’s sky 

And she who would make all things clear    
shows up in a neon sign
Nude review! This means you too!
So go fetch your birthday suit

Or tutu if you’re feeling blue
And do be do, I say to you

I woke up once this morning
And a second time just now  
let me show you how it’s done
before I’ve got to run  

And beat the cars and beat the Sun
To go home one more time
To reach home one last time                    

For  if it’s you and what to do
And if it’s round and round we go       
For if it’s me and what to be
And if you find me set me free   

I’m off to see the  show
I’m off to sell the show
Where the dreams are made of

Thought clouds in a sea of snow
Where the drums beat time for  
The band has got to go