Change of Time

This is a poem I wrote on November 8, 2010. It's about how people come and go in our lives, and how sometimes we wish someone from our past will return into our life.


It's a change of time and a change of season
And I think I know the reason
Why things change and never stay the same
And why there is no one to blame


In life, people will come and people will go
But why they do, we just don't know
And I hope one day our paths will cross
And that the time won't be a loss

Can I Make You See?

This originally started out as lyrics I wrote with my sister in the mid-1980s, and then I used the title to write a poem in the late 1980s/early 1990s. When I re-read the poem a few years back, I wasn’t satisfied with how it had turned out. I wrote this version of the poem on January 12, 2009, and it's from the point of view of someone trying to find a resolution to an issue.


We may have different perspectives
We may not see eye to eye
We may not agree on much
We may refuse to see some truths
We may turn a blind eye to the other side
We may turn a deaf ear when we don't want to hear
But we need to try to open our eyes
And we need to try to open our ears
And face things we don't want to deal with
Can I make you see my side of the story
Or at least have you acknowledge my concerns?
But, if that can't be accomplished
I wonder if I can make you see
That we need to agree to disagree
So we can move on

Broken Hearts

This is a poem I wrote on December 26, 2008. It's from the point of view of a speaker wondering what they can do to help others who are in need.


See the forlorn-looking faces
Of people trying to live day to day
Without money, without food, without hope
And wonder what you can do
To mend their broken hearts and their broken lives
It makes you realize just how lucky you are
And even though your own heart might be broken
It is still filled with hope and love
Count your blessings and try to
Mend as many broken hearts as you can

Breaking Up

This is a poem I originally wrote back in the early 1990s when I was in high school. When I re-read the poem a few years back, I wasn't happy with how it turned out. I wrote this version of the poem on December 29, 2008, and it tells the story of what happens when rumors are spread about a relationship.


It all started
With the vicious rumors
Being spread behind our backs
Whispers in the hall
Claimed that we were breaking up
With no way of making up
What was fueling these gossip mongers?
What would make them think
That there was any shred of truth
In what they were saying?
As the day wore on
More details about this rumor
Began emerging from loose lips
Every piece of gossip
Claimed that you were seeing
Someone else behind my back
And that you were in love with her
Instead of with me
One thing led to another
And it escalated into a confrontation
With you telling me
That the rumors were true
And with me breaking up with you

Blindsided

This is a poem I wrote on April 26, 2010, and it's about being caught off-guard by unexpected bad news. I've had to deal with unexpected bad news several times in my life, but it never seems to get any easier.


Right now, I feel like I'm in a fog
And that I've gotten stuck in a bog
I was so blindsided by this news
I'm trying to figure out what I can do


Bad news comes when you least expect it
And you're not prepared for it one bit
And so I sit here feeling helpless
Wondering how I'll ever clean up this mess

Blinded By Love

This is a poem I originally wrote in the early 1990s. When I re-read the original version of the poem a few years ago, I wasn't satisfied with how it turned out. I wrote this second version of the poem on December 22, 2008; it's from the point of view of a speaker who has been deceived.


I thought I had it all
The great guy and the great life
I thought I was in a fairytale
That would never come to an end


Although I heard the whispers
Behind my back
I thought it was all gossip
From people trying to destroy our lives


My friends kept telling me
To quit being blinded by love
And that I needed to open my eyes
But I chose to ignore their warnings


But one day, it all came crashing down
When I learned that all that I had heard
Was true after all
And that I had been blinded by love

Blah

This is a poem I wrote on March 22, 2010. It's about needing to get things done but not having the energy to get them done. This was written during a point in my life where I was trying to juggle several things at once and was starting to feel a little worn out.


Once again, it's writing time
But inspiration seems so hard to find
So tired and everything's so rushed
Feels like my brain has turned to mush


Although I have devotion
Right now, it's so hard to find the motion
To do the things that need to get done
Right now, I just want to have some fun