Desperate Dependence

This is a poem I wrote back in 1992 or 1993, during my senior year of high school. It's from the point of view of a speaker wishing that someone they know who has low self-esteem can find some self-confidence.


She thinks she can't
Stand on her own
She thinks she needs him
To prop her up
And that she is nothing
Without him
She has no sense of identity
She has no sense of purpose
Without him
In her life
I wish she'd find the strength
And the courage
To realize she's better off
Without him
And that she is
Someone special
Deep down inside

Darkness In My Life

This is a poem I wrote on April 25, 2011. It's from the point of view of a speaker who wants to get away from the darkness they feel in their life, and to find the light of hope. This poem mined feelings from my past from back when I was a teenager. Fortunately, I don't feel this way anymore.


Darkness seems to hang in the air
And it feels like it's everywhere
No matter how much I try to run
I just can't seem to find the sun


Oh, how I long to see the light
And to find my way out of this night
Eventually, this all has to end
I hope there's light around the bend

Dark Days

This is a poem I wrote on November 1, 2010. In it, a speaker is encouraging someone who is going through hard times to try and believe that things will get better.


When the world is gray and so full of rain
And it seems all that's around you is pain
It can be hard to have any belief
That there will be any kind of relief


You need to hang on and wait for the sun
It's only then that healing is begun
Just try to believe and wait for the light
And someday, everything will be all right

Dare To Dream

This is a poem I wrote back in the mid-1990s, and I want to say it was in 1996. It's about encouraging someone to follow their dreams.


When everything seems hopeless
When obstacles seem to stand in your way
That's when you need to dare to dream
And find a way to make it happen


When it seems everyone is telling you no
And that you aren't able to accomplish something
That's when you need to dare to dream
And show the doubters that they are mistaken


After all, if it wasn't for the dreamers
Life as we know it wouldn't exist
All the progress we have made as a society
Couldn't have happened without someone daring to dream

Danger

This is a poem I originally wrote around 1990, back when I was in high school. When I re-read the poem a few years ago, I wasn't happy with how it turned out. I re-wrote the poem on January 19, 2009, and it's about wondering if people should always think about the potential dangers that can happen.


We're told to watch out
Because there can be danger
Lurking around every corner
But should we live our lives
With such constant fear?
Should we live our lives
Constantly looking for danger
That is real or simply imaginary?
Or is it worth the risk
To simply forget about the danger
And to do what we feel like
Without thinking of the consequences
Of our actions?

Come Together

This started out as lyrics I wrote with my sister in the mid-1980s, and then I used the title in the early 1990s to write a poem. When I re-read this poem a few years back, I wasn’t entirely happy with how it turned out. I wrote this version of the poem on January 16, 2009, and it's about needing to come together to help people who are in need.


See the homeless people in the street
See the faces of the hungry and weak
See the lines at the food banks
We need to come together
In our communities and in our towns
To help those who may be down
And out on their luck


See the children who face abuse at home
See the children who are left alone
See the families trying to make ends meet
We need to come together
In our churches and in our temples
To help those who are in need
Of a helping hand

Choices

This is a poem I wrote in the mid-1990s, and it's about having to make choices during your lifetime and hoping that you make the right decisions.


Many times during our lives
We'll reach a crossroads
And have to decide which way to go


Use the information we have
To try and make the best judgment
And hope we've made the right choice


Unfortunately, we can't go back
And make any changes to our choices
No matter how much we would like to


Sometimes we're right
And sometimes we're wrong
But in the end, the choices we make are ours