written 1999
Mentioned words in time. Confirmed. The subtlest of lies. Play the part, one man’s heart. To damn the man’s belief.
“The whole of this afternoon, for… To dally among the flowers, And I shall recall some lyrical v… For these hours. Shall I tell about Helen of Troy…
Their lives are too short They worry too much They need to slow down And let time catch up The kids grow too fast
Rip Van Winkle’s catchin’ Z’s Escaping from society From guns and drugs and alcohol Wife beating child beating And that ain’t all
Your eyes close And Thoughts fill your head Of A pure and simple innocence
Grandpa is a cockeyed, potlickin’… Who’d rather be working at shearin… Than sit and lounge around all day… Until the stars come out and play. And his stories, every one is true…
Why does she cry these tears, For they belong not to her But to a child of the night. Who is this child that chooses to… Between parked cars at the edge of…
He lies on a pillow of dreamless n… In a bed of damaged feelings. He sleeps in a room of forbidden t… In a house of bungled dealings. He lives in a town of lost hopes,
Pain is so painful Pain is strange Pain is unpredictable Pain is living with someone Who doesn’t love you;
A child... Brought into this cold world not o… Brought here to face the challenge… Full of curiosity; so eager to har… How the pieces fit together in thi…
Sweet baby of hers Asleep on her shoulder, She holds her close As you drift in slumber, She dreams of days
By chance, where are you? He always hears a call After looking so much, Not even a glimpse of a person. There are many insisting messages
Sallie, you never held her In the warmth of your arms. Sallie, you never smiled And cooed at her. Sallie, she never gazed into
They wait for the snow to melt, th… And to see the children playing in… The snow is gone but the sun doesn… In their own worlds, how does it h… Family, friends and total stranger…
Such a heavy heart, So crushed by fear— She never meant to lock Her love from you, dear. Her deep love for you