Blame

Scribbling out the mischosen words
Caging the chosen birds
Sing to us your sweet melody
One that needs no redos, a true symphony

Perfection in your simple tune
Perfection in the craters on the moon
My scars are not quite so grand
My song is not something you can understand

From the ground to the sky
The voices that question why
Answers drift on the breeze
Offering nothing but a tease

Cards were dealt, cards we play
Blame the past for the mistakes of today
What is required, what we give
The choices we make, how we live

A simple tune so complex
Such little things creating ripple effects
Let no tears fall in the water
Cast in a lucky penny for no slaughter

I lost my voice in the fray
Turned a blind eye to feel okay
Plugged up my ears with a happy tune
Turned my mind away from the craters on the moon

And I scribbled out the truthful words
And caged once free-flying birds
And chose to hear only sweetness in their mourning song
 . . . I blame my hand - it was dealt all wrong

Between Me and You

Between me and you
Lies an ocean
Between me and you
We share emotion
Between me and you
There's so much distance
Between me and you
No resistance

Between you and me
We share our laughter
Between you and me
There's miles and miles after
Between you and me
You're in my heart
But between you and me
Is the space that keeps us apart

If You Care To Know

Like a pleasant painting
Lovely at a distance
Colorful and profound
Showing humility or omnipotence

The colors and the movement
That make you smile or cry
Things that make you feel
And think to question why

But move a little closer
You'll see all the detail
All the struggle and personality
That make it work or fail

You'll also see the mistakes
The faults and the quirks
The redos and the fails
The secret that lurks

With a pleasant painting
You may want to stay back
So you don't see the faults
The perfection everything must lack

But if you care to know
All the details that make the whole
Be prepared to find good and bad
In the painting of my soul

The Key To Happiness

When chocolate no longer helps
When the emotions get too strong
When the tears have run out
And everything feels so wrong

I'd like to say, "I'll be there
To help you through the pain"
But I'll be huddled in my bed
Hiding from the rain

I'm no prince charming
No knight so brave
I'm no wonder woman
I don't own a bat cave

I'm just me
And I get scared
I've run away
From people who cared

You see, hearts are so fragile
They so easily break
And my hands are not steady
They so easily shake

Do not hand me your heart
Unless you wish it shattered on the floor
Don't invite me in
Unless you plan to prop open the door

You see, my chest is too strong
My rib cage too thick
My heart must stay put
It is not an apple you can pick

My heart is guarded by Fear
And Expectations
By Worry and Pain
All armed with harsh guns

So, you see, you may not have it
It belongs in my chest
So don't give me yours
If you must, wear a heart-stopping vest

Keep your heart stopped where it is
Or give it to anyone but me
I'm not to be trusted
With your happiness key

Homograghs Of Life

Tears [water] behind the smile
Tears [rips] inside my heart
Tears shed in secret
Tearing me apart

I feel so alone
In the desert [sand] of my mind
How could you desert [abandon] me?
Combing through the sand, there's nothing to find

I signed a contract [paper] with the devil
That contracts [shrinks] my soul
I signed a contract with the devil
That's turned my resolve to coal

But I object [protest] against their worry
And I deny my [water] tears
Don't treat me like an object [thing]
Made only of pain and fears

I refuse [reject] your hand -
I need no pity from you
Your words are refuse [garbage]
There's nothing you need do

I won't present [display] to you my heart
It's not a present [gift] I will be giving
I loved you in the past
The present [now] is where I am living

I've wound [turned] the clock again
I've erased these wounds [hurt] of mine
So now let me forget you
So I can be fine

The wind [breeze] tousles me hair
While the stars wind [turn] behind my eyes
The muscles open your mouth
And out march the lies

Be gone, cupid's bow!
I bow [kneel] to you no more
Yes, once you were close [near] to me
But now it's time to close [shut] that door

You have no right to tear [rip] me up again
And I will let my eyes tear [cry] no longer
Tears were necessary for the time being
But now it's time to be stronger