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I close my eyes
in submission to perdition
ripping apart every fiber of my heart
for a prize I never sought

my parents taught
when love beckons
it will be a long and bumpy road
in fears, I will succumb

beyond defiance are its schemes
it will make you bleed and even scream
it will crash mercilessly
down to the core of your limbs

you will be possessed by its charms
makes you passionate and happy at times
yet often will make you lose your strength
and shake the ground you stand on

for mighty is its test
threshing every fiber
of your weakened flesh
and in desperation, ask

"is this all you got?"

alas! in your laughter
echoing in the ferocious wind
you kneel, and in silence
you know you are doomed

inside of you, you are crushed
shred into tiny pieces
and as the seagulls
witness your disdain

they, too, know
you are really doomed..
hopeless and all alone.

The knowledge I have given man
empowers him
to chart his own destiny
Will it be for his betterment
or his detriment
I can only wait and see

Life is like an old dirt road cut through many ledges
Because sometimes that is only where we are welcome
Like beautiful flowers growing up upon their edges
Or by a painted mailbox on the last stretch home
Our road is really not a road unless travel is allowed
Or weeds and trees will quickly make it disappear
Our road is not a road unless it is grated and plowed
For pot holes fill with water unless the snow is clear
After many passing storms they always needs repair
Swollen creeks at once will flood and wash away the fill
Every road is a fixed distance going off somewhere
Flat or straight, twisting or turning, uphill or downhill
They will always challange us wherever they will go
Sometimes they are empty sometimes they are full
For everyday we must travel on them whether high or low
Always make your journey happy whether you push or pull

This is for my father
Who was never there
Who never even took a second
To show how much he cared
So he can just sit back
And listen to what I have to say
See I've made my mistakes
And had a price to pay
But never would I ever
Do the things that you did
And never would I ever
Betray my own kid
All the lies you've told
All the secrets you've held
I know that you wouldn't even care
If I was burning in Hell
But that's ok
Because now it's all in the past
And now when I look at you
I sit back and I laugh
And who would've thought
I'd be in this situation
Graduating from high school to jail
And it's fifteen years that I'm facing
I'm not gonna lie
Sometimes I want to break down and cry
Over one little mistake
I end up losing my life
And sometimes, dad, I think
That if you would've been there
Then maybe life at times
Wouldn't seem so unfair
But I've said all I can say
Did all I could do
I just hope you realize, one day
This child belongs to you

If you have a lot of luck
For just two bucks
You can win over a billion dollars
You will win and holler
Goodbye crappy job!
Hello steak and lobster!
I think I'll buy a porche or some other expensive car
I'll fly to vacation spots near and far
I'll shop till I drop for crap I don't even need
I'll feed and feed and feed
I will never again be in need
I can afford to see a dentist or a doc
My doors I won't have to lock
Cause if they steal all my stuff
I know I can go back to the bank where I have more than enough
I will finally be happy all the time
Not having to wait till after I have been given my dime
Free at last, free at last, I will truly finally be free at last!

You are my evening star
I often think and wonder where you are
You live so very far
Please tell me I'm your only shooting star

Well it's all just a dream
But I still do believe it
I inhale the air but hurts just to breathe it
Countless hours I wait to perceive it
It's heavens show and I still can't believe it
(CHORUS)
Your gentle light touches everything
To me you're awe-inspiring
Your gentle light just shines on and on
On and on and...
Your gentle ways of touching me
Is why you're mine til eternity
Your gentle light reflects who you are

Can I play you some soft guitar
And listen to my repertoire
Don't leave me and go too far
For it's you I want my brilliant superstar!

Well you came rushing in like a whirlwind from heaven
The time stopped dead at quarter past eleven
I knew right then you were sent from the heavens
This is not a dream and my star is god-given!
(CHORUS)
Your gentle light touches everything
To me you're awe-inspiring
Your gentle light just shines on and on
On and on and...
Your gentle ways of touching me
Is why you're mine til eternity
Your gentle light reflects who you are

It is strange
how things that we see
and take for granted
in everyday life
should suddenly instil in our minds
a new awareness
of their presence.

A silent moment
a brief pause
from life's ever quickening pace
a moment of peace -
In times like these
a common thing
like a dried old tree
becomes alive with beauty.

It stands like a quiet sentinel
who has witnessed many an event
through time.
Time has passed by but it remains
silently standing there.
O tree!
What secrets do you store
in your noble branches?
How many events have you recorded
that man knows nothing of?

In your younger days
when you wore your mantle of green
you nested the carefree birds;
to their offspring
you gave protection.
When the sun scorched the earth
you gave them cool shade.
On a cold windy night
you gave them warmth.
How pleasant was their song
to your ear
as they sang a song of thanks
to you.

You were a playmate to the children.
When they romped at your feet
or climbed on your branches
you smiled.
Time grew older
and the children became lovers.
You saw them kiss in your shade
soft with the light of the moon
The aura of their love
touched your leaves
and you blushed.

Today
they have all gone away
but you still remain
silent sentinel
still waiting and watching.
How many untold events
have you witnessed
faithful keeper of secrets?

O that my soul could commune with you
and share of your rugged beauty!
Most noble tree
forgive me for my
once-waxen eyes.

The other day I saw a beautiful shooting star
However, it was close to earth and not afar
This was an unusual thing to see
For it was daylight – what could it be?

When I turned on the TV for the news
I eventually was no longer confused
The space shuttle Columbia had shattered on re-entry
Our country’s first space mishap of this century

Watching in horror, I couldn’t help wondering
In this time of pre-war pondering
If God took these 7 special souls for us to see
Just how precious and fragile life can be

Therefore, my wish upon this shooting star
Is that these 7 souls looking down from afar
Will know their job on earth and space is done
That now their home is among the stars and the sun!

It's a scientific revolution!
A superstitious quick solution

It's an intellectual inovation
A genetic remake of God's creation

It's Origin Mania in
perpetual transition

An Evolutionary Smackdown
of our Primal Condition

It's a host of theories
struggling for Survival

Anything they'll believe
But God and The Bible

Even the Stars are
dragged from their
lofty Height

And thoroughly Ravagged
of their Spectral Light

NOW..

Astrologically Persuaded
That from Stardust
Are we Dated

Stardust sprinkling
Earths Atmosphere..
Behold! The Pop-Up
People suddenly Appear!

But is the mathematics
of Human Logic
squarely the root
of Stellar Magic!

Or the Spontaneous Act
of a Living God..
Breathing the
Breath of Life
in a Lifeless Clod

An Idolatrous Imagination
Bows to Sophistical
Disinformation

And in spite of all
we Do and Think..

ALMIGHTY GOD
IS THE
MISSING LINK!

cafetwo2010

If I could be a star in the sky
I promise to you
Much delight
I would kiss you every night
Under the stars shinning light
Let you know everything is alright
Your safe now ,no more pain
We could walk down memory lane
With no one to blame
My love for you is still the same
It would be worth every second
Just to see those blue eyes
This time there would be no lies
No more tears coming from our eyes
If I could only be a star in the sky
Xx