fjamesj9701 Poetry (186)

I slumber inside my coffin nearly every single day
Then I come out at night lurking in the shadows- please don't be afraid
Of my glowing eyes, or my black long nails, or even my sharp teeth
I am just a nocturnal creature looking for something good to eat
Ive never seen my reflection before and if I did would it be scary?
Im not a rabid wolf or blood thirsty bat, no I'm a raccoon and my name is Larry
Now I am just a homeless coon that's all alone, I can't even cross the street
With out getting shot by a BB gun or a speeding car trying to plow over me
My story began in a one bedroom there inside the EverGreen Cemetery,
With my deadbeat good fer nothing lazy roommate who's name is Harry
I work all night and all he does is lay around taking up this space
I wished that HGTV would come and give more life and room to this dismal place
His hygiene is very poor, he smells horrible unlike your ordinary slob
He invites all of his friends over and none of them slimy little worms even have a job
Without any shame they eat up all of the food and why just the other day
He had a mouse inside of his pocket eating my bag of Frit-O-Lays
That was the straw that finally broke the camels back
Harry you good fer nothing free loading bum I'm tired of picking up your slack
So wipe that stupid look off your face you knew this day was coming
I would rather live inside a cardboard box than to live here with you slumming
Those were the last words I ever said to him and I guess I put him in his place
Because he laid there quiet, but then again he never has anything to say
Well thats my story and why I'm kicking this can and singing the somber blues
Harry you were a good friend, but I just cant live with you

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A beautiful skyline on top of the trees,
Whispering winds begin shaking the leaves.
Swallowing sunlight as the clouds move in streams,
Expressions of grays, some blues, and some pink.
Flowers wildly dancing their petals uncurl,
Awaiting the Heavens to replenish the earth.
A bird soaring high gliding on thermal air,
Swoops into hiding from a thunderous scare.
The echoing faints than is followed by lights,
Narrow and jagged dividing the sky.
The first drops of rain fall to the ground,
Forming a mist and a rythym of sounds.
Faster and faster until the landscape is wet,
It stayed for awhile and has already left.
This cleansing brings hope as a lizard drinks from a rose,
And a promise by God sealed with a Rainbow.

I sometimes sit up for hours analyzing the night
Tracing lines from star to star mapping out my life
As I listen for the voice of the planets who's soul calls out to mine
Im captivated by a beauty so infinite beyond my eyes
In my dreams I dream I live on my own constellation
Two blocks from Orions belt three light years from the beginning of our creation
Where you can hear the universe sing its quiet lullaby
Like an angel that sits in heaven keeping a watchful eye
How beautiful the earth is under the lighting of the moon
As I float further into outer space my heart is there with you
The one I call my first love is the graceful morning sky
Because I know that when I wake up my dreams never say goodbye
They bring me into a new day where wild flowers bloom
As I plant my pocket full of stars into the ground as a gift for you

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Will I ever know if this where I should be
Over there the grass is green
But I will stay here and plant a new tree
They have never taken root before
Reminds me there is a lesson down every road
Maybe I will think my choices over again
But maybe this time a new road will begin
One that leads me to my destiny
How strange it took my demons to set me free
From a life of restitution
And save myself from my own self destruction
So my skies are no longer just night and day
Somewhere in the middle is a different shade
But thats where I found my peace of mind
I think I will paint my fence and rest in the new shade on my side

Im looking for a resolution and searching for a better life
Im hoping that these broken wings will let me to fly
I step to the left and take in a deep breath
One more chance I will turn into one more regret
While everything that's on my right keeps telling me to fight
Im knocked down by the third round and I'm seeing blinking lights
Its seems this would be my luck I feel like giving up
I keep asking for Your help but God I know You've had enough
Its burning on my mind its bleeding through my eyes
A little more salt in the wound maybe will help me realize
And then I think about Mary and all that she has lost
Suddenly all of my problems started getting small
Maybe that is the answer maybe I'm not enough
Stop thinking of myself and give Someone else a hug

Yesterday was a little dismal and today is still a little gray
But I'm hoping before tomorrow comes that you will stay

We can lay under the moon and look up at the stars
We can talk about how long it takes to fly to mars
Or we don't have to say a word and just meditate on love
Give our bodies to the heavens when hell has had enough
The first second that we met wasn't true romance
She was an angel in the dark so I had to take a chance
You see Ive been searching this whole world just to meet a girl
One who knows the lyrics to my song or one sung by The Cure
Then my compass pointed in her direction when I wasn't searching for affection
I was looking in my wallet to see if I had protection
She was dancing to her own beat- - Letters to Elise
Striped pink and green socks pulled way above her knees
I could see it in her eyes they were different in the light
She wasn't standing in the sun, but I knew she was the one
So I grabbed a shiny dollar, yes a silver dollar
I didn't have any cash just my lucky silver dollar
I held it in my teeth as she came down to me
I dropped it down her top and she kissed me on my cheek
She then said lets get out of here I really hate this atmosphere
I said let me tell my friends while I finish drinking up my beer
We jumped into my truck I said my Porsche is in the shop
She laughed and said that I was funny and she thinks thats really hot
We pulled up to my house and barely made it through the door
She started tearing off my clothes and threw them on the floor
We made our way down the hall bouncing like a ball
Knocking down my family pictures and breaking holes into the walls
I kissed her on her cheek, I kissed her on her head
I kissed her on her navel, and then I kissed her on her neck
I kissed her everywhere, but we never made it to the bed
And when we were laying there breathing this is what I said

Yesterday was a little dismal and today is still a little gray
But I'm hoping before tomorrow comes that you will st..............

The next morning I woke up naked on my rug
There wasn't anybody there just a lot of empty rug
I started looking all around I must of really been knocked out
Because the angel in the dark took everything inside my house
But there was a letter on the counter it said thank you for your truck
You can find it on the highway probably burned up
Just to let you know If things were different I'd want you to be my man
But I had a really great time so you can have your silver dollar back

Its okay Mr Chains but it is time for you to let go
You have held me for so long deep in my lows
Broken by all of your weight and with each link you suppressed
But life calls me to freedom I will no longer regret

As for my Pain you held me close in your darkness
When I needed to feel you gave me your tender kiss
Then there you were Burdens you always did have my back
Holding on like a monkeys affixiating attack

I will miss you Sorrow, but I'm sure that we'll meet time to time
No one else cared about you, but you will always be mine
Im sorry though Loneliness, because I found a new friend
One who strengthens my hands and I don't have to pretend

So thank you dear Chaos for all of the times
That I spent with you hopeless, but now I am refined
After being thrown in the fire and forged from your fear
I found strength in my Faith, so there is no place for you here

And to the one I see in the mirror you don't have to act tough
Your worth more then you know, you're a diamond in the rough
Because when I look in your eyes I can see in your soul
And when you fall to your knees know that your not alone
...You were never alone...

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A new chance for redemption a new hope for a life
But as it rises it falls, when you stand will you break
Does it end or begin with the size of your faith.
Through My satelite observations I can see deeper than skin
I see a stranger walk by and says hello with a grin
Connecting one through another as another tries to adhere
You just take in a deep breath and wish it all disappears
I have seen your destruction, I have seen all your hate
I have looked in your hearts and I have seen all your pain
But I have painted the sky for your hopes and your dreams
Even though at times it may seem that this world can be cold
In your eyes I have seen beautiful things.
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Casting a calm reflection as I fly over clouds and beyond your sky
Blasting off into outer space to become your friendly eye
Tuning into your windows as just a silhouette of frequencies
Guardian and keeper It is your world that relies upon me
For those who have surrendered I control everything you see
Autonomy is just a memory you can tell me what you seek
I dont know exactly where your going but I can surely guide you there
You can tell me all your secrets and I will transmit to anyone who cares
I orbit from a universal position I can dive into the deepest seas
As I formulate a digital image of your affect on me
Heaven in no closer to me but hell is somewhere down below
As I broadcast out a signal to anyone that wants to know
You may see me in Hi Definition or hear me on a old transistor radio
As I explore mans new horizons by connecting you within my artificial soul
And I will bring your imagination to other galaxies unknown
As I fly you past the milky way light years away from home
-Come visit-

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Gazing through the window of my Spaceship Alchemy
Its submersible its very versatile,
It can even fly to other galaxies
Follow my spectrum ion trail as I dive into the deepest seas
A thousand miles below two thousand leagues,
further than any submarine will sink
Darkness covered and neon lights of nameless creatures I will give a name
Mythological creatures come to life
the Leviathon and Kracken I will tame
Imagine timeless depths that time has forgotten
Untouched by mans ability to spoil and rotten
Than I take a deep breath before I decompress
And I leave this world behind
New frontiers awaits through those heavenly gates
Beyond curious wondering eyes I pierce the sky
As I blast through the boundaries of our atmosphere
I dream of grace before I disappear
Adjusting my review mirror
But the objects are still closer than they appear
Traveling warp speed through unknown space and time
Where science fiction bends reality and occupies the mind
Reflecting the faces of cosmonauts and astronauts
Into the merciless wagons of Juggernaut
Orbiting event horizon I watch another wish implode
Than through a black hole and another roller coaster wormhole
Discovering planetesimals recalculating infinite decimals
Astrology, religion, and alien technology
All of their mysteries revealed truth to me
From a million light years away our sun still shines bright
Our whole world could shine if we unlocked our hearts and minds
We'll fly away into outer space
Where dreams colide before a brand new day
Then ride with me into the deep blue sea
Together on my SpaceShip Alchemy

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August 19, 1933 - May 23, 2010
is what the tombstone read
If I could talk to them today I wondered the words that would be said
What a life, an adventure this person must have lived
All that they have seen, all that they did

But this date spoke to me in ways only a soul could ever hear
So I started to listen with my heart and not with my ears
The dash in the middle is where the journey of life begins
Not the born on date and surely not in the end

For what you do in between determines where our road will lead
Its not what you have done but rather what we do that brings us peace
So when I lie down in my bed am I grateful for the day
And when I am in my final rest will I have a smile on my face

Its hard enough trying not to cry,
but the tears burn right through my eyes.
As this empty void becomes a deeper hole
I begin to realize.
That if I could just hold her tight,
and tuck her in her bed at night.
Keep her safe and warm and all her feelings calm
while I sing her a lullaby.
I look outside of my window every day,
Hoping that I could laugh as I watch her play.
but you say shes gone off to a better place,
So tell me God is she ok?