Chapbook

 

Loneliness

Loneliness is just a phase.

I am ready to come out of this daze.

The pain is never ending,

time is never healing.

 

I look up and see no one

I cried and you didn’t hear me.

You saw the signs all around you,

yet you ignored what was there?

 

I dread this despair.

It left me feeling bare.

Again, Im crying out to you,

but still no response.

 

How much time do I have left?

Before I see the twilight of day?

Hopefully one day,

I will get my happy ending.

 

But for today,

Loneliness is just a phase and

I’m ready to come out of this daze.

 

 

 

Today

Today my life changed.

My father passed away.

 

My mother came home to spread the news,

it really put me in a bad mood.

 

No more times of fun,

Or bonding with each other under the sun.

 

The memories we had I will forever cherish.

Oh, how glad I was able to have known you.

 

I hope you know,

that I still and always will love you.

 

Today my life changed

My father passed away.

 

 

 

 

 Game of inches

 

It’s a game of inches they would always say.

 

Its iron sharpening iron,

 

it’s the grittiest man’s whit.

 

Inch by inch we move the ball.

 

To a common goal,

 

We want to score touchdowns coach give us the ball.

 

It’s a man vs a man, and there is no other way.

 

Who will be the victor?

 

Me or you?

 

Come share God’s greatest gift.

 

It’s a game of inches they would always say

 

The greatest game ever to be played.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Boys of Fall

 

They called us the boys of fall.

 

Kenny Chesney got that right.

 

Getting to wear our game day jerseys down the hall.

 

People cheering because of the boys of fall.

 

 

Running down the sideline through the fog

 

Early mornin practices in the fall.

 

We all just wanted to play ball.

 

Kings of the school and loved by all.

 

God you should see us we are the boys of fall!

 

The stadium packed on Friday night.

 

It’s such a beauty to be under those lights.

 

Battling it out through the night,

 

you would think there would be a fight.

 

A brother to my left and right

 

 

 

Oh, how I love being called,

 

One of the boys of fall.

 

 

One More Day

 

Can you smell the fresh southern air?

Do you see the tall green pines?

The light illuminates the horizon.

Still not a creature in sight.

 

I traveled down this road before.

It never seems to end.

Turmoil at every turn.

And always stretching on.

 

Why must I continue to go on?

Some may never know,

They say, “there’s light at the end of the tunnel”.

But all that I see is the vast land of nothingness.

 

Life is an interesting thing.

One minute you’re there then you’re not.

But hey what do you say,

I got room for one more day.

 

 

 

The Long Night

 

He clinches and holds me tight.

Why is he nervous?

I hear the thunder roar

crackle crackle  pow

Daddy, why did the power go out?

He assures me everything is alright.

 

 

An hour goes by and still I hear the roar.

Oh, how it grows much louder now.

Like a train zooming in the night.

The rain pounds harder against the door.

“Daddy what’s going to happen?”

“Son it’s gonna be a long night.”

 

 

Life

 

Life is like driving on a winding road.

You never know if you’re going to reach the final destination,

everyone approaches life in a different way.

You may press on the gas, while others slam on breaks….

Some stop along the way, some keep going.

You might run out of gas or have a full tank but,

you never know what is going to happen while you’re on the winding road.