When You Roll A Joint Out Of My Heart
And Smile Like Tears That Are Ready To Faint When Held In The Palm
Know That During That Moment Of Intoxification
You Are Fed On The Sorrow Of My Sins
That At The The Tip Of Your Fingertips
Your Lips Consume My Choatic Skepticism
The Fact That You Are Working Out My Salvation
With A Good Buzz That Lets You Wander Far Down The Alley Of My Soul
Where You Will Still Be Sensible Enough To Leave
But Only Once In Your Lifetime
Only Once Going To Where There Is No Address
No Leisurely Path Amoung Favorite Winds

The Nine Important Men In A Woman’s Life  The Doctor: Because He Says,
“Take Your Clothes Off.” The Dentist: Because He Says, “Open Wide.”

The Hairdresser: Because He Says, “Do You Want It Teased Or Blown?”.
The Milkman: Because He Says, “Do You Want It In The Front Or The Back?”

Why, Some One:
Love So Much,
Some One;
That His Or Her Absence,
Should Cause,
So Much Of Pain,
That, This Very Environment,
Around Us All,
Gets Saddened,
All At-Once;
Beyond All Measures!

That, Buds Refused To Flower-Forth,
And, Fruits To Ripe,
For Nurturing In-Womb Seeds,
For All Succeeding Crops,
To Come For Multiplying By Themselves;
For Future Merriments,
And Beauty-Cultures!

You May Not Like To Hear This…
But Your Entire Existence,
Has Been Based Upon Feeding Your Greed.
Every Belief You Have,
Stumbles When Confronted By Truth!
And The Absence Of It From Your Teachings.

To Say You Have Been Led Astray,
Would Be Like Leading Someone To Light…
Who Has Been Taught,
That The Brightness Of It Will Cause Them Danger!
And The Less It Reflects Upon Them,
Will Keep Them Protected!

A Gentle Word Like A Spark Of Light,
Illuminates My Soul
And As Each Sound Goes Deeper,
It’s You That Makes Me Whole

There Is No Corner, No Dark Place,
Your Love Cannot Fill
And If The World Starts Causing Waves,
It’s Your Devotion That Makes Them Still

We Had Stepped
From The Room Of Desire
Into The Further Room Of Love?
And Wasn’t It Sacred,
The Sweetness
We Licked From
Each Other’s Minds?
And Were We Not Lovely,
Then, Were We Not
As Lovely As Thunder,
And Damp Grass, And Flame?

She listens in the darkness, no sounds can she hear
The world is closing in on her, death she feels is near
Was it really worth it, trying to overcome the feeling
Her emotions she knew had been something she was never good with dealing…..
fear overtakes her and she knows she doesn’t want it to end
She tries to remember some good, maybe if she had just one friend
he was there, she only had to picture his face
Time was running out, was she going to lose the race?
She knew one time that he had indeed loved her so
Maybe just one more chance, she knew she couldn’t go
the sounds started to come back, her mind became clear
He knew she wasn’t leaving he could feel her near
She opened her eyes it took all she had in her
He was holding her hand when she began to stir
She smiled as she saw him and his face lit up like a light
I am back for you she was thinking, this time she won the fight!

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Tales And Dum Ta Dum Ta Dum Melodies
And Long Aside The Withered Sea
The Beach Ebbs And Blows
The Thousand Pebbles My Dreams Had Pinched Me With
At The Many Hours Spent In Solitude

Sleep Was The Kindest And Most Charming Lad Yet To Be
A Dream, Blue, Red And If Lucky Green
Comes To Me
As Though I Have Awakened Too
I Have

There Is A New Karaoke Machine On The Market,
You Carry It With You And Sing Wherever You Are,
I Begged My Colleagues To Give One To Me
Should They Ever Plan Gifts
June Warned Me Not To Bring One To Kingsley
Where We Shall Be Moving Shortly; I Saw Vistas
Of Possibilities, Terrorizing All With My Singing –
Even Worse Than Before
I Could Be A Person Whose Retirement Will Be In
The Interest Of The State Due To Deterioration Of
Work Performance, Not Due To Her Own Fault;
The State Will Be Better Off Without Me
An Official Who Is “burning” With Too Much
Motivation, Unable To Concentrate Or Focus
On Work – That Will Be Me; I’m Burning
Already, Give Me The Karaoke Machine
I’ll Show You What Enthusiasm Sounds Like,
Everybody Is Already Afraid When They Hear
My Maniacal Laughter, Old Nic Is Scared When
I Get Up, Hubby Says I’m Unbalanced
The Karaoke Machine Is My Key To Freedom!

Someone
Is Very Proud Of You

Someone
Is Thinking Of You