Category: Dances

You taught me how to liveAnd how to loveYou taught me how to make mistakesAnd how to learn from themYou taught me how to have funUsually at mom’s expenseYou taught me about dedicationAnd about perseveranceYou taught me about the quality of lifeAnd not about the quantityYou taught me that I was a survivorAnd that I…

Of course the day would be rainyThe last laugh on usThe funeral room was packedWe never expected so manyThe flowers were brightThe roses bringing us cheerThe grandkids drew you picturesAnd I gave you a CokeWe said her goodbyesWhile so many told of their memoriesI gave you a companionSomeone for the long trip aheadSo I laid…

The pain I feel is everywhereIt burns in my soulIt itches on my skinIt makes my tears stingIt rakes my emotionsIt screams in my mindIt is the tattoo needle on my heartIt is deep beneath my skinIt is my broken heartIt is etched into my very beingIt is the blood that courses my veinsIt is…

Broken truthBroken trustBroken heartBroken bodyBroken spiritSimply broken. I wrote this in early 2007, and had a tattoo to remind me it. I have since had it covered up. The original Broken Truth, Broken Trust Finding Peace with the Past

The bride is beautiful to the groomHe sees her in a radiant glowThat surrounds her in a halo The light is beautiful to the dyingBecause they see it as an endTo their mortal pain The music is beautiful to the blindThe sounds bring color to their mindAnd the beat massages their soul The wheelchair is…