Muzak

They'd come with

A cartoon picture

Of a strange accident.

I tugged my shoutlder.

I was trying to hit the

Quadratic equation.

The poison was gifted

from my teachers.

I was listening to music

And was never asked

who had reason. ... more

Lamp of Hope

Grayed to mark the slipping years,

I say "Just leave me alone,'

Who by a life know conquers fate

Get a new car and buy your own,

I light the flickering lamp of hope,

That I will never know,

The fox is sheltered in his ground,

Where I shall never go, ... more

Let Me Die Laughing

Let me die, laughing,

What can a mortal do?

Go forth with an open mind,

Hullaballoo, Hullaballoo, Hullaballoo.

Let me die, laughing,

So I won't have to pay a price,

My past sins are forgiven,

For what I eat, which is nice.

Let me die, ... more

The Gripe

There's a part of the sun in the apple,

And the summer days are hot

There's a part of the moon in a rose,

And I look too far ahead, like it or not.

Let me keep on working,

Hold my nose and my aching back,

Tackling tasks left undone,

I speed my way in fiery-footed track.

Right Now

I have a cup of common clay.

And I think of problems to do,

The coffee of a living dream,

For the future is looking at you.

Marking My Horizon

Let me be kind in word or deed,

Castles built in Spain

Set a seal upon my lips,

With platitudes of pain.

I have closed the door on doubt,

That is forever gone

I will go by what light I find,

That marked my horizon.

Who creates shall ... more