Life past

I hear my neighbors, loud, happy and drunk
A bunch of kids celebrating their youth and rebellion
Careless, oblivious and immune to care
Happiness in their laughter is enviable!

I used to sound like that....

A better place

The young man in front of me at the cashier
Had his girl friend and her friend with him
Wanted to buy a bottle of soda for all of them but had no cash
In a society living on credit, he presented his card of credit

As with many of us, his card was declined
The cashier, another person working on credit, was being sarcastic
I've been there and I know the pain...
Neither his "girl friend" nor her "friend" lent him the one dollar

The shame... I've been there and I was behind him
Just one dollar....
I could have/should have bought the soda for him
Then I remembered my daughter
I can buy a bottle of soda for her with one dollar!

The young man went away...
With what intentions I'm not sure
Maybe he will lie, steal, cheat, rob, murder
So that he can buy a bottle of soda for his lover

I could have bought my daughter a bottle of soda
With that one dollar... but I should have bough it for the young man
So that he knows... the world is not out to get him...
And that he's not alone in this struggle

The one dollar could have bought my daughter soda...
I should have seen the bigger picture
A bottle of soda will not help her survive in society
But one dollar could have made this a better place

A mother, a wife and realist

The way she treats me is different in her different roles
A wife thinks I will die soon and that she will be free
A mother thinks that I will die soon and she will be alone raising the kid
A realist thinks that she should suck me dry of all my blood while she can...
She is right, I will die soon... Might be all too fammilier to her... I'm not her father....
But then again I'm a man... How people change....
She is a good mother and that's how she should think...
I'm glad my daughter has her...
When I die, I shall make it worth their while...

Being a Man

It's not easy being a man
Responsibilities, commitments and emotions tugging at you
Riteousness takes a back seat
But you do what a man has to...

And I looked back

I watched a gorgeous sunset the other day
And I looked back
I wanted to see the colours reflect
Off of your eyes

I woke up to a sunrise the other day
And I looked back
I wanted to see you watch it with me
While holding me tight

I heard a beautiful song the other day
And I looked back
I wanted to feel your arms around me
Dancing through the night

I loved a girl the other day
And I looked back
I wanted it to be you
As a matter of fact

I never left you the other day
And I looked back
We left each other
A cold hard fact

I realised the other day
And I looked back
I never got over you
My love still intact

I wanted you the other day
And I looked back
How can I hold her now
Her body's turned to Ash

Dirty Dream

Have you ever had a dirty dream?
The warm nights bring upon you
Have you ever had a dirty dream?
The sweat cools and sooths you

Have you ever had a dirty dream?
When your dream lover holds you
Have you ever had a dirty dream?
In the morning forget all she told you

Have you ever had a dirty dream?
Where Halley Berry called you
Have you ever had a dirty dream?
Where Angelina Jolie holds you

Have you ever had a dirty dream?
Where your dream love looks at you
Have you ever had a dirty dream?
Where her blue eyes reflect you

Have you ever had a dirty dream?
Where her face surprised you
Have you ever had a dirty dream?
Where she was the one right there beside you

Have you ever had a dirty dream?
About your wife who loves you
If so you had a dream
Of heaven that obsesses you

They say

They say it's bad, they say it's corrosive
They say it brings out the devil in all things
They say it hates the world and ruins lives, irrespective
They say

I know a man who loves to drink
Not because he has to but because he likes it
Once in a while he lets it take over
They say

When he is at the brink of consciousness
He mumbles worthless lyrics
If you only had the patience to listen to him
They say

It's the deepest truth he will ever utter
Under that heavenly state
No worldly bounds or superficial clutter
They say

Ignorance will treat it as rubbish
Love will treat is as humor
Friendship will treat it as the"good old times"
They say

Before he collapses, he remembers
And means every word
If it mentions you, should be honored
They say

Who ever thought a man could be so frail
Subject to mortal delight
I'm no better than any other
They say

From Adam and Eve to judgment day
The world would turn relentless
When a man stops breathing, it all makes sense
They say

Remember him for those words he uttered
In a state of clear mind
He meant it, liked it and may be even loved it
They say