Rude Neighbors

My neighbors are rude, loud and crude
Wish that they weren't this way
Woke up today
at five in the morning
to their amazing cussing alarm

Though the walls are thin
I'm certain that
I shouldn't know as much as I do
about the way you live your life
and that he may be stepping out on you

Never had these issues 'til you to moved in
Never felt like ear plugs were
a necessary night time accessory

A french horn player and night time moaner
loud music alarms and snorer extraordinaire
were all I had in days gone by
I long for them to return to me
as the early morning cussing
is pure misery

Certain Situations

It's a little complicated
and a tad confusing
luckily I've chosen
to find it quite amusing.

Certain situations
are just beyond control
learning how to handle them
is my ultimate goal

It's a little complicated
and a tad confusing
luckily I've chosen
to find it quite amusing

Uncertainty seems endless
but resistance isn't futile
Stay the course and you shall see
what you desire is worthwhile

It's a little complicated
and a tad confusing
luckily I've chosen
to find it quite amusing.

So many new experiences
can be emotionally draining
Bombarded by life's little idiosyncrasies
but I'm not complaining

The Plunger

Nineteen years and never a worry

even when coming and going in a hurry

Do your business, flush and get out;

Worked like a charm

with never a doubt.

Nineteen years and now at this juncture

in my bathroom I have need of a plunger.

What do men do in that tiny white bowl

that makes the porcelain gods

act like common trolls?

Back up and over flow

Were not on my agenda

but that was the new plan 

at my hacienda.

Nineteen years now there's this crisis

please someone give me the power of Isis

I need to remember there are bumps in the road

I need to remember my humble abode

Is now home to two

who do what they do

I can't control it all

No matter how I try

situations happen

That I cannot deny

I can't control it all

No matter how I try

Since this isn't Highlander

then no one has to die.

Nineteen years of on my own

Now I am not living all alone

Deal and then get over it

It's just some plastic on a stick.

We Must Live Not Just Exist

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Making grown up choices
Doing adult deeds.
Life is very delicate
Can we meet our needs?

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Worried for the future
It has to be better than the past.
Have we found our ever after?
Can we make it last?

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Tempted by nostalgia.
Held hostage by fear.
Must make the right decision
The end of  the year is drawing near.

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Can't go on like this forever
Can't keep clinging to what won't last
It's alright to live your own life and
remove yourself from the past.

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Guilt, fear and anger
in their grasps lie the danger
don't let them win your inner war
Turn on the light show them the door.

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Nearly Missed It

This moment almost escaped me

This excellent opportunity

to poor out my heart and soul

I nearly missed it

this chance to fix it

this feeling of being 

not quite whole

What I mean to say

is that I didn't

let it get away

I've reached out and

seized the day.

I nearly missed it

this chance to fix it

this feeling of being 

not quite whole

almost but not quite

but I held on tight

to use it to my heart's delight

I nearly missed it

this chance to fix it

this feeling of being 

not quite whole

almost but not quite

but I held on tight

to use it to my heart's delight

I Want to I Do

I want to write
I really do
I want to say
something that's true
I want to compose
a thought
so new
that everyone
ponders til they
turn blue

I want to write
I want to
I do
But not today
as I've so much
to do

My life's
running wild
I must
recapture my
inner child
My life's topsy -turvy
whirling away in a flurry
My life's coo coo nutty
My life's in a state
I want to write
but it's just way to late

I want to write
I want to
I do
But not today
as I've so much
to do

Be yourself

Do whatever it is you want 

as long as you

Be yourself

Save the world

Embrace prosperity

Teach the young

Listen to the old

Reinvent a way

to be quite bold

Fix your body

Your mind

Your soul

See a new surge

of life unfold

Leave behind

That unwanted mess

Embrace your inner

Happiness

Don't think.

Don't expect.

Don't say anything

You might regret.

Time Slipping Away

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

I'm losing my mind.
I'm falling behind
I'm finding it hard
to stay in line.

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

Breathe in. Breathe out.
Let the rat race run out.
It only takes a moment to do.

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

Do what you need to do
but always take a moment for you.

Walk,Don't Walk,Yield,Stop

always take a moment for you

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

There's so much to do

 but I don't know why
I can't seem to finish 

no matter how hard I try.

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

Tired of all my responsibilities
Wish I could have a life of ease
Fortunate to not live in misery
No one said this would be a breeze

Here am I

I am here

Filling up on kindness

Awake yet dreaming

Asleep yet aware

I am here

Little idiosyncrasies

that say a thousand things

influence what I feel

I am here

So many choices
So many voices
So many words

I am here

at the dawning 

of a new day

I am here

Feeling lost
hoping to be found

I am here

Focused
Beloved
Ideal

I am here

Another day
Free to create

I am here

Another day
Free to celebrate

Adrift in Limbo

The wind blows

yet I feel no cold

neither do I feel

the heat.

 I am numb to 

its temperature.

I know it exists

because my

clothing shifts in space

but as to hot or cold

I do not feel a trace.

The sun rises;

is it warm upon my face?

I know the heat is there

in every radiant flare.

I know I should

be warm

but my body does not care.

I am here

and it is there.

The moon comes up;

a  soft, silent circle.

Is that the man staring

down at me

or just my sensitivity

to what I wish to perceive?

Moonlight clear and bright

bringing shadows to the night.

I am not filled with fright

nor do I feel delight.

Emotionless seems to be

my current plight.

Awake yet dreaming

constantly teaming

with incessant thoughts.

Asleep yet aware

of that I do not dare

make concrete

within my turbulent thoughts.

Adrift in limbo

my stance

akimbo

I need a symbol

on which to pray.

How do I get to 

where I need to go?

When will my path be
clear I need to know?

How do I get to 

where I need to go?

Time moves quickly

and yet I'm going slow.

How do I get to where I need to go?

Adrift in Limbo.

My stance akimbo.

The door seems closed,

please open a window.