Blackbird Poetry

Why do you ask when it's not yours to know? Why do you always say things that leave me wanting more? When I hear your voice it's more than just a song.... It's the passion that keeps me turned on... Could this be forever, of wanting you so near? Right now you're miles away, would it be the same if you were here?' Desire is a loud noise that screams from my soul These inherent urges keep me from being in control. Could you stop asking me if I'm finally over you? Why would you ask, if it wasn't madness for you too... ?

Twilight and midsummer nights, The forest awards from her sleep. The fairy elves dance in the new fallen snow, And the sleepy-eyed owl watches them. She keeps them all under watch Guarding them ever so Willing to protect their Mystical play Yet careful to never be heard!

We were good friends-  So many times Pass before my mind Good times- happy times So many times. I did trust you Only to have you Spit in my face and walk by. Our time together was remarkable Till it wore down to a single thread And was ripped from beneathe the Feet in which I walked. I thought of you as a true friend Trustworthy and lifelong Our eyes sparkled at the plans that we made Only to drip from our lids As the dreams faded away. Successes turned into jealousies And jealousies into bitterness. Now our eyes meet And we see incomplete plans Both of us hating the other for not following through What started out as the truest of friendships failed to last And the roses we had once Have crumbled from the grip we once held.

Fantasies were once All that I held, And dreams were Everything and more. Yet now I see What is now in my grasp And I realize my search Is for more. I've walked for miles With barely a clue Thinking just a smile for me would be fine, But what I want now Is suddenly becoming clear And whatever I choose will be mine.

I caught him staring at me today While I worked busily As he tried to quickly look away- He was wondering what his brother saw in me. I caught him starting at me today With his eyebrows raised Beneathe his silver rimmed glasses Wondering what his son saw in me last summer. I caught her staring at me today With just a moments glimpse Knowing I would never measure up To what her son deserved. I caught her staring at me today With nothing but an eyeful Wondering what her brother saw And wondering if it would last. I caught him staring at me today My eyes questioned the reason of his glance And suddenly I knew, he wasn't looking at me- He was noticing the lash upon my cheek- As he quickly brushed it away. I noticed him watch me with his grandma- And as I hung out with his friends, And I knew- what they thought of me didn't matter... And it probably never did.

You're asking me You're asking me to tell you to move on That I'm happy where I am And with whom I belong. You're asking me to tell you that I'll be alright That I'll be the distant memory  On the darkest night. And I know just what you say  Is so right But it's hard when my  Heart refuses to see the light And I know just what you're saying Rings so true Yet it's hard to get my emotions round getting over you. And I want to be the girl That is so proper and perfect And I want to be the girl,  The one you'll never forget, the one you'll always respect. So you're asking me to tell you to move on That life as we know it  Will go on.  And yes-  Life will go on, and on So if you want me to tell you To move on, that I'll be alright To give you back your heart In exchange for what is right.   That's what I'll do-  I'll tell you ....(goodbye)

The other night I saw you, Sitting at the bar Lights flashed as the music grew And I wasn't even fully sure if it really even was you. Nights we had talked of things needing change... And we were so ready to speak of change, and the ills of the world. And ways we'd become involved. This night that I speak of, your eyes were full And I've never seen the sight of what must've been deep on your mind. The drink that you held- or was it the drug that you were on- Kept me far, far at bay. And although I was with someone else,  I was your confident and friend.... But this night I was no one to you but a stiff passing by. I tried talking to you- but you refused to talk and you looked the other way.  And I looked at you anyway, as you continued to look through me.  You never pretended-  you just were.you were jolly and witty,  made of ideas made of both whiskey and honey and that's what I loved about you. And I wish I could say, that my dreams l...

Childhood- A time of playfulness? Could I be happiest Away from these walls? Abundance- All means enslavement to me... What I must endure to be So much as loved. Experience- Times of innocence... Why I am dependent here Here in his home? Affluence All seems so exquisite to some But does anyone know the real reason I don't want you to leave? With nothing to lose And with everything to gain- Just taking a chance to run- And to break free from the pain. Memories. No more distant storms Awakening to a brighter norm Away from his fist. Happiest Than I've ever known. Keeps me from going home. Here's where I'll stay.

Mohito Can't stop me now My heart's in full motion Though other's would stay In true devotion But it's just time lost While waiting for fun,  You'll never believe me,  Till it all comes undone.  Never have faltered Am I willing to try?   Never get what I wanted,  Do I even ask why?  So the pendulum swings,  Which way should I go?   I'm going down South  For my lone Mohito. 

The Grass May Never Be Seeing you makes me laugh,  And to sing,  But I know the grass isn't always greener.  When I'm around you the time just seems to  pass,  But I know the grass isn't always greener.  That's what they say The people who don't dream They say it's all about stability and financial things.  That's what they say,  as the world goes on changing that the only thing that matters is 401Ks and retirement savings But I feel a connection  When I look into your eyes,  But I know the grass isn't always greener.  That's what they say... That I'm old enough to know, that I'm wise- And the grass may never be greener...  The grass might never be greener.  The grass will never be greener. The grass can never be greener. The grass will never be greener.

Grandma Was a Mighty Woman Chorus: Grandma was a mighty woman, Grandma was a mighty woman Grandma's a gem Who'd tell us her cares She used to bring "goodies" And send Grandpa downstairs. She used to go shopping And we'd go along, We'd come back long after The sun went down. She's the one who would beg To see her grandchildren She'd listen to their stories And she'd say their forgiven. She'd make the lunches While her men worked the fields She had an 8th grade education but she knew cooking yields. Grandma could drive And turn on a dime, She'd get us to church Never late, but on time. She loved her checkers, She loved her Rummy She never thought -   That Grandpa was funny. She was a woman Her name was Eileen The mightiest woman That I'd ever seen.