Thirty

how special is this number to you?
the thirtieth entry here
it sure is special to me

i never knew i'd come so far
thirty pieces here and there
i'm still in one piece

the valleys' always seem
dark and dangerous
but they're worth it

the mountain tops
in humanity dun come by often
we always seem to stumble

falling failing finishing last
what's new you ask me
the lessons learnt!

every failure brings us closer
to who we're meant to be
so don't give up

so here i stand
thirty entries
how have i grown?

Katrina

the winds tore through
the town i knew
the rains swept away
the good ol'times i know

how could this be
the friends i knew
had all left me
they dont know how i feel

katrina came and she shouted
she roared and screeched
we felt the pain
i was numbed by her

coming uninvited and unwanted
bursting down the door of my home
taking my mother along
and leaving me briused and hurt

couldn't you have had more mercy?
on the poor like me?
now i'm so far away from home
and far away from memories

katrina you didnt have to do what you did
taking mom, dad and siblings
katrina i'm too tired to feel angry
i'm too depressed to shout back

katrina's angry tears flood my driveway
my tears flow
i cant stop them
let me cry here



*dedicated to the victims of hurricane katrina; do not give up*

geraldine

just to see you for one more day
the desire worsens the pain
its been so long, yet we're still the same

oh geraldine
just another day beside you
oh geraldine
although these feelings tell me otherwise
i know i aint what you need

i'm over here always looking out
i dont know if i should wait
maybe i should just leave

but not before i say what
might destroy who i know
yet words elude me
and your smile blinds me

geraldine,
i always wondered why
how two people can come so close
yet still remain so very far

catching those precious tears
watching for your every step
yet i cant come any closer
than where we are now


*resemblence to any person, living or dead, is purely coincidental and unintentional*

Loser

have i lost it?
the words dont seem to rhyme no more
can't seem to flow and simple terms
suddenly elude me

i think i've lost it
can't see straight or feel right
emotions shouldnt take control
but they didnt

i think i've lost them all
cant make you understand
wanna scream out but words
suddenly elude me

the picture painted doesnt come out right
trying to debut once again
but the layoff's been long
i think i've lost it all

yet this still appears
somehow miracles still happen today
i'm still shattered but i'm fine
have i lost it?