I?ve got three friends, who really do make an odd three First comes Faith, in all her glory She helps remind me that the Future in no way can be the Past And any trouble I?m having now, most likely won?t last Than comes Pain, adding his own latitude He…

A soldier lies in wait Then brings the scope to his eye Within him there is no hate And yet a stranger must die A bully stays out of sight To ambush his prey A little boy lives in fright Dreading each and everyday A daughter cringes in her room…

The weight of a tear, caused by the moment between sorrow and fear. What draws the droplets down from ebony lashes to the tip of the frown? That is the answer that I seek, “What brings water from eye to cheek?” That is the question that plagues us all, “What…

God gave me the gift of understanding But I didn’t get it for free He gave me all the tools and the mission Then the rest was up to me I learned about rejection, And I lost all hope I turned my back on life, And thought I couldn’t cope.…

Bow to Allah Find Nirvana Read the Torah Reset your Aura Say your prayers If He cares Increase your fears As Darkness nears How do you know Its no placebo Your life you forgo Because someone said so Faith Something you earn on your own accord Your beliefs bring you…

The harshest question to be asked: “What is the glass?” “Is it half empty, or half full?” Either way, you’ve earned a label. But what if the glass was cracked? What would become of this simple fact? This basic test would need some tweeking because either way, the glass is…

One day while daydreaming, I looked to the sky And a cloud of blood was soaring way up high. It was a dragon with evil in its eyes. Teeth and claws bared, fiery eye flared, It flew unmercilessly. Beside it was a cloud of mercury, An angel in all its…

Life is easier to swallow When you hardly chew With your mind hollow Things easily pass through But before you change how you feel Ignorance ain’t bliss Everything seems unreal And you ask, “What life is this?” Life used to be quite sour And I would gag at the taste…

A jury of my eyes The charge: Hypocrisy Finally I confront my lies The only verdict is guilty In my cell, I ponder Why commit the offense? Why did I wander? And use such a defense? I?ve sinned, I realized Then escaped into twisted belief I rationalized To find twisted…

I know its not The End Only intermission So, why all this uncertainty Why this indecision? As the curtain closes I shed a single tear Why must it be now That I face my only fear The fear of the unknown Of what is yet to come With no foreshadowing…