in the Void

shadows lying with in

can't change where we have been

needles falling all around

tell me what keeps us bound?

full of lust and dormant cravings;

throw me through all the shavings

Of the world that we've destroyed

falling through the endless void.

we dance along the empty streets

filling up on all our needs

caring, sharing, loving all

those that will hurt us until we fall.

we throw our personal anchor in the sea

strapping us down yet wondering

why we can't move and we can't leave

we forget that we staged the scene.

shadows lying with in

can not change where we have been

we make the choices and then try to live

taking yet not willing to give. 

we all fall down at the end

no one to remember us and how we had been.

the shadows fall all around

you must dig deep to stay above ground.

In the void, in the deep

i pray the Lord my soul to keep.

if already fallen and can not wake

i pray the Lord my soul to take.

~~grb~~

 

A little Tequila

Spiraling down, down, down
The narrow hole in the ground.
Sliding away from the world,
Away from the things that hurt.

She tries to hold on

To something great;

She tries to be strong

But tries too late.

She never saw where this was going
But she kept on pushing and pulling.
Confusing her mind and heart
Until it almost tore her apart.

So she sips on her coffee and bailey

She sits there just thinking "Maybe.."

The voices inside keep calling

"Take some tequila to keep you from falling."

Pouring them down, down, down.
One after another til she hits the ground.
Can't blame her for the walls she puts up
to defend her from those she dares to trust.

I remember when she use to smile.

I remember her laughter but it has been a while. 

I remember the way she would light up a room.

I remember her heart beating while she stared at the moon.

Her glow has abandoned her this time
It's been so long since she has shined.
She looks at the world in a heavier way
And longs to know if that will change.

So she sips on her coffee and bailey.

She sits there just thinking, "Maybe.."

The voice inside keep calling 

"Take some tequila to keep you from falling." 

~~grb  01/10/14

Cheers to the New Year!

Everything seems to fold up nicely

As you place it all in the box.

As you place the lids, 

You wish quietly to pack up some memories too...

To leave it all in the year before. 

Sometimes all you need is a clean slate...

So clean you feel like a brand new person.

One can dream...

The new  year is celebrated like a life...

As if a hero had passed and came back from the dead. 

All these years I was sad to be alone on this night..

Upset if I didn't have someone or the one at midnight.

But nothing ever happens whether you do or don't.

Yet we all want it.

The new year means we made it.

It means sticks and stones may hurt us,

But here we are breathing another day.

It makes everything seem so petty. 

I cheers tonight to those who are no longer. 

I cheers tonight to those that can't cheers,

To those that are missing someone they will never hold again.

Tonight I cheers to those who have lost 

And to those who look down upon us. 

Tonight, I lift my glass  and say:

"Cheers to another year that I may breathe. 

To remembering my life is a gift and I must live it to the fullest. 

Cheers!"

Happy New Years!

~~grb   12.31.13~~

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What it Could Have...

 In the quiet of the night

laying low, beneath the rubble,

I peek into the sky

and watch the mountain crumble.

It could have been the weather;

the raging of the storm..

It could have been the beauty,

The calmness keeping the norm.

It could have been...

Knocking down the trees

I'm running through my life

Tearing up the weeds

Until the cliff meets the sky.

Trying to catch myself

Before I fall over,

Into the water rising

the hit would keep me sober.

I could have fallen...

Pounding in my ears,

the mountain crumbles down

Pounding under my skin

Bringing out the sound..

The rocks jumping on the pavement

My heart beating through my chest.

The mountain falls around me

Laying me to rest.

I could have...

But I didn't. 

They say its all or nothing

You have to be all in

And the saying "get your cake and eat it too" 

Just slides on down my skin.

Maybe I like ice cream...

cake is just too thick

May I want to lick it

Cuz eating is to quick.

In the quiet of the night

laying low, beneath the rubble;

I peek into the sky

and watch the mountain crumble.

It could have been the weather;

the raging of the storm..

It could have been the beauty

The calmness keeping the norm. 

It could have been...

~~grb  11/28~~

Tick Tock

 

Popped the pills, drank the drink

Yet my mind just keeps me awake

Drifting through some worthless crap

that refuse to go away.

tick tock...i hear time pass

tick tock...pour another glass

tick tock...sleeping pill

tick tock...let time stand still...

By the time I fall asleep

The clock will wake me up.

By the time my eyes fall closed...

tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.

I lay here, tossing and turning

I lay here, my mind feels like it's burning

(tick tock..tick tock) 

No chance it will all go away

And damn!! I will still be awake.

Drifting through some worthless crap

That refuse to go away;

I popped the pills, drank the drink

And now I just can't stay awake.

~~grb  10/2013~~

Centerpiece

It was the centerpiece in my life

The heavy, but very much welcomed weight. 

Yet, I no longer linger on its existence

Or wish it to be mine again.

But I do sit with my good memories,

Remembering what I loved most.

Each day now, I awake to find it.

To find the one thing to make me feel complete.

I no longer feel I am lacking anything

As this feels like something I never had.

So now I linger...

I linger on something new,

Something that I don't even know....

My mind frees, my body relaxes,

I just want to feel it all.

It was the centerpiece of my life

It was everything I was and everything I had.

But like all centerpieces, it faded.

It dried up, aged, became different. 

I suppose I need a new one.....

~~grb  10/17/2013

The Invisible Weight

 Drunkenness of this life I breathe

Sometimes it's blurry to me.

Waking up gets harder

And falling asleep takes longer.

It's the roller coaster of life

The weight that no one sees

It's easy to say something positive

When another can't believe. 

It's the ups and downs that drag me

That sway me around the beating post

I  sit here feeling busted 

And beaten through my bones.

The bruising lies hidden

But I can feel it when I breathe

Perhaps I am doing my own damage

But it doesn't feel like me.

I scream to let it out

I cry where no one sees

I yell into my pillow

I drag it under me.

I carry it through shallow waters

And bury it in the sand

I leave it there and run away

But at my feet it stands.

I have tried to run away

I have tried ignorance being bliss

I have tried to laugh it away

I have tried to drown it in my kiss.

The thing is...it will never leave me

I just cannot get away. 

It's like an infection that just keeps spreading

and longs for me to stay. 

The days get darker

The nights get longer

The chill gets colder

And the weight gets heavier.

I'm exhausted. 

~~grb 7/13~~

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