Before the Storm

 calm the rain 

before the storm

hear the angels crying

it's coming down

like never before

see the world... dying

it's coming down

it's closing in

what have you done?

where have you been?

down one knee

down on two 

now you pray

not knowing what else to do.

calm the rain

here comes the storm

I close my eyes

I'm feeling worn.

It's closing in

wrapping around

the very soul

the angel found

it's coming down...

the rain will fall

the earth will turn

you feel so small.

it's coming down

it's coming down

save your soul, 

it's coming down. 

~~grb  2012~~

 

 

To Believe It All

I lay awake at night in my cold bed

thinking of life and things that surround it.

I lay awake looking out the window

Thinking of the years of the stars

How we all disappear but they remain.

The oceans will fade away

The twinkle in each ones eyes die out

The dirt remains with nothing growing

Memories we fight so hard to have...to keep...

Yet who will be here to remember?

The fog fades into the night

And I lay here wondering  who will remember me?

And for what reason may I cross their mind?

If I cross it at all in this busy world of lost souls.

Nothing dreary here...just simple words...

Words that may mean nothing at all in years to come.

But as I lay here, I think of faith, love, miracles

All which just are said to simply exist...

Just because they do.

I am not so sure. 

Everything you are taught to believe...

All the things that show no proof of existence

But we are just expected to believe it all...

To live by it all. 

Sometimes I wish I wasn't such a "see it to believe it"

Kind of girl.

~~grb 12/2012~~

It was like...

It was like a dessert...
Smells good, tastes good..
Before each taste, your mouth waters.
It was like heaven and hell...
The beautiful life of each
Yet the temptation of needing more.
It was like...
The rays beaming on  your face
On a sunny day.
Like the flowers blooming in a meadow 
During winter, when it shouldn't be.
It was like...
Well, it just was.
And when the last taste is tasted....
When the plate is so clean as if it were new,
You close your eyes to remember...
The smell of each ingredient
The taste on your tongue
And the beauty that lied before you.

It was like a dessert....
It just was.

~~grb~~
2012
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New Year

The division line was drawn

The boundary was set pretty clear

The red flags flew up waving high

And the pain sunk in fast.

The decision was made with one in concern

And there wasn't any explanation owed.

It wasn't hateful or mean or intending to hurt

It just simply was. 

Standing back, one may think,

"Was it there the whole time?"

The tendency to be blind...

Well, sometimes that makes us a fool.

 I am grateful for those in my life

And those merely passing through.

I feel enough love in my life 

That my need for more lightly exists. 

The line is there and I don't feel the need to cross.

I will miss the old times and what it was.

I will miss the future plans and the laughter

And perhaps the late drinking nights.

I have to make a decision based on a "whole"

Not just on me.

It will be a New Year...

~~grb 2012/12~~

When The Tide Comes

It's gonna be time 

before I can hold your hand

I know it sucks but 

I am hoping that you understand...

 

There's gonna be some mountains to climb

There may be some tidal waves

You're gonna need some patience now

I'm gonna have to stay away...

Under the same moon we will lie

You may feel me in the distance now

You can hear my footsteps stop

As I start to bow out...

I'm gonna have to stay away...

I'm gonna have to try to behave

I'm gonna need some patience now

I may even need to leave town.

I have gotta quarter in my pocket

The jokes on me because I never saw it

I could have won at heads and tails

Double headed, it was never gonna fail.

But that's a bet lost now. 

The stars aligned to trick my head

My mind had fallen with the words you said

And I was drowning in the world you call home

Now I have to walk away all alone...

There's gonna be some mountains to climb

There will be some heavy tidal waves

I need to cross it before I am out of time

I need, I need a distant getaway

The waves will come on crashing down

I won't be the fodder in that midst

I'm removing myself from the problem now

So you can live like you insist. 

 

It's gonna be time before I can hold your hand

It's come to this, I'm sorry  

I am hoping that you understand...

~~grb  12/12~~

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Of What It Was

the night fell into the harbor

i saw the beauty fade

the stars had hibernated

and the sky turned darkened gray.

the hairs stood up on my arms

as the fog formed across my feet

i thought the earth had stopped moving 

as it lifted me, gradually.

i did not care that it couldn't be real

as nothing seemed so much

i could not pretend that i didn't hurt

and then lie and laugh, as such.

i played the game as fair as can be

yet came out short at the end. 

i look forward, staying positive

watching the pieces mend.
it is told that this is  life

and i am aware what it all holds

i beg to differ in this belief

for my destiny is untold.

the night fell upon the harbor

as the water  appeared so still

i focused on the future

and the strength to persevere.

~~grb  2012~~

Dancing Soul

When the lights go down, I can feel it
    It's the tingling on my skin
       My heart moves to the music
           Moving my body to the rhythm

It's my getaway...my flying bird

Soaring through the sky

It's all vanishing within....

Just letting it go.

                 Close your eyes to hear better
            Close your mouth to express more
        Let your body guide you
   Through the rest of your life.

So when the lights go down, I will feel it

It's the tingling on my skin

The sensational goose bumps running down my spine

The butterflies in my stomach....

And the shivers running along my bones.

          Moving my body to the music
               My heart to the rhythm
                      My mind to to the words
   And my soul....well my soul just keeps on dancing.

~~grb  11/12~~

 

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