Time Of Life

Time of Life

Precious, endless, unstoppable, time.

Days turn to nights
Todays into yesterdays.

What is, was and what could be, is.

Take time to live your life in full

Take time to smell a flower

Take time to pick up a child

Take time to play

Take time to laugh, and sadly enough
Time to cry.

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poem by Fab Ricciardi
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Spare Change

Hey Mister, got any spare change?

Pleas don’t just walk away from me,

Look into my eyes, I am not an animal,
I am human, just like you.

It’s cold outside, Christmas is approaching,
But Santa can’t hear me, nobody hears me.

Used and abused for reasons unknown,
What did I do to make Dad hate me so?

Mom would not believe me,
I could take it no more,

The street the only place,
That would open the door.

I am scared and confused,

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Forget It All

Forget the rainbows and the pots of gold at the end of them
Forget the happy endings at the end of the fables
Forget happy times and joyous smiles too
Forget it all, this happy story’s not meant for you

Forget what you remembered
About the warm fuzzy feelings
Of happy people and happy days
Good times and fun-filled nights

Forget it all
Nightmares will now take over
Forget it all
Life will now take over

Not much to be happy about now
As you begin to forget it all
Metaphors and similes
Of what’s good and right
Will soon be replaced

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poem by Fab Ricciardi
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