I Know Not Your Name
When I see you smile
My heart wonders
Where you have been
Though I know not your name
Been several years
I believe since my eyes set upon yours
Are you married?
Are you single?
Are you lonely?
O! Please take no offense
Oh mighty beauty
For your eyes only
You make mine full
Just a stare, smile and one
Delicious latte
Makes my daydreams come to
A rushing, climactic, reality
Of peace in my corner
Abode
Sipping on my carmel swirl
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Junior Moon
My son, my son
Now what have you done?
Underage boozin'
You said you don't drink
I enjoy your free spirit
Not when you don't think
From one alcoholic
To one just off to the races
Pace yourself
Evil tracks leave open spaces
My hope for you
Is to be a better man than me
Listen to my message
I now must bring
Accept my spirit and
Start to sing
One day at a time
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Army of Ants
Excuse me, Captain
I must disturb you
you and your troops, must leave
This is no place to breed
abundantly
I must clean house
literally
This is no place for a picnic
for you, your platoon, and families
forgive me, I must set this trap
so customers are safe
to eat and drink
Now, if for your survival
I must actually, think
take you outside
so you can breathe
crush you to smithereens
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Working Together-A Field of Dreams
Miracles do come true
Just for a day
My son and daughter
Teamwork our way
Basepaths to be exact
Tillin from morn' till dawn
Tearing, ripping up the back yard
Our own stadium
Our own lawn
Working together
Not too often
For today and a brief venture
Soul revival
Through the heated sky
Felt great to be with them
Too busy too often
To hear their voices
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One Hundred Times
The time is now
One hundred to be precise
One hundred verse
I call my own
To think or not
To drink or not
Bedeviled once again
Many more memories
Gripping inside me
At least my words
I write with my pen
Or an index finger
To be excact
Not just mouthing off
Like I used to do
Talking trash
Just like you
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Die alone
Do you want to die?
Jump off a building
Get hit by a car
Pull a gun on your self
Is that going to far?
For you, I think not
That choice might be right
End our misery
Die tonight
When you go to this edge
You bring us along
We're tired of caring
Please go alone
Do you want to die
Just cut your own throat
Take a bottle of pills
Or hang by a rope
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My Class of 78
One day at a time
All I wanted to live
Knowledge in school
Had none to offer
None to give
Cared less if I passed or not
Pitchin' nickles through the wings
That was the ticket, the hot spot
A jock of all sports
That was my life
Thirty years later
Four kids and a wife
At times I wish
I could turn back the clock
Maybe take a book home
Nah, perhaps not
Skip another day
Head to the river
Blunt
Beer
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The Madison Inn
Over forty years
An old Allentown inn
Sets famously at the corner of
Turner and Madison
Every walk of life from
Ladies of the night to
Military vets
Many visitors
With no regrets
Everyone, an elbow bender
All are pros at the jobs they do
Gabbers galore
From me to you
From the break of day
Till the dawns early light
To experience this relic
Is out of sight
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Once Too Many Times
I had one too many
A thousand would'nt be enough
Yesterday is gone
Today is a new day
Insanity! go away
I've accepted the things I can't change
If tragedy hits
Life is the pits
So don't turn to booze
You'll surely lose
I can't drown my sorrows
In booze no more
I'm gonna hit a meeting
Instead of a liquor store
I'm sick and tired of living in pain
Sick and tired of living in shame
I must change my ways
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Greedy People
Your a different breed of people
With a different kind of need
Your a different type of person
The ones who have the greed
You constantly tread, on the little man
Begrade him every way you can
With your noses flailing, high in the sky
They often question, why?
As the duality of men, does truly excist
I can only pray for the poor and resist
Greedy people would rule the earth and
Bury the meek if given the chance
Oh! greedy people
You ca'nt take your riches with you
So, just leave a tad for the homeless
The very least good, you may do
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