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Well, I decided to take a leap into the publishing world, and I will soon be sending several of my poems to prospective publishers. Here's a sample of what I'll be sending.
"Rantings"
Is a heart meant for treasure?
Is it a prize beyond compare?
Is it meant to be loved and cherished
by someone who'll always be there?
Or is it a plaything?
A simple tool for a simple game?
Is it meant to be broken and burned
dousing me deep in shame?
Smash it, taint it,
slice it into shreds
but I'll keep on keeping on
walking that road I'm going on
Tend it, heal it,
love it like your own
makes no difference to me
I'm still going down the road
It calls to me
it heals my tattered soul
so come along, stay at home
I'll be going down the road.
"Feeling"
I sit and watch from the shadows as you walk past
never to know my true feelings
never to feel my love
as i question my misleading heart
I stand quietly as you smile at me
a smile just for me
but a smile that shall never be mine
as I deny my heart's existence
and sit in amazement as it leaps when you speak to me
i feel something strange when I see your eyes
but it is a love that cannot, should not exist
You judge those you love by their hearts
but what if one you love has no heart
and cannot love you back?
Is the Love worth the Pain?
Am I worth the Pain?
"Faith"
Out of touch
out of mind
feeling a little out of sight
never knowing what is right
no longer willing to fight
my faith is burned out
Life is hard
life is cruel
I walk down the road alone
never knowing where to go
my head always hanging down low
my hope seems dead
Walking high
walking low
Knowing my way is wrong
but I've been this way for too long
My heart beats without a song
I have lost my way
The path is clouded as night draws near
and I've nowhere to rest
so I'll keep on keeping on
until I find my place in this world
Some where down this road
I know I'll find peace someday
so I'll keep on keeping on
until I find my love in this world
You're out there, somewhere, anywhere
waiting patiently for me to find
exactly what I have lost on my journey
waiting until I find my faith in this world.
"A Wanderer's Love Song"
Sad to say, I must be on my way
but here I truly enjoyed my stay
I hope to come back another day
to see you once again
Truth be told, it's back to the road
where I'll travel on my own
I have many sins for which I must atone
but I must see you once again
I hear that song, now I'll be along
even if it feels like it's wrong
because to you my heart belongs
but my future doesn't lie here
Sad to see, you're in love with me
and although here's where I want to be
I must go across the sea
and find my past
Things shall change; I'll kill the pain
maybe then I won't be the same
deep inside I want to change
but I don't know if I can
So please stay true, lady don't be blue
I'll try to be back soon
You know I'm in love with you
as I shall always be
from now and through eternity.
"The Stage"
Beads of sweat roll down my face
as my heart pounds away
I make my way past the curtain
and walk onto the stage
The lights shine upon my heart
that familiar heat once again
the crowd remains silent in anticipation
and now the show must begin
In that one silent moment
before the band begins to play
I smile as I close my eyes
and I begin to pray
Then it all goes dark
as a guitar screams away
the notes just fly from me
this crowd is mine today
My sorrows drowned and
my worries are gone
all of them are erased
in the freedom of the song
My fate truly rests here
this is where I'm meant to be
Music alone heals my soul
Music alone sets me free
...and this one's a funny little ditty I wrote to my car!--BH
"Ode to a 1991 Pontiac"
Oh you ugly piece of crap
with a broken luggage rack
and seats that hurt my back
my '91 Pontiac
Paint that peels with a sneeze
covered in branches from trees
carpet infested with fleas
my '91 Grand Prix
Oh what on earth did I do
to deserve this unholy piece of junk
with a sputtering motor
and a broken, unlockable trunk?
What can i do
to make this all right?
Is there any way
to get rid of this car
out of my sight?
Oh you ugly piece of crap
I'm gonna lock you up in the shack
and beat you into oblivion with an axe
oh, my '91 Pontiac
You're possessed by a demon, I think
I wanna push you in a lake and watch you sink
or give you to Richard Simmons and let him paint you pink
my '91 Grand Prix.
Dude, this car sucks.
"Run Away"
Driving all night
running from the sun
counting those white lines
trying to leave behind
all that I know and love
Don't know where I'm going
or how I got here in the first place
must have been quite a fall
but I know I caused it all
and it was thrown back into my face
I wandered in a year ago
with nothing more than what I'd need
then I met her one night
and I felt down deep inside
that she was the one for me
But times change and we change too
I learned that our love was a lie
so I'm back on the road
with nowhere to go
but don't worry...I'm not going to cry
I'm going to run away
as far as I can go
I'm going to run away
where to, I don't know
I'm going to run away
I won't be stopping soon
I'm going to run away
until I forget about you.
I won't be stopping tonight
not 'til I see the light
when I can keep you from my dreams
when you won't come back to me
I'm going to run away
until I can't run any further.
"Walking in the Rain"
I took a walk in the rain today
not knowing where I was going
not knowing when I was going to return
I was just there to heal, to pray, to thank
whoever it was that sent the rain.
I walked through city streets
and watched people trying to avoid
and people running from
the rain that fell from the dark gray clouds
while I just spread my arms and laughed.
People drove past and stared at me
maybe they thought I was crazy
maybe they thought I was drunk
either way, I really didn't care
as long as the scent of the rain was in the air.
An old lady stopped and offered me a ride
and I couldn't help but refuse
I just had to turn it down
she looked at me like I was crazy
but then again, maybe I am.
I walked past fields and farms
I watched the earth's wounds heal
and I felt my own woulds heal
as rain feeds the rebirth of the world
rain feeds the rebirth of my soul.
When I finally returned the rain had stopped
and the sun once again shone above the clouds
but yet I felt a little sad
I felt a little disappointed
but like time, even the strongest storms must move on.
I took a walk in the rain today.
"Fiery Skies"
Sitting on the banks of the river
as the sun makes its way to the west
setting the sky ablaze with color
The first stars begin to shine
as day moves towards nightly slumber
setting fire to this sleeping heart of mine
I take a look to the west
as the waters flow and the wind calmly blows
and I see my destination
the choice is not a hard one to make
as I plan to set to the road once more
for I'm finally inspired to carry on
the journey shall not end here
I decide that there is a tomorrow
while I'm sitting upon the banks of the river
as the sun makes its way to the west.
"Fallen Star"
I woke up again in a grassy field
while the moon hung high overhead
and the stars were glowing brightly
above my soft, green bed
I pushed myself from the dewey ground
as the night moves ever past
and I see a star fall from the sky
I know I have to catch it, and fast
I push myself as hard as I can
to catch that ball of light
but in spite of all my efforts
it quickly falls from my sight
I take another desperate lunge
but I fall flat on my face
I lost my star somewhere along the line
in spite of all my haste
I rise from the dampened ground
as anger fills my heart
I should've known that I would've failed
I should've known from the start.
Because alone in that one star
symbolized all I held to be true
that falling star that I couldn't save
turned out to be you
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