LIFE: The Prose and Cons

Where I Go To Breathe(All work is original and copyrighted)

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Lucky Penny Penny wasn’t like Any girl you've ever met Penny was the kind Of girl you wanted to protect Coming from a broken home She had to leave to Make it on her own Over the years She got over the tears And that my friend's Is where we pick her up Treated like a bad penny More than anything She had to find her own worth She had to keep her head up Keep counting on the charity Of a bankrupt world She was out of touch Seemingly out of luck Living on the streets now And somehow She always had a smile For me Another vagabond Another bag of bones Easy to ignore, but… Hard not to see She said "I'm Lucky Penny I have change to spare Were you aware It's not heads or tails But what lives on the edge That always prevails? That suit doesn’t suit you But wouldn’t it make for The most lovely sails" Penny wasn't like Any woman you ever met Penny was the kind Of woman you didn’t expect Coming from a broken home She had to believe In what was unknown Over the years She rose above her fears And that my friend's Is where we pick her up She said "I'm Lucky Penny There's two sides to the coin Right where they join Is where we need to live Where we walk out on the ledge Isn’t that the point? Do you walk in your shoes Or do they walk you What's your endpoint?" Lucky Penny wasn't like Any woman I had ever met Lucky Penny was the kind Of woman I'd have taken the bet Coming from a broken home I had to believe She was finally home Over my tears I talked about the years And that my friend's Is when we picked her up "Treated like a bad penny More than anything She had to find her own worth She had to keep her head up Keep counting on the charity Of a bankrupt world She was out of touch Seemingly out of luck Living on the streets when I had been In the need of a smile She saw Another lost soul Another Black Hole Easy to ignore, yet… She really saw me She'd have said "I'm Lucky Penny There's two sides to our lives All that survives Is how we joined the two How we lived in the middle Before we arrive. Do you hide in the shadows Or live in the sun Before you die?" https://www.instagram.com/p/CJEr2h4rSiV/?igshid=14516v52o7g02

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Chapter & Verse Here's one to the writers of the songs The ones that keep us all singing along Wearing their heart's on their sleeves Trying to climb the charts and never leave Paying the toll with a piece of their soul Tring to make us all believe That we're not alone When we put the headphones on Leaving soundtracks across our hearts Emotions get dialed to eleven Somewhere between Hell and Heaven Sometimes they help us pull it together Sometimes they help us when…. We just need to fall apart Every smile grows a mile That we all want to sing about Every pain is a stain That we wish we could live without We're searching for words And looking for meaning To know we're not alone In our hope or our healing Here's one to the writers of the books The ones that keep us from looking up Creating worlds within paper and ink Giving our minds something new to drink Paying the toll with a piece of their soul Trying to wake us up and think That we're never alone When the next chapter comes along Leaving bookmarks across our hearts Emotions get dogeared and tender Somewhere between words of splendor Sometimes they help us pull it together Sometimes they help us when…. We just need to fall apart Chapter and Verse A blessing or a curse It's lines drawn in the sands of time It hits us where we live And sticks in our minds They invite us They write us The words that can be so hard to find Every smile grows a mile That we all want to write about Every pain is a stain That we wish we could live without We're searching for words And looking for meaning To know we're not alone In our hope or our healing https://www.instagram.com/p/CJEXuwNLxvx/?igshid=hdflc3yfa6qt

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Snowman I’d Rather Be The snow is falling down and Soon there will be so many more Like me around Will I still put a sparkle in your eye Like all these snowflakes from the sky Ever since I met you and you made me There’s no man I’d rather be There must have been some magic Some kind of Christmas Hat Trick That brought this love to life And I want you to bare witness There’s no place I’d rather be There’s Snowman I’d rather be Than here with you at Christmas The snow is slowly falling down Laying a blanket of white upon the ground But I’m not comforted by what I see Soon I won’t be the only one of me I have never felt quite this cold inside But a Snowman can never cry There must have been some magic Some kind of Christmas Hat Trick That brought this love to life And I want you to bare witness There’s no place I’d rather be There’s Snowman I’d rather be Than here with you at Christmas We haven’t been able to hold The the ones we hold most dear Without that playing I find myself saying We really need a little extra Christmas magic this year, so…. I’m standing in the yard and I am standing guard Over you little three And there’s no place I’d rather be And there’s no man I’d rather be Than the Snowman... I was meant to be The Snowman you made of me There must have been some magic Some kind of Christmas Hat Trick That brought this love to life And I want you to bare witness There’s no place I’d rather be There’s Snowman I’d rather be Than here with you at Christmas It’s easy to look at the world With coal colored glasses When we’ve had a year that Passed like this molasses But there’s promise all around It’s calling, falling on the ground…. It’s the first snow of Christmas https://www.instagram.com/p/CJCF96_Ddx8/?igshid=11sl4gwotzw6t

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Stop The Clock We've been living a dream within a nightmare Even when we sleep we're still going nowhere But it never felt like a rut Nothing to crawl out of I give you all the credit There it is, it’s no secret, it’s out there… I said it If you didn’t know it before It’s time you believed it I stopped looking for a cure You are the only vaccine I have ever needed 24 hours a day Seven day a week Fifty two weeks a year Could seem like a lot But with the one I Tied the knot, it's not It could have felt Twice as long But all along Spending it with You my dear Stops the clocks We've been living it seems With a blessing One I don’t mind taking Time addressing Cuz it never feels like a boast A raise a glass and toast I give you all the praise There it is, it's no secret The bar you raised it If you didn’t know it before It’s time you believed it I stopped looking for a cure You are the only vaccine I have ever needed I'm ready to turn back these hands I know not everyone Understands But, I'd do it all again With my Best Friend Locked down but Never without Part of me hoped this Would never end 24 hours a day Seven day a week Fifty two weeks a year Could seem like a lot But with the one I Tied the knot, it's not It could have felt Twice as long But all along Spending it with You my dear Stops the clocks https://www.instagram.com/p/CI9JfV-rjRW/?igshid=1jjcuoa3y0gfj

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The Elephant In The Room I have to make a confession I'm no slave to fashion Even when I'm fashionably late Nothing seems to match my expectations Of having made everybody wait Sometimes time just slips away Sometimes at the end of the day Last call comes a little too soon Sometimes I just had to stay and Dress the elephant in the room Have I had too much to drink Too much time to sit and think Where did he learn how to dance Why the trunks but never pants 2am always comes a bit too soon When I'm having to Dress the elephant in the room I have another confession I am between sessions Even when I think I can make the wait Nothing seems to match my expectations Of maintaining my mental state Sometimes reality just slips away Sometimes at the end of the play The curtain call comes too soon Sometimes I just have to pray and Dress the elephant in the room I don’t have any real issues at hand So I don’t need your tissues man Sometimes I just don’t learn and I have to address this pachyderm when there is no room left to run How much is too much of Any one thing How much dwelling is too Much to think What’s the elephant in your room What's the pile that needs the broom No more repressing Time to get dressing The Elephants in your room Maybe I am getting sober Too much thinking it all over Maybe it's not too late to dance Maybe there's still a chance I try not to look at things this up close But, now…the Emperor Penguin has no clothes https://www.instagram.com/p/CI840Bdr6ho/?igshid=1a6mzb27nwzpg

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A Year Like No Other I think I'm still trying To catch my own breath I need to find it soon Because there's not Much of this year left It's been tough It's been rough And I feel we've done This kinda life to death So smoke em If you got em Drink till you Hit bottom We'll all arrive Alone together You know this can't Last forever So let's make the best of These days… A year like no other I think I'm still dying To watch my own death I need it to come soon Because there's too Much of this year left It's been rough Little too much And I feel I've done This kind life to death So smoke em If you got em Drink till you Hit bottom We'll all arrive Alone together You know this can't Last forever So let's make the best of These days… A year like no other Let's go back To wearing the masks We used to wear before The kind that Hid our souls when we Stepped outside our doors Avoiding the strangers Avoiding the dangers The Social Distancing that Was our Norm before So smoke em If you got em Drink till you Hit bottom We'll all arrive Alone together You know this can't Last forever So let's make the best of These days…. A year like no other https://www.instagram.com/p/CIyYON-L3EM/?igshid=1awry7dmcqaez

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More Stars Than Sand With more stars than there is sand It’s so hard to try and comprehend So we sit on the shore of this big black ocean Trying to connect the dots Trying to construct our thoughts Around a bigger plan That was set into motion Staring at the sky Wondering why There’s isn’t a whole constellation Named after you and I Bones rattling Teeth chattering Under this star No place I’d rather be Than where we are With more scars than anyone planned It’s so hard to try and comprehend So we sit on the shore of this big black ocean Dying to connect our hearts Trying to do our little parts Around a bigger plan That was set in motion Staring at the sky Wondering why There’s isn’t a whole constellation Named after you and I Bones rattling Teeth chattering Under this star No place I’d rather be Than where we are This little taste of Heaven Dances on the tongue I want it to last forever Starting with all night long Star crossed lovers Heart crossed promises I want to be covered In your starry eyed kisses Staring at the sky Wondering why There’s isn’t a whole constellation Named after you and I Bones rattling Teeth chattering Under this star No place I’d rather be Than where we are https://www.instagram.com/p/CIwIkfAL9Qx/?igshid=13xojfn47i2s0

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Make Your Own Path In This World. Get off the pavement and explore the unknown for awhile. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIOQsmVgFd7/?igshid=1td3td4loly4s

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I was thinking of starting my own business and calling it CoffeeArt, but it sounds too much like a guy who has the Flu, Diarrhea, a box of blank canvases and a REALLY BAD IDEA. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIL06WAAFPU/?igshid=wknkd7wch0n2

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THANK YOU for YEARS of entertainment for my daughters, grandkids and myself. You may have played the perfect Villain, but, you were also always a HERO to us. RIP https://www.instagram.com/p/CILxE5rgmkQ/?igshid=rud811icm5pd

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Wake up with a grin, spend you day smiling and go to bed believing tomorrow will be EVEN BETTER! https://www.instagram.com/p/CIJNR8eAUEk/?igshid=og75pq88z5yk

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Stuff Yourself On Love This Year 💕 https://www.instagram.com/p/CIE2_g7gxns/?igshid=1qfa7aa13mica

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