3 Poems from this weekend

"Finish Line"
Teach me
Everything you have learned
Do you know how to live forever?
Or at least a way to
Make this moment last.

A heart
To hold within my own
Was all I thought I wanted, needed.
But our racing pulses
Left us tired at the end.

Teach me
Everything you have learned
Did this one come to find you waiting?
Or were you just surprised
To be in love again so fast.


"Dust"
The wind will carry with it
Many things:
Change that sweeps in fast
and knocks me off my feet;
Words that whisper softly
of evil things I've done;
Dust that covers me in shame,
burying my heart beneath the silt.

And once I have been eroded
Into the earth from where I came,
It will carry me to the sea
And go on along its way.


"Driving Home"
Let's stay here
Where we don't have to feel real.
The pressure that cracks me open wide
Has become the typical
Back there.

Let's stay here
Where we can pretend we are alone.
My life that feels so mundane
Has become the routine
Back there.

Let me stay here
Where I can forget you exist.
The thoughts that tear me seam from seam
Have become overwhelming
Back there.

By The Tracks

You were waiting for me
By the tracks, By the tracks
But the train was coming
Way too fast, Way too fast
You didn't see the warnings
Flashing lights, flashing lights
It blew right past you
And out of sight, Out of sight

You gave me something, something special
I gave you a razorblade
Now I'll just keep my, keep my distance
You keep your, your brand new day

I was waiting for you
By the sea, By the sea
An ocean was between us
"Won't bother me, bother me"
But when I got back home
On solid ground, solid ground
All I wanted was to leave
Turn around, back around


You gave me something, something special
I gave you a razorblade
Now I'll just keep my, keep my distance
You keep your, your brand new day

I know what I have lost
Don't want it back, want it back
But there's something missing deep down
That I lack, that I lack
Can't get it back, get it back
Get it back

too busy to think, and right now that feels like a good thing...

i want to lay down with you
so we can rest together
because my organs are failing
and my patience is fleeting
and my hope is at its last straw

it's been so long
since i saw the light of day
the sun has left my body
i want to lay down with you
in the warmth
so we can rest together

my mind aches
or is it my heart?
i can't tell them apart
lately

i long to find what you now have
but this darkness dims my vision
my options are nonexistent at best
i want to lay down with you
if you are out there
if you can find me
so we can rest together

Keep Me Blind

I set this off
Many months ago
The aftershock is still
Ringing in my home
The walls cave in
And I can't comprehend
The damage I've done

Keep moving forward, I'll fall behind
Just take 3 steps back, The tape rewinds
To when I didn't see you,
And I didn't need you
Just stay hidden, keep me blind

What do you take me for, some sort of fool
Who still believes in love
Though it's harsh and it's cruel
Well you may be right
Cause I can't keep my naive eyes off you

Keep moving forward, I'll fall behind
Just take 3 steps back, The tape rewinds
To when I didn't see you,
And I didn't need you
Just stay hidden, keep me blind

Could you take me back to the start of it all?
Cause ignorance is bliss when you know how to fall
Could you take me back to the start of it all?
Cause ignorance is bliss when you know how to fall
How to fall

Keep moving forward, I'll fall behind
Just take 3 steps back, The tape rewinds
To when I didn't see you,
And I didn't need you
Just stay hidden, keep me blind
Keep me blind

Dylan's Battle Cry

Do you hear the war bells ringing?
Do you hear the children singing?
Do you feel your heart a-tingling?
When the soldiers comin home?

Do you hear the children laughing?
Do you hear the bombshells crashing?
Do you hear the question asking
When the soldiers comin home?

We don't know where we are going
But we're in this for the ride
What we do here counts for nothin
The only difference is in our minds
We fight for peace in our own time

Do you fear a world of fighting?
Do you fear the cold wind biting?
Do you fear what the sky brings?
When those bombs a-gonna fall?

Do you hear 'bout rising tensions?
Do you hear 'bout escalation?
Do you see those hateful nations?
When those bombs a-gonna fall?

We don't know where we are going
But we're in this for the ride
What we do here counts for nothin
The only difference is in our minds
We fight for peace in our own time
And spread our love to all mankind

We don't know where we are going
But we're in this for the ride
What we do here counts for nothin
The only difference is in our minds
We fight for peace in our own time
We have committed our own crimes
But we spread love to all mankind

Do you hear the children singing?
Do you hear the war bells ringing?
Do you get the message I bring?
When the soldiers comin home?
When the soldiers comin home?
When the soldiers comin home?

This song is inspired by Bob Dylan, from the music to the lyrical style to the subject matter. It is also about Bob Dylan, and those like him, who wrote music that they believed would change the world, and I believe has. If our music does not move people, what is its purpose? If our words do not inspire, why write them?