Category: Wax Poetic

Return

26 January, 2012 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

A killer returns to his father only to shed tears A soldier returns to his father only to tell of his fears A lawyer returns to his father only to share his lies Because amends must be made before my father dies A lover returns to his father to share what he scorns A doctor [...]

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A Son’s Shadow of a father

29 December, 2011 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

Like a son without a father Like a father without a son Like a tombstone without a grave Like a grave with out a tombstone I will march forward and be brave I will stand alone I will be that landscape blotter Until the end has come  And we will continue on our lives [...]

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Life

24 November, 2011 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

Cry That is all you know Knees to the floor And away you go   Wide eyed Reach out to touch Giggle a little bit You’re impressed by so much   Scared Who are these others? Why are we all here Instead of home with our mothers   Accepting Fragile, but developing a core Understanding, [...]

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Lost in a metaphor

27 October, 2011 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

I’m like a car Once you get me to start I’ll take you near or far Just keep refueling my heart.   Cars are like birds. Achieving speeds so fast Able to make the sharpest turns but if not alert, it crashes into glass.   A bird is like a child They’ll go anywhere without [...]

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Don’t Shun Me

23 September, 2011 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

I’m not looking for definition. I’m just longing for recognition That you define our position In our relationship expedition. But in addition, Don’t be victim of attrition. Use your heart and tool of erudition. And do this in your own volition. I can’t really speak for tradition And I do not call myself a statistician, [...]

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Crash

25 August, 2011 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

I’m a mile away from your bedroom door I wanted to get close, but I can’t go anymore There’s caution tape around the 1 mile radius of the crash site that claimed the life of one of us How vividly I can remember the events of that day And I thought that we both escaped [...]

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