Whiskey & the Bluez

You bring the whiskey,

And I'll bring the blues;

And we'll sit by the ocean,

Coz we ain't got nothin' to lose.

You play that special tune,

And I'll sing our silly song,

And we'll make music together

All evening, all night; for however long.

We'll laugh and sing and round up a crowd;

All the poets and lovers and Blusmen we find,

We'll watch the moonlight play with our shadows

While the whiskey plays with our minds.

Yeah, laugh and sing,

We'll act like nothings the matter.

We'll dance and sing,

Until no one knows any better.

We'll put on a show,

We'll pretend its all OK.

We'll act like I don't love you;

We've always got Whiskey & the Blues to blame.

In Retrospect

I gave you my heart,

You took my breath away.

You clawed your way into my head,

You've taken all my thoughts away.

So this is what it feels like...

To be on the other side,

To breathe at another's command,

To ache every time she smiles,

To swallow any pride you have left,

To surrender and let down your guard.

To take a breathe I have to relearn,

Coz if its too deep; my heart wrenches

And one too short would risk losing you

If this is love and this is what I ran from,

If this is what the poets feel,

Each day... How they carried on.

Then I was a fool for trying to run,

And for staying, maybe a greater fool.

But to discover,

A reason to breathe

A reason to ache

A reason to feel...

I'd ever be the poetic fool

Who found a reason for life.

Sunshine

Something to look for

He's a reason to wake up

They dont have much in common

They may not be alike

He might not even love her....

But, he's that ray of light

The one that nudges Dark

Lifting her velvetin shroud

Exposed and naked, she's caught by surprise

That secret beauty

But he kissed her, caressed her,

Till she knows its gonna be alright

And they share this secret

Her nakedness, his caress

Her beauty, his power.

People say they're worlds apart

Dark and Light

Day and Night

Yet body and soul,

He could continue without her,

Without him, she'd have no reason to wake up

My 'Piper'

He whispered. i stirred.

He spoke. i blinked.

He sang... and He woke me up

He woke me up from static.

This child shall sleep no more.

He called me by my name

A name that only he knows.

And everytime He calls me

Everytime He sings,

Everytime his voice enters me

More of Him remains...

To take over every part of me

Entranced, Entrapped, Enslaved.

Like an unborn baby to its mother

Like a devdasi to her god

Of this world i would'nt want much

Of this life i'd want nothing

If only He'd do me the honor

Of singing his sweet song

i'd hang on to every note

Quiet like the children of Hamelin

Even if it'd bring me to repose

Better with Time

You jibe and you snicker
You punish those who dont bother,
You fake concern and You fake pity
You patronize all those (un)witting.

We pretend, We make believe.
We overlook, We make ourselves believe
What is acceptable and what is not
Are we that respectable or are we not?

To throw in the towel, or stick out your chin
Most people forget, even the strong have feelings

But,
We age
We wisen up
We learn what to say
We learn how to play
We dust ourselves off
and We hope,
It gets better with time