Rockman Poems

I Am An Oyster

My body is a shell
It's hard and rough
But inside is a muscle
Strong and tough

I've swallowed some sand
That's certainly true
But I hope the result
Is a pearl for you

I need you like water
So I'll stand in the rain
I love like Jesus
So I'll take any pain

If your love is sorrow
I'll cry all the tears
If you are afraid
I'll carry your fears

Your love is a comfort
Your touch is a joy
You take me back
To when I was a boy

I knew only fun
And I dreamed to explore
Searching adventure
But finding much more

A cave was a cavern
The moon was a lamp
To show that I've been there
My foot was a stamp

But when it was done
I followed the sun
'Cause it shined above you
And that's where I'd run

The world is my oyster
And you are my pearl
Wherever I'm at
You are my girl


Rockman  5/8/2015

A Frightening Experience

I saw the light and I was afraid
I didn't want  to go to it
I wanted to turn and run
But I knew it would follow me

I felt as if I was in a tunnel
Nowhere to turn. Nowhere to hide
Moving to the light would be the end
Pain. Tragedy. Ensuing sorrow

But I knew I had no choice

I was compelled

Condemned, if you will

Sentenced to suffer the coming event

So I moved onward into my fate
And at the time of judgment
The official looked at my license and insurance
Then he said to me...

You're good to go

Have a good night

Rockman  :-)

Freedom Fighter

I've stared at the eyes of evil
And that's when it knew fear
It never saw confrontation
Until it saw me here

I carry a soldiers banner
I wield a sword of light
I have no trepidation
I'm in it for the fight

No evil force commands me
I bow to nothing dark
Even in the shroud of night
I'll always have a spark

I won't accept oppression
My will is just too strong
I'll stand my ground for freedom
No matter for how long

I will emerge triumphant
To stand beneath the sun
Basking in the glory
Of the victory that I've won


Rockman  :-)

Bawdy Limericks

I could do the body all day
Perform in a sexual way
The bump and the grind
Massaging the mind
And making it seem like a play

I took one look at her wonder
Deciding just how I would plunder
That beautiful ground
That grew on her mound
And that's when I slid from up under

I'd start with my fingers and tongue
The way I did when I was young
A hey diddle here
A play fiddle there
And over the moon we were flung

It was hard when I finished the job
I went from the shaft to the knob
But the fluid was slick
And I got such a kick
That I helped her wipe up the glob

Rockman

For the "Bawdy Limericks II" contest by Roy Jerden.

A Dogs Life

I am a mongrel.

Roaming the countryside.

Feeding on fast food trash thrown from a car window and various types of carrion that has not been stripped clean by the vultures of animal society.

Shaggy and unkempt. Just hoping that someone could see the beauty in me enough to raise me up to the level of respect that I deserve.

Cold and lonely in the Winter.

Thirsty and panting in the heat.

I pass by the dogs that bark at me tauntingly from their fenced in yards.

Calling me worthless.

I hang my head and wander on.

The new sun is not a new day. 

It's the same day to me.

Another day starving and lonely.

Another day closer to death.

Isn't there someone out there that needs the love I have to give?

Someone who can love and care for me?

I guess I'll just have to wander on. Looking to the sky for hope somewhere in the stars and pushing on with my tired feet.

Wishing and hoping on...  "Maybe Some Day".


Rockman   :-)

Who Am I

I'm like the wind
That dies with setting sun
I'm like the breath
That's lost from distant run

I'm like the stance
Upheld by feeble feet
I'm like the rain
That's turning into sleet

I'm like the Fall
That follows Summers' heat
Facing Winters' glare
Knowing I'll be beat

But still I have
My memories and things
To lift me up like puffy clouds
Upon a sea of dreams.

Rockman  :-)

Cooking With Alcohol

Baked, boiled, fried
All of that applies to me
Liquor dominates my thoughts
And this is what I choose to see...

Rainbows in the distant mist
A sun that's on the rise
The woman that I dearly love
Smiling with her eyes

Puffy clouds adorned by sun
Floating over me
Thinking of a special place
Where I would like to be

Now I stand and testify

"The good life's short. The bad life's long
Do your best to do no wrong
Live to love and love to live
Give it all you've got to give".

Rockman  :-)

Kittiwake

KITTIWAKE
CH: Kittiwake, kittiwake Naija. 2ce
Old man na snake
Young man na fake
Looking for what to rake
CH: Kittiwake...Naija. 2ce
Overtake all overtake
My people awake
Make no mistake
The blows not for our sake
The reason for this quake
Is just the biggest cake
CH: Kittiwake... Naija. 2ce
Overtake all overtake
Waterman for shortcake
Rockman for cheesecake
Water or rock for pancake
Tribe is just the mandrake
Awake, my people, awake
CH: Kittiwake...Naija 2ce
Before, before na handshake
Now e kom be headshake
The headache na the hotcake
Earthquake,Seaquake, Skyquake
Wetin sef no go quake?
CH: Kittiwake...Naija 2ce

Sins of the Father

My one and only son I love
I just want you to know
No matter what you think of me
This is how it goes

Your mother and I, Lord bless her
We started out in love
We had a sacred union
Joined by God above

Life for us was precious
We lived the family way
She trusted and endeared me
But then I began to stray

Lost in a world of abandon
Tempted by ways of lust
She was the glue of the family
I was the one not to trust

Sin was the song of the siren
I was the ship on the sea
A serpent wrapped around me
And whispered softly to me

"You know it's me you desire
Forget the things that you've known
Come with me to my heaven
And you'll be the king on my throne"

My mind was numbed by the pleasure
My soul was trapped within me
I knew I stood in the fire
Yet I danced in the chance to be free

But fires eventually fade
And smoke will clear with the wind
Leaving you standing there naked
Exposed by the way that you sinned

So don't be lead by temptation
Stay with the one that you love
'Cause sin has the wings of a raven
But love has the wings of a dove.

Rockman  :-)

Rambling Tirade

This is a moment
A moment I took
To write down a thought
But not for a book

It's simply a space
That needs to be filled
In hopes that a reader
Will somehow be thrilled

Should I write about nature
Should I write about time
Should I use nomenclature
Should I do it in rhyme

Should I use a thesaurus
To help me debate
Or just sputter words
That do not relate

The mountain is high
The valley is low
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
That stuff's gotta go

Don't write about sunshine
Don't ponder the rain
I need something new
To put in refrain

This poem is drivel
But don't get me wrong
I did it for fun
Like singing a song

But it has to have meaning
It has to have worth
Oh, how can I raise
This poem from birth

My ink is the web
That I spin with my hand
I hope there's some purpose
In every strand

I guess I should stop
Before I go on
This poem is pointless
And getting too long

My tirade is over
I've said all I can
The next time I write
I'll be using a plan

Rockman  :-)

Under the Crescent Moon

A crescent moon hangs
Low in the sky
Palm trees sway
A breeze blows by

The smell of the ocean
Adrift in the air
Serene and so peaceful
I don't have a care

I could sit on this shore
I could lay in this sand
Awed at creation
By magnificent hand

The beauty is splendor
Beyond human reach
I think I'll just stay here
Adrift on this beach

Rockman   :-)

The Dogma of Love

Love is like a flower.

It blooms in the spring of its existence.

But as the summer fades, so does its color.

The winter moon watches over the barren stem

Until the sun can shine upon the blossom once again.

Rockman

Help From Above

Starlight. Star bright
First star I see tonight
Science says you're not a star
They say your light is planet Mars

But can't I still just make a wish?
A simple plea. A small request
All I want is one true love
A gift of light from up above

Rockman  :-)

Sitting By the Fireside

Burning embers in the night
Smoke is rising slow
Encasing me in warm delight
Creating mental glow

I close my eyes and listen to
The evenings soothing sounds
Like crickets chirps, the tree frogs peeps
And distant barking hounds

I languish in the darkness
Like the moon and stars above
I'm now at rest and I attest
That this is what I love

There's nothing so embracing
As a peaceful night alone
Sitting by the fireside
Behind my happy home


Rockman  :-)

Hope For Tomorrow

Stuck in a quagmire
Bound by a bog
Blinded by mist
And shrouded by fog

I try to move forward
But only go down
Grasping and groping 
To find solid ground

All of my efforts
And all of my pains
Only produce
More taxable gains

Each swing of my hammer
Each bead of my sweat
Just launches me further
And deeper in debt

If only just once
A buck was a buck
And not just a target
With me as the duck

I might live to flourish
Fulfilling my dreams
Instead of recurring
To shadows and schemes

But maybe one day
The clouds will all break
The sun will shine through
And I will awake

To stand in the glory
That I should have known
Could only be found
At the side of the throne


Rockman  :-)

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