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Josef Rau Poem
Every time I see you,
You make my day.
Has anyone ever made you feel that way?
Every time I see you working diligently
I stop and distract you for a while
We practice some small talk,
I try not to smile
I awkwardly then leave,
Grin and wave.
I tell you "Good Luck!", "Goodbye!" and "Behave!"
When you ask me questions,
I ramble on for days
Because I get so nervous
And only want to stay.
But what I'm really interested in is you.
How you feel and what you're up to
You're the only person in the world
That can make me look forward to accounting
Whenever I walk into class
My heart is pounding.
Just hoping that I can maybe catch your eye
Most of the times I don't
Because you are glued to your book
But all I'm asking for is a simple look.
Not a wink, a wave, a smile, or a "hello"
Just a little thing to let me know
That perhaps I can make it into your mind.
Copyright © Josef Rau | Year Posted 2012
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Josef Rau Poem
She's a runner.
That's why I can't catch her
That's why I can't keep up with her
But my endurance is improving,
Maybe I can match her for a mile
A mile is all I need,
One little chance
But she runs everyday,
And more than once
If I try to run with her
What would she do?
What would she say?
Do you think she would just leave me in the Dust?
Or do you think she would coast on an easy stride?
It's worth a shot.
Would it be a race?
Or would it be just a fun run?
Chasing her does include a lot of bumping elbows,
And all the dirty tricks.
Because I'm not the only boy after her.
It's a big race.
A race I must win..
For Happiness
For love
For her.
Copyright © Josef Rau | Year Posted 2012
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One who fights for your tomorrows
One who suffers for the day before
One who waits in sorrow
One who makes America more
What else can I say for every star and every stripe.
He's for America all the way now...
Wounds and Deaths
Blood and Tears
No Running Back
just from fear
Keep it together
In the cruel weather
You must go on.
Copyright © Josef Rau | Year Posted 2011
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Josef Rau Poem
The Chicago skyline.
You symbolize home.
You are me and I am you.
There you are Sears Tower!
Just like you I will stand tall and strong
Even through life's toughest winds,
I might sway back and forth,
But to the ground which I was built on,
I'll remain.
Even when people try to change my name,
I'll just reply "Watchya talkin bout Willis?!"
Yeah, you'll always be Sears to me.
And I'll always be Joe to you.
Thank You Chicago.
I promise I will get as fast as
The trains and planes that transport your people
And when I get caught up in life's traffic,
I promise to keep my cool and my destination in mind.
I promise to get as strong as your culture is.
I promise to always be filled with as much vigor as
Your raging college students are.
I promise to stay as passionate as
The struggling musicians that serenade your "L" subways are.
I promise I will work as hard as
Your workers that are just trying to pay their bills do.
I promise I'll always stay as hungry
As the poor that beg on your streets are.
And I promise I'll make you proud of me.
For I am proud of you!
Chicago, don't you know?
You will always put the "O" in Joe.
Copyright © Josef Rau | Year Posted 2012
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Josef Rau Poem
She watches "Sex in the City"
and "Jersey Shore"
She likes to get drunk
but she's not a whore
She thinks Patrick Kane is hot
but Matt Damon is hotter
She likes books and movies
called "Harry Potter"
Baked beans and a hot dog
is her favorite meal
When it comes to soccer
she shows much zeal
So what seperates her from every other girl?
Does she fly? Can she sing?
Does she dance and swirl?
What makes her different
comes down to one thing key
out of all the men
She loves me.
Copyright © Josef Rau | Year Posted 2011
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Josef Rau Poem
There is a waiting list
Just to take you out
I pulled my number,
And I'm waiting in line
C37 is mine
They're on J11
So I have no idea when,
Or if
I'll get a chance
Next they say B14
Does that mean I'm close?
"Z28!"
Nope, Never mind
The amount of people
In this waiting room
Just keeps growing
They must be reaching capacity,
But there is no way of knowing.
I guess I just came at a bad time
Guess I'm a fool for even coming in now
And trying
But it's the only time I could.
Hey! That guy got here after me
And has been called already
That's not fair.
I don't understand this place
Can't I just talk with you face to face?
This could be resolved quickly,
Where is Jesse White anyways?
No, he doesn't run this place.
You're picture is on the wall,
You're the Secretary of State.
And I got slim chances of getting
A Date.
Just as good as mine are of
Meeting Jesse, himself.
Maybe I should become a tumbler,
Ah I'm just joking
Probably joke too much.
But even a clown
Frowns sometimes when he washes off his makeup
"C37"
No way! That's me!
This wasted day was worth it after all.
"What do you mean I don't have all the correct forms?!?!"
"But you said this is all I needed"
Guess I'll come back
When I"m notified by mail again.
Either that or get pulled over
In some other state again.
But no, I would get arrested this time.
Maybe I should just try another DMV.
No, they'll all be closed by the time I get there.
And it's a risk driving in my circumstances anyways.
I was willing to roll those dice on you.
I think it's still worth it
I'll play it safe
Go back and park this car.
Wait till I'm notified again.
Finally get the right forms
And maybe Ill get a chance.
Copyright © Josef Rau | Year Posted 2012
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Josef Rau Poem
Don't write me letters
Don't send me texts
Don't call me on the phone
Because I will soon fall next
Don't send me snaps
Don't send me tweets
I'll fall for you too easy
Be sick for weeks
Don't like my status
Definitely don't like my picture
Don't make this thing worse
Or my heart grow thicker
Lets stop now, while we're ahead
Because I can't handle love
And I wont' go to bed.
I can never go to sleep
With you In my head.
And I've seen and heard all this before
You might like me now
But soon will be going for the door
Because I don't know how to love
And know no one who can handle mine
I will drop my everything for you,
Waste all my time
The only thing will be you
That is on my mind
Something my silly, crazy heart can't take
Is another cup of sugar
So I'll just take my coffee black for life
Sit there alone at the diner
I'm more comfortable lonesome anyway
Provides for a Much more selfishly convenient day to day
I'll build a wall around my heart
And you're going to pay for it!
Haha
For a laugh I had to add that
If you were a record I'd only scratch that
I'll play you too often
And spoil a good thing
I need hurt in my heart
And more reasons to sing
Karaoke in the bar
George Straight in my car
Being sad can make you happy
If you know who you are
Truth is
You are probably a normal, typical girl
But ill build you up in my head
My heart, you'll rule.
And you will probably squash it like a bug.
There's no sympathy for a nice guy
Only a friend zone membership mug.
And I'm Murphy's law
So I already know what is going to happen
I know the futility of my efforts and actions.
They make me lyrical.
My lack of game is
somewhat comical.
The looks I get are
rather hysterical.
Somebody help me please
I need me a miracle.
26 years of the same old shit.
And I got at least 26 poems that talk about it.
The moral of the story is:
Don't even come near me.
Leave me be to feel sorry for myself.
With my love hate relationship with life.
I'm too much of a Narcisst to ever find love.
For that I apologize to up above.
So don't throw out any bait
Hook line and sinker
Because I will bite the bait hard
The boat I will sink her.
So don't do anything to make me fall for you.
Because I wouldn't know what to do.
I can't handle those feelings.
So What's new?
Copyright © Josef Rau | Year Posted 2017
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Josef Rau Poem
The mountain stares at me every day
Sometimes I stare back
But like Medusa it will freeze you in your tracks
every time.
The mountain
yes.
it stares at me
everyday
Sometimes I stare back
But just like with people
I tend to avoid eye contact
Is it because of my shame?
The mountain stares at me
Yes
tall, glorious
Covering the sun
What did I do to be
such a fortunate one?
The mountain
Stares at me
At day
And at night
Snow covered, dry, or lush
Will you come see it with me?
After all you're my crush
Then the mountain can
Stare at you too
And I wouldn't be the only one so lucky
Your presence would make me
even luckier
I'd have something to rival
The mountains beauty.
Every day the mountain stares at me.
Beautifully.
But I wish it was you.
Everyday.
Copyright © Josef Rau | Year Posted 2016
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Josef Rau Poem
I'm a slave
Captive in my relationship,
Held down by taxes
and unjust laws that dont quit
Chained down by the life
that I've been accustomed to
I can not break free.
Family and friends just add more locks
I want to fly free, but I'm stuck with the flock
In a world where currency is the measure of a man
I lie in a cage
Unable to stand
Where is the key to let me go?
No one knows.
No one knows.
But I'll find happiness
as a slave
Make some money
to buy a cave
Claim my woman as
eternally mine
Pay the taxes
Pay the fines
Because this cage I know
Is all I know
This cage is called life
I'll give it a go.
Copyright © Josef Rau | Year Posted 2011
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All of my friends said,
“you’re so big and she’s so small, How can it possibly work?”
But the night we met at Charlie’s house
was nothing but fireworks
Of course since then I’ve been known
to throw a couple flares your way
But Hopefully I will learn from the mistakes that I have made one day
When I’m with you
I try really hard not to swear
Just because I know you don’t like it
and to show you that I care
Every night I’ve been with you
I didn’t get angry
and I didn’t get sad
I guess it’s just something to do
with all the great times we have always had
I’m hangin up these depressed boots,
Because I don’t need them anymore
They’re old,
they stink,
they’re all torn apart
Because they’ve taken many hard treks before
Now my life requires no shoes
Because I have you
And I’m headed for the seashore!
Just like how when we made the list
of all of the places where we should go
That’s one of those moments that I told myself,
this can really be love Joe.
I doubted that it could ever be possible in my life,
But I so strongly believe that I could have found my future wife.
Copyright © Josef Rau | Year Posted 2011
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