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Twisted Karma

Fate has led my heart to find
A love that was never destined to last
I wonder if this is the punishment I deserve
For my cruel and heartless past
Karma has twisted my dreams so fast
And threw my love in the trash

A life-altering war rages on
That split our apartment in two 
Some nights I lay against the wall
That separates me from you.
Tormented by this endless pursuit
That rips my heart through and through

An intrinsic insanity leads me on
I imagine you on the other side
Strumming your fingers across the wall
While my child grows inside
Looking up through tear soaked eyes
To where our memories lie
A sense of longing derives
Inside your wicked lies

I’m wallowing in broken dreams
And taunted by the burdens I choose
I once believed this was my ‘happy ever after’
Now I’m waiting for fairy tales to come true
Hoping that I’m done paying dues
And maybe someday you will choose
To stop treating me like you do
We’ll get back to being me and you
Settle down and say ‘I do”

But there you go
Out the door into his arms
You chose his dim-witted presence
Over my witty charm
To0 blind to see the harm
In trading that broken home for ours?

Spare his feelings to obliterate mine
You say you feel obligated to be with him
When you’re not lying in my arms
A broken faith in you snaps from within
This could possibly be the end?
Our bond is a broken glass we can’t mend
No longer my friend

I love you
Who am I to you?

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Karma Twisted

Who am I to you?

I love you
No longer my fried
Our bond is a broken glass we can’t mend
This could possibly be the end
A broken faith in you snaps from within
When you’re not lying in my arms
You say you feel obligated to be there with him
Spare his feelings to obliterate mine

In trading that broken home for ours
Too blind to see the harm
You overlooked my witty charm
Favoring his dim-witted presence
Out the door into his arms
There you go

We can settle down and say ‘I do’
We’ll get back to being me and you
You’ll stop treating me like you do
And someday you will choose
Making me pay my dues
Now I’m waiting for fairy tales to come true
Dreams of ‘Happy Ever After’
I’m taunted by the burdens I choose
And wallowing in broken dreams

Inside your wicked lies
A sense of longing derives
To where our memories lie
Looking up through tear soaked eyes
While my child grows inside
Strumming your fingers across the wall
I imagine you on the other side
And intrinsic insanity leads me on

It rips my heart through and through
Tormented by this endless pursuit
Separating me and you
At night I lay against the wall
Our apartment split in two
By a life-altering war raging on

My love was thrown in the trash
Karma has twisted my dreams so fast
For my cruel and heartless past
I wonder if this is the punishment I deserve
A love that was never destined to last
Fate led my heart here

I love you
Who am I to you?

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The Road I Leave Behind

A long slab of gravel paved with regret
Mile markers on each side
Broken dreams merged with infinite possibilities
On the road I leave behind

Stranded in the driveway
I look in the rear view mirror to find
Infinite entities in an alternate reality
It’s the beginning of the road I leave behind

Through a shadowing abyss
I will emerge from the pits that hide
All the remorse deep down is what I regret now
There, on the road I leave behind

I believed we were invincible
Now there’s broken bridges we can’t mend
How could we be so susceptible?
I never imagined this road would end
With every step towards the door
I long for something much more
Than crimson tides that take me on a ride
Down…the road I leave behind

I hear the freedom calling my name
I don’t know if I can resist it this time
There’s a definite chance that I might dance
In the middle…of the road I leave behind

Ever thud I hear echoing on the pavement
Of the broke down highway of my life
I feel so empty looking ahead at eternity
Lining the sides…of the road I leave behind

There are two sides of a coin and two sides of me
I finally learn to walk down a straighter line
I find the other me across an alternate reality
On each side…of the road I leave behind

It’s something so undeniable
I’ve got so much to loose
I find it so unconceivable
Now that I have to choose
What would I be if a stay
But how can I walk away
Will we still be friends when our family ends?
A fire burns high…down the road I leave behind

Tears and dust from broken dreams and rust
Bitter traces of a man who can’t bend
Now that I’ve come to the end
Busted flat and broke down…on the road I leave behind
I can’t live with…
I can’t go back down…
Better walk away from the road I might leave behind

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A Whisper In the Darkness

I whisper into the darkness
Of how I used to be
And creatures of the night
Whisper back to me

They tell me of all their secrets
Of unspoken truths and lies
I listen to them praise their friends
And bash the enemies they despise

I listen and remember 
Of such a long time ago
Of when I had courage and strength
But those days are no more

It’s like the fire burning
Inside my soul
Like the hurricane
Blowing in my heart
It’s like a pounding, pounding, pounding
Pounding in my brain
And someone screams to me
“You will never be the same.”

I think of days gone by
And of how I used to be
I remember when I loved her 
And she was in love with me

If I truly learn to love again
I will turn and walk away
I can’t bear to think of the damage
I might cause if I stay

My hearts been known to hurt
Those I love the most
So I will disappear
Like a long forgotten ghost

It’s like fire that burns
Deep into my soul
A hurricane is blowing
In my heart
I feel the pounding, pounding
Pounding in my brain
I hear someone scream
“Don’t forget my name”

I fell in love with a dream
Of what could have been
All I have now is the memory
Of what should have been

All the days gone by
Have been tossed into the sea
Don’t ask me how I’ve been
Or how I’m gonna be

In the morning I open my eyes
And look upon another day
I forgot what happiness is
And of why I can’t stay

And the fire keeps a burning, 
Raging in my soul
The hurricane blows strongly in my heart
I feel the pounding, pounding, pounding, pounding,
Pounding in my brain
I scream to the winds,
“I won’t forget your name.”

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Little Guy

Daddy, Daddy
Can we watch a movie?
The one you let me watch
When it was just you and me

Well I’d let you watch ‘Scream’ again
If you’d promise you won’t tell people
You’re gonna gut them like a fish
My little warrior princess
	With boiling anger
	You can’t conquer

Wise beyond your years
You’ve learned from you tears
This world you live in isn’t fair, is it?

I love to watch you grow into your potential
To watch you think and create
You’ve learned it’s a hard road
To walk against the norm

I’m so proud
You believe in yourself no matter what
You don’t care what they think about you
This is your life
You’re gonna live it
Never afraid to be who you are

You’re my little Jamie
But I could possibly
Be talking about me
Me myself and I
You’re my little guy

I still can’t believe how much you’re  like me
I watch you replicate me
You’re loud
You’re sarcastic
	But you’re fantastic
Insensitive and rude
With insurmountable attitude
There’s no mistaking
You’re my rude little dude