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The Dream Maker

You and i walking on the beach in my dreams,
Everything is perfect or at least that is how it seems.
Your laughing and giggling still something don't feel right,
Because i know if i were to wake it was just for the night.
You had that sparkle in your eyes and that smile on your face,
The dream was so real i could smell, touch, and taste.
We swam in the ocean and collected sand dollars on the beach,
There wasn't a moment in this dream that you were out of my reach.
We made love in the sunset and watched the stars in the sky,
Then the Dream Maker showed up and suddenly you began to cry.
He said"Hurry make it hasty." and i couldn't understand why.
At that moment I realized that this was just a dream,
I wish it could last forever; hell i'd do anything.
I pleaded with the Dream Maker to stall a little time,
Then you instantly vanished and I lost once again what was mine.
I woke up in a prison cell to a picture of your face,
With a sand dollar in my hand and that oh so familiar taste.

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Emotions Untold

How do you explain these emotions untold?
Wanting that one person to have and to hold.
These feelings within that i want to release.
Overcoming my body like an infectious disease.
Spreading through with every beat  of my heart.
I can't stand for us to be this far apart.
These feelings growing stronger as the time passes by.
I have to get my mind off of you before I break down and cry.
It's all building up like pressure inside a can.
If I break down how can i even call myself a man?
Trapped inside this cell like a beast inside a cage.
Only the penitentiary can turn love in to rage.
I'm trying to hold back and keep this heart from growing cold.
Then again how do you explain emotions untold??

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D.O.C. Soldiers

We are D.O.C. soldiers down for the cause.
Missouri's convicts and solid outlaws.
The rule that we live by are written in stone.
We are powerful and fearless we are bad to the bone.
We come from these towns all across the way.
Doing our time taking it day by day.
We are solid most blasted with ink.
We don't give a lick what other people think.
All this in time makes us mean ruthless and hard.
It's all a small price to pay to survive on the yard.

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Send Him All My Love

Today was the day my world came to an end,
Days will go by before I realize I'll never see him again,
So many things I regret I have done,
Neglect to a brothers love is just one,
I could have done better kept him from going astray,
My greatest fear became reality today,
I wish I could be there wish I could say goodbye,
Thinking back to what I could have done I didn't even try,
Loking back at the times we shared, both good and bad,
One more time to talk to him and see his face this I wish I had,
The one person who meant the world to me is now gone,
I have to ask myself why God took him, it seems so wrong,
I know that one day I will be with him once more,
I can't explain why I hadn't thought of this before,
I set the example that bad things were cool,
It took my brother from me, Man was I a fool,
I pray for my brother and his soul, I ask God up above,
God, If you recieve my message tell my brother that I miss him and send him all 
my love.

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Why I Wrote This Poem!

Days have gone & times have passed,
Since the days i have seen him last,
Without darkness there would be no light,
I keep this in thought on lonely nights,
I can not wait for this time to pass,
Two brothers together again at last,
In my mind I see his face,
His memories stuck in a special place,
All the things we did together the memories we share,
It seems so wrong, this is not fair,
i will always keep him in my heart,
That is why we will never be apart,
When I start to wonder this i will know,
He will be with me everywhere i go,
He's the one who will always be on my mind,
He'll be there to open my eyes when i go blind,
When i lose hope and my mind begins to roam,
I'll just have to remember why I wrote this poem.

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Soldier

Sitting in my cell on a cold lonely night.
Here is where I realized the inward fight.
I've finally realized what this life is for.
Because God has made me a soldier in his mighty war.
I put on all my armor and draw my sword.
The Excalibur is nothing compared to Gods word.
The weight of it all seems more than I can bare.
But I know that when I pray Jesus is there.
The Belt of Truth worn around my waist.
I wear it with honor and properly in place.
The Breastplate of Rightousness heavy as gold.
It protects me from the arrows of the cold.
The Shield of Faith I raise high above my head.
If it were not for this I would already be dead.
The Helmet of Salvation I received not long ago.
With the word of God I strike down Satan with every blow.
On my feet I wear the Gospel of Peace.
Jesus is all I need to say the least.
Standing on the front lines I shout out in glee.
"In Gods Army I will be all I can Be."
I stand tall and with honor upon Calvary Hill.
I'll charge forward fearless and without yield.
Life is the battlefield and the enemy is always around.
That is why I fight for god and am forever heaven bound!


Based on Ephesians 6:10 - 6:17 May God bless all with His love!!

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Confusion

Confusion sets in
I swallow all hope,
Cant figure it out 
how do I cope?

Can I love?
Do I truly care?
Feeling so numb
Yet they are there.

What do I do?
What do I say?
Why even try?
When it brings pain?

Is it love?
Or maybe lust?
Maybe its real 
Or maybe its bust.

I once loved her
but yet growing cold.
im tired of the fighting
Im getting to old.

I try to talk 
explain how i feel.
She don't listen
its no big deal.

Some things are left
Better alone.
I would give up
If I could know.

How do you love
When you only hate?
She tries so hard
But yet its all fake.

I see through her 
Like crystal water.
why even try?
Why even bother?

Or maybe its me
Where the problem persist.
I try but yet
Im not ready for this.

I don't know where
it is going.
Or at all where
It will end.

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This Dream

I'm drifting off into Neverland
I can see his face and touch his hand
His smile so big and face so bright
We are walking together on this hot summer night
"Go ahead Bub say what's on your mind."
"You know i'm sorry Patrick for being so stupid, being so blind,
I wish you could come back again for just one day,
We can act like kids again, run around and play,
I should have thought about you, given more support,
I know i am your friend but as your brother I've fallen short,
I'm running out of time and i'm beginning to cry,
I want to hear what you have to say before we say goodbye."
"Well Bub just go ahead and let those tears flow,
It doesn't matter, cause how much you love me I already know,
It's not your fault the reason i'm here
I want you to listen to me, I want to make this clear,
I love you with all my heart and forever will,
Even when you said you hated me, I loved you still,
You have a lot of memories of the things we did together,
Cherish and hold on to them always and forever,
You think your alone in this world, and full of fear,
One thing to remember Bro, Is I will always be near,
No matter where you go or where you happen to look,
I'll be walking next to you you or looking over your shoulder reading your book.
I love you Bub forever and ever as big as the sky!!,
It's time for you to go now, I love you and goodbye."
I wake with my cheeks wet and tears in my eyes,
I hated leaving him and i'm never good at good byes,
Time is running short, I have to get up and go,
My brother will always be with me this i truly now know,
One last thing as I bring this to a close,
How much I miss him and love him he really knows,
When things get tough, times get hard and i want to scream,
I can put a smile on my face and look back at this dream.