Verbal knife

a verbal knife 

needs no ammunition

it can be wielded

time an' time again

it can be wielded

every an' any given day

cut through

any layer of feeling

cut you down every single day

stab you in the back

at every chance it gets

with every word you say

a verbal knife 

needs no ammunition

it can be stopped with

a powerful word to word combat

it then,...

will never be wielded again

(c) JR. 2024

Oblivion

when the world

comes down upon its knees

praying for its rescue

and justice for all its lost souls

and fallen victims

it will only be

a matter of time

before it rises up again

but mankind will fall 

into its own oblivion until a new

civilization appears from

another world and thrives again

(c) JR. 2024 

Blijspel

als niemand kijkt

zingt verdriet zijn eigen melodie

emotioneel beladen en diep geraakt als het is

haalt het uit 

naar zijn verwrongen, verdraaide realiteit

in zijn negatieve verledentijd

waar het bedolven ligt

onder zwaar belaagde mineuren

gelardeerd met diep ontgronde roerselen

zonder enige beleving hoe om te gaan

met de in hun tijdloze setting gevatte

afgrijselijke majeuren, van vallen en opstaan

en,...

hun verwerkings methodiek

maar dan is het toch altijd weer

het positief goede

dat in al zijn vormen

aan de oppervlakte verschijnt

waar dramatische majeuren dan

eindelijk tot inkeer komen

en,...

weer het blijspel worden

dat het mineur 

zo verdient

(c) JR. 2024

Once a dream

when we don't forget

the love that has been

when we forget

the trouble it has seen

when we don't regret

a love that has been

when we know 

a decision to leave

should not have been

when we know yesterday

was a yesterday full of dreams

and our yesterday will always be

a yesterday of,...once a dream

(c) JR. 2024

Playground

when the day's done

an' love's back on the table

something's telling me

it's going to happen again

her eyes gaze at me speaking

of her desire for me again

so when the night falls

she takes my hand

leading me into temptation

something I find exciting

in so many ways

as we find ourselves in a world

where love's the name 

carrying us away

into its glorieus depths 

and turbulent high's

until we in a way 

are touching down

on earth again

where again

our bond's been strenghtend

coming into a new day

where the world is our playground

we've played in so many ways

and in the end,...its up-and-downs

are the name of the game

(c) JR. 2024

 

What's life

life's a professional boxer

throwing its punches

coming for you, round after round

you wait,...

and roll with those punches

life's getting tired

you open up

an' you beat the shit out of it

it is then you win

something you have to do

time an' time again

roll with those punches

you will win

(c) JR. 2024

The reason 'why'

the reason to believe

is a reason for deceit

living in a disbelieve

no one will ever know

no one will ever speak

of your deceit

when,...every one, any one

can clearly see

with their own eyes

your deceit

in their own disbelieve

waiting for your deceit

to finally speak

of the reason 'why'

of your deceit

the reason 'why'

will in the end be

the reason you will leave

still living,...

in your own disbelieve

(c) JR. 2024

Als de regen

soms, als de regen, niet wetend waarom, neerdaalt in een leven en,...

een verloren volle maan zijn donkere kant laat zien, in de duisternis van

een turbulente nacht

is het toch weer het stralend geboren licht van een nieuwe dag dat,...

alles en iedereen wakker schudt en het leven van alle dag opnieuw

op pakt 

waar elke sterveling, om welke reden dan ook, altijd op wacht

als de regen wijkt, voor het licht van een zon overgoten dag

(c) JR. 2024

Sounds of silence

coming home, closing the door

nothing moves, nothing stirs

only a lonely house sighs

he knows, his once and only happiness went

without regret, through that same, now closed door

leaving only sounds of silence, sounds that should be heard

but she's gone, gone, gone, a harsh verbal exchange,... gone

shattering his believe in vows, once spoken once so true

now swiftly have forgotten every word

and in a sense, this now quiet is actually not a disturbance

but a blessing, as a cloaked certain peace is descending on him

soothing his weary mind

he knows the times, they will be tough, but honestly, to be true

he now has a peace of mind, he has not had, for a very long, long time.

(c) JR. 2024