Change of heart

deep within the wings of time
my thoughts lie bare, waitin' to
be collected, one by one to keep
them save from destruction, by
the hunters there, tryin' to change
them for me

and I know they will be comin', takin'
away the only freedom I have, my freedom
of thought, so I have to run leavin' them
behind, waitin' for me to collect them again
when time has had, a change of heart and
my thoughts again, can speak their mind

(c) JR. 2019

Change of heart

deep within the wings of time

my thoughts lie bare waitin' to be collected

on by one to keep them save from destruction

by the hunters there tryin to change them

for me

and I know they will be comin'

takin' away the only freedom I have

my freedom of thought so I have to run

leavin' them behind

waitin' for me to collect them again

when time has had a change of heart and

my thoughts again can speak their

mind

(c) JR> 2019

Going somewhere

somehow we're goin' somewhere
meeting the winter with care
treating my mind with care
longin' for the sun not there

how come it's not there
not shining through my hair
it's frozen me into a deep sleep
hibernation time is here

has come out of nowhere
nature's little timebomb has gone off
bringin rain, cloudy days, stormy nights
blindin' light snow an' ice

right at your doorstep
another try to get through
thawing out the ice takin' what's mine
takin' what's there

it's been years, where's that smile
it was wiped out when I came back
from that long ride at the edge of life

(c) JR. eightees

My share

it's tearing at me 

a lot of hurt inside

all the love I miss 

sensation you find

I don't have much 

not much to give

just the life I live 

it ain't much

it's all I got

it takes time 

I calm down 

take my drink

down it 

love I just can't find 

out there
somewhere in a nowhere

somethin's got to give

somethin's got to excist 

somethin's got to be 

way down deep

it takes time to find 

but it's out  there somewhere 

my soul's searchin' there 

searchin' for my share 

(c) JR. 1985