May not be all that much

 

A face can only excist

with eyes that can  live and see inside

the thoughts they hide, the fear that's there

and the love it wants to share

the coldness it casts in despair

it may not be all that much

but it is all what they've got

yet eyes can be tamed, eyes can even destruct and maime

eyes can turn insane if jealousy is the name

eyes can scream wild for what they want and didn't get

and yess the eyes, they can be bad

it might not be all that much, but the eyes can make it a lot

eyes... are the face, they express anger and laughter

sadness and badness, almost any thing at will

love for life, the pain and the fear inside

its all in the eyes, it may not be all that much

but it is all what they've got

(c) JR. 80's

Eyes

see the eyes that shine
see the eyes that once smiled
see the eyes made to cry
see the eyes go blind
see them look for justice
see them go to war
see them look for freedom
see them fight the evil
see them look for a reason
to reclaim and live out their life
on the land which they were born

(c) JR. 2020

Somewhere out there

as a feast finds it self in its ending
and silence takes its rightfull place
in a room lost for words

a man's resting his eyes on the now
empty chairs, trying to recollect the
image of the person that sat there

it is then a door finds its lock and key
and a room out there, somewhere, is
cast into the lonelyness of the lost
word again

(c) JR. 2018

Still alive

today I was stunned
you dazed my mind
opened my eyes

afraid to take it
afraid it was not true
caught in my emotions

still there, still alive
cpuld you be the woman
I looked out to

it will be time
giving me the answer

(c) JR. 2019

Shade of loveliness

and when I see her walking
in the early hours of the morning
through the fields of our yesterdays
with the shine of a new tomorrow
in her eyes I can only sigh

it is when I love her innocence the most
walking through our morning's haze into
the brightness of a coming day wondering
what life will bring when our future finds
its self where our hearts sigh

and when I see her walking in the early hours
of this morning with a breeze running through
the darkness of her hair I know it is that shade
of loveliness I want to share

(c) JR. 2019

Lost in a smile

an' I see her comin' with a smile
on her face a laugh in her eyes
and I, I was lost inside

so when she left I was lost, lost
in a smile I knew never would be
mine now it's been many years
an' ev'ry mornin'

standin' on the porch I see her
comin'  hear her laugh in the wind
see that smile on her face

stoppin' right in front of me lookin'
at me with her famous laugh an' smile
sayin' to me

'I've come to see you again' and
she sees me smile but that's just
me dreamin'

starin' into the distance lookin'
for something that will not be
an' ev'ry mornin'

I see her comin' hear her laugh
see that smile upon her face and
yes I know I'm only dreamin' lost
in a smile

(c) JR. 2019

Somewhere out there

as a feast finds it self in its ending
and a silence takes its rightfull place
in a room lost for words

a man's resting his eyes on the now
empty chairs, trying to recollect the
image of the person that sat there
 
it is then, a door finds its lock an'
key and a room somewhere, out there
is cast into the loneliness of...

the lost word again

(c) JR. 2018

Shadow of our desire

she's lyin' there, lyin' in wait
her seductive smile passin' behind
the darkness of her eyes

and her moist an' tender lips are
waitin', to unleash her passion on
my mind

as I know she will, as I am waitin'
stirrin' my fire with her emotion,
showin' me the flesh

of her history inside my time and her life,
where we are waitin' playin' an' teasin'
as she's pleadin'

closin' in as slowly as she can into
somethin' we both know all too well
yet it has to be played

along the lines of that shadow of desire,
that had remained when we first met and
only time

can reveal or tell, how long we will play
this game, how long we will go on, it will
be untill

our history is satisfied and has nothin' more
to burn then it will become the lie of our
thruth

cast aside, by the shadow of our desire
when... it fell

(c) JR. 2018

There was thunder

a woman can kill
with so much
as a breath of love

a woman can kill
with a look
love with an embrace

cry in the shade
a woman can kill
with so much

as a gentle touch
feel the coldness
of her arms
see the chill in her eyes

the hate when she smiles
still she speaks of love
wich she promissed
but easily forgot

whatever the reason
took her love
it wasn't completely lost
like a disease some of it

never leaves
a faint feelin' remains
disturbin' in fact
'cause it doesn't rest

always a stir
a movement is there
she knows it all too well
it leaves her in despair

'cause strong the hate
it's done in passion
love its name

she came in for the kill
loved so deeply
couldn't afford it

her strenght weakening
close to totall surrender
there was thunder


(c) JR.  2018

At Dawn

I feel air 

touch my fingers 

spread over my body 

notice my age

blood rushin' 

through my veins 

almost awake
at dawn

my dreams 

fly away

respiration grows

I sense the world 

returnin' to me 

suddenly I move

open my eyes

commit my life 

to the world

at dawn

I'm yet 

unable to rise

night's 

clingin' like a cloak 

I shake it, shape it, fold it 

throw it away

I'm alive 

at dawn

I see the walls 

that surround me

so familiar
so trustin' 

in their need 

to protect me 

from reality 

closin' in 

at dawn

I bathe

water trickles 

down my spine 

it's pleasant 

a freshness within

dressin' with care

one glance 

in the mirror

it's all there

at dawn

ready for a new day
its challenges

its surprises

its disappointments,
its difficulties 

its beauty

born 

from the womb

dawn is

(c) JR. 2015

Last Offensive

beaten, but not defeated
longing for some peace
exchanged glances confirm
the question in their eyes

some tense sense of
restfulness reaches troubled
minds, an forgotten force erupts
from the ultimate depth of their
souls

surrounded by detructive
testamonies of a morbid idealism,
late in the sfternoon the sun seeks
refuge in its own setting

silence encircles them like
a heavy cloak a deep sigh
tells it all

                 II

behind the grit of devistation
time slices through each's own
man made hell

fear calls upon their last shred of
courage, a last offensive reaches
out for them

suddenly rage seeks its confrontation
muffled cries ring out calling on ones
dear, even a 'maker'

in a 'dance macabre' steel encounters steel
forging an ending never to be revealed
slowly fading into a battle born mist

a feeling of contentment settles in
somewhere a last fiant sigh is heard
place an time meet again, it has no
winners

(c) JR.  4-5-2014

Where you live

It's been a long time
I failed to connect
you look at me
from beyond the skies

I can see the pain
in your eyes
I didn't know that
at the time

I wish I had
I wouldn't have failed
to connect

ans you stil reach me
through time
lookin' down on me
from a million lights

watchin' me from
the source of life
you have me wondering
what it is you want of me

you've been taken
beyond my reach
all I can do is wait
for me to go where
you now live

(c) JR.

Eyes

eyes
are the face
they're stone cold blue
and they're staring straight at me

lookin into mine
I'm amazed, thrown
into their pit o' fire

they make me smile
oh yes, those stone cold blue eyes
just a miracle

untill my amazement
changed into its wondering

(c) JR.  2018