"Yes"

when life's empty

'cause

your soul's dying

and  promise

for it to live

so far away

as it doesn't

want to complain

an answer is all

what it needs

one that again

will make it strong

and able to compete

if nothing else

it's the only way

to stand your ground

and defeat its defeat

do what has to be done

that will make you whole

if not

completely complete

put your question

to the test

speak the words

you need to speak

you have nothing 

to lose

when

"yes "

is the only word

you wil want to

hear on her breath

when she speaks

(c) JR. 2023

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

A lonely door

when death becomes
a lonely door closin'
its always best to keep in mind
closing it should only be left
up to time to decide for
so live your life live it well
and when it does close
there's this whole new place to dwell
but you will know you should be proud
'cause you've done well

(c) JR. 2020

Come to a rest

I have to live this life one thing
I must do, I don't why, somethin'
you get born into

I feel like floatin' down a stream
don't know where it leads me I just
can't see

it's like a dream floatin' in
different directions, all of them
new

it's all a surprise what I find
it's called life, it's a sunrise a
new dawn

I'm floatin' down a stream can't
see it comin' to an end, somewhere
somehow

I believe, there's a place, where I'll
stay, an... come to a rest

(c) JR. 2018