Fall back

young, starting out

not knowing life

what it is

and is not about

he fell, face down

life changed

and taught him

a valuable lesson

he would never forget

when you're weary

and down on your luck

'fall back, regroup

start over again'

so he stepped up

looking towards

a future

in which he would

not prosper as he should

his goals

now different

were still goals

he was aiming for

he knew

when you're weary

and down on your luck

it never is too late

to fall back, regroup

and start over again

following a path

not

necessarily celebrated

by the happy few

who couldn't see past

their limited notion

of what it means

to succeed

and he did succeed

in many ways

and it has brought him

where he is today

fulfilled

in everything he has done

yet

willpower is the key

to everything

so...

when you're weary

and down on your luck

it never is too late

to fall back, regroup

and start over again

(c) JR. 2023

Fame and glory

being young an' naive 

I was waiting

for my future's promised seeds 

not knowin'

where or when they would fall 

I wondered

would they ever fall at all

I was cast down 

yet getting stronger feelin'  stronger 

I was peakin' 

almost ready for any challenge

in my reach 

it was my seeds I was needin' 

they were nowhere in sight 

I decided I would be the seeds of my life

almost too late I thought 

I let them fall 

and when they were grown 

I harvested them 

day by day one by one

and they gave me what I had waited for

I rose to fame an' glory 

somethin' now

I can hardly understand 

I was needin'

at 

all

(c) JR. 2018

That new morning

and I will stay as long as I can
slowly I will set the pace driftin'
into the wonders of the night

enjoying my stay feelin' so young
again and slowly, yes slowly goin'
through the motions

I will bring on that new morning
let it live again for yet another day
and I am... so very happy

(c) JR. 2018