What went wrong

I wonder what went wrong 

after the sun set

and the night came along

I wonder what went wrong

I see the stars dive through the sky

I hear the night howlin' out of line

as its darkness is at a all time high

I see the stars dive through the sky

I wonder what went wrong

after the sun set

and the night came along

I wonder what went wrong

so if you wonder what went wrong

look outside into the night

see if the stars dive through the sky

and see if its the answer you can find

(c) JR. 2023

Survival

sitting here in this field

where the green has no say

wondering why the sun

is shining

in its deplorable grey

guessing midday will come

soon

as my morning

is still so far away

I will walk

of into its dessert

where life

can be a living hell

in decay

knowing it will be a while

and I won't give in

'cause 

life again has come out

and invited me to play

as I am

only one day away

from starting out

for that new life

that's waiting outside

this world of violence

I will always be

the one

that will take on

the odds

so

when you see me

walking down that road

of survival

almost dead to the world

with a smile on my face

you will know

what I've done

and

when called upon

will do again

(c) JR. 2023

 

Vacuüm

 ongemakkelijk...

is een eens

zo vertrouwde

maar nu zo

ontrouwe trouw

het zijn deze aspecten

van zijn beleving

waardoor

een nieuw ontstaan vacuüm

zijn

ongeëvenaarde stilte ingaat

waar eens eerst

heftig gevonden emoties

elkaar

nu weer afstoten

is het een

verborgen

ontsprongen traan

die

onzichtbaar

een fractie van

zijn intense mineur

laat zien

(c) JR. 2023

Rain

is there anything

I could have done

that morning

rain started to fall

it came to me overnight

and hit me by surprise

it caught me of guard

and I payed the price

as

I couldn't do anything

that morning

rain started to fall

the morning I lost my shine

it came to me overnight

and hit me by surprise

it caught me of guard

and I payed the price

so now

it has been raining

for so many years

and I'm running out of time

I wondered

when will the sun come out

and again make its shine 

part of my life

as I couldn't do anything

that morning

rain started to fall

it came to me overnight

and it hit me by surprise

it caught me of guard

and there was my shine

(c) JR. 2023

Ergens

er is iets

iets niet verwacht

en wel

heel onverwacht

lopend op een weg

naar nergens

oneindig

in het ergens

er is iets

iets dat ik niet weet

iets dat iets weet

maar ik vergeet

iets, wat nooit oneindig is

diens oneindigheid

hangt om mij heen

wat ik niet delen mag

omdat ik

zijn onsterfelijkheid 

niet bespreken mag

omdat ik dat alleen

als een geestverwant

ervaren kan

lopend op een weg

naar nergens

lopend op een weg

oneindig

in het ergens

(c) JR. 2023

Fragrance

as we view each other 

as we are 

a man and a woman

every time 

sometimes all the time

we know all we do

is long for that fragrance

only love can provide

(c) JR. 2023

Freedom on the rise

they're looking at him

and he makes his first move

it's time to show the facts

they know he would

he knows he should

and they're coming for him

from all walks and sides of life

worried, about the way he speaks

exposing their lies

and yes, he speaks the facts

destroying, their false reality

destroying, a perverted way of life

he sees, them back down

he sees, them subside

he sees, fear in their eyes

he hears their silence

he sees, freedom on the rise

(c) JR. 2023