Him

Your lips stir quietly
Silently rubbing together
As that velvet voice erupts from the soul within

Your chest moves in and out
In and out
Keeping the song alive
With every breath
Every heartbeat

Your eyes.
The deep brown eyes glisten
As they look through the crowd
Looking at every face
Every heart
And into every soul

Your fingers grace the piano
As if it too were a part of you
They dance up and down the keys
Careful not the miss a single note

Your face.
Your angelic face brings life to the melody
Raising your eyebrows with the high notes
And dropping them at the lows

Your voice does it all.
The heart of the world skips a beat just to hear it through
It stops a woman in her tracks and takes her breath away
That beautiful baritone voice of yours echoes throughout the world
Keeping the people alive
Ready to live another day
Just to hear you sing

Confessions of a Grobanite

I sit here typing
Click click click
Tension rises
Laughter follows
Then cultures collide
The Europeans, the Americans
The Canadians, the Australians
Only then can i fully comprehend it
Who we are
What we are
Tearing my eyes away from the screen
I see
Surrounding me is this other world
A deep dark abyss
A melody reaches out from the speakers
Dancing through the room
Until it touches my ears
Then i know
Here we are
Thousands of people
United
In one place
For one reason
One love
The Voice.

The C-Word

From a distance you watch her sleep
So peaceful
So innocent
Taking in every breath
As if it were a treasure
As if it were her last
The face of an angel
This child, so young

Could do no wrong
The silhouette of her golden locks
Trick your eyes into believing they are there
Still warming that tender head of hers.
A single tear rolls down your face
Dropped to your knees you pray
Violently raising your fists to the heavens
Why?
What could she have done to deserve this?
This pain
This misery
She opens her eyes and cries
"Mommy it hurts. Make the pain go away."
You look at her and do all that you can
Love her
Tightly in your arms you squeeze
Letting your hearts touch
And beat in unison
A lullaby plays in the distance
You sit there rocking
Tenderly lulling her to sleep
To the melody of the music
The music of two hearts beating
United as one
Tears flood down your face
Dropping to the floor with intensity
Drip drip drip
A new sound arises
The quiet murmur of a heart-rate monitor
Turns into a continual, everlasting tone
Rushing in, the doctors know
Time of death: 2:24 AM
You hold her tightly
The faint thud thud is no more
You heard her first heartbeat
And you felt her last



Alone

Lying in bed
Tears streaming down my face
A song plays
To the beat of my tears
Hitting the ground
"You are loved" it cries out
I lie there trying to believe it's true
A screaming parent
A hating family
A broken friendship
Alone
That's all i am
Alone
No shoulder to cry on
No family to rely on
Worthless
And alone
Tears burn my face like acid
Memories of a not so distant past
Alone
Now i lay here in a puddle
of memories and pain
Not even the voice of a baritone angel
Can mend the shredded heart i now possess
I am nothing
Only alone and forgotten
Invisible
The black sheep of my flock
Different and unloved
I am alone
With no one to love
Alone




Through the darkness
I see you smile
Your eyes glistening
Like stars in the midnight sky
Watching me
Try to love you once more
Turning away
Your smile fades
A droplet of sorrow
Touches your cheek
Slowly dripping down
As memories fill your
Heart once again
Suddenly I feel it
The pain i left you to endure
Keeping a small dark hole
Forever occupied in your heart
Running toward you
Tears blur my vision
I cannot hide it anymore
This love I feel for you
Will always keep my heart beating
I try to hold you tight
But you avoid it and
Leave me there
In the shadows
Embracing the ghost
Of a love unforgotten