His love is a tornado
And I am in its eye Inside the wail and cry I am in the eye I am in the eye Inside the scream and cry He leaves our love to die Tornado passes by Silence at the center Chaos all around When he hits the ground Chaos all around I am in the eye Inside the scream and cry He leaves our love to die Tornado passes by Whirling vortex rips up Whatever's in its path Brings its bloody wrath Turns loving into trash I am in the eye Inside the scream and cry He leaves our love to die Tornado passes by Love obliterated he Leaves me here to mourn Drops me lonely torn When all our love is gone I am in the eye Inside the scream and cry He leaves our love to die Tornado passes by
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By the river we linger He asleep sun on his face I finding words for this moment Young girl in a diaphanous gown Speaks Japanese into a camera Then moves along Thudding concert pulses insistently Behind us too crowded too young Why would we stay we asked And wandered down the river To a quiet patch of sun and breeze We read poetry to each other Like lovers did long ago Picnic spread out Straw boaters cast aside Flowing skirt spread on the blanket The sun lulled him to sleep And I dug around for words Life whorls around me A tornado and I am in the eye I track each person each task Each responsibility Attach them to me so that I am spun in the center By all the lifelines and tethers I have cast out I must control them all Must keep this top spinning All up to me or What might happen The world may tip Off its axis Spill over Without sufficient worry And suffering by me Who knows what Catastrophe will happen Quiet now
Rest your head Drift away On moonlit clouds Puffs of cotton deep and wide You dance atop on tiptoes swirl and spin Leave trails of Sparkling dust Traces in the air Quiet now hum along The song we sang together As we danced All those years ago Quiet now Just rest Just rest Quiet now Preserve yourself
Take care of yourself Guard your heart I tell them all And I must Take my own medicine Follow my rules Eliminate what is Just too much What puts me over the line Causes a pounding heart Head and pulse Tightened chest Confusion frustration anger Why go there No need It won't help anyone I am Flooded with relief Irritation retreats Leaves in its wake Another worry And one after that I peel away the fears I live behind Looking for peace Choke up a bit Leaving home again Feels desperate unplanned unplotted Not what I'm comfortable with I like to know just what Is going on What will happen Is this because of the need for safety Because it wasn't safe for me This may be The unknown holds fear But all is unknown Isn't it We can plot and plan And get hit by a bus And there go all the plans Embrace change Don't fear it I will try I'll think good thoughts Lovely thoughts as Wendy said Maybe I too will learn to fly Away from this Feet on the ground existence Take chances It seems to be high time To make a move I'll try for sure I'll try yes Growlin every night Whining every day Why I got to Talk this way Can't stop the worrying Can't stop the moaning Can't turn it off Can't go away Worrying bout the kids Moanin bout the job Money never ever Comes out right Can't stop the worrying Can't stop the moaning Can't turn it off Can't go away Drive my man away Drive myself insane Worry whine and moan Night and day Can't stop the worrying Can't stop the moaning Can't turn it off Can't go away Can't turn it off Can't go away Poor child never had a chance Father beat her every day Uncle molested her No one cared Then she had a baby before She was grown herself She holds the tiny babe And tries to make sense Of her world where nothing Is as it should be And still she is beaten Her child stolen from her And when she gets her back She is blamed She is just a child Who never caught a break Who never understood What went wrong Moments of sadness Come unbidden at times After a long day No real reason A longing Aching for I'm not sure what Something else beyond Food and rest Maybe more A sympathetic ear A hug I can find these Sadness just is Part of it all Without which there Can be no joy If we are to believe The wise ones Sadness the soft side of the heart Hope for no misfortune For sons and daughters To live well Preemptive sadness Strike the first blow Shoo away the blackbird The evil eye All is well No need for sadness now And yet Sadness just is Elephant grasses wave Deep and lush Golden furred tassels Drape over corded stem Air roots form caves Under trees Suspended above The murky world below Beckons as we Float by Avoid branches which reach Cling to our boat To pull us under Unnamed fear of Dark places Grabs at the throat We laugh it off But hurry away from The branches and caves Heading back to the sun |