4000 miles

I watched you watch him die,

4000 miles away.

I watched you watch him die,

Each note or call

Received with trepidation,

Hoping for the best,

Fearing the worst.

I watched you watch him struggle,

Fighting to his dying breath.

I watched you watch him struggle,

Forever the rock that stood

A guardian to your love.

Steadfast in dignity,

Silent suffering etched upon his brow.

He passed on a sunny morning,

But no sun shone that day;

Just pools of heartache gathering deep

As his hand slipped from your own.

You had nursed him,

And in those waning days,

Your strength was a match for his.

 

Crescendo

 

Notes that danced upon my heart,

That's how it felt.

A song my ears had ne'er heard,

Yet as welcoming as a Mother's whisper.

A swirling wave of endless warmth,

Encircling my very soul.

A sound so powerful and bold,

A shield against the world.

 

How was one life created with the beauty,

To adorn every song book?

How does one life beat with such a rhythm,

To cradle the heart with eternal love?

How easily do those notes surround and enter,

Every facet of your life?

How rich your own love story,

When love's music conquers all.

 

Our lives dance forever along the song sheet,

Sometimes a solo, but always a duet.

The key may change from time to time,

But our beat pulses in synchronous joy.

For when love is based on such pure tones,

And chords that always connect,

The melody that shields and protects,

Will never let you fall.

See, I Learned it from my Dad, you see

 

When you turn to me,

And compliment my loving ways,

Just know that those seeds were sown

At the very start of my younger days.

 

See, I learned it from my Dad, you see,

What it meant to always protect.

To be ready to answer the bell at any time,

And no easy choice select.

 

To live a life of sacrifice,

To always be on your guard.

To never shirk from life’s demands,

Even when the times got hard.

 

See, I learned it from my Dad, you see.

He taught me in so many ways.

To deliver to those within my charge,

Only safe and better days.

 

He stood tall, whatever the time,

A shining column of how to be.

Encouraging us to follow that path,

To stare down life with glee.

 

See, I learned it from my Dad, you see,

And I hope my sons do too.

For the gifts that mighty man gave me,

I now gladly give to you.

Drowning

 

Drowning in your eyes, baby,

A bottomless pool of love,

Not wanting to ever surface,

And ascend to what's above.

 

Drowning in your arms, baby,

Falling free, a warm cocoon,

Fly me ever deeper,

From Earth to Sun to Moon.

 

Drowning in your mind, baby,

Betwixt love and intellect,

Where others fear to tread my love,

Is the journey I select.

 

Drowning in your heart, baby,

Joyously lost in loves delight,

And with every beat's crescendo,

My own heart joins the flight.

 

Drowning in your love, baby,

Pure joy in a lover's kiss,

Drifting deeper, ever deeper,

Never wanting to escape this bliss.

North and South

 

You are my North and South,

My East and West,

The sun that greets me in the morning,

And the stars that light my way to sleep.

You are there holding my hand when I most need it,

And raising those same hands in exultation when I succeed.

You challenge me to be me,

And celebrate me for all I am.

At the same time, you challenge me to grow

In whatever way goodness and integrity require.

You provide me with counsel,

And also welcome my own.

Together there is no mountain,

No nadir,

No tangle of circumstance,

No forlorn cause,

That will break this bond

Of love,

Of commitment,

Of destiny,

Of connection.

What would others give

To share a life so complete?

What would others do

To come close to love replete?

So come rain,

Come sun,

Come storm,

Come calm,

Come thorns to shroud the way,

Or flowers to carpet the path,

Because together

As one,

Unified,

Facing square,

No challenge shall defeat us!

Never Let You Fall

 

Stay strong she who battles,

For all who inhabit her heart.

Stay strong the love of so many souls,

Let not hope from you depart.

And during the darkest of days,

And through the longest of nights,

When that dark spectre of terror

Conjures fear, despair and fright,

Know that God in all his majesty,

And resplendent in all his glory,

Watches over you and protects,

Because he has yet to complete your story.

See God sometimes puts us in places,

That can be so overwhelming,

Where the light of hope and happiness

Appears to rapidly recede into the gloaming.

It can be hard to understand why,

It can be hard to fathom the reason,

It can be hard to comprehend the toil

And figure out the season.

But God does not give us burden,

That we cannot shoulder and support,

Nor does he cast us adrift,

With no hope of finding port.

For his bigger plans require our faith,

To know and hear his call,

For He is always watching,

And will never let you fall.

 

 

It's just business.......

 

‘It’s just business’ they say;

That’s always the response they use.

‘You need to grow a thicker skin’,

As if their lack of morals is so easy to excuse. 

 

These are the same people who pontificate

So that all the world can see,

But as soon as the eyes of accountability are turned,

Drop any illusion of integrity.

 

I always wonder how they act at home,

And with those that they value as friends.

Do they also stab them in the back,

And walk away, soulless, refusing to make amends?

 

Hypocrites!

Fucking hypocrites all!

I’d rather deal with an honest sheister,

Than this two faced bull.

 

DEI, Social Credit and ESG

A litany of shrouds to shield poor ethics,

Because once their true nature is revealed,

It’s always comes down to performance metrics.

 

Integrity is the cornerstone of our business!

(Until we stand to lose the deal)

We place people at the centre of everything!

(Until we can get this at a steal)

We want to build with our partners!

(Until we need to use them for cover)

We always pay our bills!

(Unless we want to fuck them over)

 

So continue to mire in your decrepit world,

Convince yourself you’re Lord of all you see!

Just know we never forget,

And soon the piper will demand his fee.

 

You say I’m naive.

You say I’m soft inside.

You say that I’ll never win,

As if modelling integrity is to be decried.

 

But you’re wrong!

You couldn’t be further from the lede,

And as your Mpire falls I’ll wave goodbye

As I pass you and use integrity to succeed.