I have spent a lifetime being a selfish brute,
Rarely was a word spoken--to anyone--that was...

Please don't go,
You have brought such warmth to this place...

Ruination is usually self-served,
And self-destruction can leave you unnerved...

His chains are rusted, yet reflect lightning,
The manacles hang as limp as his flesh...

She met him at the tavern,
He sat at a booth with an odd look...

Settle down, sweet child,
Listen to my tone...

I haven't been inside since I was a child,
It's lies to man and the Divine that I have...

She sits in her solemnity,
On a wooden bench that has held the burden of a...

Wasted time, three decades trashed,
Nothing accomplished, life completely smashed...

Seeing you, it's the glimmer of a warm fire,
Smile at me, it's a sight I will never tire...

My beating heart, that's all I hear,
Almost seven years now, and you're still here...

Holding you in my arms, praying God to take away...
Sponging you down, begging there won't be another...