Without Cause

No sacrifice I made
   unto their gods,
No wonder why they hate me
   without cause.
But watch me lift
   my cup and smile;
Their ridicule will only
   last a while.

My life has fallen to
   a pleasant place.
Late in the night, in dreams,
   I see Your face.

At dawn, life starts
   again and I awake
I sing a song, I laugh
   for laughter’s sake.
Still they’ll abuse me,
   always, without cause
I stay focused on
   my own path.

Me Who Never Was

Late in the night,
I met myself
But it was just a dream.
And he looked better
than I did,
though it was just a dream.

He said, “A fool will
fold his hands,
a wise man takes a piece.
But you took double,
and the trouble,
Now you lost your peace.”

The sun has really
worn me down, 
It stole my sweet caress.
You know how much
it hurts me so,
Down here, I’m powerless.

Late in the night,
I lost myself
Though just a dream, it was.
He asked, Why do
I chase the wind?
The me, who never was. 

Lonesome Café

If I had never
met true love,
I’d still know where it lies,
To feel
familiarity
Inside a stranger’s eyes.

Is it my time?
Or just a ruse?
Awakened in my bed.
I’ll walk alone
to some café
A cup might clear my head.

…If I find you,
I’ll never let you go…

If they say Adam
had a friend,
Should I wait for my Eve?
Til’ then I’ll stare
into the eyes
Of cold cups of coffee.

They reprimand
my foolishness
to walk a lonely street.
But it’s more lonely
walking home
Just staring at my feet.

Don’t Wash Away

I cry and cry
and try, I try
to wash my scars away.
I’ve got some scars
that always stay
I scrub them every day.

My mirror shows scars
on the skin,
I’ve got them in the mind
And in the soul,
deep scars within’
There’s no light
In my eye.

But you’ve been good,
so good to me,
Won’t you be good again?
Blind in the darkness,
help me see
When You’ll be good, again.