Made To Change

No judge before the jury
no reaper before the feast
no time for the glory
no joy in nothing but the least

There's a toll before you'll get to leave
this is the perpetual never ending release
it's meant to bring you in full circle
all the while your religion making promises
as they attempt to surround you with deceit

And the news that comes in through one ear
gets all bottled up inside and never wants to leave
but yet something makes demands from deep inside
you can feel it yelling and screaming while it bleeds
your soul can't stop the crying we're all dying in disbelief

No judge before the jury
no reaper before the feast
no time for the glory
no joy in nothing but the least

I live my days with nothing more
than the clothes they leave on my back
taking every dime i rhyme never looking back
saying they'll be back sometime next month
it's all for the better of man kind and Mother Earth

And they beat my brow with stick and stones
making all their rules without our consent
changing all our vote so we have no hope
leaving us to lie in our own death bed
while they guarantee they stay above us all

No judge before the jury
no reaper before the feast
no time for the glory
no joy in nothing but the least

There's no hope that they'll ever change
as long as they get to rule the world
making greed the number one commodity
this Earth is surely doomed
unless they're finally made to change

(by Roelin Davis all rights reserved 6/26/2015)

Just One More Day

When should your heart and mind finally give up on pretending there's hope for closure and final reconciliation from being the non-custodial parent, outcast, thrown away like an unwanted piece of plastic. shunned and ridiculed, made to blame, lied about, brainwashed from, constant doubt, fear, loneliness, then the bitterness hits harder, sought out, singled out, disciplined, discriminated upon, mentally pissed upon. starved, homeless, no transportation, this one belonging held to my chest at night. a worn out piece of light, an image burned within, wrinkled from time, still there's the hope when unfolded one still sees. clinging, frantic, don't take it away, it's mine...it's mine..it's all that's left..time to die..time to sleep my finally sleep. i will await...i will await..to see you when you come through the gates..and then we will finally be together again. come hold my hand..walk with me, let me finally hear your voice..hear me now..I've always loved you but you never knew. because of them..because of them. they didn't want you to learn the truth, because you might never forgive them for what they've done. they lied to you...they lied to you...they told you that i was the one that left you, that i didn't love you. that i was the boogie man. the one to worry about. but they were the one's that let you down. they kept me away for fear that they would have to explain the reasons why they made me an outcast, thrown away like an unwanted piece of plastic. shunned and ridiculed, made to blame, lied about, brainwashed from, constant doubt, fear, loneliness, then the bitterness hits harder, sought out, singled out, disciplined, discriminated upon, mentally pissed upon. starved, homeless, no transportation, this one belonging held to my chest at night. a worn out piece of light, an image burned within, wrinkled from time, still there's the hope when unfolded one still sees. clinging, frantic, don't take it away, it's mine...it's mine..it's all that's left. i hope i can wake up in the morning and make it through another day.. repeat the hope..repeat the hope...repeat the hope..just for one more day.

(by Roelin Davis all rights reserved 6/9/2015

Done is Done

I wasn't lonely until you left me
not a challenge i wanted to take
i thought everything was peaches and cream
now i know it was all just a dream

When you get hot... i get cold
they all didn't have a clue.. about what i know
you keep appearances until we close the door
then you light in until you know i'm sore

This is no way for a man to live
looking over my shoulder everywhere i go
there's no peace of mind in my mind
and my heart... well it yearns for love

You're so discontent with yourself
so you have to track me down
you've chased away...all of my friends
you've made me the loneliest person
in this one horse town

But i tried to ride it out
hoping that time can heal
that something would break loose
break your ice so that you can feel

When you get hot... i get cold
they all don't have a clue.. about what i know
you keep appearances until we close the door
then you light in until you know i'm sore

And the Lord knows who's to blame
when the fire turns into a flickered flame
no one wants to be the first to let go
but done is done and there's no looking back

This is no way for a man to live
my heart... well it still yearns for love
i just want to be loved
there's no one in sight for me

Is this supposed to be my destiny
to always be hungry for love
these two hands forever empty
with nothing to hold
with nothing to call my own

(by Roelin Davis all rights reserved 6/4/2015)