Twelve Days of Silence

What moves us

To action

What brings us to our knees

Of in action

Whose words do we believe

When the mountains

Block the path to the seas

When the desert winds

Keep us from our kin

In the silence we must learn

As the silence continues

We continue

To grow

Wise

Not old

 

Unconstitutional Emoluments

Take the pay

Leave the people

Who is taking the stubs

When the president wins

Paid in advance

With taxes due

Who would have knew

What one man can do

With unfettered desires

To light a blazing fire

While a waining night fades

The ultimate game has been

Played

Grip of Power

Display the power

Training our eyes

Not to wonder

Bearing down

Fists of thunder

Hold our breathe

Let go

The ones who have the power

Will soon let us know

That when their rains come

They will be a shows

Of the terrible grips of power

On The Trail

Develop and return

My hands ache from

The hard turns

Downturns

Swirls

The webs we weave

While the world turns

We are on the trail

To some sandy land

With hopes held tightly

In our hands

Tuesday’s Unfortunate News

How you bring me

Such unbearable news

How the world weaves

Confusion

Motion pictures

In my head

The news of the week

I can’t take

One more dead

Illusions

Dillusions

Collisions

How can we separate 

The fake

A mistake

The real 

From untrue

This unfortunate news

Just wears on me

Higher levels of uncertainty

Everyday now

Holding out

For good news 

Words Before Waning

How to speak

To help others

To grow

My sisters and brothers

In time of trouble

In time of success

What can I say

That will help humanity best

Humble in spirit

And detail focus

Try to plan it out

Rather than hocus pocus

Words can’t paint the world

With ideas 

Of hope and unity

To this we aspire

Collectively 

We grow

Collective we resist

We continue

We give

I hope words still have meaning

When the daylight of the world

Seems to be waning

Words Unknown

Turn down

Where we used to roam

Put down your hands

And hang up the phone

These streets

We used to call our own

But many days have passed

And now it seems distant

Irrelevant

The places we used to go

Filled up with words

Unknown

 

 

Jacque’s Song

VERSE I

Summer parks

Cool pools

Picking up 

And skipping school

Can’t wait until the weekend

Make it out of this place
Getting in trouble 
A bit too soon
But bring me those summer nights
And bright moons
VERSE II

We ran from park to park

Staying light and free

Dodging all the eyes

Looking at you and me

Just hold on 

We are inches from being free
CHORUS
Getting in trouble 
A bit too soon
But bring me those summer nights
And bright full moons
BRIDGE
We make our way

In this life 

Holding hand

Feeling alright

Sand and swings

Let’s make this moment

Everything 
Getting in trouble 
A bit too soon
But bring me those summer nights
And bright full moons