OUT

So many times, I've had my doubts

Knowing what life was all about
The changes that I have gone through
The lonely crying, the unseen tears
All ways feeling down, while no one was around

How do I get out?
And change my life around
I want more
Then what I can afford
They're my goals

How do I get out?
And find what I'm about
What does it matter if I scream and shout
Why do I try to get everyone's attention?
When I don't even have my own
That is why I'm alone

How do I get out?
To turn my heart inside out
So I can see what I'm about
And find my own way out

©Copyright 2016 Thomas Dooley

WHERE DID THE POETRY GO

Where did the poetry go?

Last time I had it, was in my soul

It was a river of words

With all the emotional twist and turns

The waters ran deep

From time to time, I would wade at the shores

And feel the gentle flow

As time went by, my life has changed

Didn't have time

To go to the river to wade

But one day when I have the chance

I'll go back to wade

The river has changed

The same as I have changed

The waters of those days long gone by

Now I must find where those waters have gone

Just like the poetry flowing from my soul

WHERE DID THE POETRY GO

Where did the poetry go?
Last time I had it, it was in my soul
It was a river of words
With all the emotional twist and turns
The waters ran deep
From time to time, I would wade at the shores
And feel the gentle flow

As time went by, my life has changed
Didn't have time
To go to the river to wade
But one day when I have the chance
I'll go back to wade

The river has changed
The same as I have changed
The waters of those days long gone by
Now I must find where those waters have gone
Just like the poetry flowing from my soul

©2011 Thomas Dooley