"Just how high?"

Can the Human Heart rise
In a World so full of uncaring eyes
Where Animals suffer and Children die
And people fight Wars without knowing why
Where alcohol and drugs cause wasted lives
And shelters are full of unwed mothers and battered wives
But should the day come that man learns to care
And no longer wants just to take, but also to share
And he learns that everything has the right to live
And Life is something he can take, but can not give
When he learns to approach Life with a Heart full of Love
For everything on Earth and in the Heavens above
When he learns to do these things
He will have opened the door
To knowing just how high
The Human Heart can soar.
~M~

"Is This It?"

Head in my hands tears streaming down
To a place inside my past thoughts I go
The past of hurt the past so full of loss
This loss is for I and only I to know
Whether it's a new hurt or quite old
Doesn't matter much to me now
I only feel the pain over and over
As my finger tips caress my brow
My eyes close tightly pushing back
Holding all the tears right there
Keeping all from seeing me cry
Not wanting my soul laid bare
Then I wish not for their sympathy
The stares and butterings under their breath
This is personal between he and I
Secretly asking God, why this death
What here did I ever do wrong
That I would be punished oh so bad
Why would you give me just three months
To live a whole lifetime with my Dad
~M~

"I wish"

"I wish I would had said something different
maybe we could have kept our friendship
how can I let her know, how much she still means to me
I lay awake at night and wonder
I lay with my heart on my side and cry
what I did to love was wrong
I broke all my promises, I said I'd never let her go
although it's too late for regrets
it may not be too late to amend my loss.
she's gone and I know it, maybe she found someone new
still out of my selfishness I need her to know that I can never be the same again.
I don't need her back, I don't need her
to love me, I just need some peace
I need her to understand me, I'll always be here for her.
By God I hope she knows I never tried to break my promises, in my heart she's still the one
until the day I die, I'll always be here to kiss away her tears
and to love her until the end of time"
~M~

"I reach out"

I reach out into the darkness and cold,
you're all alone I keep being told.
Tears roll down my face,
my heart's beat gaining pace.
I knew a time would come when I would be all alone,
but now, wishing my heart were made of stone.
So I would feel the pain inside,
from not having anyone by my side.
Wishing that the light would come to me,
in peace then I shall be.
~M~

"I am not very good!"

At this Game called Life
For I've not learned to see children crying
Without feeling pain
For I've not learned to watch animals destroyed
Without wondering why
For I've not yet met a king or celebrity
That I would bow down to
Or a man so insignificant
That I would use for a stepping-stone
For I've not learned to be a "yes man"
To narrow minded bosses
Who quote rules without reason
And I've not learned to manipulate
The feelings of others
To be used for my own advantages
Then cast aside as I see fit
No, I am not very good
At the Game called Life
And if everything goes well
Maybe I never will be
~M~