Sheriff in Town

He roamed the streets both day and night

Dedicated

to keep his keen eyes open

to protect his fellow townspeople

from the wraiths and frights that linger the air.

He was

Committed

to keeping people in check

barking out orders

making sure they were heard.

Valiant

were his efforts.

Courage

was his middle name.

Most importantly he was

Proud

Proud

to be the one everyone knew

everyone loved.

Unfortunately

he couldn't be understood.

Let me tell you

that was some dog.

Wake Up as Yourself

Why am I the one who always has to care?

Did you know I once saw the tortoise lose to the hare

If you really only need love then share.

This place is confusing and I don't have footing

Where do you go to be free? Nothing is free

but you're free to be you and I'm free to be me.

Alice never fell in and with Max ate a ham

What if the boy had left the dam?

Are you really who you are? Am I really who I am?

A wise man once said people are strange, rightfully so

But who decides what's wrong or right? Lives, dies, evolves, or fights?

Don't close your eyes or it's out of sight.

If I had just told Humpty not to sit on the wall

Or could tell the children to not fall

No one can really help them all.

People are people and one is not all

The world will keep turning as winter follows fall

Use your eyes, heart, and mind

And please by all means be your own kind

The passion and creativity is waiting for you there

Be sure to open your eyes, but try not to stare.

Desert Life

The sun is hot, but the air cool,

what I would give to just jump in a pool-

Beads of salty sweat drip off my brow,

I think to myself boy I could eat a cow-

Sand beneath my feet and buzzards around my head,

I've rechecked my pulse and sorry friends, but I ain't dead-

The falls at my left and a fall at my right,

I can walk around The Bend and be outta sight-

Arid, vast, and beautiful, Mother has given this to us,

if you don't have the patience then start to cuss-

Beautiful yet dangerous be sure to look around,

for tarantulas, scorpions, and cactus inhabit this ground-

Behind the Christmas the sun starts to set,

will I get to camp in time? I wouldn't bet-

Some call in heaven others call it hell,

trust me, out here there is no dinner bell-

Do what you want and want what you will,

but if you never explore then who must you kill?