"Is it in you?"

Darkness...

Does this darkness have a name?

Why does this cruelty and hatred that exists in our world seem to take up such an important place?

This darkness is cold, empty, and completely unforgiving

Does it simply steal into our lives or do we actively seek it out embracing it?

This kind of being does not naturally exist within us

This way of being is taught to us ever since the tender age of innocence

What happened to us?

What has happened to us?

That we now send ourselves-our children-out into this world like we send so many young men and woman to war

This darkness looms over us...

Waiting and praying to find a weak point on our surface or in our lives so it can seep its way in

Its always there, hiding in plain sight

Nobody tries to understand anymore

Hate has almost become a value that everyone holds so dear to everything that they love

With hope and faith failing...

We have come to realize that some of our loved ones won't have a safe return home

We willingly know that so many will be lost along the way...

When did we become so lost?

When did we lose our way?

We have become consumed by the lurking shadows

We have been swallowed whole by the darkness

This darkness continues to breed in the stale air around us

With each act that is taken against humanity by another human being

We are forced further down into submission, and to the most unfortunate irrevocable end

Does this darkness have a name?

Is it in you?

Is it your name?

© 2012

"Killing Time"

So suddenly things have changed

In an instant the world stopped turning

Life wakes you up with an unbearable shock when you finally see who you have become

With everyone obsessed with speed there is less time to treasure the finer things in life

Narrow viewpoints turn into hateful prejudice

Money is spent more and more, and we end up with less

With every convenience brought forth there is a new problem

Lost time diminishes our senses causing people to get angry too quickly

We’ve learned how to rush and rarely wait

No one is on time, everyone is running late

People live their life too recklessly and seldom realize that they have reduced their values

Lying is done too often, so stop talking and just listen…

Start adding life to years instead of years to life

We’ve conquered larger things, but not our inner being

Everyone has taken on hurtful habits that only pollute our souls

Goals are set as we work against ourselves to accomplish nothing

So we end up standing together alone

There is less communication, appeasement, and lower morals

Shorter tempers and steep bets follow shallow relationships

There is no more work involved because everything has become so easy to use

Where morality is thrown away without a second glance

Until there is nothing left to make life and the world to go away

There will be no pills, drugs, or easy fix

It is when the cheering comes to a deafening silence that once again we are left with time to kill…

© 2012

"Knock Knock"

I stand directly in front of you

Knocking upon the cast iron door that has closed up your heart

Here I am, unyielding

Hand with open palms

I can hear your heart beating

Break away from the broken

Hold steady to me and build anew

Feel the welcoming freedom

As you push back the darkness you keep yourself wrapped in

What voice told you that you deserve this?

Listen to the calm tone within my words

Allow yourself to unfold the divide within your life

Because you deserve better than the company you have been keeping

This is the wrong that you need to make right

Fight this fight

Break the chains holding

Free your soul and being

Because I do promise you this

Your happiness is worth the effort.

© 2012

"Out Loud"

Live out the dream that you have been creating

Continue to fight the good fight

And don't be afraid to stand up for what is right

Be the change that you are seeking

Stop whispering

And start shouting

Turn up your volume and live your life out loud.

© 2011

"Keep The Silence"

As a man known for words

I have come to know as of late just exactly how to keep the silence

I am almost at the point of were I refuse to speak

Man enough to admit it

I keep the silence

Time. patients, and energy are three very large things I am lacking these days

Too many times as of late I have been coloured red

The fight within me leaves me shaking

I've asked repeatedly for you to help keep the silence

But requests go ignored

So, I leave you with my final warning...

If I am forced to speak

I could break so many things with my truth
Turn a whole world upside down
I could change a life with my honesty
My secrets could burn holes in supposed reality
I could scar someone deeper than I could ever scar myself
This is how I will fight back

With my words...

Confessions of absolute truth

Charged with ammunition that has been willingly given to me

So, go ahead and push me more

Make me break the silence that I have been keeping.

© 2011

"With Life and Love"

With the highs and lows of life

And everything in between

The endeavor for love can seem endless

We all go through or have storms in our lives

We just never know how long they will last...

Or when we make the conscience choice to no longer stand out in the pouring rain

Some people create there own happiness

While others pursue it...

But when looking for love

It may be rarely found

Not until you turn a blind eye

Then it will sneak up on you

Holding you deep

The best kind of love is the one that awakens your soul

And makes you reach out for more

It plants a thousand burning fires in your heart

While bringing a calming peace to your mind

Everything will seem possible

Because this is the love that we all deserve

And nothing less...

So fall in love with someone who deserves your heart

Not someone who plays with it...

And just because someone doesn't love you back the exact way that you want them to

Does not mean that they still don't love you...

With all they have.

© 2011

"Baby Boy"

With creation, comes new life

Which forever changes all the steps here after this moment

Hand in hand holding

Strong

Embraced deeply with rich love

Bound by that divine connection that cannot be broken

Eyes of wonder searching

Learning

Taking in the sight of the new world

Innocence tender and soft

Limitless imagination unending

All waiting to be released

As you begin with your first few steps upon this earth

Parents and loved ones watch over

Guardians and witnesses of growth

Protectors of this beaming soul

Bearer of strength and encouragement

We are all here

Through it all

Storm clouds and sunshine

Never ending

And ever lasting

For you...

Memphis Terry Lee.

© 2011