GATE 12 C

Kennedy airport

2:30 a.m.

Waiting at gate 12 C

Roses in his hands

Every plane has landed

Passengers all gone

But he waits on...

Employees, they stare

He's been here before

Returns to the same gate

This year it makes four

They whisper his story

Tears create a blur

As he waits on...

He waits for her

~~~*Chorus*~~~

While she lies in a graveyard

He stands at a gate

The war, it dared to claim her

And the broken man who waits

Every year the circled date

Blinds him that she is gone

He occupies the empty gate

And he waits on...

~~*~~

Kennedy airport

9:30 a.m.

People rush to gate C

And have to push past him

Finally he gives up

Mind starting to clear

Looks around him numbly

She's not here

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

She died fighting terror

And he battles it each day

Can't conceive the truth to be

The war ripped her away

He can't function anymore

Lord, he barely breathes

His eyes focus through the pain

On gate 12 C

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

While she lies in a graveyard

He stands at a gate

The war, it dared to claim her

And the broken man who waits

Every year the circled date

Blinds him that she is gone

He occupies the empty gate

And he waits on...

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

I CAN SEE

I can feel the dirt road

Underneath my feet

And I can hear unseen winds

Ramble through the trees

And I can see...

I can see

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I can see what life should be

Not what it's become

Embracing my senses

All the wonders one by one

I need to leave my worries,

shut the door, and wander free...

So I can see

I can see

~~*~~

I can feel the night's air

Caressing my skin

And I can hear the Great horned owl

As it's hunt begins

And I can see...

I can see

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

My mind has finally focused

It's a sweet and tender gift

I've been living apathetic

So blinded to all this

For once it's as clear as it can be

Brother I can see

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I can see what life should be

Not what it's become

Embracing my senses

All the wonders one by one

I need to leave my worries,

shut the door, and wander free...

So I can see

I can see

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Judge what is important

Dare to follow me

So you can breathe

And maybe see...

~~*~~

Like I can see

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

WHAT ELUDES ME

I smell Lily of the valley
See grass shining with dew
All the memories are stirring
But the story won't come through
The dancing weeping willows
The distant eagles call
Close my eyes, waiting to see
But it won't break through at all

~~~*Chorus*~~~
What...
Eludes me
I don't remember things
Why this passion for the waters
The clear sound of mountain streams
Who is the face I strain to see...
Ahhh...
It eludes me
~~*~~

I see children in the shadows
Hear laughter echoing
There's a sharp sense of Deja Vu
But I can't recall a thing

~~~*~~~
Ahhh...
It eludes me...
~~~*~~~

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
I see their shattered hearts
They strive to hide
And glimpse undying love 
In grieving eyes
These strangers grace my world
Who were my life
And as I mourn their loss
I fight to find
What eludes me...
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
What...
Eludes me
I don't remember things
Why this passion for the waters
The clear sound of mountain streams
Who is the face I strain to see...
Ahhh...
It eludes me
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright©  2014
♥ #Alzheimers
#Dementia

HE BELIEVES YOU

He wants forever

Found the jewel he'd sought

Surfaced like the dream

He believed was lost

He had hoped to find

A love of honesty

That elusive gem

Called morality

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You've never lied girl

No matter how it hurt

virtue is your gift

And when you give your word

He believes you...

~~*~~

He wants forever

Any sane man would

A natural craving

For what's sweet and good

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Oh he believes in you...

His precious heart he gives...

Girl you'll never find...

A love as strong as this...

He believes you

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You've never lied girl

No matter how it hurt

virtue is your gift

And when you give your word

He believes you...

~~*~~

He believes you

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

LETTERS

Mmm

 Letters... 

Relaying tender times...

Memories

Stirring up what they defined

 Hello Sweetheart...

Let me know I was to you

The bold print of confidence

Your latest accomplishments

The lighter press of pen 

When you were blue...

I miss them

My letters from you

~~*~~

~~~*1st Chorus*~~~

Maybe it's not you

But what I thought we had

Maybe it's not you

That I miss so bad

Maybe it's not you

Maybe it's the letters

~~*~~

Mmm

 Letters... 

The pleasures we both shared

Heart felt

Of the future we'd prepared

 Sweet dreams baby...

Oh, they were the sweetest kind

My bond with you unbreakable

My faith strong, unshakable

The crooked little hearts

And I love yous...

I miss them

My letters from you

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

When I reach for a pen

Your face assails my heart

A blank sheet of paper

And I start to fall apart

After all this time

I'm still the fool

I believed them

My letters from you

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Maybe it's not you

But what I thought we had

Maybe it's not you

That I miss so bad

Maybe it's not you

Maybe it's the letters

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Letters..

I saved them

They are my proof...

Proof I danced with love once

When I thought love told the truth

Through our letters

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

AND THEY HAVE GUNS

Old Mr. Hanson was the target

Of three twelve year old boys that I knew

Actually it was his garden

They stole most of everything he grew

They made a mistake one Sunday morning

Said he had a gun, tried to shoot them dead

I lived across the street from Mr. Hanson

All I ever saw him do was shake his head

~~~*1st Chorus*~~~

The cops showed up, and pointed guns

At a man who'd never hurt someone

And I wondered if those boy's parents knew

What their children were up to

~~~*~~~

Two sets of parents reigned their kids in

Pulled weeds for Mr. Hanson for years

They grew up respecting other people

If someone was in need they volunteered

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

One sneered at others principles

Was never held accountable

Boys will be boys his parents claimed

Gardens, stores, the bank on 9th

Something they couldn't fix this time

On every friend, he'd ever had, they laid the blame

What a rotten shame

~~*~~

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~

The cops showed up, and pointed guns

At a kid who'd bothered everyone

And I wondered if his parents finally knew

What they'd enabled him to do

~~~*~~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Don't jump in with excuses

Don't call it harmless fun

Hold your kids responsible

For the wrongs that they have done

Know what they are doing 

If you're going to let them run

Or the cops will come

And they have guns

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

SOME DON'T PLAY FAIR

I was contemplating coolness

The strut, flex, and stare

When she boldly came up to me

And caught me unprepared

I've never known a stunner

Who doesn't put on airs

But, this brazen beauty

Does not play fair

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Not everybody plays the same

Some are shy, some have no shame

Some will lie, some tell the truth

Some are sweet, and some are cruel

I'm out here to have fun, but I'm aware

Some don't play fair

~~*~~

I was thinking about asking

Her for the next dance

When she yanked me from the bar stool

Before I had the chance

This isn't how we do it

It's not how I was raised

But for her I will try to

Adapt to change

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Oh Yes I wanna play her game

I'm country, not a fool

There's a challenge in the change

Don't care if she bends rules

The first look left me aware...

This girl does not play fair

Oh...Ya'll

Mmm, not fair at all

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Not everybody plays the same

Some are shy, some have no shame

Some will lie, some tell the truth

Some are sweet, and some are cruel

I'm out here to have fun, but I'm aware

Some don't play fair

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

MAPLE STREET COMEDY CLUB

When you can't see past the tears

Punishing your eyes

And you feel like your heart's 

Been stomped on too

When everyone that you love

Has departed

And you're standing numb, alone

What do you do...

Here's what you do 

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You go hit the club

Where people laugh out of control

Tears are normal, just let them flow

Cry, laugh, act crazy for all you're worth

Or you can stand there

Just stand there

Until you're feeling worse

When you need an up...

Go hit the club

~~*~~

When all your buddies are busy

With their own lives

And you feel like you need

A way to vent

There's always someone hanging

At the tables

So lose the broken you 

And go make friends

When you need an up...

Go hit the club

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

There's a club for comedy, at the end of Maple street

Don't tell me you've forgotten how to laugh

I'll disagree with that 

Set aside the painful stuff, make room for a little fun
There is a way to shake off all the grief
Your cure's on Maple street
~~*~~

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~
Go hit the club
Where people laugh out of control
Tears are normal, just let them flow
Cry, laugh, act crazy for all you're worth
Or you can stand there
Just stand there
Until you're feeling worse
When you need an up...
Go hit the club

~~*~~
~~~*Finale*~~~
Just remember that you're not the only mourner in the joint
Yeah everyone is laughing
Everyone is laughing...
That's the point

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014