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by
Michael Pascoe
Is Magic Real?
As host of magic deception,
I can control your perception.
Misdirecting with just a stick
I deceived you with this old trick.
Watch, closely! Nothing up my sleeve.
Presto! I can make you believe
I found your coin out of the blew-I just fooled you.
So, just imagine my surprise
When right before my very eyes.
Something magical transfixed me.
It was real, I can guarantee.
Or maybe it was just a trick,
By a wizard that was real slick.
And me the trickster I was schooled-Boy, was I fooled.
A Womans Torment
I hate him,
He wont leave.
He just stands there
With that smug attitude.
He wont leave,
He wont get out.
With that smug attitude,
His presences makes things difficult.
He wont get out!
He is like a lion stalking his prey.
His presence makes things difficult,
Never knowing when hell strike.
He is like a lion stalking his prey;
Pacing, prancing
Never knowing when hell strike,
Never knowing what he is thinking.
He continues to pace and prance,
Will I be next?
Never knowing what is he thinking.
Oh how I hate him so.
The Reptilians
The Reptilians are coming,
They will deceive you.
As you are succumbing
To the Reptilians, they are coming.
The truth will not be forthcoming
When they are through.
The Reptilians are coming,
They will deceive you.
The Reptilians are near
They will mislead you.
As you have plenty to fear
For the Reptilians are near.
If not today, then next year.
If you are scared, I am too
The Reptilians are near
They will mislead you.
The Reptilians are here.
They will defeat you
With their political coup.
Watch out, the Reptilians are here.
All who hate them will jeer.
But, give the devil his do
Because, the Reptilians are here
And they will defeat you.
Deep Depressions
Faraway, with no sound inside,
Deep depressions caused by stress.
Lifes a state of loneliness;
By yourself, alone and afraid.
Deep depressions causes stress.
Always scared of being unwanted,
By yourself, alone and afraid.
Frightened of being not loved.
Always scared of being unwanted,
Lifes a state of loneliness.
Frightened of being not loved.
Faraway, with no sound inside.
The Ballet
Inspired by Carole Pascoe
Ballet is a special kind of dance.
The hard work, the dancer must not show.
At the barre, the plis, the tendues, the sweat.
All the pain must stay in the studio.
Fallen Love
My aching heart makes a sound,
Like a chunk of fallen lumber
That lies still on the ground.
In the state of perfect slumber.
Like the chunk of fallen lumber,
Strewn about in a mound.
In the state of perfect slumber.
Just the way it was found.
Strewn about in a mound.
Exit from her sleeping chamber,
Just the way it was found.
Who she is I will not name her.
Exit from her sleeping chamber,
Her face covered and bound.
Who she is I will not name her.
My knowing heart makes this sound.
My feelings
You asked me to express.
My feelings
I now yearn to confess.
My feelings you shall see
The true colors of me.
You wonder where we are
If I dont like someone, I dont suppress it.
Sometimes I go too far.
This is hard to admit.
Anger burns inside of me and makes me mad
Sometimes I throw a fit.
This might make you real sad.
And like Pandoras box, once its out, its out.
For good or for bad.
Hippo
Hippo, Hippo
You are not very hard to find
Prancing, prancing all around
Proud and large and very kind
On the lake or on the ground.
Hippo, Hippo
You with your many flaws
Hairless horse of the river.
Open wide those enormous jaws
Making grunts which makes me quiver
Hippo, Hippo
Stubby legs can outrun me
Moving fast and pounds the earth
Knocking down every tree
With his tremendous girth.
Emerge at dusk to graze alone
On nothing but grass of green
All day long and on his own
And never creating a scene.
Hippo, Hippo
Peaks above the waters rim
To take a little glance.
Standing because you cannot swim,
Wiggling ears that almost dance.
Goodbye Hippo at the zoo
I will miss you.
Dont Ever Give Up Your Dreams Page 27
Sea Shell
Persona Poem
I have been around for a long, long time.
I glisten and shine
When the warm sun beams down
I can taste the salt from your clear blue water
I can smell the crisp clean air around me.
I can hear the laughter and joy around me.
I can feel the tranquility when light fades
I can hear the crashing sound of your rolling waves
I am the sea shell.
A Writers Plight
I am always afraid that I might die
Before I can begin to finish writing
All of the books that I planned to supply.
However, my brain will not give up fighting.
The sky is sad and looks down upon me.
Those puffy white clouds form a dreamy shape.
And I may not live long enough to see
Because darkness is over me like a drape.
And never again look upon your face
As well as indulge in the simple bliss
Of all of the pleasures of your embrace.
And furthermore the passions of your kiss.
As I write, alone and without a name,
I now know I have neither love nor fame.
Refrain:
Bridge:
Songs will come, songs will go,
Youre the song Ill sing forever.
And leave you, leave you never.
I will always be your special beau.
Refrain:
Carole, Carole my song of joy
Thats what it means so Im told.
Carole, Carole my song of love
Its you, yes you I want to hold.
Carole, Carole
Agnostic
Verse 1:
Ignorance is no excuse
For not knowing, you must admit.
Your lack of faith is so obtuse,
Why are you unwilling to commit?
This cloak you wear is so strange,
It is just a guise
You will never change.
Please tell me no more of your lies.
Chorus:
Youre cynical, skeptical, mistrustful
Impossible to explain.
Youre doubtful, quizzical, caustic
Your existence is my bane.
You are agnostic
(whisper) Agnostic, agnostic, (fade away)
agnostic
Chorus:
Youre cynical, skeptical, mistrustful
Impossible to explain.
Youre doubtful, quizzical, caustic
Your existence is my bane.
You are agnostic
(whisper) Agnostic, agnostic, (fade away)
agnostic
Bridge:
But, stop with this obsession
You are tearing us apart.
Do not play with my heart.
You turn every answer into a question.
So I want to know
Is it me you are uncertain of?
Do you want me to stay or go
Is it me that you really love?
Verse 2:
Lack of knowledge cant explain
The pretext of your ignorance.
It is just driving me insane.
But, to you it makes no difference.
The Supreme truth is unknown
This much I agree.
But, you must atone
For the folly of this decree.
Chorus:
Youre cynical, skeptical, mistrustful
Impossible to explain.
Youre doubtful, quizzical, caustic
Your existence is my bane.
You are agnostic
(whisper) Agnostic, agnostic, (fade away)
agnostic
My Talent is My Rhyme
My talent is my rhyme.
Im good at taking a verb and a noun
And mixing them around.
Right now I am in my prime.
If I dont write this down
Im afraid Ill run out of time.
My talent is my rhyme.
Im good at mixing up a verb and a noun.
I dont have money, not even a dime.
If I could, I would buy you an expensive
evening gown
As well as a diamond studded crown.
It might not be a crime,
But, my talent is my rhyme.
Now that I have finished putting together
this verse.
I realize its not a big deal,
But, it could be worse.
I know it may not be perfect
Yet, this is how I feel
I trust you will not object.
Some might think its a waste of time,
Rearranging a verb and a noun.
I know no other way to speak so profound.
My talent is my rhyme.
Dont Ever Give Up Your Dreams Page 34
I Saw A Clown
I saw a clown in the heart of nowhere.
This fool was not where a clown should egress.
He was not in a circus or a faire.
A mixed up clown, but a clown none the less.
Sure as I stand here, I did see a clown.
One that reaps the fruits of Miss Lady Luck.
As he wanders and roams all over town
He approached me and said, Whats up Chuck?
Whats up with you clown? I said.
Can I be a clown if God has given me wealth?
Drifting off as I stared at his nose of red.
I noticed on his arm was a fine Rolex
And glanced at it as if it was a Timex.
Time will soon tell, said the gallant jester!
Wearing nothing but clown polyester.
My Shattered Heart
Hello heartbreak, I knew you would return.
Way, way down deep inside you hid from me.
So much so, I thought I was rid of thee.
Oh, the pain throbs so much, why does it burn.
Nothing can sooth it, your love is what I yearn.
Come back to my heart, please, please hear my plea.
Instead you are like poison in an urn.
My want for lasting love always falls apart.
Universe, what do you have up your sleeve.
From the pits of hell you shattered my heart.
So never shall I let you see me grieve.
I will build walls you cannot take apart.
Forever will I stay, never to leave.