Love

(note: this poem I entered in a national poetry contest back in 1998 even though I wrote it back in 1996 or 1997.  It became a finalist and was published in a book.  I almost bought the book, but didn’t have the money to buy it at that time.  So I know that right now somewhere in this world someone is reading this exact poem.  I didn’t win nothing for it though, but maybe my chance will come again.)

Love will make you fly above,
love will make you fly like a dove,
love is the best to be in,
love is the best to believe in,
love is the best so don't ever sin,
love!
Love a girl that'll make you twirl
to look at her,
Now you're a kind sir!
Love will make you fly high into the sky,
love will make you chase her
then you face her,
then you walk and talk with her,
but I'm a little too shy
and that's why I don't!

DON'T BELONG HERE

(note: I wrote this one when I was in In School Suspension during my Sr. Year for something I wrote that didn’t have to do with the school at all)

I don't belong here,
This is one place I really do fear!
Seven days here,
What a drag!
Makes me want to die!
Makes me want to cry!
They don't have the right!
They think I'm nutty, but I'm not,
I'm just trying to be funny, when I'm not!
My days have not been very sunny,
I wish I had a lot of money!
I wish I just ditch this place!
No harm done,
Nothing done wrong!
I wish I could slam a case in their face!
What I wrote wasn't a threat
But they took it that way!
I'll move into a cave
Down by the bay
So I could watch the waves,
At least I'll know I'll be OK!
Hello, Mr. Fay!
Guess what, the school you work for has to pay!

CAR BASH '99

In high school we had this thing every year called the Street Jam. One of the events at the Street Jam was called the Car Bash)

Yo, We are all fans of the Street Jam!

Oh, man!

Hot Damn!

There's gonna be a car bash at this year's Street Jam, 1999!

It's all free.

You don't have to pay a dime or a fine as a fee!

I got to pee!

Get to key the car up,

Beat the fuck out of it,

Throw it in the LA tar pits,

Tear it into bits,

Thrash it, trash it,

Flash it, bash it,

Crash it, slash it,

Mash it, smash it,

Take a sledgehammer and beat the shit out of it,

Rent it out to someone who pouts and shouts as a rent-a-wreck!

Do you watch "Star Trek?"

Wait a minute,

What's that have to do with anything?

Blow out the tires, bang bang bang!

Let me do my own thing!

It's the Car Bash '99!

Anyone got spray paint?

I'm high, I think I'm gonna faint!

No one will be my mate,

So beat the shit out of this car!

And then I'll throw it in the street and watch it get beat!

I ate some meat!

Other cars ran over it a bit,

The end, my friend!

SONG DEDICATED TO THE 60s MUSICIANS

 

Things have changed over the years
And you may have drank a whole lot of beer.
You wrote all kinds of songs about what was going on
The styles of music has changed
And it's all because of you.
You know how to write classic melodies,
That I wish I knew how to
What happened to the music these days?
No one can write songs like you can.
Bobby Dylan was a great poet and he still is
Lennon and McCartney was a great songwriting team, I wish they still were.
John Fogerty knew how to write a good war protest classic, where is he now?
There are some good tunes today,
But nothing compares to those of the 60s.
Things have changed over the years, so will I?

I Love The First Amendment - poem

I wrote this in response to the punishment the Northside High School authority gave me after finding lyrics to a song I wrote that was inspired by both Eminem and Adam Sandler tracks.  I don’t have that song written down.  They took it from me before I was able to put it on file on the computer, but they claimed I was talking about people at the school.  I really wasn’t, and since the 1^st amendment gives you the right to write without fear of others say so, I decided to write this poem in response to the wrong punishment I got.

I LOVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Why does a person have to pay a fine
Just because they've got a creative mind?
Why does a person have to do time
Just because he's got a creative mind?
I got seven days in DSC, possibly the rest of the year
That's one thing I really fear
I don't feel so dear!
I got the 1st amendment to help me
(I'm the defendent)!
Freedom of speech, freedom of press!
The school will be defeated with no threats!
I love the 1st amendment
It rocks!
Write what you want, you ain't a communist!
You just write it, you don't do it!
Nothin' wrong with that!
It may be the '90s and society is different, but you just write!
You got the right!
Write what you want to write!
Look at Stephen King and Wes Craven
They ain't misbehavin'
They're just writin'!
I don't care, it's not fair!
I got sentenced to seven days in DSC!
Why can't they just see
I just write the fright on this site,
The first amendment gives me that right!

Jesus Christ

(This was an attempt I made at writing a serious Christian song to the tune of “RUBY TUESDAY” by The Rolling Stones)

They could never explain how he did it.
He was put on that cross than died.
He makes the sun be bright
on a cloudy day!
Died for me
So I love you!

(Chorus:)
Hello, Jesus Christ!
You can heal
the blinded man!
You were put on that cross for me
so I'm gonna love you!

Don't worry!
Forgive me for my sins!
You told me it's the only way to
live!
You just can't be changed to
a life where Satan lives!
We're not lost!
We're all Christians!

(Chorus)

There's no time to lose!
I heard you say,
"Mike, I was put on the
cross for you, so I love you!
Please follow my word.
Please spread me around!"

(Chorus 2x)