Young Skin

Am I the only one who can see your self esteem?
It's so low it should be buried underground
You show your skin because you love the attention
But a sea of misconception will cause you to drown
The kinds of people who comment
Are the kinds who you'll never give the time of day
They're the herds of sheep waiting for their next idol to worship
But isn't that the human way?

You may feel the warmth of love and affection
But everyone gets older with age
And in a decade from now when you still don't love yourself
You'll look back on this time as a mistake
So I'd think twice before following this path that you choose
Because there are higher roads to traverse
Or else you'll end up being used and abused
And feel like you're stuck in a curse

Copyright 2014 © Stephen Gedney

Freedom Never Existed in the First Place

So many people are afraid of change
I admit I have been as well
For the world goes on in new directions
A better future they try to sell
But the old timer's just aren't buying it
Not ready to give up the past
They perceive it as losing another freedom
But how long did they think it would last?

Their so called "freedoms" have been abused for decades
And the government they just don't trust
But if they wake up they'd see they never had control
So complaining and resistance is a must
They take away your guns, they take away your land
But it was never yours to begin with
You were born with the idea that you could do what you want
Though in court you can still plead the fifth

The constitution was written 200 years ago
Do you really think it still applies?
As we've seen it happen time and time again
The leaders in charge are full of lies
You'd be ignorant to think this is a conspiracy
As it's been right in front of your face
You can choose an ideal, or follow your peers
But the illusion of choice is much the case

So I would suggest you sit back and relax
As the world will constantly change
For better or worse, you'll have to move forward
Or the stress will cause you to age
They'll all look at you with a ridiculous smile
And pretend they care about your concerns
But beyond the plastic lies plans to forget
Your time has ended and now it's their turn

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A Magical Place

I want to drown in your water
I feel your mist across my seasoned cheeks
The sound of pouring rivers get louder
I could freeze in this moment for endless weeks
Close my eyes and imagine the past is clean
More so than the waves of the shore
Rock formations covered in wet moss
Mother Nature's wild lioness roar

It's like music to my baby ears
Or African drums pound straight to my chest
There's something primal about this place
Something tribal more so than the rest
No urban concrete jungle gentrification
Just leaves and trees and all God's creatures
Leeches of the world have no place here
No corporate scum or religious preachers

This is where I'd be happy to die
Or at least where you spread my remains
But keep in mind when I've lost my mind
To remind me of this day

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Thoughts from Prison

Hook in mouth, reeling you in
To a den of debauchery and sin
Sensational pain with infatuation
Anticipating permanent vacation

Letters to home, sent from hell
A closed off forgotten prison cell
No staff in sight to help take care
And hunger pains are hard to bare

Six inch nails and rotten sores
Dehydration is what's in store
Paper blankets to keep you warm
Segregation will help reform

A world inside so cold and bleak
Haven't showered in many weeks
Dinners consist of bugs and mice
Welcome to your paradise

Hopeless cries all night and day
No help in sight, just soul decay
Victimless crimes lead to echoes below
Will the truth ever be exposed?

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Nightmare of Aging

Snakes and bugs, mice and rats
Flies and maggots covered in gnats
Things that come from nightmare land
Beneath the gentle playground sand
Strangers that follow every turn
But you never seem to learn
What lurks beyond in the black
That make the hairs raise on your back

You're so afraid to leave your kids
Until the day you want to get rid
Of them to gain an empty nest
And when they're gone you wish the best
But out there trouble catches up
They find the world is cruel and rough
There is no coming home to hide
Must stick with it and swallow pride

Children learn to be grown ups
And get passed all that kiddy stuff
Their soft skin turns to calloused flesh
Suddenly they're not so fresh
Wrinkles grown where youth once lied
Yellow teeth and droopy eyes
But if they learn to stay young at heart
Then that's when life begins to start

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Your Effect on Me

I love to be alone except when you are near
My mind was suffocated but now it seems clear
I used to find myself clever and witty
When I was living in the middle of the city

But my brain was clogged and my heart stopped beating
Too afraid to get a psychic reading
For what she may have seen inside
All the demons I have to hide

So you can never know who I was before
My feelings kept locked behind a door
With chains wrapped around till the wood was covered
Afraid to ever get close to another

And all these pages scribbled with feelings
Most of them painful, but some of them healing
I tried to move on from mistakes that I made
But constant reminders lurk deep in the shade

And come out when you feel careless and free
This is the story, everyday that I see
So kiss my cheek as I sleep, and dream about love
You are the one that helped me rise above

Copyright 2014 © Stephen Gedney

Saturday Mornings

Saturday morning, driving down the road
The air is moist and crisp
Looking for an answer in the sunrise
Feel your fingers through the mist
Shades of orange and yellow shine through
Bright blue sky fades into green
You've got the whole weekend ahead of you
Just pause and enjoy the scene

Car blasting early 70's rock & roll
You can close your eyes and go back in time
How long will you keep them shut?
Before you return back to your mind
It's so easy to get lost in the music and speed
And wish that you were there forever
Like falling off the edge of a mountain
And floating down like a feather

This is the moment I'd like to keep
When I finally choose my afterlife
No more times of darkness and black
No more eternal midnights
Early summer Saturday mornings
Wind blow through my hair
There's nothing better than this moment
Except to have you there

Copyright 2014 © Stephen Gedney

Untitled #01

So this is it, I can't blame it on you
You did everything that you could do
I'm so addicted to the feeling of rain
Soaking me to death, wash away my pain
And I will always run towards the storm
Anything that will keep me from the norm
I choose this life I lead, it's time to man up
Like a bottle of champagne waiting to erupt

Time has always been my enemy
The face of the clock always laughing at me
I'm the tortoise, and I'm falling behind
But the story says that victory will soon be mine
I see smiles in the photos, but none in the mirror
My teeth are rotten and I don't shed a tear
I made this face no matter what they say
Because tomorrow will always be a brand new day

I gave it all, I lost it all, but I have no excuse
It's been a long time since I untied this noose
And now I see the error of my ways
If I regret them then I will be the waste
So take my hand and we'll both sleep on a cloud
Here on this Earth where we shed all our doubts
And when it rains our sins will be rinsed clean
For now our world is just a den of relief

Copyright 2014 © Stephen Gedney