decisions

A Poetic Commentary: Alone I Die, Lest I Learn To Fly

Alone I Die, Lest I Learn To Fly In the Garden of Beasts Series

Alone I Die, Lest I Learn To Fly
In the Garden of Beasts Series

Alone I Die, Lest I Learn To Fly

    isolated on this lonely isle

    filthy, dirty, wretched, and vile

GRAY MATTER

    twas it a matter of conscience?

    how then twas much of me conscious?

encyclopedia of MORALS

    gone over and over and over again

    to this torment shall there be no end?

WHEN BOUNDARIES BETRAY US

    twas never meant to do harm

    must then be taken so by his charm

the year of MAGICAL THINKING

    became a score and two of its dark spell

    secretly keeping in me heart this hell

Our Game

    twas to be so innocent but of course

    yea innocence twas lost through subtle force

I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN

    memories forget any pledge be made

    but untold confessions of being afraid

F.I.A.S.C.O

    be tangled in this failure

    abandoned feel and out of favor

Body and Soul

    harm not one without the other

    heal not one without another

A Death of Innocence

    isolated in this lone isle

    must me thoughts and I reconcile

A Poetic Commentary: Find We Must or Die To Dust

Find We Must or Die To Dust

Find We Must or Die To Dust In the Garden of Beasts Series

Find We Must or Die To Dust
In the Garden of Beasts Series

    reach now above thy head

    fear not the things thou hast dread

The Health Seeker

    seek thee now the answer

    else be consumed by this cancer

Give Us This Day

    and lead not into temptation

    save me from this damnation

Maximum Immunity

    canst thou find it in books?

    beware not to entangle with rooks

Mega-Nutrients

    what is the origin, what be the source?

    inquire if it shall increase thy vital force

A Gift from the Kitchen

    as natural nature intended

    whole, untainted be recommended

RAPID HEALING FOODS

    begin with that which truly feeds you

    partake small bites thou canst surely chew

FOLK MEDICINE

    bring the basics back to thy remembrance

    tis simplicity that brings transcendence

Nutrition in Health and Disease

    which beast shall thou feed?

    vice to starve, virtue to succeed

FOOD MATTERS

    thou wilt be what thee ingest

    whether physically or mentally processed

FOOD GUIDE TO BETTER HEALTH

    choose wisely what thy substance shall be

    ask, adopt, embrace what will with thy being agree

IN QUEST OF LIFE

    reach now above thy head

    grasp the higher hand instead

A Poetic Commentary: What Little Girls Are Made Of

What Little Girls Are Made Of Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

What Little Girls Are Made Of
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

What Little Girls Are Made Of

    sugar and spice, everything nice?

    hmm, what’s your price?

WE’VE GOT IT MADE IN AMERICA 

    not just far far on the other side of the
       ocean blue

    yup, but we’ve made it here in the U-S-of-
       A, too

CATASTROPHE

    that says it in a word

    but the statistics are often quite blurred

PRESCRIPTION FOR DISASTER

    run-aways, throw-aways, other exploitables, too

    bystanders ignorantly apathetic of what they’re going through

DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN 

    slick predators lurk in broad daylight

    exquisitely enticing by fraud, force, or fright

LOOK BETTER NAKED 

    I know you can do it, my pretty girlfriend

    you’ll make me so happy (and a fortune), in the end

A Woman’s Worth

    whatcha got from last night?

    baby, don’t make me beat you again, alright?!

I Don’t Know How She Does It 

    but she’s his bottom line

    ya, she keeps the rest of us towing the line!

DON’T MAKE A SCENE 

    just do what you’re told

    otherwise his love he might withhold

GUILT | ONLY LOVE | FIVE PAST MIDNIGHT | THREE WISHES 

    it’s the same night after night, day after day

    try to stay alive, but for sale or display

HOMESICK 

    do I even have a home to be sick for?

    or is that in part why they now call me a whore?

TWILIGHT CHILD

    living in the shadows

    don’t look like a victim, they suppose

RUNNING BLIND | DREAM COUNTRY | SHATTERED | A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT 

    nowhere to run, nowhere to hide

    nowhere to turn, cuz even I’m deceived inside

I’ll Be Seeing You | Remember Me | Let Me Call You Sweet Heart 

    you look pretty young to be out here like this

    come with me and I’ll give you a better life miss

STREET TRENDS 

    the idea of leaving, of believing, of reassuring, oh so alluring

    but pimp’s mom’s watching my baby, my returning ever insuring

HELL’S CARTEL

    they’ve got their hands in everything

    and I’m strung out, part of their ring

LITTLE ALTARS EVERYWHERE 

    on a corner here, a hotel room there

    now a website, and another to compare

YOU BELONG TO ME | AMERICAN DREAMS | TOXIN | FIREBIRD 

    keep living “the life”

    keep putting up with this strife

TIME EXPIRED 

    but how long can this go on?

    they say the average is six years, then gone

SUICIDE SEASON

    not sure this is a life worth living

    don’t know how much longer I can keep on giving

THE LIES THAT BIND

    these cords around my neck

    are they any worse than the ones that keep my mind “in check”?

A Tangled Web 

    it’s just all so confusing

    who to believe, who’s abusing?

PEACE LIKE A RIVER | “P” IS FOR PERIL | SUMMER ISLAND | THE INCUMBENT 

    perhaps I’ll fall asleep and never wake

    finally at peace from this perpetual heartbreak

NEVER LOVE A STRANGER 

    never love again

    never trust men

The Wanting 

    but something cries deep down inside me

    something screaming I just want to be free

FAMILY POLITICS

    ya just like politics and religion

    sex and money aren’t to be spoken of, but in a hushed smidgen

Keep It Simple, Stupid 

    just do what your told

    don’t ask questions, stay controlled

The Accidental Bride 

    accidental or on purpose?

    are you just feeding me lip service?

Love & Desire & Hate 

    don’t know what to think anymore

    don’t even have feeling left to ignore

THAT DEVIL’S NO FRIEND OF MINE 

    but I guess this one thing I do know

    so long I’ve lived in the stupor of status quo

RAGING HEART 

    at least this anger proves I can feel again

    but you want me to forgive what and when?!

THE RESCUE | CODE TO ZERO | MY MOTHER’S DAUGHTER | EVEN STEVEN 

    how ‘bout I actually get stable first

    cuz literally everything in my life, in my head, is turned upside-down, reversed

WHEN GOD WHISPERS YOUR NAME 

    then you know there’s hope

    gives me something I need this day to cope

Breaking Through

    a new dawning

    found I have true belonging

Peace, Love & Healing

    one day at a time

    will take a while to thoroughly heal from this crime

The Meaning of Life 

    oh, so much more than I was told

    I can be my own person, live bold!

CHANGE

    in a direction I couldn’t even then imagine

    still living on earth, but it’s actually now heaven

CLOSE TO YOU 

    freedom, new life, here and now

    will you let Me show you how?

 

A Poetic Commentary: Ring Around The Roses

Ring Around The Roses Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Ring Around The Roses
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Ring Around The Roses

    pocket full of supposes

    the diagnosis just under our noses

Beyond Tomorrow

    gotta keep believing it’s possible

    this life will not end horrible

HOW TO PREVENT AND GAIN REMISSION FROM CANCER

    can’t tell you now

    but I know it’s possible somehow

FLU

    initially felt ordinary, common enough

    but fighting this one’s became something quite tough

NUTRITION AGAINST DISEASE

    an apple a day keeps the doctor away

    so they say, but will I be okay?

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMMON DISEASES 

    gotta learn what I can

    gotta find answers, gotta have a plan

CANCER FACTS & FALLACIES

    what’s false and what’s true?

    is this stat or study askew?

TODAY IS MINE

    no matter what I will breakthrough

    to a real cure I pursue

THE HEALTH BUILDER 

    the sun rises and shines in my room

    and like the flowers I will rise and bloom

A Poetic Commentary: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

    pray the Lord my soul to keep

    and if I die while counting sheep…

If... 

    not even the question anymore

    when, that’s a better word to explore

Drive Me Crazy

    can’t take it anymore

    what’s this life worth living for?

NOT A DAY GOES BY

    that I don’t consider it

    do I have the nerve to commit?

AT RISK

    they say I’m in despair

    but what do they care?

DEAD CONNECTION

    make the connection

    just need some affection

LOVE’S EXECUTIONER

    wrote the note, how I loved you

    just wish you felt the same too

BLESSED TRAGEDY 

    to be put out of this misery

    sorry if this causes injury

NATURE’S END

    screaming, I came into this world

    crying, sighing, I leave it unfurled

 

A Poetic Commentary: Rock A Bye, Bye Baby

Rock A Bye, Bye Baby Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Rock A Bye, Bye Baby
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Rock A Bye, Bye Baby

    climb out my window by the treetop

    where the wind blows my feet follow nonstop

PANIC

    when the news breaks, 9-1-1 they will call

    but I’ll be long gone, once and for all

Runaway

    just can’t take it anymore

    no matter what I say, they’d just ignore

If You Had Controlling Parents

    you’d understand

    and give me a hand

DONE WRONG

    that’s right they did

    and they blame me, I’m just the kid!

The Opposite of Love

    I could give you a laundry list

    but for now, I think you get the gist

FIASCO

    that’s what it was alright

    but no one wants to listen to my plight

THE SILENT CRADLE

    it’s been that way for a long long time

    finally said enough of this grime!

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST 

    but is this much better?

    perhaps I should of packed a sweater

A COLOSSAL FAILURE OF COMMON SENSE 

    accomplished Plan A: disappear

    but where do I go from here?

Dr Strangelove’s Game

    at least there’s someone in this world that cares

    even gave me a place to stay in his downstairs

THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS

    but it’s not all together for him either

    he needs my help so he can catch a breather

On Beauty

    he’s given me so much and nicknamed me Beautiful

    not helping him out would be inexcusable

LIES (And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them) 

    who to believe? no one to trust

    guess I’ll just have to adjust

NO SAFE PLACE

    no, not anywhere

    just want to wake up from this nightmare

BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS 

    walking these streets, but not alone

    walking these streets, trailing testosterone

 

A Poetic Commentary: Billy & Mary, Sitting In A Tree

Billy & Mary, Sitting In A Tree Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Billy & Mary, Sitting In A Tree
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Billy & Mary, Sitting in a Tree

    k - i - s - s - i - n - g

    is love or lust the key?

Surrender! The Romance of a Woman’s Soul

    what does it matter anyway

    this feeling simply takes my breath away!

A Bride on the AMAZON

    that was unexpected for sure

    why all of the sudden do I feel so impure?

THE LONG LOVE

    perhaps this one will last

    cuz the last three weren’t up to the task

INSIDE MY HEART

    there’s such a deep longing

    where’s that sense of belonging?

WILLIAM and MARY

    next week will it be Billy and Carrie?

    am I really that temporary?

and Healthy Hearts

    ya, they’ll break just like sore ones do

    guess I’m just lovesick, tried and true

Last summer

    was such a dream

    wish now I’d wake from this nightmare scream

the Tender Time

    a time to be loved

    isn’t that what we all want? a beloved?

Death of a Gentle Lady

    but someone turned the love tree into a playground

    and I’m still in the middle of this let- melt- break- shut- down

 

A Poetic Commentary: Lions & Tigers & . . .

Lions & Tigers & . . .  Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Lions & Tigers & . . .
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Lions & Tigers & ... 

    terrors! oh my

    all these big decisions just make me want
        to cry

ONE MUST WAIT

    “what do you want to be when you
         grow up?”

    (certainly not what you are, grown-up!)

Easier Said Than Done

    making your choice for a lifetime

    all this pressure when I’m supposed to be
         “in my prime”

Which Way From Here

    my eyes are crossed with tears

    who’s supposed to help me overcome these fears?

100 ways to Simplify your Life

    oh yes, these self-help analytical lists always tout

    they’ve got their place, but what about my freedom to move about?

The Way of the Wind

    I just want to be free

    free to be me

FIRST THINGS FIRST

    gotta calm down and think straight

    got my whole life ahead of me and it’s supposed to be great

PRAYERS

    there’s gotta be an answer

    God, if you’re listening, can I grow up to be a dancer?

THE ROAD TAKEN

    gotta move your feet somewhere

    hope this direction is an answer to my prayer

THE DREAM SEEKERS

    are my dreams bigger than my fears?

    hopefully I’ll find out while I’m still wet behind the ears