PAIN OR BLAME

 

A noise came loud and strong

It was like a heavy medal song!

   And on and on it went

   Loud and louder

      Pounding in my ears,

      And then came the tears!

 

The room shuck

As if I had no luck

Pounding in my ears,

And then

The quietness came

As my mind tried to endure

The madness

That makes oneself

Gravel

At what we do to please

Without little though

Without caring

Of the outcome.

 

Here

In the shadows

I look around

I pour whiskey down,

   Is it all about me?

   Self-indulgent –

   Is what others see!

And I try to think

What is my purpose?

   Answers in a glass –

      A mere anticized stance!

 

But tomorrow is out of sight

It’s not my fault!

I have a perfect excuse

“Was it love

Or was it the rejection?”

At this point

It all seems the same

I must endure the pain!

Then I clear my eyes

I look through the smoke

The ice cracks

My heart pounds

I pour whiskey down,

And I endure the pain,

And I know:

“It’s myself I blame!

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 12, 2026

PLEASE STAY

 

I looked up,

And there you were . . .

With all the years that have passed us by,

As I remember we never said goodbye!

We both just took a different path –

And then I heard that insatiable laugh!

You were sitting at a table with some guy,

And I felt my heart begin to sigh . . .

Then you turned, and looked my way,

And the passion in your eyes wanted to say:

“I’ve never forgotten the love we once had,

And I’m so sorry that I made you mad!”

Then you got up and walked away . . .

With my heart screaming, “Please Say!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 11, 2026

THE AMERICAN WAY

 

All I need is your initial

Then the lady says, “It’s official!”

So, I just signed my life away,

Yes, sometimes that’s the only way!

Now I’m in debt a 100K,

The bank owes me until my dying day!

Money, the root of all evil –

It’s worse than being Evel Knievel!

Reality, every month it comes around

No relief is anywhere to be found!

It’ the great American way –

Well at least that’s what they say!

“The rich rule over the poor, and

The borrower is servant to the lender.”

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 9, 2026

LISTEN TO ME

 

Why did this old tree

Suddenly started talking to me

You think I just sway in the wind,

But you have no idea where I’ve been!

I have seen the centuries go by,

And even the wind doesn’t know why!

“So, I guess this makes you wise,

But it’s your confidence I despise!”

Humans just run around all day

With very little substance to say –

I started from a mere oak seed,

And with patience I had to succeed!

So, if you are wise and listen to a tree

Then you could be as smart as me!

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 8, 2026

 

 

A FOOL AND HIS MONEY

  

On my face I can feel the wind

It’s letting me know where I’ve been –

My eyes are fixed on what lies before me

A reality that only I can see . . .

Then a leaf starts blowing in the wind,

And I stop and think of an old friend –

A lifetime spent chasing endless dreams

Living in a world filled with schemes,

Human nature I try to understand

While dealing with the foolishness of man!

So, I just sit here and laugh out loud –

Swindled out of money – aren’t you proud?

“A fool and his money will soon part

Because of the evil that’s in his heart!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 7, 2026

HOTDOGS AND BEER

 

If I could massage my brain

Then maybe I’d ease this pain

Or is it just an emotional thing

Like sitting in drenching rain!

But all in all, there is still hope –

It’s like fishing without a boat

Or when someone gets your goat

Now hang that on your rope!

Fourth of July is a special day

Hotdogs and Beer, O yay, O yay!

While we waste our time away,

But for this nation we can pray!

If I could massage my brain

Then maybe I’d not go insane!

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 4, 2026

AN S.O.B.

 

Mother nature and Father time conceived

What they produced you won’t believe!

Yes! They had to admit it was a S.O.B,

And this picture I’ll paint for you to see!

All the mountains cried out with joy –

It was not a girl, but a handsome boy!

The winds danced along the streams . . .

The clouds at night had pretty dreams –

All the stars came out at night . . .

And the sun by day gave them light!

Mother nature and Father time conceived

A beautiful task that most can’t achieve –

This fulfilled a lifetime of longing . . .

A son that had a (Sense of Belonging!)

 

Thomas Theophilus© June 29, 2026