MEMORIES HURT

 

The Violin player came to the mic:

I’d like to dedicate this song to my wife –

Her name is Marilyn Monroe Reese,

And I’ll have to admit – she is quite a piece

(Of work) and to think of her my heart hurts!

I close my eyes – I can hear her voice,

And my spirit begins to rejoice –

Looking at the paths of life, we take . . .

But it’s her memory I can never hate!

I guess I can say, “She was a perfect lover,”

And the times we had under the cover!

 

Then he begins to sing and play:

 

          “There will never be another

          A beauty that was like no other

          Oh, the passion in her eyes . . .

          Hear the Violin – hear its cries

          But it’s this you must know:

          The angels came – she had to go!

          Marilyn Monroe Reese was her name,

          But why God, is it You I must blame?

          Sometimes life can do us wrong,

          That’s why I sing this song alone?”

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 29, 2025

BROKEN HEARTS

 

   Under the Sycamore tree,

   Jenny loved to lie with me,

   And to that I’ll make a note:

   “I loved you to”, I wrote,

O lover! O lover! O lover!

      This heart you didn’t see,

      So please let it all be –

Broken hearts never recover!

 

      I thought you were the one,

   Looking back, I should’ve run,

   But loving you I don’t regret,

   And I’ve not replaced you yet,

O lover! O lover! O lover!

      This heart you didn’t see,

      So please let it all be –

Broken hearts never recover!

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 28, 2025

A NEW BEGINNING

 

 Once, a man was given his call,

We all take for granted “What he has done,”

So many times, his back is against the wall,

Patriotism beats in his heart as he bows his head,

And he is not a man that turns and runs!

Fear is something he will never dread –

The liberals, and all the little snowflakes,

But this he knows, “Some people will always hate,”

His heart is broken from all the games they play,

But truth will always drive them away!

He will never back down – he knows what it takes,

And with God’s help he is never alone –

Some in his own party have done him wrong!

But we all see the love of this nation in his eyes –

“A loyal man,” let’s all get it straight!

Once again, we are proud as Old Glory flies . . .

“America,” do the right thing – it’s not too late!

Look at this nation and where we have been,

This is a new beginning, and not the end!

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 27, 2025

SURELY YOU KNOW

 

These are more than words

they come from the heart

and not said lightly

as tears well in my eyes

I love you

 

I know I don’t say them enough

to you, and I’m sorry

but you must know

 

If it were not for you

my life would have no meaning

and for that it’s simple

I love you

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 21, 2025

 

A HOUSE ON QUAIL

 

I once lived in a house, on quail,

But the house burned down –

I tried to put it out, but I failed!

Oh! Yes, it burned to the ground!

We lost pretty much everything –

Looking back, I just wonder why?

I’m still alive – so I don’t complain!

And little good it does to cry –

My heart is still filled with guilt,

As thoughts race through my mind!

It was like watching memories wilt,

And only helpfulness I could find –

I once lived in a house, on quail,

But regrets never serve one well!

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 22, 2025

CAN NEVER REPAY

 

For your love I can never repay,

And it’s to our God, I pray!

Your sweet love I don’t deserve,

I’m sorry I got on your last nerve!

 

To be in love comes at a price,

And we don’t always play nice!

Love is quite a stretch as well

And it can be worse than hell!

 

I will reach for you in the night

The clock strikes – darkness cries,

And I know my world is right

Seeing the passion in your eyes –

Brings all the goodness to light

A love this heart never denies!

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 20, 2025

THE WEIGHT OF TRUTH

 

This weighs on my heart heavily,

   And I’m sorry that I did you wrong

   It reminds me of a sad song –

An awful memory that won’t let me be!

   There’re always consequences for a lie

   And we cannot always explain why!

We make excuses, and blame other things

But in the end, it seems the same!

   In the depths of our soul comes the sound:

   “The sadness of letting someone down!”

This weighs on my heart heavily,

   The things we say we can’t take back,

   We don’t know why – my mind I rack!

But it’s the truth we all need to see.

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 19, 2025

A KIND SPIRIT

 

Why the need to bloviate

Is the soul filled with hate?

It takes all kinds of people

Some worship a Devil’s steeple!

A humble person is kind

With goodness in their mind!

Mother Teressa knew what to do

She believed in the Golden Rule –

Why the need to bloviate

Will you do this at the pearly gate?

Just look to God and you’ll find

Then, let kindness fill your mind!

In your heart you know it –

So let it in and have a kind spirit!

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 17, 2025

 

MY HEART KNOWS

I sit and think – useless thoughts I guess,

I think of the world and all its mess!

All the hatred that seems to be in men,

And I wonder if it will ever end –

So many evil souls – wishing us all death

Hating even our last breath –

May God forgive them!

 

I sit and think – my heart has little desire!

I looked around, and no one I admire

Wasteful thoughts, needing better things

Out of men, but only sorrow it brings –

But in the end my heart knows

Life is filled with worries and woes –

May God forgive them!  

 

I sit and think – my head I scratch!

Useless thoughts – none of them match,

Only a broken heart filled with pain,

Looking back at all that have been slain!

I cry out to God – silence it seems

 

“We need justice!” A life of dreams –

May I forgive men as well!  

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 12, 2025

 

ALL SET IN PLACE

 

When winter comes, we wait for spring

Everything becomes dead, everything!

 

Leaves are falling all around

Then they cover the ground!

 

All we can do is sit and wait

Old man winter knocks at the gate!

 

Playing in the snow when I was young,

And catching snowflakes on my tongue!

 

Snowballs were thrown, and I was hit,

And I remember I didn’t like it!

 

But oh, memories they come and go,

And what if it doesn’t snow!

 

All is set in place with God’s purpose,

And God’s plan is never to hurt us!

 

It’s been this way since our birth

So, make the best of times here on earth!

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 11, 2025

NEVER READY

 

I guess it’s about time

That the flowers begin to fade –

So, let’s talk about cold weather,

And all the snow that’s made!

 

This type of weather comes here,

And everything turns brown –

The hills all covered with snow,

And the leaves fall to the ground!

 

Of course, we are never ready,

And we just forget about fall –

Pumpkins lying in empty fields

Most are huge, and some small!

 

I guess it’s about time . . .

To just accept reality in our mind!

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 8, 2025

STORMS OF LOVE

 

The sweetness of words we like to eat,

In the warm sand we cover our feet –

Troubled storms are all we know,

Dark clouds follow where many go!

 

The sun finally comes out, at least

And the harsh winds have ceased –

The meaning of life we all seek,

But seldom is it the truth we speak?

 

A young child, a mother must wean,

And to a spouse we have to cling –

Love in a heart we cannot measure

It’s like honey to a mouth of pleasure!

In the distance a small voice is calling,

And in love our hearts are falling.

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 7, 2025

 

THE ONE THING I HATE

Last night I saw you cry . . .

It was like tears falling from the sky,

And I asked her why?

You simply said, “That you were hurt,

And that I treated you like dirt!”

Maybe it’s because you’re such a flirt?

I can assure you that didn’t get me far,

So, I poured me a drink from the bar,

And I let her know she is still my star!

Then in quietness there was not a sound

It was like lighten dancing on the ground,

And reasoning was nowhere to be found!

Then into her mind I tried to dive –

At least my love, we are still alive . . .

And in your heart don’t feel deprived!

Please forgive me for telling you a lie

In the future my love I promise to try –

The one thing I hate is seeing you cry!

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 7, 2025

TEARS OF PAIN

 

I saw a tear

Come down a sad face,

It seemed to say . . . it seemed to say . . .

“No one feels my pain!”

It then fell to the ground

As though its world had died!

I ‘ve always said that sadness has no friends –

Today it will rain,

And no one will see your tears of pain!

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 4, 2025

TAKOTSUBO SYNDROME

 

In the night a thought came to me,

   As moon shadows fell upon a hill,

The sadness in my heart I didn’t see,

And her spirit won’t let me be,

   Like the bedsheets that lie still –

 

Then I reached across an empty bed,

   And then, tears fell upon my pillow!

O God the memories in my head,

   When we made love under the willow

While the stars shone and spread

   Their colors were blue and yellow.

 

I’m here! I know you’re coming to see

   All my sadness – my broken will,

And to look at this brokenness in me!

   “Dear God! Her spirit,” Let me be,

O dear heart be still, please be still!

 

Thomas Theophilus© October 1, 2025