Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 58
February 29, 2024
Makes Me Crazy
Makesme crazy.
Makesme cry.
Leavesme searching
Fora reason why.
Youleft me without a single word,
Neversaid goodbye.
Isit any wonder loving you
Makesme crazy.
Inever thought that this could happen
Even in my wildest dreams.
Guessit only goes to show
Thingsaren’t always as they seem.
Iwas blind to your unhappiness
Causeyou kept it all inside
Untilthe feeling that you used to have
Forour love slowly died.
Andit makes me crazy.
Makesme cry.
Leavesme searching
Fora reason why.
Youleft me without a single word,
Neversaid goodbye.
Isit any wonder loving you
Makesme crazy.
Ican only hope that you
Willsomehow find a way,
Findforgiveness in your heart
Andcome back home to me someday.
Ican’t even bear the thought
Ofliving without you.
Itmakes me crazy.
Can’tyou feel it, too?
Andit makes me crazy….
February 28, 2024
The Box
Itwas so lovely,
Thewrappings and ribbons,
Agift for no reason
Rightout of the blue.
Insidethe box,
Mygreatest possession,
Agenuine token of
Mylove for you.
It’sonly a ring with one tiny diamond,
Theone that my grandmother wore.
Iknow that she’d want it to rest on your finger
Toshow the whole world you’re the one I adore.
Youwere so gentle unwrapping your treasure,
Sopatient in claiming your prize.
Youopened the box, holding your breath,
Icould see tears welling up in your eyes.
Thenin an instant I’m down on one knee
Askingthe question you knew.
Youanswered softly, without hesitation,
“Yes,Darling, I’ll marry you.”
Asweet precious memory from so long ago
Andthe years have been wondrous since then.
Tothink it all started with one tiny box
Makesme wish we could live it all over again.
Itwas so lovely,
Thewrappings and ribbons,
Agift for no reason
Rightout of the blue….
February 27, 2024
Pray for Rain
Prayfor rain
Sono one sees these tears.
Hidethe pain that’s been building up
Forso many years.
Loosethe chains around my heart
AsI slowly go insane, as you’re
Leavingme alone to pray for rain.
Youdidn’t even bat an eye
Whenyou broke my heart in two.
Yousaid it was over and
Youfound somebody new.
Iguess that I could argue, but
There’snothing left to gain.
SoI’ll just sit right here and wait
Andpray for rain.
SomedayI’ll get over you.
SomedayI’ll move on,
Getused to being all alone and
Realizeyou’re really gone.
Imay even find someone
Tohelp me ease the pain.
Untilthen I’ll just sit
Andpray for rain.
Prayfor rain
Sono one sees these tears.
Hidethe pain that’s been building up
Forso many years.
Loosethe chains around my heart
AsI slowly go insane, as you’re
Leavingme alone to pray for rain.
February 26, 2024
Kiss Me Again
Iremember it like yesterday,
Thefirst time that you kissed me,
Howit filled my simple heart with joy.
Sofar lost in happiness
Evennow I must confess I was
Likea child with his favorite toy.
Butyou became so much more to me
Ina world where we agree.
It’sa game we play where we both win.
Ican’t wait for the next time,
Thetaste of your sweet lips on mine.
Kissme once and then
Kissme again.
Kissme in the morning light.
Kissme when we say goodnight
Anda thousand kisses in between.
Temptme with those lips that thrill.
Ican’t seem to get my fill.
Kissme once and
Kissme again.
Theyears have slipped away somehow,
Broughtus into here and now,
Allthe roads we’ve travelled hand in hand.
Hasn’talways been such fun
Puttingdevils on the run,
Keepingup with what our lives demand.
Butone constant still remains
Throughthe trials and pouring rains,
Oneplace where I know we always win.
Yoursweet kisses every night
Alwaysseen to make it right, so
Kissme once and then
Kissme again.
February 25, 2024
Playing with Fire
It’sa game that we play with each other
Wheresilence can cover our eyes,
Wheretruth dwells in shadows, secrets abound,
Andreality wears a disguise.
Weboth perform with no net below us
Aswe prance across the high wire.
Nevera thought about our tragic ending,
Weboth know we’re playing with fire.
Playingwith fire…
The flames growing stronger.
Playingwith fire…
The song never ends.
Filledwith desire
And fueled by a hunger
Tilthe truth disappears in the wind
While we’re playing with fire.
Can’tsay just when it all started,
Whenwe began telling these lies.
Butit’s left us both broken-hearted
Withneither one taking the prize.
Butthat doesn’t stop us from singing,
Pleadingour case to the choir,
Butit doesn’t help because we both know
Thatwe’re only playing with fire.
Playingwith fire…
The flames growing stronger.
Playingwith fire…
The song never ends.
Filledwith desire
And fueled by a hunger
Tilthe truth disappears in the wind
While we’re playing with fire.
February 24, 2024
Run Away
Afterall this time together
Ibelieve that we’re worth fighting for,
Butyou can’t stay to talk it out.
Youjust shut down and walk right out the door.
Itried so hard to make you see
Themillion-and-one reasons you should stay,
Butyour ears won’t listen to the truth,
Youjust take your foolish pride and run away.
Youcan run but you can’t hide
Becauseyou know down deep inside
Thesimple truth that you and I are one.
Wecan’t change our destiny
Eventhough we don’t agree and
Isay things that put you on the run.
Iknow you didn’t mean it when
Yousaid you couldn’t take it anymore.
You’llbe back to work it out
Justlike we did a hundred times before.
Butevery time feels different
Andevery time I just hope and pray
Thatit won’t be the last time
Thenext time that you up and run away.
Youknow I couldn’t help it
WhenI told you it was over,
It’sjust a chess piece in this game we play.
Butyou’ve been gone so long this time
Ican’t help but wonder
Ifthis time is forever and a day,
Andthis time is the last time
Thatyou run away.
February 23, 2024
Telling Lies
Neverwant to hurt the feelings of
Theone for whom you really care.
Secretsbecome commonplace,
Fillingspaces everywhere.
Butsecrets are a prelude to
Alife of compromise
Wheretruth succumbs to a whole new world
Oftelling lies.
Tellinglies to spare your feelings,
Tellinglies to hide my shame,
Tryinghard to find excuses
‘CauseI just can’t stand to share the blame.
Idon’t want to be the villain
Orlook guilty in your eyes,
Butthere’s no excuse that makes it right
Whenwe start telling lies.
Youwere always true to me,
Neverhad a wandering eye.
Youdeserve much better
Thansome made-up wayward alibi.
Onlynow, as you walk away,
Ifinally realize
ThatI have to pay the price for telling lies.
February 22, 2024
Pass the Biscuits, Please
Iremember growing up,
Sundaysafter church was done,
Chickendinner on the table,
Mommawith her apron on.
Offeredup, a silent prayer,
Aswe passed around the black-eyed peas,
Silencebroken when someone said,
“Passthe biscuits, Please.”
Daddycursed the coffee stain
Onhis favorite shirt.
Allthe boys can’t wait to go
Playsome baseball in the dirt.
ButMom insisted we take our time
Beforeeverybody leaves. She said,
“Let’senjoy a little conversation,
So,pass the biscuits please.”
Preachersays that “to be a family
Issuch a precious thing,
Thekind of gift that will lift you up
Andmake your spirit sing.”
Ithank the Lord for the things I’ve got
Eachnight on bended knees,
AndMomma’s sweet love in these four words,
“Passthe biscuits, Please.”
February 21, 2024
Beautiful Girl
Beautifulgirl,
Youmake my spirit rise.
You’remy whole world.
Can’tyou see it in my eyes?
There’san aura hanging over you
Thatlets me know your love is true,
Tellsme this is how it’s meant to be,
Thatyou always will be beautiful to me.
Youcaptured my heart,
Nothingleft to hide.
Isaw from the start
Thebeauty deep inside.
Likethe innocence of a child,
Ever-presentin your smile,
Andtime may fade what my poor eyes may see,
Butyou always will be beautiful to me.
Beautifulgirl,
Nothingleft to say.
Mylove for you
Growingstronger every day.
AndI try to show you how I feel,
Butmy simple words just can’t reveal,
Anda lifetime isn’t near enough to see
Howyou always will be beautiful to me.
February 20, 2024
Can’t Stay Away
Can’tstay away,
Thoughpeople tell me you’ll just break my heart.
Icome back anyway.
Ifeel so lost alone when we’re apart.
Ican’t feel.
Ican’t sleep.
Youare constant on my mind.
SoI wait patiently
Lookingfor some special sign.
Justas long as there’s hope
Deepdown in my heart
Ijust can’t stay away.
Ithought forevermore was just a game
Playedby simple fools with nothing left to lose,
Butnow nothing seems to be the same.
Myworld has changed so much since I met you.
What’scome over me?
Iused to be so cavalier when it came to love,
Playthe field and never fear about breaking up.
Thenwe met
AndI fell,
Andit never was the same.
Iget weak,
Can’tresist
Atthe mention of your name,
AndI know it’s no use,
Icome back because
Ijust can’t stay away.
