Life Sneaks Up On You

 I got some pictures on the wall
I got some stories I can tell
there are some numbers I can call
when I'm not feeling very well
but life sneaks up on you sometimes
sometimes its cold outside

do you remember when
we stayed up all night
when we thought we got it right
when we had that little fight
life sneaks up on you sometimes
sometimes its cold outside

Why do children have to die
why do friends go bye bye
sometimes I just don't understand
could you just hold my hand
life sneaks up on you sometimes
sometimes its cold outside

I think I'm going to cry now
thats just the way I feel
I keep going I don't know how
I'm like a cog stuck in a wheel
life sneaks up on you sometimes
sometimes its cold outside

We have to love every minute
We should love every minute
give it all we have and more
cause when it is all said and done
life sneaks up on you sometimes
sometimes its cold outside

I think I'm going to cry now
thats just the way I feel
life sneaks up on you sometimes




Melvin L Harris
1947-2016

Forever

I'm in love with you
there, I've said it, what
would you have me do?
you must not judge that
I have abandoned all that
I once knew, just to
be alone with you

Lips upon my neck and
down my back, hair that
falls across my face,
shirt unbuttoned falls to
the ground, hands grabbing
at my breasts and I am
not afraid of letting go
as I reach around some
forbidden place and you,
have given me more
than I could have
dreamed in this time
and space

 I'm in love with you
and so unafraid to speak
my mind nor do I care and
do not have anything
to gain by speaking up
and screaming from
my heart, it's the beginning
it's a beautiful start

Life is funny and romantic
and I have no idea what
I am saying anymore except
I love you more and more
and be there that small
chance that I may have
your love forever more,
then you must not ever
forget that I will always
be waiting just outside
your door.






July 2016

Love

              

  I wanted you forever

not just for one night....

June 2016

I Let Go

I've been accused
of a lot of things
even so far as
all the paranoia
that brings
but I've never been
accused of loving
too much
I never knew
there was such

Now you're telling me
that I was the one
that just didn't see
That it was never meant
to be
that I had misconstrued
something that was not
ever to come
something that was
always just a bit undone

But of all the times
we were together
I know what it feels like
to love somebody forever
And no matter what you said
or how much you want to hurt me
I know what we had
it wasn't all in my head

So I see now, what you wanted
from me
you can't even look at me
not even worth an apology
or can't even say my name
and if you stole my heart
I have no one else but me
to blame

If there ever was a time
when you wanted me so
I guess, from what you say
if it's true, we will never know
I gave you my heart
my body, my soul
But you break me down now
it's time
I need to let you go........






May     2016

I Still Remember

I just remember what
You said and how you
Said it

I remember what you meant
And how you meant it

Stay away from me
Or you'll regret it
You'll regret it

Your words cut right through me
Then you let it
Let it

I saw you walk away from me
You said you wanted to be free
I grabbed the flower
From the base
You never really saw
My face
And then  I heard
You scream

Stay away from me
Or you'll regret it
Your words cut through me
Then you let it
I've learned I'm never going to get it

And I still love you
There I've said it

I just remember what you said
And how you meant it
And somewhere deep inside
You regret it
Because you still want me
It is so plane to see

I still remember ..……
There I've said it





May 2016

That One Thing....

It was that one thing for someone who

prided themselves

on accuracy and

the thought of you today

has me dreaming of us

and yesterday

See, you had taken

the trouble, so kind

of you after

all to explain

the destination in great

detail even so far

as telephoning so

clear and oh then said

as if I were near

it was that one thing

when I had arrived

that puzzled me so

there was that part

where you say

and if by chance you've

lost your way, then by

all means

by all means

you may call me or not

if you want to make your

own way

It was that one thing

was it what you were

really trying to say

that even though we 

had been apart

there were still matters

of the heart

For you and all 

your perfection would

have NEVER made that

mistake, there's no question

I made it just 

the same, and did not

need your words to find

my way.... and now

I know what you

were really trying to say.....

I think, I know

what you were really trying to say

but we shall save that

for another day......

....

April  2016

I'm Done

I'm done, seems like I've been here before

like two years ago, 

when my heart felt the blows

 I longed for you, but 

you said we were done

and I hung on 'til

I thought I had won

I'm really done, this time.

then I get sucked back in 

on just a whim of a word

crack of your smile

your laugh and I'm

there, sucked in

with a promise

to stay awhile

But then it never

comes to be

that time when we

were just we

when we were so close

came a promise and a joke

I'm not sure what it was

what ever the dream was

why I saw something

or thought it was something

when all it was

was free

a little bit of heaven

was what it was to be

I'm done. I've been here before

I've heard that knocking

on my door

but my heart doesn't want to go

holds me back, 

I don't know what for

Tears upon me, now

I'm done with this 

for real

pretend there never was

this deal, 

and heart can let me go

this hurt this love this man

surreal

for real... 

It's over. I'm done.

March  2016