Pen And Paper Stories

  • Wanting for More

    Does it matter The earth falls through my fingers Like wine on the floor The smell only lingers… And I brace For a period of regret After the memories Only Alzheimer’s could forget… And I wait Just like those moments before Getting nothing But wanting for more. Listen ⇢

  • Thankful

    I am thankful For all life does give I’m thankful for family To have a husband and kids I’m thankful for my parents Who taught me wrong from right And even my brother Who helped improve my strength and might I am thankful for food And the sacrifice in all… Listen ⇢

  • Life

    The whisper of knowledge is profound Whether in our bodies Or on the ground. The sound of silence is loud and plain Whether ignoring another Or enjoying the rain. The presence of sleep is noise Whether in the plants Or that death employs. The sound of peace is foreign Whether… Listen ⇢

  • When Night Falls

    When night falls… Ghosts awake Listen ⇢

  • Twenty Years

    Kenny Rogers – Twenty years ago Twenty years ago I was twenty And as clueless as can be… My parents were both healthy As they shook their heads at me. Twenty years later I am forty And my parents more of a mess I still have lots to learn My… Listen ⇢

  • Wasted

    I’ve Wasted years Missed youth I’ve wasted tears Missed the truth I’ve wasted money Challenged bills I’ve wasted love Looked for thrills I’ve wasted thought Emptied the mind I’ve wasted heart Not being kind. I’ve wasted breath Gambled time Now I’m wasted On cheap red wine. Listen ⇢

  • Only

    Only a fool Would miss the day Only a fool Would dismiss me this way… Only love Would keep me here Only love Would pass the fear Only you Would miss what is Only you Would leave it like this. Listen ⇢

  • Such A Waste

    Oh bitter world what have you done? Will you wake up or fall like the sun? What will it matter and who will it take? For the difference to come we all die to make. For when we lie on our final bed… so many mistakes make wasteful tears shed.… Listen ⇢

  • The Plan

    A voice is silent in this yelling spell Eyes open ears While a tongue breaks the heart Healed by drying tears. And whispers in the leaves Fall like screams Just like the memory Soaked by dreams. And I’ll wake Just like times before But gone to the wisdom Or hope… Listen ⇢

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