James Crow

Theme 96: Sleep

Close your eyes,

say good night.

Let all the fright

slip away, tonight.

Theme 95: Advertisement

Man on the corner

says he's down on his luck.

I say, “Boy aren't we all,

and it sure sucks!”

Lady on the corner

looking for love.

I say, “Sis aren't we all,

but it isn't in a black dove!”

Preacher on the corner

speaking about god.

I say, “Father aren't we all,

but it is no good!”

Sign on the corner

showing a product with all the answers.

I say, “Aren't we all!”

Theme 94: Last hope

I saw this world burn of ice.

I saw this world freeze of fire.

I seen people yelling at the nice.

I seen people whisper at the ire.

Now I am blind.

Now I can see.

Darkness is light.

Despair is hope.

Theme 93: Give up

Pandora, Pandora,

Why open the box?

Giving us the pox.

Now people lie in graves.

Wondering why they weren't saved.

Pandora, Pandora,

look what you have done.

Killing so many peoples' fun.

Yet you shouldn't mope,

for you also released hope.

Pandora, Pandora,

hear the man open the door.

He came to kill you, or do something more.

From him you shall accrue,

a simple thank you.

Theme 92: Drowning

Listen, listen to me!

Have you forgotten,

forgotten what you use to be!

You use to stand up,

against the world.

You use to hold me up,

above the world.

Making sure I didn't stumble,

or drown.

Now you are the one, I fear,

that's going down.

But remember, I said remember!

That I will stand up,

against the world.

That I will hold you up,

above the world.

Just don't fall.

Theme 91: Pain

In your eyes

show all the pain,

the lies.

The tears you hide,

the secrets that lie inside.

Theme 90: Triangle

The first little man built monuments,

the second little man built skyscrapers,

the last little man built replicas.

Are we ever going to go back,

to bing the first little man.

Theme 89: Through the fire

I was kid, full of youth,

I did so many things, damn the cost.

Then an old man came to me,

saying,

“You'll be running across a burning bridge,

trying to get back what you thought you lost.

I know you don't understand,

but you will someday, kid.”

Seemingly in a puff of smoke,

my childhood was gone.

Friends and family,

all the good times and money,

where gone,

all gone.

That is when I saw an old friend,

some words started creeping in

to my mind.

They said,

“You'll be running across a burning bridge,

trying to get back what you thought you lost.

I know you don't understand,

but you will someday, kid.”

And I knew he was right.

Even a bridge that you started to burn down,

might be worth the cost,

to run back over it,

damn the lost!

Theme 88: My choice (I could chose anything I wanted, can you guess what it was?)

Standing on the beach

can you feel the rising tides.

Say hello,

say good-bye.

Dream of money fame and wealth,

the tides will provide.

Say hello,

say good-bye.

The tide brings

you all you ever dreamed.

Say hello,

for someone has said good-bye.

Now at your feet lies

all the riches and people you need.

Say hello,

to all those that died...

Theme 87: Food

I'm starving my mind,

nothing to feast here.

Why are you, so kind?

Offering me nothing more than fear.

OH, what am I to do,

in a desert with no food.

I thought I heard a coo,

but, no.

I ate all that long,

so long ago.

Theme 86: Seeing Red

Going out on the town,

ready to have some fun.

Everything I saw was red,

why do other ruin my fun?

Theme 85: Spiral

DNA

Spinning, hypnotically around,

you put the entire room

in a trance.

No one can hear a sound.

Footsteps closing, foreshadowing doom,

and you continue to dance.

You fall, gracefully into a mound,

everyone now sleeps, in their tomb.

Our path killed romance.

Theme 84: Out cold

In a meadow

I saw a butterfly float,

and a bee sting.

Then I can't remember

a thing.

Theme 83: Heal

You have played

long today,

many bruises and cut

show me you had your fun.

Now don't,

don't run away.

It is time for you to

heal.

So rest sweet,

Gaia.

I'm back. I start to dout my ability to post, and write. I am very sorry but I shall end it all tomorrow, when I wake. But now, yes now, I shall play catch up, so enjoy!

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Theme 82: Can't you hear me

Running from the devil,

too many wrong turns.

You said,

He's after you!

GO! Leave me alone!

And into the dark you ran,

tears falling from your face.

Can't you see me?

Do you even know I'm alive?

Can't you hear me?

Don't you know it was all a lie?

I heard the devil no more,

thanking my stars I lost him.

I said,

Now she is okay,

NO! I've got to find her!

And into the dark I ran,

fearing the tears that fell.

I can see you!

I know your alive!

I can hear you!

I know it was all a lie!

Finding you, cornered by the devil,

you took too many dead ends.

He said,

Now I have you,

BOTH! Nowhere to run.

And I held your hand,

saying never cry again.

My lord, just nineteen more days, then...

I don't know. Maybe more poems. Any ideas?

Well...I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

See you tomorrow!

Theme 81: Pen and Paper

Pen and paper,

blood and body,

tears and eyes,

love and hearts,

sand and time,

milk and cereal,

you and me.

Somethings,

are just meant to be.

Theme 80: Words

Help me come up with the words

to explain my feelings.

Some are too strong,

while others are too tough.

But in the end,

you'll need a dictionary.

Cause almost every word in it,

describes you.

Good to see you writing again, sorry that you feel low though. Wish I could help,

All I can offer is an ear, and a pen..

That seems to have ran out of ink.

How embarrassing,

sorry about that.

So just an ear is all I have,

but it is always open if you need it.

You know what, that gets tiresome

*well if you posted everyday*

This wouldent happen, I KNOW.

Well since I have only a few weeks left, 21 days to be exact. I think I will make a new challenge.

*Well, what is it?*

I will post everyday!

*yeah, right*

I'll show you.

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Editors note: The reason that there is two voices is that James is currently in an old mansion, a haunted old mansion. That is all, thank you very much. Drive home safely...

Theme 79: Starvation

Thousands of lonely hearts,

beating in unison.

Hundreds of starving hearts,

beating out of unison.

One dying heart,

completely forgets the tempo.

While hate fed the masses.

One, only one,

begged to be fed,

love.

Theme 78: Drink

Cast down into the pits,

for all time.

There stands a man,

by the name of Tantalus.

Damned is he,

by the gods.

Forever standing by a fruit tree,

that grows when he

tries to eat.

Forever standing in a lake,

that dries up when he

tries to drink.

I feel like,

that.

Forever standing near a phone,

that dies when I

try to call.

Forever standing in a crowd of people,

that all run away when I

try to talk.

What I would give,

to drink from that

lake.

Theme 77: Test

Will you love me?

A. Yes, till we have children.

B. Yes, till our hair turns grey.

C. Yes, till the sands run out.

D. All of the above.

You know that in this test,

I would always pick,

D.

Theme 76: Broken pieces

When you said good-bye

my heart shattered like glass.

Into a sea of despair it sank.

Then she came along,

her heart, like mine,

broken for what might be all time.

But like the artist we are,

we made a mosaic,

out of our broken hearts.

Theme 75: Mirror

Though I show a grin.

Though I laugh and sing.

When I look in the mirror,

I see a monster.

That I know is the other me,

the true me...