You say you want to be yourself
You’re afraid that I won’t like it
I’ve never asked for anything else
But for you to only be you
We’re all afraid to show ourselves
Cause insecure creatures are we
I still won’t think any less of you
No matter who you really be
© 2010. Kenneth Harl. All rights reserved.
My heart puts out a soulful song
Of strong lament and awful wrongs
A broken man I have become
Amid the wreck of life humdrum
I open the door, try to see
The base desires inside of me
I shuffle around in the dark
Stumbling over things unmarked
I see the light, I find the door
Looking round, I head cross the floor
I look around but still I see
The base desires inside of me
Wanting harder to right the wrong
My heart puts out its soulful song
© 2010. Kenneth Harl. All rights reserved.
This marriage was for life
We need to make it so
I meant the words I said
On a spring day years ago
What can I do?
What can I say?
What have I done now
For us to be this way?
My love for you
From my chest bursts
To fall on rocks
As my love thirsts
I want to be better
A man that you love
A man that needs Help
From God above
© 2010. Kenneth Harl. All rights reserved.
I wish that I could talk to you
I wish that you could see
The new man that’s forming
Deep inside of me
A man of deep forgiveness
A man of deeper love
A man of little jealousy
A man to be proud of
A man of lesser anger
A man that wants to be
A man who loves you dearly
If only you could see
© 2010. Kenneth Harl. All rights reserved.
Up
Down
All around
I look to find
I hear no sound
You left a feeling
You left a smell
You left no trace
When we fell
I go to bed at night
I wonder what you do
I see the empty pillow
Where it should be you
I sit alone
Facing my life
The fan drones
I miss my wife
Changing I am
A new man I’ll be
Taking the time
I hope she sees
Bits
Pieces
Parts of me
I look inside
What do I see
I sit alone
Inside my room
As darkness gathers
As inside a tomb
My thoughts wander
Far and wide
To flee the emptiness
I have inside