Love and Basketball

It rained again today

I would of called to say

One game of one on one

You win and I’m done

I’ll leave

You won

The game and my heart

But you win

We part

I’ll just keep my mouth shut

And close the door

Forget all we were before

What we might of been

I guess I’ll stop calling you my best friend

Scroll past as your new life begins

With one game it did all end

I can act and play pretend

Eventually my heart will mend

Or Maybe I'll never love again

That is how life goes

The future is never known

Even though my heart shows

I miss the mark

Slam dunk in my face

Late night in the park

I’ll retreat

Play my part

A specter of the past

You’re the first

But not the last

The one that got passed

But I got that steady job

Down at the bank

Not talking shots

Deposit slips, withdrawals, transactions

Additions

Subtractions

The way my heart feels

Not sure I really want it to heal

Regrettably I pulled out of that pro deal

Could of had it all

Could of still had the fire to ball

Cause I lost that game we played

Was it love?

Or basketball?

Either way

It’s just me today

It’s raining and the skies are grey

And I remember how it started

On a day just like today

But that was long ago

And so was the ending

But if you ask to play

Double or nothing

I'll be there

With my heart to share

Love and basketball is in the air

 

Fall in Love

 

The weather is less nice

Everywhere I look

Pumpkin Spice

The air is crisp

And cool

All the kids are in school

Going to games on Friday nights

Colored leaves shimmer in the sunlight

Fall to the ground

Crunch and make sounds

The harvest abounds

Fall is all around

Although I say winter is my favorite season

I do love fall for several reasons

There’s football

Sweaters

Jack-o-lanterns

And our time together

As fall comes

So does your love

Back in 1987

Before I even knew

I learned that love from you

In 1992

After three years I asked you

To go with me to the game

Be my girl in name

In ’96 and ‘97

With fall came

I found the key to Heaven

In 2001

After the best game

Another love came

In ‘02

I missed and I knew

She got away

Still upset over that day

But maybe again… Someday

At double dog in 2006

My twin flame and I were going to make it stick… But it just did not click

By 2010

Was living in DEN

It was then

I found the key to Heaven again

But it was not until the fall of ’11

That we caught that game

And we made love in Tebow’s name

In 2013

I was back on the local scene

Came home to a nightmare

But you made it a dream

Then there was 2018

When we watched Monday Night Football

Again there was love in the fall

In 2020

We found our own beach

So our love would be discrete

Fall is for football

And fall is for love

Says the Lord above

Summer Wanes

 

It is August

And Summer wanes

Went so fast

I hardly knew it came

But in these few months

I’m not the same

The sun shines bright

And long are the days

But tomorrow is a bit shorter

The air a bit cooler

And fall approaches

As leaves leave their branches

School has started

And town is full again

Friends meet friends

And make new friends

Something is beginning

But it is summer’s end

Football season is almost here

Two a day practices

The sounds of whistles and pads

I’m definitely glad

Football is some of the best fun I’ve ever had

That means the summer wanes

And time is running out to swim in the waves

Or playfully misbehave

For all these precious moments to save

In its fleeting moments summer’s sweetness remains

Even though it is coming to a close

And there are games and school to look forward to

I wish for a few more long days with you

Just us two

Enjoying the sunset from a bench by the lake

Eating ice cream and eating cake

It is a special moment we can make

The clock is running out

Let’s make love

Cause that is what summer is about

It’s not done yet

Even though it wanes

And its end is near

There is still time to celebrate

Let’s make that part clear

So we can just sit right here

Until the sun goes down

And no one is around

You and me on the ground

Savoring summers final moments

Because soon it will be fall

Football and turkey

Then it will be winter

Skiing and flirting

Spring comes after that

Flowers and new life

Then summer again

As we end and begin

Summer Break

 

Another school year ends

Here we go again

Time to say bye to our friends

Pack our bags

Let summer begin

When we get home

All our old things will be there

Old clothes picture frames and class rings

We said bye to friends from school

And hi to our old ones as they arrive

Back to the beginning

Back where we all met

Love intact

But

Although time moves on

We go and change

We do not become estranged

The fire of our relationship still a flame

To each other

Ourselves we do not have to explain

We share hearts and minds

But as we return this time

Our changes start to shine

And questions arise

Will our love survive?

Have we grown apart

Or is there still room in our hearts

For each other

Even though we grow and learn to love others

What we shared before still makes us brothers

And there is enough love to go around

Enough for school and our hometown

Our love also grows

Along with us

So even though we may drift apart

We maintain trust

Which makes it easy to find comfort

With our life at school

Where we’re really cool

That’s a lot different from high school

But all these people love you too

Cause cool or not

They see what you’ve got

Seen your sensitive spots

What makes you hot

When they’ve gone too far and you say stop

Love exists in all shapes and sizes

Whether it’s your friends at school

Or the ones from your old friend’s pool

Each can love you in their way

Tenderly

Because we all love and receive

And it is love

We all need

Back to the Future

If I could turn back time

I would not have to

Because where I live time is always new

If I wanted to

I could go back to 1982

Park at the hospital

Wait for two newborn babies to come out

Cause it might now be now

But through my eyes

When I see things

It’s not a surprise

I’ve been here before

And seen the show

Which lets me know

Whether now or then

When I see it, it’s again

I can go back to the year 2000

In a cap and gown

That spot is not even across town

Just minutes away

By foot

It’s not there I want to stay

I’m here today

Right here

No need to stray

When I want though

To 2010 I can go

Teleport

To the DIA airport

Just landed on my flight back home

And just came from home too

Back to the work I do

Brought what I took back with me

Just so I could relearn to see

So when it became 2015

I was ready for what awaited me

A lesson that still lives painfully

I guess I’m not trustworthy

And so is everybody

The world we live in is very ugly

And it does not value people like me

So I’ll just live on quietly

Doing my thing

Don’t care about wedding or championship rings

Portfolios or CV’s

I just care how someone treats me

And all fail to be

A person who can pass my test

Because it is always about the past

Or the things they are

None of which I care for

And just one person is always a bore

Besides never heard anyone say no to more

And here’s the score

We all lost

Cause all we care about are the costs

And who’s the boss

I Stand With You

 

I stand with you

Whether your countries flag is yellow and blue

Or if your country’s name starts with a U

Whoever you are

And wherever you’re from

I stand with you

Because we share the same sun

And live on the same planet

That orbits that one

RA

Our star

And life-giving force

Our beacon that guides the course

And because we share something so simple and true

I stand with you

I could care less if you vote red or blue

Both are true

And both make up facts

For those who want to believe that

I don’t really get into that

Politics as a matter of fact

Cause mother fuckers in Washington be getting real fat

Well paid

Just to go on TV to say that

Since they won’t stand with you

Then who?

It’s me who will

Even though I am just a man

Writing this down with pen in hand

But please know it is true

I will stand with you

Cause I know you’re just like me

A seed of infinity

A luminous being

Special indeed

You do not need to be told what to believe

Or pledge your allegiance to a certain party

They just want your vote

And all that cash in your tote

Then they tell you not to smoke

Cigarettes or a weed toke

But both are legal

And regal

Designed for uplifting

Soul shifting

Heart expanding and versatile thinking

I’m the one

Who sees that you are merely a fragment of the sun

A mighty star

That will chase away the darkness

But in this world we can barely afford apartments

That’s just fake and phony

It’s your heart I see and that’s worth more than money

So I’ll be the one to stand with you honey

Delta Sign

Delta Sign

A Greek letter

And a sign for change

I hope it is for the better

Cause it is time for things to be different

We need a delta sign

Not really a Delta Airline

And we’re good on sororities

DDD

That’s fine

But I want a change

And I’m not talking percent

Not DY/Y

And we need to do more than just try

More than just make a statement

To post to the internet

We need a change

D

Like the seasons

It’s time

The leaves need to turn

And fall

Winter should set in

Life needs to stall

Huddle up and crawl

Into a cave or burrow

Wait for spring

For the Robins to return and sing

Then winter changes into spring

Let’s have a fling

A change from what we’re used to

Someone different

Someone new

Change it up

So what

Different is what we need

A new equation

But before we get to equals sign

I’m going to need to see that DDeltasign

Because there’s no use in solving an equation that does not measure change

No point in changing numbers

If we want to change the game

In that case the chips we just rearrange

The real problem remains the same

And our hearts do not actually change

That is where we really need it

We need to see different

And be different too

A change for me and you

No longer will we see each other as different

But as the same

Two peas of the same pod

Until we return to the sod

To get there we need to follow a new direction

Where we change at the DDeltasign

To live in a better time.