Past and Present

Past and Present

The music of the past poured out

Into the heart break of the present

The long-ago of the far-away

Into the here and now.

He heard her voice so soft and low

Like a tender angel singing

Filling holes within his heart

And never knowing how.

How could that piece of wax so old

Contain such a healing touch?

He didn't know the singer's name

But he loved her very much.

©by Voo

March 12, 2020

8:22 p.m.

Delusion Conceding

Delusion Conceding



Flashing spanish eyes
Stare me down
Into embers of fire
And I melt into dew
At the sound of your voice
My once and ever love
Lost in the memories
Of drowning men
And I, the survivor of your hurricane.

We meet upon the shore
Of renewed acquaintance
Filled with longing
And passion akin to terror
You and I, the victor and the victim
You, the sword and I, the blood upon the blade.

You do not know
The nights that passed before
As torment grasped me by the heart
And shook me till I wept
Crying like a man who's lost his soul
Dying like a man who hates his life.

As all the while
Your treacherous eyes
Looked elsewhere for their treasure
But not at me, for you had stripped me bare,
Left this barely beating heart
Held captive in your chains.

Till now, you come
And now I fall before you
But only in my heart, my pride is much too hurt
I stand as still as stone
As your beguiling face approaches
Calling me to days long gone
And willing me to smile.

Confusion clouds your midnight eyes
When you see I do not falter
Nor do I run to catch you up
Or taste the lips that lie
I only stand, though in my heart I grovel like a beggar
Holding out a begging bowl
With my eyes downcast in shame.

You look at me
As though you're looking at a stranger
And it is true you've never seen
This man whose back is strong
With eyes so full of anger that you'll never comprehend
I watch delusion encompass you
As I turn my back to you.


I hear you now behind me, following like a whisper
Cajoling me as my heart pulls free
And the chains all fall away
And now you scream and now I hear you softly whimper
As lost, you try to find the words
To make me turn again.

You do not know my knees are weak
But still we keep on walking
My eyes are filled with a coward's tears
But I will not let them flow
And proud, un- bloodied, I swiftly walk
Away from you, not knowing
If freedom is worth the price to pay
To a heart that loves you so.








© byVoo
April 9, 2011

Be Real To Me

BE REAL TO ME

                                   

MY LORD, MY PRAYER, MY ONLY PRAYER

IS NOT FOR THINGS TO SEE

OR HEAR OR WEAR OR EAT OR CARE:

BUT THAT YOU WOULD BE REAL TO ME.

MY LORD, I BEG OF YOU NO MIRACLE FANTASTIC

NO MOVING OF MOUNTAIN OR WALKING OF SEA

I BEG FOR NO SPECIAL EFFECTS KIND OF GLORY

BUT THAT DEEP DOWN INSIDE YOU'D BE REAL TO ME.

SOME PEOPLE ASK FOR FAME AND FORTUNE

SOME PEOPLE ASK FOR ALL THEIR EYES SEE

SOME PEOPLE ASK FOR THINGS THEY DON'T NEED

BUT LORD, I NEED YOU TO BE REAL TO ME.

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST ON THE EDGE

JUST BEYOND THE VEIL, A WHISPER AWAY

FROM TOUCHING YOUR HAND AND SEEING YOUR FACE

AND FINDING THE DOOR TO THE PLACE THAT YOU STAY.

I KNOW YOU ARE THERE, SOMEWHERE YOU ARE THERE

IN ANOTHER DIMENSION, UNFETTERED BY TIME

I FEEL YOUR EYES ON ME, I FEEL YOUR HEART LOVE ME

AND I WANT SO TO SEE YOU AND LOVE YOU WITH MINE.

YOU KNOW, IF THEY OFFERED ME THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD

WITH ALL OF IT'S TREASURES FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEA

I'D TURN THEM ALL DOWN FOR A MOMENT IN GLORY

IF YOU WOULD JUST TOUCH ME AND BE REAL TO ME.

NOT A MAN IN A STORY, A NAME IN A PRAYER

A LEGEND, A SONG, A CRUCIFIX SCENE

BUT A REAL LIVING SAVIOR, A FLESH AND BONE BEING

THAT'S MORE REAL AND MORE TRUE THAN MEN I HAVE SEEN.

OH, LORD, MY PRAYER, MY ONLY PRAYER

FOR IN MY HEART YOU SEE

THE VOID THAT ONLY YOU CAN FILL

WHEN YOU BECOME REAL TO ME.

                      By Voo

                     

    He answered my prayer 

Calling To Me in the Dark (love song for WOTW movie)

CALLING TO ME IN THE DARK

(love song for the Man With Sky Colored Eyes)

WARRIORS OF THE WAY

The Movie

VERSE ONE:

YEARS I STUMBLED IN THE TWILIGHT OF A NIGHT THAT NEVER ENDS

SEEKING SADLY FOR SOME COMFORT, SEARCHING STRANGERS FOR A FRIEND

LONGING UNKNOWN FOR THE SUNRISE OF LOVE SHINING ON MY HEART

NOW I SEE YOU ON THE HORIZON, CALLING TO ME IN THE DARK.

VERSE TWO:

HOW I'VE YEARNED TO HEAR A LOVE SONG, HOW I'VE PRAYED TO SEE THE RAIN

FALLING GENTLY ON MY SOUL NOW, WASHING ME CLEAN OF THE PAIN

NEVER KNOWING THAT YOUR SWEET LOVE COULD REVIVE AND MAKE ME LIVE

NEVER KNOWING YOU WERE LONGING FOR THE LOVE THAT I COULD GIVE.

CHORUS:

I HEAR YOU CALLING, LOVE IS FALLING

LIKE THE MORNING DEW IN MAY

AND I'M OH, SO SCARED TO LOVE YOU

BUT DON'T LET ME RUN AWAY

LOVE, DON'T LET ME RUN AWAY.

VERSE THREE:

ON THE ROAD NOW FOR FOREVER, WILL I REACH MY JOURNEY'S END?

FIGHTING BATTLES OF THE MIND, NOW, KEEPING MY SOUL SAFE FROM SIN

LIVING LONELY, HEART SO STONY, KEEPING MY GOALS FRESH AND TRUE

BUT JUST GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS TILL MY EYES WERE LAID ON YOU.

VERSE FOUR:

NOW I SEE YOU RUNNING TOWARD ME, YOUR HANDS REACHING OUT TO ME

AND I FEEL THE TOUCH OF HEAVEN THAT MY EYES COULD NEVER SEE

AND THE FIRE IT BURNS INSIDE ME, WAS IGNITED BY THE SPARK

OF THE EMBER OF YOUR SWEET LOVE CALLING TO ME IN THE DARK.

CHORUS:

I HEAR YOU CALLING, LOVE IS FALLING

LIKE THE MORNING DEW IN MAY

AND I'M OH, SO SCARED TO LOVE YOU

BUT DON'T LET ME RUN AWAY

LOVE, DON'T LET ME RUN AWAY

EXTRA: SPOKEN WORD

THERE'S A LOVE FOR EVERY SOUL NOW

IN THIS LONELY, LOVELY PLACE

AND I SEE ME IN YOUR EYES NOW

AND I'M SHINING ON YOUR FACE

I CAN FEEL TOMORROW RISING

I SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY

AND I'M HOME AT LAST IN YOUR ARMS

AND I'LL NEVER RUN AWAY

NO, LOVE, I'LL NEVER RUN AWAY.

©by Voo

Sept 26, 2005

3 a.m.

Waiting For Water

Waiting For Water

In between the raindrops

And the sun,

Every now and then,

We find the thing

Our souls cry out for,

Our bellies crave,

Our hearts need,

And our heads want.

It isn't often, mostly, rare

And hardly ever found

When we most need it,

Or crave it

Or want it

It's usually on a far-away hill

Hidden in shadow

Or smoke from the burning of dreams.

Life

Is a puzzle piece

Lying

In a box full of death

Waiting to be pieced together,

To be made sense of,

And solved

Like a mystery,

When the picture comes clear.

Love, we suppose,

Should be a right

And not a gift

Should be waiting for us

At the dawn of the day

And the fall of the night,

But very seldom is,

Very seldom,

Even shows it's face.

It runs from us

Because it's afraid

Of what we'll do to it

Once we catch it

And so it runs,

And keeps it's distance

Outside of our hearts

And our hard clenching hands.

We are bellies

Begging to be fed,

Minds,

Wanting to be filled,

Souls,

Crying to find peace

And our hearts are cages

Where no bird sings.

But every now and then,

In between the raindrops

And the sun,

Though we may not know it's name,

Or recognize it's face,

Or understand it's touch,

(For we are humans, after all

And do not know what we do not know

Till it has passed.)

We find the thing

That gives life meaning

When clarity comes

Like a cup full of hope

Drawn from the wells of our darkest despair

And all of us, from the least to the greatest,

Before dying is over and all dreams gone to dust,

We will come to that well

And stand peering deep down

Sometimes, a mirage, and sometimes, for real

Waiting for water

In the desert of love.

©by Voo

Aug 15, 09

9:49 p.m.