Ode to Dave

Have a birthday
Fill it with joy
Eat lots of cake
Act like a boy
Smiles and fun
I wish you this day
Time with loved ones
And not to dismay
Out on the coast
I hope you have a blast
A happy, happy day
Each second to the last

1/16/14 - ALJ

To My Dear LSAers

Wishing I could be there
With all of you tonight
Enjoying games and laughter
Long throughout the night
But since I could not go
I will think of you instead
Being grateful there's no snow
And lots of pretzel bread

Lonely Road

I walk a lonely road
Down paved streets
With flashing lights

After hours of hard work
Sweating tears of pain
This is where I live

A lonely road that never ends
I push forward
Taking it step by step

I walk a lonely road
With cheering crowds
And endless hours

Motivation is my only friend
As kind words fade
And the bad remains

A lonely road with several bends
I rush forward
Not going to let it win

12/30/13 -- ALJ

Beauty in the Dirt

Beauty in the dirt

Right before my eyes

I wipe away the sweat

And soon I realize

That each moment

No matter which one

Has worked hard

To make me who I have become

A collection of these

Is what I became to be

The good and the bad

And some times the ugly

But through it all

I can remain true

Knowing that no matter what

I can abide in you

10/25/13 – ALJ

Direction

'Where to look

Where to turn

Searching this world

For the things that I yearn

Grown weary and tired

Still striving I try

To look even harder

Not knowing why

Satisfaction I desire

To feel complete

But each road I walk

A dead end I meet

I’ll go on searching then

Never willing to cease

This hunt for something

A longing for peace'

9/20/13 - ALJ

The Fall

It’s like jumping off the edge

And hoping to fly

Feeling the exuberant rush

Of being up so high

And just for a moment

Feeling free in the air

Almost forgetting to breath

Without a worry or care

But then falling down

There’s nothing below

Looking for a safety net

With only water down low

Falling faster and faster

As all control is lost

Tears looking up

At the remembered cost

Hitting the water

It all comes crashing down

Ending up too deep

Preparing to drown

That hope and anticipation

During that great leap

Didn’t turn to steady joy

No it wasn’t to keep

How could this something

That felt so right

Have led to this place

Full of heartbreak and fright

Looking back in wonder

Was it really worth it all

To take that last jump

And risk such great a fall 

9/19/13 – ALJ

This Feeling

‘I don’t understand this feeling

It doesn’t make any sense

It builds me up, giving me hope

But I’ve been down this road before

And it only leads to pain

So regrettably I pull myself down

Returning to reality

But I can’t help but smile

One last time

For the glimmering hope

That maybe someday it will be

Real to both you and me’

9/18/13 – ALJ