I am destroyed and here is why

I am destroyed and here is why:
the one who came into my life,
his soul's exhaled into the sky.

He played a part, I can't deny,
in every part about my life.
I am destroyed!  And here is why

forever I am doomed to sigh:
when extricated by that Knife,
his soul's exhaled into the sky.

My past's destroyed, for who am I,
but who I've been in someone's life?
I am destroyed and here is why:

a certain someone had to die,
he was my past, my past was life.
His soul's exhaled into the sky,

so far away, what once was nigh,
my past no longer has a life.
I am destroyed and here is why:
his soul's exhaled into the sky.

(C)2009, Christos Rigakos

the matter matters all too much its true

the matter matters all too much its true
for what it is is everything and man
it's what I am and what they were and you

within four pounds is everything we do
ideas thoughts and actions all we can
the matter matters all too much its true

without the matter what we are and who
is not and nil, a null and all but sans
it's what I am and what they were and you

i'm in my own and in your own was you
though in your own was me a full grown man
the matter matters all too much its true

you matter also, and in mine is you
a matter of my matter mind in hand
it's what I am and what they were and you

without your matter how you lived and grew
is gone but in my matter you still stand
the matter matters all too much its true
it's what I am and what they were and you

(C)2009, Christos Rigakos

Up In The Sky

We all smile and turn our heads to the sky

A beautiful night, the fresh air outside

All of us so happy, the greatest high

Feeling so free, just maybe we could fly

Travel to the stars, see the universe collide

As we go up, up, up into the sky

We're all so comfortable, not a feeling of shy

Feeling of happiness, a sense of pride

We're there for each other, raise the cups high

No one could take this away from us, not even try

This life is all we've got, it's an amazing ride

Let's take it all the way up, up to the sky

Where we'll hover and float with the birds flying by

The stars light will be our path, the moon our guide

It's an incredible feeling, being this high

We're like angels, watching this world with a close eye

Over-seeing the beautiful land and the ocean's tide

As we look down upon this earth from up in the sky

We're in love with the world, when we're up this high

(C)2009, Jen Lalmond