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Joe Crow
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0 posted 2008-03-07 05:29 PM



He received the mark in the desert
bit by a serpent he didn't see
he lost his sense of direction
and his own identity

When we brought him to the hospital
they pronounced him D.O.A.
the doctor said nothing could be done
i said, maybe we should pray?

Mother high above us
who sends her holy Word
unto your holy children
who testify they've heard
we bring one now before you
whose mind is surely bruised
a snake bite is upon him
he's sick and been abused
we do not ask you wed him
and become to him a wife
or let him rest beside you
underneath the Tree of Life
but we ask you if you'll help him
and guide him with your light
and teach him of your holy way
and show him what is right
so now we see the flaming sword
placed at Eden's gate
to prevent the return of any
who do not know their fate.

The desert is a lonely place
many souls left there for dead
and visions of the beast remain
still wounded in the head....


"May the things I know be limited only by my imagination"

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Joe Crow
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since 2007-12-18
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1 posted 2008-03-07 08:54 PM


This doesn't have a title, my computer always called it, A Long Time Ago which is fitting because that's when I wrote it...


A long time ago, when Man was a baby, it's said he could talk, to God in his mind.
Thought he would know, the good and the evil, took him a bite and God made him blind.
So God cast him out, of the Garden of Eden, with sorrow and sadness, he sent him away
Said; I'll gather you back, with a bright flaming sword, turn you around, you don't know my way.

Who'd build em an image that ain't good for nothing, who'd build em a Chapel and lock themselves out
carved out of wood, their God started talking, the image grew stronger and started to shout
louder and louder and louder the voices, the voices were shouting like dead men at night
while One Holy man with a cross for a pillow, lay down his life they'd put out his light

But the light couldn't die death had brought sorrow, sorrow brought sadness, heartache and pain
on a fast train to hell, with nothing to live for, he built him a gun, tried to blow out his brain
the reaper was there, with his hand on a shovel and all of them voices, kept urging him on
then She appeared, took his hand from the trigger, gave him a kiss and then She was gone

She's our Lady to some, I call her Wisdom, maybe today, she'll stand by my side
dress her in white, we'll be together forever, I'll be her Man and she'll be my bride
A long time ago, when man was a baby, it's said he could talk, to God in his mind
One day he'll get past, the good and the evil, spit it back out, seek and you'll find

Chorus.... light shines, shines down upon me, sorrow, get off of my head
tomorrow, if you'd say that you love me, i just might, rise from the dead.

What good is a man, that thinks he knows something? When the liar has spoken,  he gives him a nod. Instead of scratching his head, spend his day wondering, he gives him his money and makes him his God.
Because there's things that I know and things that I don't know, mostly I know, the way that I feel
you've swallowed it whole, well spit it back out then, find out for yourself, that is the deal...

"May the things I know be limited only by my imagination"

Joe Crow
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since 2007-12-18
Posts 66
Indiana
2 posted 2008-03-09 11:56 AM


Here I am, alive for evermore
I couldn't always see the beauty
but I see it now
somehow along the path I lost my way
the lonely always do
funny when I thought I was looking for you
I found myself.
Who knew?
I couldn't always see eternity
but I see it now,
and I hear the lonely sing my song...
                
                     Know Thyself

The Gift

Thought falls upon me like the raindrops
each one a tender caress upon my soul
my arms outstretched to accept this gift from above
Thank You i cry out in my silence
my spirit is quiet
it has no tongue
I am but a tiny spark of energy
alive, electric, maybe even magic
thankful nonetheless
can you hear me, I say?
can you feel me, I pray?
can you reach me, today?
Does it really matter anyway
for here I'll stay till you find me....



"May the things I know be limited only by my imagination"

effjayel
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since 2007-09-30
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At the Crossroads of Infinity
3 posted 2008-03-09 02:55 PM


Joe

Fine powerful writing. Wise words indeed that make me think an awful lot & I thank you for that....  John

Joe Crow
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since 2007-12-18
Posts 66
Indiana
4 posted 2008-03-09 04:09 PM


Thanks John!

Feel free to jump in and throw in some words of your own. I've always seen the journey as discovery myself, finding out who and what we are as people, where we came from and where we're going. Self exploration really.

I like knowing that we all have our own thoughts about these things and sharing ideas and how the story comes to us can be enlightening and fun.

I hate living in a box where things are dictated to us and though I have my way I know all people aren't confined by it.

In the end I find that over time all things change and in a way we're just leaving a little record of how we think about things at this moment.

Have a nice day John!

PS, I always liked Roy Orbisons song about the Lonely...

"May the things I know be limited only by my imagination"

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