LIGHT & DARKNESS
VOL. 13
FAREWELL TO REALITY
By Robert L. Shelby
Copyright 2014 Robert L. Shelby
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ONE NIGHT STAND
Eyes locked, lips sealed
Hands touch, she's thrilled
One kiss and her body shivers
One night, oh how she delivers
She said – Young man, you’ve got the biggest ... !
I said – Well ma’am, won’t you give it a lick!
One kiss and her body shivers
One night, oh how she delivers
I said – Well ma’am, what should I start with?
She said – Young man, go straight for the ... !
One kiss and her body shivers
One night, oh how she delivers
She said – Young man, your body’s so tight!
I said – Well ma’am, you too look all right!
One kiss and her body shivers
One night, oh how she delivers
I said – Well ma’am, this sure calls for repeatin’!
She said – Young man, I gotta run, my husband’s awaitin’!
One kiss and her whole body shivered
One night, oh how she delivered
HOW MUCH LONGER?
The trees don't give a damn about all the books you've read
and how enlightened you feel in front of your so-called friends
Tell me, how much longer?
The rain drops don't worry about the coming flood
and that your house is made of old and rotting wood
Tell me, how much longer?
The dead don't care about your weekend sorrow
and all the tears you've shed above their muddy grave
Tell me, how much longer?
And tomorrow doesn't care just how you feel today
and that you're lying broken-hearted on the rundown couch
Tell me, how much longer?
Now if we paint our conversations white
do you think we could start again without a fight?
But for how much longer?
THE GOOD DOCTOR
I’m leaving
I’m leaving you
I’m going to see the good good doctor
he said he’d take me in tomorrow
I need a new heart
‘cause you broke the one that I had
I need a new pair of hands
these only know how to hold you close
I need some new lips
these ones were made to kiss only you
I need a new set of eyes
the ones that I have, they only see your face
I need a new brain
this one is filled with memories of you
I’m leaving
I’m leaving you
I’m going to see the good good doctor
he said he’d take me in tomorrow
I need a new heart
‘cause I want to love again
I need a new pair of hands
to hold someone when the nights get long
I need some new lips
to shape and show a smile
I need a new set of eyes
to see the beauty of this world
I need a new brain
to start thinking straight again
And so I’m leaving
Yeah I’m leaving you today
I’m going to see the good good doctor
he said he’d take me in tomorrow
DARK ROOM
In a dark room
there's a corner
where the starlight pushes through
And it shines on
to the table
filled with stories about you
But you sleep on
never bothered
by the shadows – how they dance
As they move up
from the table
upon the picture on the wall
And they dance ‘round
with the geishas
moving quiet, framed in gold
And the silence
keeps on playing
keeps inviting – dance along
‘fore the morning
when you wake up
all the dancers disappear
And the silence
stops its music
a new day can now begin
And you wake up
to the sounds of
passing cars out on the street
I don’t tell you
‘bout the shadows
how they danced on through the night
I don’t tell you
how the silence
echoed through us and around
You keep sleeping
never bothered
by the shadows – how they dance
And the silence
keeps on playing
keeps inviting – dance along
D.O.S.
I see anger
coming from you lips
I see anger
on your lips
I see fire
burning in your eyes
I see fire
in your eyes
I see pain
pouring down your face
I see pain
on your face
And the sign on the wall said ‘Doors opening soon!’
I feel sadness
building in my heart
I feel sadness
in my heart
And I walk through that door
still I walk through that door
THOSE LIPS
When the Sun goes down
I lay on the bed, my head is spinning around
I call out your name
and hope to hear your voice
It’s been so long since I have seen you
so long since I have kissed those lips
Gonna jump on a plane
and run up to your house in the pouring rain
if you let me in
I would never leave
I follow no man and I follow no rules
but I’ll follow your long legs wherever they go
Now I don’t need no priest
no holy words or ancient wisdoms from the east
stand by my side
and I will stand by yours
Now you don’t need no ring
I’ll be wrapped around your finger more than anything
you be my woman
and I will be your man
Then the Sun comes up
and I crawl out of bed just like a lazy pup
I call out your name
but never hear your voice
It’s been so long since I have seen you
so long since I have kissed those lips
THE FUNKY LIZARD (part one)
Gonna tell you a story, 'bout a fat man's blues..
See, I was in this bar the other day.. this bar called..umm..the Funky Lizard ..
on – what happened to be – a Friday night
I was sitting in this bar and.. I was having a drink, you know..
So I’m having a drink.. and this young guy comes up
he comes up with this bass guitar of his..
he comes up and starts playin’ this tune, you know.. this deep, soulful tune..
like this ___
And when he was done.. when he st
opped playin’ that soulful tune,
I turned ‘round to the lady at the bar.. I turned ‘round and said:
“Look here, miss! Get that man a beer! ..and put it on his tab..”
‘cause I ain’t got that kind of money, you know..
Now she lookin’ funny at me..
Now she done got that man a beer.. and I got mine too..
so I’m drinkin’ my beer.. and he’s drinkin’ it too
then out of nowhere comes this other guy..
and he walks on up, with a harmonica in his hand..
he walks on up and starts blowin’ in that harmonica, you know..
and there was this upbeat sound.. it was something like this ___
And when he was done.. when he stopped and put that harmonica in his pocket,
I turned back ‘round to the lady at the bar.. I turned back ‘round and said:
“Look here, miss! Get that man a beer! ..and put it on his tab..”
‘cause I ain’t got that kind of money, you know..
and I’m still drinkin’..
Now she done got that man a beer.. and I got mine too..
so we’re drinkin’ beer, the three of us.. we’re drinkin’ and one of them says:
“Look here, man! Why don’t you come and play a song with us?
Why don’t you come and play a song with us right now?”
I said: “I don’t know.. all I wanted was to get drunk, you know..”
So the guy turns ‘round to the lady at the bar.. he turns ‘round and goes:
“Look here, miss! We gon’ need a shot of bourbun for this table here!
..and then we gon’ play something..”
Now she lookin’ funny at us..
Now she done got us that bourbon.. and up the stage we went..
and it sounded a little something like this ___
Now at this particular time, this fella walks up.. he walks on up to us and goes:
“Look here, gentlemen! I see you missin’ a drummer.. so may I join in on this jam here?”
So we let him pass to the back.. to the corner where the drums were..
And it came out a little something like this ___
LET IT GO
You get me down and still I want you
you get me up when I don’t want to
I hold my breath, there’s no escaping
I hold my breath and let it go
If only it were a dream
if only we were nothing
Keep running around the same old circle
keep running around and feeling lost
You take the wheel, there’s no escaping
you take the wheel and let it go
If only it were a dream
if only we were nothing
Turn off your mind and make it easy
turn off my mind if you don’t want to
Another day to make it crazy
another day to let it go
If only it were a dream
if only we were nothing
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AUTHOR’S NOTES
Hello there!
This may or may not be the last volume, and it will be like that with any possible new volumes. I stopped writing with intention, now I just do it for fun when/if I come up with something. Also, no more ‘end of the month’ publishing rule; decided to abandon that too. I’m pretty much left without a system of control, currently in a state of freefall, we’ll see how it goes and where it takes me.
Written in the last month of NZ, and in the first month of being home.
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it, and if not – at least you didn’t have to pay for it. Have a nice day.
Farewell there!