Graduation

So long
I've dreamed and imagined.
So long
I've worked and planned.
So long
I've studied and fretted.
So long
I've tested and tried.
So long
I've waited and waited.
So long
Oh so very, very long...
So long
I've wanted to say
"So long"
...I've finally graduated.

EVENING COMES

Pink, purple and blue,
sunsets best hue
Reminds me of you
When our friendship was new.
Like the colors of a few,
Sunset reminds me of what I already knew...
Good times are so few
So go ahead, enjoy the view
Before they all melt away like morning's dew.

Be Warned, Be True

Only an angry person could be
Full of hate and despair
Could cast out family
With no feeling nor care
With a mask
Parades around the park
Never flinching or gasping
Never hinting at a soul so dark

But beware...

One step two
The burden of hate
Is just a step behind you
Always casting shadows
Creating strife and thorns
Until only blackness grows

But beware

A lifetime of blame
A heart of mame
Can be hidden for awhile
Yet eventually will spew the bile
And those who walked with you
Will deny they ever knew you

Be warned

Time for amends is quickly slipping
Slowed ticking
Until the end so strongly gripping
Pulling backwards and sticking
Stakes and chains about you
Until the very breath is ripped away
And for what reason, for who
Did it may sense for you to be that way

Be warned
Be true to others
But must important
Be warned
Be true to you.