As sure as the sun rises, then sets at night..
there is surely a moment each day,when things aren't just right.
a reflection of my youth, a flashing memory of my kids when they were still
well, kids!
and the water works open for a moment each day.
Sometimes it's when I pray,
and feel God's presence listening,
my eyes start glistening..
a thought of the time my dad was running up the street, crying
wanting to flee from tension, and stuff I was to young for him to mention..
and after him I ran, wanting to tackle his legs,
to comfort him, to let him know how much I cared.
or when the phone wrang and the voice said my dad was gone
late at night in bed, I wept.
or when I was told my grandpa had died and I could not speak,
just tears rolled down my face,
or just looking at my new puppy,
and seeing our lives being intertwined, like my old dog
and I , she passed away, I cried.
everyday I get the blues, out of the blue too!
in my car, at the store , watching tv, it just comes
tomorrow never knows what it will bring,
but as sure as the blues come, they go,
and I sing, for joy, for praise, for thanks that I can
cry in private, and still be a man.

10/10/2006