Friday, October 12, 2018

Can't Beat Nature


You can't beat nature.
I should know.
I have raked it,
Worked it with a hoe,
It keeps coming back for more.
You can't beat nature.
Broke it with a shovel
It still feeds me.
Most harm is novel,
Some wounds never heal
But it compensates so well.
You can't beat nature.
Climate change is it saying,
"I'm tired of you
And I aint playing!"
You can't beat nature.
Here's your bags; start packing.
© Jerry Langdon 2018

Monday, October 1, 2018

I Feel You


Laying here next to you
Is like hot honey dew.
It trickles so sweet.
It prickles from my head to my feet.

Oh God, I feel you.
Burning in my soul
My body pays the toll.
Oh God, I feel you.

The excitement is so deep
It won't let me sleep.
I think you own me.
I will never be free.

Oh God, I feel you.
I feel my body quake.
It's more than I can take
Oh God, I feel you.

I'm burning up inside
I can't run, I can't hide.
Think I'm about to die.
Feel my soul soaring high.

Oh God, I feel you.
Laying here next to you
Hope I make it through.
Oh God, I feel you
© Jerry Langdon 2018