up …. down …. upside down …
running … chasing … watching …
sleeping sixteen hours
a day!
purring … cuddling … grooming …
adored … beloved … worshipped …
offerings on the doorstep
no way!
hunting … hunted … haunting …
fearless … dauntless … hapless …
never owned yet owning
their day!
curious … spontaneous … impetuous …
inside … outside … fireside …
in our homes and hearts
to stay!
dedicated to Jasmine, Tobias, Tony, Salem, Calypso, Athena, and Addison
©S. Ranea Noha-Wright 6/10/2009
Lyrics:
“Bring Me To Life”
(feat. Paul McCoy)
how can you see into my eyes like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I’ve become so numb
without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I’ve become
now that I know what I’m without
you can’t just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I’ve become
Bring me to life
(I’ve been living a lie, there’s nothing inside)
Bring me to life
frozen inside without your touch
without your love darling
only you are the life among the dead
all this time I can’t believe I couldn’t see
kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I’ve been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
without a thought without a voice without a soul
don’t let me die here
there must be something more
bring me to life
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I’ve become
(Bring me to life)
I’ve been living a lie, there’s nothing inside
(Bring me to life)
Marooned
In a sea of sound
Nothing could prepare me to not
Take it for granted
Whispers……….
Screams…….
Babies crying…….
Horns blasting……..
Sirens wailing…..
Laughter…
Shouts…..
Thunder…..
Creaking floors…..
Crackling fires……
Bathed in an ever flowing cacophony
Keeping me connected to
Schedules….
Deadlines…..
Life…..
Yet
You approach in silence
Bound to it
Without choice or escape
All that I would claim essential
Surrendered
To nothingness
For all your ears cannot perceive
You are rich
Blessed with sounds
Only the heart can know
Music
So many are too busy to reach for
You hear so much more
Than we ever have
Teach me…
Show me the path
To amend the bereft legacy
Bequeathed by a hearing world
Is it possible
Can I reach past the tumult to hear
Twinkling eyes
Warm smiles
And the strength of tiny fingers
Wrapped around mine?
Indulgent silence
Granting me the gift of you
As I floundered, unknowningly drowning
In a flood of discord
Rescued
Seeing at last
The source of wonders to be found within
A legacy of silence…..
©S. Ranea Noha-Wright
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows when
I hold in my hands a picture of a boy-child
My adult eyes and wisdom stumbling
Through the half unfamilar landscape of childhood memories
Is he really my brother?
But I’m strong
Strong enough to carry him
He aint heavy, he’s my brother
The angelic face looking back
Gave little validation to the dim recollections
Of my favorite books being indiscriminately torn up
Oh, yes, that was his favorite activity
So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
I don’t remember hugging him
I don’t remember birthday parties for him
I don’t remember a stocking for him at Christmas
Was he really ever my brother?
We’ll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
He hasn’t lived at home since he was six
All he knows is the institution of the state school
Haven and sanctuary for him and those like him
Where he’s not a “burden” to anyone
If I’m laden at all
I’m laden with sadness
It was like he had never lived at home at all
A secret and a shame to be hidden
Not brought forth into the light
Except at the “proper” times, and as briefly as possible
That everyone’s heart
Isn’t filled with gladness
Of love for one another
Some of my friends speak lovingly of their brothers
Others hate theirs with a passion
Take your pick, they’re role models one minute
And the scum of the earth the next
I can’t do either with my brother
Its a long, long road
From which there is no return
The silent legacy endures
My heart doesn’t feel the emotion
To know and feel what its like to have a brother
He’s my brother in name only
While we’re on the way to there
Why not share
Was he really ever my brother?
Moments of life meant to be shared
Growing up, rites of passage, lifes special occassions
Passed him by without understanding
And the load
Doesn’t weigh me down at all
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
A twist of fate, a quirk of genetics
I could have been him
A prisoner for life to mental retardation
With no hope for parole or reprieve
He’s my brother
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
It’s a nice song, been around for a while
I wish I could feel that special meaning…
But was he really ever my brother?
He’s my brother
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
“He Ain’t Heavy”
as sung by The Osmonds
©Poetry by L. Kupfer
Lyrics:
Tonight I feel so weak
But all in love is fair
I turn the other cheek
And I feel the slap and the sting of the foul night air
And I know you’re only human
And I haven’t got talking room
But tonight while I’m making excuses
Some other woman is making love to you
Somebody bring me some water
Can’t you see I’m burning alive
Can’t you see my baby’s got another lover
I don’t know how I’m gonna survive
Somebody bring me some water
Can’t you see it’s out of control
Baby’s got my heart and my baby’s got my mind
But tonight the sweet Devil’s got my soul
When will this aching pass
When will this night be through
I want to hear the breaking glass
I only feel the steel of the red hot truth
And I’d do anything to get it out of my mind
I need some insanity that temporary kind
Tell me how will I ever be the same
When I know that woman is whispering your name
Somebody bring me some water
Can’t you see I’m burning alive
Can’t you see my baby’s got another lover
I don’t know how I’m gonna survive
Somebody bring me some water
Can’t you see it’s out of control
Baby’s got my heart and my baby’s got my mind
But tonight the sweet Devil’s got my soul
Oh, the Devil’s got my soul
Somebody bring me some water
Can’t you see I’m burning alive
Can’t you see my baby’s got another lover
I don’t know how I’m gonna survive
Somebody bring me some water
Can’t you see it’s out of control
Baby’s got my heart and my baby’s got my mind
But tonight the sweet Devil’s got my soul
