Negative thoughts all around
Pulling the life out of you
All your feelings to be drowned
Leaves you to feel somewhat blue

Fiery temper is all that’s left
And that behaviour so violent
Leaves me thinking I am bereft
Nothing left but to be silent

I have no more patience with you
You have chosen not to trust me
There is no more time to rescue
There’s almost nothing left of me

Fanletter to Tim McGraw

I stumbled upon your music
Just a couple of years ago
Instantly I became a fan
I liked the rhythm and the flow

You inspired me to write a poem
About the things you stirred in me
So here it is, the very first
Poem you’ve motivated me

-o-o-

Tim McGraw

The minute I heard his song
I knew I was hooked for life
I’ve been searching for so long
And then to hear him so rife

His voice isn’t flawless
The words silly sometimes
But the rhythm gives me solace
No need for perfect rhymes

He sings of love and pleasures
Of kisses, hearts and dances
All kinds of pretty treasures
And of failures and chances

He puts a smile on my face
A bouncing step in my heart
His joy is like an embrace
It just feels like I take part

I feel his love crumbling down
And I watch the wind blow by
I see trains passing ghost town
And I know grown men don’t cry

I love him for what he gave
Feelings of love, pains and wrongs
Of sorrow and misbehave
And real heartbreak in his songs

-o-o-

So I really want to thank you
For the muse you became to me
I close my eyes and see your face
And let my pondering run free

Grandpa is a friendly man
A heart as big as the sky
His arms are warm and cozy
He is just a simple guy

Grandma on the other hand
Is a bundle full of skills
She is always creative
With unnecessary frills

Son number one is restive
Wants to roam around the world
Live this life to the fullest
With his mighty wings unfurled

Daughter one is fidgety
She is always on the run
She must be strong for she is
Married to my eldest son

Son two is comprehensive
His face always has a smile
He can love the whole wide world
And be very versatile

Daughter two is impatient
Life cannot go fast enough
Although life throws her lemons
She still maintains strong and tough

There was a gift from heaven
With help from a petri dish
She was born with smiles and joy
As a long-waited-for wish

The last kid is the finest
She is amazingly sweet
And with this last addition
Our family is complete

Oh my, I almost forgot
Do you see that totem pole
The cats living in our house
Rule us all in full control

She lives in a land of make-believe
Of trickery and invention
She creates a world where she can grieve
In order to get the opposite attention

They all think that she is very strong
But I recognise that it is all a sham
She is the centre of all things wrong
I can’t help in thinking it’s merely a scam

She puts up a very nice display
But I don’t think she thought it through
There comes a day she has to repay
And rebound the feelings she threw

Because in the end she is just faking
And ‘crying wolf’ for way too long
For a heart that says it’s breaking
She surely knows that she is acting wrong

For her sake I hope there comes a day
She will shed her wolf’s disguise
Stops the masquerade and the play
Throws away the pretence and put down the lies

Rashly I roamed deep down in the shadows of the night
Never contemplated the thought of danger or fright
I Just wandered to a place where my feelings evoke
Calming my disordered senses within the night smoke

I breathed in the heady freshness of the night air
Totally enthralled in the awe of our love affair
Washed away my sorrows to prepare for a new day
Looking for a cozy private place where we would stay

Then confidence transformed into a hollow feeling
And suddenly our romance didn’t look so appealing
I will never forget your name, your sensitive touch
Strange how the night moves can change my sensations so much

It is so easy to drown in your sorrow
It is so easy to always feel your pain
It is so easy to forget about tomorrow
It is so easy to only see the rain

I tried my best to let you see
That there always is a future
An open heart that is the key
A loving smile a binding suture

But you close your eyes
For all the good I have send
You wouldn’t accept my advice
You choose to not be my friend

My heart is full, my mind is clear
I did the best I could
You really were never here
But I still wished you would

I have written 25 poems in 25 days.
And I am actually drained
Suddenly the fun is totally gone
I am feeling a bit constrained

There are still five poems to go
It has gone from fun to obligation
I looked everywhere and nowhere
But I can’t find any inspiration

I will try to give it another day
Maybe tomorrow I’ll get some motivation
But only if I can find new things
To write about without reservation

I am the dragon at the door
To keep my loved ones save
I have said it once before
That you really need to behave

On the top of my tower
The only thing I require
Is supernatural power
I’m puffing and breathing fire

If you draw my blood
I will slay your head
I will spit my fire flood
You have everything to dread

Don’t come near my lair
I’m rushing from my cave
It’s better you don’t even dare
But well…
maybe…
you are that brave

Will you marry me, do you love me enough
It is important for me to know
Am I now calling your bluff
I need an answer, I want to grow

I can’t make sense of what you want
You keep coming back to me
Your soul is here to haunt
I can’t get myself free

Today you love me, tomorrow you leave
Today my soul is shaking
Today you are staying, tomorrow I greave
Tomorrow my heart will be breaking

I am desperate to tell you how I feel
How much I care for you
But I don’t think for you it’s real
I doubt you ever knew

How you made my heart soar
In my thoughts you will always be
I love you forever more
I don’t want to set you free

When I look into the past
I don’t see anything that last
I see sorrow and the shame
I can only feel hurt and pain

And I ask myself, does it stay this way
Does it take the rest of my life to pay
What is it that I do wrong
Can I really stay this strong

How distorted is the mirror in which I see
The task that has been given to me
Tell me, how can I ever change my mind
To see the things I really want to find

Because I surely want to live
I have got so much love to give
All that I’m feeling and all that I am
Just come with me and take my hand

I need direction, a goal to live by
Just a subtle wind on which I can fly
Fly to the stars and dance with the moon
I need to find my destination soon