End of Act 1

He studied acting in London,

and each day he plays his part;

a victim of bad advice, bad economy, 

a bad start.

On his desk, all is left, 

is a pen and a gun

he feels like is closing credits,

when it's the end of Act 1.

I'll come this way again

I see the victims
of promised futures
on the wayside like car crashes
but I press on.

To say I press on for them only
is a half truth.
To say I couldn't fix their future anyway
is a whole one.
So I press on for me,
for someone must.

I'll come this way again
I'll come this way again.

East and West

I straddle two worlds.

While one half stumbles

to find its feet,

I wine and dine,

with the world's elite.

"Walk with Kings, but don't lose the common touch" 

~ Rudyard Kipling (para)

Special

When we were told as kids that

we were special,

it wasn't true.

But it was a prophecy, a promise.

To make someone of yourself,

someone truly special.

Mid-dream

Have you ever woken up

in the middle of an amazing dream

and though you try to resume the dream

you'll never know how it should end.

You can only live your dreams

if you wake up,

though you'll have to figure out

exactly how they end.

Grandparents

Two tall trees stood

At the bottom of their garden

ever since they lived there.

One fell the week he died.

I stood over the stump,

having once sheltered there.

Same lessons, different classrooms

I'm looking around

this Manhattan penthouse party

just as clueless

as when I delivered the village papers for pennies.

I know I won't know much

until I know myself.

Tailored

Weddings, Funerals,

Business, as usual,

the mood

in the hue

of the suit.

I expand to fill

its broad shoulders,
and still

there's room to spare.

Catch-ups never caught

I've had birthdays, and bad days,

new movies, old festivities

and you

are living your life,

somewhere.

I've had friends, girlfriends,

new trends, old events,

and you

are living your life,

somewhere.

I've had plane tickets, and train tickets

Head aches and alcohol nights

while you

live your life,

somewhere.