SATAN’S WORLD (A song about reality)

Promised wealth in lethal doses
Violated trust
Perpetual lies
False prosperity
Placing human faith
In the wrong entity
Bombarded by the apathy
Hard to swallow at times
So many desperate souls
Searching for a better way
Silent
Shy
Far too many die
I witness fear
Deep within sad eyes
Sincere anguish
Satan’s world is brutal man
Please believe me when I say
I’ve danced with him a time or two
Fresh new sound
Founded on frustration
Poignant truth
In your face urgency
No need to condescend
Recommend
Try to comprehend
The hope of Jesus Christ
His vision drives my soul
Ever forward
No longer looking back
My frail human shell
I’m not forever young
Not a flipping chance
Aging rapidly
Hardly gracefully
Unceremoniously
Nuclear weapons can’t save me
Neither can one man
Holy assurance
His day approaches
Fulfilling destiny
All the words will have been said
Listen now
With ears that can still hear
Compassion erupts within me
Like flowing lava
My gig is to spread His love
If you don’t dig it
That’s OK
I have to shout it anyway


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2009

50 YEARS ALONG

Grandiose ideas
Intuitive actions
A thousand good intentions
No need for human blueprint
Chartered course to misery
I’ve memorized your words
Pointed incantations
Shallow creeds of fear
My eyes
Closed in peaceful ease
Need no mortal sight
Higher road to travel
Children thrive in wonder
Innocence
Authentic fascination
50 years along
That’s good enough for me


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2009

AMBIVALENT

Broken dreams
Empty ambition
Crestfallen mindset
Solemn privacy
Death surrounds me
Amusing at times
No fear for the record
Merely spitting truth
Selfishness
Shallow people
Take my breath at times
Surrounded by grace
Blessed beyond my worth
Life
Blasting holes in my lucidity
Connection with a sacred few
Reaching out to millions
Alone in so many ways
Solitary journey
Perhaps my destiny
My brain
Filled with words to share
My heart
Weary
Hesitant
Ambivalent


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2009

SEDUCTIVE NONCHALANCE

Strange place
Behind her haunting eyes
Foreign land
Forbidden to any man
Addictive DNA
Intoxicating touch
Seductive nonchalance
Solitary room
Restrictive walls within
No need for explanation
Too heavy for my drifting mind
Brains on the sidewalk
Or simply beyond reach
It matters not today
I just don’t care no more
Moving on is a bitch
Growth
Hurts like death at times
But so necessary
For facile sanity
Loneliness is King
In her land of good intentions


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2009

DOOMED LOVE

They met in a tropical storm
Lovers once
Best of friends perhaps
His sour mash temper
No match for tragic tears
Acid avalanche
Stark reality
Reared its ugly head
She told him to go to hell
I’ve been there already said he
Her coal black eyes
Piercing
Filled with seething rage
Subtle hint of fear
Melancholy gaze
No answers found that day
Only more confusion
Rueful disconnect
Mindless admiration
Severely dashed hopes
Sacred dreams
Lay bleeding in the city street
She simply walked away
As if she were invincible
A soul must be set free
Or it shall cease to be


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2009

MIRROR

I wash my face in nostalgia
Take my place in line
With a diametric few
Stars in the heavens
Some in narcissistic minds
Falling rapidly
This day our Lord has prepared
Accustomed rhetoric
Programmed behavior
Acceptance
Patience
Winding road to resolution
Ways of providence
Never crystal clear
Endearing
Enduring
Wayward thoughts
Never meant to comprehend
Second chance at reason
Comes with a lofty price
No longer seeking answers
Simple peace shall do
For some
I am a mirror
Reflections of reality
Unfolding pages
Plastic minds
Hearts of fragile glass
My whiteness
Grows ever beige
Chameleon hues at times
Art
Must be defended
Savored
Dissected carefully
Word by soulful word
Framed by measured care
A poets bleeding prose
Eyes closed
Open mind
Gemstone lines magnified
You can’t stop the flow
Merely absorb it
Seeds of life
Suppressed
Endings are beginnings
My belly full
Still I hunger
Seeking deepest truth


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2009

FRIVOLITY

Needle skipping wildly
Dust engulfs the stylus
Time to condescend
Shallow laughter
Morphed intelligence
Reason
Seems to fade
Methodology
Crashing in on protocol
To write about it
Makes coherent sense
But then again
Who dictates logic?
My best work
As good as those who comprehend
True enlightenment
Forbidden zone to some
A step closer to heaven
For us who disagree
Clever performance
Fades with rapid listlessness
All eyes on Orion
Or was it idol fever
I marvel at frivolity
Glib response
To social recompense
Medicine
Modern human intervention
Feeble application
Yet we fail to control the wind
Lone candle
Lights my storied path
Esoteric
So it is
In 2009
God’s mercy
Leaves me weak at times
Melts my macho arrogance
I feel dark advances
Rape
Pillage
Plunder
Soon you shall be gone
No memory of your visit
The show rambles on
Despite my limp unease



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2009

I DREAM

I dream
I laugh
I argue
I posture
I pretend
So rarely do I break through
Pierce the subliminal veil
That segregates casual and formal
Penetrating bond
Sacred heart connection
Where words aren’t necessary
Sex has no beginning
No melancholy end
Laser eye contact
Probing profound thoughts
Intimate bond unique
To deeply inhale
Her feminine essence
Laying bare my own
Where fashion is nonexistent
Deceit
Impossible to muster
Reflex melts
Authentic comfort invades
Human vibe is ever focused
The apex of attention
I’ve tasted it in snippets
Various levels of consciousness
Surreal wavelengths
Mystical way the music moves me
Lightning bolts
Dancing down my spine
Man I crave it still
No substitutions for completion
Confidential bliss
It’s all about soul
Such is life as I see it
My search goes on
I wonder if she seeks me too



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2009

SEEKING SIGNIFICANCE

Never been afraid of dying
Just the thought of my children crying
Trudging along each day
Seeking significance
Plots
Knotted nicely
It’s the drama I despise
Militant mindsets
Lyrical laughter
Low maintenance mirth
Vintage verity
Complications
Purely consequential
Life of pain
What’s left of it
After thirty loaded years
Arthritic hip ablaze
Rumors of tumors
Cheating death some believe
Not hardly says I
Merely stalling paradise
Old man dozing
Years flying by him
Lot’s of water under his bridge
I smile with realization
He is me
Simply no worries
As it should be



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2009

END OF A DREAM

Global woes
Whatever….
We reap as we have sown
Dire news
Crashing down
Haunting melody
Red dawn approaching
Bewildered eyes forced open
End of a dream to most
Blind to earthly fraud
Mans technology
Puffed up accomplishments
Mere droplets
Vast universe
Futile objections
To rational dissection
Artificial savvy
No match for divine intervention
Simple love
Uncontaminated
Made pure by Holy Spirit
The only way
As it is written
Hand of God
Gently on my shoulder
All I need this day
Multitudes
Shall never understand
Hypnotized masses
Ghastly consequence
Truth
Acquired through submission
Sincere humility
Courage at a premium
Faith in force unseen
Joy
Precisely where I seek it
A matter of personal choice
Be ever watchful
Anxious child of Yahweh
His glory draws nigh
No surprises here


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

He and i (a song about soul)

Thoughts that linger
Sordid tales
Vibrant life
Behind the veil

Broken promise
Flagrant lies
Muffled voices
Crimson sky

Behind me now
No recompense
So grateful
I could jump the fence

Softer blues
Feeble wails
Aging child
Love prevails

I’ve been in churches
Seeking soul
Just not wired
To fit that mold

Simple oneness
He and i
Strangest places
Knowing eyes


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

TEXAS ROMANCE

He loved Bonnie
She loved Clyde
Reckless lifestyle
Stolen rides

Forbidden romance
Captured hearts
Public villains
From the start

Red roses
Tommy Guns
Easy money
On the run

Rampant crimes
Storied fall
Wanted posters
Sirens call

Ambushed death
Louisiana style
Tragic end
No fair trial

Demise was instant
Early dawn
Fabled outlaws
Their legend lives on

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

MUMBAI

Thanksgiving Day
November 27th, 2008
Sad day indeed
Such senseless carnage
Supernatural hatred
Streets of Mumbai
Ankle deep with innocent blood
Five star hotels
Reduced to battlefields
Tales of heroism
Militant cowardice
Who cares what they believe
Fanatic violence
There is no justification
Resilient human spirit
Righteousness
Selfless compassion
Shall triumph evermore



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

IT’S LIFE MAN

Peeling glassy curls
Beryl sapphire shimmer
So graceful
Infinite stimulation
Tranquilizing wetness
Cascades in brilliant favor
Obsessive magical moment
My troubles melt in the peaceful eddy
Moral majority think tank
Stuck in naive backwoods
Those who deem me bedlamite
Concerned that I “just don’t get it”
Grieve not my puffed up critics
I have no desire to perceive
Delusive adaptations
Brackish social squares
Me
A simple round projectile
Adrift on balmy seas
My condolences
Sincere sympathy
Goes out to the “in crowd” herd
Who graze in fields of faked out pretense
Simmer down a bit
Unclench those poor offended toes
Soak your feet in tidal pools of forgiveness
Exhaling red annoyance
Its life man
Human interaction
Not a staged performance
His peace remains abundant
Copious blessings
Flood our restless souls
Alas
The best intentions
Exhausting burden of “fitting in”
Leaves one rather weary
Gravely spiritless
Barren vessels of regret
Animate
Rejoice
Kindergarten mentality
A child of God
Serene


Bill Grimes Jr. 2006

RISE

Generations
Come and go
No clear cut winners
Rigged human race
Viscous oil slicks
Choke our shores of gilded lust
Counting to a trillion
Still it’s not enough
We grieve perceived lost fortunes
Deceptive opulence
Betrayed birthright
As if we truly prospered
You see
It never was
Merely an illusion
Mortal sleight of hand
Fiat paper
Fancy minted ink
Now we pay the devils due
For our foolishness
Intimidation
Servitude
Torture
Degradation
Time to let it go
Refuse to run for cover
You who hold the weapons
Let them rip I say
No stopping angry multitudes
Who fail to jump when you say “BOO”
Basal sincerity
What it takes to rise
A man without a humble soul
A doomed man indeed


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

FEAR NOT

Dominance agendas
Absurd priorities
Drive by promises
Dead on arrival
Common sense meltdown
As if we never had it
I simply see no wisdom
In violent gluttony
Dust shall never settle
On alters of aggression
Economic stimulus
Investment Banker hard on
All talk
No satisfaction
In riches
Spawned from thin air
Fear not
Child of God
For He is with us
Dire headlines
Global strife
Wrath shall come and go
As it was written long ago
Immoral men
Wicked deeds
Famine
Utter chaos
No surprises here
Man’s lust for gold
Ultimate false idol
Flesh
Biodegradable
Sacred soul
Infinite
Holy path to heaven
Begins in mortal hell


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

2008

I hear the loud clatter
Explosive rhetoric
I feel death all around us
Creeping loss of innocence
I also witness love
Widespread
Hard to camouflage
Beacon in the darkness
Hope to all who need it
My choice has been simple
To embrace brotherhood
Not so hard to fathom
When focused on AGAPE


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

FASCINATING KISS (For Mel)

I caught a glimpse of you today
Random
Passing by in traffic
Hauntingly familiar
Yet so fiercely distant
Complicated love
Crashing down around me still
My yearning heart
Pounding ricochet
Familiar breathless rhythm
These warp speed years
Have been quite kind to you
You wear them well my dear
My mind
Adrift
Delicious daydreams
Moonlight nights
Soulful calls at 3am
Lost dogs
Sober thoughts
Dealing with fear demons
Clinging to each other
Despite the awkward chemistry
Your tender hand
Softly cupped in mine
My hungry arms
Wrapped around your feminine waist
Your whisper voice
So soothing
To these aging ears
Incredible sparkle
Dancing through your loving eyes
That magical kiss
Ah Mel……..
That fascinating kiss
No discernible logic
This gnawing need for you
It simply is
Never left sweet lady
I’ve tried my best to let you go
No relief
No fulfillment
Are you still afraid?



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

ELEMENTARY THESIS

Some questions
Truly have no answers
Mankind
Far below the higher intellect
Master plan exists
Mind blowing
Our frail human brains
Illogical perception
Created in His image
Root of all existence
Holy angels
Assisting Him with joy
Vast celebration
Life
So very simple
As we accept the truth
Righteousness
Walks in brilliant light
Evil
Dank darkness
Elementary thesis
Good enough for me


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

METASTASIS

Deodorant
Worn to a chalky nub
Still you see me sweat
As it is meant to be
Dark secrets
Dim
Transparency blooms
He is
No more am simply i
So digging this metastasis
Perfect symmetry



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008