For No One -by The Beatles

Your day breaks, your mind aches
You find that all her words
Of kindness linger on
When she no longer needs you

She wakes up, she makes up
She takes her time and doesn't
Feel she has to hurry
She no longer needs you

And in her eyes, you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years

You want her, you need her
And yet you don't believe her
When she says her love is dead
You think she needs you

And in her eyes, you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years

You stay home, she goes out
She says that long ago she knew someone
But now he's gone
She doesn't need him

Your day breaks, your mind aches
There will be times when all the things
She said will fill your head
You won't forget her

And in her eyes, you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years

Only In The Past -by The Be Good Tanyas

Run away to the seashore
It doesn't matter anymore
It doesn't matter anymore

Words dry up and fly away
With the passing of the days
Eventually you just let the stone fall

I dreamed that I saw you
You were down at the corner store
You were looking through magazines
And you flew out the door

I was trying to wave to you
But you wouldn't wave back
Now you know I understand
You're with me only in the past

My palms are not open
They're closed, they're closed

Colors streak the sky
We laugh and we cry
And we dance in the cool grass
With the fireflies

We dance in the cool grass
Sunset birds
Sweet, sweet music
Swallow our words

You set sail and you left this town
Run away, run away
You're so far from me now
So far from me now

Run away to the seashore
It doesn't matter anymore
It doesn't matter anymore

I dreamed that I saw you
You were down at the corner store

***Word of the Day***

demagogue n: a leader who appeals to people's emotions and prejudices in order to gain power.

The demagogue's misleading rhetoric was clearly making an impact on his countrymen, who cheered and applauded his demands.

You Said It Will Be Easy

An antiquated love song
I beg to hear
Pathetically empty feelings long
To hold one so dear

You said it will be easy
You said baby, come on
You said it will be easy
You said much, but you were wrong

What a struggle to feel
Excitement from a single touch...
A silent agreement, a deal,
I pretend and you believe thus

You said it will be easy
You said let's try to reach
You said it will be easy
You sucked with ferver as if a leech

Unfortunate ending
To a nights embrace
The fibers of me still mending
When you left without a trace

***Word of the Day***

flummox v: to confuse

The marketing department decided to dump the new TV commercial after learning that many people in the test group were flummoxed about what it was advertising.

My Birthplace

Moisture envelopes the air.
Sweat condensing
on my brow.

Short jogs
Flirting with fatigue-
Altitude can overwhelm.

Histories evolving
in-front of me.
Leaving me in awe...

My other family;
the secret side;
the peaceful side.

My own escape
to my birthplace.
Where I feel alive.