I’ll stand on the ocean
I’ll breathe in the storm
I’ll walk on the edges
Till things don’t change
I’ll stand under the rain
In the deepest dark forests
Of a forgotten world
Till things don’t change
I’ll watch the meteors fall
Asteroids hit the earth
Without even blinking
Till things don’t change
I’ll fly with the wind
Wrestle with the waves
Kiss the barren land
Till things don’t change
I’ll tell it and think it
And speak it and breathe it
I’ll stand on the ocean
Till things don’t change
Month: July 2018
Where Souls Are Forgotten
Today we cry yet tomorrow forget
Hands Are All Empty
Hands are all empty
Eyes are all blind
Stomachs are all empty
But it’s alright
Lands are all barren
Seas are all dry
Nights are all longer
But it’s alright
Rich are all richer
Poor are all dead
Men are all wicked
But it’s alright
Angels are all lost
Heavens are all shut
Gods are all hiding
But it’s alright
Tongues are all broken
Hands are all blazin’
Hands are all empty
But it’s alright
Wounded With Hatred
Thousands of men wounded with hatred
Hundreds of children dying in pain
Brothers against brothers
What more do I have to see?
…
The moon gets darker by the minute
Rivers are filled with bloods of us
Dead birds, barren trees
What more do I have to see?
…
Love is a myth. Death is the truth
Red skies drop bombs of hell
Hope’s lost to the winds
What more do I have to see?
Wounded In Love
They say my heart’s been broken
Broken too often now
They say I’m wounded in love
Wounded in love somehow
Wounded in love somehow
…
They say my heart’s been broken
Broken beyond repair
They say I’m wounded in love
But I don’t really care
I don’t really care
…
They say my heart’s been broken
Unprotected unlike them
They say I’m wounded in love
But it’s made me who I am
Made me who I am
…
They say my heart’s been broken
Been through a lot of pain
They say I’m wounded in love
But I will love again
I will love again
She Gave Me A Rainbow
I gave her a fist of breath
She gave me a smile
I gave her a miracle
She gave me my joy
I looked in her eyes
She looked into mine
I saw my whole world
She saw the same too
I gave her the sunshine
She gave me a shelter
I gave her a heart
She gave me a hope
Just when I had lost my way
She lit up my day
My faith was all broken
She fixed me up
I gave her a thought
She gave me a dream
I was a mountain snow
She gave me a rainbow
A Poet Who Died In The Gutter
I’m a son who betrayed his father for a piece of land
I’m a brother who cheated his siblings with a rogue hand
I’m a friend to all those men who are useful and rich
While the real friendships I had lie in a lonely ditch
I’m a husband who was never there to wipe her tears
I’m a father who abandoned his daughter for several years
Finally, I’m all alone with the open skies and the birds who flutter
I’m a poet, hear my final song, who died in the gutter
A Clown Who Cried In The Alley
On my way I saw a tear
On the barren road so clear
A little ahead there were more
Sorrowful like the one before
Intrigued I was to know whose wail
Had left behind a teary trail
I followed the tears to where they led
With the sunny sun shining overhead
The weather was cheerful bright and gay
Who could be crying on such a beautiful day?
Maybe a mother who has lost her boy
Maybe a girl who has lost her toy
Maybe a bird whose wings are cut
Maybe a man whose heart was hurt
So many thoughts popped in my head
To an alley as I was led
There I saw sitting all alone
The man we call ‘The Funny Bone’
His crying I saw had just no ends
His head was down hid in his hands
I stood there confused thinking what to do
I never knew clowns dropped tears too
Then suddenly my mind did click
Surely it was just another trick
Roar Of A Wave
All day long
I sing along
Sing along my soulful song
In your ears
I whisper words
Words to warn your wild ways
You just laugh
You think it’s play
That someone be mightier than you
You keep up
Just play along
Someday I’ll consume your land
As they say
I run deep
Only as much as I can take
Then you watch
When I roar
Your feet be trembling then
I’ll wash away
Your sins and grief
I’ll wash away your holy land
In The Mouth Of A Graveyard
Though I know the end is nigh
I keep walking on
For I hear my brother cry
Crying all alone
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My mother keeps not too well
Her ail is unknown
I remember that she did foretell
Dying all alone
…
For my father is out of reach
Buried ‘neath a stone
With all words that he did preach
Sighing all alone
…
Now’s my turn to throw my guard
And keep walking on
In the mouth of a graveyard
Walking all alone
Frank Solanki 