ENOUGH

 

WHAT MAKES ONE'S LIFE CONTINUE TO GO ON

 

IF IT'S ONLY A SHELL AND THE PERSON IS GONE

 

WHY ONE'S HEART YET BEATS IN THEIR CHEST

 

WILLING IT TO STOP, CRAVING DEATH'S REST

 

AS ONE CAN HURT UNTIL CONSUMED BY GRIEF

 

ENDURING WHAT IS AND DEPRIVED OF RELIEF

 

THE SUN WILL STILL RISE AND THEN IT WILL SET

 

ALL LIFE GOES ON WITHOUT A HINT OF REGRET

 

©S. Austin Vincoski



Pockets

 

Sir, there are no pockets in heaven

So what could you be saving it all for

You already have more than enough

And are greedy enough to want more

 

Would you open your eyes and your heart

Would you open those pockets up too

There are so many in such dire need

And their needing someone just like you

 

You can't take it with you when you go

So why not help and show them you care

I think you should empty your pockets, Sir

I think it's time you learned how to share

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

Thank You God

 

God, I wish I could see the world through your eyes, if only for a glance

 

I would forgive all sins unconditionally, regardless of the circumstance

 

I would love enough to overcome all the hatred this world has displayed

 

I would comfort those amidst their grief, as fervently they have prayed

 

I would bless those who, without reserve, have handed me their heart

 

I would draw all who cried out to me when their lives had fallen apart

 

I would empower them needing strength so their burdens they can bear

 

I would reassure all souls thought deserted that I have always been there

 

I am but a mortal man, who's mind can't begin to fathom all that you do

 

So thank you God for your unyielding grace as we release this all to you

 

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

ANGELS

THE LORD HAS A BAND OF ANGELS

 

BUT THEN, LUCIFER DOES TOO

 

SO I PRAY YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL

 

IS A HEAVENLY ONE GUIDING YOU

 

AMEN

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

Vagabond

 

The vagabond sits amidst a crowded city street

Praying that today, he will get something to eat

Two tours in Vietnam left shrapnel in his head

A prisoner of war, his family thought him dead

Everyone moved on, his memory left behind

The vagabond came home partially deaf and blind

Why America despised him, he never understood

He wore his purple heart so they'd know he was good

A rich young man approaches and says "Hey get a job

You disgrace society, you lazy, loathesome slob"

The vagabond looked down with tears he wont display

And said "God bless you sir and have a wonderful day"

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

The First Time

 

You have tempted me with your charming allure

 

I wouldn't give in though, until I was sure

 

When I gave you my all, I felt so complete

 

Now everything else has taken the back seat

 

When we became one, then the line became thin

 

Living and dying for you in the same skin

 

My whole existence, dependent upon you

 

Don't care who I am or regret what I do

 

My love, my addiction, my only reprieve

 

Anticipating you, I roll up my sleeve

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

 



The Doctor

 

My world became an ugly place

Overcome with sadness and pain

Hopeless and helpless reared their face

The search for the toxin in vain

So it tortured my mind on end

So it racked my body each day

No compassion to make it mend

Defeated, I'd nothing to say

They had argued my fragile fear

They even mocked my honest word

So I searched for a dark place near

Where my screams wouldn't be heard

A gentle soul listened for me

He followed the sorrowful sound

Whispering the truth as a plea

My lost has a chance to be found

Just a still, small glimmer of hope

A shred of faith, perhaps to heal

Words empowering me to cope

Only you could see this is real

 

©S. Aistin Vincoski

My Friend Don

 

(In Memory Of Don Swift)

 

Gone from my sight

But never my mind

My thoughts may swirl

But wont leave you behind

 

Each breath I take

Is a part of you

Your in the midst

Of all that I do

 

The beautiful life

That you once lead

Your soul now dwells

Where angels tread

 

(God Bless You Marilyn)

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

My Daughter

 

We are mother and daughter

We have been friend and foe

But I have always loved you

More than you will ever know

 

On the day that you were born

I felt a will so strong

You screamed enough to last

Your entire life long

 

Announcing to the world

That someday they would see

You came here to make a change

To the way things should be

 

As my little girl grew up

I am ashamed to say

That will stronger than mine

Had made you learn the hard way

 

The years passed so quickly

All to soon you were grown

And before me stands a women

With a family of her own

 

You did make those changes

The journey's just begun

And by the grace of God

That will of yours has won

 

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

Benji

The life I lived was hard

The choices I had were few

But God bestowed his grace

The day I gave birth to you

 

I'd never experienced love

Until I heard your newborn cry

I held you so close to me

And swore to you I would try

 

The things that went so wrong

I humbly take all the blame

I have lived all these years

Filled with guilt and shame

 

Sorry could never be enough

For all the damage done

I didn't deserve a beautiful boy

The day God gave me a son

 

Never once did I not love you

You've stayed within my heart

And I grieved for you each day

In the years we've been apart

 

My arms still ache to hold you

Even though you've become a man

I pray for love and forgiviness

Maybe someday, if you can

 

©S. Austin Vincoski



Lucid

 

My hands are dry and withered

My hair all tangled and gray

My eyes show no emotion

My mouth has nothing to say

 

I sit in this chair for hours

I lay in bed unable to turn

I don't like you feeding me

I have pants so wet, I burn

 

You think I can't hear you

You think I am not aware

You think I am just one more

You think I don't really care

 

My child, I see you clearly

My child, I hear your voice

My child, I am a burden

My child, I have no choice

 

Forseeing this generation

Praying before you were born

I knew I'd be at your mercy

And not be treated with scorn

 

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

Taken

 

Someone took my bright sunshine

 

And left a dark and gloomy day

 

Someone took my pretty flowers

 

And left the stems to wither away

 

Someone took my fish and pond

 

And left a spot of muddy ground

 

Someone took my chirping birds

 

And left my tree without a sound

 

Someone took my fresh spring air

 

And left me nothing I could smell

 

Someone took my beautiful world

 

And left me the remnents of hell

 

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

Ranting To God

 

I spent years being angry at God

I thought he didn't hear my prayer

Nothing seemed to change for good

So maybe he just didn't care

Then why did he plan creation

Humans with a conscience and heart

He knew we'd be doomed for failure

Destroy ourselves and fall apart

There are starving little children

Who suffer from disease and pain

While those who control the money

Nothing to lose, but more to gain

There are people who are homeless

Who would never have chose to be

Our Government took everything

The cardboard box they left was free

There are victims being abused

Who bear the bruises from the fights

But it appears that the abuser

The law is protecting with rights

There are some who suffer silent

Who their doctor just hands a pill

But shortly after their suicide

He mails them out their final bill

There are the elderly we've shamed

Who are, but to easy to ignore

They worked hard and sacrificed

To live lonesome, fretful and poor

There are those serving our country

Who fight, not even knowing why

So many have given their lives

Chief beat his chest with a war cry

There are those that are criminal

Who murder with a depraved mind

They can go off the grid for years

But innocent people they find

There are drugs killing our children

Who were looking to have some fun

NASA found life on a new planet

What about the lives on this one

There are those who are drowning

Who were forced as a refugee

There goes another cruise liner

Vacationers on the same sea

God can this chaos ever stop

God will you cease what we began

Accept us back, I beg you God

Renew again your perfect plan

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Baby Boy

 

The day I gave you life

I knew you'd make me cry

When I held my baby boy

You looked me in the eye

Even held your head up

Just as if you would say

I fought hard to get here

Now get out of my way

I held you to my heart

While you were content

The world called your name

And all to soon you went

I loved you baby boy

There was so much to see

And at the end of the day

You always came back to me

Time has changed our lives

Changed us as people too

And today my baby boy

A man through and through

Now your baby boy is born

I saw that look in his eye

He's a fighter like his dad

He'll make his mommy cry

Don't miss even a second

And love him all you can

Soon the world will call him

Your baby boy will be a man

 

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

My Demon

It smiled at me when I was born
Then pointed straight at me and said
Oh little one, your such easy pickings
I'm going to fill your life with dread
It's presence always there in my shadow
Overwhelmed by the stench of its breath
It wore many differen't disguises
Representing my life and my death
Always an opportunist for torment
The sound of its hiss and its groan
The equivalent of human laughter
It possessed me and called me its own
Invading my dreams through the night
When it reared its disgusting face
Knowing I'd be paralyzed with fear
It was incapable of mercy or grace
My body felt its evil touch me
Ever sickening, seething and vile
It growled, you are still my little one
With that same putrid, demonic smile

©S. Austin Vincoski

Christmas Kills

 

You were truly the love of my life

I knew we would be husband and wife

Our heart as one and our souls collide

Life was beautiful, to be at your side

We built our castle's on the beach

We owned the stars we couldn't reach

I wrote "I love you" in the sand

And then you put a ring on my hand

We raked the leaves and played in the pile

One moment in time, I remember that smile

We sipped our cocoa and snuggled up tight

Your arms around me all through the night

Winter came and it snowed so hard

We made snow angels in the back yard

You dragged home a tiny, little tree

We bought red bulbs so we'd both agree

I had to work that Christmas Eve night

But I had a feeling something wasn't right

So I left work early to check on you

And that's when I found her there too

I spent Christmas all alone in my car

Parked down the street so I wouldn't be far

I couldn't stand to be away from you

And I'd made up my mind we were through

I found a place just across town

So much in my head, I wrote it all down

I sent you a letter every single day

Even though I knew you threw them away

New Year's Eve I finally saw the sun

I felt peaceful inside so I bought a gun

Everyone complaining about Christmas bills

I just said "Yeah, Christmas kills"

I put the cold metal against my head

I love you, but without you I'm already dead

 

©S. Austin Vincoski