Poems From The Heart of Wayne Hoss Read online

  Being without you is pure torture

  So until the day that I can be with you

  Always remember that my love is true!

  The Message

  When you were with me I walked with pride

  Though I missed you when you went fishing

  Now in death I know that you’re by my side

  Yet tears still flow as I sit here wishing

  I shouldn’t be sad that you left the human race

  But it hurts me so that you have deceased

  I know you have gone to that special place

  Odd as it may seem, I feel our loves increased

  For I realize now that I knew not what I had

  Sometimes I forgot to say the words

  Knowing I rarely told you makes me sad

  So I'll send the words "I Love You" with the birds

  With my message they will fly high

  Bringing you the words I often forgot

  When you see them coming in the sky

  Always remember that I love you a lot!

  The Beast

  Life can be confusing to say the least

  Every hour of the day we fight an invisible beast

  He puts evil suggestions in our mind

  He tells us to be mean, when we should be kind

 

  He tells us to lie when we should confess

  He does all that he can to make our lives a mess

  He makes us do things that we normally would not do

  He railroads us on that train that leads to a human zoo

  He controls our lives with that sneaky inner voice

  He tells us to steal candy, or perhaps a Rolls Royce

  He puts anger in our hearts, when we should be calm

  He puts a knife in our words, sometimes in our palm

  He has come to kill, steal and destroy

  It is his evil wrath we must avoid

  He is trying to steal our reservations up above

  And put anger in the place of love

 

  Satan is truly the devious beast from hell

  Throwing away souls in a bottomless well

  So go to Jesus, avoid Satan’s strife

  Then you may drink from the fountain of life

 

  Rebuke Satan, hells masterly beast

  Who dwells in our minds, our life is his feast

  Ignore Satan’s little voice and judge with your heart

  Trust in the Lord and someday in heaven you may take part

  Satan’s Web

  We have all been there at one time or another

  Wishing we could turn back time as we exclaim "Oh brother!"

  Guess you could say that’s something we all have in common

  Though the act that got us there can be different; doing drugs, lying, or tommin’

  If we were a beautiful butterfly I’ll tell you what

  We would not fly intentionally into a black widows web, but…

  We would avoid it at any cost, go the extra mile

  Only then would we come out of life with a smile

  We would say with an ear to ear grin

  Man I am tired, but I would do it again

  You see; nobody jumps intentionally in harms way

  But if we are not careful we could get caught off guard one day

  Once again I must try to express

  The butterfly would avoid that web, to maintain life and happiness

  Well, you've got the picture by now I am sure

  So I pose this question "Why do we jump so quick at Satan’s lure?"

  We have all been there, that is all but Jesus Christ

  Whether we stole a candy bar or pulled off a million dollar heist

  Perhaps it was cheating on our spouse

  Or a simple lie that entangled us in that web at Satan’s house

  Now we've all got the picture, scenario if you will

  So imagine yourself a butterfly floating down a hill

  You are looking all around and praising the earth’s beauty

  Then you look up just in time to see a web and man its heavy duty!

  This strong heavy duty web connects from a tree

  Down to the grass, once in it you can’t break free

  There is just enough time to make it around

  So I ask, "Would you avoid it, or fly in it and be bound?"

  If you said 'Avoid it, fly quickly away!"

  Then that was definitely the right thing to say

  Of course you said avoid it, that's common sense!

  So imagine one last scenario and let’s end the suspense

  Imagine if you will that you’re that cute butterfly

  Your entire body stuck to that web, can’t even fly

  Your little heart pounding due to the thought

  That a spider paralyzes and devours those that are caught

  Now imagine that you look around as the web begins to shake

  You see that huge black widow coming, your life at stake

  Imagine the fear as she finally approaches and begins to attack

  You watch her suck the life out of you, no turning back

  Well, Satan has his own deceitful web of impending doom

  So avoid that sin that will bring despair and gloom

  When approached by Satan’s web of temptation, just do one thing

  Replay that last scenario in your mind, and remember the hell it'll certainly bring!

  Conscious Mind

  Fear not a conscience that brings forth guilt

  For upon that conscience is salvation built

  Guilt is merely acknowledgment of a life of sin

  Guilt brings out the monster hiding within

  Put not this guilt, or its pain aside

  Confront and acknowledge those sins that do hide

  For guilt brings repentance and a life anew

  Confessing those sins will open a door for you

  To ignore this guilt would be a mistake

  So confront that guilt for heaven's sake

  If your pride makes you put it away

  It will be back to haunt you another day

  All men sin and fall short of the glory of God

  But woe unto him that gives guilt not even a nod

  Go up to an alter and pour out your heart

  Give God that guilt and in heaven take part

  Invisible Tents

  Life's mysteries painfully unfold

  As a dark mist enters polluting the mold

  A person is molded by life’s events

  To hide the hurt some build invisible tents

  Those tents are not as strong as some people’s brick walls

  While brick would hold, the tent simply falls

  A soft heart is unable to hold such amounts of brick

  So it uses a cloth tent to hide a heart sick

  The tent is weak but the heart is great

  But when the tent falls the heart does break

  Time heals all wounds, or so they say

  Eventually replacing weak cloth with clay

  After the heart has been broke several times

  And held together with false hope lines

  It finally caves in, unable to carry the weight

  Now even weaker is the heart once great

  That damaged heart now pumps less life

  As the mind finally gives in to all of life’s strife

  Carrying on is indeed a war within itself

  As they stack more pain on a weakened shelf

  Many see that tent and shelf as weak

  Yet it held even more than the brick at its peak

  It is true that a soft heart is penetrated more easily

  And the heartless brick continues on painlessly

  It always seems as though the brick wins by being cold

  But little did they know that the cloth tent was woven with pure gold

  So in the end when the Lord does call

  They will find the invisible
tent won after all

  The Message

  When you were with me I walked with pride

  Though I missed you when you went fishing

  Now in death I know that you’re by my side

  Yet tears still flow as I sit here wishing

  I shouldn’t be sad that you left the human race

  But it hurts me so that you have deceased

  I know that you have gone to that special place

  Odd as it may seem, I feel our loves increased

  For I realize now, I knew not what I had

  Sometimes I forgot to say the words

  Knowing I rarely told you makes me sad

  So I'll send “I Love You" with the birds

  With my message they will fly high

  Bringing you the words I often forgot

  When you see them coming in the sky

  Always remember, I love you a lot!

 

  Hot Dance - Fear Hell!

  Listen people to the cries in the street

  Souls emerged in fire from head to feet

  Listen people to the screams from hell

  You had better listen and listen well

  Listen to the cries that last eternally

  Soul's burning in hell painfully

  Listen to the screams as they burn in pain

  Their souls being tortured by a hot flame

  They gave in to Satan again and again

  But look where they wound up in the end

  Keep in mind that this is your only chance

  So live by the word, or do "The Hot Dance"

  The road to heaven is a one way street

  So follow it or get blistered feet

  Fear hell or expect impending doom

  For the Day of Judgment is coming soon!

  Wake Up!

  If you think that you'll find the answers in the bottom of a glass

  Perhaps you should reminisce deeper in the past

  Remember the nights that you never came home

  You were out partying while your family sat alone

  Remember all of those good jobs that you eventually lost

  Think of all that money that you eventually lost

  Think of all those people that you called a friend

  Yet, when you needed them they were gone in the end!

  When you needed them they were not there

  But your family was because they care

  You caused those whom love you, worry and pain

  As often they and wondered who was insane

  Most of all think of your kid

  Who always loved you no matter what you did

  For it was also him that you did neglect

  Wake up now before your life is wrecked!

  God I am Not!

  I make a living turning those wrenches

  As customers impatiently wait on benches

  Cars backed up as far as I can see

  Another pull's in yelling "What about me"?

  I work on everything from cars to Jeep's

  It takes a lot of time to fix these heaps

  Again I answer the phone in a sweat

  To hear them ask "Is it done yet?"

  If you want miracles look toward heaven

  This ain’t no stop and go or seven eleven

  Big Gorilla next to me, his name is Reese

  Said he couldn’t see me through all this grease

  They rush me to finish it by tonight

  But it takes time to do a job right

  It may take longer, and cost a little more

  But it will last long, and you won’t be sore

  So remember when you pull into this lot

  A mechanic I am, God I am not!

  Together at Last!

  Finally, at last, we are bound as one

  But it's not over; no it's only just begun

  For we will be together eternally

  Me helping you, and you helping me

  Because we'll have to work together

  And ride out the good and stormy weather

  Life will not always be easy I know

  But as we work together, our Love will grow

  As we walk together hand in hand

  We will make our retirement in God's holy land

  But until that day, we'll need to be strong

  So we'll walk the roads together, short or long

  A Falling Leaf

  Laying under an Oak tree one sunny day

  A falling Leaf caught my eye as it floated away

  It floated solemnly through the sky as if to imitate a feather

  Only you can guess the season by this one, and perhaps even the weather

  For we all know that the leafs begin to fly away at the first of fall

  So that a new leaf may begin to sprout in spring, this I recall

  So by that leaf much can be learned by the watchful eye

  We know for instance as it floats to the ground it is its time to die

  Nature’s cycle nears its end for this little guy afloat

  So that he may decay and nurture life, so I've seen it wrote

  We know that he began as a lively and radiant autumn leaf

  And that he danced in the wind, and played in the rain so brief

  Now his time has ended, yet he is still a part of natures plan

  For as he fertilizes the grass, he is reincarnated somewhere throughout the land

  Perhaps now he has become a spry blade of grass or even a flower

  Perhaps a small insect or even a tree that may tower

  No matter what lesson you learn from that falling leaf

  You are sure to remember that life is really brief

  So dance in the wind and play in the rain

  Enjoy this life while you can, your destiny lies on that plain

  P.S. We all become fertilizer in the end!

  Working Hard

  I rise out of bed as the alarm goes off

  Pull up my pants with a tug and a cough

  Buckle my belt with a pull and a tug

  Go in to the kitchen and fill my coffee mug

  Arrive at work in time to punch the clock

  Killing myself as I work at this dock

  I work so hard for so very little

  Make even less than a hobo with a fiddle

  Sometimes they praise me for working so hard

  I prefer they raise me, not with a card!

  When I ask for a raise, he must be thinking of poker

  Because he replies "I called!" Man what a Joker!

  I just can’t make it, so a second job I seek

  Not enough money to make it through the week!

  Wish I had the Money to register my car

  If they impound it I'll have to walk so far!

  Must be nice to own a home, and a Boat

  With these bill's I barely stay afloat

  Wouldn’t want to be rich when the Lord comes

  Cause I'd burn in hell and twiddle my thumbs

  So remember this, you with all that money

  Spread the wealth, because burning in hell wont be funny!

  Stress

  Going through a Life full of stress

  Sometimes wanting to pull out my hair

  Come Home from work to a mess

  Doesn’t anyone around here even care?

  President's speeches give us hope

  Yet broken promises are all we receive

  Pusher's on our street's selling dope

  Making a brighter future impossible to believe

  Government assistance quickly goes up

  Cost of living steadily gets higher

  No more table scraps for the pup

  Our politics leave a lot to desire

  All of these bills and endless phone calls

  I'm finding it harder to make ends meet

  No money left over to spend in malls

  Working two jobs, man I am beat!

  I work so very hard for that one percent r />
  So that they can have two or three houses

  Leaving us ninety-nine unable to pay rent

  Man they are greedy, wicked, louses

  Maybe someday they will pay us more

  If not the well is bound to run dry

  Then they won't have money to spend at the store

  Either way, they will answer to the man in the sky!

  Gangs

  You want to be cool and join a gang

  You’re jumped in by many, life ends in a bang

  Once you’re in, there is no getting out

  So you'd better think twice before going that route

  You are part of a family, this is true

  But when you want out they'll come after you

  A little confrontation over two different colors

  Turns into the death of one of your brothers

  Caught in the crossfire was one of God's Nuns

  Killed by the rage of illegal guns

  Children with guns do a drive by

  A family in tears left wondering why

  They drive around aimlessly many of nights

  Looking for a thrill and getting into fights

  One commits robberies, another one mugs

  All this pain and suffering for the comfort of drugs

  The home girls party with the home boys

  The party interrupted by a bang of a noise

  Suddenly a shot, then all kinds of cops

  Another brother down as the party stops

  They meet at a standoff with guns and knives

  Adding to the injuries and loss of lives

  The life style is anything but nice

  So again I say "You'd better think twice!"

  The Confused Poet

  I live a life of such confusion

  Sitting here and wondering why

  Life is nothing but an illusion

  Just a dream, no matter how hard I try

  I dream of peace and a world of love

  I dream of caring and a place of friendship

  I truly believe that what I dream of

  Is in heaven, for earth brings merely hardship

  I care not of money and wealth

  Nor of the simplest life hath task