I have taken leave
Though mostly of my senses
They’re gone with the wind
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
What is Our Purpose
What is our purpose
Living this life of struggle
With touches of joy
Fighting to enter this world
Then suffering to get out
In between is life
That can’t be taken with us
When we meet our end
Again I must ask…
What is our purpose
.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Life in Chaos
A life in chaos
Wants and needs torn asunder
Caught in the middle
Really…what is one to do
But cope with what’s thrown their way
.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The World Has Changed
The world has changed
I fear not for the better
War is our culture
Always looming in shadows
Peace is just wishful thinking
.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dandelion Grows
Dandelion grows
Is it a flower or weed
I really don’t know
With its color so golden
Tis beautiful none-the-less
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Another Year Down
Another year down
Yet I feel no different
Celebrating birth
A half century plus one
Seems like just another day
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
American Dream
American dream
Lies in pieces on the floor
Though not for the rich
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Parents and Children
Parents and children
A bond that can’t be broken
No matter the age
Nothing could be more special
Under the eyes of heaven
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Times They Are A Changin
Times they are a changin,
An older guard struggles for relevance.
They long for the days of Reagan,
June Cleaver and Leave it to Beaver,
White picket fences and segregated neighborhoods,
Gays in the closet and women in the kitchen,
Marriage between one man one woman,
But O’ the times they are a changin.
Their anger turns extreme
Because their “perfect” little world is slipping away.
Reagan is gone,
But his policies live on that helped destroy this country,
Picket fences are in shambles after the housing collapse,
Racism is on your front page and you don’t like it,
The Cleavers and Leave it to Beaver
Are relegated to late night reruns…
Nobody buys this crap anymore,
Gays are our neighbors, they’re on TV, the radio, in politics…
The closet has been cleaned out,
Couches and fast food have left our kitchens cold and empty,
While John and Tom and Sue and Jane can say “I do” without shame.
So fight if you will, fight if you must, but…
O’ these times are a changin!
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Tearful Goodbye
A tearful goodbye
Falls as the door is closing
When two become one
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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