THE EMPTINESS INSIDE

THE EMPTINESS INSIDE

It's always there
It never sleeps
It seems unfair
And alone I weep

It's an endless pain
No pill can take away
Everything's the same
From day to day

I wish I could smile
And have a happy place
The emptiness runs wild
Sadness remains on my face

Stuck in a mood
No one understands
I can't feel good
I don't know if I can
©2012 Darryl Mouzone

IRON HAMMERS OF THE NORTH

The pounding of the Hammers of the North fill my head
Makes me alive with each breath
I walk in silence as Northern Rage fills my heart
As it traces the lines of my ancestors to the very start
Born again through that bond with the stars
And the ancient brothers who wore swords and battle scars
United in the universe by the ways of the sword
Not by blood, but by sacred oaths and words.
©2012 Darryl Mouzone

SLAVES TO THE PURPLE PROMISE

SLAVES TO THE PURPLE PROMISE

A dark building where all life ends
Dreams are crushed and nightmares begin
Managers lie to you and try to be your friend
In a place like this, you'll never win

They single you out, treat you like shit
Force you to the edge of losing your mind
If you don't get fired, they'll make you quit
And leave the endless nightmare behind

They say they care about you and lie to your face
Giving you letters and wishing you good luck
But really in truth this is a dangerous place
And your well being, they really don't give a fuck

They trap you in and make you a slave
Saying that it's for your own good
They stab you in the back like treacherous snakes
All behind a purple and green hood

Cowards all of them, they fire you from a phone
They're to scared to look you in the eye
They're all slaves with no thoughts of their own
I could care less if they all died

Keep cracking that whip, you're a pitiful slave
I can only just sit back and laugh
When they fire you after all that you gave You'll see all your loyalty is just trash
©2012 Darryl Mouzone

DON'T LABEL ME

DON'T LABEL ME

I'm not Democrat
I'm not Republican
I'm not Apple or Android
Those stupid arguments just get me annoyed

I'm not part of your people
I'm not in any group
I don't side with anyone
I stand alone in the sun

I'm not suicidal
I'm not depressed
I'm not anti-social
I keep to myself and choose not to be vocal

I'm not positive
I'm not negative
I'm not something in between
I'm nothing what you think so don't you dare label me.
©2012 Darryl Mouzone

ANNIE

ANNIE

An amazing woman with beautiful eyes
Could melt you down if your heart was ice
A beautiful rose, her skin glows in the sun
She's a woman on her own, she needs no one
I try to look away, I try to resist
But I can't turn away from beauty such as this
I look in her eyes, I almost drop where I stand
She makes me want to be a better man
I can't open my heart, I'll just be hurt again
That's how these relationships always end
Slowly but surely, she's breaking through to me
The trapped agony inside just might be set free
The darkness ends and it doesn't hurt for a while
When she laughs and I see her smile
This can't be happening, of all times not now
I would never smile again, I have sworn that vow
If this keeps up, that vow will be broken
I'll go back on the words that I have once spoken
This can't be happening my hear must stay steel
But she's melting it down and making me feel
A turmoil of emotions is raging inside
My fate is to be alone and that's how I'll die
What could she see in such a vile creature
A monster of a man with ugly facial features
My mind is saying no but my heart is so confused
Annie, my queen I think I'm falling for you.
©2012 Darryl Mouzone

FROM A BEAUTIFUL FANTASY TO A SAD REALITY

FROM A BEAUTIFUL FANTASY TO A SAD REALITY

Walking, with headphones on in my own world
Through the rain and stepping over puddles
Passing different streets and people in a wirl
While people stand under an awning, huddled
Fantasy worlds become alive in front of me
I look up and see a sky that's not like earth
I see a green field and a beautiful crystal blue sea
I see a galaxy of stars as the universe gives birth
A sword sheathed at the waist is what I carry
Ancient spells around my neck worn for protection
A sorceress by my side, is she the one I'll marry?
I think to myself as the winds point us to a direction
The air is so fresh, no cars and pollution here
Weird looking ships are seen sailing the horizon
Heading into adventure but I don't feel any fear
No phones, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon
Messages here fly on wings or ride on horses
A beautiful place that I never want to leave
A wonderful feeling of magic, both light and dark forces
I'm living my dreams, it seems so hard to believe
A honking horn wakes me back up in reality
The yelling and choking smell of exhaust fumes
This is real but seems like a nightmare in actuality
I'm stuck inside a small concrete tomb
Check cashing spots and liquor stores are the brutal truth
People looking for jobs and finding nothing but unemployment
Crushed hopes and dreams breaking down the youth
As the stress of life ruins our hopes of enjoyment
I keep walking and seeing the misery on all faces
People ready to snap at the drop of a dime
I seem to live here, the saddest of all places
Where people are on the edge of losing their minds
I walk to Cresent Field, wishing my fantasy world was real
Instead of this world of pain that's slowly dying
I wish I could numb it all and I can no longer feel
So I wouldn't be affected by the screams and the crying
I dream of that fantasy world, somewhere in this universe
Where I see those fields and that crystal blue sea
Where life is truly a gift and not a painful curse
Of this dark reality that I see in front of me
©2012 Darryl Mouzone

REUNION 2011

REUNION, 2011

So many mixed feelings coming back here
I spent days and nights, living in shame and fear
The bullying, the sadness, the thoughts of suicide
This is why I left here, to leave those things behind
Because of this place, I almost lost my mind
I love this place, but hate it all the same
I'm having second thoughts of the reasons why I came
Will I be seen the same, will they still call me a boy?
Can I erase the sadness here and turn it into joy?
These questions arise as I walk into the room
All old classmates here, I can sense all the gloom
They're all reliving the past and haven't moved on
Someone's still wearing the suit they wore at the senior prom
The prom queen now looks worn out and old
She's been around, from the stories I have been told
The prom king still brags about his life in high school
People feel bad for him but he thinks he's still cool
The bullies who ruined me weren't here to tell their tale
All of them were gone, either dead or in jail
My high school crush now has three kids
Still beautiful as ever, she made me want to live
I should have told her how I felt, now it's too late
Thinking of what could have been fills me with self hate
The good old days weren't so good after all
Even the endless hours spent at the mall
Coming back home was such a hard thing to do
And now I can't wait until this night is through
They tell you that those were the best years of your life
For me it was after this hell that things became nice
In this reunion things changed but so much was the same
I could still walk around without anyone knowing my name
But to some, high school was four years in heaven
As I walk through this room now that it's 2011
I made up my mind to never go to one of these again
As I put on a fake smile, waiting for the night to end
©2012 Darryl Mouzone