A LITTLE BIT OF SHAME
Hey you; stuck on the street, with not a care in the world
Your hair all in knots and your nails long and curled
I have pity for you and a little bit of shame
So busy with my life, I don’t even know your name
If you ask me for change, I might pull out my money
I’ll hand over so little, it’s not even funny
I am so healthy and strong and successful today
I wonder what it’d take, for me to be your way
If you were my child, so lonely and hopeless
I would do all I could, to get you out from that mess
But my children are successful and I’m doing just fine
I guess I don’t have to worry, if the worry’s not mine…
MY DENTIST
I think I have a toothache and it might be getting worse
I can already feel my Dentist’s hand deep down in my purse
I should make an appointment; I hope it won’t be long
He’s extracting so much money; it seems like it’s so wrong
He really needs a snow blower, so he tells me to come in
He’s looking for a problem, where none has ever been
He’s drilling and he’s probing and I don’t like the smell
But my mouth is stuffed with cotton, so I can’t even yell
I’m staring at the ceiling, trying to catch my breath
Choking on the water and wondering what the heck
I’m paying him a fortune, for all this pain and suffering
Why I keep on doing this, is just down right puzzling
I promise to be brushing every morning and at night
And floss after every meal, to treat my teeth just right
Next time he needs to go, to Hawaii or to Rome
I will not be coming in, so he may just have to stay at home
WE STILL NEED TO LIVE TOGETHER
Different color skin, different clothes, or a different name
To be proud of our difference should cause us little shame
And the fact that we are different, is a miracle of life
A good reason for celebration and no need for any strife
Such a privilege to be human and what a great delight
Every life is different and should be lived with all its might
And when that might is challenged and our tempers flare
We need to find common ground, something that is fair
Our existence is not easy, when our egos have their say
So many human emotions, seem to just get in the way
Labels stuck in our history and too often common belief
Coming back to haunt us and causing so much grief
My ancestors didn’t like them, then I don’t like them too
That is in our family history, so what are we to do
We can’t erase our past, that’s part of who we have become
But we still need to live together, or we will become undone
NO ONE’S GOING NOWHERE
Hang on to your face mask; another wave is on its way
This virus is getting smarter and stronger every day
It’s entering our wind pipes and down into our lungs
Building up their families that weighs on us in tons
So no ones going nowhere, we’re stayin close to home
Bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, so little room to roam
I’m bumping into loved ones that I thought I knew
Now most of what they’re doing, makes me want to stew
The toilet paper roll is empty and you forgot to flush
How hard is it to hit the sink, every time you brush
There are water droplets everywhere; I can hardly see my face
Those things left on the counter, all have their rightful place
You used to be so perfect, in all the things you say and do
And lately I’ve been thinking, you’ve lost a screw or two
So I’m searching on the Internet, just to have some fun
This virus might be killing us, in many more ways than one
