Your Last Day, Today ? ~ A Poem I wrote published at Poetry . com

Your Last Day, Today ?

By John Stephen Swygert

What touches your soul, 

Sweet kisses that stop time, 

A scenic drive on a sunny day, 

A fine mellowed wine. 

\Things we enjoy in life, 

Passion that makes us alive, 

Live each day to the fullest, 

Always for dreams we must strive. 

\Love the ones your with, 

Like it is your last day, 

Remembering what is important, 

I love you, the words we need to say. 

\Live each day as your last, 

One day you will be right, 

Stay focused with this vision, 

Keep the present moment in site.

Leaving The Ones You Love ~ A Poem I wrote circa 1999

Leaving The Ones You Love

By John Stephen Swygert

Honestly, today I parted ways with my wife, 

not a part of the plans I had for our life, 

my step-children too...Oh, how I will be missing you. 

I can not describe the sort of pain, 

loneliness mildly insane, 

but I do have faith in the father above, 

and out of this, there will be something gained. 

Goodbye my precious ones, 

Goodbye my Love, 

You are now as far away, 

as the heavens above. 

I will miss you always, 

and I will miss you forever, 

is this really the end ? 

I would like to believe never. 

But for now I am empty again.

CANDLE LIGHT ~ A Poem I wrote circa 1989 / 1992

CANDLE LIGHT

CANDLELIGHT FLICKER,

SIDE BY SIDE,

OUR WARM BODIES,

ALIVE.

PASSION, 

SENT FROM HEAVEN,

I WATCH YOU,

MY ENGINE REVVING.

ADRENALYN,

PUMPS MY VEINS,

INSATIABLE APPETITE,

I AM A LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN.

SEXY,

NECK, EYES, BACK,

MY DREAMY VISION ALIVE,

I AM GOING OFF THE TRACK.

SLEEP,

THROUGH THE NIGHT,

UNTIL MORNING,

MY EYES DENIED.

WOMAN,

FROM MY DREAMS,

MAKE LOVE TO ME,

UNDER MOON BEAMS.

CARESS,

HEART, BODY, SOUL, AND MIND,

SWEET KISSES,

DEVASTATE TIME.

ETERNITY,

I EXPERIENCE WITH YOU,

TIMELESS LIFE,

FEELING TRUE.

FOREVER,

BABYDOLL BE MINE,

I AM YOURS,

UNTIL THE END OF TIME.

MATERIAL LOVE ~ Lyrics ~ MobiusTripz ~ circa 1989 / 1992

MATERIAL LOVE

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T HAVE MUSIC IN STEREO,

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T HAVE REMOTE CONTROL,

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T HAVE COLOR T.V.,

BUT BABY YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T HAVE A V.C.R.,

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T HAVE THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAR,

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T SHOP AT BOUTIQUES,

BUT BABY YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T HAVE GREY POUPON,

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T DRINK DOM PERIGNON,

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T LIVE LIKE ROYALTY,

BUT BABY YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME.

CHORUS:

YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME,

YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME,

JUST REMEMBER BABY,

YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T TAKE A LUXURY CRUISE,

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T DRINK THE MOST EXPENSIVE BOOZE,

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T WEAR THE MOST EXPENSIVE JEWELRY,

BUT BABY YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME..

CHORUS:

YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME,

YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME,

JUST REMEMBER BABY,

YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME.

REBUILD ME PLEASE ~ A Poem from my old site ~ circa 1996 / 2001

REBUILD ME PLEASE

My life is full,

My cup runneth over,

My spirit restored,

My soul seems to hover.

My heart is on fire,

My passion restored,

My mind rejuvenated,

My love waits at your door.

I ask you to enter,

I ask you to stay,

I ask you to rebuild,

That which I chose to give way.

I ask you to show me,

I ask for your will,

I ask for your grace,

The patience to be still.

I offer my soul,

I offer from deep within,

I offer my heart,

Please forgive me my sins.

I offer my body,

I offer my mind,

I offer the past,

That I left behind.

Build me a castle,

Build me a soul,

Build me stronger,

As your faith I now hold.

Build me so perfect,

Build me to endure,

Build me a life,

To work for you Lord.

Take me, I am yours,

Take me and do,

Take me for whatever,

You want me to do.

Take me while I am blind,

Take me toward light,

Take me and show me,

Grant me your sight.

Show me green pastures,

Show me sunsets,

Show me your gifts,

I promise to share with the rest.

Show me your path,

Show me the way,

Show me all these things,

I desire you each day.

Thankful for life,

Thankful for serenity,

Thankful for sanity,

You restored so easily.

Thankful for grace,

Thankful for love,

Thankful for my Father,

In the heavens above.

MEETING A STRANGER...MAKING A FRIEND ~ A Poem from my old site ~ circa 1996 / 2001

MEETING A STRANGER...MAKING A FRIEND



MEETING A STRANGER...MAKING A FRIEND.

WHO ARE YOU,
NOT WHO I REMEMBER,
SO COLD YOU ONCE WERE,
NEVER TENDER.

A MEAN, WICKED, HATEFUL ONE,
HURTING FROM INSIDE OUT,
YOU HATED YOURSELF,
HATED YOUR SELF WITHOUT A DOUBT.

HURT THOSE AROUND YOU TOO,
SO CALLOUS, COLD AND ANGRY,
WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT GUY I KNEW,
HE’S NOT LOOKING BACK AT ME.

THIS NEW GENT LOOKS YOUNGER,
SMILES A LITTLE TOO,
I SEE PEACE IN HIS EYES,
LIKE THE FIGHT WITHIN IS THROUGH.

AND HIS EYES ARE DEEP AND FULL OF LIFE,
NOT GLOSSY LIKE BEFORE,
WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS GENT I SEE,
I DO NOT KNOW HIM ANYMORE.

BUT, I LIKE MY NEW FRIEND,
I KNOW HE MEANS WELL,
IT’S JUST IN HIS EYES,
THAT’S HOW I CAN TELL.

WELL I HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN,
AND SOON I REALLY DO HOPE,
PLEASE DO NOT RETURN WITH THE OTHER FELLOW,
HE SURE WAS A DOPE……...

THEN I SMILED AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR, AND WENT ON MY WAY.

HARD TO FATHOM ~ A Poem I Wrote on September 11, 2001 ~ 9-11-2001

Hard To Fathom

Still hard to fathom, 

The utter shock of it all, 

Terrorists bombed New York, 

And Washington D.C., 

I watched the trade towers fall. 

Airplanes full of fuel, 

For cross country flight, 

Used as weapons of destruction, 

America spent a sleepless night. 

Do not be angry with God, 

For he did not commit this act, 

It was spiritually sick people, 

They chose free will, and that’s a fact. 

And please do not be racist, 

Because it will be to no avail, 

This is not a races responsibility, 

And racism is doomed to fail.

 

Practice love and tolerance, 

It starts here, right at home, 

Love all of god’s children, 

Not leaving an unturned a stone. 

I love all my brother’s, 

And all my sister’s alike, 

Makes no matter their religion, 

And skin tone no reason to fight.

 

We are all god’s children, 

Together we must survive, 

So let’s practice principles together, 

For peace on earth, we now must strive. 

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I wrote this (and two other poems) within the first fifteen minutes of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
I have copied these from my very old poetry site, which is an old geocities site ( now restored to a degree).
I was about a mile from the Pentagon on that fateful day.
My Father, a Colonel, had worked there for a great part of his career, as well as my just very recently at the time ex-Father in Law, both highly dedicated men to their country and family.
My ex-Father in law was even scheduled to have a meeting there that morning, which had been canceled, as I was told much later by my then estranged wife.
We had not spoken for a while at that point in time, but all barriers come crashing down when a real threat transpires.
Lessons from that day forth are quite difficult to quantify with words, other then to simply say, no matter your point of view pertaining to those events on that day, life has just quite simply never been the same.
This was a day of deep hurt and pain for me and a catalyst to me personally to rethink my life's values and aspirations.