Jake from State Farm's blog: "Poems or Words Strung Together"

Now and then, I remember when

of times gone past

and

how nothing ever lasts

Here and now is where I am

and I will never be here again

moving forward is where I go.

I just thought I'd let you know.

Listen to the night

where the sounds take flight

This is my time

every night it's the same

it's my thoughts I can't tame

I build empires

trying to fulfil my desires

listen to the night

it's where you know

you can hear your own echo

It's neither here nor there

but in between

not so tangible

that it could be seen

The heaving tempest of notions

of conflicting feelings and emotions

Friends and lovers are in a blur

Just how does this occur?

It has never been clear

then again

it doesn't help looking through

the bottom of glass of beer

Once what was

and what has never been...

all I want is a little bit of heaven.

So when the sea

of friends and lovers do part?

Just where do I start?

From time to time

I need to unwind

So I look for words

that I can call mind

On these pages

they have been caught

What I call "My collected Thoughts"

I've been all around this crazy town

trying to find what I could call mine

So I had to go

On that long hard road.

Searching for a wife

I am looking for a home

trying to find a place I can call my own

and here I go

On that long hard road

I started over there

I ended up here

spent many a nights

drinking all kinds of beers

Don't you know?

I'm on that long hard road

If I told you once

I told you twice

living on the road

you get twice the vice

When you're on

The long hard road

Let me tell you what

I almost forgot

Along with those beers

I shedded a whole lot of tears

on this long hard road.

Listen to the silence

and you can here the balance

between defeat and victory.

Winds of change,

in short and long range,

are forever blowing

it's just we are unknowing.

one day we'll be free

one day we'll see

what we could be

some day soon

we'll rise from ruin

one day we'll find love

so we could rise above

one day we'll be free

some day soon, is all I can say.

Here and There

What Do I Care?

A confused mind being unkind

with undefined borders

with careless guards.

Trying to make sense of it all

dragging this chain and ball

Here and there

To and fro

What do I know?

A LOT!

What to do when frustration sets in

Where alienation is the next of kin

and solitude cannot be found

and you are standing on less than solid ground.

Well my friend,

that is where I am.

and from what I can see

there is no end.

Now do not feel sorry

No need to worry

As you can see

I am in no hurry.

Didn't know what to say,

when I saw you the other day.

Feelings came back hard,

too intense for me to handle,

for I still hold your candle.

Days turned into years,

beers into tears.

I gave it all away,

trying to make you stay.

So there you have it

and it's no wonder, 

it's just another young lover's blunder.

What is and what is not,

is that old memories cannot be bought.