Archive for August, 2009


Down in the Bayou

down in the bayou

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.

This amazing beat that trembles my feet

And rocks me, rocks me till I sleep

Every day the beats brand new

Falling from the sky like the morning dew

It draws me in and swings me out

This the type of music I’m talking about

Making me dance the night away

Making me twist, shout and sway

The feeling I feel is like no other

Moving like a hot skillet with creamy butter

I juke and dance like a madman’s pants

Then I up and ran with this exciting band

As the bootleggers chased us into the woods

Down in the bayou where the roasters roost

Where the snakes come out and give you a boost

We run and run with our lives on the line

Just to jump in boggy water at the drop of a dime

This adventurous night is far from over

Till the sun rises west and makes the night turn older

Those bootleggers said with a loud shout

“Bring my money fo I shoot ya light out”

I ran and ran cause they can’t catch me

Till I ran into some cops trying to arrest me

Took me down to county 15 miles up the road

On the way there we ran over a toad

Slick, sticky mess turned the cop car over

I didn’t care cause I was outta there

Running to the sun way down in the bayou

tender hearts

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr

Tender hearts breed tender minds

Sensitive words better left unsaid

O tender heart why do you hurt so?

Tender mind why do you cry?

Why do you cry for me?

It makes me so sad to see

A mind and heart in such a conundrum

Love hates us

But love makes us

Cry

Die

Pass a loved one by

Births us

Nurtures us

And fulfills our fantasies

Tender heart don’t die on me

Young girl don’t cry for me

I’ll make it through the night

Through this trying life

Life of a soul through the blistering cold

Tender minds

Tender hearts

Don’t cry for me

I’ll make it through the night

love passion

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.

Sitting around awhile

Staring into each other’s eyes

Trying to feel that longing feeling

That feeling of completeness

Our emotions slowly draw us together into a kiss

Our hesitant kisses turn into blissful sensations

O lady tell me what it is you feel

As you feel my lips upon your lips

Tell me where to go from here

Cause this feeling I’ve never felt

This journey we’re on has just begun

The excitement we feel as we lay

As we lay upon satin sheets

Made for lovers such as ourselves

Your head lay’s on my chest

Your ear hears loves rhythm as it plays our favorite song

I caress you on so softly

Feeling the skin that’s as soft as fine silk

Warm like the suns gift to planet earth

Again we kiss

Deep

Sensual

Passionate

Sparks don’t fly

Instead they stay within to heighten loves senses

This feeling we feel can’t be lust

Only love can feel this way

The protector wrapping his arms around your nurturing soul

Passion not hidden but open for the world to see

Not ashamed to show the emotions felt between us

Love is defined by our passionate eyes

As we stare into each other’s soul

Defined by our sensitive touch

As we lay

Defined by words not just said but meant

As I whisper I love you into your waiting ear

Defined by the sacrifice of relationships

As your needs become mine and vice versa

Defined by us

Defined

Felt

Trusted

pain

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.

I grit my teeth as I take a step

The absolute worse pain I’ve ever felt

Feels like railroad spikes being pounded into my back

And my leg goes numb from the agonizing strife

I never knew a pain this deep

To stop me in my tracks I could no longer even walk

This spasm prone mess of nerves and muscle

Has finally given me too much trouble

I sit on the floor to wait the pain out

But it gets worse and worse as time passes by

I must have been on that floor for a very long time

Cause by the time someone came it was well past 2

I sat on that ground at a quarter to 1

Wow! What the hell can subdue me for so long?

Two little nerves running through my back

Compressed by bad disc that has seen much stress

I’m rushed to the hospital but to no avail

Cause the pain I felt then I still feel today

But today I can walk without a crutch, without a cane, without a push

But still it’s there that thing called pain

Ready and waiting to subdue me again

flawed

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.

The environment I’m in tries to beat me at every turn

But I admit my flaws and continue to drive on

Pursued but not persuaded

I try to be the best I can be

But life halts us and kills motivation

Because we’re flawed by circumstances beyond our control

Give me a moment to shine like starlight

Or crash and burn from my own indiscretions

But give me that chance if only for a moment

To prove my worth although flawed and imperfect

My God given right, my claim to a birthright

Challenged by life’s master plan

I’ll make my way through thick and thin

Defeated

defeat

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.

The point of no return

It should have been my turn

But I was beat to the finish line

I guess it wasn’t my time

Or is this the last time?

The world it seems has passed me by

No matter how hard I try

I can’t win

It’s like being kicked in the shin

Finally defeated

Can’t go back and repeat it

Beaten down like the slaves of yesteryear

Beaten down till I quiver in fear

My faith is slowly dwindling away

But God I hope that this feeling does not stay

I’ve cried to you for so many years

But my cries dwindle away in tears

I’ve cried my last cry

Tried my last try

But life can’t be repeated

angry poet

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.

Don’t doom me to live an empty life

So I can live out the rest of my years in strife

Please save me from my horrible past

Can someone hear me out there at last?

I’m tired of these fuck ups skating through

While I struggle along battling through the zoo

Leaderships eroded

Glad I told it

Where’s my reward or recognition?

Somewhere skewered into disfiguration

At night I cry with silent tears

Cause I been neglected for all these years

I was always told to work hard and you’ll get your way

But it seems as if the lazy and good for nothing get all the praise

Is this the way everyone else was raised?

To disrespect, disrupt, and discourage others

I thought we were all supposed to be brothers

And let’s not forget the sisters

Who pass you by without even a hi

But expect respect and to be treated most high

These people I swear get under my skin

But in the morning I replace the skin I’m in

They don’t deserve my honest reply

All they deserve is a damn lie

The world has become so self-centered

And all of your self-respect has surrendered

Seems like I fell down the wrong path sometimes

Like everyone else has the luck of the times

But then I reflect and see the truth

Cause all of those problems are under one roof

Come peek inside and seem my struggle

Then take a look at another’s trouble

That mothers pride hidden inside

But what she’s really thinking is suicide

That fathers stride as he walks to work

His car at home because it’s broke

No money to fix it

No money to nix it

Just a daily existence no one could imagine

But today’s world doesn’t care to imagine

To busy passing the problem to another

Instead of stopping one day to help another

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