Social Media Guru

Every time  I almost think
that the world is caving in on me
and this has just been the worst
damn thing that could happen to me

I realize I am starting to sink
into a place only i can see
and that just makes my bubble burst
& im just another  selfish SOB

Its about the loved ones,
 family and friends
not whether or not I get to
make jokes or sing on a stage

as my mum,dad
or my ex wife
may have said
You are 46 and its time to
act your age

so we are moving into an old folks home
just to have a roof over our head
and ill just have to make due with singing
at open mic night in the activity room instead

broken dreams may live forever, but we have to throw them away
what color is that recycle bin probably an old looking gray

was all that time just wasted away

Maybe someone new will come along and decide to give that dream a shot
I hope they make it but a little nasty part of me hopes not
that was my dream, you little snot.

Do it your way cause its hard enough to succeed anyway fool
do it your way cause failing at someone elses is still on you

Social media guru wont you help me find the answer
the marketer says for a couple bucks we can make a plan
social media guru wont you help me find the answer
because nobody else seems to understand

Im not as helpless and inept as I seem
so much silence as I scream into an internet vacuum
Things are really just that bad
I ask 4 help for the sad,  poor , broken ,you assume

social media guru wont you help me find the answer
the marketer says for a couple bucks we can make a plan
social media guru wont you help me find the answer
because nobody else seems to think Im a good enough man
to pull us through lifes little guillotine
So much silence as I scream into an internet vacuum
Things are really just that bad
I ask 4 help but we arent sad, just broken & poor, no one is immune

Social media, guru, please, just get us thru

She is the best person I will ever meet
and deserves so much more than me
at least according to the social standards
that seem to lag behind , tragically

I would sell every thought in my brain
to make everything alright again
we got a special situation, health has taken leave
social media guru please
Social media guru wont you help me find the answer
the marketer says for a couple bucks we can make a plan
social media guru wont you help me find the answer
because nobody else seems to understand

Im not as helpless and inept as I seem
so much silence as I scream into an internet vacuum
Things are really just that bad
I ask 4 help for the sad,  poor , broken ,you assume

as I scream into an internet vacuum

Do it your way cause its hard enough to succeed fool
do it your way cause failing at someone elses way is still on you

written and created by Mark Burkenbine July 25, 2014

Copyright Mark Burkenbine 2014

Homeless with you

I already knew I  married the right one
good woman,good home, good memories I hope never fade
and then life threw us this curve
kind of sent us sideways

a year of being banged up and sick
operations,  and repossessions
 hospitals and bankruptcy...so many busy days
     Life can be a  fulltime job without getting paid

Landlord sold the condo
we are out on our ass
with  pockets full of tears,
 hearts full of hope and it all seems fair
living in the car
getting by doing this and that
    here and there

Moving back to be near the kids
and see our grandson
is the early last wish no one should have to ask or say
you made that decision for us both
and special doesn't even begin to describe what you deserve every day

I hope you understand
I know it sounds so wrong
but there is no one i'd rather be homeless with, than you, my wife
Homeless with you, I know will always be
The best time of my life.

I know she deserves better than my selfish ways
I offer to take her to her family but she says that is me
and I am glad she said that even though I can't find a way to get her a home

I will tell you this, we have been through so much
we live by our means,no credit , no crutch
we grow stronger every day, we remember who threw sticks and stones,
we are together and that means never alone.

Hotels, lakes and rest stops...thanks to those
family , friends and kindly souls
Thank you one and all from the bottom of my heart
for understanding we are stronger together than we would be apart.

I hope you understand
because i know it sounds so wrong
but there is no one I'd rather be homeless with, than you , my wife
Homeless with you, I know will always be
The best times of my life

copyright Mark Burkenbine 2014

Mark Burkenbine    July 1, 2014