Pacing in the Dark
"It's your watch get
up on deck"
Up I go I receive
my empty rifle
And start my watch
back and forth
My duty is to guard
our ship in the
Pitch darkness of
a moonless nite
My mind begins to
race I know he's there
Faster and faster
I go looking into blackness
The deck I pace not
knowing his face I pace
What was that? Will
I die tonite?
Faster and harder
I walk every muscle so tight
My heart is pounding
ready to explode
Suddenly he is there
in my face
He is gone but I can't
scream I try and try
But only a whimper
comes out
There I lay my bed
all a mess my heart racing
I am covered in sweat
and my legs are aching
From all my nocturnal
pacing
Glad To Be Back
John Haeckel
Hair a mess nails getting
longer
Do you know this guy?
Who is he?
Do I know him? Very
well I do
I thought he was gone
as I was runnin' high
It felt sooo good
to be in charge on top
King of the world,
a consort with Angels
God was my pal and
we had plans
Why did I fall down
and not get up
Why shave who cares
I am useless now
Got no purpose the
Angels and all my Helpers have left
Now I am all alone
to fight the darkness all around me
What was that?...
That light wow
Was I just trippin'?
It couldn't have been a dream
It is so nice to be
here again
Up Up and Away
Slowly I dragged my self of the couch
Where I laid for days and weeks on end
Today is a good day to start movin about
I'll get caught up in a hurry all this energy
It is oh so good i feel like I'm getting stronger
by the minute
I think I'll go buy some things a couple of
hammers
Two or three bicycles just in case I want to
ride
A few TVs to watch so I don't get bored
I can buy whatever I know this I have lots of
checks
Man I feel good
Alll this energy I must be blessed
That's it God has chosen me I'm the One
I'll save the world from all the demons all about
He has given me his power and I can do Anything
| Joy does return
Several clumps
of new shoots
Here and there
along my path
How grateful
I am you have returned
Not just for
your beauty
But for reminding
me
Of just how
magnificent life is
And even when
it looks like all is gone
Buried even
in the damp and cold
You bounce
right back and show me
With your
awesome blossoms
That life
goes on and on
And can be
as beautiful as ever
by John Haeckel
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Anything
 Snap
pop bang pop whizz
My
leads whipped all about
Thrown
to the middle of the bay
In
an instant without mercy
Caught
by natures fury
The
small boat was tossed
And
bounced high and low
Like
a cork in a blender
I
new it wouldn't hold up
In
my terror I prayed
Get
me out of this I'll do Anything
Along
came a tug boat and I was saved
Klunk
klunk pa phizz went the motor
Our
small boat's outboard had died
Dusk
was on the river now
The
mother ship Askari anchored
We
were adrift down the river
Lost
in the Darkness
Rapidly
washing out to sea
I
prayed get me out of this
I'll
do Anything
You
sent another tug boat and I was saved
Thank
you God for all the tug boats
I
still don't know what I can do for you
John
Haeckel
Clear
Cut
I saw you weeping
Rivers of mud,
rocks and debris
Why do you weep
so
As I walked through
the trees
That lined the
hwy I could see
What have they
done
To you majestic
mountain
What have they
done
If never I saw
your tears
I would have never
known
Tricky bastards
covered their tracks
Lining the hwy
with your best
Leaving you with
nothing
Nothing to keep
back your tears
What were they
thinking
Scalping you with
their clear-cut
Serves them right
to lose their roads
I'll be moving
on good bye 'ol friend
The stupid jerks
wonder
What has happened
to the air
They breath and
water they drink
John's
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John,
who has been affected by bipolar disorder