I think you were with me
Walking along the beach
You would have loved this place
Always so much to see
A town run by its people
Just like back at home
Mom and pop businesses
Patrons regularly and on the go
I think you were with me
As the waves crashed into the shore
The sun shining through the clouds
I could see your face once more
If heaven was a place
It would be right here in my heart
Though you’re not on this earth
We will never be apart.
My dad is gone
He’s never coming home
He can’t walk me down the aisle
Or sing our favorite song
He can’t dance at my wedding
Or see his first grandchild
He’s not here to tell me stories
Of when he was young and wild
My dad is gone
He’s never coming home
He can’t approve my hand in marriage
Or tell me when I’m wrong
He can’t send flowers to momma
Like each Valentines before
He can’t hold up the phone
And say I love you more
Nothing is the same
Without him in this world
A piece of me is missing
I’m daddy’s little girl
My dad is gone
He’s now up in heaven
We have an angel watching
But we wish we could still have him.
– The Dalema. February 3, 2022.
You could be my worst enemy
You could be my best friend
You could be the love of my life
You could be the person who ripped my heart out
You could be the first person to call me fat
You could be the last person to say I’m beautiful
You could be the person who rear-ended me and destroyed my neck and back
You could be the person who let me in front of you in rush hour traffic
You could be the person who voted for someone who stands for everything I’m against
You could be the person who granted my healthcare benefits
You could be the reason I get a lower salary
You could be the reason I have a job
At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who you are
I will always wish you the best and show you kindness
– The Dalema. January 15, 2021.
I don’t want to
Understand
Another soul
I don’t want
Another man’s
Hand to hold
I don’t need
Anything
More than this
I didn’t know
Chemistry before
Your kiss
I don’t want to
Start at
The beginning
I don’t want
To lose us
While we’re winning
I don’t need
Romance and
Butterflies
I didn’t know
True love
Until your eyes
I don’t want to
Be less than
You deserve
I don’t want
Ever after
Fairy tails
I don’t need
Fancy nights or
Jewelry
I didn’t know
We would be
Everything
I want to
Make you happy
Forever
I want this
You and me
Together
I need
Us to last
True and true
I know
What love is
Because of you
⁃ The Dalema. October 31, 2019.
There’s a space in my mind
Where my insecurities lie
I keep them all inside
They taunt me sometimes
There’s a place in my soul
Where my insecurities go
They travel lonely roads
Where I’ve been before
There’s a space inside my heart
Where my insecurities start
They lay there in the dark
Trying to tear us apart
There’s a space in my mind
Where my insecurities lie
They say you’ll change your mind
And you’ll leave me behind
There’s a place inside my soul
Begging you not to go
Filled with sadness I have known
Without you I’m alone
There’s a part inside my heart
That’s fighting with my soul
And the insecurities of my mind
They’re tearing me up inside.
The Dalema 