a life beyond measure

©2018 Lawrence A. McFadden. All rights reserved.
gentleness
one of my greatest
strengths
it took kindness it took
patients it took respect
it took love it took
gratitude it took spirit
to hear it
it took life
and it hurt
don't say you can
do it all when you
have done nothing
at all
jesus jesus
its amazing what
you can do when you
have to
when you have no
choice
now you know why
sailors curse
it takes guts to man
up
if you have a belly
button then you are
one of us
i have the gift of touch
i must
all i am given
i give
i'll show you what
makes life worth
living
i'll show you the mirror
in me
all you need to do is
ask for a task
all you need to do
is wonder
why
your mind will find
freedom your heart
will open your soul
will know
the path through the
pathos
the madness and the
grace
i pray to see and say
blessed be the
insanity




words are too timid
sun on snow
five above zero
no wind to flicker
the flame
within
i eye not a cloud
in the sky
hear my crunch
as i trudge on
by
i can find a life's
worth of worth
i can live happily
ever after
the cold is no longer
a foe let it snow
let it snow let
it snow
let it fill your soul
with glow
my god winter is a
mighty beast
and it don't get any
better than right
here right now
some how
my god winter
is a mighty
feast




words are too timid
you don't say
you don't say
you don't say
what did he
say?
he didn't
say
i worry i worry
i worry i worry
i worry
i dread till a voice
in my head said
it ain't the end of
the world
your troubles are
your pearls
i wrote about love
till love became
loving
now i write about
life what makes life
worth loving
all i want is your
tear of
joy
i want to give you
all i am given
i want to give your
life living
the future is not
our destruction
the future is our
glory




words are too timid
from the god
above us
the less we judge
the more we love
us
from the god
of hawks and
doves
we become what
we hate
we become what
we love
my god is the love
in my heart
lets build the bridge
to where god lives
with our
art
lets math the path
may we yearn for
the nod of god
may we earn god's
praise every
day
its way beyond
right and wrong
its all about making
love loving
its all about making
life living
its all about giving
and forgiving
its all about the we
of happily
its all about a life
beyond measure
its all about the
struggle to make
life better and
better and
better
for all of us
for forever




words are too timid
my heart
had to be broken
wide open before
i saw the grace of
god
i know the hardness
of men without a
womans touch
i've gone insane
so much i am the
flicker of the
flame
i am a lunatic and
i am to blame
it is my responsibility
it is my chore to man
up once more
every time the thunder
rolls and the spirit
goes clear through
me
a dread fills my head
yet all i need is to be
a hollow reed
yes i cringe here comes
another holy mess
that ends up mending
us so perfectly so
completely so profoundly
to heal so lovingly so
full of glee so full
of ecstasy




words are too timid
the stillness
and the chaos
the madness
and the grace
the bliss and the
nothingness
the silence my god
the silence is
timeless
this is now then
and forever
this is the vision
and the voice
this is the touch
this is the night
this is the
might




words are too timid
have you heard
i go from word to
word to word
the witch
words
the ones that bring
the wisdom
come
the words of love
deep enough to
touch
i know i must
i climb from star
to star to be where
you are
and here i am
a poem to a friend
a word to the
wise
my god i see it
shine
it is a gift of my
love it is a truth
it is a kiss it is
a ray
burning a hole
in this page




words are too timid
the angels sing
above the hymn of
the hum
here we come
and there we
go
4am on the road
headed home from
another show
yes its cold and its
starting to
snow
but our souls
danced our hearts
rejoiced to do what
we love to
do
to hear what we
love to hear
to shred the dread
to break the chain
to be broke
free
one more time
is all i need
pleased to share
one more
memory




words are too timid
you know
you want to know
my answer
but you're just
feeding your
ego




words are too timid
not growing
you are being selfish
with my gifts
i kinda wonder if
your kind could
ever be
kind
thats fine
i don't mind
but all you want
is to want
a want
i have known
you by many names
for many years
you are all the
same
and in the end
i am always to
blame
i've heard it said
the ladies will come
and go
instead its the women
that become sisters
and loves for each
other
its the women that
know my answer
its the women
i answer
to




words are too timid
i can
open my eyes
without a
cry
i can
open my heart
to the whole wide
world
i bow
a wink and a nod
i thank the sod
of god
i may be getting
old but i know how
to love a heart
of gold
i thank a womans
touch and i thank
you from my
soul
i make you giggle
i hear you sing
and that means
everything
what more can i
do when i touch
you
when i poem you
what more can i do
when i love
you




words are too timid
the moment
only lasts for a
moment
yet just one
moment can make
life better
forever
take a moment to
see take a moment
to toke
take a moment to
kiss me
listen to what
i wrote
may all your moments
be full of hope
i hope
i want to build
monuments to these
moments
this memory
to where this path
leads
to where the words
end and the touch
begins again
to make love and
to make peace
to say the
least
the moment of
release
this is the
moment
i seek




words are too timid
a cloud
for a pillow
a slumber of
thunder
you bring the
lightning
i'll share the
rain
lets wash our
spirit clean
we will
beam
we will
dream
together we will
live our lives
beyond
measure




words are too timid
have you ever
thought why its
called getting
stoned
have you ever
talked to a
stone
have you ever
rocked with the
rocks
have you ever
stood shoulder to
shoulder with a
boulder
and said ‘hi'
i am pleased by
the trees
i leave my
prayers
there
but its getting
stoned with the
stones that calls
me home
getting rocked with
the rocks
rocks
put an ear to the
ground and put
an eye in the
sky
a stone knows a
million years of
stillness and
silence
keep that in
mind
think of not ever
being touched
then when all the
sticks and stones
and my bones
are one
listen for the
wisdom
come




words are too timid
i am kind
because kindness
heals
some only say
grace
kindness shows
god's grace
to all
above as below
earn your
halo
a simple smile
a true thank
you
an act of faith
every place
love is the greatest
power
i am kindness
every day every
minute every
hour




words are too timid
how does it feel
when the words
are real
when the tongue
is done
when you love
someone from
above
i know the name
of the flicker
of your
flame
i know who what
why just say
when
there is no end
to love
your heart makes
no mistakes
pray for the day
you awake




words are too timid
have no doubt
let it all hang
out
show them the
roar at your
core
touch them
within
be truely
you
it only takes
one brave heart
to give great
strength to
others
do your part
tell us your story
of glory
open the window
to your soul
build the bridge
to where god
lives
and give what
you are given
turn your love
into loving
turn your life
into liven
hear the world
call your
name
hear the thunder
make it
rain
i keep a medicine
bow of the
snow
its what i didn't
do that will shock
and awe
you
i am called ucandoit
and yes you can
too
just wait till you
hear that stadium
cheer
right between
your ears




words are too timid
puff freely
i want to take a toke
tell a joke with all
you folk
puff freely
may i give you how
i feel this bliss
this ecstasy
puff freely
i need to get high
because i am
alive
thats why
puff freely
every bowlfull
a victory




words are too timid
gimme
gimme gimme
a listen
see if the words
fit hear if its the
spirit
let your sisters and
brothers go in one
ear and out the
other
my constant plea
visit me
my prayer i swear
i would love
to
you know my touch
is pure and
true
and looking for
you
yes i take great pride
to touch you gently
inside
yes it is my bliss
to tell you
this
this is my gift
to guide you through
the hell of being
you
i welcome you
to the chalice and
phallus of the palace
in my heart
from spark to spark
to spark
two round trip tickets
to lala land
all i want to do is
pleasure you
my hands are at
your command




words are too timid
i keep close
to the fire i keep
close to my
heart
i braid the flames
with the sun the
moon the earth
the whole fucking
universe
is in my brain
we are born through
storms our rainbow
halos
yet we are ash in a
flash to keep us
pure and
true
love is my gift
of love
i cannot think
without thinking
of you
what do i do what
do i do what do i
do
then you wink
and i know i have
the nod of
god
its my chore my
task my job
thats all
i make words
work
lets go home
and make love
poems




words are too timid
i think of your
presence when i am
alone
i see your
vision
and get stoned
and if i'm lucky
here comes the words
from my heart to
yours
the wind in your
hair your secret
smile
i bring you every
where with me
in me
you make me feel
i want to
touch
the first kiss is
yours to last
forever
i have a never ending
tongue and you want
some
now you have the
biggest smile i have
ever seen
i hope its for
me
when i hear your
laughter i am happily
ever after
and yes its your
laughter i am
after




words are too timid
i love
your gift of
love
you are the reason
i love pleasing
something tells me
you were sent from
above
may our love be
loving
we've already gone
past perfection
and i'm not going
to stop my affection
i want the we of us
to always be
joyous




words are too timid
you have tethered
me to the
holy
you give me
intimacy
you bring me closer
to my god
with just a wink
and a nod
i know how you
feel when i touch
you
i measure your love
with my hug
i'll see if your heart
is open to
me
may i give you all
i want
will you need all
of me will you heal
with my love
look into my soul
for the very mystery
you need to
know
i'll share my bowl
i know how to love
a heart of
gold
i found you looking
for me you reached
out deep
within
and i have the
biggest grin
you put a spark
in my heart
i ask where do
we begin




words are too timid
what can i say
to you today
when can i touch
you again
you are my love
my love
i have not found
the end i only find
beginnings
i occupy my day
turning my yearning
burning love into
loving
i know how you feel
i know my love my
love is real
i know how you
feel




words are too timid
i sentence you
to bliss happiness
and lovelyness
my rule is i'll always
do whats best for
you
my constant plea
visit me
i am a curiosity
but you can't see
me unless you're
looking for
love
unless you see the
mirror in
me
its true
i need not say
more than four
words to you
just know
i would love
to




words are too timid
it is simply
the simplicity of
my poetry
my thoughts drop
like rocks into the
creative process
my poems talk
and i walk
the walk
i write best when
i have nothing
to say
i crack the prose
i make love poem
i make words
work
i only want your
tear of joy
so please
enjoy




words are too timid
i'm taught
the tools of the craft
and the craft of
the tools
i'm taught
to keep close to the
fire i keep close
to my heart
i'm taught
to touch you as
much as you love
to be touched
i'm taught
my song is thousands
of years long and it
ain't never gonna
stop
and then when i'm
taught all the oughts
and ought nots
here comes
a hawk




words are too timid
i will not harm
i will not impose
my will
i will only do
whats best for
you
i am always the
last in line
i get left behind
yet i take away
a takers ache
i'm just waiting to
see who will give
to me
so few
do
i know i will find
her waiting for
me
just you wait
and see




words are too timid
love
is the root
of all peoples
what you think
will divide
us
what you feel
will unite
us
may the brave
heart lead the
way
the power is
beyond right and
wrong
the power is in
our hearts
the power is in
our prayers
for the rest of
our lives for the




words are too timid
lets turn love into
loving




words are too timid
my sisters and brothers
lets turn love into
lovers
yes my heart is scarred
scared and sacred
because thats the
way good makes
it
i have not found
the end of
love
i keep finding those
sent from
above
love the stuff
god is made
of
love is the stuff
that heals
us
through touch
you need to feel
how much




words are too timid
no one
is going to pay
to hear me say
i've had a nice
day
this is why
i give it away
i get paid with
hugs i get my
heart tugged with
love i get my wish
the endless wordless
happiness of a kiss
of timelessness
a peck on the cheek
but my god what a
deep deep
release
i want you to have
heard i give you
my word




words are too timid
i am so soothed
the smoothness of my
hands the glide upon
the smoothness of your
skin
i can still
feel you
every time i think of
you i make love
to you
life ain't crazy
when i hold your
hand
the beauty of me
the beauty of you
the power of
two
there is a holiness
when we are
nude
teach me your
body sing me your
song
praise the weness
of my penis
when i look back
i see the other side
of forever
you make my life
better and better and
better the love we
have together
the majick chalice
the majick
phallus
i love your new
tattoo i want one
that says i would
love to
its your love that
makes my dream
come true




words are too timid
i am fire
my soul the ember
my words the
flames
i burn in your
waters like lovers
to be
i light the dark
for all to
see
and then i am
ash
its the love in
your heart that
gives me another
spark




words are too timid
teach me
your lips
may our tongues
become
one
my constant plea
taste me
see my face in
ecstasy
what ever pleasures
you pleasures
me
the crazy thing
about our love is
its not crazy
i free you and
you free
me
you fix the broken
in me
i want my words
to catch fire from
your desires




words are too timid
the smoothness
of your skin like
porcelain
when i hold you
i mold you
god don't make
sin
i want you strong
and willing i want
you ready and
able
i want you to want
me need me love
me take
me
with no shoulds
woulds or coulds
promise me my love
to you for you with
you from
you
i want to be me and
you for a simple
reason
the power of two
when love is
true
every thing i want
to do now takes
you
may we keep our
kisses coming
may our tongues
always be
loving
how many ways
today can i think
of to show you
my love
you always mend
me
i have the love
i have the touch
there is no end
just say
when




words are too timid
i've worked hard
all my life to live
a life of might
and i just might
get it right with
you tonight
i feel you feel
me
i want to include
you in all
i do
may i pour my
happiness from
mine to yours
we can always
make some
more
lets go on tour
first my heart
then yours
hear my
roar
i listen to your
skin guide me
in
i see the child
in your smile
you see the boy
in my grin
after we have been
man and woman
again
teach me your body
give me the lessons
of your tongue
i will do whats not
been done
so lets go around
the world
my one word
for you is
pearl




words are too timid
i am poet
i bring the words
that need to be
heard need to be
said
i make love poem
i hear your
heart
i know whats in
your head
you always have
a spark for
me
my tongue flickers
like a flame when
i hear your
name
just remember
i am a ember
i have
surrendered




words are too timid
i laugh out loud
proud to be atop
a thunder
cloud
if it wasn't for my
delusions of grandeur
my life would really
suck
the only way i can be
me is to shatter
reality
we crazies know sanity
is just a shuffle of
papers
we crazies know who
we crazies are
i never would have
gotten this far if i had
stopped at perfection
i am getting old and
all i want to know is
who will give me
affection
who else has to love
me but me
my lame brain dick
in my hand
refrain
this is where i cry
where i ask why
where god and me
don't see eye to
eye
i promise love but
i am not promised
love
why do i have to
forgive those who don't
give
those who fake
make me
ache
i know whats true
my heart never makes
a mistake
i can see right through
you
with all the dread in
my head i still
wonder
all the ache in my
heart makes for great
art
another twenty years
scares me worst than
death
in peace i want us
to rest




words are too timid
i believe
in all beliefs
i have a bond
to all the
icons
my halo is a
rainbow lets dance
with an olive
branch
our kiss is a
sacred gift
we fit
if you want to prove
your power then
prove your
love
for love is the
greatest power
an open heart
is the greatest
flower
love this stuff god
is made of
and we have the
love of god
the nod and the
sod
the blessing
none the less
none the wiser
my crave makes
me brave
i must
you need me for
my courage
you need me for
my crazy
but i'm just old
fat and
lazy
i'm waiting on one
and another to




words are too timid
become
lovers
we shall mend
we shall ascend
with a love with
no end




words are too timid
my sweet lord
i have strong words
an open heart and
a mirror not
a sword
i pluck the golden
cord of the spirit
world
all i can say is
shucks its was only
dumb luck but
it was but
perfect
you make the insane
sane then i can mend
when i bow and
bend
your laughter is
my happily ever
after




words are too timid
i have to do
three things
wait wait and
wait
the last word
i heard was stay
alive i have done
my best i just have
to let the spirit do
the rest
i hope i bring
you closer to your
god
if i could only
give you how i
feel how i
touch
it would mean
so much it would
be true i would
love you




words are too timid
bring me
your needy little
feet
my hands are at
your command
my treat
warm the oil
i'll soothe and smooth
skin deep love the
lube to remove the
ache and bring the
joy and grace healing
makes for god's
sake
visit me for the
intimacy touch
creates
when was the last
time you felt this
great
just come on over
my place




words are too timid
i feel
should i
i taste could i
i see would i
but these three
words only blur
reality
after you choose
to be or not
what will you say
to my may
i
can we connect
the dots may i
can we touch
a lot may i
can our hearts
talk may i
my constant plea
visit me
come to your senses
make your dreams
come true
may we be the may
i of our
lives




words are too timid
i will not tame
you
we dont fit in a box
of tame
love
we only fit each
others fire our love
of
the crazy thing
about our love
is its not
crazy
yet our tongues
are wild and
free
and we enjoy the
insanity as we go
deeper deeper into
intimacy
to break free from
reality
love my plea to be
lovingly
we are one being
in love we are the
love
of




words are too timid
every woman
i ever knew taught
me something
about
you
you are the beauty
in me
you are my being
in love
you are my seeing
what will be will
be happily
you are every thing
i have dreamed
of
i give you what you
have always
wanted
your kiss is love
your touch is loving
you come to me
so lovingly




words are too timid
she looked at me
with the look that
said you'll never
be as happy as
me
my reply was why
then am i the one
laughing
i knew it i knew it
i knew it all
along
and i see things
i will see when i
sense see
i seek
the holy church
of constant
search
a bus load is on
the road
home
i must gather
the evening fire
and finish your
poem




words are too timid
you make me sick
of being alone
i miss you every
moment i wish you
here and here
and here
my only fear
a broken heart
an emptyness
another no because
i am old
where is your
loneliness where is
your gift
why am i stoned
alone
i cannot help what
you assume
the whole world is
doom doom
kaboom
i am down because
you can't keep
me up
i just think wow
what if you don't
know how




words are too timid
my naked fantasies
about you are so
incredibly real so
incredibly true
i don't know if i
should tell you but
yes it is majick
i believe you now
i don't know what
to do
i hope i can make
you giggle again
i will keep you
free
i really heal when
i close my eyes and
see your smile
i really feel our
pleasure
if this is not crazy
to you then please
be as crazy as
me
close your eyes
and feel the intensity
close your eyes
and see
the reality
all it takes is love
believe you
me




words are too timid
i won't cry
at night no more
i have your love
i have your
joy
those of you who
say i must find this
alone have never
been alone
it is the power of
two i want from
you
it is a poem
on your lips
all i need is a
sip
please don't be
afraid god made
me this
way
this is my bended
knee plea of please
please me
what stands in your
way when you know
the way of my
hands
i do not take but
i take away
ache
the greatest love is
giving the greatest
love
will you take
away my
ache




words are too timid
i am one
of everybody
i am one
of everything
i bring the gift
of giggle giggle
after all thats all
i'm after is your
laughter
silly silly me
i can't stop enjoying
the beauty of a
woman
goddessess every one
of them
divine
she is god's vessel
of heaven and of
hell
some stay some
stay away
your light is so
bright my soul is
bathed




words are too timid
the only way
i can be me is to
shatter reality
i am one of a million
suns i last until i am
ash then i become
another
one
the touch of my
tongue becomes
fun
you eyes tell me
i'm not done
you make it hard
to be gentle
you tease and say
taste me please
don't you see this
is not a fantasy




words are too timid

when
you are out
of reach
my feet say
stand still i am
a mountain not a
hill
my heart says
stand still i will
always love your
you
my hands say
stand still you
must want my
touch
its up to you to
find your way
back to
me
i await
lovingly




words are too timid
i am cured
like tobacco
every bowlfull
a kiss i have
a soulfull
i do not want the
power in me i want
the medicine
of you
i can only heal
through love
you've done the
hardest part you've
opened your
heart
take my hand
i am a medicine
man
you will blossom
like a flower with
love
love the greatest
power




words are too timid
fire those neurons
my sneeze the next
tsunami
my erection will not
avoid detection
its only my affection
i seek to show
will you turn your
love into loving
i want to know if
your words are
true
i am listening
to you




words are too timid
when all is said
and done
you will see
the two percent
that i do
you won't see the
ninety eight percent
i don't
do
the older i get
the less i say no
bless me with your
yes
is my love too tough
for you when i am a
true gentle
man
when my love is
genuine
i give you forgiveness
to take away
the ache
the heart never makes
a mistake but you
create what you
hate
then hold dear
the fear




words are too timid
i've had to say no
to all the greatest loves
of my soul
you can still see each
why in my
eyes
i can say no because
i'm strong enough
to be alone
i didn't want the world
i just wanted a pearl
a sparkle a poem
of love
how can i make love
to you if you don't
make love
to me
my love will last
because i know god
is saving the best
for last




words are too timid
every time i stop
she keeps tugging
at my heart
i'm sure i'll always
want more
i'm not right and
i'm not wrong
i'm happy
i am the tree that
says visit me
i'm taught by rocks
and hawks
i've been to
sea
your laughter is my
happily ever after
please puff with
me
warm the oil
and rub with sacred
love
be my handfull be
my mouthfull
find faith and don't
be doubtfull for
god's sake
look life straight
in the eye and say
i'm stronger than
this
do you want bliss
or do you want
bliss
take it from me
if you want the
intimacy
if you want the
ecstasy




words are too timid
you words won't work
unless you take away
the blame
its not about yes or
no its not about right
or wrong
it just takes
two
its up to you
you'll find me in
my solitude
but you must be
looking for love
to see me
i hope you are happy
perhaps you'll save
the day one
day
i wonder
i pray




words are too timid
i just don't know
if its psychic or psychotic
to shatter reality
to be me
no i did not
build a castle in the air
i built a palace in my
heart
a palace of chalice
and phallus
a lovers
art
my reward
another psychiatric
ward but my mind
is free my heart is
free
you cannot stop the
beauty i see
you cannot stop the
beauty i feel
you cannot stop
my crazy
please don't be afraid
this is the way god
made me
i'm one of the brave
i fall in love at least
twice a day




words are too timid
i am the same
age as most you
mermaids
all the waves are
waving at
me
i thank every grain
of sand
i know the gulls
are looking for
love
i hear them cry
when i ask them
why
i am told the oldest
love is the sea in
my soul
my beach is peace
meet me here
just follow your
feet




words are too timid
"The End"