Crossing The Line by Barry Williams

Stings like heaven On a sunburned day. Feels like a feeling He can’t say. All he hopes is The feeling don’t fade He’s got a deep down hunger. A yearning so bad he wonders Could this be real? Is it okay to feel So much joy When you know Oh boy! This is gonna hurt […]

Off the field, down two flights, Dreams of days and fear long nights. This is where you claim your right To win and sin and then begin To compromise your fight. Here, you won’t sleep tight. You’ll strain with all your might. For post-game comes the fright. You are not so bright. That you light […]

Keep your lips shut. Eyes open. Shit gets real. When we stop hoping. That the stink blows through us. Not us, away. And the skies turn blue, Sunny and say Why not everybody come outside And play? Not today. Today we stay Inside, with these thoughts.

You better watch your mouth Cause shit heads south In a heartbeat. No retreat, In defeat. Cause you’ll meet A monster. It’s you sir. Or mad dam. You had ’em. But what’s that? You’ve had enough? Now you talk tough or Maybe, for you, It’s nap time.    

Love, you can make up. But try it, You cannot make up luck. You can’t build steam. You shan’t force dreams. Can’t stop schemes. Nor hold main beams. Nor end all screams For justice. No, love, you must invent.    

You can’t estimate. You’re guessing tube’s plugged. Once you could guesstimate. Now you bin drugged By red light, green light, Yellow light fine! Didn’t know you broke a law Photo got ya cryin’. And they got cha buyin’. You bin caught a tryin’. To make time! That’s why the fine! You bad, old time maker! […]

There’s a place not too far From where you live. This damn place will take all You have to give. Here, there’s no pretending and You will not be sending Your best wishes for no shit To hit the fan. Run off if you can but You better have a plan Because the devil’s in […]

Don’t let them fool you. Don’t be a tool you Use once and throw away. It’s all the same, you say. Well, you are right, okay? It’s micro macro, all the way up. Macro micro no if’s, and’s or but’s. Same all the way. Some people say Only but one color anyway.

Somebody blockin’ the isle, ya. Somebody arsina way. You pullin shit like a boss, ya. Everything flowin’ today!

The first world war was just Another war until world war second. Kennedy was gonna change the world Until a Texas heaven beckoned. Dot com before dah calm. The wall was useless by The time we saw it. It was there now to Keep us in.    

You be smilin’ an whistlin’. You be happy yo’ seff. Pass grumpy an grumpster. You don’t give no eff. Dat smile she run deep an she Fly where she may. Oh why would you make Such a grand smile stay… On yo’ face?!  

He said I hate to swear but That bitch there tried to Steer me wrong. Her dance and song before Too long had me looking Wrong and I wasted Plenty ‘o time there. I looked around and you know, Found, some upside down which Prior to now brought full stop Round duly blocking any Holy […]

If god didn’t catch you The boogieman would. If santa doesn’t leave you out The easter bunny should Ignore your pleas for Colored eggs and sweets. For you, you build on your retreats. It’s only back and straight back and straight away Tomorrow’s just another today, okay? Barry

When I look like this keep Your pie hole closed. Silence is what I need. I’ll break the silence when It’s time to be broken. Then you heed my lead. Talk about stuff I want to hear. Watch my frown Is it happy or sad? Don’t cross the line into Your inter-rests or I’ll be […]

Perception is a thing. Things can be controlled. Things can be not as they seem. Fresh paint over old. Polished up then sold. Sellers acting bold. Buyers don’t behold Anything their told. Barry  

Bitch, you got an attitude! You want your own damn way! Don’t you see we’re playing catch? You throw back okay? Barry  

Just before sleep like I’m drunk or dead tired isa Fatal disjoinment who’ll likely get Hired to slowly replace me and Then get me fired. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Don’t put your mouth on that On that! Don’t put your mouth on that! You’re gonna crack your yap on that! Put your yap trap on that and nap? Who put your yap on trap? Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Uh ya, don’t eat meat and The carrots are staring The potatoes have eyes are None of you caring? Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Ah, the dock. THE DOCK! Gonna hit the dock! But no. Cappy slides them into hawk. Just close enough they can embark. Not knowing how close they came… Doesn’t haveta turn a whole damn ship. No one even feel the turn a bit. Cappy just look where he want it To go. Thank you, friend. […]

He wouldn’t shut up. Wouldn’t go away. Listened for yes. Couldn’t hear nay. Had a silly plan based on What if you can? and Dispising regret he Lived on the lam Where regret couldn’t find him. Didn’t even look and No one was missing the Time that he took. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

She said yes, she could. He said sure, he would. They smiled and said yay good! It’s settled. You’ll be this for me. I’ll be he for thee. Then the world will see. Us happy. We’ll act like it’s okay. We’ll fake the day away. So everyone will say. They’re happy. But inside fractured glad, […]

Let go of who you are Right now. Let go of who you are. You will be who you Are not. You’ll not be who you are. You’ll not. Then think this newbie’s thoughts. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Squeeze ’em together. They’ll bite each other. Some’ll even turn gay. Some’ll eat up all ‘a damn food. Others fuck the day away. Rats ain’t good at bunching up. Rats, they need their space. The biting, fighting, and screwing themselves got Nothin’ to do with race. Thank you, friend. Barry out.  

Ya got Kraft Cheese Whiz. Your one kay gee jar. Normally couldn’t steal the bloody stuff for, Eight nine-ninety nine, maybe Seven ninety-nine and now FIVE NINETY-NINE witha FOUR JAR LIMIT! (That’s eight if we wanna go in separate…) And me stuck here causa Damn wine and insects! Maybe could you get my wheezy? Thank […]

Hey do you smell that? Winds of change. Rearrange. Everything you know. And when they blow No one knows Which seeds change sows But there it goes A blowin’. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

You’re old. No one wants to hear from you old. Jokes not funny old. Shut the fuck up old. Mister observer. Lap it. Thank you, friend. Barry out.  

There’s a sign man. There’s a sign. Can you see it? Believe it? Conceive it’s needed? There’s a sign man, There’s a sign. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

No I can’t tell what you’re thinking. Good chance you can’t too. You’re just sitting there thinking. Bout what no can do. Thank you, friend. Barry out.  

Jesus you like the hard way. Grunting anda groaning. You keep doing it that way Won’t be here in the morning. But hurt it swarms around you. Hugs you in its grasp. Buddy you ain’t close to hurtin’s bess friend And you will not be it’s last. Thank you, friend. Barry out.