Crossing The Line by Barry Williams

One pleasant word. With the right intonation. A fucking pleasant word! Is this too much to mention?! A fucking pleasant word… Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Two shits was all dude wanted. For somebody else to give. Emotional bloody bank accounts Livin’ like people live. C’mon make a deposit! And another before withdrawal. Someone will be there with you Lovin’ on your beck and call. Thank you, friend. Barry out.  

There’s a lot to be said for the Fellow with a head, or a Lady with a head for business. Like the one’s who manage companies That will never be incorporated Where there’s no shareholder value Or great greed slightly subliminated. Their struggle ain’t for profit, Though that’s just what they get. For managing a […]

I’ve been stabbed. And arrested. Livin’ in solitary confinement. Burned at the stake. Got beat up. A scoundrel sans refinement. Held hostage. Bad food city. Starved into a submission that Ain’t so pretty. Then I woke up. Mama, you too. I worry about the worrying Makin’ mama blue. Thank you, friend. Barry out.     […]

Light that smile. Start that hug. Splash around love and Don’t think of The cost of it or if It will spread. Stir your embers ‘fore Your fire goes dead. Then in your head let It be said that Love’s no bed Of roses. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Gross Domestic Product. He was looking at a paper as he said it. Then he looked up and Right damn through us We could tell this was some serious shit. You must spread this gospel. From the highest to those on low. There’s a gross domestic product and Man that stuff must flow. It’s a […]

This guy picked up life. Carried it place to place. Whenever he could he smacked his lips and Took him a little taste. Hola that taste was grace! He hoisted that flag seven damn daze Every way from Sunday. Every day was won day to Hector the collector. Thank you, friend. Barry out.    

Jesus she howled at mother nature. Bitch got her outa bed. Kicked at the cats and Cursed because that’s How you get things to Go like you wanna. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Okay you know I’m religious. About colors and black and white. And you know I’m the suspicious type Who don’t go out at night. So you don’t call. Don’t ring my bell. Buddy I’ll dance to your tune I know it well. And I won’t tell if you don’t. Thank you, friend. Barry out.   […]

See Joey takes shit to heart. Some shit tears Joey apart. Joey worries about it ya Joey’d love to say Ta Da! Just friggin’ with you all Joey’s here to take the fall An mama don’t you call I’ll call you. Thank you, friend. Barry out.    

Wayne Felhaurer where are you? Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Love can fill a heart. Love can fill a room. Love can fill a life, Any moment love can bloom. Thank you, friend. Barry out.  

The gravity of the situation, Will glue you to the ground. And when they look where you lost your balance, You shall not be found. You are not around. Lying there without sound. For the last time you have clowned, Around and around and around. Now you’re just another man down. Thank you, friend. Barry […]

Man I love you! Love you with all my heart! I dream of purpose, You are purpose. I dream of freedom, You are freedom. I dream of tomorrow, You are tomorrow. Man I love you Shannon! Thank you, friend. Barry out.  

You don’t know. You have respect For yourself. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Ahh is the sound of grateful. Sparkle eye is it’s look. Yes is what it says. Love is where it lives. Hurt is what it eats and It cannot get enough. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Many folks care about others. They care so much that they can feel their pain and sometimes the knife in their back. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Many folks know about altruism. They sometimes exploit the shit outa it on account of it being a so yankable chain. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Most folks know about nice. They understand that nice usually begets nice but when it doesn’t then nice hurts twice. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Oh you can do this. You got this gig. You practised hard. You big config. Can figure it out. Out and about. Shit always looks better, Havin’ that clout. But still you shout, T’ain’t fair! Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Most folks contemplate. They wonder what to wear, what to say, and what to eat but they seldom wonder about wondering. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

There’s this point Right around the sound Barrier and it wants You to break it down. Can ya, could ya? If ya could, would ya? Thank you, friend. Barry out.

This dimension is hard to get into. Getting out is equally tough. It’s got hang times and time lines & up lines and sidelines and no down and no above. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Give back ten times what you took. Turna loss into a good return. Love tunnel to heaven. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

After every ending Comes a new beginning. Try not to fuck it up. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Most folks get familiar. They understand that absence makes the heart grow fond and still they come around. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Many folks revere themselves. They imagine themselves succeeding and be gol danged if they don’t on account of fulfilling their own dreams. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Many folks know about shiny. They understand that shiny means shit but hey, Luke at those pointy hats! Thank you, friend. Barry out.

Most folks know. They know their own wants and needs and they may know others needs but they don’t know a damn thing about what others want them to know they need. Thank you, friend. Barry out.

A man I greatly respect suffered a serious stroke. In the prime of life, the emotional tsunami washed his reality away. Today, dude is a shining example of humanus maximus and in my mind a Canadian hero. “That’s life” is how he describes his and the lot of others. He is right and now I […]