Taiwan Providence

Little time left to feel young Like dancing with ladies on a tropical island Pretending I'm getting young with additives As my body starts rotting away Who says children won't take care of me when I'll be their burden Will this young one give me a guarantee Would she stay for certain As Taiwan's heat would drain my energy Yellow my skin, pink my eyes, varicose veins Cough with no cigarettes to recall More hospital visits than breathtaking vistas With my last true love's receding aura The yo-yo card cannot be refilled Open its doors for young pioneers Horizons grandchildren can keep My last love waits on the youthful side Me on the bridge over the arc Actualizing what I am doing Not pretending life is never-ending Shall I let her make me her baby who would not mom's advice To live longer and stronger Not loving the way I want, thrice? motivation t o endure my tropical isle vacation Ohio River's winter flows ...

As the sun sets softy on the Taiwan Strait Face the moment we have to face The sweetness in your gentle smile Shown to my teary eyes of fate Alone in the twilight of our days What precious moments we had Without the kiss prolonging the pain The feelings we will miss So strangely, so strange How darkness will succumb me in old age In endless books with blank pages How will I fill them? What will be my stage? At the end of the earth At the end of the day Didn't we have the love we desired Didn't we bring each other Higher and higher How can I never see her again In another lifetime It will be arranged I know I will see her with my eyes open And when they have forever closed Nov. 15, 2022

There is emptiness in my heart That cannot be filled By anyone but you No matter who's the thrill You may say my love's no good Not strong enough to feel But my empty heart knows It stays in you for real My empty heart is longing Longing for your tender touch Every missing hug and kiss Covers a gaping hole of dust The last night how I squandered A parting gift to save A brave man could use kindle To restart future flames But this coward couldn't take you Hold you on your terms That fire started uncontrolled Emptiness would burn Now I feel the longing days Everywhere we went with love Without a kiss or holding hands Now feels like just enough So when the dreamy bubble bursts And snow flakes fly in my face Warm sunsets with us sitting near Will take me to your place All the feelings and photos remain Being everywhere with you at rest Will make the winter winds warmer Melting my loneliness best Confirming a friendship of mutual trust That being together would do That forever f...