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Chilhowee

In the mountains of Chilhowee
there was a little girl,
Six years old; dying to be young
I saw her face, her dirty feet;
Dancing in the weeds
I couldn’t help but smile
On that peaceful April morning in Chilhowee

Her name was Leah, her eyes were green
Her hair was full of curls
She was loving life and living in her world
It was just another day to you and me
But never to Leah
She believed in things she counldn’t see

Take a ride to Chilhowee
Go and smell the flowers
Take a ride to Chilhowee
You can get there from anywhere …
Within an hour

I’ll never know what made her dance
Or want to smell the flowers
I’ll never understand how a second chance
Can pick and choose the hour
When life begins for some
And ends for another
In the misty mountain air of the Chilhowee

A pool of water then a pool of blood
Sticks and stones couldn’t save her
The birds all cried like mourning doves
Innocent and pure
Just like the dance of Leah
God, I wish that I could see her

Take a ride to Chilhowee
Go and smell the flowers
Take a ride to Chilhowee
You can get there from anywhere…
Within an hour

In an April cloud she dances now
Above the Chilhowee
Her face, her hair, her dirty feet
Six years old she’ll always be
Dying to live; you’ve got to live to die
Just like the Wild that live in Chilhowee

Take a ride to Chilhowee
But don’t say a prayer for Leah
She danced her way home; she is free
Take a ride to Chilhowee
There’s something to believe in
In the leaves and trees and memories
Of Chilhowee

Written by theresa smith halfacre





North to the Orient ...
Can You Hear Your Mother?

Flying out over ocean
Windswept in your dreams
Followed by a nation’s devotion
And the subject of their greed

A pale ride to existence
You never let them down
Relentless with persistence
A storm dance in a cloud

Charles, can you hear your mother?
Praying in the shell of the sea
Was the tale already woven
By a force greater than three?
Everything she did to survive;
History gave her the right.
Turning inward in order to love
It was the best way she could die

Devil stands in the doorway
A weary woman’s delight
Pilot your way to the morrow
He was a Christian man all right

Abandon the damned, you damn right
Domesticate the violence of crime
A compass is there to the right of you
Who plots his course for him tonight?

Charles, can you hear your mother
A victim of her rights
Death was life in one good-night
Saints were rare, but she stood there
A face left bare to the public glare
And escape given to three
A higher price of society
Was the cost worth your freedom?
Of one more casualty?

Charles can you hear your mother
Standing in the shell of the sea
A tale already woven
By a force greater than three
Everything she did to survive
History gave her the right
Turning inward in order to love
It was the best way she could die.

Written by theresa smith halfacre
july 06






I’m tired and I’m restless
And I’m of sick being here
I’m tired of these August nights
And tired of drinking hot beer

You say you want a little respect
Well, you get what you give
Feeling like I’ve committed a crime
Is a hell of way to live

There’s nothing like nothing
When there’s nothing going on
There’s nothing like chasing dreams
When the dreams are all but gone
I thought I had another chance
Third time proved me wrong
I’ll just sit and snap my fingers
To the beat of the song…and then move along

I have everything but love
I have everything but love
I have everything but love
But I know how to get some

Your tired and your restless
And your sick of me being here
You’re tired of these August nights
And tired of my good cheer

I hoped I'd get a little respect
Well, I got what I deserved
I’m always the one apologizing
And I haven't even said a word

There’s nothing like nothing
When there’s nothing going on
There’s nothing like chasing dreams
When the dreams are all but gone
I thought I had another chance
Third time proved me wrong
I’ll just sit and snap my fingers
To the beat of the song…and then move along

You have everything but love
You have everything but love
You have everything but love
But you know how to get some

Tried keepin' things in perspective
I’ve tried all along
When there’s only one perspective
Then only one of us is wrong

I’ll take the blame, I’ll take the fall
I’m almost used to this by now
There’s one way and it's your way
And your laughing right out loud
Next time, I’ll have it all
Next time, I’ll have it all
Next time, I’ll have it all
It will take one final fall

Sooner than later, I'll be gone
And I'll almost have it all
Sooner than later, you'll be gone
And you'll almost have it all

Isn't it easy to believe
How very stupid two people can be
They fight for peace, they fight for freedom,
I guess it's nothin' either one believes in

Cause they let go of it all
They let go of it all
They let go of it all
It's pretty damn easy
When you take a fall

written by theresa smith halfacre, august 2007




For My Mom ... Finally, One That She Likes ... ;)

Where Went The Time?

Two years older was my sister than I
When we danced in Grand Haven
Had one hell of time
She’d say, “Make a reservation,
We need a vacation
Sandy beaches and a sweetheart’s delight,”
20 years later; I wonder tonight
“Where went the time?”

She moved up and I moved out
I wore peach; she wore delicate white
Had one hell of a time
Heirloom laces, forgotten faces
Sandy beaches left no innocent traces
In a Michigan night
30 years later and I wonder tonight
Where went the time?

Two boys and one baby girl
They were God’s gift to me
In one hell of a world
I cooked and cleaned; starched his shirts
It could’ve been better but it could’ve been worse
Moved around from town to town
40 years later you’re forgotten about
Where went the time?

The kids are grown, they’ve all moved out
Their father died; I'm alone with my dog
In one hell of world
Empty dance halls; don’t need a reservation
Grand Haven was my last vacation
Sandy beaches and a sweetheart’s delight
50 years later I wonder tonight
Where went the time?

Two years older was my sister than I
When we danced at Grand Haven
Had one hell of a time
She called me up, said "Make a reservation,
"60 years later I need a vacation
And I want to see your face
I’ve never forgotten your face
Where went the time?"

theresa smith halfacre




My Last Night With Katie ...

Last Ten Miles

The clouds rush by, the wind is free
Just like the love you gave to me
A thousand times, a thousand smiles
Will help me drive these last ten miles

The leaves fall down, the tree is bare
I watched you play under it without a care
A thousand times, a thousand tears
Will help me take you home from here

You’ll never be a memory
Never be too far from me
Nails scratch me in the dark
A lonely sound; a lonely bark
But you’ll never be a memory
Never be too far from me

The land is dry, the earth is warm
My heart beats like a thunderstorm
A thousand times, a thousand years
Will help me take away your fear

The sun is distant with the sea
It’s setting like you sat for me
A thousand times, a thousand dreams
Will help me lay you down to sleep

You’ll never be a memory
Never be too far from me
You’ll kiss my hand from far away
In the garden we shall play
‘Cause you’ll never be a memory
Never be too far from me

A thousand times I’d live again
To smell your scent; call you friend
The clouds rush by, the wind is free
I’m giving back to God what he gave to me
A thousand times, a thousand smiles
Will help me drive these last ten miles

with love for Katie ... theresa smith halfacre, October 6, 2006





It could have been some kind of love
I wasn’t old but I wasn’t young
I was rapture, I was rage
My mind was coming of age
It could have been some kind of love

You might say I was little rundown
A wrong impression of myself
I was strong, I was weak
My dreams weren’t all that sweet
You might say I was a little rundown

chorus
I couldn’t love you any more
I didn’t even need to try
I only tried to understand
A man who doesn’t give a damn
About much in his life
I thought if I could give you my love
It would somehow be enough
But when I finally gave in
And when I finally felt at home
I couldn’t love you anymore

It could have been some kind of life
It wasn’t wrong, but it wasn’t right
We were honest, we were lies
With a lot of love inside
It could have been some kind of life

You might say we wasted our days
Trying to make sense of war and hatred
We were bold, we were brave
A little scared and a little insane
You might say we wasted our days


bridge
It could have been some kind of world
For a boy and his girl
“He comes from the wrong side of the tracks,
You better watch your back.”
I never believed in any of that
It could have been some kind of world

It could have been some kind of love
You weren’t old, but you weren’t young
You were rapture, you were rage
Your body grew older than your age
It could have been some kind of love

You might say you were little rundown
A wrong impression of yourself
You were strong, you were weak
Your dreams weren’t all that sweet
You might say you were a little rundown

chorus

You were making yourself a home
Telling me I stole your joy
I kept quiet, I kept alone
I didn’t know where else to go
You were making yourself a home

There could have been a little respect
I opened the door and out it went
I worked hard, I was hell bent
I never thought I was caving in
There could have been a little respect

It could have been some kind of love
If we extended it enough
But I guess a life of greed
Is the only life you'll need
It could have been some kind of love

I'm happy you have our home
May you never be without or alone

The way you left me.

written by theresa smith halfacre, december 2007





He bought a ticket at the station
I can read between the lines
I skinned my knees and broke my dreams
I lost track of the time

I woke up in the morning
He left his sweat beneath the sheets
He escaped from our dark doorway
Another Great Train Robbery

I drank three cups of coffee
I let my face soak in the dreams
Of an old torn blouse in a prairie house
Where Laura died in her sleep

Chorus one
I’ve made so many changes
With the world I made my own
I’ve danced that dance and lost that chance
On the inside of a storm
Sometimes I felt alone
Sometimes I felt at home

I’m standing in that doorway
I want to leave this world behind
My dignity and a horse runs free
Two steps from my side

I’m watching getting older
And getting older is watching me
I grab its hand and then I stand
In everything it gives to me

‘Cause I’m not riding with the devil
And he’s not talking in my sleep
I'm not killing time before time kills me
I'm not living like an old antique

Chorus two
I’ve made so many changes
With the world I made my own
I crashed, I burned and then I learned
It’s better to let go
Sometimes I feel alone
Sometimes I feel at home

I’m walking through the doorway
I’m gonna leave the dark behind
Find my dignity as horse runs free
Somewhere from inside

I've got a ticket at the station
You can read between the lines
I skinned my knees and broke my dreams
I lost track of the time
But not this time
This time at the station
This time at the station
This time is my time

Written by theresa smith halfacre, November 11, 2006 2:04 a.m.




For David ... Wherever You Are
For my friend …

There’s never a day,
I don’t say your name
There’s never a morning
I forget your pain
There’s never a dream
That stays away from the night
We’re falling like stars now
In showers of rain…


You’re walking through ashes
But you’re still on your feet
Your children are hungry
For his love, so are we
He was your husband
And a brother to me
Oh, but he’s gone now
To the rush of the breeze

Some say this war has to be
We’re saving a country
We’re setting them free
Tell this to his mother
His children, his wife
Then try and convince me
Who’s wrong and who’s right
Try to convince me
Who’ll rest in peace tonight

CHORUS
Remember his laughter
Before he said good-bye
It was the last time he looked at you
And you knew it inside
Remember each moment
Remember each day
Remember the places
Along the way

The blood on their shoulders
The blood on our hands
The world that we live in
I don’t understand
He walked through the mines
And they blew him away
All that’s left some ashes
Bearing his name

Walk through the oil fields
It’s the same old drill
Year after year we fight
To be the king of the hill
Have we forgotten?
Are you reminding us again?
War is good for the economy
And priceless in the end.

You didn’t know his laughter
You didn’t know his name
You never stood with him
Now you send us your thanks
Have you forgotten the comrades?
Their names carved in stone
God forgive the man
Perched on his throne.

Inside I’m a peacemaker
Inside I’m a child
But all of this fighting
Is killing my mind …

Tmsh July 6, 2006 3:58 a.m.






This Time

This time in my life
The songs are bittersweet
In the marquee lights
Your name is littering
Oh, falling on the streets
Black and out of reach
Like earth beneath our feet
The sun goes down on me
This time in my life

Perhaps lies were truth
Broken into rules
Denying destiny
I fought back the world
Oh, wintry afternoons
Splendid and then cruel
Like secrets in our hands
We try to understand
This time in our life

Where are you now?
And why does it matter?
I still pray somehow
You’re loving me after
All this time.

A lover and a smile
A misguided child
Rooted in fatherhood
I never understood
Oh, the infancy of words
Breaking then blending
Like the wind, never-ending
We grow up pretending
This time in our lives

A guide to my scars
I don’t have travel far
Stars from heaven fall
With a whispering call
Oh, what were you teaching?
Powerful preaching
A trail of love and life
You tend to sacrifice
This time in my life

Where are you now?
And why does it matter?
I still pray somehow
You’re loving me after,
All this time.

This time in my life
My life is circling
A wild southern sky
My name is glistening
Oh, strength in the streets
Light within my reach
Like earth beneath my feet
There's an owl guiding me
This time in my life

Written by theresa smith halfacre, September 8, 2006 7:46 p.m




Trying to Be Open Minded ...Click picture to ZOOM
Would You Still Say Hi To Me?

I said, “Hello, how are you?”
He said, “Ma’m I’ve been better.
I’ve got this letter in my hand
There’s a job I have to do
And, I wonder if you knew what is that I do
Would you still say “hi” to me?”

I am a husband with a wife
Both my boys play church league baseball
I made a choice with my life
To stand by this here land
It’s my job, it’s my pay; it’s the American way
So, tomorrow, I’m heading back to Baghdad”

It’s just me, I never leave,
I have to stay and ask the questions,
“Do you agree? Are people free?
Are we teaching more than lessons?
Why the guns? Why not peace? Why not harmony?
Are you protecting something you believe in?”

“You aren’t me, you’ll never see,
The terrorists and their weapons.
We placed an Army in their land;
We prayed for His direction
I’ve got answers of my own, but for now leave me alone
“I’ve made peace with my decisions.”

“Please don’t go, I want to know,
I want some answers to these questions.
I’m not alone, nor are you,
We’re just trying to make it through
Look in my eyes, you’ll see I’m trying to understand
Rifles, rockets, guns and this combat.”

There was silence we both understood
We had no answers, knew we never would
We could stand here all day
Both have our say
We could have been best of friends
But sometimes, this is the way a conversation ends:

He said, “Hello, how are you?”
I said, “Sir, I’ve been better
You’ve got a letter in your hand
There’s a job you have to do
No need to wonder, I know what it is you have to do
And yes, I’d still say ‘Hi’ to you."

We have leaders in each land
Placing guns in foriegn hands
Oh, God, what have we done?
Oh, God, what have we done?

theresa smith halfacre, july 2006






Deep in my fortress there’s a forest
It’s forsaken in the trees
I look for pleasures among the treasures
For the man who calls to me

Strapped in the pain I put you through
Drawn in wind; lit by moon
Reflections falling; a song is calling
Like a maiden whore at noon

You’ve got your mantras
I know the tune
In the wee hours, I wait for you
When you come calling
Beware of falling
In the wee hours I wait for you

Where’s your mind when it comes to matters
Lost inside a common day
Outside the worries we tend to hurry
While we push the pain away

There is progress, there’s preservation
I can not see between the two
Just like lightening sometimes it’s frightening
I watch my back when I look at you

I’ve got my mantras
You know the tune
In the wee hours, what will you do?
When I come calling
Beware of falling
In the wee hours I wait for you

It’s my honor that I will honor
I won’t fall two steps behind
For my mother, for my father
For the safety of my mind

There are pleasures, there are treasures
I have come to know them well
Keep on calling; I wanna keep falling
But I won’t go to hell for you.

Written by theresa smith halfacre , January 14, 2007 2:45 a.m.




A Personal Reminder To MyselfClick picture to ZOOM
Sacrifice

Everywhere the talk is getting louder
I look around and I hear them wonder
Wonder if I’m ever going to make things right
In my life

There’s pain when we’re honest to God
The smallest prayers often come undone
Every right is often more than wrong
Just read the news

Change is riding in this direction
I feel its starkness; it’s a cold reflection
“She use to be the sweetest girl,
What has she done?"

I peeled away 20 years of skin
Just to see the child in me again
Trying to figure out; trying to understand
All this war

There’s sacrifice and there’s deception
We feel the loss in our best intentions
There’s not enough love to change the world
Naive little girl

Consumed by words and material things
We want the best; the best of everything
It’s not real; it’s all so pretentious
Let it go

I only know this day is mine
I’ll take the best, I won’t be unkind
It’s not worth the bitterness or pain
It burns the soul

Smell the jasmine, smell the cut grass
These are the things that are sure to last
Beyond politics and war; religion and the poor
Don’t close your eyes …
Sacrifice.

Written by theresa smith halfacre, May 5, 2006 1:17 p.m.




Writing For Fun ... What a Fun Switch .. This One's for us, Mr. DJ ... :)

I think I need a vacation
I need to get away
I need to make a brand new start
Close the door on this broken heart
Gas is high so I can't go far
Better lock my keys inside of my car
Hey -- I think I'll take a vacation
In my own backyard

I’ll put on my moccasin boots
Tell all the jerks where they can hike to
I don’t need to drive a hundred miles
To kick back and relax awhile
I can take a toke and get just get high
Ride in circles on my mountain bike
Yeah, I’m gonna vacation
In my own backyard

Tune off the telephone and tv
Read up on my philosophy
There’s a blue ridge and a canopy
An empty hammock 40 feet from me
I’ve got spiders and tarantulas, too
Playing spin the bottle in my shoes
Yeah, they’re taking a vacation
In my own backyard.

I’ve put my time in; I’ve worked hard
It’s time to glow like a worm in the dark
A six of Bacardi and pack of smokes
I can laugh at my own damn jokes
I don’t need anyone to tell me now
To get my shit together or tell me how
I might even learn to tip a cow
In my own back yard

Good bye papers; good bye remote control
It’s about time I take care of my own
I’ve got enough wildlife right outta my door
Mother Nature is the only thing at war
I don’t need the internet or my Dell
Modern technology - it can go to hell
Right now I need a vacation
In my own backyard

Turn up Patty Griffin and listen awhile
To the music that makes me smile
Who needs Toby or the Dixie Chicks?
All their bickering makes me sick
Todd Snider can blow them all away
Playing a Train Song any time, any day
Yeah, I think I'll bring him on vacation
In my own backyard

If you never see me again
No need to worry about me, my friend
I don’t have money, but I got tons of books
Can’t sing a lick but I can damn sure cook
Just give me some marshmallows and a stake
I’ll burn them black; they’ll taste great
Yeah, I’m taking a vacation
In my own backyard

I’m tired of all the bullshit
I’m letting go and forgetting it
I need a place where I can burp and fart
When I make a wish on a falling star
Call me a sorry son-of-a-bitch
I’m gonna pick my nose and scratch my itch
Yeah, I live for my vacations
In my own back yard

written by theresa smith halfacre August 2006





Carole, this is for granny and pap...

Carrying Me

Grandma liked her front porch swing
Smelling the flowers in a soft southern breeze
She'd smile at my grandpa by the corn silo
She had a few wrinkles; she never was old

Grandpa loved grandma for life
She stole his heart one Saturday night
Light from the stars; the moon was bright
When Grandpa and grandma became man and wife

But he died sixteen years ago
“Among My Souvenirs” played on the radio
A chainsaw slipped through his hands
Down he fell with the blade in his chest

They told grandma to wear something black
Peter is dead and he ‘aint coming back
Grandma learned what life was about
A life without grandpa is a life without
I thought to myself this ‘aint right
God gives us love and then takes it back

Now grandma relied on daddy and me
To help work the farm and tend to the fields
But daddy choked on the whiskey he'd drink
Finally the bottle put daddy to sleep

Daddy'd been dead for ten years or more
When me and my grandma opened a store
We sold antiques and a hundred chainsaws
But there was one chainsaw nobody bought

One evening grandma whispered to me
“Honey, I love you; you're a grandmoma's dream
Live in this home; move on with your life
Remember your grandpa some Saturday nights"

They told me to wear something black
Your grandma is dead, she ‘aint coming back
And I learned what life was about
A life without grandma is a life without
I thought to myself this ‘aint right
God gives us love and then takes it back

Grandpa and grandma, daddy makes three
I’m the only one swinging on the front porch swing
I smell the flowers and the garden it brings
Memories of grandma and grandpa and me

There’s a chainsaw next to grandma’s swing
Its teeth are as shiny as the two wedding rings
Smelling the flowers in the soft southern breeze
There’s a chain full of love that's carrying me.

Written by theresa smith halfacre, August 31, 2006 3:09 a.m.





Reminicing ...
Four Years

Years have passed; I don’t know how
They went so fast; they’re memories now
Families fade, but wars they grow
It makes me miss my high school more
And, The Class of 1984.

Where were you in ‘81?
When Carter lost and Reagan won?
Did you listen to the CDC about HIV?
Or watch Lady Diana marry royalty?
Were you there in ’81?

Where were we in ‘81?
Our freshman year; a brand new start
We use to say, “School’s not for me.”
We wrote our worries in a diary
That was us in ‘81.

Where were you in ‘82?
Did ya’ watch Cal Ripkin take a swing or two?
Were you listening to Springsteen rally the crowd;
As 750,000 thousand gathered ‘round?
Were you there in ’82?

Where were we in ‘82?
Our sophomore year, we drank a few
Football games, then Cry Baby Bridge
Cheering for Michael when he threw that pitch
That was us in ‘82

Where were you in ‘83?
Did you watch the end of MASH on TV?
Martin Luther King Day became a bill
Microsoft Word unleashed a whole new world.
Were you there in ’83?

Where were we in ‘83?
Our junior year, we turned sixteen
A little bit of country and little class
We thought this year would never pass
That was us in ‘83

Where were you in ‘84?
Did you watch The Games in Sarajevo?
Did you sing “From dawn to setting sun …”?
When the Marines pulled out of Lebanon,
Were you there in ’84?

Where were we in ‘84?
Our senior year, we felt assured
Driving to school and then to work
Some in letter jackets; some in t-shirts
That was us in ’84.

That was me in ‘84
I only thought I wanted more
I’d get married; build a life
Make someone a perfect wife
It used to come so easily
The foolish side of me
And ‘84

Written by theresa smith halfacre

August 21, 2006 12:49 a.m.

Photo to right taken August 26, 2006
Last day of Lucy and Earls as we knew it ... :(




For my volunteer friends in the ER ... thanks for the hope you give to every life ...however sad it sometimes ends ... :) RAINN on ...

Sacred Threads, Secret Flaws

I went to see Ashley
I heard she was afraid
I knew what was wrong with her
I hadn’t seen her for days
There in the corner of her room
Cradling her stuffed bear
There was little Ashley hiding there

She looked like a woman
Not sweet thirteen
The dozen times she’d ran away
Cops busted her dreams
Of never coming home again
To hear Johnny whisper, “I’ll see you at ten”
There was little Ashley, lying under him

Sacred threads, secret flaws
Fabric weaves in thoughts
Of a girl who believes
Abuse is her fault
Momma’s dead; daddy works
And I know you hurt
Little Ashley, little girl
You’re living in a world
Where rules are broken
And lives are torn apart

I went to see Ashley
She just turned sixteen
Confused by the battle
She remained just as sweet
She had turned to a lover
A friend she could trust
There’s nothin’ like the love of a woman’s touch

She looked like a woman
About the age of me
The years had finally worn her down
She was never free
They called her names ‘cause she was gay
They didn’t know her pain
She let go of their hatred
And all the voices for a grave

Cradled in her casket
Hid Ashley’s little bear
They laughed and cried together
For so many years
Little Ashley, little girl
Did you have to leave?
Little Ashley, little bear
Watch over the children
You left down here

Sacred threads, secret flaws
We carry them all
Little children who believe
Abuse is their fault

Written by theresa smith halfacre, 2006





Click picture to ZOOM

Layers of Life

Layers of life fall to the floor
Swept under carpets and broken screen doors
Like dust in the desert and dreams of desire
Layers upon layers surround me like fire

Memories resurface, piece by piece
Mostly in quiet refuge, I process my grief
The mind will protect every dream ever lost
Frightened and alienated, we suffer the cost

Never in my life would I believe I would break my vow to God.

I have searched for you in my sins and creations
I have struggled through every lawful temptation
Ouestioning every damaging thought
Sickness and contemplation were the answers I got.

One more layer dresses the floor
It weaves my mistakes into one hundred more
Confused and bewildered I stay in my shell
Looking like heaven, but dreaming of hell.

You never broke your vow to God or silence.

For a lifetime I accepted rejection with a smile
Understanding complacent lives firsthand in denial
Standing seconds away from one who protects
Others will benefit from my loss and neglect

I’ll never again believe in fairytales
Like layers of life, they slip into failures
Remind me again sometime why I’m foolish
And I’ll remind you again that I’m not what I wished …
Or hoped I could be in your heart.

This grief is ours to share equally.
Finally, we are united forever in what we have broken.

Written by theresa smith halfacre, april 29th, 2005 6:17 p.m.





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One Day

One day
one prayer will touch the world
God will listen and not wonder what he heard
Fallen heroes everywhere, severed in the ground
No one ever notices, they’re faceless in a crowd
Disposable and dying in the lost and found.

One day
one prayer will touch one little girl
Standing in the prowl of her sacred little world
Bruises blacken up her back, following the attack
No one ever notices because she’s black
Close your eyes and just forget, just forget

One day
one prayer will touch the enemy
And those we think we care about the least
Their face is different but their eyes still shine
No one notices it is we who divide
The history that ultimately unites us in one vine

One day
one prayer will touch every ailing man
Who seeks shelter for his family and food for friends
He is weak physically, but I promise you he believes
No one notices while he’s praying on his knees
“Dear God, please protect us with your mercy.”

One day
one prayer will touch Mother Earth
And restore what we destroy, it has no worth
The animals are weak, we made them so
We lock them up we take their home
In the name of economical growth

One day
one prayer will touch this heart
Healing fears that keep my eyes apart
Playing in the playground, dancing as I please
One day no one will notice me
One day isn’t soon enough for me.

Written by theresa smith halfacre, May 1, 2005, 10:02 p.m.




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The Harder I Fall

The further we go the harder I fall
It takes one mistake, just one mistake and that’s all
What do we lose? What do we win?
Is love worth the pain to see you again?
I’ll never know.

Dreams are waiting to help cushion the fall
They wrestle with nightmares until Angels call
Calling me back, calling me home
Calling me something then nothing at all
Wish they’d leave me alone

I walk to the porch, I feed the birds
I read words I never heard
Never heard them before
‘Til I walked through your door
Harmful and hurtful just like before

It takes one mistake, just one mistake and that’s all
Sometimes regrets, sometime the best gets to us all
Still I walk through your door and come back for more.

And the harder I fall.

Written by theresa smith halfacre





Two Lines

I thought the wind blew as cold as it could
Then you blew through me like the fire in the woods
Lost in the days and lost to our minds
I long to find you but know there’s no time

The red in the mountains the chill in the air
It rustled the winter more than we cared
Time spent alone it’s never as good
As loving someone when you know you shouldn’t

West Virginia you blew two lines in my face
Out on the road in this dark winter place
Wrestling words spoke through my lips
Letting a dream slip through our fingertips

Call to the wind and call to the wild
Call the to the challenge
Its whispering child
Dreaming of songs lost in two lines
Have they been forgotten or just left behind?

I thought the wind blew as cold as it could
Then you blew through me like the fire in the woods
Lost in a dream that got lost on the way
I long to find you and pray
I long to find you and pray

theresa smith halfacre, 12:39 a.m.






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