Far Away Blues

Oh the weather ain't so fine today
Darling it's just right for me
Cause I've been thinking of you
Got these far away blues

Oh the water's mad
She's been fighting with the wind
I've been thinking of you
Got these far away blues

So please don't take me the wrong way
Things are fine and people are great, but
I've been thinking of you
Got these far away blues
Got these far away blues

Joe Purdy

Sleep Early

Since we were small,
We were told to sleep early.

To have a long rest.
To have a good day.

To grow.
To play.

To be smart.
To be happy.

Our moms sang lullaby,
filled with love and whispers:

"No matter what, I'll always love you.
I hope you will always love me too"

"Come stop your cries of hunter,
I'll sing away the roar of the thunder"

"When you were born, I was born.
I'll guide your life, you'll guide mine."

All this love and whisper,
for that early sleep. Why?

You can see the world, clearer.
You can see yourself, clearer.

You can enjoy life, better.
You can enjoy religion, better.

You can work on your career, faster.
You can work on your studies, faster.

When you can see, enjoy, and work,
what more can you ask?
When it's clearer, better, and faster,
what more can you ask?

Now grown up,
I want to sleep early tonight
and forevermore.

I don't want to stay up till 100 hours,
When my kids and their kids are safe and happy,
I'll go to bed.

Listening and enjoying to the silence,
with a cute snooze from you by my side,
I'll chuckle and go to bed.

All my work, security, and conscious,
are settled down,
I'll be happily go to bed.

Hopefully, I'll get to see Mom, then.

The Nest and Freedom

Eager and excited was the feeling.

The feeling of flying out of the Nest.

"Finally"

I thought to myself.

After 18 years, I'm finally able to

taste Freedom. 

I'm far away from home, now.

Cold and cruel the climate.

I can see the light...the destination.

Of Freedom.

But I can fly, no more.

I'm in the in between.

Now, I feel sleeping in the warm Nest.

Later, I feel being in the spotlight. 

I miss them.

So much.

But again, I'm in the between.

Quiting was never an option.

It's been a month, I have 6 years.

Freedom will be my Nest. 

I'll survive.