a castle`s on fire(Arnold Melleby, 10.30.2017)

this page was blank
just seconds ago
before I decided
to ink away for a while
inviting you in

I`ve got this strange feeling
my fingers are shaking
I go, do I want to share this
or should I just leave it be
hang tight

a castle`s on fire
dreams alike
the paint`s curling up
like bacon
before it hits the floor
thick smoke
filling room and space
rapidly consuming all oxygene
no pockets of survival
found around here
not even for a single gasp of air

the morning after
a thick fog has replaced the smoke
the garden looks the same
never touched by a single flame
something changed, though
the morning after

there are no heroes around here
none of the villagers came
to put the fire out
no one came to gawk
they all stayed at home
eyes closed and in silence

a castle`s on fire
dreams alike
the paint`s curling up
like bacon
before it hits the floor
thick smoke
filling room and space
rapidly consuming all oxygene
no pockets of survival
found around here
not even for a single gasp of air

a castle`s on fire
dreams alike
the paint`s curling up
like bacon
before it hits the floor
thick smoke
filling room and space
rapidly consuming all oxygene
no pockets of survival
found around here
not even for a single gasp of air

so what happened
to the king
so what happened
to the queen
what happened to their children
you may wonder

nothing
they weren`t home

now the page is full
of my ink
and somebody`s laughing

blindfolded(Arnold Melleby, 10.29.2017)

I had a glimpse
of heaven
inside you
you came to me
in a dream
telling me
we have all the time
in the world

I think
I called your name
in the dark
lighting a spark
to welcome me
with a ray of ligh
as I awoke

blindfolded
into a future
damned to fail

I had a glimpse
of heaven
inside you
you came to me
in a dream
telling me
we have all the time
in the world

I think
I called your name
in the dark
lighting a spark
to welcome me
with a ray of ligh
as I awoke

blindfolded
into a future
damned to fail

don`t ever
ask me again
if I answer
I won`t be
anonymous
ever again

if that`s all you`ve got
it`s all you got
at least
we`ll have
a shadow
to hail

blindfolded
into a future
damned to fail

if you`re not a fan
you can`t blow me
and keep me cool

hands folded

and blind

blindbolded

the calm before the storm(Arnold Melleby, 10.26.2017)

if you fail at this
you can never win
if you keep the beast
you can`t enjoy the feast

woven
a sticky path
that you can`t get out of
even if
you`re right on track

a shortage of water
a state of unease
leaves us all wondering
where did it come from
in the first place

I am the calm
before the storm
I am ten thousand years old
only the key from a weathered soul
will keep you out of the cold
I am the calm
before the storm

let me in
and I`ll let you out
let me sin
and our game can begin
and never end

I am the calm
before the storm

as far as the world knows
there`s twentyfour hours in a day
in my world, though
there may be more
question is
what do I do
during the rest of them

I am the calm
before the storm
I am ten thousand years old
only the key from a weathered soul
will keep you out of the cold
I am the calm
before the storm

heaven and I(Arnold Melleby, 10.23.2017)

you turned a weekend
into a weak end
and we never
saw each other
again

frozen
in a moment in time
thinking of
what could have been

folding hands
but not in prayer
folding hands
in pain

I offered you
a voluntary stay
in heaven
you declined
and ran away
I guess the rest is history
too bad it`s not written
by you and I

we both knew
that the only victim here
is love
breaking me down
at the thought
of another dawn
alone

laying down at rest
on our feathers nd down
instead of wearing my crown
ending up as a clown
an abdicated king
with a queen
nowhere to be seen

I offered you
a voluntary stay
in heaven
you declined
and ran away
I guess the rest is history
too bad it`s not written
by you and I

I guess

that`ll always remain

a secret

between heaven

and I

you are poetry to me(Arnold Melleby, 10.19.2017)

I waited for you
deep down in Mexico
what happened next
only you know

I left and found myself
on a one way track
I waited until you came
only to find you gone

as stoned as the walls
around will permit
the competition
may have done the concrete harm

to draw you from substances
that may abuse you
we wouldn`t want that
would we

an unfortunate widow
surfing on a past
that obviously didn`t last
reaching the shore
look who`s there to greet her
of, course
the one you thought
was all but gone

the ghost
asking inconvenient questions
tell me, love
did the insurance last
did your ties to my past
unravel any inconvenances
to you
ask the ghost
and here I am

you are poetry to me

medievil bridge(Arnold Melleby, 10.18.2017)

stars keep shining
in the distant sky
seemingly out of reach
is that why you can`t
help but feel
small and useless
in this endless
universe
truth is
you can`t leave it
and the only place to grow
is where you find yourself

the desert is hot and dry
there`s a shadow in front of you
stagger behind as best you can
the shadow will take you to a safer place

destroyed by the simple facts of life
guided to a sacret place
but you chose a different way
you chose not to stay

I crossed a medievil bridge
as a long and narrow riverboat
passed underneath
the captain dressed in black
your coffin placed on the front deck
for everyone to see
taking you
to your final place of rest

the shadow in front of you
bares the likeness of me
I am the love that could have been
I am the love that should have been
bringing tears to your eyes
I know it does
changing tides
wouldn`t change a thing
you`re already
gone

I crossed a medievil bridge
as a long and narrow riverboat
passed underneath
the captain dressed in black
your coffin placed on the front deck
for everyone to see
taking you
to your final place of rest

I crossed a medievil bridge
today

leathered soul(Arnold Melleby, 10.15.2017)

feeling like
both Porgy and Bess
Mr. Bessporgy just slipped away
dig it

the lone wolf
is contemplating life
again

adopting more and more
of a basic animal instinct
denying yourself
the dignity
of human emotions

so, you`re brought back to life
only to be roughened up
and bring you back on top
but not on me
just wait and see

let the matter
speak for itself
with me as your master
you can`t go any faster
leathered soul
let`s black out
tonight

a Swiss cheese
excellent taste and all
and just like you
it`s full of holes
only difference is
you taste like shit

let the matter
speak for itself
with me as your master
you can`t go any faster
leathered soul
let`s black out
tonight

let the matter
speak for itself
with me as your master
you can`t go any faster
leathered soul
let`s black out
tonight

karma(Arnold Melleby, 10.10.2017)

a pink dot
on sunset
is where we met
many moons ago
a walk through the park
it never bacame

then something happened
that I didn`t expect
loneliness struck
and there was no looking back

in my time of anger
lightning struck
and I found myself
back in the game
again

karma
does not care
if you believe or not
karma
paves its own way
through your life
like it or not
karma
is what you`ve got

defending yourself
you keep tellin` me
they`re all tellin` lies
a snake bites only when provoked
and from the looks of you
you must have been bitten
at least a dozen times

a pink dot
on sunset
is where we met
many moons ago
a walk through the park
it never bacame

then something happened
that I didn`t expect
loneliness struck
and there was no looking back

in my time of anger
lightning struck
and I found myself
back in the game
again

karma
does not care
if you believe or not
karma
paves its own way
through your life
like it or not
karma
is what you`ve got

karma
does not care
if you believe or not
karma
paves its own way
through your life
like it or not
karma
is what you`ve got

you(Arnold Melleby, 10.09.2017)

enter my house
invited
and you`ll see
everything
brake in
and you`ll never see
anything

pretty
you are
everyone can agree
there`s no question
about that
then puberty arrived
and you had to grow up

taller
than the rest
you had to stand up
in tougher weather
just because
your feet took you higher
above the ground

patience
is a virtue
indeed
but not when
you`re trying
to find your space
in a crowded place

I can relate
because, I was there
I can relate
beacause, I did care
even though
looking through
a neverending
looking glass

called you

crush my heart(Arnold Melleby, 10.07.2017)

let me be me
or leave me be
judge me for who I am
rather than some image
you may walk around
and carry in your head

tears
finding yet another
way down the weathered
chins of another unsung hero
of the universe
prayin` for love
but not gettin` none

crush my heart
pollute my soul
grind every single bone
in my body
and serve me
to a pack of wild hogs
I`ll still come back
to haunt you
I`ll still come back
to love you
once again

I don`t need
any god or gods
I don`t need any religion
I am my own messiah
and I believe
in me

you came into my life
and you never left
while I ran for the sun
in my sleep
only to catch
the darkness
ruling the light of yours
trapping me
in your sense of
openness

crush my heart
pollute my soul
grind every single bone
in my body
and serve me
to a pack of wild hogs
I`ll still come back
to haunt you
I`ll still come back
to love you
once again

crush my heart
pollute my soul
grind every single bone
in my body
and serve me
to a pack of wild hogs
I`ll still come back
to haunt you
I`ll still come back
to love you
all over again

please
whatever you do
or do not
let me be me

or leave me be

the heartland is crying tonight(Arnold Melleby, 10.03.2017)

all great music
starts with silence
as it turns out
it also ends with it

thresholds stumbled upon
and crossed
cards handed out
and tossed
success
is a twofaced
monster
well, Mr. Brownstone
I am happy to announce
you were wrong
in a big way

the heartland is crying
the heartland is crying
the heartland is crying
tonight
the heartland is crying
tom
the heartland is really crying
for you tonight

with the echoe
from the Hollywood Bowl
still roaming in your head
a mad man opened fire
from the 32 floor

one of your last memories
must have been hard to take
for a crowd pleasing man

the heartland is crying
the heartland is crying
the heartland is crying
tonight
the heartland is crying
tom
the heartland is really crying
for you tonight

the sky`s
got a brand new star
and he`ll be touring
the universe
for a very long time

tonight
you broke my heart
and we`re all
free falling
tonight

RIP Tom Petty

blushing like a cheap california wine(Arnold Melleby, 10.01.2017)

the music died
then you came alive
the sin in your eyes
the clothing on my floor
a smile to adore
and you crawling back
into my arms

blushing like a cheap california wine
I forgave your sins
and before time knew the word of it
you were back on your wings
what else is there to say

free as a bird
wings as wide as the horizon
always heading for the sky
always crash landing
every time it´s time to ground

a few days ago
I got a call from a number
I did not recognize
you´d crashed my white horse
and I had to bail you out

blushing like a cheap california wine
I forgave your sins
and before time knew the word of it
you were back on your wings
what else is there to say

you burn your bridges as you walk them
still I´ll always be on the other side
to greet you with open arms
and my blinders on

blushing like a cheap california wine
I forgave your sins
and before time knew the word of it
you were back on your wings
what else is there to say

blushing like a cheap california wine
cheers