The Cardboard Breadman

Surviving Yesterday

Life has become a day to day reality;
to be lived one step at a time;
keenly aware of death’s finality;
a transition most sublime.

Life is but a vapor; coming and going;
earth is one stop on its way;
wherever it goes; it keeps on growing;

The Misery Of Pride

I remember a time I found a new friend;
one who always stood by my side;
upon his loyalty, I could always depend;
no one was more loyal than pride.

He lifted me up; when I became down;
placing me on a well deserved pedestal;
when

Faith Of Our Father

Some think that faith was handed down;
a relic from generations past;
others view faith as thoughts of a clown;
whose very thoughts bring laughs.

Thoughts of faith’s power make us curious;
many even consider it very odd;
evidence of its power make some furious;

In The Stillness Of Night

Physicality was created by light, put to motion;
we are pictures of puppets, on a string;
the concept, called being, was a curious notion;
conceived in heaven; a realm unseen.

In the beginning; was Consciousness, only;
God alone, in the stillness of night;
Consciousness found

The Law Of Attraction

What makes us attracted to each other;
is it a form of mystical interaction?
Some think they’re physically drawn to another;
referred to as the law of attraction.

Many believe it’s the physical appearance;
that draw two to become one;
others think that it

The By-And-By

In life we’ve coined many quaint phrases;
such as: shed no tears; don’t cry;
many, allude to life’s final phases;
like: we’ll meet in the by-and-by.

Such a phrase is not very specific;
hinting of a time; both dread;
alluding to thoughts that seem

A Scatterbrained Man

I’m actually able to think quite clearly;
thou names, very often, escape me;
I can intelligently respond to most any query;
unless my fatigue overtakes me.

My intellect has been sufficiently trained;
I’ve worked in very many vocations;
many, I’m around, think I’m