Crash On Lovers’ Lane

On May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 By roberthansen1317In Lyrics, music, poems, PoetryLeave a comment

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I tried something fun to be creative instead of writing what pops in my head. Sometimes, nothing pops in my head.

So, I wrote this for those of you who ever wonder what happened to Tommy and Gina from Bon Jovi’s Livin On A Prayer. Or maybe I am the only one that has ever wondered.

It’s not perfect, but I bet some of you will sing parts of it like the real song. If you need a refresher, I have the video posted on the bottom.

Once upon a time, not so long ago

Tommy lost his job on the docks

Gina’s diner closed down

Down on their luck, it’s tough, so tough

Started over in a small town

Tommy started playing at the local bar

Getting by with the little they had

Gina didn’t think love would be this hard

Trying to recall when she wasn’t so sad

You can’t live on a prayer, takes so much more

When you’re breaking plates, slamming doors

We still talk about the crash on lovers’ lane

Where three crosses remember their names

Tommy knew they didn’t have much, didn’t have much

They lived in sin, couldn’t afford a wedding band

Tommy thought they’d always have love, always have love

Gina grew distant, Tommy didn’t understand

Tommy started drinking, Gina got bored

Rumors started spreading ’round our town

Gina forgot love wasn’t just a word

We remember the night Tommy found out

You can’t live on a prayer, takes so much more

When you’re breaking plates, slamming doors

We still talk about the crash on lovers’ lane

Where three crosses remember their names

Gina was giving herself away

Tommy was halfway there, halfway there

He saw red when he got to lovers’ lane

He never hit the brakes when he said

When he said

You can’t live on a prayer, takes so much more

When you’re breaking plates, slamming doors

We still talk about the crash on lovers’ lane

Where three crosses remember their names

Me and Jeremy

On May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, God is there, poems, Poetry2 Comments

Jeremy’s locker was next to mine

I never bothered to take the time

Me and Jeremy were not close

We never even really spoke

I was captain of the football team

He always wore black shirts with black jeans

He was a loner but never alone

God and the devil were in the same home

I had questions but here’s my confession

Didn’t know he suffered from depression

But he made one hell of an impression

When he read that Bible out loud

Then one night the demons won the fight

When Jeremy committed suicide

Not even God could bring back his life

That morning when his body was found

Lots of things I thought I knew

Turned out to be very few

Words I wish I would’ve said

Forever stuck in my head

Next to me is an empty space

I’ve even spent time at his grave

So many words I didn’t say

I wonder if he knows he changed my life

I learned about God, still learning to pray

Maybe Jeremy would be alive today

If I took a few seconds to say hey

I wouldn’t have a lifetime asking why

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Enough Hurt For Today

On April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, hope, poems, Poetry2 Comments

We’ve been hurting for so long

But we keep singing the same song

And maybe I’m wrong

I’m done watching the news

I’m going to turn off the tv

Take some time for me

I’m not going to apologize

For not listening to the lies

Putting it all in a box

Praying it will all stop

Cause there’s been enough hurt for today

Not much else for me to say

I know it’s not going to go away

Maybe it’s only a delay

Finding some alone time to pray

Cause there’s been enough hurt for today

Not going to think about tomorrow

All the hate, all the sorrow

I know there’s more for me to know

Not going to think about the shootings

The virus, the death, the violence, the looting

Need a win, tired of the losing

Going to think about something else

May be selfish, but need to heal myself

Been living too long in the dark

Need a cure for my broken heart

Cause there’s been enough hurt for today

Not much else for me to say

I know it’s not going to go away

Maybe it’s only a delay

Finding some alone time to pray

Cause there’s been enough hurt for today

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” —Thich Nhat Hanh |

Maybe I’m only hitting pause

Hoping we’re not a lost cause

We are all broken , yet chosen

Praying we can get through this moment

Cause there’s been enough hurt for today

Not much else for me to say

I know it’s not going to go away

Maybe it’s only a delay

Finding some alone time to pray

Cause there’s been enough hurt for today

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Black Sheep, Black Sheep

On April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, love who you are, poems, PoetryLeave a comment

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Black sheep, black sheep what are you going to do?

Black sheep, black sheep they say you have no value

Born into a world that’s taught to hate

Black sheep, black sheep this isn’t your fate

Black sheep, black sheep don’t you cry

Black sheep, black sheep you’ve been told a lie

Don’t believe everything you hear or see

Black sheep, black sheep listen, listen black sheep

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Black sheep, black sheep know your worth

Black sheep, black sheep you are pure

They can’t change what you are

Black sheep, black sheep that’s why you’re a star

Black sheep, black sheep let me explain

Black sheep, black sheep you can’t be changed

They say you are nothing and don’t belong

Black sheep, black sheep you must stay strong

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Black sheep, black sheep, don’t believe the bull

Black sheep, black sheep they can never change your wool

You can be you and only you

Black sheep, black sheep this is true

Black sheep, black sheep right before your eyes

Black sheep, black sheep soon they’ll realize

That being who you are is not a weakness

Black sheep, black sheep appreciate your uniqueness

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The Devil Told Me He Was Dead

On March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, devil, devil is a liar, poems, Poetry7 Comments

I was feeling a little down on my luck

Met a man who said his name was Chuck

Then he said, did you know the devil was dead ?

So we sat together and broke bread

Man, he could tell a story

He told me I had nothing to worry

We had a couple shots and a few beers

He told me again, I had nothing to fear

Then he looked me in the eye and said

Hey, man, did I tell you the devil was dead ?

I was thinking maybe I was wrong

To sit there and talk, but it’s been so long

Since God’s shown up around here

So we ordered a few more beers

Then he told me a few jokes

Then lit up another smoke

He asked what I thought about love

And he asked if I believed in God

But before I could answer he said

Hey, did I tell you the devil was dead?

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Maybe I was wrong to sit there and listen

But I thought what was I really missing

Been so long since God showed up ‘round here

So we ordered more shots and a few more beers

Maybe it was the alcohol that started to talk

I told him it was time for me to take a walk

There was something about him I recognized

I said man, your entertaining but all you do is lie

Hell, man, we’ve all had a bad year

It seems like a long time since God’s been here

You’ve won some battles and had a good time

But I believe love wins and God is alive

Then I looked him in the eye and said

After all, didn’t you tell me you were dead ?

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Signs Of Life

On February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, poems, Poetry6 Comments

Through all the dark days

Through all the darker nights

When I had lost my way

When I had lost my sight

When my mind was wheel

That kept getting stuck in the mud

When nothing could I feel

When I was always stuck

When the grass had turned brown

When the leaves had fallen from the tree

When snow had covered the ground

You revealed yourself to me

A cardinal, feathers so red

A tulip that bloomed too soon

The sound of baby birds waiting to be fed

A butterfly emerging from its cocoon

Five baby skunks chasing their mother

A baby deer taking its first steps

The buzzing of a bee and then another

All these things revealed and I wept

Tears of joy instead of tears of sorrow

For in the darkness there are signs of life

I found peace in today and hope for tomorrow

For the darkness always succumbs to the light

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Noah Scape

On October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, poems, Poetry, Short story4 Comments

There was a man named Noah Scape

Who felt misfortune was always his fate

He hated everything on this earth

Not once did he ever say a kind word

When people saw him coming

The other way they’d go running

Noah Scape would quite often offend

Surprisingly, or maybe not, Noah had many friends

But the ones he had felt the same as he

Noah Veil, Betty Wont, Miss Happs, and Y. Me

Dee Zaster, Emma Fraid, Hope Lescase,

Lois Steem, Shirley Knott, and Ray Neday

They all felt the world was out to get them

Perhaps, that is why they were all friends

But one day Noah Scape

Fell into it in a bad way

He needed help

But he truly felt

His troubles he could not share

No one he knew would care

With his head down he walked away

Wishing he could find Sunny Daze

A girl he knew once upon a time

Or maybe Yul B. Allright

He was always positive

And always quite supportive

Gene Yess was thoughtful and smart

Phil Hope always spoke from the heart

Then Noah thought maybe his life wasn’t a mess

Truly in his heart he knew he had to confess

That where he was in his life

His choices were part of his demise

So he chose right there and then

To begin his life again

For he had been miserable for quite a while

His face nearly cracked when he started to smile

The clouds started to part and the sun began to shine

Noah realized the light had been there the entire time

For where he was was not where he had to be

His eyes only needed to be open so he could see

He only had to make better choices

And listen to more positive voices

Now Noah knew that it was never to late

For there had always been a way out for Noah Scape

I Want To Say Thank You

On September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 By roberthansen1317In poems, Poetry4 Comments

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I usually do not post on the weekend but sometimes you have to.

I want to say thank you

For running into the unknown

For responding to the call

Not knowing if you’ll make it back home

For keeping our town safe

When you are patrolling the streets

For stopping, just to say hi

For getting the cat out of the tree

For keeping our kids safe

By being in our schools

For writing me that speeding ticket

When I chose to break the rules

Thank you for working late

Missing your family’s supper

I know your job is hard

And some are making it tougher

But I just wanted to take a minute

To let you know some of us care

That cry with you, that stand with you

That respect you, that says a prayer

That some of us will stand by your side

We’ll remember the heroes

Who responded on their last ride

Stay strong, stay protected, get home safe

It might not be the popular thing to say

But when have I cared about that

So thank you, not only today

But every day

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Police Officer Tamarris Leon-Wesley Bohannon | St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Deputy Sheriff Ryan Phillip Hendrix | Henderson County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Detective James M. Skernivitz | Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio

Trooper Thomas William Devlin | Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts

Captain Stanley Curtis Elrod | Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia

Corporal Bryant Searcy | Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Michigan

Police Officer Bryan Brown | Tohono O'odham Nation Police Department, Tribal Police

Sergeant Ricardo Perez-Ortiz | Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Police Officer Sheena Dae Yarbrough-Powell | Beaumont Police Department, Texas

Trooper Caleb Starr | Michigan State Police, Michigan

Special Agent John Bost, III | United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Government

Deputy Sheriff Dylan Pickle | Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

Deputy Sheriff William Garner | Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Police Officer Jonathan Shoop | Bothell Police Department, Washington

Police Officer Ismael Chavez | McAllen Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Edelmiro Garza, Jr. | McAllen Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Anthony Dia | Toledo Police Department, Ohio

Police Officer Jason Judd | Peoria Police Department, Arizona

Sergeant Craig Vincent Johnson | Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

Police Officer Destin Legieza | Brentwood Police Department, Tennessee

Wildlife Officer Julian Keen, Jr. | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida

Police Officer Dale Thomas Provins, Jr. | Jefferson Hills Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Deputy Sheriff James H. Blair | Simpson County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

Animal Control Officer Darrian May Young | Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Michigan

Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller | Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, California

Sheriff Andy Deric Clark | DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Missouri

Police Officer Scott Hutton | Alexander Police Department, Arkansas

Lieutenant Stephen P. Williams | Moody Police Department, Alabama

Deputy Constable Caleb Daniel Rule | Fort Bend County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, Texas

Police Officer Nathan James Lyday | Ogden Police Department, Utah

Police Officer Cody N. Holte | Grand Forks Police Department, North Dakota

Trooper George Baker | Louisiana State Police, Louisiana

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Time To Say Goodbye

On September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, poems, PoetryLeave a comment

It’s the same story every night

I tell myself it’s time to say goodbye

I feel like I am just wasting time

I’ve got other things I need to do

If only I could break up with you

I can’t tolerate the stress you put me through

But it’s harder to do than I thought

And sometimes I feel like I cannot

You’re an addiction I have fought

Here is the cold hard fact and you have to face it

I want to get better and you want me complacent

You want me to stay here but I want to go places

But tonight will be the night

Candy Crush, I’m telling you goodbye

Wait, you’re giving me an hour of free lives

Ok maybe tomorrow……I can say goodbye

Who The Hell Are They?

On September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, Loss of loved one, poems, PoetryLeave a comment

64 Quotes After Grief and Life After Loss Whats your Grief

I wrote this one for the loss of any loved one but since it is suicide prevention week, I thought I would say this: If you are thinking about suicide, reach out, ask for help, you are not the only one affected by your decision. You are loved.