Diving In

Carl The Mus3 I want love all around me, I want love to surround me, I want love to come like a wave and take over me and drown me. I want it to consume me to use me, I want it to grow from me, I want it to flow from me. I want…

In His Eyes, I See…….By: Carl The Muse

    Carl The Muse. These images only make the pain worse. They make the bravest, toughest and the roughest of us cower in fear. What man that loves life is filled with excitement when he can feel the fear of death in the air? In the moments that other men see a brother and…

Only Light: Carl The Muse

It will be ok, we have been here before. In the end, the darkness will be met with the light and have nowhere to run and light will win the battle just like it always does. Darkness will never ever go away but in the end, the night always changes back into day. Its history…

When Paths Cross By: Carl The Muse

There was a spider that found it’s way inside today and it ended up hanging right in front of my face. I knocked on the web down the spider hit the ground and it was from there the message was profound. At first, I was going to crush it but today I felt, I thought,…

Day And Night, It’s Life By: Carl The Muse

  Many mornings of my life I could barely open my eyes, I felt barely alive, I felt dry, inside I had no drive, a total vacuum of my pride. That was then Before the sunrise, now it’s warm, I’m embraced by the sun, I had no legs just moments ago it seems and now…

A Rumbling In The Tummy By: Carl The Muse

Suddenly I could only see red You would have thought an artery popped inside my head There was no denying And I was tired of fighting If there was something wrong I was now determined to right it I had been hiding Lying from the hard truths When inside I know what to do It…

Easier When You Believe By: Carl The Muse

More than I could ever see More and more came Because I always believed Even when totally blinded In total darkness, I could see And not barely Very clearly It’s never been me It’s divinity If not The water, the wind The trees It all seems to be working And upon it all I am…

The Stuff I Get The Best High From By: Carl The Muse

I need the stuff When times are good When times are rough I am chasing my fix I’m addicted I admit I always go back It’s a historical fact I can’t get enough of it I swear I will quit But after one hit Instantly I missed My target is off The mission has been…

The Greatest Gift Given, You By: Carl The Muse

I am gifted I have more than I dreamed of I have loved I am gifted I am a father, I have beautiful kids I have love I am gifted I have known the love of my mother, the love of my brother and many many others, most gone but the memory of lives on…

It Will Come For You, By: Carl The Muse

You do not have to learn it to know it You don’t have to be shown it to show it You have no choice You lose control It becomes your voice It rules you It moves you It consumes you You cannot run You cannot hide You cannot deny You feel it inside It gives…

Your Love Was Just What I Needed By: Carl The Muse

I miss my mom It’s a truth I cannot run from I miss her smile I miss her voice I miss the way she always muted my noise I miss the way she made me feel I miss everything To say this and not say that I would be lying But forever is how long…

Don’t Underestimate The Value Of Words By: Carl The Muse

  The art of conversation has been lost A true connection of souls is the cost It is this way but it ought not The conversation is a seed that can blossom into love That is what I was taught Its often been a battle that I have often fought I always wanted to hear…

Love Is Everything By: Carl The Muse

Lost in love It’s all I can think of I…….Carl Johnson can never get enough It’s a fine line and I walk it all the time Without it, I would surely lose my mind It’s like my air or maybe my conscious Love, keeps me right there Even with my eyes closed I am still…

When A Man Wins, He Lives By: Carl The Muse

The best thing that I have ever done and the best thing I will ever do is the family that I have made that you see before you. I understand that as a man I am to help set the course to set the master plan.  I learned over time, I was lucky I had…

A Thought on Truth By: Carl The Muse

I often speak too much or I say to little, I can say everything and nothing at the same time, I can be a riddle but one thing I always do is tell my truths, I say what I am thinking but that is not something many people do.  I have no problem speaking because…

Better Because Of Love By: Carl The Muse

I am better because  I am better than I ever was  I am better now then I was then I am better because of love  From my mother My brother My friends I am better because of my wife  I am better because I understand the meaning of life I have lived through death  I…

The Greatest Kind Of Love By:Carl The Muse

The greatest love is not the kind that’s blind The greatest kind of love sees the small details the small print and the finest kinds of lines The greatest kind of love encompasses you all, The greatest kind of love needs no hearing to answer your call The greatest kind of love knows you better…