ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
I am a retired New York City Corrections Officer that is currently attending Nassau Community College. I am studying creatve writing, and I hope to make my living as a writer now that I'm retired.I am 41 years old and currently divorced and living in Long Island. [April 2011]
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (31) Apparently, I've Gone Insane (Poetry) Just a pleasant little poem that came to me one night while listening to the radio. [296 words] Brave Soldier (Poetry) A poem about love and war. [208 words] [Romance] Captain Courageous (Poetry) This poem is about my older brother who is a retired Captain of the NYC Correction Dept.This is not another Rikers Island experience.It's about a man with an addiction who found the courage to enter r... [597 words] [Spiritual] Day Of The Drunken One (Poetry) About 20 years ago I got engaged and my fiance and I threw ourselves a nice engagement party.I got totally wasted and made a complete asshole of myself.So I thought I'd write a poem about it. [424 words] [Relationships] Feel The Blade (Poetry) This poem is about a young girl named Lisa Fernandez. She was an inmate at Rikers Island hospital. She was hospitalized because she took a 'shank' and cut herself up. [330 words] Forever, I Will Always Love You (Poetry) This poem is dedicated to my partner in life,my best friend and the greatest woman I know, my wife Ann. [291 words] God's Hands (Poetry) Okay,I know I said I was going to write poetry that was more positive.But when I feel sad I write and this poem reflects that. [280 words] Happy Songs (Poetry) A poem about child abuse. [279 words] Hoping For A Resurrection (Poetry) Just a poem that came to me about relationships.It seems when I write about relationships I always write about saying goodbye.This one is about a broken hearted person that still has hope. [250 words] [Relationships] Hoping To Find Happiness Again (Poetry) Many years ago I was diagnosed with manic depression.These last couple of days I've been really feeling the effects of my illness.So I thought I'd write a poem about it. [543 words] [Psychology] I Wish The Darkness Would Disappear (Poetry) Just a poem that can to me one night when I couldn't sleep. [487 words] I'm Losing Control (Poetry) I spent many years suffering from the dark demons of depression.I wrote this poem during that time.Don't make me out to be a Devil worshipper or anything like that,it's just a poem that expresses the ... [245 words] [Horror] In My Mind (Poetry) This is a poem written by my 17 year-old niece,Andrea.Her grandpa passed away from cancer last November.She wrote this poem in memory of him and read it at his funeral.I was so moved by the poem that ... [375 words] [Spiritual] It Is Time To Say-Goodbye (Poetry) This is a poem about something we've all been through, breaking up with a loved one. [297 words] [Drama] Junkie (Poetry) Another Rikers Island experience.This poem is about an inmate named Robert Ramirez. He was carried to the clinic one night by the riot squad where they handcuffed him to a bed because he was violent a... [395 words] [Crime] My Brother Is Dead But I'm Doing Fine (Poetry) No need for words the poem speaks for itself. [375 words] [Psychology] My Daddy (Poetry) This is a poem by the love of my life, my 8 year old daughter Daniela Jane,she wants to be a poet just like her dad.The piece was written word for word the only thing I corrected was the spelling. [114 words] My Sad Little Boy (Poetry) A poem about the hardships of fatherhood and raising a son. [379 words] [Relationships] My Sweet Daniela Jane (Poetry) A poem about the love of my life, my 8 year old daughter. [149 words] One Heart (Poetry) I was taking a writing class at Nassau Community College and one of my class mates,a girl named Lenora,wrote an essay about how her heart belongs to Jesus.Her essay is what inspired me to write this p... [278 words] [Spiritual] Tales Of Tito: Essay Of An Inmate (Essays) Are you a fan of the movie,'Goodfellas?' Then check out this story about the life of a criminal named Tito. [2,718 words] [Crime] Temporarily Misplaced (Poetry) Felt like writing a blues rock song.If any of you rock musicians want to use my lyrics in a song, don't plagiarize me!Just leave me a message in the review section and I'll get in touch with you.Hopef... [480 words] The Game Of Life (Poetry) It took me a week to write this poem and I think it's one of my best.It's about the hardships of life,the difficult world we live in and the current events that surround us. [832 words] [Drama] The Light Of Tomorrow (Poetry) I think I'm going to go in a different path and start writing poetry that's more positive.Even though I suffer with depression does that mean every poem has to be sad? This one is a start on that new ... [162 words] [Motivational] The Mystery Of My Mind-Subtitle:The Things I've Tried (Poetry) I was just about to go to my son's baseball game when suddenly I stopped and sat down to write this poem.My wife thought I was crazy but what else can you do when you get an urge to write but write.Ne... [469 words] The Preacher And His Friend (Poetry) I truly feel that this is one of the best poems I've ever written because it tells a story as well.However, because the poem tells a story, the sentences are rather long. So I hope the structure of th... [319 words] [Drama] The Questions Of Love (Poetry) Questions we must all ask ourselves. [455 words] The Smoke Inside You (Poetry) A poem about the fears I have about my wife's pack a day cigarette habit. [231 words] Unanswered Questions (Poetry) Don't mind this one because I just wanted to see if I could write a poem with three consecutive rhyming words.So the poem might seem a little forced.I've been reading a lot of poetry on this website a... [340 words] Wighead (Poetry) I went bald at the age of 20 and it devastated me.Then I did a stupid thing and went out and bought a toupee.Yep,that's right, I was a wig wearer.It was the most horrible time of my life.Can you imagi... [543 words] [Comedy] Your Prison Cell (Poetry) Another Rikers Island experience.This poem is about an 19 year old inmate named Ralph Porter.I discovered him hanging in his prison cell one night while I was working the graveyard shift. [382 words] [Crime]
Separate Ways David Daniels
I show up at your door with roses
But you throw them to the ground
You say you no longer love me
And you no longer want me around
I tell you that I love you
But it's something you don't believe
You slam the door in my face
And you order me to leave
I beg you to take me back
I profess my love over the phone
You tell me that it's over
And you want to be left alone
I try to be kind to you
I try desperately to be loving and tender
When I send you my love letters
There postmarked return to sender
I think of you often
You are the one I desperately miss
I long for your soft touch
I hunger for your sweet kiss
I sit and wonder why
And where did I go wrong
I often sit alone in my room
And listen to sad love songs
If I could only turn back time
Then I would take away the pain
Of all the times I left you lonely
And standing in the rain
You won't see me,you won't talk to me
I don't know what to do
How can I get my message across
Of how much I'm missing you
Are the things I've done
Really that hurtful and bad
I deeply apologize to you
For all the times I've made you sad
I can't seem to live without you
My life is empty and I'm in deep sorrow
I don't look forward to the future
Because without you there are no tomorrows
I realize I hurt you
I've found the errors of my ways
I swear I'll always love you
Until my dying days
We had so many dreams
Our love was all that mattered
But now all our dreams are broken
And our love is deeply shattered
Is it another man
Is there someone else in your life
My hope was to stand before God
And make you my loving wife
We don't communicate
My voice is something you refuse to hear
Now I swim in a sea of sorrow
Created by all my tears
Now I am lost
And unable to carry on my quest
But still I think positive
And I try to hope for the best
Hopefully one day you will realize
Just how sorry I truly am
And I will always be here waiting
To take you by the hand
But for now I realize it's over
And I know I'll have many lonely days
But somehow I've got to carry on and survive
Because we've gone our separate ways
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"David I really liked this...hope it is not real for you.Especially liked the lines: If I could only turn back time Then I would take away the pain Of all the times I left you lonely And standing in the rain" " -- mattie.
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