The Image Fades

The sun is setting once again

And soon there'll be no light

An image tries its best to form

But something's just not right..

.

I've been alone so many years

The sadness took its toll

A housemate in another room

no longer shares my soul...

The years of drinking alcohol

Took someone I once knew

Replaced them with a broken shell

We both know that we're through...

The image now has disappeared

I'm leaving here tonight

There's nothing left to hold on to

won't be another fight...

My bags are packed, I'm ready now

to leave it all behind

I'll go where no one knows my name

and search for peace of mind...

Jon Arno 2025

 Winds of Change

The winds of change are blowing now

I feel it in my soul

It's time for me to leave this place

so many dreams, it stole...

It's time to close the chapter now

been living here too long

The years of waiting patiently

I'm not where I belong...

There has to be a place for me

where I can thrive again

Perhaps someone to share my life

who's more than just a friend...

Blow on strong winds, do not stop now

I'm ready now to leave

Please take me to another one

to whom my heart will cleave...

Jon Arno 2025

The Dream

I've got another chance at this

But time is running out

I'd like to make a final move

I keep on fighting doubt...

The years have crept up on me fast

there's not too many more

I'd like to live where time stands still

and walk along the shore...

A house along the beach seems right

a place to soothe my soul

Perhaps I'll find a partner there

to share my fishing pole...

We'll make new friends and settle down

and even change our names

She'll choose the perfect one for her

and I'll be Captain James...

At night we'll sail into the deep

and look up at the stars

From time to time we'll set up camp

pretend the island's ours...

I hope that I can find the one

who'll want to share this life

The dream that keeps on calling me

the soulmate and my wife...

Jon Arno 2025

Victory

 

So many turn away from me

they whisper and they nod

My struggles seem too much for them

Where are you now my God?

I'm all alone inside this place

where fear and hope collide

I'm not so sure I'll make it out

my faith is surely tried...

My eyes are fixed upon the storm

yet deep inside my heart

I hear a voice that speaks to me

"Been with you from the start"...

"The lightening soon will disappear"

"the wind will cease to blow"

"The sun will rise within your life"

"and victory you will know"...

Jon Arno 2024

The One

 

I've known for months you were the one

my soul is now at peace

So many  nights of restlessness

your presence makes that cease...

A calming has embraced my heart

I'm now where I belong

Together we are one at last 

the bonds that hold us, strong...

The sun is rising in our lives

our chapters have begun

Excitement greets us every day

and life is so much fun...

Jon Arno 2024

 

Mirage

It's time that I move on from here
I'm weak and so alone
I knew this day would come for me
a fact, I've always known...

A desert, every day and night
was all just camouflage
I thought I saw you many times
but only a mirage...

Perhaps another paradigm
a place, where I can thrive
Someone to hold me in the night
where I can feel alive...

I'm waiting for the great escape
oh please, do not delay
Take me now before I cry
and beg that I might stay...

Jon Arno 2024

Sweet Fantasy

 

Awakened in a lover’s dream

a place that knows no time

Her voice keeps calling out my name

sweet fantasy of mine…

 

Searching for her everywhere

my passions start to flame

I’ve waited for this night so long

I know she feels the same…

 

Opening doors and looking in

at last, I find the one

She lays there with her arms stretched out

our time has now begun…

 

A gentle kiss upon her lips

soon turns to so much more

Her breasts are soft and beautiful

our passions start to soar…

 

Her thighs are tender to the touch

Her fingers brush my hair

Soon the pleasures take control

and love sounds fill the air…

 

Our bodies slowly now entwined

a rhythm we adore

Please don’t, stop I beg of you

her words, so sweet, implore…

Jon Arno