What if every song ever written
Contained the words
Passed on from the dead
With a guarantee that they find their way
Back to the one
They were written for again
In the glaze of the living
The only truths we know
Are the messages that are sent
From the mouths of the angels
So you’ll know what was really meant
To be said
Resting in the songs of the dead
They’ll find you again
In your end
Joni James copyright 2024
You didn't worry if you fit in
It didn't take away your song
If the world saw you as different
You were just You
Just You all along
When the world dished out some trouble
And the dogs tried to drag you down
Along came a friend you could lean on then
A smile turned from a frown
And in those times you were lifted up
You returned the favor in time
It is us who hold your light and songs
Not forgotten
Not forgotten by One
jj 2019
In Memory of Daniel Johnston
an exceptional artist and light to this world
1/22/61 - 9/11/19
Finally,
Someone comes along my road
appreciating my words,
my fruits of language
We walk together
with it on our tongues
And make the sweet sound
The world calls music.
Joni James 1978