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April Doyle 2095 (Torrance)

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HAVE IT ALL
 
LIFE KEEPS ROLLING ON JUST LIKE THE SEASONS
WE’VE ALL GOT TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE REASONS
SO I’LL BE MOVING ON… ITS JUST MY TIME
IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE NOT FOREVER ON MY MIND
 
ONCE IN AWHILE, YOU GET THE FEELING
WHEN YOU KNOW YOU’RE TIRED OF DEALING……WITH IT ALL-
WHEN YOU’VE GOT TO TAKE A MINUTE
LOOK AT YOUR WORLD AND WHO’S IN IT…….AND MAKE THE CALL~
TO HAVE IT ALL
 
WE’RE TOLD NOTHING’S EVER PROMISED
AND LIVING UNDERCOVER IS NEVER HONEST
SO THOUGH I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY TIME IS DONE
I NEED TO FIND MY LIGHT, AND SING MY SONG
 
ONCE IN AWHILE, YOU GET THE FEELING
WHEN YOU KNOW YOU’RE TIRED OF DEALING….WITH IT ALL-
WHEN YOU’VE GOT TO TAKE A MINUTE
LOOK AT YOUR WORLD AND WHO IS IN IT
AND MAKE THE CALL~ TO HAVE IT ALL
I’LL HAVE IT ALL

©Babytown Records

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Hitting a transitional point in your life....

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Written on February 16, 2018

Submitted by haute2000 on May 17, 2023

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April Doyle

Singer, band leader, songwriter, producer, stylist....lover of art and animals! Runs Haute Chile Productions, one of the most notable corporate show bands in the US. Also, my personal project, April and the Velvet Room on you tube, spotify etc. more…

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12 Comments
  • thomasc.35413
    thomasc.35413
    Great work. like the flow and the theme is universal. Superb. If you get the chance, could you comment on one of my poems?
    LikeReply15 days ago
  • chanseuserenivbifamomc2
    chanseuserenivbifamomc2
    Gratulation, a lot is true inside, especially in our times now
    Regards
    Reni
    LikeReply 123 days ago
  • jessie_flockton
    jessie_flockton
    love it
    LikeReply 11 month ago
  • luisestable1
    luisestable1
    The last stanza is the center of the poem, but what does it mean to have it all here? For in truth no one can have it all in life.
    The diction is simple but the poem says a lot.
    LikeReply 11 month ago
  • haute2000
    haute2000
    The size of the text has no bearing on the expression....as said before musicians often write lyrics in caps to make recording easier....easier to see...simply.....nothing else behind it...
    LikeReply 11 month ago
  • phil_c
    phil_c
    Is this also lyrics for one of your songs? I write poetry and I write songs. I have tried to turn my poems into songs and vica versa but it doesn’t work for me.
    LikeReply1 month ago
    • haute2000
      haute2000
      - Yes! it is lyrics! And people are having fits over it being written in caps....almost every musician I know writes in caps for rehearsals....just makes it easier....
      LikeReply1 month ago
    • @Apl-Vincent
      @Apl-Vincent
      pray to get to give the anointing of Singing.
      LikeReply4 days ago
  • RonaldBunch
    RonaldBunch
    I relate to this being middle aged at 41, thanks.
    LikeReply2 months ago
    • haute2000
      haute2000
      -What a useless, ignorant comment...hope you get the same kind of response to your poetry....then you'll get it...
      LikeReply2 months ago
  • vandhana_k
    vandhana_k
    Yeah. Detail on information.
    LikeReply2 months ago
  • luisestable1
    luisestable1
    The speaker talks of time to move on as if to close a chapter in her or his life, but one is not clear about what is the real world of the speaker and to whom this is, in fact, being addressed.
    A poem with much to say, but no specific center as to what is really going on underneath the language. 
    LikeReply 13 months ago
  • Teril
    Teril
    Your poem is written well, great rhymes and flow. How brave of you to step out, to step toward, to step away. You already have it all- sometimes it hurts.
    LikeReply 23 months ago
  • Philipo
    Philipo
    This is a poem. How I know it to be. Why many younger people don't go for it. It doesn't have a straightforward meaning. Fine work.
    LikeReply 14 months ago
  • RonaldBunch
    RonaldBunch
    The meaning behind this poem is great, and why not have it all?
    LikeReply 24 months ago

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