A collection of five short poems, inspired by the tiger. 🐅
A few fun facts about tigers before we get to the poems:
- The Bengal Tiger is the most common type of tiger in the world.
- A typical tiger lives to be about a quarter century (25 years)
- Tigers are wonderful swimmers and enjoy spending time in the water. Remember that if you go swimming near tigers!
For more about tigers, visit the Tigers Are Our Friends subreddit.
I’d Never Know
I thought I heard someone say you heard someone say
All those times I told myself I should have read her mind
I should have read her mind
It’s just me walking on two
But I’m just a liar, oh
I’ve heard every word you’ll ever say
And if I ever said anything at all, oh
I’d never know
And I don’t know how
I thought that I heard someone say
All those times I told myself I should have read her mind
I should have read her mind
Oh, it ain’t twice looking twice
Right or wrong
It’s just me lying on two
But I’m just a liar, oh
Hey you, oh
I heard every word you’ll ever say
And if I ever said anything at all, oh
I’d never know.
That Ain’t Working
My heart is the only thing left of you
That ain’t working
The only thing I see
Is I tired of the same old things
The only difference
Is I hear the sound
So I drive to the east side of your town
Every road that leads nowhere
A lonely shadow that never fades
We’re living as angels, we’re never gonna die,
We never sleep and we never worry,
We never die,
We never sleep and we never worry.
And we can be sure, you know
We’ll soon be passing further, we’re always on our way.
And sometimes the wind blows
Lately I feel much colder,
Far beyond the call of passion
Far beyond the emptiness of my heart.
There’s nothing left I feel as i sit and think.
I’ll Try Another
That ain’t gonna work I guess.
But, if I can’t stand it, baby I’ll try another (yeah)
Well, if that ain’t creating, then I don’t know what I’ll do
I’ll try another
Just another real good guy
Rock steady for life
I woke up this morning with a hammer
Watched Mother Night on TV
Stole the ruby from the moon
I’ll blame it on someone
I’ll take it from her I’ll take it from her.
There was a light,
There was a hammer,
There was a scythe,
That cut a ruby out of a mother’s eye.
Now there’s strings attached
To a socket in her hand.
Hey, Hey, Hey
My little sister needs me too
So I will have to grow up and leave school
This little brother needs me too
So, baby, you know
I can’t give up, there ain’t enough
No, I can’t give up, no, I can’t give up, no
I love you, you know it’s true
Just you and me
Togetherness on the line
Hey, hey, hey
He’s a man, he’s an alchemist
But it’s still unclear
If he’s really that good
Or if he’s just an afterthought
I want to see, I want to see, we got to see
Because there’s something else that we must try to hide
It’s cold, it’s dusty, it’s unclear
It’s not well understood, oh.
And I Won’t Go
I need somebody to walk me home
To the sound of your name
It’s only love
I’m only you, I’m only you
And I won’t go
I’m only you, I’m only you
When the night leaves me to doubt
With each breath I take that I hold
I will learn to show my love beyond death
That I can walk without you
Maybe when I hold your hand I will believe
That in this God our God
I’m only you, I’m only you
And I won’t go
I’m only you, I’m only you
When the night leaves me to doubt
With each breath I take that I hold
I will learn to show my love beyond death
That I can walk without you
Will I be a man of good will?