Baby Anticipation

I can't explain the emotion I feel,
Your like the sweetest fruit inside of a peel,
What will you look like,
How will you act?,
Hopefully, like your Mom,
she's everything I lack.
Macie Sky or Macie Sage?
Im the proudest Dad,
I'll write that on every page!
I can't wait until you enter our lives,
It'll be the best day
since when your mom became my wife.
Waiting till the day we meet.
Till I hold your hands and wiggle your feet,
tickle your tummy and kiss on your cheeks,
until then, we'll be counting down the weeks
Macie baby, you'll make our lives complete!


Eric Vincent Martino
Copyright ©2008 Eric Vincent Martino

Brief

Focused beyond belief
All I can think about
Is the silver lining in defeat
What it means
And what it stands for
Are feelings and heart pour
Headed straight toward backward
Forward into criss-cross
I've won yet I've still lost
So life has made a toss
And destiny has paid the cost
I'm entirely focused
Beyond belief
And this poem is like life
Passionately brief


Eric Martino
Copyright ©2008 Eric Martino

25

Fire and rage pours out to this page
Time tires me as I reflect on my age
Fighting this battle just to be saved
Releasing the courage to stand and be brave
How can I behave when I've been such a slave
Facing the fears of life everyday
Pacing and racing against hands of time
Knowing inside we're just living to die
May 10th, 05, I proclamied to survive
At age 25 to be more alive.
Adolesence leaves me while my man hood arrives
My ambition shifts from 5th to overdrive.
Pedal to the floor to my next destination
Lessons in life prepare me for what I'm facin'
Settle for more, embrace and erase them
Wake up from my dreams, go out and go chase em'
Skies the limit and I know greatness is meant for me.
Destiny is great
I'm a quarter century!!






Eric Vincent Martino
Copyright ©2008 Eric Vincent Martino

About those so far

A part of me feels I should explain some of these poems as they are posted...
So, they were all writing around the same time. 25 was written on my 25th B-day. That was a milestone day. That seems like 3 days ago let alone 3 years. Time flies, but these words will never go anywhere. I hope you like this so far..

A Journey

Life's twists and turns
Brings scrapes and burns.
Life offers teachings taught
And lessons learned.
It's not about money spent
Or money earned.
It's about sacrifices and waiting your turn.
Friends come and friends will go.
People die and babies grow
We create highs to escape the lows
Life is life, not just a show.
Show me anger and I'll give you peace.
Control your soul it will set you free
Take the road less traveled
Through the trees, down the mountain into the sea.
Slow down the wind and appreciate the breeze
To walk on water you have to believe
Don't be the lock on your life.

Be the key.





Eric Vincent Martino
Copyright ©2008 Eric Vincent Martino