Busted menagerie

She saidShe said, take me to tomorrowA place with far less sorrowI’d give anything to get there, babe I’d beg, steal or borrowThe calendar gets stuck and it just won’t turnI’m painted into a maddening perpetual nocturneMoving on, and coming back to go ahead is my only concernShe said, I cannot tell what I can’t explainAnd I know it sounds like a sad old refrainBut when I try to take a step, babe I collapse inside my brainI shut myself inside my self-created wallsEvery time I try to drive the engine just stallsTell me home is still there for me, tell me you’ll take my callsShe said, Been in hell. I’d a died but for one thingPromise of our tomorrow and the joy it will bringCrazy as everything has seemed till now, I’d give anythingAnd babe I do mean anythingTo wear your ringTim Windisch11 12 2026

I’m holding I’m holding my pillowsat night Eyes close to yourface, my delight I’m holding promisesoh so tight But I need you hereto make everything alright I’m holding out for that sunshine Reflecting off your skin so divine I’m holding out myhands for a sign Looking for the daythat you’ll be mine I’m holding mybreath, waiting on your car Every time it gets close it’s always too damn far I’m holding applause honeytill you are I’ll explode like ashooting star I’m holding on baby I keep on holding I’m holding dreamsbut my knees are folding I need relief cause nothingelse will do I’m holding out untilI’m holding you Tim Windisch 11 5 2026

Watchin Mendota winkin at the moonThings go, but not the way she needsXanadu seems so close but the image bleedsCan’t run, stumble into locations unknownAll she can do is type faster into her phoneUp used to be, right where she thought it should belongNow down is there, her head hurts and everything seems wrongTries to smile for a selfie sends a text saying I’ll be home soon Got to find my direction, watchin Mendota winkin at the moonYears ago, seemed like a fairly simple taskGod! send me someone to love me, it’s all I askThere he was; only a short ride across the glade Just over an hour I’ll be home free and have it madeA plethora of unexplainable events and unattainable conditionsContorted all of her dreams, twisted into uncomfortable positionsAs the last pieces crashed, she whispered to him standing inthe ruinTry to understand, see you after I’m done watchin Mendota winkin at the moonTim Windisch11 4 2026

Sew it in a quiltI got blues so bad I want to lose them in a flashNo silly stuff, yeah I don’t want to do anything rashTake those pains, all of those sad refrains and sew them ina quiltCreate beauty from the stains, you take the reins I’ll watchhow it’s builtLots of pieces of broken promises scattered across the floorSomewhere in a box downstairs there must be hundreds moreA bit of deception, way back at the inception, you can sewthem in a quiltA master of subreption, busted up my interoception, it’lllook beautiful rebuiltSay goodbye to blues open up your mind to something betteryou can useStrap those fears onto a rocket straight to hell, smilingwhile you light the fuseNo longer will I wait, for fallacies to guide my fate; takethem all, sew them in a quiltHigh time to become first rate, let the storms abate, yeah I’mno longer someone to jiltTake all that was broken and sadAll the hurt that I’ve ever hadSomething beautiful can be builtGather it all up and sew it in a quilt Tim Windisch11 2 2026

Heal the hurtBe it a battered heart, tore your insides apartOr the latest addition to your medical chartWhatever the cause, the situation just gnawsCauses you pain, things that give you pauseMy brain triggers me to sound an alertTurn on some tunes, lets heal the hurtSince I was but a boy, I have garnered so much joyDiscovering new sounds, each new album like a toyDrop the stylus in the groove, jam it hard or play it smoothFrom a subtle finger tap to getting up cause I have to moveMy brain triggers me to send an alertTurn up the tunes, let’s heal the hurtHendrix, Dylan or Motown, Boston, Petty, oh let’s get downFrom Grateful Dead to Talking Heads, marinate me in that soundGimme a comfy shirtHeal the hurtTurn on some music take me back, a time before things went out of whackA sunshine daydream, I’m so glad, everybody’s groovin at the love shackOh yeah heal the hurtTim Windisch10 20 2026

Gimme a ringMaking love with the stereo blaring Sunsets together meant forever sharing But all the bitter endings mad eyes glaring This situation needs attention and repairing See we have eyes that are meant to be staring Through each other’s souls perpetually caring Babe my heart, my life my soul I am baring And hear me clear right now babe I am daringFor you to join me in a love beyond comparing All these end the same, just like I planned With a ring. Tim Windisch10 3 2026

I’m waitingI’m waiting, you’re waiting, unexplained delays consternatingNo elating, fascinating pumped up dreams so rapidly deflatingI’m waitingI’m crying, you’re crying, silence gives vibes of no longer tryingIt’s dying, instead of flying, no hellos feels like sad goodbyeingI’m cryingI’m hoping, you’re hoping, memories and ambitions help copingEver doping, no interloping, ain’t another soul I want to be scopingI’m hopingYeah I’m waiting till I’m crying no moreI’m hoping we have something better in storeYeah I’m waiting till I’m crying no moreI’m hoping for our day, something better in storeI’m waitingTim Windisch10 16 2025

Pie in the sky Since back in ’12, his picture off the shelfFront and center to her eyesShe dreams of him and criesOne day she’ll pass beyond here herselfSo many happy times since way back in ‘88That big funny man continued to fascinateJoined with ceremony and golden ringsPoised to share whatever tomorrow bringsAnd love and laughing together they never lackedTill that fateful spring when the panorama crackedWords could not coax comfort to stayLament followed her night and dayGood times with family brought smiles and so much cheerBut deep down she only wished that her C-Guy were hereDays stopped and all of us gathered and had a cryLooking back and sharing memories of Pie in the skyKnowing two souls dance together in perpetual delightMakes me smile as I wipe a tear picturing them tonightMuch love to you my dear old friend C-GuyAnd to your loving wife, your Pie in the skyTim Windisch10 17 2026

The second half of your centuryComing down off the mountain, your smile at my sideRight where it’s been since we started our family rideA good deal of your first half, but I wonder what will theadventure beAs we celebrate the beginning of the second half of yourcenturySharing special days together replaces the idea ofexchanging giftsIn fact any time spent with friends and family provides muchneeded liftsThe less planning yields the best results, our sweetestmemories are extemporeCause with Daddio, you never know let’s roll with the secondhalf of your centuryPlaying with the littles ones, climb back in time climbingdown onto the floorTossing bean bags laughing at the game, we were the winners,never mind the scoreA ripping good time as always, delivered with panache in a mannerso exemplaryCut the cake, blow out the candles and let’s usher in thesecond half of your centuryHappy Birthday Jessey!Love Dad9 28 2026

Busted menagerieIt’s not fair to call me stupidI think my problem’s I’m too niceI blame it all on that dude cupidGot me think wedding bells and riceEvery time I go off and fall in love againI end up lost, in tears all alone and brokeAnd that so called lady is nowhere in sightFrom the outside I’m sure it’s a real good jokeBut on the inside it’s another sleepless nightAlone in tears ain’t how a love story should endYou could say I’m a fool for ever believingA sightless person could see it was a big mistakeBut I’ve been driving blind straight to Hotel GrievingGreeted at the door, so well known they made me a cakeMy favorite, regrets frosted with fears with a tear on topYes I guess I’m a regular here, rather sad to sayOne day I tell myself,  I’m going to check out for goodLonely nights that bleed into another mournful dayGoing to a place where I’m loved and understoodWhere real love’s a mainstay and the smiles just won’t stopAnd that’s sure not here…Tim Windisch10 2 2026