Sunday, February 6, 2011
In the name of life..
The friends we make,
The songs we sing.
All the colours that are
And the flowers that were.
Every coin we own
Every piece of land we dont,
All the stories untold
And the kings and their courts.
For every beetle that buzzed
And all the sciences we learned
For those days of concern
And the bombs that rang.
Every puzzle unsolved
All the bridges that crumbled
Every ounce of determination
And every cowardly act.
Every angry rebuke
All the splashing water
The hordes off laughter
And the murders in vain
All the ties we've made
And the chill of the winds
All the names we've called
And the stars we reach for.
Every word of wisdom
And every cry of pain
All the blood and the strife,
The things we do, in the name of life.
The songs we sing.
All the colours that are
And the flowers that were.
Every coin we own
Every piece of land we dont,
All the stories untold
And the kings and their courts.
For every beetle that buzzed
And all the sciences we learned
For those days of concern
And the bombs that rang.
Every puzzle unsolved
All the bridges that crumbled
Every ounce of determination
And every cowardly act.
Every angry rebuke
All the splashing water
The hordes off laughter
And the murders in vain
All the ties we've made
And the chill of the winds
All the names we've called
And the stars we reach for.
Every word of wisdom
And every cry of pain
All the blood and the strife,
The things we do, in the name of life.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Plea
I live in the sigh,
Of your free wheeling mind.
And I huddle in the shade
Of your caressing boughs.
Grow me a memory
And make it shine bright.
You cut all my wings
And still, You make me fly.
Its neither my time
Nor is the dime.
You are my song,
My blood and my rhyme.
Take me for what I am
And for what I will be,
Take all my joys cause they,
Are no longer for me.
Let me live in the sights
Of your glistening eyes
And hide from the world
In your warmth and embrace.
Sow me a garden
And let it bloom forth.
Let the winds seek our way
And come drifting to us.
Of your free wheeling mind.
And I huddle in the shade
Of your caressing boughs.
Grow me a memory
And make it shine bright.
You cut all my wings
And still, You make me fly.
Its neither my time
Nor is the dime.
You are my song,
My blood and my rhyme.
Take me for what I am
And for what I will be,
Take all my joys cause they,
Are no longer for me.
Let me live in the sights
Of your glistening eyes
And hide from the world
In your warmth and embrace.
Sow me a garden
And let it bloom forth.
Let the winds seek our way
And come drifting to us.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Basic doubts
Weary and lost -
Eyes bleary and dark.
What's my role here?
Where do I leave my mark?
No sudden reprieve
Or heroic demise.
Just the dull thudding
Of a spineless surmise.
Slipping away
Yes, I'm sliding on down.
Feeding on thought,
Yet eaten within and beyond..
Momentary lapse
Of a life force that wanes.
Only to materialize
As another victim of disdain.
Hopes and images
Flitting by fast.
Envy, my ride;
Faithful alibi, grandiose pride.
Worthless words
In an estranged mind.
Does it really matter
What I earn or who I find?
Crinkled skin and a life later
Where will my thoughts lie?
Will they let me think?
Won't I be free to fly?
Eyes bleary and dark.
What's my role here?
Where do I leave my mark?
No sudden reprieve
Or heroic demise.
Just the dull thudding
Of a spineless surmise.
Slipping away
Yes, I'm sliding on down.
Feeding on thought,
Yet eaten within and beyond..
Momentary lapse
Of a life force that wanes.
Only to materialize
As another victim of disdain.
Hopes and images
Flitting by fast.
Envy, my ride;
Faithful alibi, grandiose pride.
Worthless words
In an estranged mind.
Does it really matter
What I earn or who I find?
Crinkled skin and a life later
Where will my thoughts lie?
Will they let me think?
Won't I be free to fly?
Friday, January 28, 2011
Rage
What were you thinking
When all those days went by?
When it was the time to learn
Your numbers and your rhymes?
Beats me to no end that you could,
While away such precious time,
In trifles and petty games,
In day dreams and the like.
But the time was not yet gone
To rewrite your misspelled ways.
I remember it was still evening when,
You chose to drop out of the race.
You disappoint me with your hollow words,
And anger me with your tainted thoughts.
You surprise me with your brashness,
And disgust me with your mediocrity.
If only there was a way to embark
On the quest for pure knowledge
If only you knew your way out
Of this blindness and mildewed stupor.
If only you'd make up your mind
To set off and be gone.
If only you could be someone else
If only it would come to pass, that you weren't me..
When all those days went by?
When it was the time to learn
Your numbers and your rhymes?
Beats me to no end that you could,
While away such precious time,
In trifles and petty games,
In day dreams and the like.
But the time was not yet gone
To rewrite your misspelled ways.
I remember it was still evening when,
You chose to drop out of the race.
You disappoint me with your hollow words,
And anger me with your tainted thoughts.
You surprise me with your brashness,
And disgust me with your mediocrity.
If only there was a way to embark
On the quest for pure knowledge
If only you knew your way out
Of this blindness and mildewed stupor.
If only you'd make up your mind
To set off and be gone.
If only you could be someone else
If only it would come to pass, that you weren't me..
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Bunch O' my Brain - resilient
To break and to mend
Forever defend,
To let it run wild
And then contain.
To swallow your fear
And stand your ground
To drench your spear
And turn it around.
Forever defend,
To let it run wild
And then contain.
To swallow your fear
And stand your ground
To drench your spear
And turn it around.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Thinking on the move - creative balance
There's comfort here in the womb of darkness, penetrated only by the silver strands of music. Reclining gently against a black leather couch, for a rapidly melting hour, I'm at peace. Words and thoughts are all fast asleep in the dimly lit corridors of my brain. No agitation, none of the restlessness - just a tranquil haze, both inside and outside. Still waters, mirroring an equilibrium that effaces on the visage of its bearer, complete with closed eyes - merely the victims of a mind lost in the meandering strains of a Floyd number. A perfect time to let my jail-broken mind take its customary stroll into controlled delusion. Words float around, grope about and bounce off the vacant space upstairs. When enough Brownian motion has come to pass, there's a little verse sitting smugly, lodged in the corner of my brain's dump yard.
Meanings and implications can be dealt with later. They're of meager consequence at times of elevated intuitive consciousness. And make no mistake, this state bears no semblance to that which is perceived by the vast majority as being conscious. Far from it, a disjoint free wheeling mind of a momentary renegade is what we're dealing with. Tobacco seems like a paltry price to pay for the trip to this creative haven. I lay back and let the remainder of the night pass by soothingly like a mountain breeze. Music playing the captain, and I the willingly lost sailor we sail on into serene waters, knowing very well that reality is just a mile away, ready to crash down upon us like a fierce storm. But that's ok, as long as I get my weekly dose of detachment from a severely entangled world where involvement amounts to an intertwining of emotional, and material bonds alike.
To Break and to mend,
Forever defend;
To let it run wild
And then contain.
Forever defend;
To let it run wild
And then contain.
Meanings and implications can be dealt with later. They're of meager consequence at times of elevated intuitive consciousness. And make no mistake, this state bears no semblance to that which is perceived by the vast majority as being conscious. Far from it, a disjoint free wheeling mind of a momentary renegade is what we're dealing with. Tobacco seems like a paltry price to pay for the trip to this creative haven. I lay back and let the remainder of the night pass by soothingly like a mountain breeze. Music playing the captain, and I the willingly lost sailor we sail on into serene waters, knowing very well that reality is just a mile away, ready to crash down upon us like a fierce storm. But that's ok, as long as I get my weekly dose of detachment from a severely entangled world where involvement amounts to an intertwining of emotional, and material bonds alike.
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