To Be a Poet
To be a poet
has no bounds
No necessary process
No need for frowns.
To mix and to match, some thoughts and words,
to write the understandables, and the absurds.
The intention to be free
in speech and in creed
to go with the Flow on paper and in deed.
Cycles
The Sun rises and sets.
The Body wakes and sleeps.
The Human is born and dies.
The Soul moves from one incarnation to the next.
The Universe expands and contacts.
Breathe in and out. Our time is precious. We have all the time in the world.
Moving On
Looking back on my life
many things have cause much strife
To myself and others around
mistakes and hurt feelings abound
The only path is to forgive and move on
knowing the hurt and the pain have long since gone
Guilt and shame do not serve us well
nor forcing upon ourselves a version of hell.
I have lived, I have learned, I can do better still.
I will be kind to myself and give to others good will.
Material to Grow
The food we consume can be more than just fuel.
The effects on our body can be kind or can be cruel
To absorb the essence of what we digest,
We seek the inputs that would be the best,
For building strength and health
is surely the goal
To nurture our physical form and also our soul
Happy Haze
Going through life in a happy haze,
distorting my perspective and blurring the days,
Distracts from the anxieties and pains that I feel,
But does it prevent my ability to heal?
The scriptures advise to avoid its allure,
despite what appears an immediate cure.
Its effects may run counter to the goals for which I strive,
by changing the experience of what it feels to be alive.
With weed I have struggled to find it proper place,
In my work, in my play, in my own time and space.
A balance I seek, though who draws the line?
In the end, I retort “everything will be fine.”
On/Off
When to rest and when to push?
When to tense like a rock, or go limp like mush?
The body needs a balance of both states to be true
How much time to spend in each is all up to you.
Seek to find a balance and you may find,
Your body will reward your heart and your mind.
Be Kind to Your Body
The body we have is an incredible machine
To keep it functioning well, it’s best to stay clean.
For our diets are its building blocks as well as its fuel.
What you give is what you get, that’s the general rule.
So be conscious of your choices and substances you ingest.
Stay active, breath deeply, and get plenty of rest.
Your body will thank you, and so will your mind.
To our physical form, it’s best to be kind.
Standup Therapy
The comic stands on the stage, telling stories from life.
Revealing feelings and emotions, tales of confusion and strife.
Seeking connection with the audience, something on which to relate.
Using humor to transmute to laughter, things which started as hate.
To be vulnerable and exposed, on a stage so alone.
To reconcile the absurdity of life and, with the audience, atone.
The Life Path
Born into a world of chaos and delight,
Trying to figure out when to relax or when to fight.
For the goals that we have are not achieved through thoughts alone.
Intention must turn to action, for the path to be shown.
Where you end up in the end, you may never guess.
But being thankful for the chance to walk the path is a sure way to be blessed.
Lost Friends
Friends in life may come and may go
How long they stick around we shall never know
With some we choose to break the ties
For others we may be left to wonder why
They no longer call or reach out to set a date
Is it planned, is it chance, or the hand of fate
That causes these bonds to fade or to last
Some drift apart slowly and some very fast.
Saving
To live each day, as if it’s your last.
To make the goal of your life to just have a blast.
Can be fun for some time, but where does it lead?
To an unplanned future and an unmet need?
Can sacrifice today, create a better tomorrow?
Can a little pain in the now, prevent future sorrow?
Perhaps a balance we must find to enjoy life today.
To save for the future and keep our excesses at bay.
Game of Life
Life is just a game you see,
A world designed to set us free.
Many challenges and baddies in the way,
Our friends and loved ones make us happy to stay.
To explore and grow in this magical place,
Through the mundane and the exciting experiences we face.
It’s up to you which way you shall go,
For in the end, no one really seems to know,
What happens after our turn at life is through
Perhaps when it’s over, the game will start anew.
Substance Use
Some smoke weed
Some drink booze
Some wake early
Some hit snooze
Some take caffeine when they are in a bind
Some take hallucinogens to expand their mind
Some drugs they change the way that we feel
Some of their effects our bodies must heal
Some continue to consume them again and again
Some are habits, some are addictions, some feel like old best friends.
Look Up
The ups and downs of life, can make you feel lost and confused
Some people seem to strive to make others feel abused.
It’s important to find and focus on the love.
To know that there is a higher purpose from above.
Look not at the mud and muck below.
Rather, set your sights toward the sky and continue to grow.
Mind Escape
Why does my mind try to escape?
To travel to a dimension up and away.
Above the monotony of life and seeming red tape.
Of a world where people don’t mean what they say.
In my mind, I can create a new place.
One of freedom and escape from this rat race.
Though the goal is to get there through will alone.
And to resort to just setting stoned.
Ode to Snow
Snow, snow, I love you so.
Will you come back some day?
Summer is fun and fall is so pretty, but winter is best, I say.
Even though you are cold and your winds may sting - it is for you I pray.
May the heavens fall with puffy white bliss, that we may frolic and play.
Core Power
There is a power that resides, deep inside.
It assures my hear there’s no need to hide.
All the strength that is stored somewhere within,
To keep it locked away is surely a sin.
So let your Self shine forth into wide world.
Unravel the snake lying in your root curled.
Your boldness will inspire all those around.
Your soul will feel free, your spirit unbound.
Take courage from this truth and the good Lord above.
To your true and powerful core, send it much Love.
Where is Sleep?
Where do we go when we fall asleep?
We pray for the Lord our soul to keep.
But where is it kept while our body’s in suspension?
Does our spirit soar away into another dimension?
New Work
Going to work, day in and day out
The tedium and routine, makes me seriously doubt
Whether this is the way I should really be living
To this soul-less operation, should I really be giving
My time and efforts, to further its cause
It helps pay the bills, while giving me pause
But for now I go on with the choice I have made
For it’s the best way I’ve found for my work to be paid
Though I dream of a day, where I can earn a living
In a way that allows my heart to be giving
Itself to a goal that feels meaningful and true
And where day in and day out, I can feel brand new.
Where is Sleep?
Where do we go when we fall asleep?
We pray for the Lord our soul to keep.
But where is it kept while our body’s in suspension?
Does our spirit soar away into another dimension?
More Beach Please
Out of the city and down to the shore
To my favorite place, I wish to go more
Life within concrete, becomes such a bore
For my swim trunks and shirt, I reach in my drawer
Since I cannot resist the blue ocean’s allure
I hope this time will be as nice as every time before.
Good Habits
Habits, routines, and structure in our days
Can feel mundane in so many ways
Consistent practice may feel tedious and boring
Why wake up early, why not keep snoring
But the results over time, will make you think twice
Since being sporadic just does not suffice
For reaching our goals takes work over time
Consistent good habits can bring the sublime.
The Body
The body is a beautiful thing
It can run and laugh and dance and sing
It can curl up tight into a ball
It can pick you up every time you fall
To treat it well, that is the goal
To be its guardian that is our role
For it is the only one that we get
And being harsh to it we will regret
What we put in, is we will get out
So be nice to yourself, about this have no doubt.
Present
How to give you something real
To show you how I truly feel
The days go by, only until
I am by your side and my heart is still
The plans we have within our minds
May be based on faith, but are not blind
To the struggles ahead that we shall face
For I long to share with you my time and my space.
Two Views
These days, to me, it seems to be
There are two views that I do see
One to play by all the rules
One that thinks we are all fools
To take ourselves so seriously
Rather than to laugh and just be free
To balance the perspectives seems to way
To merge the views and go about your day.
True Action
Are there doubts within my mind?
Of all the things I’ve left behind
Of all the roads I did not take
Of all the choices I did not make?
Questions linger, that is for sure
And it seems to me the only cure
Is to strive to act in a true way
And act in accordance to what we say
Looking Forward
Looking forward we wish that the present move on
All the chores and mundane by then would be long gone
To imagine that future state does not seem so wrong
The joys that lie ahead cry out their Siren’s song
But embrace the now, for later will come to pass
And once the future is the now, we know it will not last.
Humanity Organism
Is humanity as whole
Really the organism that’s in control?
Are individual humans more like cells
Doing what the bigger life-form needs and tells
Processing information like nodes
As we protect ourselves in our abodes
Our roads and trains, like arteries and veins
The choices we make at every junction, really serving a larger function?
Sometimes our days just don’t make sense
Unless viewed from decades hence
When the actions of all can be combined
And accomplish the goals of humanity’s mind.
A Good Life?
How to live a “good” life is more complicated than it seems
Is it better to focus on others, or pursue my wildest dreams?
Is it enough to live with love and be kind in what I do?
To act with integrity and with my words be true
If I die today and have no legacy to pass on
Will my soul be content, when my body is all gone?