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Monday, October 4, 2010

move it

this is
one
spot
you
are
not
allowed
this
is
the
time
the
time
is
now
cannot
say
cannot
make
a
change
if
you
don't
like
it
re-arrange
brain
stops
working
if
you
don't
turn
the
wheels
oh
man
look
what
happened
forgot
what's
real
tic
toc
tic
toc
ferris wheel...



Experience. Freedom. Love. Now.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Random Meaningful Words Meaningless, I Think Not...

Future Food
Rescue
Maybe You
Sometimes Too
After You
One Other
Not The Same
You
Question Me
Explore Me
I Implore Thee
Free
Finally
Us
Love, Love, Love
La, La, La
Today
Now
Beauty
Pureness Of Self



Experience. Freedom. Love. Now.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Crohn's Sucks

Grasp the sides of my sink
Close my eyes,
And with the breath of my being
Comes the tears.
As they fall down the drain
I lean in and
Loom at the watery
baby blues...

When will this end???
I simply, have had enough.
I say aloud "I'm fine."
Trying to convince myself that
tomorrow the medicine will work
Tomorrow, I'll be all better, not bitter
And laugh with a full smile
Without fear and the
Secret sadness I carry in my heart.
Tomorrow I won't feel any pain
And forget for just a second
that I should be feeling better by now.
Tomorrow, I will feel like myself again.

Another deep breath and
I can literally taste the hope
filling my lungs.
It's going to be OK.
It has to...




Experience. Freedom. Love. Now.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Retrospective Desire

Felt the breeze blow
Turned my head to look back
I swear I saw you, I swear.

You were giving me that deep stare
Eyes almost golden
and scented with Jameson.
For just a moment,
I felt that connection
we used to share.
Deep like the red painted walls
Cracked like the molding
Beautiful imperfection...
Taunting you from across the room
The draw, the passion
The burning desire
Between thighs and dark colored sheets.
Raw and unrequited
Beautiful estrangement.
Keep walking forward...

It wasn't you.



Experience. Freedom. Love. Now.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

magic

I keep getting a picture in my
mind of a rug being rattled
and dust floating magically
into the air.
Slow motion...
Almost dream-like.

Inside that dust, stories, laughter and secrets lye.

Without knowing it, I guess
I've been investigating...

When the memory fails you...

Sometimes you can hear a
child crying in the basement.
Or maybe, It's just the dust
telling stories of all the
backsides blackened
and blue eyes reddened?

This dust is funny, I swear it.
It blows about all through the house now.
It's giving sickness to younger generations.

Why?

Allergies, a reaction to the environment.
The pain in the dust is spreading...

It makes some remember
others forced to forget.
A more cynical person might say
You get what you deserve.
But who decides?
It doesn't land evenly or equally.
After all, nothing about it said fair.
It's dirty and can blind the eyes
Muffle the senses
and put a blanket on the soul.
It clogs and restricts the heart.

When the memory fails you...

There are secrets roaming
and floating around this house.
Not everyone wants to know,
and some,
have no choice to forget...



Experience. Freedom. Love. Now.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Blue Light

The sun shines on my spirit.
I am guided.
Reminded to have faith
I have found freedom
You remind me of the good.
I see it in your eyes
The way you look at me,
it's better than before
It's better than ever.

The beach at twilight
The blue glow of the sky
Reflecting off the slow moving waves
I found love.
As we experience our lives together
The sun shines on my spirit.



Experience. Freedom. Love. Now.

Monday, August 9, 2010

no title

I create
that's what I do
I divulge onto paper
rehash the rage
I create
breath
mindfulness
must remember
I can create
that's what makes me tick
turns my clock
Kinda wish this would stop
then I remember,
I create
my space
resonate
look around
and draw it in
I create
self made.



Experience. Freedom. Love. Now.