Release, Sweet Release
Drip
Drip
That forever sip
That sip
That holds promise
That holds strong
Onto your mind
Why would you
Want to be held
So tightly?
Drip
Drip
It flows past the lip
Down into the pit
Of a person
One once was
It flows into the nothingness
The nothingness
That your sorrow has hollowed out
It pours in
And you pour out
What isn't taken
Is given
Given to the ink
Taken by the drink
So what could be left
Of one who is taken
And given
So completely?
Nothing.
Nothing is the plain truth
The absolute answer
So order another round
Because you've run out of fight
But before you step up
For another beating
Remember you are loved
By someone
Somewhere
Even if that someone is gone
To somewhere beyond
So the next time you step up
Throw a few punches
Take a few shots
Without going numb
And take
Take from what you give
So that you might live
Live to see your next opportunity
Not only to give
But to change
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016
To Answer My Own Question
To Answer My Own Question
There is an answer
In retrospect
But not the perfect clarity
One may be misled to believe
Time alone
Cannot be held responsible
For such an understanding
For the epiphany
Found in the present
There is an answer
In the moment
But an answer charged
By electrifying, intensifying, clouding emotions
Emotion alone
Cannot be clear
While pure and unfiltered
It must be tempered
For future's trials
There is an answer
Out of reach
But so long as the hand stretches
It might just grasp it
Stretching alone
Will only leave you stretched too thin
Across the unforgiving coals
Of impatient inactivity
So, combine your hope with action
Take a hold
Of the questions
And from them
Search for, find, and learn
From the answers
There is an answer
In retrospect
But not the perfect clarity
One may be misled to believe
Time alone
Cannot be held responsible
For such an understanding
For the epiphany
Found in the present
There is an answer
In the moment
But an answer charged
By electrifying, intensifying, clouding emotions
Emotion alone
Cannot be clear
While pure and unfiltered
It must be tempered
For future's trials
There is an answer
Out of reach
But so long as the hand stretches
It might just grasp it
Stretching alone
Will only leave you stretched too thin
Across the unforgiving coals
Of impatient inactivity
So, combine your hope with action
Take a hold
Of the questions
And from them
Search for, find, and learn
From the answers
Why?
Why?
I write
So that I might
Confess
To all that I have felt
To reflect
Upon what
I have already felt
In time passed
To grow
From what
I feel here and now
In time present
To plan
For what
I both dread and hope
In time yet to come
I write
So that I might
Confess
To all that I have felt
To reflect
Upon what
I have already felt
In time passed
To grow
From what
I feel here and now
In time present
To plan
For what
I both dread and hope
In time yet to come
Sunday, February 21, 2016
From the Heart
From the Heart
Who could ever truly
Fall in love?
Answer this
And you may discover
The only answer
Worth knowing.
Who could ever truly
Fall in love?
Answer this
And you may discover
The only answer
Worth knowing.
Kaleidoscope Personality
Kaleidoscope Personality
It stabs!
It stabs
Deep into me
Deeper still than any memory
Down it burrows
As if its goal
Could be found
But only within
What!?
What is this...
Dizzying
Perplexing
Consuming
Force
Drowning
In its thunderous command
Begging for its forgiveness
Ah yes,
So clear now
It could only be
The guilt I feel
When sorry is not enough
When sincerity is forsaken, mistaken
As what could only be a mask
But why?
Why must my sincerity
Fall in assumption
To the state
Of a mere mask
I wear masks, yes
As we all do
But they are merely
Masks of propriety
Professionalism
And necessity
However, before I progress
I must request
A moment of your pondering
For the following question:
Are these masks
Or propriety
Professionalism
And necessity
Even masks at all?
Perhaps I am all these things
And I call upon the facets
Of my kaleidoscope personality
When needed
But then one must ask:
At what moment
Do we capture the entirety of the kaleidoscope
In one moment?
Perhaps we don't
And perhaps
It's because of its beauty
Do not capture your beauty
Let it shine
Let it shine in all its ever-growing glory
Be the mask wearing,
Yet--no! AND genuine
Kaleidoscope
You've always been
And could always be
It stabs!
It stabs
Deep into me
Deeper still than any memory
Down it burrows
As if its goal
Could be found
But only within
What!?
What is this...
Dizzying
Perplexing
Consuming
Force
Drowning
In its thunderous command
Begging for its forgiveness
Ah yes,
So clear now
It could only be
The guilt I feel
When sorry is not enough
When sincerity is forsaken, mistaken
As what could only be a mask
But why?
Why must my sincerity
Fall in assumption
To the state
Of a mere mask
I wear masks, yes
As we all do
But they are merely
Masks of propriety
Professionalism
And necessity
However, before I progress
I must request
A moment of your pondering
For the following question:
Are these masks
Or propriety
Professionalism
And necessity
Even masks at all?
Perhaps I am all these things
And I call upon the facets
Of my kaleidoscope personality
When needed
But then one must ask:
At what moment
Do we capture the entirety of the kaleidoscope
In one moment?
Perhaps we don't
And perhaps
It's because of its beauty
Do not capture your beauty
Let it shine
Let it shine in all its ever-growing glory
Be the mask wearing,
Yet--no! AND genuine
Kaleidoscope
You've always been
And could always be
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Within Our Light We Find the Starlight Path
Within Our Light We Find the Starlight Path
When you feel the weight
Of the nothing that is space
Remember to look within
To find the starlight path
Because it's within
The starlight path shines
It's within
The starlight path beckons
Within
The starlight path reminds you
The stars have always been watching
From within
They have always been watching
When you feel the weight
Of the nothing that is space
Remember to look within
To find the starlight path
Because it's within
The starlight path shines
It's within
The starlight path beckons
Within
The starlight path reminds you
The stars have always been watching
From within
They have always been watching
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
I'm Okay, Just Tired
I'm Okay, Just Tired
My life has been changed
By lies and deceit
That left me feeling broken
Left me feeling weak
Flip the coin and you'll see
My life has also been changed
Made all the better
By love once lost, regained
My life will continue
To be changed
With every lesson learned
Each new step claimed
In the name of my life
My desire to be free
An unending want
To be the best me
That I can be
That I could stand so high
But only because I've been looked at
With an introspective eye
A view built from within
Influenced from without
I have my down moments
I've had my doubt
That shame and humiliation
Creeps inside you
Telling you it's over
But that can't be true
That can't be true!
Some people pray
While others stay away
But that doesn't mean they're not trying
To find their way
In this world
That doesn't feel meant for them
A world built on a shallow meaninglessness
Lost so easy, stretched so thin
It's alright though
Don't worry
I'm fine
Just tired
My life has been changed
By lies and deceit
That left me feeling broken
Left me feeling weak
Flip the coin and you'll see
My life has also been changed
Made all the better
By love once lost, regained
My life will continue
To be changed
With every lesson learned
Each new step claimed
In the name of my life
My desire to be free
An unending want
To be the best me
That I can be
That I could stand so high
But only because I've been looked at
With an introspective eye
A view built from within
Influenced from without
I have my down moments
I've had my doubt
That shame and humiliation
Creeps inside you
Telling you it's over
But that can't be true
That can't be true!
Some people pray
While others stay away
But that doesn't mean they're not trying
To find their way
In this world
That doesn't feel meant for them
A world built on a shallow meaninglessness
Lost so easy, stretched so thin
It's alright though
Don't worry
I'm fine
Just tired
Responsibility
Responsibility
It is not your place
To choose the chances
It is your place
To make them
It is your place
To make them
First for you
So you can then help
To make them for others
This is our future
A collection of chances
For something better
The only way
Your future can have a chance
Can be a chance
Is if you take
Those chances
It is not your place
To choose the chances
It is your place
To make them
It is your place
To make them
First for you
So you can then help
To make them for others
This is our future
A collection of chances
For something better
The only way
Your future can have a chance
Can be a chance
Is if you take
Those chances
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