Thursday, March 31, 2011
Myself, As Michelangelo...
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. Once freed, with shameful eyes, he looked at me. He said, "Why have you done this?" I reached out and said, "let it be, and fly for me. show me all that is to be seen." What a mortal fool I was. He took my hand and said, "everything you wish to see is WITHIN." So I carved and chiseled until my hands grew tired. I stood back and marveled at what I'd created, realizing it had been there all along.... all I needed to do was stop and look
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Past, Present, Future...
Look not toward to future, and don't dwell in the past.
Live in the present, and you will find all the answers that you need, right here, right now.
Everything else is insignificant. The past will be your anchor, keeping your ship from sailing, and the future is uncertain.
People say, if it weren't for the past, there would be no future; this is a misconception.
If it weren't for TODAY, there would be no future, because TODAY was once the future, and will soon be the past...
Live in the present, and you will find all the answers that you need, right here, right now.
Everything else is insignificant. The past will be your anchor, keeping your ship from sailing, and the future is uncertain.
People say, if it weren't for the past, there would be no future; this is a misconception.
If it weren't for TODAY, there would be no future, because TODAY was once the future, and will soon be the past...
Taker
A desperate measure in exchange for pleasure
you know nothing lasts forever
tomorrow you'll be seeking handouts
cuz that's the only way you know
Take, take, take, you have nothing to offer
take, take, take, I gave all I could give
yesterday could be destiny's past
you'd never know you missed it, cuz it went by too fast.
Memories are haunting, inside my head they taunt me
I'd like to have a few erased
worthless visions, a failed future remains
and everything I hoped for is wasted away
Take, take, take, don't you have enough?
take, take, take, everything you can get
destiny doesn't want us to be
no more will I wonder why, and what if...
you know nothing lasts forever
tomorrow you'll be seeking handouts
cuz that's the only way you know
Take, take, take, you have nothing to offer
take, take, take, I gave all I could give
yesterday could be destiny's past
you'd never know you missed it, cuz it went by too fast.
Memories are haunting, inside my head they taunt me
I'd like to have a few erased
worthless visions, a failed future remains
and everything I hoped for is wasted away
Take, take, take, don't you have enough?
take, take, take, everything you can get
destiny doesn't want us to be
no more will I wonder why, and what if...
I'm Still Waiting For Karma...
A stab in the back or a slap in the face
let me see what ya got, I can take it
all of it, for my spirit is unbreakable
an ethic unmistakable
I'm sick of helping others grow
for the benefit of someone else
I'm tired of being complacent
it's time to find what I want and take it
I won't let ill feelings get the best of me
I'm still waiting for karma
I'll turn the other cheek and wish you both the best
what a tangled web we weave
We're all human, selfish by nature
yet I often consider the feelings of others
and although life is not a game
surely I'm it's prize...
let me see what ya got, I can take it
all of it, for my spirit is unbreakable
an ethic unmistakable
I'm sick of helping others grow
for the benefit of someone else
I'm tired of being complacent
it's time to find what I want and take it
I won't let ill feelings get the best of me
I'm still waiting for karma
I'll turn the other cheek and wish you both the best
what a tangled web we weave
We're all human, selfish by nature
yet I often consider the feelings of others
and although life is not a game
surely I'm it's prize...
Carpe Diem
Live everyday like it's your last
look toward the future, forget the past
live your life fulfilling your dreams
even if nothing is as it seems
with a future uncertain, hope can be lost
you must fight the battle, no matter the cost
open up your mind to see the path before you
no matter what you find, you must see through
past the here and now, and into tomorrow
you'll become stronger amidst the heartache and sorrow
We can no longer afford to defend faith
the ancient world shows us this was a mistake
all creeds speak of the end times
look around, you'll see the signs
written in stone for all to see
this warning shouldn't be taken lightly
this knowledge was given to us for a reason
yet it fades away with each passing season
from this day forth I look to the sky for answers
just like our ancestors...
look toward the future, forget the past
live your life fulfilling your dreams
even if nothing is as it seems
with a future uncertain, hope can be lost
you must fight the battle, no matter the cost
open up your mind to see the path before you
no matter what you find, you must see through
past the here and now, and into tomorrow
you'll become stronger amidst the heartache and sorrow
We can no longer afford to defend faith
the ancient world shows us this was a mistake
all creeds speak of the end times
look around, you'll see the signs
written in stone for all to see
this warning shouldn't be taken lightly
this knowledge was given to us for a reason
yet it fades away with each passing season
from this day forth I look to the sky for answers
just like our ancestors...
Divinity
Looming uncertainty of a silent war
I let down my guard, and you shoot the arrow
thankfully you're no marksman
and I was able to evade.
retreat! retreat!
it's too dangerous now
walking on unstable ground
at any second, it could give way
I can't make you a man
but I can make you a God
and show you the way to heaven
beneath the scars of my heart
Constant disruption of my world
in my head and in my dreams
from a distance I can hear the battle cry
slowly drawing near
repeat! repeat!
the cycle once again
take another stab at me
what's a little bloodshed between friends?
I can't make you a man
but I make you a God
and lead you into eternity
and beyond.
I let down my guard, and you shoot the arrow
thankfully you're no marksman
and I was able to evade.
retreat! retreat!
it's too dangerous now
walking on unstable ground
at any second, it could give way
I can't make you a man
but I can make you a God
and show you the way to heaven
beneath the scars of my heart
Constant disruption of my world
in my head and in my dreams
from a distance I can hear the battle cry
slowly drawing near
repeat! repeat!
the cycle once again
take another stab at me
what's a little bloodshed between friends?
I can't make you a man
but I make you a God
and lead you into eternity
and beyond.
Life's Beautiful Irony...
Just when you think you've got it all figured out
you realize how wrong you've really been
emotions dissevered;
pulled apart from within
Something here just isn't right
the irony and painful sighs
are all I hear
I struggle to put the pieces back together
of what is left of me
I pray I remain emotionless
I've had enough of the burden
of these lessons I've learned and
this deep seeded anger
I long to let it go
and bury it beneath the frozen snow
or watch it leave as the wind blows
this beautiful irony won't cease to exist
yet with each passing day I will persist
to raise my hands to the stars above
and make a wish...
please take my hand.
you realize how wrong you've really been
emotions dissevered;
pulled apart from within
Something here just isn't right
the irony and painful sighs
are all I hear
I struggle to put the pieces back together
of what is left of me
I pray I remain emotionless
I've had enough of the burden
of these lessons I've learned and
this deep seeded anger
I long to let it go
and bury it beneath the frozen snow
or watch it leave as the wind blows
this beautiful irony won't cease to exist
yet with each passing day I will persist
to raise my hands to the stars above
and make a wish...
please take my hand.
Solar Slumber
Autumn brings the cold breath of winter
to rid the us of disease brought by summer
while the sun, it seems, in solar slumber
this welcomed death will turn into spring
the rebirth of the trees, and all things green
they cyclically serve to purify
our air that we're poisoning everyday
but we've done too much, they can't keep up
I fear before long that this cycle will slow
an extended winter, engulfing the spring
with no signs of rebirth, a frozen skeletal landscape
but as the world lay cold beneath the snow
a cleansing is underway, purifying earth and man
and as we await our long sought spring
we'll become humbled in our insignificance
then start anew, and hopefully get it right one day
to rid the us of disease brought by summer
while the sun, it seems, in solar slumber
this welcomed death will turn into spring
the rebirth of the trees, and all things green
they cyclically serve to purify
our air that we're poisoning everyday
but we've done too much, they can't keep up
I fear before long that this cycle will slow
an extended winter, engulfing the spring
with no signs of rebirth, a frozen skeletal landscape
but as the world lay cold beneath the snow
a cleansing is underway, purifying earth and man
and as we await our long sought spring
we'll become humbled in our insignificance
then start anew, and hopefully get it right one day
The Spiral's End...
After everything I've seen, this can't be
I wanted the world to understand me
I never meant for you to suffer
it's not the truth I've longed and hoped for
delusions plague my dreams, I'm restless
a walking sleep, forever endless
as I await the morning after
it never comes, the sun is shattered
In again, out again
this circle we're all spinning in
quickly now we all descend
below the surface, sinking in
broken pacts, we try to mend
we try and make up for the sin
it's too late now, we can't repent
we're too close to the spiral's end
Live what is left in high hopes, take flight
and we'll never see the end in sight
he sits and waits above it all
and listens closely for our call
and when he hears our final plea
he'll come back down, and rescue me
save my eyes from our demise
take me home, beyond the sky...
I wanted the world to understand me
I never meant for you to suffer
it's not the truth I've longed and hoped for
delusions plague my dreams, I'm restless
a walking sleep, forever endless
as I await the morning after
it never comes, the sun is shattered
In again, out again
this circle we're all spinning in
quickly now we all descend
below the surface, sinking in
broken pacts, we try to mend
we try and make up for the sin
it's too late now, we can't repent
we're too close to the spiral's end
Live what is left in high hopes, take flight
and we'll never see the end in sight
he sits and waits above it all
and listens closely for our call
and when he hears our final plea
he'll come back down, and rescue me
save my eyes from our demise
take me home, beyond the sky...
Oh Cruel World, I Implore You...
When what you've always wanted
has come within your reach
just know it may not turn out to be
the things you've been dreaming
a hardship felt is a lesson learned
I try to keep my perspective clear
but I can't ignore the interference
that seems to draw me near
living life on a path of courage
and faith in secrets kept
I need for you to know me well
you're so insecure, I cannot tell
if this message is coming across clear
when darkness falls, it draws you near
yet further away from yourself you've crept
stay true to your feelings, even though mislead
your path has been shaken, your life, forsaken
I won't live with guilt, it's not worth what I've built
inside of me, lost feelings remain
We can't always have what we want...
just take it in stride, for love or for pride
It's just another memory...
has come within your reach
just know it may not turn out to be
the things you've been dreaming
a hardship felt is a lesson learned
I try to keep my perspective clear
but I can't ignore the interference
that seems to draw me near
living life on a path of courage
and faith in secrets kept
I need for you to know me well
you're so insecure, I cannot tell
if this message is coming across clear
when darkness falls, it draws you near
yet further away from yourself you've crept
stay true to your feelings, even though mislead
your path has been shaken, your life, forsaken
I won't live with guilt, it's not worth what I've built
inside of me, lost feelings remain
We can't always have what we want...
just take it in stride, for love or for pride
It's just another memory...
A Haunting 3 Letters...
The days that pass by are but a wrinkle in time. I'm no closer to what I want now than I was yesterday. I often wonder what that is. Exactly what do I want? I should probably start there.
What do I want? That is a question of epic proportions, that I cannot answer. I feel that I am constantly changing; unsettled and unstable. It's all part of growing old, I guess. When I was a teenager, I was so much more confident in my decisions. Situations seemed so much easier to deal with, now I just analyze everything until the conclusion is anything but favorable. Why? Those three little letters haunt me in all my reasoning. I think the fact that people aren't always up front with their motives is the main catalyst in my tedious analyzation.
What really gets me, is sometimes I ask myself that question, why, knowing all the long that the uncertainty is what keeps my interest, and I'm probably better off not getting a definitive answer. Besides, if it's an answer that I don't like, then it's game over. No more mystery. Perhaps once I figure out my own motives, the motives of others will become more clear.
I'm supposed to grow wiser, but instead, myself and the world around me becomes more confusing each day. I have friends, and I meet new people frequently, yet I continue to feel more and more alone. And then there's that haunting question again, why?
Is it love that I'm missing? Is it because I want to be loved, or give love? Is it because the people who I choose to share with, never appreciate what I'm willing to share with them? I often feel misunderstood. I make hasty decisions. I don't back down easily, which is a blessing, and an even greater curse at times. I spend way too much time thinking about what could have been, had I have chosen a different path when faced with a fork in the road. It's pointless. Things aren't always what they seem, yet they will always be what they are. No matter how hard you try to see them differently, or try and perceive a situation in a way that's favorable to you, there are some things that you just cannot change.
Countless questions, and no answers. Perhaps maybe one answer. I know nothing. Accepting that you know nothing, can only mean knowledge gained. No one has all the answers. If you could gaze into a crystal ball, and find the answers that you seek, would you give careful thought to what those questions would be, considering that the answers may not be the ones you've sought?
Uncertainty, it seems, will keep me content in my naivity, for the time being.
What do I want? That is a question of epic proportions, that I cannot answer. I feel that I am constantly changing; unsettled and unstable. It's all part of growing old, I guess. When I was a teenager, I was so much more confident in my decisions. Situations seemed so much easier to deal with, now I just analyze everything until the conclusion is anything but favorable. Why? Those three little letters haunt me in all my reasoning. I think the fact that people aren't always up front with their motives is the main catalyst in my tedious analyzation.
What really gets me, is sometimes I ask myself that question, why, knowing all the long that the uncertainty is what keeps my interest, and I'm probably better off not getting a definitive answer. Besides, if it's an answer that I don't like, then it's game over. No more mystery. Perhaps once I figure out my own motives, the motives of others will become more clear.
I'm supposed to grow wiser, but instead, myself and the world around me becomes more confusing each day. I have friends, and I meet new people frequently, yet I continue to feel more and more alone. And then there's that haunting question again, why?
Is it love that I'm missing? Is it because I want to be loved, or give love? Is it because the people who I choose to share with, never appreciate what I'm willing to share with them? I often feel misunderstood. I make hasty decisions. I don't back down easily, which is a blessing, and an even greater curse at times. I spend way too much time thinking about what could have been, had I have chosen a different path when faced with a fork in the road. It's pointless. Things aren't always what they seem, yet they will always be what they are. No matter how hard you try to see them differently, or try and perceive a situation in a way that's favorable to you, there are some things that you just cannot change.
Countless questions, and no answers. Perhaps maybe one answer. I know nothing. Accepting that you know nothing, can only mean knowledge gained. No one has all the answers. If you could gaze into a crystal ball, and find the answers that you seek, would you give careful thought to what those questions would be, considering that the answers may not be the ones you've sought?
Uncertainty, it seems, will keep me content in my naivity, for the time being.
Downward Spiral Galaxy
Beyond the scope of our human eye
lies the vastness of space
a seemingly untouched frontier
where an ancient light appears.
It took millions of years for us to see
it will take a million more to understand
this far more perfect life form
the birthplace and resting place for the fortunate.
Preparedness for a place among the constellations
is something much sought after
to make our way through the levels of heaven
and ultimately live again.
In the recent years to come
Orion will tighten his belt
with the alignment of the star gate behind the sun
Osiris, I will become.
lies the vastness of space
a seemingly untouched frontier
where an ancient light appears.
It took millions of years for us to see
it will take a million more to understand
this far more perfect life form
the birthplace and resting place for the fortunate.
Preparedness for a place among the constellations
is something much sought after
to make our way through the levels of heaven
and ultimately live again.
In the recent years to come
Orion will tighten his belt
with the alignment of the star gate behind the sun
Osiris, I will become.
The Undying Hope Of Something Other Than What’s To Come...
I can see your faces along the horizon
scared to make a choice, or take a stand
sitting back quietly, finding relief in complaints
it takes only you to break free from restraint...
your mind's only free if you allow it to be and
explore the idea that you may have it all wrong
all that you've thought, and all that you've learned
everyone loves a good mystery...
Let's let it all go, forget all control
we'll all become free from this destiny
it doesn't have to end, let's unite and ascend
together we'll endure, I beg I emplore...
We've got it all right, and yet we still fight
one another over the grey areas
a literal translation, a figurative relation
all what your mind tells you to see
so easily confused, with words misconstrued
taking something poetic and making it fact
without consideration, that the actual statement
could mean something completely different to me...
Let's let it all go, forget all control
accept what is me, let it be
in the end I'll defend, I'll proclaim I'll protect
the ones that I love, the aware, I won't fail...
I refuse to waste my words on ignorance
self defiant, involuntary malignance
feeding their heads with spoon fed opinions
adding to the minions of resistance
burying the true meaning of this worldly existence
you accept what they call truth
even though it doesn't add up
everyone loves a good controversy...
scared to make a choice, or take a stand
sitting back quietly, finding relief in complaints
it takes only you to break free from restraint...
your mind's only free if you allow it to be and
explore the idea that you may have it all wrong
all that you've thought, and all that you've learned
everyone loves a good mystery...
Let's let it all go, forget all control
we'll all become free from this destiny
it doesn't have to end, let's unite and ascend
together we'll endure, I beg I emplore...
We've got it all right, and yet we still fight
one another over the grey areas
a literal translation, a figurative relation
all what your mind tells you to see
so easily confused, with words misconstrued
taking something poetic and making it fact
without consideration, that the actual statement
could mean something completely different to me...
Let's let it all go, forget all control
accept what is me, let it be
in the end I'll defend, I'll proclaim I'll protect
the ones that I love, the aware, I won't fail...
I refuse to waste my words on ignorance
self defiant, involuntary malignance
feeding their heads with spoon fed opinions
adding to the minions of resistance
burying the true meaning of this worldly existence
you accept what they call truth
even though it doesn't add up
everyone loves a good controversy...
Get Your Guns
I'm often inspired, yet nothing transpires. I wonder what that is to begin with, I analyze and criticize; trying to find the key to it's design. It's often subconscious, this inspiration. It stays hidden inside, until feelings preside, and then words are revealed, with a pen or a voice, it's you choice...
Say what's on you mind, all the time, think not of judgements passed. Connections are made in the strangest of ways and those are the ones that last. Expression leads to transcendence, choose your weapons. I've chosen mine, now it's time you decide...
Pick a side now before IT chooses YOU. Or do you believe that it's preconceived? If your path has been paved, will you follow, or stray, even if you disagree? It's important to ask, it is our only chance, either revolution, or evolution...
But there's so many people, who are using their free will, to not be free at all. By staying confined to a systematic decline, they are wasting themselves, locked away in a cell. Only it's not a prison that you can see, it's been built to deceive, keeping your third eye concealed...
How will you be freed?
Say what's on you mind, all the time, think not of judgements passed. Connections are made in the strangest of ways and those are the ones that last. Expression leads to transcendence, choose your weapons. I've chosen mine, now it's time you decide...
Pick a side now before IT chooses YOU. Or do you believe that it's preconceived? If your path has been paved, will you follow, or stray, even if you disagree? It's important to ask, it is our only chance, either revolution, or evolution...
But there's so many people, who are using their free will, to not be free at all. By staying confined to a systematic decline, they are wasting themselves, locked away in a cell. Only it's not a prison that you can see, it's been built to deceive, keeping your third eye concealed...
How will you be freed?
Beyond the Confines of Man...
Past and present, still represent
all of which makes me, me...
you've all taken part in, the lessons I've learned and,
the mistakes I've yet to make...
truth will subside for, those left who'll stand by and,
defend me till the end
you know who you are, you've all left a scar
on my heart and on my soul.
I'll carry with me, through my transcendency,
the fragments of time you've left behind...
etched into my skin, with hope and with sin,
contributing to my enlightenment,
whether skeptic or insightful, I'll have no denial
in the fact that we're all so different...
because all in due time, we shall open our eyes,
and discover the ties, long since buried inside...
Reach out to me, and you'll be free,
from our modern confines of man
and please don't abandon what you don't understand and
I promise it'll all be clear one day.
all of which makes me, me...
you've all taken part in, the lessons I've learned and,
the mistakes I've yet to make...
truth will subside for, those left who'll stand by and,
defend me till the end
you know who you are, you've all left a scar
on my heart and on my soul.
I'll carry with me, through my transcendency,
the fragments of time you've left behind...
etched into my skin, with hope and with sin,
contributing to my enlightenment,
whether skeptic or insightful, I'll have no denial
in the fact that we're all so different...
because all in due time, we shall open our eyes,
and discover the ties, long since buried inside...
Reach out to me, and you'll be free,
from our modern confines of man
and please don't abandon what you don't understand and
I promise it'll all be clear one day.
Comfortability Kills...
Nothing Left,
to strive for, nor to die for
lifelessness,
no meaning, less appealing
fought for less,
a dealing, more deceiving
stand the test,
of time and be defined as...
Complacent becoming disgrace and you can't get enough of the taste
enemy,
fine in all that you see and you cannot break free from the life that conceives
so you play
the role only today just to be led astray, from your desires
you're filled,
with a future restained, there's no need to explain, you will remain the same,
comfortability kills...
Secrets kept
let's recap, the stages
lioness,
life cycle in denial
foolishness,
no reason, left believing
lay to rest,
what's binding, redefining...
the will of a man only then will you stand, apart from the others
unite,
only to win the fight overcoming your plight, far beyond
what you can see,
it'a deep within me and it's deep within you, question the truth
that's been set,
in the end you'll empower yourself and devower, the line has been met,
comfortability kills...
to strive for, nor to die for
lifelessness,
no meaning, less appealing
fought for less,
a dealing, more deceiving
stand the test,
of time and be defined as...
Complacent becoming disgrace and you can't get enough of the taste
enemy,
fine in all that you see and you cannot break free from the life that conceives
so you play
the role only today just to be led astray, from your desires
you're filled,
with a future restained, there's no need to explain, you will remain the same,
comfortability kills...
Secrets kept
let's recap, the stages
lioness,
life cycle in denial
foolishness,
no reason, left believing
lay to rest,
what's binding, redefining...
the will of a man only then will you stand, apart from the others
unite,
only to win the fight overcoming your plight, far beyond
what you can see,
it'a deep within me and it's deep within you, question the truth
that's been set,
in the end you'll empower yourself and devower, the line has been met,
comfortability kills...
Hopefulless...
I've been trying to see, what you see in me
just an empty stare, and I'm standing there
looking up at you, looking down on me
I do not believe, I'll ever be free...
of a guilty pleasure, a senseless measure
lack of rationality
for everything retraces, my demonstration
of insecurity...
I'm just as human, just as confused and
we're all sharing the pain
I don't have the answer, just questions and cancer
have I been blinded, to be reminded...
of the tide that binds us, something inside us
a place to hideaway
from a life complacent, an emotion restrained and
someday I'll breakaway...
If you could only feel, all that flows through me
you'd believe in you, the same way that I do
the potential, that we all possess
if you'd just let go, we would stand the test
against all odds, we'll all progress
into the extraordinary, far beyond the elementary
all it takes is a tiny spark, to find our light beyond the dark
forget all the standards, erase your name...
just an empty stare, and I'm standing there
looking up at you, looking down on me
I do not believe, I'll ever be free...
of a guilty pleasure, a senseless measure
lack of rationality
for everything retraces, my demonstration
of insecurity...
I'm just as human, just as confused and
we're all sharing the pain
I don't have the answer, just questions and cancer
have I been blinded, to be reminded...
of the tide that binds us, something inside us
a place to hideaway
from a life complacent, an emotion restrained and
someday I'll breakaway...
If you could only feel, all that flows through me
you'd believe in you, the same way that I do
the potential, that we all possess
if you'd just let go, we would stand the test
against all odds, we'll all progress
into the extraordinary, far beyond the elementary
all it takes is a tiny spark, to find our light beyond the dark
forget all the standards, erase your name...
Six Feet Deep in Dirt and Denial...
Hope expended
you pretended
to understand me
unhand my heart!
Time's too precious to waste on lesser
thoughts than my own--I've disowned
Feeling unequal
church and steeple
above my head, beyond my past
I can't change you, rearrange you
All that's left through sifting ashes
Are faint memories of what could have been
Sink in sin
deep within
paper thin
remains your soul
I choose to win, to overcome
release the shackles from my ankles
a modern day slave, I buy, I trade
like all the others you try to mold
If only we'd realize the power we hold
If only we'd stop and take control
If only we weren't afraid of change
There may still be a future for us to behold
Reassure
the obscure
see beyond
broken bonds
Learn the truth beyond the walls
of this constrained reality
a too familiar parody
of what life's meant to be
It's not me, it's not you
everything that we've gone through
means nothing if we're just meant to rot
six feet deep in dirt and denial.
you pretended
to understand me
unhand my heart!
Time's too precious to waste on lesser
thoughts than my own--I've disowned
Feeling unequal
church and steeple
above my head, beyond my past
I can't change you, rearrange you
All that's left through sifting ashes
Are faint memories of what could have been
Sink in sin
deep within
paper thin
remains your soul
I choose to win, to overcome
release the shackles from my ankles
a modern day slave, I buy, I trade
like all the others you try to mold
If only we'd realize the power we hold
If only we'd stop and take control
If only we weren't afraid of change
There may still be a future for us to behold
Reassure
the obscure
see beyond
broken bonds
Learn the truth beyond the walls
of this constrained reality
a too familiar parody
of what life's meant to be
It's not me, it's not you
everything that we've gone through
means nothing if we're just meant to rot
six feet deep in dirt and denial.
I Don't Wanna Be Like You...
Friend or foe?
hold tight, let go
make up your mind
it's time you decide
will you live life
or let it live you?
Play the martyr
child or father?
Sister or mother?
It's all in the same
It'll drive you insane
only if you let it.
All these words, are they in vain?
NO! I've something to say
to the world I proclaim
let down your guard
for we are all scarred
in different ways, we bleed the same
heal your wounds, your pain is gone
forget what you SEE
We are all just flesh--
nothing more, nothing less.
So I write into the night
fear of letting go
of my inhibitions
can't I be what I pretend?
the pen is my friend
it sets me free
apart from your reality
that of which I won't accept.
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to be like you
I'll keep my pain, and all my tears
the hardship suffered through the years
they set me apart--life through art
simple pleasures help break me through
I will this time
I'll cross the line
or my demise
will be the end result.
hold tight, let go
make up your mind
it's time you decide
will you live life
or let it live you?
Play the martyr
child or father?
Sister or mother?
It's all in the same
It'll drive you insane
only if you let it.
All these words, are they in vain?
NO! I've something to say
to the world I proclaim
let down your guard
for we are all scarred
in different ways, we bleed the same
heal your wounds, your pain is gone
forget what you SEE
We are all just flesh--
nothing more, nothing less.
So I write into the night
fear of letting go
of my inhibitions
can't I be what I pretend?
the pen is my friend
it sets me free
apart from your reality
that of which I won't accept.
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to be like you
I'll keep my pain, and all my tears
the hardship suffered through the years
they set me apart--life through art
simple pleasures help break me through
I will this time
I'll cross the line
or my demise
will be the end result.
Nothing is Written in Stone...
I'll start this blog off by saying, I don't believe in fate. I do however, believe that everything happens in life for a reason.
All humans give off energy, and that energy, attracts other energies. These energies congregate together, causing things to happen. Action, reaction. Often times, our tiny little minds do not understand this phenomenon of energy. Even when circumstance gives birth to misfortune, it is often a blessing in disguise.
My life is not set in stone. I'm learning everyday to embrace disappointment, with faith that it will eventually lead to something good. The powers that be, are far greater than anyone on this plane can comprehend, and I will not live my life speculating over things that I cannot prove are real. No fairytales, just fact. Science. Math. I'll save my imagination for my poetry.
Hence forth, every step I take shall carry with it the weight of the words in this blog. I will not faulter. I'll find what I want, and I'll take it whole heartedly. I'll fight you for it. I'll move forward knowing that no matter what life throws my way, I can handle it, I will prevail. These obstacles will only make me stronger, and prepare me for transcendancy. That, is inner peace. Before anything else, heaven and hell are here, inside you, inside me. We are the demons. We are the good, we are the evil, we are human.
All humans give off energy, and that energy, attracts other energies. These energies congregate together, causing things to happen. Action, reaction. Often times, our tiny little minds do not understand this phenomenon of energy. Even when circumstance gives birth to misfortune, it is often a blessing in disguise.
My life is not set in stone. I'm learning everyday to embrace disappointment, with faith that it will eventually lead to something good. The powers that be, are far greater than anyone on this plane can comprehend, and I will not live my life speculating over things that I cannot prove are real. No fairytales, just fact. Science. Math. I'll save my imagination for my poetry.
Hence forth, every step I take shall carry with it the weight of the words in this blog. I will not faulter. I'll find what I want, and I'll take it whole heartedly. I'll fight you for it. I'll move forward knowing that no matter what life throws my way, I can handle it, I will prevail. These obstacles will only make me stronger, and prepare me for transcendancy. That, is inner peace. Before anything else, heaven and hell are here, inside you, inside me. We are the demons. We are the good, we are the evil, we are human.
From My Leather Journal Pt. 2
A pen upon a page decends
give us a final hope
not just a theory
ensuing darkness, growing weary
I've traded passion for diligence
that of which I shall never render
within my grasp is my desire
remember this, remember this
Strike the ground with an iron fist
bring down the pessimist
overcome the materialist
you must resist, you must resist
All you want and all you need
is right in front of you, reach forth and take it
it won't be given to you
it remains within reach, remains within reach
No future, no past
no shelter, no mask
mother nature's sighing, she's dying
will you help her, or yourself?
give us a final hope
not just a theory
ensuing darkness, growing weary
I've traded passion for diligence
that of which I shall never render
within my grasp is my desire
remember this, remember this
Strike the ground with an iron fist
bring down the pessimist
overcome the materialist
you must resist, you must resist
All you want and all you need
is right in front of you, reach forth and take it
it won't be given to you
it remains within reach, remains within reach
No future, no past
no shelter, no mask
mother nature's sighing, she's dying
will you help her, or yourself?
From My Leather Journal...
With every step, another debt--
to the world and it's modern ways
technology will kill us all
bury the past in scrap metal
We'll soon forget where we came from
If we ever really knew
it's safe to say we'll throw it away
waste, like everything else
Frivolous beast, you're weak
you'll never be happy with all the you seek
permanent state of disappointment
you hold the bar too high
you're entitled to nothing, and yet with all that you have
you want more, possession whore
you can't take it with you
so die with it now
Your wealth means nothing when your soul is poor
to the world and it's modern ways
technology will kill us all
bury the past in scrap metal
We'll soon forget where we came from
If we ever really knew
it's safe to say we'll throw it away
waste, like everything else
Frivolous beast, you're weak
you'll never be happy with all the you seek
permanent state of disappointment
you hold the bar too high
you're entitled to nothing, and yet with all that you have
you want more, possession whore
you can't take it with you
so die with it now
Your wealth means nothing when your soul is poor
Lost in the Woods...
I got lost yesterday, but I wasn't afraid
wandering an unfamiliar plane, I turned off my brain
I found the switch, a temporary glitch
allowing me to escape
I didn't think of those I love, nor did I think of those I hate
I only thought of where I was heading, amongst the strange terrain
I didn't think of work, I didn't think of play
I only thought, "will I find my way?"
And I did.
I'll walk everyday, picking up the pace with each step I take
Until I find a way to win this losing race
I need to find that switch outside the woods
I'll walk until my ankles give way beneath the weight of my heavy mind.
wandering an unfamiliar plane, I turned off my brain
I found the switch, a temporary glitch
allowing me to escape
I didn't think of those I love, nor did I think of those I hate
I only thought of where I was heading, amongst the strange terrain
I didn't think of work, I didn't think of play
I only thought, "will I find my way?"
And I did.
I'll walk everyday, picking up the pace with each step I take
Until I find a way to win this losing race
I need to find that switch outside the woods
I'll walk until my ankles give way beneath the weight of my heavy mind.
About Me
Here on earth, a human being...we are one, we are the same, I as you, and you as I...fighting for the same thing, experiencing the same emotions moving along our path through life, or life through us...
Find your own truths...I've got mine, I won't judge yours...let it all go and take flight, in these truths themselves lie our plight--
Forget your morals, infact--kill them...cuz there's always someone out there who will judge them, and place themselves above you in class..don't worry about saving them, save yourself...find inside, your inner wealth
For here on Earth we're all human flesh, nothing more, nothing less...right here, right now...man is too busy looking toward the future, that he's losing control of the present--hindered by schedules, time is NOT on our side, for it chooses no side, it is YOU that must decide...ride the wave of the tide, or try and swim against the under current...but either way, "Learn to Swim..."
Language is our greatest tool, but it is often used to mark the fool...to shake the path of the wise amidst a time of confusion--OPEN YOUR EYE...your inner eye, that is...for your occular conception is but an illusion, feeding into the ultimate dillusion...
I live to meet like minded spirits, who'd like the chance to rewind back to a time when things weren't so deep...a time where you didn't need to find the right words, it was understood without a voice...you make your choice, I'll make mine, but in the meantime, you're welcome to join me on my path...
Find your own truths...I've got mine, I won't judge yours...let it all go and take flight, in these truths themselves lie our plight--
Forget your morals, infact--kill them...cuz there's always someone out there who will judge them, and place themselves above you in class..don't worry about saving them, save yourself...find inside, your inner wealth
For here on Earth we're all human flesh, nothing more, nothing less...right here, right now...man is too busy looking toward the future, that he's losing control of the present--hindered by schedules, time is NOT on our side, for it chooses no side, it is YOU that must decide...ride the wave of the tide, or try and swim against the under current...but either way, "Learn to Swim..."
Language is our greatest tool, but it is often used to mark the fool...to shake the path of the wise amidst a time of confusion--OPEN YOUR EYE...your inner eye, that is...for your occular conception is but an illusion, feeding into the ultimate dillusion...
I live to meet like minded spirits, who'd like the chance to rewind back to a time when things weren't so deep...a time where you didn't need to find the right words, it was understood without a voice...you make your choice, I'll make mine, but in the meantime, you're welcome to join me on my path...
Hopeless
I've given up hope, but it's for the best
walking through life with a pain in my chest
I'm done with wishful thinking, things will not get better
as long as I wish them to be...
If good change comes along, I will welcome it
I'll embrace it and be thankful for it's blessing
until then, I hope for nothing
because I cannot take much more disappointment.
Simple pleasures temporarily pacify
although like a tiny band aid over a gaping flesh wound
bleeding over fates wrath
times catalystic bloodbath
I stagger along this beaten path
too many forks in the road
indecisive wanderer, nomadic ponderer
Can't I just sit here for a while?
walking through life with a pain in my chest
I'm done with wishful thinking, things will not get better
as long as I wish them to be...
If good change comes along, I will welcome it
I'll embrace it and be thankful for it's blessing
until then, I hope for nothing
because I cannot take much more disappointment.
Simple pleasures temporarily pacify
although like a tiny band aid over a gaping flesh wound
bleeding over fates wrath
times catalystic bloodbath
I stagger along this beaten path
too many forks in the road
indecisive wanderer, nomadic ponderer
Can't I just sit here for a while?
Shape Shifter
Blinded eyes, crucial times
awakening begins now
severed ties, uncovered lies
you've taken the vow
What's to come?
can it be one?
safe to say
we'll see one day
Alone I wait, this mind irate
constant confusion
internal battle, the mind's saddle
sits my conscious
Impending doom?
Or ethnic cleansing?
There is no beginning, there is no end
Whatever the outcome
Ancient worlds and words come to pass
realization of the past will manifest itself through future events
Look to the stars, there you'll find the key
to unlock destiny
Erase the lines that divide
we're all more alike than what's conceived
this union is the only hope for salvation
believe not what you've been taught, but what you SEE.
Shape shifter.
awakening begins now
severed ties, uncovered lies
you've taken the vow
What's to come?
can it be one?
safe to say
we'll see one day
Alone I wait, this mind irate
constant confusion
internal battle, the mind's saddle
sits my conscious
Impending doom?
Or ethnic cleansing?
There is no beginning, there is no end
Whatever the outcome
Ancient worlds and words come to pass
realization of the past will manifest itself through future events
Look to the stars, there you'll find the key
to unlock destiny
Erase the lines that divide
we're all more alike than what's conceived
this union is the only hope for salvation
believe not what you've been taught, but what you SEE.
Shape shifter.
TV Stands for Taintedvision...
What can I say, I'm in a blogging type of mood today. Howdy, fellow blog enthusiasts, friends, and virtual stalkers...I've been doing a lot of thinking. I'm beginning to realize that I'm easily inspired by everyday issues. While these inspirations don't always yield positive thoughts, they are quite mentally stimulating, none the less.
I've been thinking lately about TV. Television, for those of you that are FANS. I'm not a fan of TV. Someone told me that his niece, who's 5, recently had eye doctor day at school. Turns out, she needed glasses, and so did MOST of the kids in her class as well. Right away, eveyone's all like, "oh, the Dr.'s are trying to rip us off." NO PEOPLE. How many HOURS a DAY do your kids spend in front of the television? 2? 3? I bet it's more than that. Classic scenario. Mom's on the phone, or trying to cook, the kid is just looking for some ATTENTION, mom says, "so and so, go watch TV."
I'll tell you right now, there will NOT be a TV in my child's bedroom, nor in my living room for that matter. All it's doing to them is allowing them to veg out all day, making them A.D.D., and, FUCKIN UP THEIR EYES!!! Seriously. Have you watched cartoons lately? I think 90% of it is completely uneducational, and written by people that either are on, or have been on some serious DRUGS. I don't expect to raise a child in a bubble, but I also don't expect to raise one in a BOX. Taintedvision--that's what TV really stands for. The best waste of time, you'll ever find.
So, if you'd like an evening of unfulfilling, subliminal brainwashing, turn on the tube. Sit back with some junk food, get fat and go blind all in one easy step.
I've been thinking lately about TV. Television, for those of you that are FANS. I'm not a fan of TV. Someone told me that his niece, who's 5, recently had eye doctor day at school. Turns out, she needed glasses, and so did MOST of the kids in her class as well. Right away, eveyone's all like, "oh, the Dr.'s are trying to rip us off." NO PEOPLE. How many HOURS a DAY do your kids spend in front of the television? 2? 3? I bet it's more than that. Classic scenario. Mom's on the phone, or trying to cook, the kid is just looking for some ATTENTION, mom says, "so and so, go watch TV."
I'll tell you right now, there will NOT be a TV in my child's bedroom, nor in my living room for that matter. All it's doing to them is allowing them to veg out all day, making them A.D.D., and, FUCKIN UP THEIR EYES!!! Seriously. Have you watched cartoons lately? I think 90% of it is completely uneducational, and written by people that either are on, or have been on some serious DRUGS. I don't expect to raise a child in a bubble, but I also don't expect to raise one in a BOX. Taintedvision--that's what TV really stands for. The best waste of time, you'll ever find.
So, if you'd like an evening of unfulfilling, subliminal brainwashing, turn on the tube. Sit back with some junk food, get fat and go blind all in one easy step.
Fearing the Truth May Kill You, Living in Denial Makes You Already Dead....
Tell the truth, that's what they say
do you even know what truth is?
to every lie, there is truth
you've blurred the fine line between
Would you accept truth, even if it were something you didn't believe?
it's what YOU believe
people wonder why, all the lies?
imagine if the truth were told
We fear the truth
this is why we've been deceived
for them, fear means control
but not for you.
do you even know what truth is?
to every lie, there is truth
you've blurred the fine line between
Would you accept truth, even if it were something you didn't believe?
it's what YOU believe
people wonder why, all the lies?
imagine if the truth were told
We fear the truth
this is why we've been deceived
for them, fear means control
but not for you.
Keep It Going
And so now we face another day, still time it seems to slip away...
stolen out from under our feet, yet onward we march, we'll admit no defeat...
empowered as one, yet weakened by many...
never the less, we still battle, tireless..
each along our own changing path, growing tired from the weight of burdens we carry... we do so by choice, cuz it's hard to let go, no matter what it is...
stolen out from under our feet, yet onward we march, we'll admit no defeat...
empowered as one, yet weakened by many...
never the less, we still battle, tireless..
each along our own changing path, growing tired from the weight of burdens we carry... we do so by choice, cuz it's hard to let go, no matter what it is...
Boo Hoo America
Here's what they SHOULD do with the missiles... DESTROY THE FUCKIN' MEDIA!! Without the media, we'd have NO CLUE what goes on half away around the world, and we'd only be concerned with the things that effect US, and those around us, directly. BIG change has to start SMALL, on a moral level. I'm sick sick sick of TV. I don't wanna buy your "... Read Morelook like an anorexic actress in as little as 10 days" pill, nor am I concerned about the vast amount of men out there with penile dysfunction, ESPECIALLY when I'm sitting in the same room as my 80 year old grandfather. I can't stand Nancy Grace, as a matter of fact, I'd like to bitch slap her. I am, however, concerned with the fact that television is creating a race of hypochondriacs, that will take a pill for anything that ails them, or run to get a flu shot because of being paranoid about catching some blown out of proportion strain of the flu. I GOT SICK EVERY FUCKIN' WINTER WHEN I WAS A KID. It's kinda normal. A race of overgrown, desensitized fuckin' babies, is what we're becoming. Boo hoo America. We've got it so hard.
Formula Zero
We're different, not distant. Stop counting the spaces between. When you measure, for business or pleasure, you'll always sell yourself short. Look for connections, not separations; you'll soon form a better equation.
Where's My Phone?
Pushing my limits everyday, to look beyond the scope of my eye
I find it difficult at times to suppress the urge to commit mass murder.
rampant ignorance enrages me to no end, and I have no way to release this rage...
really I'd be doing us all a favor, sorta like a human being spring cleaning
Feng Shui says you have to get rid of the old stuff, if you want new things to come
I promise to be selective; I think I'll keep 5% of you. We wouldn't want the same problem to occur again.
Now I'll be honest, some of my friends would have to go as well. I love you, but you're not worthy.
Maybe even some of my family too. It's all for the greater good, ya know?
I know how this sounds, but I assure you... I'm not crazy, and I'm not the only one who feels this way.
God feels this way. Mother Earth feels this way. I'd just like to speed up the process a bit. .
Is there anything wrong with accelerating the inevitable? I don't think so. Let's just get it over with, so we can start the healing process.... sometimes my thoughts are maddening, but they're still provocative regardless.... I just have a lot on my mind, ya know? Feeling like I just wanna go, go, go, where, I dunno. Say "fuck the world," and never look back. My mind is like a river, branching off into hundreds of small streams making it hard to focus on the flow of things... where's my phone?
I find it difficult at times to suppress the urge to commit mass murder.
rampant ignorance enrages me to no end, and I have no way to release this rage...
really I'd be doing us all a favor, sorta like a human being spring cleaning
Feng Shui says you have to get rid of the old stuff, if you want new things to come
I promise to be selective; I think I'll keep 5% of you. We wouldn't want the same problem to occur again.
Now I'll be honest, some of my friends would have to go as well. I love you, but you're not worthy.
Maybe even some of my family too. It's all for the greater good, ya know?
I know how this sounds, but I assure you... I'm not crazy, and I'm not the only one who feels this way.
God feels this way. Mother Earth feels this way. I'd just like to speed up the process a bit. .
Is there anything wrong with accelerating the inevitable? I don't think so. Let's just get it over with, so we can start the healing process.... sometimes my thoughts are maddening, but they're still provocative regardless.... I just have a lot on my mind, ya know? Feeling like I just wanna go, go, go, where, I dunno. Say "fuck the world," and never look back. My mind is like a river, branching off into hundreds of small streams making it hard to focus on the flow of things... where's my phone?
Power Hours
As I raise my head to a sky anticipating dawn, I realize how beautiful we really are... regardless of flaw, despite our faults.. we're all apart of something more... and as I stare into the void, the vast empty plane is overcome with light, and I'm engulfed in the warmth of our potential... oh, fragile human life... let me hold you through the night, let me feel your embrace.... Let me feel for a moment that we are one, this is me, at 4am.
I Just Want A Place to Lay My Head..
on a rock beside the river, at the edge of dawn... awaken to the warmth of the sun on my face... simple times whisper softly among the trees, but rage violently among the rapids... the tones of the trees are soothing in nature, speaking in a serene tongue... the voice within the rapids, is mighty, and provoking... here I lay torn between a life of solitude, and fortitude...
The forest speaks to me, enchanting my senses and lifting my spirit to prepare me for what lies ahead... the river, holds stead fast the flow of life, gripping my soul in the under current... preparing me for the waterfall, just beyond the river bend... There's no need to swim, there's no need to breath... just fall.
The forest speaks to me, enchanting my senses and lifting my spirit to prepare me for what lies ahead... the river, holds stead fast the flow of life, gripping my soul in the under current... preparing me for the waterfall, just beyond the river bend... There's no need to swim, there's no need to breath... just fall.
Remission
the entire world is within my reach, I strive and I preach to erase deceit, but some of you have blinded eyes, living life with false alibis... let your third eye be your vision; we're born into cancer, enlightenment is remission. Forget about what you knew before, think not about who's keeping score, the rules weren't made to produce winners, only sudden death and sinners, sinkers or swimmers, either way we must ride out the wave... when it crashes, turning masses to ashes, we'll still be made of flesh and bone, and we'll realize that we were never in this alone...
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