Forced March (may come)

Sunsets rise and dawns will fall 

the darkness shines upon us all

each shadow casts a key to find

each light beam a rope to bind

a thought so tight it can’t escape

a dream so ripe with the rape

of feelings burned like gasoline

numbness spreads like gangrene

rotten to the very core

yet you whine and ask for more

what is it in these folds you seek

blisters and bunions

the sick and the weak

long you struggle

long you grind

long you suffer

but never blind

shouting your silence

into the void

all your feelings

are aimed to avoid

for each chance taken

exposes the heart

it just takes one second

for the voices to start

and infect their way

inside your brain

changing the future

for negative gain

prophets rise and profits fall

a tally for one is a tally for all

accounting for whispers that never left lips

staring backwards into an eclipse

what did not happen is counted for fact

what is fractured never is cracked

soles wore thin an impenetrable shield

marching together a cadence concealed

coming together but always alone

always forgotten forever known

the path to the center never divides

out with the inlet and in with the tides

home rings true for those in the know

a few above but mainly below.

Heart Beats Still

With the tensile strength

of a tub of glue 

And a catalog book 

of all what's you

I smash through the madness

of yesterday

Until I calm a piece of happy 

where we can play

The games played tomorrow

in a land of joy

All the hopes and happiness 

that we employ

To lead and instruct 

this girl and boy

Honor, respect, 

and a questing voice

We want them centered, 

to make their choice

On just what it is 

that makes them tick

Never blindfolded 

to the trick

Of complacency, 

where the mind grows tired

Of entitlement, 

where the angst is fired

Instead centered, 

focused on what's inside

Being present, 

for this joyous ride

In a life unique, 

you are your own canoe

On the river of time, 

configured for you

Make connections 

to the ones that are in sync

Make time to be present, 

try not to blink

For all that we miss 

we will never know

It was our only time, 

our only show

There is no practice, 

in this life that we live

So much to receive, 

so much to give

So take each moment 

for what it is worth

Laugh every death,
and cry every birth

Remember those 

that came before

And enable those 

where hope endures

To give us a purpose 

to give us a cause

To make us believers 

to make our own laws

These are the reasons 

to endure the strife

Of every day battles 

protecting the life

That we were handed, 

without our free will

Live it the fullest, 

until your heart beats still.

Lip Curl

If you stay put
and take no chances
You'll never see the mare
as it prances
Across the plain
of possibility
And splash in the sea
of virility
Instead your mind
will stay chained
To the thoughts
you have engrained
In your mind
the thoughts repeat
Never ending
to a nauseous beat
One foot
in front the other
One after one
after another
The hardest steps
are the first you take
Because once you start
you'll feel the ache
That's your feelings
coming through
Buried deep
and black and blue
Like running blind
into a brightened room
The pain hides
the growing bloom
Behind this pain
there lies another place
Trust and honesty
fill this space
Balance is abundant
along this chosen route
Laughter echoes
doubt is drowned out
Each step you take
the bloom's blossoms twirl
Each step you take
I see your lips curl
Each step you take
heals your soul
Bringing you closer
to becoming whole
In this journey
if you need someone near
Say my name
I'm just right here.

Faith

What I believe is not important. What I believe is that there is no god (or gods) that will intervene upon your behalf. We are singly responsible for our own fate and will benefit and suffer in whatever manner we choose. However, I do believe there is a greater pattern, of which we are not aware, that allows us to play this game. Whether we ever disover what that pattern is, in this life or the next, does not matter. As long as we are ever curious, and ever apply ourselves to our lives with a binding of love; we can be confident that we are a part of that pattern.

Hopeful Launch

Fully committed
Fully thrown
I launch myself
Into the unknown

Not knowing
Where I will land
I extend my arms
And reach for your hand

Will you catch me
Or will your grip slip
To find this answer
It is worth the trip

Am I foolish
To invest this much
I haven't seen your face
Or felt your touch

But in your your voice
I feel so much heat
Your love for life
Appears whole and complete

To have that gaze
Be focused on mine
Brightens my day
And feels divine

To take this chance
I will do what I must
I will close my eyes
In your hand I trust.

Something More Than Oxygen

With a clock at the ready I time my life
Each unit's hand is as sharp as a knife
Slicing each moment into a separate slice
Apart from each other like grains of rice
(or) Are they all connected is there a straight line through
(or) Are they all protected each with their own view

Something more than oxygen
Is what I need
To give me the courage
and perspective to believe

(that) there's something more than oxygen
That powers my mind
There's something more than oxygen
That I'm going to find

(that) there's something more than oxygen
That provides the heat
There's something more than oxygen
That my brain can eat

Under pressure
Intense pressure
In a soup of building blocks

Under pressure
Intense pressure
Try to think outside the box

Under pressure
Intense pressure
Slowly the chaos is torn

Under pressure
Intense pressure
Slowly the pattern is born

Oberon

Father time grew old one day
he was longing for his son
but locked away
in yesterday
he was always on the run
Trying to find the ones who stole
his future from his mind
the past was getting blurry
and the present was going blind
All his kids thought he was dead
So they fought amongst themselves
They grew their little heavens
And raised a lot of hell
Until one day chaos
threw a little dart
The pattern was was ruined
Everything fell apart
They were looking for answers
Dropping one by one
Blaming each other
Instead of becoming one
That’s when he chose when
To make his presence known
That’s when they focused
And kneeled to the throne
Orders were given
Others were received
Victory was spoken
And all was believed
They all didn’t make it
How was he to know
When you live forever
Sometimes you’re a little slow

Blind Man's Touch

As my senses are heightened
So does my sorrow
What kind of man
Hides from tomorrow

Living today
Like it will never end
Wasting time
Finding how far the mind will bend

Lost in a circle
Of a never ending rhyme
Hoping all things change
Given enough time

Questions abound
In a never ending stream
Ignored while awake
Only answered in a dream

Where I open my eyes
And throw down my crutch
To find that I'm blessed
With a blind man's touch

The darkness comforts
I'm relaxed to the core
I flex my knuckles
And begin to soar

As my fingers dance
Along the curve of your face
I recognize your smile
And my thumbs gives chase

Absorbing all features
Through all ten tips
I pause for a moment
And ponder your lips

Slowly I soak in
All of that pressed line
Freezing that image
And that moment in time

So much power
In my blind hand's sight
But it is powerless
To turn day into night

Because in the morning
That image will be gone
For my hands go blind
With the break of the dawn.

Patience Bridge

Fearing what to do
is the hardest thing
When you feel your whole life
is hanging by a string
To grasp and grapple in a battle
to hold tight
you might falter and fumble
yourself into flight
if you loosen your grip
and wait for your chance
you might wait forever
locked in your stance
The trick is to balance
and know when to try
to take a deep breath
and close your eye
Get lost in the depth
and pattern of the weave
gather it's strength
but it's structure you leave
in this mesh
a thread you will braid
over and again
until a bridge you have made
This bridge only leads onwards
only one way to go
Let go of the string
and go for a stroll.

Brazilian Triangle

Roots Go Deep

Chrome magnolias
oh so dreamy
Metal flower
oh so gleamy
Shine your light
in my eyes
Open your petals
start to rise
Spread your light
around your world
As your leaves
become unfurled
Pistils are hot
and that's ok
The bees will land
and fly away
With the life
you have created
And the hope
you’ve reinstated
For a better life
and a better year
Without sadness
without fear
Create a seed
of new beginning
Let's begin the bell
is ringing
Clueing us
to the season
One of birth
one of reason
The roots we tap
intertwine
In each other
we hope to find
Another connection
that we can make
Something strong
it will not break
In this shield
the blossom will grow
Laughter persists
and time will slow
Endless summer suns
power this gift
Slowly building
to the shift
At which time
our roots know when
We’re reborn
alive again.

Finally Awake

Streaks of madness
stream past my eyes
I wonder when
the core will arise
Bursting on the scene
with a soundless thunder
Raising the mantle
tearing it asunder
His hand is open
beckoning it on
The only choice
is to listen
and to be a pawn

In the mindless games
that mad gods play
Touching the void
to be the perfect clay
In your image
the design will remain
His only vestige
is a spreading stain
That masks the structure
and cloaks the truth
Bending reason
an eye for a tooth
Teasing the puzzle
and its pieces apart
Blind to the end
can't see to the start
But in that void
you'll find your sight
You see the pattern
and hold on tight
To branches of ideas
that cross and scatter
Some important
some hardly matter

To achieve your goal
you must be centered
In your mind
you must have entered
A place so tight
no thought can escape
Forged in emotions
to give it a shape
A landscape open
but closed inside
An endless spiral
of a joyous ride
In this place
you have no fear
Flipped out backwards
like an inverted sphere
With the infinite volume
of an empty brain
Defined by science
blessed by the arcane

It is here
that you make your choice
To wilt in silence
or to lift your voice
Through dead sleep
you must break
Eyes wide open
finally awake.

Green dream

Bee Food

Anaheim Garlic Onion Portabello

Long face

Wide open

Whose knows

Memorial flame

River of Beer

I don't
really remember
What her
name was

I don't
really remember
What it
Felt like

I don't
really remember
What she
looked like

I don't
really remember
If she had
brown eyes

I don't
really remember
What was
her shoe size

Some time ago
I busted
Some time ago
I fell apart

Some time ago
I broke myself
Some time ago
and broke my heart

I would drink
a river of beer
If I could make
you disappear

Can't close my eyes
to the setting sun
I'm blinded by what
I've become

Can't close my eyes
to the setting sun
Because I know
You're the only one.

Green God

King of leaves
I command all
Twigs and roots
great and small
Sap and seed
they feel my need
chase my logic
and follow my heed
Twining on twin spirals
my root thoughts grow
Combining and finding
the path and the flow
Deeper and Deeper
the spirits they sing
Farther and farther
the thoughts
they bring
Until one day
the river bleeds dry
The mud cakes
and the rocks get high
Out of my shell
The tree god will spring
Spinning slowly
Fighting to bring
The life contained
in a seed so tight
Balancing the darkness
Seeking the light
Searching for weakness
in the walls that stand
Pressing through to
the promised land.

Faith

Unequivocal illogical conclusions based on unequivocal illogical illusions around unequivocal illogical confusion.

Lord of the Void

A prism prison
ensnares my eyes
A rainbow of colors
begins to rise
Do I see true
Is that really blue
Or is what I see
Just a memory
I stand alone
on a hollow stone
Far from life
and far from home
This dagger I raise
As it consumes the light
Clears a clean path
And wrongs what was right
I walk straight on
into into the dark
dragging my feet
and snuffing the spark
The emotions I have
I aim to avoid
I can't be touched
I'm Lord of the Void.

Adrift

Fighting the current
Embraced by full tide
Eroding slowly
My core has died

I give up slowly
My soul needs rest
I don't have what it takes
To get out of this mess

As the questions flow
in an endless stream
I lay here in darkness
wanting to scream

What is she doing
What do I do now
Is it easy for her
to forget her vow

I'm adrift on an endless sea
Buried beneath the sands of time
I don't know what's happening
All I know is that you're not mine.

Rock Star Mirror

Moon beams dance
with drops of rain
I adjust my shackles
and stretch my chain
How long has it been
since I've been free
Do I still know
who's the real me
In through my window
the moon beams glide
calling softly
beckoning to guide
My soul unfettered
unlike my body below
begins to ebb
and begins to flow
Through the bars
that hold me down
through the rain drops
all around
The tug of my guide
pulls me along
I'm in full throe
of it's musical song
Upward and onward
through clouds we rise
hearing without ears
and seeing without eyes
Tasting the edge
of the atmosphere
I open my mind
and swallow my fear
In the vacuum of space
I fly alone
to the rock star mirror
I call my home

This rock star mirror
bathed in pure light
Lifts my spirit
and calms my fright
Of this rock star mirror
in a shadow so black
Nothing can survive
it's icy attack
This rock star mirror
master of the seas
embraces the oceans
in a giant squeeze
Yet this rock star mirror
is warped inside
Soaked in brilliance
but full of false pride
For the moon beams emitted
Are just like me
Just a reflection
Of what they used to be.

The Hunter

Too far below the streams
of what was to be
and what was to come
I saw the thing
and I started to run
into the woods and far away
I tried to hide
I tried to stay
but the moon was too bright
and there was fresh packed snow
you could where I went to
you could see where I went fro

finally my tracks
they disappeared
and if you could follow
you would hear

the sound of my screams
and the crunch of my bones
the smell of my blood
and its rich undertones
the rasp of my breath
and the muffle of my cry
the incredible violence
before the silence of my die

on and on I blazed a new path
one unknown that required new math
I set my sights just a little higher
In my soul was a burning fire
There was a peace unknown
as I reached inside
The river was deep
and the river was wide
I could cross it
of that I knew
My knowledge was floating
in a brain canoe
I was blind to the rocks
as the water went white
The current got swift
the passage got tight

Under the waves
I disappeared
and if you could follow
you would hear

the sound of my screams
and the crunch of my bones
the smell of my blood
and its rich undertones
the rasp of my breath
and the muffle of my cry
the incredible violence
before the silence of my die

If you can master
this murderous stream
maybe you can wake up
from this childish dream
Until you do
You're cursed to exist
Gritting your teeth
And clinching your fist.

Blue Sleep

Who will drop the curtains now
strings attached it will not stop
Lights are on but where's the crowd
I'm alive I don't know how

Cleave your skin
And blow your mind
Destroy all you've
Left behind

Drown your soul
And bleed your heart
Forget me
Every part

Gone are the days I knew my name
You stole those words and ran away
Nameless I sit in an empty hall
Friend of none but master of all

Cleave your skin
And blow your mind
Destroy all you've
Left behind

Drown your soul
And bleed your heart
Forget me
Every part

Close the chapter
Embrace the after
Turn the page

Close the chapter
Embrace the after
Swallow your rage

Close the chapter
Embrace the after
Turn the page

Close the chapter
Embrace the after
Open the cage.

Sunset metal water

Irie

Vanguard of the Light

In a forgotten realm
of never ending peace
where the prince of high
rules with an iron fist
is the vanguard of the light
defenders of the truth
where the end is never near
and the beginning is just a theory
they debate of the existence of gods
in a ruddy light
speaking a language that cuts like a knife
two parts of the same whole
puzzle pieces line up in perfect harmony
to the dance of ideas
and waltzes of wisdom
they joins hands and sing deep
the song that pushes them on
deeper into the night
not knowing if tomorrow brings a different light
for the next day
might be the end of a rule
and the beginning of a new one
to be obeyed without compulsion
in a process that knows no name
where the reason for being
is because the one next to you has the same
focus on life
and menus of choice
of multiple choice answers
with elimination of choice
you speak in the same voice
as the swirl of reality fades
into vectors of simple calculation
that power your mind
never knowing the unknown
you distress in boredom of the simplest kind
not understanding the concept of find
for what you know is already found
you never know a new sound
you only hear waves
never the seashells of stealth
where the vanguard is dancing
in intricate patterns
more complex than you could have felt.

Fly Away

Beneath the sun is where I fly
so high above the rain
Never reaching nirvana
but never reaching pain

I sail above a cloud
on a carpet of wind
Never knowing where
Never knowing when

When I fly away
I fly away
So far away

When I fly away
I fly away
So far away

I wait so long
to taste my name on your lips
and feel the comfort
of your fingertips

To play games together
Like hunting for Schrodinger's cat
The way you stimulate my vision
I can see like a bat

(but) When I fly away
I fly away
So far away

When I fly away
I fly away
So far away

I miss you lady
Miles and miles away
As we sit alone together
at the end or our day

Missing the cool solace
of your warm skin
More expressive than these words
put down by pen

In it's place
piled high by fate
Are these construct tasks
that fill my plate

To implement and
to build
A structure that
Will shield

The collected data
pruned on a vine
Escaping the snares
and the blight of time

In it's place
I would much rather possess
A cliffside walk
under the Greek sun's caress

(but) When I fly away
I fly away
So far away

When I fly away
I fly away
So far away

I'll be home
this Thursday night
so don't forget
To leave on a light

To make it easier
For me to find
The princess that
I left behind.

When I fly away
I fly away
So far away .

Forget Reason

Forget reason forget why
I am lost in confusion I just don't know why
the sky is below me and above is the stars
I close my eyes and pretend I'm on Mars
where there is no one to answer and no one to hear
the reasons are crisp the reasons are clear
I choose my time and I choose it now
to find my way but I do not know how
Do I try hard enough Are my intentions clear
I extend my love you have nothing to fear
for deep inside this brain there is no clearer lens
It sees us as lovers and sees us as friends
With perfect vision I see into your soul
It sucks me in like a big black hole
Together we walk in this game of fate
Free to to love and free to hate
We chose blindly as children sometimes do
You chose me and I chose you.

Courageous Tree

Nauyauca Falls

Meant to be Broken

We are all meant to be broken
unforgiven and unspoken
hidden in a world so vast
yet we try to learn so fast
Fitting our lives
in with the rest
puts weight each day
on top of my chest
Each month
brings a dying dream
never to be realized
never to be seen
Each one
could have given me new eyes
I wonder what happens
when the last dream dies
Do I become a husk,
an empty shell
Groping blindly
in an empty hell
I cling tightly
to the dreams I still hold
safe from others
that would press and mold
Forcing a branch
in a forking path
negating solutions
in my life's own math
Balance would be lost
deep in my mind
a Predator with
No prey to find
Grey exists
and fills my vision
drowning out color
to focus on the mission
to keep aware
and burn an inner fire
to harness your dreams
and all that you desire.

Deeper Shades

Deeper shades
hide the true meaning
forward we move on
forever leaning
never taking the time
to accept what's here
wrapped in ourselves
but never near
to the truth
hanging from the sky
so we destroy our bodies
so we can fly
but for what
I ask you why
it means not a thing
when you can defy
gravity
with a fixed wing
one must dig deep
to find the place
where the angel's keep
the feathers of a dove
locked deep
within a chest of love
maybe one day
we will open our eyes
to a plain
whereupon
a mountain lies
holding a lake
and a big surpise
fish for all
who want to eat
and for those lucky a few
a chance to meet
an enemy and a friend
a chance to exchange
looks and to mend
those breaks in the armour
that surrounds your soul
and crowns the hole
in your head and mind
a chance to find
that inner peace of zen
to be the idea
you've never been
to shake your brain
to its very core
an explosion of color
and you're wanting more
to take you away inside
the cloud that will hide
the glimpse of your day and
the reason you're alive.

No Time

Float away
In the sea
Ride the waves
with me

Feel the ebb
of the tide
and her current
as it slides

You want to dream
in color
Vivid orange
and blue

You might see
the other side
if you only
listened

instead your
stuck on
A Dream
of Meaningless

Where the rules
Carve your day
Your time is
As real as clay

There is no time
There is no time
There is there is no time

You have to take
I have to take
What is what is mine

There is no time
There is no time
There is there is no time

Circus of the Sun

I remember
that day
in December

The day
We went to
the circus

There were clowns
and strongmen
in the air

We held hands
in the darkness

Our true hearts
we did share

Do you still believe
in love
Do you still believe
in me

As the stars my witness
I swear to you

Crazy for you is
All I'll ever be

Crazy for you is
All I'll ever be

Every day
I see
your picture

It takes me
to
Another time

To a place where
the ocean
meets the cliffside

we took a boat
to an island

we took a swim
and almost died

Do you still believe
in love
Do you still believe
in me

As the stars my witness
I swear to you

Crazy for you is
All I'll ever be

Crazy for you is
All I'll ever be

Crazy for you is
All I'll ever be

Epharisto

I told you so
that it would be
epharisto
climbed a tree

found his way
to the top
then he let
the thunder drop

on my head
and in my nose
I can smell it
in my clothes

for the record
you must hear
words of silence
words of fear

these brings questions
to my mind
and their answers
never find

like shaking leaf
and rotting soil
full of life
and full of spoil

suck the sun
and get real dry
bear your fruit
and make your's fry

an empty plate
with room to spare
I got mine so
I don't care

Sunset Sail

Oia

Front Door View

Scream Song

Ecliptic Invasion

Shape Decoding Drum Machine

Fly in the Shower

I can't fly
no I can't fly
Because my wings are wet
and the air pressure is too high

Still I can't fly
no I can't fly
Even in the the sun
where my wings could get dry

I can't fly
no I can't fly
Lord knows
I'd try

I can't fly
no I can't fly
No these little wings
are just too small for this
giant body to fly.

+++++++

The air is thin
we must be giants
Standing under the thick waterfall


Not giving in to the
wrath of Poseidon
Standing Firm
Not Just trying to Crawl

I see the mountain where I used to stand
and throw it as far as I want to throw
feeling the fountain instead
of dying real slow