More Than Words

Poetry is nakedness, transparency, vulnerability -
otherwise, it is just words.

A Fleeting Moment

It stays with you for the rest of your life
Like sweat lingering on the skin or the smell of sweet perfume hovering in the air
To see death, to feel the agonizing sorrow
To know the cause was the loss of a dream, an identity
Your own destiny would be interwoven with the panic and frenzy
Of buzzing busy people scurrying about in their imaginary world
If you let it, if you don’t take a stand and fight for meaning, for purpose, for passion
If you sell out your soul to useless expectations, time honored declarations
Still reeking from the spilled blood of young, innocent men trying to think for themselves
How dare they? To press beyond what’s known. Who were they?
The inner child within each of us who still believes won’t give up
For they know that life is a fleeting moment
And there’s still a chance as long as there is yet another breath to take
Too naive to realize, to visualize, to see any insurmountable obstacles
For if there is no second glance we must seize while there’s still a chance
The day is breaking like a sheet of glass, shattered, irreparable, undeniable
There is but one day at a time, there is but one life that is mine
The sun will set and then the day is gone
Make haste! Make haste! The cry is made
Forget romance and serenade the beauty of the truth we all receive
We’re here today and gone tomorrow; embrace the agonizing sorrow
Like sweat lingering on the skin or the smell of perfume in the air
Death will encompass every life
So live this moment before ‘tis night

Trying

If things keep getting worse the harder you try, then maybe
you should quit trying so hard.

Collection

At least I have everything in one place. Now I just have to make sure I don't forget where I put it.

Singing

I don't sing because I'm happy, I'm happy because I sing.

Hope

Hope is the acceptance of present reality
not the expectation of future wish fulfillment.

Really

Nothing is real, nothing is true, nothing is good
except for that which is.
And who am I to claim to know the difference?

The End of the Road

The pursuit of happiness is a journey without a destination.
Surrender is the only true path to freedom.

Say It

Not everything I say needs to be profound
so long as I say it profoundly.

To Fly

I am born anew
Each morning as I wake
And when I rise to greet the day
I spread my wings to fly

To Be

The best way to be unproductive is to be indecisive.

Creation

People create God in their own image because it's the furthest possible extent of our limited thinking.

Be

You know most intimately who you are when you can do nothing.

Invited

Inspiration only enters when the gate is open.

Grasping

With hands wide open, is how you lived
With hands wide open, is how you died
Now here I stand faced with the option
To close my hands or leave them open

Meaning

The purpose of my life is to contribute my strengths and gifts to the community in which I exist.

Spirit

Spirituality is what remains in your hands when you let go of everything else.

Urine Test

Either way, the facts are acceptable
Thougths to the positive are fearful yet stimulating
Negative results would be a relief but also a disappointment
My stomach is upset from nerves, or not
Stress over the stress of more possible stress
So much depends upon such a small stream

Revealed

Revel in your weaknesses for they amplify your strengths.

Your perception is your reality. However,
your perception is not reality for anyone else.