Until Next

 Tumbledown 9/30/2013

Just as easy as it comes

Life slips away

By some kind of random accident

We are born

And we die.

We forget more than we learn

And it is by the smallest of margins

That we ever opened our eyes

And breathed.

We stop and we stare

And wonder at the loss

But they happen every day

Just like miracles and dreams.

As time goes by

Our options get smaller

As our numbers dwindle

And our defenses grow weak. 

But we learn as we grow

And as we watch others

Rise, bleed and fall

The horror self-evident

And all caught on tape.

If time runs on forever

How do you think it will look?

As one thing leads to another

And everything comes undone.

As corruption multiplies

And all the boundaries collapse

With nothing sacred

Except savagery, and greed.

Legislated out of existence

By numbers and lies

The good herded 

Into ever smaller areas

To be hunted at will. 

The fall isn’t hard to see

If you think and remember

That this isn’t the first time

And it may not be the last.

Good luck with your story

And good luck with your math

Because the dumb and the blind

Always kill for more.

The lie is getting bigger

But the truth can still be found

Larger and larger

And burning in our minds.

It is not enough to try

And it is not enough to reason

But only to forgive

And prepare to stand.   

Tomorrow may yet bring joy

Because love can never truly die

But even in the midst of hope

We are frail sacks of flesh. 

No one knows when

But nothing lasts forever

Except for the promise

That we have all but forgotten.

Carry me home

And help me to remember

All that gave me a reason

To get up and try

Again and again. 

Help me to see

What remains invisible

And help me to know

When to start. 

But even in loss

There is always a chance

For something better

And something new.  

We shall yet spread our wings 

And fly through the barriers

From one place to another 

In and out of time.   

More or Less

More or Less   9/27/2013

If you think you are great

Then you are nothing

But if you live selflessly

You have already won. 

Small men brag

And smaller men boast

But to grasp at greatness

We should think of others first.

We are dangling between worlds

As one dies

And another emerges

Suffering through the death throes

Of all that is, left behind.

The blood of the good

Has dried on the floor

But the call goes up

And the ripples go out.

The arrogant shall fall 

And they shall fall hard

Because their greatness was given

And all their power artificial.

Say goodbye to what was

But not before

Many more shall bleed

But even those who die

Shall live.

You can survive anything

And those who have faced death

Know it better than anyone

Slipping through every crack

All the way down. 

Enjoy today

With a wink and a smile

Because all we can do

Is try. 

The horse has left the barn

And all that must happen 

Will happen

As we live and remain

All that we are. 

Those I have loved

Are with me still

And the walls cannot hold me

As I fly from day to day.

The duality has split apart

And what was weak

Will become strong

And all that, appears powerful

Will melt away.

I am new again

And the grip of the past

Is loosened

All things provided

And all powers given. 

Today can be greatest day

If we can only choose

Who it is we accept

And who it is we love. 

Giving ourselves over fully

And living according to conviction

Standing up

And never standing down.  

Wall to Wall

Wall to Wall 9/26/2013

On the top floor

The room was above the clouds

And it felt like heaven

As we all floated on a bed of white

Far removed

From the chaos below.

We were in meeting

And she was also there

A moment in time

That I thought would last forever.

But something has changed

And I have fallen to earth

Never again to rise to such a height

And never again to dream. 

Something happened in my sleep

Because someone drained all my blood

Replacing it with a black sludge

Inky, dark, and dead.

I force myself to rise

And I go through the motions

But I am not the same

And never will be again. 

The sun still shines

And the wind still blows

But like everything else

It is strangely muted and gray. 

Today I try

And so also will come tomorrow

Easy or hard

I slog on through. 

I never learned the real reason

And I guess I never will

But whatever it is

It doesn’t matter now. 

People, places and things

Ebb and flow

Rising and falling

Ceaselessly as the tide.

But I remain

Inside myself

The only occupant

Left in the tower. 

But all is not lost

Because all of us are here

Still living with the chance

To choose forever. 

Every day and every hour

Are still full of chances

As we get to live over

The rest of our lives

May we all yet understand

What it is

That we must ask

Because I am not done

And this is not the end.  

Silence

Silence of the Damned     9/24/2013

Another day

And another beating

As the crickets chirp

And the wind drives by.

Silence is golden

But today the silence speaks

As everyone can see

What it means

And where it leads.

Even an animal

Kills for food

And none of them laugh

Or act like fools. 

The world burns

And the good are slaughtered

While we look the other way

And pretend we are safe.

The message is for you

And the message is for me

Loud, clear, and horrifying

And no one does a thing.

Others have stood

And they are the accused

Vilified for doing what they must

And what anyone would do. 

Something evil has happened

And crawled up on the shore

Creeping slowly through the weeds

Unchecked and unseen.

We left the back door open

And now it waits for us to weaken

Waiting until we can no longer

Rise or defend. 

The clock is ticking 

Downwards

But there is still 

A lot left to happen.

Because even though evil

May have its way

All of it shall end

And be gone in a day. 

Swift shall be the judgment

And final shall be the sentence

Without excuses

Or pardons.

The words

Have never been more clear

And woe to them

Who call evil good

And good they call evil. 

Drop off the treadmill

And stop feeding the beast

Careful who you reward

And what you do. 

This world and all its power

Is nothing compared to faith

And soon the blood of the good

Shall be avenged

Ten times 

Ten thousand.  

Purple Passion

Purple Passion  9/23/2013

You can get sick

Or you can get better

But it’s better to be alive

Than it is to be safe. 

There is no safety

If you run

Or if you hide

But only those who stand

Shall see what it means.

Everyone is waving their hands

So that we will be distracted and dumb

While the knife slips in and out

And back in again. 

While we argue about semantics

And imaginary rights

Freedom is assaulted

And left bleeding in the rain. 

Without true freedom

Life is worthless

As we become living mummies

Rigid, dried out, and dead.

Some may call you crazy

And others may call you a hater

But beware the foolish

Who are what they accuse.

We can do almost anything

If only we believed

And if only we tried

Unafraid and alive

Wild, fearless and free.

Even in loss

There is possibility

And although doors may shut

There will always remain

One that is open. 

Just because we cannot see it

Does not mean

That its not there

And just because we cannot weigh it

Does not mean

That it is trash.

How many lives have been wasted?

Because they were ridiculed

As they allowed others

To limit their dreams.

I am pulling for you

And it is you

Who keeps me going

Even though I do not know

The day will come

When all is known. 

Everything we love

And everything we lost

Is still here

Waiting for us to discover

All that we

Can become. 

Let go of the heartache

And release all the shame

Letting yourself be

And know

All is well.

We shall yet feast together

And drink the finest wine

The kind we have longed for

But have never
Yet tasted.