Anonymous

Anonymous  8/29/2014

Some people

Want to be desired

But others have learned

What it is

And what it’s not.  

Cool isn’t cool

If it robs you of freedom

And what is life worth

If you have to lie.

If you remember the feeling

Of cruel rejection

Then you know
You can survive anything

And anywhere.  

We live until we die

So why do we run

When all we had to do

Was go through. 

The world is tiresome

And who hasn’t heard this all before

That many have given up

When they should have stayed.

No one may give a warning

And good advice is hard to find

But no one ever said

That it would be easy

This, them, and that.

If we never stretch

Then we contract

And he who is safe

Will never grow at all. 

It me the longest time

To learn that I didn’t matter

And that my dreams were wasted

Useless and dumb. 

And that it was useless

To let that hurt me

Because none of it

Was about me anyway. 

The things I wanted

I didn’t understand

And the pain that I felt

Was that of a child

Learning to be a man. 

No one will ever tell you

What it means

To really become

Instead the

It me the longest time

To learn that I didn’t matter

And that my dreams were wasted

Useless and dumb. 

And that it was useless

To let that hurt me

Because none of it

Was about me anyway. 

The things I wanted

I didn’t understand

And the pain that I felt

Was that of a child

Learning to be a man. 

No one will ever tell you

What it means

To really become

Instead they will tell you

To achieve and acquire

As if power is something

You can ever earn or keep.

We waste our lives

Trying to be God

Instead of letting God

Show us why. 

I never knew enough to ask

And I never felt worthy

Even though I tried

And even though I raged.

I was angry at the world

But it was of no use

Because all the emotion in the world

Cannot change what is wrong.  

I don’t display pictures

And I don’t advertise my name

Because now that I know

I can finally understand. 

Nothing is lost

And everything is here

Yes even the dead

And even the lost. 

All of it

Will be retrieved

And all of them

Will live again. 

It doesn’t matter

If anyone knows

And if only one ever understands

Then it will have to be enough. 

Read on

And think

Remembering that today

Everything is new

And everything is alive.  

Squeeze

Squeeze 8/28/2014   

The dead are living

And the living are dead

As we try and crawl through a pinhole

On our way to the end.

Pushing at others

But never pushing ourselves

We circle again

Without thinking at all. 

Rudderless and pointless

We ride an empty vessel

To an unknown destination

Of obvious extinction. 

You can tell by the face

What is hidden in the mind

As God gives us clues

In parchment and clay.

But many refuse to see

And are blinded by emotion

Unable to accept

What is obvious and true.

Paint a picture of courage

At the moment of recognition

Turning our heads backwards

In defiance and determination. 

The tipping point is reached

And now are eyes are opened

At long last immoveable

Heroic and noble.

For we have taken the leap

And no longer fear

A long time coming

A deep and terrible dawning.

This is the beginning

Of a long forgotten ending

As the king gathers his harvest

And grinds the rest under.  

Rejoice at the revelation

That now we can see

Everything for what it is

And what it should be.

There greatest victory awaits

But not without bitter sacrifice

As we let go of all allusions

And step into the fray. 

Tilt

Tilt 

Firepower 8/26/2014

A long time coming

And building under our feet

The shifting of ages

In sand and rock. 

The friction remains silent

As the avalanche nears

Getting heavier and heavier

One inch at a time. 

For some it seems unlikely

That we have made it so far

And the silence can fool you

Into forgetting 

The danger over your head.

But just because, it hasn’t happened

Doesn’t mean that it won’t

And just because some are gentle

Doesn't mean,

That they are weak.

A good man holds his tongue

And is slow to judge

Careful and conscientious

Dutiful and polite. 

But even the best of men

Can reach the end of time

As everything comes unglued

And spins out of control.  

The world has begun to wobble

And the heroic age is here

A time for some to stand

And open up their mouths.

There is nothing more precious

Than truth

And the truth

It is everywhere

Right under our nose.

Good is evil

And evil is good  

But even this, cannot last

As the minutes are measured

And disappearing fast.  

They are the weak

Who scavenge like animals

Always searching for prey

Unaware and unprepared.  

But kindness

Is often a condition of strength

And that is where the secret lies

As the end swallows the beginning

And the tsunami hits the shore. 

Come now!

And do not waste a minute!

Because the climactic moment nears

As the good are splintered

And surrounded on every side. 

Lightening comes

And the sky drips with fire

As the whirlwind churns

Furious and demonic. 

We are spared!

And evil consumed!

Just as we knew

And just as was said. 

Come away!

And have no part of it!

The dumb, dead and wrong

As its spasms

And as it flails. 

Skidaway

Skidaway   8/25/2014

All feasts must end

And all the bars

Eventually close

As we slowly stumble for the exits

In huddles of twos and threes.

But it was never about

Where we were

But rather, who we were with

And if we connected in true and genuine sense

Giving, taking, and conspiring. 

Some days are so very good

That you never want them to end

And so we try and extend the moment

By sharing and exchanging

Our, highest , thoughts, wishes, and prayers. 

We vow to keep in touch

And sometimes we do

Stoking the fires of friendship

Year after year,

And decade after decade.

It’s impossible to recreate

What is authentic and spontaneous

But even though we know

We always try again and again.

And everyone should know

That you can’t put your arms

Around a puff of smoke

Even though we have tried

Every single day. 

Everything that has a beginning

Must also, have an end

Continuing on, at full speed

Until it stops

Abruptly and dead.

The wheels stop turning

And we just give up

As we drag the past behind us

And skid to a stop. 

It can make you sad

And it can break your heart

Because how often have we all?

Thought so many kind thoughts

But never done a thing.    

Time erases hard feelings

But it can never heal regret
So it just burns forever  

Eating at our souls.    

I drifted in my sleep

For the very longest time  

Until now, when it just seems silly

To ever try and make it back.

The heady days of jubilant sun

And sparkling water

Remain frozen in time

Better than what they were

In perfect greens and blues. 

Places and situations change

And, I rub the sleep from my eyes

Looking backwards on my life,

Of numberless dreams. 

We all have seen it

The beautiful glimpses of heaven

In the eyes of our mind

Viewed through sparkling glitter

And searing neon. 

We who have stared

Into the eyes of another

Searching the depths

For any kind of recognition. 

Nothing can compare to grace

And unexpected blessings

Which is what makes them so precious

The irreplaceable, irreducible

Dust of dreams. 

Dear God

Let a little bit of stardust

Falls on us  

And let us embrace

Forever in your mansion. 

All of this longing shall end

But the feast shall go on

As we drink a finer vintage

And laugh forever. 

 

Twisted

Twisted 8/22/2014

Life is like a twisting rope

Pulled tight

And starting to fray

As we try to climb up backwards

Before we snap and fall.

Pushing and straining

Red in the face

To make ourselves successful

Even though we are destined to lose

For no point at all. 

Road signs flash by

Reminding us where we have been

And where we are going

But underneath our feet

The past is covered up

Like it never happened at all. 

Many have chosen a career

Over truth

And many have lied

To protect their reputation. 

But all of that is lost

And crumbles away

As we fall on our heads

Empty and dumb.

Useless as a broken tool

We sell ourselves

For nothing

Missing what is important

Until it’s too late.

Dead men don’t care

For their chance is over

Frozen in their pride

And emotional stupidity.

Be here we are

Just as lost as forever

Never knowing or understanding

That we were safe all along.

They have done their worst

And now they will burn

Dangling upside down

And falling forever. 

Let go

And I will catch you

Just as, I was caught

A long time ago. 

There is no fear

And there is no death

But only different places

And different matter. 

We have prepared ourselves

And will receive what we know

Deep down within

The same as we always knew.