Mash Up

Mash Up 11/4/2014

Every day

And in every way

We either descend into madness

Or channel it

Into something else. 

The urge to live

Is imprinted in our brains

As must as anything else

We fight

To survive.

It’s good to be thankful

But we have bitten the apple

So now we see

And must decide. 

But even the worst of things

Can lead to something good

But only if we know to ask

And be not afraid. 

The sameness of today

Does not end

Unless it is interrupted by good

Or bad. 

Suddenly the world can change

Or it came come unglued

But either way

As long as we live

We still must choose. 

I tried to stay away

And I tried to pull up the covers

But something inside would not let me give up

And would not let me die.

It was dark

But someone switched on the light

Awakening something sleeping inside

Dormant and dumb.

But now that our eyes are opened

There is no excuse

But only just enough grace

To get us through. 

It’s easy to get lost

And it’s easy to get distracted

Chasing after shiny objects

Until we can’t go on. 

Wasting our energy

And depleting our soul

We fall helpless and frail

Without learning at all. 

A fool should have seen it coming

But I never noticed a thing

As I let the current carry me

Wherever it wanted to go. 

The day I started to stand

Was the day I began to lose

As one thing after another

Battered me from every direction. 

If I lose

I can still win

As long as I know

And remember.

But when it counts

We will endure

Even if we lose it all

We gain everything. 

All comes in due time

When even us flightless birds

Soar in the heavens

Here, there, and everywhere. 

We will yet have the feast

That has always been so elusive

As we dine forever

Commiserating, learning and sharing

All that was and so much more.  

As human as we are

Our essence can be tracked backwards

From invisible parts

And we will live

Even if we die.