Thursday, October 22, 2020

All Images You See

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Starbreath

I think it’s time you faced reality
And let go of your
Preconceived notions
The moment has arrived
For you to abandon
Your crazy ideas
Shut the door
On the haunted house
You’ve built
Face the real world
You see now
All the ghouls
And slave drivers
Wear your twisted face
Relax
Get your head
Out of the clouds
And set your sights
Lower to the ground
Where reality is thick
Enough to breathe
And wrap your head around
The fact
You are starbreath
An utter miracle
Who speaks
With a voice of thunder
Who trails universes
In their wake

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Hero

Hero

Our love
Of the superhuman
The warrior kicking ass
Slaying hordes of evil
In a blur of movement
The dexterity of ecstasy
Rippling outward
To touch the twisted face
Of evil
And set it to rest

The heart beats faster
We feel centered
And powerful
Ourselves
We identify
With the impossible
Strength
The impossible
Grace
Because we carry it
Within us
Protecting the flame
With cupped hands
Shielding the small life
From torrential storm
We don’t need to be told
Of this flame
We just know
And when we see
The hero
Kicking ass
We just know
This is the power
Of our spirit
This tiny flame
That can grow
To a raging cyclone of fire
And dominate
Every aspect of our lives
Enslave us
Bend us to its will
But it does not do that
It burns quietly
Waiting for us
To fan it to life
With our
Intention and breath
We are all
That
But we must all
Come to this conclusion
Alone

Free will
Is the gift
The key
To unlock
The chains
To become the
Indomitable master
Nothing can touch
The calm
At the center
Of the storm

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Warrior

Warrior

The inner state of a true spiritual warrior is one of constant surrender.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Always Giving

Always Giving

Remember
The anticipation
You felt
When your arms
Were new
And sprouting
Above legs
That habitually
Went against
The law
Of gravity
And won?

The greatest gift
Was on the way
And once
Opened
The world
Would never
Be the same

Eventually
Disappointment
Toys broke
Games became
Boredom’s tools

There’s only one
Gift
All gifts
Merely
Wait patiently
And point
Up the road
To the glowing
Horizon
Where
Anticipation
Burns
Without end
And you are
 Always
Opening
Always
Squealing
With delight
Because
You play
On a
Trampoline
Woven from a thread
Of infinite variation

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Bread

Bread

Today I wish to bake bread
I want to measure
And pour
Perfect peace
To inhale motes of flour
Suspended in warm sunbeam
I must need this
The softness between my fingers
A place for my head
To lose itself
In the swirling grains
Of forgetfulness
Then I wake up
And remember
This is a dream
Like a point of light
That would shoot away
Before you blinked
But is held
By a ballast
Of the ancient smell
Which has brought
Comfort to sick hearts
Filled empty bellies
And gathered people
To the hearth
Like a plump mother
Radiating love

Saturday, December 7, 2013

All You've Been Told

All You've Been Told

Let it go
Breathe
Release the tension

So often we hear
These words
Not empty
In themselves
But rendered
Hollow
By the hollowness
Of the speaker

Disregard
All you’ve been told
The words
Just serve
To uphold
Backdrops
Painted by the blind