I know your splendor because I see it from the mountain peaks
I know your voice because I hear it in the breeze
I know your warmth because I feel it caress my skin
I know your smile because it lights up whatever room I’m in
People wonder how I can believe in you
when there is so much suffering in the world
But, I know you exist
Yes, I know you exist
Because the devil does not paint the earth with color in quite the same way
In fact, I think he just uses the color grey
I know your sweetness because I eat the fruit from your trees
I know your kindness because I encounter it everyday with the people I meet
I know your strength because I find it in sorrowful times
I know your courage because it’s become a good friend of mine
I know your infinite patience because it’s grown on me
I know your greatest truth because it’s what I continue to seek
I know your profound compassion because it’s mended my broken heart
I know your abundant joy because I see it light up the stars in the dark
People wonder how I can believe in you
when there are so many atrocities in the world
But, the reason I know you exist
Yes, the reason I know you exist
Is because the devil does not paint the earth with color in quite the same way
In fact, I think he just uses the color grey
I know your beauty because it composes the notes I sing
I know your passion because it melts the ice in the advent of spring
I know your love because it compels me to witness good in uncivil times
And I know you exist because only you, my Lord, can color without lines
9.26.2009
8.03.2009
Brink of Irony
Harsh words delivered in soft whispers; Your fingers caress my face
Apologizing, not recognizing; Your fist still in my chest
Cold tears run down; My heart burns
Love turns to Hate
We are DONE
You, Me
Not One
I
Take Off
Me, You
Not meant TO BE
Night turns to Day
Bridges burn down in the rain
Recognizing, but not apologizing for the way I reacted
Strangers on the brink of irony; Lovers that were destined to meet
Apologizing, not recognizing; Your fist still in my chest
Cold tears run down; My heart burns
Love turns to Hate
We are DONE
You, Me
Not One
I
Take Off
Me, You
Not meant TO BE
Night turns to Day
Bridges burn down in the rain
Recognizing, but not apologizing for the way I reacted
Strangers on the brink of irony; Lovers that were destined to meet
3.03.2009
say goodbye
growing dissentions take over the night
she pretends, he pretends
they both say they cannot wait to say goodbye
he stands on thin wire, she lights him on fire
i gasp, i sit, i contemplate
the hour becomes sour
the matter grows fatter
they both cannot ignore the hate
my tears fill like wine
i'm drunk all the time
and it just gets better with old age
he dims, she roars
they have done this before
and in time they will relate
he fist, she pounds
maybe their purpose will be found
i listen, i learn, my eyes now have turned
to another road outside
he crawls, she runs
they both are not done
as i wait for them to say goodbye
she pretends, he pretends
they both say they cannot wait to say goodbye
he stands on thin wire, she lights him on fire
i gasp, i sit, i contemplate
the hour becomes sour
the matter grows fatter
they both cannot ignore the hate
my tears fill like wine
i'm drunk all the time
and it just gets better with old age
he dims, she roars
they have done this before
and in time they will relate
he fist, she pounds
maybe their purpose will be found
i listen, i learn, my eyes now have turned
to another road outside
he crawls, she runs
they both are not done
as i wait for them to say goodbye
I AM I
I AM the inaction in the action
I AM the drone beneath the notes
I AM the pulse that beats in your heart
I AM the fire in the center of the Earth
The world unfolds one seam at a time
Before you know it, the whole thread unwinds
NOTHING matters
EVERYTHING is me
NO THING matters
I AM I
I AM the drone beneath the notes
I AM the pulse that beats in your heart
I AM the fire in the center of the Earth
The world unfolds one seam at a time
Before you know it, the whole thread unwinds
NOTHING matters
EVERYTHING is me
NO THING matters
I AM I
Tied Up
tied up in strings and he is laughing at me
i don't know why i wasn't smarter than this
i throw a fistfull of sugar his way
but he never was one with a sweet tooth
so be it
i'll fight my way out
and my compass stopped guiding me long ago
so i had to rely on my heart to show me the way
he's chained my hands and limited me to speech
yet i have nothing to say
what if i died for a cause?
would that make me a martyr
does altruism exist?
only in a selfish need to please
can there not be sacrifice without pain?
i'm a lonely hunter for peace
trying to kill their pain
so they hold me down with their ropes
but they can't hold down my will,
and I WILL
redemption is when i sing
i rejoice in my tears
and pray for emancipation
tied up in my own world
wrestling with these thoughts
as he sits and laughs at me
i don't know why i wasn't smarter than this
i throw a fistfull of sugar his way
but he never was one with a sweet tooth
so be it
i'll fight my way out
and my compass stopped guiding me long ago
so i had to rely on my heart to show me the way
he's chained my hands and limited me to speech
yet i have nothing to say
what if i died for a cause?
would that make me a martyr
does altruism exist?
only in a selfish need to please
can there not be sacrifice without pain?
i'm a lonely hunter for peace
trying to kill their pain
so they hold me down with their ropes
but they can't hold down my will,
and I WILL
redemption is when i sing
i rejoice in my tears
and pray for emancipation
tied up in my own world
wrestling with these thoughts
as he sits and laughs at me
UNREAL
the world of the unreal
illusions reeling one by one
images turning and twisting
our perception
keeping us aloof from the universe
beyond
of infinite light glimmering all around
illusions reeling one by one
images turning and twisting
our perception
keeping us aloof from the universe
beyond
of infinite light glimmering all around
Emptying Pockets
Empty your pockets of all that you are
Will you find a heart full of gold?
Or do you fumble for the coins
and short change yourself?
Will you find a heart full of gold?
Or do you fumble for the coins
and short change yourself?
Don't
Don't fall in love with me
I'm not that kind of girl
Whose looking for a romance
or a sweet dance
I like searching for the unknown
to find I come across
an undiscovered beauty
hidden inside of a secret
I want to explore
I want to explore
those hidden impulses
feel the world's complexities
that beat underneath the ground
Don't expect too much
Out of me
What I am
Is what you see
Tomorrow I could change my mind
And want to lay in your arms forever
I'm not that kind of girl
Whose looking for a romance
or a sweet dance
I like searching for the unknown
to find I come across
an undiscovered beauty
hidden inside of a secret
I want to explore
I want to explore
those hidden impulses
feel the world's complexities
that beat underneath the ground
Don't expect too much
Out of me
What I am
Is what you see
Tomorrow I could change my mind
And want to lay in your arms forever
Elation
moments of elation
fluctuate in elevation
tempered by body controls
secret worlds unturning
causing deep roots to start burning
leaving caves with shadows that lead to an invisible door
when there is nothing left to discover
nothing to be left uncovered
he devises his seed to bear fruit
as she kneels to pick up a lost flower
she finds a hidden bottomless tower
to a canvass of sunset grooves
next to a tresture of majestics colors
she lays
breathes in the moment, and smiles
fluctuate in elevation
tempered by body controls
secret worlds unturning
causing deep roots to start burning
leaving caves with shadows that lead to an invisible door
when there is nothing left to discover
nothing to be left uncovered
he devises his seed to bear fruit
as she kneels to pick up a lost flower
she finds a hidden bottomless tower
to a canvass of sunset grooves
next to a tresture of majestics colors
she lays
breathes in the moment, and smiles
9.02.2008
Veneer
This sheer veneer of this vernacular
Strings that loosely hang together
Tight but not taut
Connect us unknowingly
Pulled in each direction
Twisting and bending
Cut in pieces,
but never-ending
Fall to the ground
Get picked up again
Stick on wet sand
Hide in the sun
Remain connected still
Strings that loosely hang together
Tight but not taut
Connect us unknowingly
Pulled in each direction
Twisting and bending
Cut in pieces,
but never-ending
Fall to the ground
Get picked up again
Stick on wet sand
Hide in the sun
Remain connected still
7.06.2008
Master Peace
Masterpieces of contemplation
Decorated along my wall
I sit back and take a look at how few there are
Moments of generation
Show up like chewed up pieces of gum
Stick right onto your shoes
Falling off when they are done
Decorated along my wall
I sit back and take a look at how few there are
Moments of generation
Show up like chewed up pieces of gum
Stick right onto your shoes
Falling off when they are done
Gleam of Rhythm
In a time of sound confusion
wears a fire balled inside
upon a ruffled breath of apprehension
churns the quiet lime of mine
Ruffled into aberrations
of pounding sense within a fist
upon me lies a gleam of rhythm
streaming down my lemon crisp
a gleam of rhythm
a gleam of rhythm
Hear me now.
Whispers moving along a path.
Ears turned away.
Silence, silence emerges a life ready to play
Downing my dreams
swiveling around this heart
a fire, a fire which needs a match to start
In a time of sound confusion
wears a fire balled inside
upon a ruffled breath of apprehension
churns the quiet lime of mine
a quiet lime of mine
...hear me now...a gleam of rhythm
Clock
Sweat pours out, but inside a fury wrestles within
It takes a mighty hand a second or two to spin
My wild clock goes off inside
The face of love has finally set
It takes a mighty hand a second or two to spin
My wild clock goes off inside
The face of love has finally set
12.21.2007
the cup
your thoughts were like mine
we both rode on by the same blue horizon
you took me in your grace
we met face to face
we recognized each other
our hopes were one
we drank from the same cup
we bathed in the same sea
we unknowingly sailed together peacefully
A tempest began to brew
she separated us, now it's me and you
my ship no longer touches your shore
i can't seem to catch up
i think we lost the cup
and now we both see things differently
i found a new place
a new world to embrace
in hopes you travel with Godspeed
because i'll always love you the same
there is no one to blame
it's just how life was meant to be
truth is
you are still, forever in me
we both rode on by the same blue horizon
you took me in your grace
we met face to face
we recognized each other
our hopes were one
we drank from the same cup
we bathed in the same sea
we unknowingly sailed together peacefully
A tempest began to brew
she separated us, now it's me and you
my ship no longer touches your shore
i can't seem to catch up
i think we lost the cup
and now we both see things differently
i found a new place
a new world to embrace
in hopes you travel with Godspeed
because i'll always love you the same
there is no one to blame
it's just how life was meant to be
truth is
you are still, forever in me
Seat of Today
Yesterday was a dream I no longer live
It colored my world and presented me with the possibility
of what tomorrow could be
Tomorrow sits in the distance whispering my name
It hangs in the mystery of unknowingness
Even if I squint to see it
I cannot tell what it is
Today is when I decide who I am
Now is when I experience the full vibration of life
Its grandeur surrounds me with wonderment
Crying for attention so I my capture it
As the orchestra music begins to swell on stage
I take my place in the seat of today
It colored my world and presented me with the possibility
of what tomorrow could be
Tomorrow sits in the distance whispering my name
It hangs in the mystery of unknowingness
Even if I squint to see it
I cannot tell what it is
Today is when I decide who I am
Now is when I experience the full vibration of life
Its grandeur surrounds me with wonderment
Crying for attention so I my capture it
As the orchestra music begins to swell on stage
I take my place in the seat of today
3.12.2007
THE NEXT INSTALLMENT
My unhappiness rises out of the deserts of emptyness
As I lay my head down and pray
A throbbing pain inside my chest keeps me awake
I cannot hide
An earth shattering remorse spanning a thousand graves
haunts me still
A quench for love
Those seering sirens and holy pires
came to seek me
A baffled smile and only a moment to react
to the quick plague upon my heart
When I could taste freedom
I wanted out
When I could reach the tips of the sky
I wondered why
To my suprise, she says, I have grown up
From a simpleton worm to a eager pup
Luxurious salvation you brought me here
I thanked you kindly, but now I forgot how to steer
as the gales shudder at my gate
In the instant when the "I"met with truth
I had a clear view of life
THAT was when your potion was strong,
but now it is wearing off
A junkie for your elixir
I keep a watch out for the next installment
As I lay my head down and pray
A throbbing pain inside my chest keeps me awake
I cannot hide
An earth shattering remorse spanning a thousand graves
haunts me still
A quench for love
Those seering sirens and holy pires
came to seek me
A baffled smile and only a moment to react
to the quick plague upon my heart
When I could taste freedom
I wanted out
When I could reach the tips of the sky
I wondered why
To my suprise, she says, I have grown up
From a simpleton worm to a eager pup
Luxurious salvation you brought me here
I thanked you kindly, but now I forgot how to steer
as the gales shudder at my gate
In the instant when the "I"met with truth
I had a clear view of life
THAT was when your potion was strong,
but now it is wearing off
A junkie for your elixir
I keep a watch out for the next installment
praries of the earth
i've been living in darkness, a seed beneath the earth
trying to sprout up into the light
i've been swimming the ocean for years
a fish trying to break through the surface,
but afraid it won't breathe if it catches air
reason talks me out of taking a risk
logic keeps me in place
and then i settle for less
always wanting more
Yet, i'm the milk that wants to be churned into butter
and i'm the cup that wants to be filled up
i've been hiding behind walls, sheltering myself from the storm
trying to let go of the need to be safe
i've been walking in circles, avoiding straight lines
thinking it might take me too far away from where I began
my doubts take shape in front of me
my frustration grows deeper around me
and i'm left feeling lost all over again
because i'm the girl that wants to grow into a Woman
and i'm the devotee that wants to be a God
transformation occurs over time
patience is the best medicine to prescribe
the battle is only won when we keep a steady eye on the prize
even in the midst of disaster
far away in the distance I see my end
sweet destiny carry me now
over the desert, through the dark valleys
and onto the prairies of the earth
trying to sprout up into the light
i've been swimming the ocean for years
a fish trying to break through the surface,
but afraid it won't breathe if it catches air
reason talks me out of taking a risk
logic keeps me in place
and then i settle for less
always wanting more
Yet, i'm the milk that wants to be churned into butter
and i'm the cup that wants to be filled up
i've been hiding behind walls, sheltering myself from the storm
trying to let go of the need to be safe
i've been walking in circles, avoiding straight lines
thinking it might take me too far away from where I began
my doubts take shape in front of me
my frustration grows deeper around me
and i'm left feeling lost all over again
because i'm the girl that wants to grow into a Woman
and i'm the devotee that wants to be a God
transformation occurs over time
patience is the best medicine to prescribe
the battle is only won when we keep a steady eye on the prize
even in the midst of disaster
far away in the distance I see my end
sweet destiny carry me now
over the desert, through the dark valleys
and onto the prairies of the earth
I am a Woman
I am a woman who is holding her own
I am a woman who is not lonely, but alone
I am the snow, I am the sand
I am angry through and through
I am crying by and by
Making amends with lover's quarrels
I am giving my own life
Take me out of this empty space
Leave me naked against a wall
I will bleed, but will not be bled
Not until they claim me dead
There is life yonder and all around
There is death beneath the ground
I am shaken, but not shook up
I am taken, but not taken away
I am a woman. I am strong
I am a woman. I am weak
Part of woman, part of man
I am God, I am God
I am a woman who is not lonely, but alone
I am the snow, I am the sand
I am angry through and through
I am crying by and by
Making amends with lover's quarrels
I am giving my own life
Take me out of this empty space
Leave me naked against a wall
I will bleed, but will not be bled
Not until they claim me dead
There is life yonder and all around
There is death beneath the ground
I am shaken, but not shook up
I am taken, but not taken away
I am a woman. I am strong
I am a woman. I am weak
Part of woman, part of man
I am God, I am God
1.08.2007
MINDLESS EMBODIMENT
THICKET SHADOWS ROAM
BENEATH HER FEET
A SHEET OF EMPTINESS
FILLS THE CLOCK
WITH MOMENTS OF MINDLESS EMBODIMENT
HAZY REMINDERS CLEARER THAN ICICLES IN SUMMER
BREATHING WET CLTOH IN THE DRY, HOT SUN
WITH MOMENTS OF MINDLESS EMBODIMENT
ESCAPING REALITIES HIDDEN WITHIN REALMS OF HUMAN THOUGHT
WITH MOMENTS OF MINDLESS EMBODIMENT
BENEATH HER FEET
A SHEET OF EMPTINESS
FILLS THE CLOCK
WITH MOMENTS OF MINDLESS EMBODIMENT
HAZY REMINDERS CLEARER THAN ICICLES IN SUMMER
BREATHING WET CLTOH IN THE DRY, HOT SUN
WITH MOMENTS OF MINDLESS EMBODIMENT
ESCAPING REALITIES HIDDEN WITHIN REALMS OF HUMAN THOUGHT
WITH MOMENTS OF MINDLESS EMBODIMENT
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