view2022/8/11 #poetry
I look out my window and I take a breath
I feel a breeze
looking past the trees
up come memories
I wish I felt at ease
had some expectations of good things
and was healthy and healed
so many days just let fly by
thinking that things would stay fine
now I look for a way back
to living without drag
get back on the track
put it in the bag
view2022/8/10 #poetry
Ti to ot toto
tie te tie te
tu tou tetu
ta ta te-e
Give a lick to your friend
everyone wants a taste
and there's only one
some like it less than others
almost none want more than a taste
so one could be enough
view2022/8/9 #poetry
Today could be it. You never know. People could all start to get with it and agree. We could give up factionism just for the sake of having someone to fight against. We could argue in clear terms and with respect. We could agree on values and give suggestions on how to achieve them while acknowledging and incorporating others suggestions as we move toward finding a solution that will do the most good. We might allow differences in opinion to exist but not allow them to force division or prevent positive progress in unrelated areas. We could have fun and listen to each other.
Or maybe it won't happen today. Not all at once. Maybe it just begins. Maybe it could start slow, as a new set of values. A system for training in acceptance. An idea that starts a movement.
view2022/8/8 #poetry
Even if everyone did know
and they just didn't say
life would be much the same
throughout every day
If the secret wasn't secret
just unspoken and assumed
those still growing would still struggle
as inner awareness bloomed
If the inexplicable wasn't
so hard to define
we could all catch a break
as we opened our mind
As life spins around us
and we reach out to touch
for all the effort to grasp
we won't get much
Just keep things simple
and let things flow
as with other living beings
we can't be forced to grow
view2022/8/7 #poetry
It's not that far to go
but it always seems like it takes forever
I couldn't fathom why
it's not an unpleasant trip
nor an unpleasant destination
maybe it's the fact
that I only go there
to satisfy the social expectation
and never for myself
and while everything is pleasant
there is nothing for me there
and no excuses I can make
as yet
not to go
view2022/8/6 #poetry
We live with the feeling of what could be
and it pushes us around
If you can drop it you'll be much more free
You will appreciate what you found
You can even stay calm as a tree
when life knocks you down
There's nothing for you in fantasy
You should keep your feet on the ground
view2022/8/5 #poetry
Have a big idea since the small ones just slip through the cracks
Run around in circles, make them big and start calling them tracks
Get a bunch of magazines don't read them just leave them in stacks
Remind yourself of all that you have, do not focus on all of your lacks
Become a chiropractic doctor so you can fix people's backs
Always update your software so you can avoid random hacks
Organize your colored pencils and keep them in packs
view2022/8/4 #poetry
I want to relearn how to type in qwerty.
For some reason I think it will be fun.
I guess I don't know what I'm getting into
I might give up before the day is done.
It isn't quite as bad as I imagined.
I thought it would be really really tough
but I already feel like half of it is back now.
It's true! It's fun! I haven't had enough.
But yes my hand has also started cramping.
It's certainly not worth it to have pain.
I think that I will have to take a break now
but I hope that I will pick it up again.
view2022/8/3 #poetry
When you need to sigh it can feel so good
so many of the things our bodies do give us pleasure
most of them are subtle pleasures
which don't get credit since we fail to notice
anything that doesn't scream above the desensitizing noise of the
oversaturated, addict making, everywhere-you-turn marketing extravaganza
that is our current food and entertainment industries
it is a raw deal since if we were not so washed out and overexposed
by all that highly stimulating product
we would live inside a pleasure machine
assuming ourselves to be healthy, of course
most animals seem to get to live this way
taking the actions that most please them in each moment
our lives are more complex
at least in terms of social systems and variety of activities
this complexity gives us many benefits
but I'm always trying to gain back what it has taken away
view2022/8/2 #poetry
I don't know if I should be direct with you
I don't want to insult you
and I won't be dishonest
so I'm sort of stuck
because you asked
and well
you suck
you made a mess
of this situation
you caused a plethora of problems
and a heap of frustration
there's really no other word for it
you are a
big fat
hypocrite
but furthermore
I fear
that you know you are
and you just don't care
even when you are aware
that to others
you aren't being fair
It's seriously a bummer
and I don't know who's acting dumber
us for listening to you
or you for giving us the screw