Slower than the sunshine but faster than any rain Our reactions are not as fast as light but quicker than crashing waves * Deeper than the blue sky or the calm that keeps us sane The intentions that we have hit new heights when we use new parts of our brain * I get chances to relax and think Honestly we can do that almost anytime Even if we seem to be on the brink By keeping chill thoughts We can still be doing fine * Aim for total relax and the energy of Cool and flowing feelings Smoother by design Our reactions can be healing * When we learn from change and develop our range we handle dark and light And it’s quite alright More than fine All the colours between are appealing * Speed up to catch more sunshine Slow down when we need the rain Our reactions will often cast a light We feel calm within the waves * Deeper than the night’s sky or the dream that keeps us brave The intentions that we have come to light Past battles For good times we wait * I get chances to relax and think Truly we can do that at almost anytime Right before our mood is starting to sink By keeping strong thoughts We will be doing alright
What is the plan? Let’s take a stand We know What it means To make it happen * All of our lives We have been on the scene We keep it clean as we find more backing * We are more than machines We have our dreams In our minds We design our control and focus * Sometimes life serves it To us We must respond Time won’t grow old when we are bold and we find purpose * What is the plan? Let’s understand The flow that we need to Make it happen * All of our lives We have different needs We will achieve Goals that will attract us * Our souls stay vital And find a good life If we focus rght now and on this life Or the next This is the true test Body and mind can not stay idle * Movement is the best Including time to rest A movement is the plan For wellness Take a stand * While time and space expand Good work and rest should keep our lives full * This is the plan we have by default
The dream we wake up to Has to suffice Sometimes we will find that it can be very nice * Up or down Looking out The vision is real So is everything we hear And everything we feel * Warmth or cold Soft or loud Everywhere we go What it is all about * When we think anything The world exists in our mind What we experience Is about space and time * When we make it through feeling fine We appreciate the design Existence gets better Either way Further down the line or Right now, in our mind * Our thoughts determine what we find Optimism, logical realities too Can make more of these times
You said it You meant it But that is the furthest from the truth * Accusing me of not keeping time While misusing all of my views It’s totally abuse * Who is twisting the truth? * You get it You bent it It is an offer I must refuse * If you choose me while I’m in my prime First pay your dues to make it through  Before you light my fuse * You insist on the proof Exploding The moment Meanwhile all of your cannons are loose * You just lose me And our peace of mind When you just choose to be obtuse And we can’t call a truce * You read it I sent it Together or apart can improve * Time just moves me So give me a sign Share something new Best we can do To get all of us through
There is more than one solution, but there is one solution.
There are a lot of problems. One of us can only scratch the surface. However, I do feel that if we all have a mind set towards progress and solutions (rather than stagnation) then our work pays off, and we build synergy, even if there is some push and pull.
We are here All together Meant for more On this Earth * When we hold back Past forever We won’t score The end comes first * Sometimes we have no idea We can’t see What we need And what life is worth * Seems quite clear We need courage Today is nourished When we have no fear Surviving here Finding good ways to have good cheer * And getting past the grind To find peace of mind More of the time We get past worries With no hurry Take care more purely always * Look through trouble Stay calm enough Don’t ever suffer It’s a dream that I love more * We are here All together We want more For what it’s worth * When we think fast Still stay clever Love life more Our thoughts come first
I find that life is full of amazing and surprising stuff… good and bad. I try to channel the good and find ways to create a better balance, with more healthy, enjoyable stuff. Rather than accepting negativity and pain, I aim to find ways to extract the lesson and create more good stuff where it was. It is not that easy, especially when there are so many challenges and so much competition between perspectives.
Sometimes if we shed light on a situation, it allows us to share views, co-operate and find progress. Other times we are on our own.
No one knows every situation Sometimes we are surprised * Does this all seem very unusual to you? It would to me too But what do you do? We may not always share the same view What can we do? * How can we look Clear past the daily amazement? And then just push through Life surreal and new To think more clearly More than they do * No one knows every situation Sometimes life is disguised * I can not and will not stand here and do nothing I must make a move Carefully improve I like to always Share my true view What should I do? * I have found some words To find ways to push through Life intense and new And try to think fairly For all of us too * We may not know every situation Sometimes our views save lives * Including our own When we think them through That’s all we can do
Look for words to keep us well Sometimes it is so hard to tell Between what we say and what we mean Some translations remain incomplete * One life’s experience And what we are made of Leads us to interact in the shape of our personality * Words from our upbringing What our world is made of Leads us to behave It is our genetics and history * For healthy cultures We must try Health in culture should not die * We work just to stay alive In healthy culture we will thrive Between what we plan and to achieve We are best to follow our beliefs * We are not so different We all want to feel well * In this time We have to climb To escape Hell It is a truth I have to tell * I’m just saying We do have different ways of understanding And communicating And planning to achieve Speak free So together We can believe and Help health in culture * I am just saying We all have different ways of Understanding And appreciating And planning to achieve Think peace Win together When we believe and Help health in culture
We make our day in our own way We are all different through the haze The sun in the sky won’t always stay But there is more than one star in the day * Sun is shining or clouds are gray Every night vast darkness plays When we surface fast nightmares may fade Stars stay past all time beyond any shade * The light within Energy with no end We feel okay We have a friend * Stars that shine for ten billion years And all of the time we have been here In eternal night we can not fear There is always light Far away comes near * Vision intense The world appears Sun so far brings heat Skies become clear The Earth is a massive spinning sphere The depths and heights are absolutely sheer * Find light within We can always begin To feel alright We have time to spend
This is not a political statement. This is about love and how some people don’t have the resources that they need to live comfortably although they work hard for it and at least deserve better support for conditions they live in. By working hard for it, I also mean that survival and existence can be hard work and everyone with care deserves a decent quality of life.
No one is necessarily to blame for poor quality of life but we can all help restore the balance, and especially those with the most resources… which is likely no one I know, but someone and some group of people could make a difference if they realise that they could actually enhance their own lives by doing so. 
Somehow there could be a better balance.  This poem is held together by a few rhymes and beats. Part of the idea is about imbalance and struggle. Poetic. A big reason for “the struggle” seems to be an inability or lack of desire to work together to create more balance. Some people are comfortable with disparity. Unfortunately I think that this is an unhealthy form of compulsion and/ or obsession that causes us to define our wants AS needs. The need for security is real but in some ways it is largely exaggerated and compulsive, like we need this monumental cushion, when we could surely get by wIth way less padding and more cooperation . The protection of our fortune is found with fate. Trying to eiminate the drama of fate and fool fate by storing supplies for ourselves, beyond what we could ever use, past our generations, that could be used by others that actually need it now: will bring negativity and harm our fates in ways we may not expect or understand until it is too late. Karma is real and we should work together for now. Still protect our children’s future, but by setting a good example, not by squeezing out those that supposedly don’t derserve it. Everyone deserves to earn a decent quality of life. Hard work is hard work.
Love on the other hand is underrated and often poorly defined. Love can be either a miraculous, beneficial, connecting passion or in another definition, more like a weak, frivolous and impractical form of lust or whimsical emotion.
I like the first definition and feel that love can get us through challanges and can help create balance. It seems that there could never be too much of this love, but definitely not enough.
Money doesn’t act that way. The best part of love to me is real and accurate. Money is a symbol and an unfair marker of what we deserve, based on contrived biases and a system that needs to be corrected. I am not saying that there is no room for riches or luxury, but that hard working and powerless people deserve a more reasonable level of compensation and/or support. No easy solution…
Hump day thoughts. Wrote most if this on Wednesday. It is now Thursday. So much going on. I am very close to a clean version of my new song. If I get time to record today, it could land. Looking for the right balance of the resources I have.
Maybe the prose writing edges out the poem today. Just a poem.
There is always too much or not enough You know what I am talking about It goes for money And it is really rough It could get better without a doubt * Some folks can’t eat Some folks are hoarding stuff For some it seems like there’s no way out We need more money Some are just out of touch And act like they can’t hear the rest shout * We realize There is not enough love And how could there ever be too much? The fight for money Is always running We have the time We have resources Why does there have to be such a rush? * We need more money It is not funny It is a crime that we don’t join forces We must work on our issues of trust * There is always too much More than enough You know what I am talking about It goes for money And times are always tough It could get better without a doubt
I am not crazy about the poem, but a few poems a week, so look out for the next one.
Hard work, love and care deserves a decent quality of life. Just saying.
What is at the heart of the matter? The energy of life * Beyond the unwanted and unneeded Nothing can supersede it * All of the rest seems inconsequential * The heart of the matter Has got more potential, unimpeded We have to believe it * All of the rest is Now falling in place * When we get right down to it What matters the most Is what we hold close * At the heart of the matter Is something we chose It moves our whole world It pumps and life flows It sinks then it grows Through highs and lows That everyone knows * What is at the heart of the matter? It is what affects our life * Sometimes misunderstood still competing Things we can still succeed in * All of the rest is Just what we suppose It’s just how it goes
MacroMichael 