Feeling kind of wound up

The hours are extending

I’ve done a lot

I’ve won a lot

It hasn’t come from pretending

*

I’ll tell you something honest

Then I’ll say something more

No guilt is here

Just best intentions

*

I have got no filter

**

No filter

Not hiding any more

Not just going on a hunch

Words coming fast

With more in store

**

Dealing with a mountain

And pathways that are offending

I run a lot

Bright sun a lot

Only good vibes I try sending

*

I’ll tell you something honest

Then I’ll say something more

We build up here

With best intentions

*

I have got no filter

**

No filter

Not spineless any more

Not pulling any punches

Words coming hard

Right from the core

**

Need all my words counting

For the ear you are lending

I stun a lot

They shun a lot

We need more caring never-ending

*

I’ll tell you something honest

Then I’ll say something more

Goodwill is here

My best intentions

*

I have got no filter

**

No filter

Not blinded any more

No bold BS in bunches

Words coming clear

Can’t be ignored

**

No filter

Not minding anymore

No lies

Ideas crunching

Words come

Storming through my door 

***

The timing is impeccable

It seems almost transcendental

Every time the sky opens up

My world

seems more dependable

*

Anyone else might lose their mind

I try so hard to explain it

Meaningful connection

Space and time

How can I

Easily frame it?

*

Beyond chance

It happens

again and again

And there’s no way

we can tame it

*

If it’s not one thing

It’s something else

I have decided

I have to claim it

**

My world

Your world

Our world

Theirs

Longing gaze

Or creepy glares

*

No matter how you look at it

Nothing else compares

No one ever

Tries to explain it

It seems like no one cares

*

Is it out of place?

Or out of time?

Meaningless?

Or meaning prime?

*

Maybe folks don’t care at all

Because they can’t

Connect the line

But when it’s always

Up in my face

I guess I have to call it mine

**

My world

Your world

Our world

Theirs

When it phases

No one shares

*

No matter how you look at it

Nothing else compares

No one ever

Tries to explain it

It seems kind of unfair

*

Is it just me?

Visions just mine?

Meaningful?

Or meaning grinds?

*

Maybe folks don’t notice at all

Because they can’t

See the design

But when it always

Helps me keep pace

I guess I will

Try to shine

***

There is nowhere to turn

Without having to learn

There is no way

that we can fake it

Our minds will always yearn

For more fuel to burn

There’s no way

that we can’t take it

What we retain

Can keep us sane

It’s best not to forsake it

But sometimes complex code

And info overload

Create a world

where it’s hard to make it

*

Go over the bridge

Or take the bypass

They think I’m a glitch

Because they are high class

I’m middle of the road

While I’m under I float

My word can’t be heard

They assume it’s absurd

They blindly pass judgement

Not knowing what love’s meant

They don’t care at all

So their main thought

is simply, “Why ask?”

*

Why not?

I return

Before I even hear their next remark

They had said it and meant it

Now it seems like I’m the shark

But the simple meaning remains

It turns out, it isn’t dark

The truth is

Sometimes we have to ask

*

And then we get a response

Solutions can be stark

We can all share way more heart

If synergy is a fire

Shared understanding is a spark

***

Sideways looks

Show off sideways angles

Life can have different tangles

Some are sweet

And some are sour

Life has flavours that overpower

*

Look again

Before you devour

Time must be ready

So, check the hour 

**

Forward language

Spells out forward progress

Life can pull back

in fast protest

Some is sweet

And some is bitter

Love can be a heavy-hitter

*

Say it again

Your words we devour

Listen so steady

It gives us power

**

It will be okay

When we work together

Life can become great

Our Earth will stay

**

Uplifting care

Creates uplifting spirit

Life needs

More strong support near it

Some are sweet

And some are salty

A true love is never faulty

*

Caring again

Past pain that devours

Find spirit steady

Inspiration showers

**

Backwards thinking

Leads to backward actions

Life needs logic

To get traction

Some is sweet

And some is sweeter

Life needs

more honest leaders

*

Think again

With insight devour

The world is ready

Good sense must tower

**

It will be alright

When we work together

It will be fine

the sun will shine

***

The meaning of life

Depends on who you ask

We want the most out of it

It can happen very fast

For another if might seem

 to last forever

Some may find themselves alone

Some stay

very close together

Some are not well known

Some may set out

on a more famous endeavor

**

Conscious beings

Cling to meaning

Perception, cognition

Emotion and feeling

*

Conscious moments

can be dreamy

Subjective premonitions

Devoted and healing

*

Thinking freely therefore I am

Pain and suffering are a scam

Comfort and joy

should be more common

Might see a physician

Might see a shaman

**

Life can be nice

Or life can be scary

The meaning of life

will often vary

*

One day I will be

in a super great mood

Have a safe place to stay

and have some good food

Another day I will be

down in a hole

Working just to survive

A beleaguered soul

**

Life can be alright

Sometimes just barely

The meaning of life can be treated unfairly

*

The meaning of life

Depends on who you are

We can not generalize

We can only go so far

Plants, animals and humans

share life together

We feel one way in our home

But different out in the weather

When the seeds are sewn

When we think about it

No one can be that clever

***

Reading a story

about life on Earth

It starts where we begin

Our first breath and birth

Days continue and we grow

Love within us starts to flow

If it doesn’t

Life gets worse

Until our soul

In fires immerse

*

With compassion we quench

the heat of rage

Peaceful

Powerful oceans

Turn the page

**

Reading a story

about life right here

It starts where we begin

With a smile or tear

Days continue and we grow

Love above us starts to flow

If it doesn’t

Life tastes sour

Until our soul

Renews it’s power

*

With more passion we reach

the energy of stars

Peaceful

Powerful systems

Take us far

**

A passage to comfort

Pleasure and safety

Can be blocked by some hurt

Unfair and hating

*

We weigh our days

With success and failure

Love is best

It can be our saviour

**

Nature and nurture

Shape all of our days

*

Acknowledge the past

But it was just a phase

*

We look for the future

It’s the present that stays

**

Patience and caring

Shape all of our days

*

Acknowledge the gift

It arrives only with grace

*

It IS just our nature

Nurture healthy ways

**

Reading a story

about life on Earth

It ends where we finish

Then from last breath, rebirth?

Days continue if we know

Love around us will still flow

If it doesn’t

We rehearse

Until our souls

In new days immerse

*

With pure passion we take

the next, vast stage

Peaceful

Powerful experience

Turns the page

***

Celebrate

Don’t separate

Triumphs from success

Wisdom is a myth

When money

Defines what’s best

*

Achievements should define standards

And failures

And resilience

*

The rigid barriers of

Cold dollar-ladders

don’t reach furthest

*

Or name

Sure brands of brilliance

**

“Yes,” to your information

To build up our heads

No, you can’t ignore

the defining life I’ve led

*

“Ha!” you say, “I will,

I’ll do whatever I want,”

But you won’t reach these greater goals

And lost resources

could one day haunt

*

“Double down!” you laugh

“What a perfect waste of time”

*

But we don’t learn without falling

Reaching out

Let us find

A better ladder to climb

**

“Double down!” you laugh

“There’s no reason

Only rhyme”

*

But we don’t learn without rhythm

Or connection

Or divining

Relevant matters of mind

*

Life should not amount to

how we make a dime

**

Celebrate

Don’t separate

Triumphs from wisdom

Success is a myth

When money

Defines what’s best

+

Shared comfort should define standards

And failures

And resilience

*

“Yes,” to your information

That helps us get along

No, to hard core lies

Used to tell us we are wrong

**

“Double down!” you laugh

“This is wasting too much time”

*

But we don’t learn without thinking

New thoughts

To help us find

There is no perfect crime

**

“Double down!” you laugh

“We are comfy, high and dry,”

*

But we don’t learn without the future

Tomorrow

Or designing

Ways to share more peace of mind

*

Life amounts to more

When we work

to be more kind

*

I’ll double down this time

***

Breaking through the barriers

Nothing could be scarier 

Than watching change

That rearranges everything

*

Now we’ve got it all tied up

One life goal to win the cup

*

I am an ace just like you

Take it at face value

**

We are all human beings

We all have some strong feelings

As emotions change

You and I brave everything

*

Our devotions never change

You and I feel everything 

*

Now our team is all caught up

I hope our wheels won’t get stuck

*

I’m keeping pace just like you

Take it at face value

**

I tend to read into things

I think that we all do

No use in overthinking things

Anxiety is through 

For peace of mind

Leave stress behind

And keep courage forever true

Look at things once

Then look again

Sometimes just accept

what is sent

the most obvious angle

Our time and space shared view

Get on with the day

You will feel okay

Just take it at face value

**

Crashing through the web of life

Deep meaning may not be as wise

As our lives change

We can still save most anything

*

Now our vision fills us up

Life will seem great with some luck

*

I’m a head case just like you

Take it at face value 

***

Hold on

when there are rough waters

Stay down

when there’s a storm

Jump in

if you’re feeling the fire

Dive in with perfect form

*

Hold tight

and

good sense will not escape

Get down all of the time

Jump up

if you are in the mood

Break through

Each day is prime

**

Some how we keep falling

Intertwined together

When we hear the world

start calling

We better check the weather

*

Rain drops

Or sun rays

Are pouring down

*

We have to be ready

For all of these

Intricate sights and sounds

**

Hold on

Don’t let the world rush you

Stay down

when there’s a storm

Jump up if you feel inspired

Dive in with perfect form

*

Hold tight

And good sense will become great

Get down all of the time

Jump up with way more attitude

Don’t shake

We are in our prime

**

Some how we keep falling

Everyone together

When we hear each other calling

We start to feel the weather

*

Rain drops

Or sunshine

Are leaving now

*

Snow and ice

Stars at night

Take a hold

Our life must have spice

*

Days and nights of life

arrive again and again

And we melt into the light

*

We have to be ready

For all these

Infinite

Sights and sounds

Occurring over and over

Get ahead by leaps and bounds

***

There are so many ironies

I can’t carry them all at once

I have to put them down

Or I will

start to lean in one direction

I fight for your protection

The facts

Are mysterious

but it’s starting to clear up

*

The unheard hills

are wallowing in fog

They haven’t seen the light

They may hide for eternity

No way to see the light

** 

Some visions are astonishing

We look more closely

when we are down

Sun rays eat all the cloud

And we see for miles in all directions

I fight for your protection

There’s tracks

That lead into trust

Things are starting to look up

*

The bright mountains

Are honoring the Earth

They leap into the light

They may rise for eternity

Seen more in pure daylight

**

My heart is always

Open to the light

I understand better with

All  my senses

All  my feelings

All  my thoughts

than by just looking on

with my slow eyes

*

The vision from inside

says a lot more

Has ironies and energy

And consideration that won’t hide

Add that to our sharp eyes

And soon we see

More clearly than before

**

Everyone senses

And has the ability

To feel or see

strength and beauty

Past our daily life

Past the dark and light

Perceiving things

out of sight

We find energy and comfort

From understanding 

Situations

Better

With a bit more effort

Look and see

Think and feel

Strength and beauty

**

There are many insights we need

I can’t carry them all at once

I have to put them down

Or I will

start to lean in one direction

I fight for your protection

Some facts

May stay mysterious

but the rest are now served up

*

The visible fields

are growing all year

Depends which plant sees the light

Seeds may hide for eternity

Until one beam of light

**

My heart is always

Open to the light

I understand better with

All my senses

All my feelings

All my thoughts

than by just hearing some

Random advice

**

Everyone senses

And has the ability

To feel or see

strength and beauty

Past our stress and strife

Past the day and night

Perceiving things

out of sight

We find energy and comfort

From understanding

Situations

Better

With a bit more effort

Look and see

Think and feel

Strength and beauty

***