Sideways looks

Show off sideways angles

Life can have different tangles

Some are sweet

And some are sour

Life has flavours that overpower

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Look again

Before you devour

Time must be ready

So, check the hour 

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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

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Say it again

Your words we devour

Listen so steady

It gives us power

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It will be okay

When we work together

Life can become great

Our Earth will stay

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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

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Caring again

Past pain that devours

Find spirit steady

Inspiration showers

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Backwards thinking

Leads to backward actions

Life needs logic

To get traction

Some is sweet

And some is sweeter

Life needs

more honest leaders

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Think again

With insight devour

The world is ready

Good sense must tower

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It will be alright

When we work together

It will be fine

the sun will shine

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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

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Conscious beings

Cling to meaning

Perception, cognition

Emotion and feeling

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Conscious moments

can be dreamy

Subjective premonitions

Devoted and healing

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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

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Life can be nice

Or life can be scary

The meaning of life

will often vary

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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

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Life can be alright

Sometimes just barely

The meaning of life can be treated unfairly

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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

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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

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With compassion we quench

the heat of rage

Peaceful

Powerful oceans

Turn the page

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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

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With more passion we reach

the energy of stars

Peaceful

Powerful systems

Take us far

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A passage to comfort

Pleasure and safety

Can be blocked by some hurt

Unfair and hating

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We weigh our days

With success and failure

Love is best

It can be our saviour

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Nature and nurture

Shape all of our days

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Acknowledge the past

But it was just a phase

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We look for the future

It’s the present that stays

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Patience and caring

Shape all of our days

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Acknowledge the gift

It arrives only with grace

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It IS just our nature

Nurture healthy ways

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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

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With pure passion we take

the next, vast stage

Peaceful

Powerful experience

Turns the page

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Celebrate

Don’t separate

Triumphs from success

Wisdom is a myth

When money

Defines what’s best

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Achievements should define standards

And failures

And resilience

*

The rigid barriers of

Cold dollar-ladders

don’t reach furthest

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Or name

Sure brands of brilliance

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“Yes,” to your information

To build up our heads

No, you can’t ignore

the defining life I’ve led

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“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

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“Double down!” you laugh

“What a perfect waste of time”

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But we don’t learn without falling

Reaching out

Let us find

A better ladder to climb

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“Double down!” you laugh

“There’s no reason

Only rhyme”

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But we don’t learn without rhythm

Or connection

Or divining

Relevant matters of mind

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Life should not amount to

how we make a dime

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Celebrate

Don’t separate

Triumphs from wisdom

Success is a myth

When money

Defines what’s best

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Shared comfort should define standards

And failures

And resilience

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“Yes,” to your information

That helps us get along

No, to hard core lies

Used to tell us we are wrong

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“Double down!” you laugh

“This is wasting too much time”

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But we don’t learn without thinking

New thoughts

To help us find

There is no perfect crime

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“Double down!” you laugh

“We are comfy, high and dry,”

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But we don’t learn without the future

Tomorrow

Or designing

Ways to share more peace of mind

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Life amounts to more

When we work

to be more kind

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I’ll double down this time

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Breaking through the barriers

Nothing could be scarier 

Than watching change

That rearranges everything

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Now we’ve got it all tied up

One life goal to win the cup

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I am an ace just like you

Take it at face value

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We are all human beings

We all have some strong feelings

As emotions change

You and I brave everything

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Our devotions never change

You and I feel everything 

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Now our team is all caught up

I hope our wheels won’t get stuck

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I’m keeping pace just like you

Take it at face value

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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

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Crashing through the web of life

Deep meaning may not be as wise

As our lives change

We can still save most anything

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Now our vision fills us up

Life will seem great with some luck

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I’m a head case just like you

Take it at face value 

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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

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Some how we keep falling

Intertwined together

When we hear the world

start calling

We better check the weather

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Rain drops

Or sun rays

Are pouring down

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We have to be ready

For all of these

Intricate sights and sounds

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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

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Some how we keep falling

Everyone together

When we hear each other calling

We start to feel the weather

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Rain drops

Or sunshine

Are leaving now

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Snow and ice

Stars at night

Take a hold

Our life must have spice

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Days and nights of life

arrive again and again

And we melt into the light

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We have to be ready

For all these

Infinite

Sights and sounds

Occurring over and over

Get ahead by leaps and bounds

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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

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The unheard hills

are wallowing in fog

They haven’t seen the light

They may hide for eternity

No way to see the light

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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

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The bright mountains

Are honoring the Earth

They leap into the light

They may rise for eternity

Seen more in pure daylight

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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

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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

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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

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The visible fields

are growing all year

Depends which plant sees the light

Seeds may hide for eternity

Until one beam of light

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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

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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

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Some people have

Such great support

from their community

For just acting appealing

And seeming so cool

Like being tough and menacing

And thinking it is humorous

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These same people

May do nothing more

Than looking good

To keep the conversation going

While in the background

Not doing much of anything

Except being pure narcissists

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Some people give

Such great support

To their community

Working with such pure feeling

Just being so cool

Like acting kind and balancing

Everything so it is fabulous

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These same people

Seem to do nothing more

Than trying hard

To keep the conversation going

While in the background

They work more for everything

And so seem like social misfits

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Some people

are on top of the world

Some people

Are far more unsure

Either way

they make it through because

they are living, working people

And they have enough strength

to fight for the cure

Good feelings

In any moment

Are remedies pure

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Some people find

Such great support

In their community

By learning ways for dealing

Meeting friends so cool

Then being smart and addressing

The world like it is tremendous 

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These same people

May do nothing more

Than being nice

To keep the conversation going

While in the background

Not showing much of anything

Except being purely gracious

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Some people

are on top of the world

Some people

Are far more unsure

Either way

We make it through because 

We are living, working people

And we have enough strength

to fight for the cure

Good feelings

Any moment we share

Remedies pure

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I do not like the pressure

that the social world

can put on us

Like when it dictates the feelings

in the lives of those among us

With double standards

We can’t handle

They think it’s fine to con us

Destroying lives

With their logic

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If we find true wisdom

Life becomes less toxic

Above all

Appreciating strong effort

To be more kind and honest

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I cannot stand the tension

That the economy throws at us

Like when we can’t agree

That all of our conflicting views matter

Different standards

We work to handle

Sometimes our mirror shatters

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I’m open to your vision and opinion

But not because it is the fashion

Above all

Looking for good intentions

Understanding

and compassion

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Above all

Remember we are one

We are

All part of this world and universe

Just one

We have a collective consciousness

This experience compares to none

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When one of us has a feeling

We will all have that feeling

Before all is said and done

I like to think this way

If we all did

More justice would surely come

Under our only sun

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Above all

We are only one

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To Hell with Hypocrisy

With which higher-ups

Try to lead us

Like when they tell us

What they think’s right

Then totally mistreat us

With such low standards

In days we handle

They think they can defeat us

In the end there’s always payback

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By sharing fair insights

Improve the life we take back

Above all

Be more conscious of our impact

On those who really need us

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Above all

Remember we are the only one

We are

All a part of this world and universe

Just one

We have a collective awareness of Earth

This experience compares to none

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When one of us has a feeling

We will all have that feeling

Before all is said and done

I like to think this way

If we all did

More empathy would surely come

More compassion would surely come

More justice would surely come

Under our only sun

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Above all

We are only one

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My soul flies between branches

Like leaves in the breeze

When I stand still

Somewhat steady

I feel

this place has energy

And the strength of the trees

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Our world changes between glances

Like clouds, high and proud

When I look up

Always ready

I see

Live faces emerging

Shifting shapes from the shrouds

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My soul flies between branches

Like words high as birds

When I’ve landed

Time is friendly

I feel

Amazing energy

A multitude of verse

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Our world changes

though it’s planned out

Like wind’s guiding route

With a whistle

Current bending

I hear

Kind voices emerging 

Branches swaying

Birds love it loud

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One thousand voices

Make a difference

When sharing a strong chorus

Our mind rejoices

Love is significant

Like birds are to a forest

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Catch the wind

That carries us

Together to the time

Be the one

That shares with us

Collective peace of mind

Don’t leave us behind

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Our  harmony

Is better together by design

Reach and you will find

Branches of our mind

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My soul flies between branches

Like themes in our dreams

When I wake up

They are threading

I feel

into the day’s Energy

And all Reality

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Our world changes

Vast expanses

Wild crowds scream and shout

If I’m shook up

With what I’m getting

I see

Wise faces emerging

Drifting grace erases doubt

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One thousand voices

Make a difference

When sharing a strong chorus

Our mind has choices

Love is significant

Like health and comfort for us

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Catch the wind

That carries us

Together to the time

Be the one

That shares with us

Collective peace of mind

Don’t get left behind

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Our connection

Is better together when we shine

Reach and you will find

Branches of our mind

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