Rapping at my door
Sometimes my thoughts
Come a knocking
At my door
Like a raven
Stealing in the night
Cold and dark
Intelligent and cunning
Knock knock knocking
Threatening
To drive me from my peace
Threatening
To drive me mad
Threatening
To make me feel
Like I might go insane
Rap rap rapping at my door
I wish that raven
Would stop knocking
Would stop knocking
At my door
So that maybe
I could get
A little peace
And quiet
From that incessant knocking

Sometimes the truth can be so blinding
Sometimes it can sock us in the face
Sometimes we can become blindsided
By the cold hard facts
Running head first
Smack right into the truth

Lord
My prayer
Is that
You will
Elevate
My heart
Fill me
With your
Love
Fill me
With your
Light
So that
I might share it
With those
In need

There is a cave down below
That is waiting to be discovered
There is a cave filled with peril
But there are hidden treasures inside
There is a cavern
A ravine that has a special source
That springs up once we have
Discovered it
It is the spririt that
Lies in all of our souls
The spirit that flows
If we know where to find it
Giving forth its riches
To all who are willing to seek

Hell is a place in our heart
Where we are farthest away from God
Where every waking moment
Is devoid of love and compassion
We create our own heaven
Just as much as we create our own hell
Our hearts tell our fate
We live inside of our hearts
And God knows the hearts of all of his children
Our souls tell our story
Our souls tell our paths
Of the body and the mind
We all can give in to that darker self
The demon in us all
That inner demon that tears away at our hearts
That keeps us from truly seeing ourselves
As God sees all of his children
That keeps us farther away from the truth
Living in lies
Living in hate
Fooling ourselves into thinking
We are more important
Then other people
Or even God himself
But God sees all of his children
He knows all of our hearts
But he also knows that
None of us are ever too far
To give up on
And we are never more
Then a couple steps away from heaven
From the cleansing and healing
When we accept ourselves for who we really are
And stop listening to the world
And start listening to our hearts
And following our souls
And following our true calling in life
We all live in heaven or hell
Inside of our minds
And inside of our hearts
Its just depends
On which way you look at it

Something is coming.
I can feel it on the wind
A change is upon us
A change is at hand
The storm is coming
I can feel it in the air
A great change is coming
You have to beware
I can feel it coming
People are getting
Caught in the storm
Caught in the first
Winds and rains
Anchor yourself
Keep yourself
Strong my friend
There is still
Along way to go
Before we are fully
Clear of the winds
And the rains
It has only
Just begun
We are in the
Midst of a new
Way of thinking
A new storm of
Ideas and thoughts
All colliding at once
Colliding and coalescing
Into one great mass
A mass of crazy mess
And energy that is
Driving us mad
With its insanity
People are getting
Lost in the mess
Lost in the storm
Lost to the dark
Allowing the
Insanity to take
Over their hearts
Yet there are some
Who are also reaching
Higher heights
New ways of thinking
New ways of loving
Creating higher
Connections with
Themselves and the Earth
Creating more open
And loving connections
With every one around
Spreading the love
And getting deeper
Flying higher
Than they ever
Have before
You must get
Yourself ready
The storm is upon us
The storm is here
The storm is now
We still have a long
Way for the storm to stop
But once it does
We will see a calm
A break in the storm
In the clouds like
We have never seen
A new light
A brand new
Day
A stronger
Clearer
Brighter
Way of
Thinking
Than we ever
Thought
Possible
Some people
Will inevitably
Get caught up
In the initial storm
Getting caught in
The mess and
The muck and mire
But if you can stay
Strong and survive
You will sail above
The storm
Flying into
Newer heights
Than you ever
Thought possible

The owls are at play
Tonight as they strike
With cunning precision
And knowledge as they
Claim their prize and
Prey always knowing
With their giant and
Knowing and ancient
Eyes seeing everything
Both physical and
Mystical as they
Peer into the night
As they peer into
The day their eyes
Know the truth of it
All as they soar into
The sky and find
Refuge during the
Day only to come
Out at night to play
In their moonlit
Playground as
They navigate
The Stars and Moon
As she plays with
Her children of the night
When the animals and
The owls come out the
Moon is at her happiest
And she smiles at the
Owls as they owls
Knowingly smile
Back at her as she
Softly illuminates
All to see for their
Eyes to perceive to
Their prize and
Their prey as the
Owls begin their
Dangerous play
And when they are
Done and the Moon
Has set once again
In her beautiful nest
In the sky the owls
Once again retreat to
Their nests on the Earth
To return to play with
The Moon once again

Two Sisters
Delilah and
Pearl
Pearl and
Delilah
Two sides of
The same coin
Just from
Different ends
They are very
Alike even though
Though they
Spent a long
Time apart
Two parts
Brought whole
Again though
They were never
Really apart in
The first place
Brought together
By love and family
They once thought
Was lost forever
A new start
A new love
Straight from
The heart
Two parts
Of the same
Whole that were
Never apart
Begin with

Birds are free
They fly free
On the wind
Flowing free
Upon the winds
And wings of
Change as they
Soar in the sky
We can soar
Like a bird
In the sky
We can be
Like the birds
Floating so free
Floating in the
Sky as our souls
Reach newer heights
Reaching newer
Truths in our selves
And living with
Love and light
Flying free
Upon the wind
Of change and time

It can be hard
To stay interested
It can be hard
To really care about things
That seem so inconsequential
It can be easy sometimes
To want to disconnect
To just pretend that we aren't interested
But its the inconsequential things
That we don't pay attention to
That can trip us up the most

There are people
Who are ailing
They are sick
And they don't
Have any place to go
They have been cast aside
And left out
There are people who are sick
Who are dying
Who don't really have to be
Whether it be by their own hands
Or whether it by unknown circumstance
They need healing
Deep down people want to be saved
Deep down people want to be healed
We all could use a little help sometimes
I think that we all
Deep down inside
Want to know
That everything is going to be alright

Grace can save
Sometimes it is only through grace
Peace and mercy
That we can truly see into others hearts
And see the god worth saving

There are castaways
People lost in the cold
People without a place
To go and wondering
Where their next meal
Is going to come from
There are people who
Are lost in their hearts
And in their heads
Stuck in an inner
Darkness that threatens
To consume their
Soul in hatred
And anger
There are people
Who are cast aside
Who are left out
Of society and
Ostracized on
A regular basis
Who can't fight
For themselves
And so they
Inevitably
Get left in
The cracks
Of life not
Belonging
Any place
Feeling like
They are lost
In the cold
With no way
Out in sight
We could all
Use a life raft
That life saver
That helps us
Float back to
Life and put
Our feet on
Solid ground
Helping us float
Through the hard
Parts and saving
Us when we really
Need it the most
We must be willing
To be that life raft
Or that life saver for
Other people in the
World who are the
Castaways with
No land or hope
In sight just stuck
In a never ending
Rolling sea that
Threatens to drown
Them with each
Passing moment
If we can all extend
Ourselves and be that
Life raft and that
Life preserver for
Someone else
I think you will
Be surprised just
How much life
Will throw you
'Those little lift rafts
In return when you
Need it the most

The inner goddess
Lies in us all
Connecting
Us to the Earth
Connecting
Us
With ourselves
Connecting us
To that loving
Caring
Warmth
That intuitive knowledge
Connecting to the spiritual
Connecting to the sensual
Feeling our bodies
Feeling our space
Becoming more open
Truly feeling the love
And the grace
And the warmth
That our mother
Bestows upon all her children
She loves us all
She is willing
To share a little love
With everyone
All you have to do
Is acknowledge her
And the wonderful
Beautiful
And mysterious world
That we all live in

Divinity is inside
Divinity is God's
Love in your heart
We all carry a piece
Of God's love inside
We all carry that
Divine grace and
Mercy that comes
When we least expect
When we look inside
When we truly search
Ourselves we will find
A little piece of God
And beauty inside of
All of our hearts
We are all searching
For that divinity
We just don't always
Know where to look
We can look everywhere
Instead of looking in
Ourselves and seeing the
Love brewing inside
It can be very easy
To try and rely on
Other people
Or even other
Things to dictate
How we feel or
Try and steal
That divinity and
Peace and love
With fear and hate
And uncertainty
Depression and
Darkness can
Steal our inner
Divinity and light
As well but when
You find that light
Inside of yourself
You will begin to
Glow with God's
Love and peace
And happiness
And whatever
Was hurting or
Whatever was
Causing stress or
Strife in your life
Will melt away
As God's love
And light and
Divinity heals
You from the
Inside out
Letting you
See what God
Sees when he
Looks at you
And says I am
Pleased with all
Of my creations
And I love all
Of my children
Just the same
You are truly
Beautiful in the
Eyes of your
Creator no matter
What the world
Or even you
Might think
We all have that
Inner beauty and
Worth and unique
Glow that is just
Waiting to flow

The rhythm of life
Is playing all around us
You just have to learn
How to listen to the tune
Listen to the beat
The rhythm of life
That is playing in everything
The rhythm is inside our hearts
We just have to learn how to listen
Be quite
Pay attention
Find the rhythm
In everyday life
In every single moment
Listening to the rhythm
As it plays in the street
Listening to the rhythm
When you feel alone
When you start losing sleep
When you start to feel lost
Getting stuck in the grind
Stop
Look
Listen
Be still
The rhythm
Is all around you
You just have to know
When to listen

Arrows fly like darts through the wind
Piercing whatever they can in their path
Just as arrows can pierce a person's skin
Words can pierce just as bad
Sometimes we walk around
And we are not aware of the affect that our words
And our actions have on other's
It is so easy to be malicious sometimes
And to say things that we know might hurt people
Especially when we are feeling threatened
Or when we are angry
Or even to hide ourselves and our own insecurities
Its easier sometimes just to put some one down
Piercing them with our words
And stabbing them with our actions
A look
A glance
A snicker
Avoiding them all together
Purposely going out of your way to hurt some one
To try and get back at them
For some wrong we think they might have done
Its easy sometimes
To send these verbal projectiles
We toss them around all the time
Letting them fall wherever they may
Leaving carnage and destruction in their wake
Harming and scarring those who they hit
Blindly hurting people
Whether it be intentional or otherwise
We need to be more careful with each other
And try to heal the hurt that has been caused
By the random sling
And the wayward arrow
That finds its target
And sinks into their soul

There is a master mind
A hidden intelligence
Behind everything and
Whether we perceive or
Not this spirit or entity is
Here for us to learn and to
Grow and to learn the ways
Of the master if we are able
To learn the masters way in
Life even though it is never
Easy it is always worth it in
The end and it is why we
Continue to struggle and
To learn and to grow and
To do it all over again as
We learn a little more
About ourselves and how
To truly live free with love
And complete openness and
Connection with everything
And everyone that you meet
And understanding that life
Is a lot less complicated than
We make it out to be and we
Can live without fear or hate
Or even anger in our hearts
And we can be truly free and
Full of joy and love if we follow
The master the master will show
Us the way to the master's heart
And promise for a better tomorrow
And a better way to live today right
Now and for eternity as you learn
Your final lesson and depart again
To return to learn the lesson all over

Hold on
Hope is coming
Hold on
The sun is coming
Waiting to shine its light
Hold on
The world
Isn't as crazy
Or as cruel
as you might think
Hold on
Help is on the way
Don't give up
Even in your trials
Hold on
Life is always
Worth living
If you just hold on

Accelerate
We are all
Accelerating
Acceleratiog
Into the future
Accelerating
Into a new dawn
And a new day
Time is moving
Ever quicker and
Swifter towards
Its destination
That we are all
On the brink of
Time as time is
Expanding and
Moving ever
Quicker with
The flow of time
As we move alone
Getting closer to
Love and moving
Farther from fear
As our hearts combine
As one as we move
Ever quicker to
The point where
We can be one
Returning to the
One love and the
One source as we
Run farther from fear
And separation and
Move closer to love
And unity as our hearts
Move ever quicker with
The beat of time which
Is accelerating us into
The future and to a new
Day of thinking that we
Have known all along

We seek we climb
We grow we sow
We die we cry
Yet we live to
Find ourselves
In the midst of
The turmoil that
Often life can bring
And even death is
A part of life that
Must be accepted
As we move ever
Quicker towards
Our ultimate goal
And our ultimate
Destiny we grow
And we change
As we sow our
Actions and as
We understand
And learn from
The past and
What we have
Been through
To get us right
Where we are

Sometimes we are skeptical
Sometimes
Its easy
To push people away
Don't be scared
Sometimes its better
To be a little more optimistic
And start to let people in

Some people
Have a natural
Tendency to see
The world in dual
Forms between the
Positive influences
And the negative
It can be easy to
Be caught in dual
Thinking and not
Seeing the bigger
Picture and the
Beautiful design
And order in our
Lives and in each
Other as well so
That we end up
Deeming certain
People as being
Evil or negative
We all have a
Shadow side
And we all
Have our light
Sides that need
Nourishing and
If we try to have
And imbalance
Of either the dark
Or the light and
Not accepting
Every part of us
We will continue
To live our lives
In duality and
Not being able
To see or to know
The bigger picture
That is right in front
Of our eyes all along

Sometimes it helps to have an ally
Someone who has got your back
Even during the darkest of days
Helping you see yourself
Even if you don't really want to see
To help us laugh
And to help steer us back
When we are getting off track
Sometimes we could all use an ally in our lives
But sometimes it's nice to be an ally to someone as well.

Sometimes you have to label relief
To really be able to feel it
If you don't know what it truly is
To accept relief in your life
Or even be able to give relief
To someone else
You can never start to heal
Until you can label
And identify
Relief

I feel like
I am grasping
At straws
Not really knowing
Which way I should
Truly go
We all grasp at straws
Life can get confusing
The answer can be right
In front of our face
Yet it still eludes us
Grasping at straws
Not knowing
What is truly going on
Or understanding
Where we should go

Some people have ulterior motives
They hide behind their smiles
Using falsehoods
And speaking double speak
Trying to control
Manipulate
Take over
Anything
That they can
You have to
Be wise enough
To see people's
Ulterior motives
And know who
Is telling the truth

We have to win by attrition
The enemy is strong
But love is stronger
Even as we are bogged
In self doubt
We are stronger
Than we think
Even when it seems
The darkness is
Overwhelming
Even the most dim of light
Can shine through
The haze and shine
Through the night
Even as strong
As the enemy is
Even the most
Smallest light
Can drive away
The dark
Can drive away
The pain
Our light is a beacon
A beacon in the dark
For all to see
Chasing away the darkness
Chasing away the night
A beacon to all
Combining our hearts
Until the light is so
Overwhelming
That all can't help
But stop and look
And take notice

Window seat
Sitting and watching
The world go by
Watching as the people move
As you move through the street
The pulse of the street
As you move along
Absorbing and watching
The people go by

It can be easy to lose hope
Sometimes in life when
Things get there heaviest
It can weigh you down
And you begin to lose
Hope inside of your
Heart but if you allow
Yourself to raise your
Hope and raising your
Faith and allowing yourself
To soar and raise above any
Challenges that might come
Your way I think you will
Find that after a while
When life gets tough
If you can raise
A little hope
You will
Be better
Off

I think sometimes
We have to learn
The hard way
Running with scissors
Simply because
You know
You aren't
Supposed to
Its easy to get caught
Its easy to do the things
We know we aren't supposed to
Sometimes the thrill
Of crossing the line
Knowing that
We are getting away
When we think
We have everyone fooled
Ultimately
All it takes
Is that one time
Too many
Before life
Has a way
Of smacking you
Its always fun and games
Until someone
Pokes an eye out

Rain drops
Falling in my head
Releasing their
Kinetic flow
As they fly
From my mind
I am free to
Fly from the rain
Fly free from
My trouble
As I float in
The sky I
Know that
Everything
Will be fine
As the raindrops
Fall on my head
The rain can be
Nourishing too
After a long draught
A strong rain can be
A good thing
Sometimes we have
To let a little rain
Fall in our lives
To truly get ourselves
Clean and wash
The grime away from the day

It is easy to get
Distracted with
So many things
That are going
On today in
This quickening
Pace that we set
Ourselves on
Sometimes our
Own minds can
Become deafening
In the silence as
We try to control
Our to understand
The very thoughts
That keep flowing
Into our heads
It can be hard to
Step away from
The eternal chatter
In our minds and
The eternal chatter
Of the day until
It feels like one
Continuos noise
That threatens to
Drive you insane
We have to be quiet
To listen to that still
Small voice inside
That still small
Voice that tells
Us everything
Will be ok and
That leads us
Where we need
To go and it
Is ultimately
That still small
Voice that lets
You know and
Reminds you of
Your worth and
Your beauty that
Is lying inside and
Gives you that
Strength when
You need to make
It just one more day
And when your
Reserves are running
Thin just listen to that
Still small still voice
And you will feel
That inner calm
And peace and
Strength returning
If you just be still
And be quiet and
Let the world
Pass you by

Excitation
Moving
From one phase
Moving higher
Transforming
Your heart

Sending my love to you
praying that you 'll be whole
Sending it with some hope
Sending my love
I want you to know
I see what you go through
And I know that you could
Use some love inside of you
So I am sending you a hug
And everything inside of me
I look in your eyes
And I see me
So I am sending my love to you
Praying that you'll be whole
Sending it with some hope
Sending my hope.

Angels surround me
Angels in front of me
Mercy in action
Souls united
To the heavenly father
Returning to the source
Returning to their home
Finding their place in heaven
Their sins have been atoned
Swallowed up by God
Cleansed by the cross
Swallowing the darkness
In our hearts
Once again
Made pure

We all have that deep love inside
That deep love that tells us we are whole
That inner innocence and peace
That voice inside that says we are beautiful
We are all searching for that love and light
We just have to look inside our hearts
Search your mind and you will see
A piece of yourself that had always been free
Let it out and fall in love with yourself
Seeing that inner beauty inside of yourself
Sharing that healing and light with others
Spreading that love and peace and light
To all who are willing to see

Everybody has soul
Our souls thirst
For gods healing spirit
Our souls know
Our souls hunger
Even thirst
To be whole
We spend so much time
Trying to fill that thirst
With everything but
Gods cleansing spirit
Ultimately the more
We fill up on empty things
The more thirsty
Our souls become
We need to let go
Of the fillers of the world
And focus on the
Nourishing power
Of the spirit

We hurt
Sometimes life
Can seem like it
Doesn't make sense
It can feel
Like we hurt
We are in pain
Life can hit us hard
When we least expect it
Its tough to lose a child
Its a hurt
And a pain
That too many mothers
Have had to feel
Wondering
What they might have
Done different
Might it have made
A difference
Ultimately
Even through
The hurt
Even through
The turmoil
And the crying
And the pain
And the doubt
Sometimes
It takes seeing
The bigger picture
To truly see the plan
Being able
To feel the pain
Being present in the pain
That loss can bring
But also being able
To let it go
Releasing the hurt
And the pain
And the confusion
And understanding
There is always a plan
Even though you may wonder
If it is God's way of punishing you
Or even God's joke
There is always a plan
Their souls were ready
It was their time
While you
Still have time
Here on Earth
But they will always
Be watching
Always still be with you
In your heart
As long as you
Remember them
And when
Its your time
To return
Your hearts will join
You will meet again
No one ever truly leaves
We are always still here
Waiting to return home
When we are called
So don't fear
Even though it might
Hurt for a little while
Take comfort in the fact
That they have simply
Returned home

Sometimes we get railroaded
So we move to the right tracks

Bedtime stories we tell ourselves
Are actually quite funny if you really think about them
They all seem a little dark in their own way
Kind of like humpty dumpty
Who is this egg and why would be sitting
On a wall in the first place
And they always show the picture of him
Sitting with a pained grimace on his face
As his eggy innards are flowing on the ground
Or even the story of old mother hubbard
We sat in her cupboard eating her curds and whey
Who actually swallows a spider when they are eating
And if they did would they really die
Sometimes I wonder about the people who write these bedtime stories
And nursery rhymes
And wonder why parents keep telling their kids these stories
That seem to make little sense
But still seem to be very popular
Maybe we are just so used to telling them
That we don't actually sit and wonder
About what they really mean
Or how ridiculous a lot of them are
Maybe I just think too much about the little things
But I can't be the only one who thinks this way

We have many rivers to cross
Many burdens to bear in this life
Many trials to overcome
We have times in our lives
When it feels like the river
Can get very deep
When it feels we are
Swimming upstream
Just when you think
You have crossed over
There is another river
Waiting for you to wade through
The water can get over our heads
Can drown us until we cant breathe
We have to be willing to cross the rivers
To wade in the waters for a little while longer
Washing up whatever life floats our way
We have to be willing to get a little wet in life
To truly get ourselves clean
Washing away the old you
With a brand new one
As you float along the rivers of life

bears have claws
birds that chirp
hawks fly in the sky
fish swim in the deep waters and streams
fox hunts for food
rabbits hide
eggs hatch from ther nest
mice or mouse's hunt for cheese
people eat fish,fox,bears,hawks,eggs,rabbits and plants
plants r animals to?

Zealous
by Ahmad ***
I am zealous sometimes
When it comes to my ideals
I can be zealous sometimes when I feel I am right
But sometimes I must also be willing
To see the other side
To understand the other person
Even if I might not make the same decisions
Sometimes understanding someone else
Even if it might seem hard sometimes
Can allow me to look past my own ideals
And my own truths
To understand the ideals and truths in someone else actions
For some people this is easier said than done
But usually
If I step back
I can look with understanding
And I can see the person behind the hurt
And the bad choices
And bad decisions
And all of the mistakes
And the bigotry
And racism
And apathy
To see the actual human underneath

I think we could use
A little more grace
And mercy these days
We are justice driven
Wanting justice for this
And wanting justice for that
We persecute and judge
We don't stop to think
About the person
We are persecuting
We get so fixated
On punishing people
For their actions
Instead of looking
At the real person
We stop seeing
The humanity
Behind the person
Driven by our biases
And our preconceived ideas
About who that person is
We need to step away
From this type of thinking
And start to see the person
Seeing the person in the street
Who doesn't have a home
Looking into the eyes of a stranger
And understanding where they are coming from
Feeling that hurt and pain in your heart at knowing
That your fellow man is hurting and suffering instead
Of turning a blind eye to the injustices that are going on
Day by day because if you continue to show apathy and judge
Your fellow man you are forgetting god's greatest commandment
Love thy neighbor as you would love yourself and treat them accordingly

People surprise me
I can't help but
Get a little bewildered
When I think of some
Of the things that people do
We would all be a little better off
If people started acting
With a little more sense
Because I can feel like
I am going crazy
Trying to figure people out

I think that
We need to be
A little more careful
We need to exercise
A little more frailty
When it comes to each other
We are all healing
We are all frail in our own ways
Be careful with each other
Be careful with each other's heart
Be careful
And make sure
To always remember
Exercise a little more frailty
When it comes to other people heart

Worship
Is it about
Honoring god
falling in the spirit
Worship
Is whatever
Brings you closer
Brings you closer
To god
No matter what form
if you are honoring god
It is worship

Paper dreams on plastic lies
Corrupting us with their paper dreams
That tell us we can't be happy without that paper
That tell us we can't be happy unless we buy that plastic
And sell our souls to their paper dreams
And plastic lies
Those people tell us
That the only way to live
And play in their little game
Is to buy into this fantasy
That tell us that we can't be happy
Until we have bought every single toy
Until we have bought ourselves dry
Trying to fulfill this paper dream
And those who see the truth
For what it really is
And decide not to play the game altogether
Are ostracized and seen as a nuisance
Or crazy
And seen as people to be gotten rid of
Disposed of
Because they refuse to buy into the paper dreams
And the plastic lies
We need to open our eyes
There is more than enough in the world
For everyone to have plenty
And for our Earth to heal
And for us to pay more attention
To our planet
And to the people standing right in front of us
We are so filled with greed
Chasing these plastic lies
That make us hide ourselves
That make us fake
Following the rules
And separating ourselves from each other
That a lot of us don't even realize they are doing it
They have become so used to immediately seeing themselves
As somehow better
Somehow more important
Than other people
Because they buy into the plastic lies
And the paper dreams
But we are all equal
We all have something to give
And we all have something to gain
By giving up these dreams and lies
And getting back to the natural way
Before we started buying into this reality

Extinguish jealousy
Don't let it run your heart
If you allow yourself
To run off of jealousy
Allowing it to take root
You will never be happy
Constantly trying to think
About what someone else has
And what you don't