The vision to see beyond
By anticipating how we respond
To the nature of our bond
And what we need to carry-on

A vision that’s bright and bold
A special glimpse into our soul
It can not be bought nor sold
For all that glitters is not gold.

Wide awake at 3am
Tired-less
Defenseless against the clock
Powerless over time

Closed eyes denied
Restless
Ruthless
Darkness defied
In the back of my mind

Sheep are on strike
With no end in sight
Time to fight or take flight
In the heat of the night

Predictably unbearable
What are my rights?
Can anyone relate
To my unjustified plight?

I do not claim to have my masters,
But, at times I can be quite daft
The knowledge that I now possess
Helps me understand my past

The past holds all the answers
It's just circling its course
It did not take me 1000 years
To be this well rehearsed

A diamond ring in a cloudy sky still shines
As I reminisce to better times
Fleeting thoughts of a ***** mind
Can not one moment be defined

Erase the past and move forward
To the horizon up ahead
Separate the good from bad
Remember what was said

Listen to the voice of reason
Do not feel resigned
There is no gold at the end of a rainbow
None that you will find

Instead, rely on instinct
A reflex if you're blind
To help you see what is important
Made all by Gods design

I’m failing
Falling
Falling off a cliff

Through the bushes
Trees and sticks

Nestled in the thicket
Shook up, but aware

Just another hurdle,
Another cross for me to bare

Days pass quickly now
Nights hover, linger

Teases me with a cool breeze
Puts me through the ringer

I’m stagnant
Without a course to brave

Hidden in the shadows
As not to face the day

Condemned to an existence
Never making waves

Falling from good graces
You’d truly be amazed

Hour after hour
Voluntarily enslaved

The odds were in my favor
Success was just a phase

So I took a leap of faith
And sent off my decision to be appraised

Turns out after all,
It wasn’t worth, nearly what I payed

A hurricane is coming
One with devastating winds
Time to hunker down and pray
Much to my chagrin

Worrying about our safety
Our unease and concerns
The danger here is eminent
Swirling as it churns

Time to be with family
To guard and to protect
Preparations made
For what hasn't happen yet

Waiting on impending doom
Hard to not feel gloom
The crack of lightning and the thunder boom
The gusting wind to its own tune

The wind, it blows
With great speed
It mows
Down houses and homes
To the degree,
unknown

Lives lost in its wake
Crumbled buildings,
Can wait
Lives lost, lives lost

Total destruction
Devastating
Flood waters
Not done taking

Floating cars
Shipwrecked boats
Start anew!
Heard someone shout

Memories and furniture
In the neighbors yard
Trees uprooted from the ground
No power near or far

These times when Mother Nature
Stirs up so many lives
We will rebuild ourselves
Its just a matter of time

Every day is lost or spent
Immersed in fear and discontent
Struggling with my own defects
Despite my tears’
irrelevance

I mask my fear with intelligence
My smile is of no consequence
It’s meant to shade my past regrets
And to hide my lies in self defense

There’s no clue or evidence
To prove of my benevolence
Just remnants of little consequence
To shoulder my indifference

I’m in danger from the elements
From years of all my recklessness
That’s why I’m so hesitant
For discussion or my sentiments

No sabotage or parlor tricks
I’m in the game, I’m in the mix
I couldn’t be more direct
I’m destined for the apocalypse

Tell me how to compromise
Share with me the reason
Blood is on your fingertips
It must be open season

Carry the weight upon your shoulders
Seething with every step you take
Be well rehearsed for your future days
And your inevitable fate

But while you're here
Emancipate
Carry on...
Create

That you should forge ahead
In a constant state
Steer through all the obstacles
Meet me at the pearly gates

To be welcomed there with open arms
I cannot guarantee
You are who you've always been
The only way to be

Face the judge and jury
Never you mind your inconsistencies
Lies will get you nowhere
While awake or in your dreams

Junk man come,
Junk man go
Through the hottest summers
Through winters windy blow

Junk man paints his pictures
His art which never sold
Junk man's growing tired
Junk man's growing old

Until the day that he lay lifeless
His body freezing cold
His real name only a mystery
That no one really knows

Upon his death his final painting
Lay beside his frozen soul
It was displayed in a fine gallery
Labeled " From parts unknown"

In awe stood the audience
His work of art to be behold
Junk man's piece that he had painted
Was the true star of the show
Bidders for this work of art
Bid high until it sold

He left behind his legacy
He lived hard and he lived bold
Underestimated and discarded
He'd have been worth his weight in gold

I drink the juices of the forbidden fruits
Just to get the high
It sends me to the stratosphere
And through the other side
I see visions of a cotton field
It’s essence soft and white
The skies, a reverent blue
Where dreams have taken flight
Far away, I hear a sound
A melancholy tone
I listen for the drummers beat
Unabashed or known
The outliers, the simpletons, the women filled with moans
The relatives’ adoring eyes
“My, look how much you’ve grown”
But it never ever ends well
A token for your tears
No, it never ever ends well
In time we’ll disappear
All that we have built
Discoveries we’ve found
There’s no more evolution
Over leaps and bounds
So, I’d ask you for your patience
Before you try and pounce
It’s softer where we’re headed
Yet it’s often mispronounced
Open up your vocal chords
Let loose of all that you hold dear
Secrets you’ve never spoken of
For years, and years, and years
Let’s dance in the streets of fire
Let’s go make a scene
Ask me what’s my one desire
After all, it’s just a dream

I'm extremely convoluted
Complex and misconstrued
There's a feeling that I don't belong
Compounded with ineptitude

I'm not quite sure where it began
Or when things first felt wrong
But there is one thing that's been consistent
I've never once felt that I belonged

From grade school to adulthood
Until this very day
I've been misunderstood completely
In almost every single way

I know I'm not alone in this
We've all at one time felt the same
Some days I gaze up to the sky
Wondering, who is there to blame?

I sit and stare into the mirror
I try to see what others see
I wonder who is this stranger
That's staring back at me

The questions are abundant
The answers, there are few
I presumed I'd one day nullify my doubts
But it only made me more confused

I've always been the one that's lagging
Trying to catch up
Afraid to raise my hand in class
For fear I'd interrupt

So instead I went unknowing
As the rest progressed as was the "norm"
While I stood in the rain with no umbrella
Weathering out the storm

I became content with my exclusion
Believed I was meant for greater things
I found solace in my delusions
That I'd soon one day be king

My imagination grew much more rampant
When reality began to shine it's light
So I conjured up a gambit
I so painstakingly contrived

I'd cut corners if I deemed it necessary
To make up for the lost time
But my plans, alas, made me feel wary
And success, was never quite derived

But I learned that ones own failure
Only happens when we stop to try
It takes tweaking and deciphering
Before we've finally arrived

And with that, I can draw comfort
While on this earth and I'm alive
I'll spin my dreams into my reality
And begin passing others by

If I could kiss you on a star
And capture who you are
Then follow Cupid’s arrow to your feet
I would place my lips
On your supple fingertips
And rest your hand on my beating heart
To show you what you do
I’d hope you’d feel it too
It’s not the end, but it’s a good place to start