Been there, done that
Seen it all before
Foresight looming large
Seeing what's in store

Wake to face a new day
Set out to explore
Don fabric used to dazzle
Yet end up perfectly ignored

Make your mark on the world
Don't see it as a chore
Step out of your comfort zone
Be tempted by the allure

See what's on the b-side
What's been filtered to the core
You may find what it is you seek
Once you swing open that door

No limits to what life can offer
Isn't that exactly what it's for
Why set boundaries or barricades
At its essence, life is pure.

Be the change
Like a bird in a cage
That mimics your words
Your anger, your rage

Be the change
That harnesses light
That does what is right
That stands up and fights
For those who can not

Be the change
With outrage and scorn
Since the day they were born
For the families that mourn
For the bodies grown cold

Be the change
That lets people breathe
When they beg and they plead
While seeing a need
From the powers that be

Be the change
That’s taken a stance
When given the chance
At the blink of an eye
At the very first glance

Be the change
That protects and provides
The right for our lives
No matter the tribe
Be a leader of men

Be the change
For those who cannot
That sour and rot
Each day in one spot
From fear they’ll be shot

Be the change
Devoid of all sin
That triumph and win
What they start or begin
Not judged by the color of skin

Be the change

I aspire to be
A big shot V.I.P.
Dancing with the angels
Above a sea of green

Striving for the fame
And notoriety
Failure looming large
But it means too much to me

To reach the peak
On bended knee
My body is inspired
By all of what I see

Ribbons and balloons
Catering to my needs
A bottle of champagne
To toast and well received

It's hard to know the outcome
Buying sight unseen
But the truth of the matter is
I need some validity  

***** on the inside
But the outside's very clean
Resting on my laurels
For someplace I've never been

I know that I will get there
I think we can agree
Turning nowhere into somewhere
To roam and to be free

Birds of a feather, flock together
And tweet their little song
They never had an inclination
That anything was wrong
Until a hawk, swooped from above
And plucked it from its nest
Now the bird spends his days
Inside the hawk, waiting to digest

I'm a fumbler fumbling
A mumbler mumbling
A stumbler stumbling
Around women I like

I become catatonic
Somewhat neurotic
Completely dumbfounded
And I can't speak a word

The fear is too great
So I hesitate
The moments are lost
The longer I wait

I try to act cool
Despite all my drool
I end up a fool
As the hour grows late

I clam up and clamper
To avoid pure disaster
Lacking all candor
And I completely shut down

I'm stifled by fear
By all I hold dear
My words disappear
Just to be near you

My tongue goes numb
Too inept to overcome
The sheer terror inside me
As my heart beats like a drum

Progress a no go
From the chances I've blown
Withdrawn and alone
With painful undertones

Not a whisper or sound
No laughter just frowns
The challenge too great
Than should be allowed

Courage is fleeting
Despite the two of us meeting
I shy away
Just a scared human being

I foresee the outcome
You eventually leaving
Growing tired of my antics
I'm constantly repeating

So I stay within my comfort zone
Narrowly escaping
A connection with another
To keep my heart from breaking

Closed off from the world
That's cruel and unrelenting
One day I'll just disappear
And they'll be no more regretting

The what ifs and the woulda's
The could've and the shoulda's
The didn't and the don'ts
The wouldn't and the wont's

A coward in his shell
Living a living hell
Hidden between the shadows
In my own dungeon where I dwell

Too selfish to share my feelings
With another in my plight
I'm the guy with his eyes closed
Shielded from love at first sight

I have a way
I see it clear
It’s in my slight
Then it disappears

I’ve searched and searched
The stratosphere
Only to find
I’m nowhere near

Does it rest before me
Hiding behind a shield
Invisible to see
There is no touch or feel

It’s a sense of ecstasy
It’s pulling at my strings
Patiently awaiting
Me to grow my wings

To fly up to the stars and back
All while being under attack
From all those that can’t relax
I ramp up the volume to the max

Listen up
I’m not a crook
I’ve earned my way
I’m on the books

Don’t you judge
I will not budge
Open fire
Now watch me lunge

Right into
Your waiting arms
Hold me close
Under the stars

Close your eyes
Make a wish
Take the leap
It’s worth the risk

Fly away
Like a bird
My time on earths’
Misunderstood

Out to lunch
Out for blood
Steer away
From my neighborhood

Stand up straight
Face your fears
It won’t take place
For a thousand years

But when it does
Boast your cheers
Loud enough
For all to hear

Into the Cosmo's
SONIC BOOM!
Somewhere in outer space
Between the earth and moon
With little hesitation
No impending doom
Yet completely unattached
From gravitational pull
A natural disaster
To which no one is immune
The planets' aligned
From as far away as Neptune
Armed with radio waves
That never seem in tune
But resilient and proud
With something to prove
Past the horizon
Still tried and true
On its natural course
It's come now time to move
Take in all the air
Follow every clue
It never was a choice
That was given you to choose
So make a sound decision
Don't be unsure or aloof
I've become impatient
I don't mean to be rude
Set sail into the world
Release me from the womb
Head on back whenever
But don't come back so soon
Explore and seek your passion
Unlock the doors of every room
Until you find the answer
Whatever that it is
You were born to do

He fought his way
Through doubt and shame
He knew one day they’d know his name

He spent his nights near the shore
Out of life, he wanted more

He sought and searched near and far
Down on earth, up to the stars
He can’t describe what it is he saw
But after that, he searched no more.

I am up at the break of dawn; The early morn
Where ideas are born

What better way to start the day
The suns first ray
That finds its way

Calm breeze upon my face
The moon to sleep
New days embrace

The adventures that lie ahead
Raise my head and rise from bed
No cloud in sight, overhead

I wonder what the day will bring
The birds that sing
And flap their wings

My attitude, a choice I make
The day ahead filled with give-and-take

To fill The hours until the dusk
Greatness waiting, in it I trust
Capturing it, I'm on the cusp

One step closer with every step
My journey, a grandiose trek
The removal of the time I slept

To try and fail
And try again
Until I triumph
It never ends

When we cannot unite
Fear runs its course
By scared little children
Whom hates been enforced
Without even trying
Plans brittle and corse
Nothings accomplished
Nothing has worth.

A speckle of joy
Calm and content
Neither boys nor the soldier
Has the time to reflect
A spot of color
The innocence portrayed
The lack of combatants
And stressful delays
Only polite conversation
Would describe this best
No homework in this class
Just a bullet proof vest