GOD
*******
******

why can't I just be ok again

She has a gaze that feels like a gentle mist
Drizzles on my face & lips

Her touch is gentle

Her heart is a jigsaw puzzle piece
that fits right in my chest

I am stardust

Only with you for an instant
A brief flash and I'm gone

Leaving here
Will I?
Of course
And so will you

What you are in control of down here
Not much
Except of course.....
How will you be remembered

So why wait?

Get busy living or get busy dieing

So what's it worth to you?
How much?
Put a price tag on it, if you feel the need

Lately, ochito has turned a new leaf when to comes to this whole business
An invisible juggernaut now is his reinforcement
Not knowing why or where this help has come
from, he braves his sanctified environment with a new spirit

This new ally is available to all viable members of the planet, I think
Then again it is quite possible that 'ol och has lost all
his marbles, but if you ask me(and I wouldn't  lie to ya)
its better to have more free space upstairs anyway.

"Marble"-less
Its more aerodynamic

But anyway, let's return to the initial question
What is it worth you?
What is waking up in the morning?

As far as ochito is concerned, it's a gift

A divine present

The present that has no value.

Let me tell you something about this world

This world will eat you up and **** you out, if you let it
And make no mistake, it will try

It will do its damnedest
No one gets a free pass
No one

This world is a cruel and harsh place
I state this simply because...
It’s all I've known for longer than I care to remember
I've lived it

This world will test you, in every possible way
It will twist, it will bend, it will extinguish you, if you let it
Don't let the tone of what I'm saying fool you
Do not misunderstand my words

This world will do anything and everything to you, and that is a fact

The real question is, what are you going to do?
I remember when children used to tease me
at school, I'd run home and tell my mother
She'd say, ”it’s not what they call you, it’s what you answer to.”

It all comes down to a choice; really
Your choice

For despite what this world may do you,
you have in your possession one of the most powerful
tools on this or any other world

The power of choice

The power to choose your destiny, right here, right now

What will you choose?

To take or to give?
To be understood or to understand?
To resent or to forgive?
To live with fear or to live with love?
Because let me tell you something about this world,
on this world, the choice belongs to you

I relish in the open, welcoming arms that greet me
upon my returns from inside the void

It feels good to be missed, in other words.

The knowing that getting what you give, replenishes Ochito's blistered spirit

Troublesome are the times, when have they not been?
However, this safety net is Ocho’s comfort
To know that the welcoming arms that brandish
the tenderest fruit available: Love, will be there for you at
the end of the day, no matter what

There’s no comparing.
Its no contest.  
The greatest treasure in all of the
land, is truly, friends and family

I stopped counting long ago
I did it,
not for them, so much...
but rather for my own sanity and peace of mind

“They” arrive randomly, most times, out of the clear blue sky
Ahhhhh.....
“What incredible creatures these are!”, my senses whisper to me
Each more wonderful than the next!
I inhale slowly as I feel excitement setting in

Sweet smelling, they all come bearing enchanting gifts
Together, we laugh. We share secrets.
We spend time together
We bond. We taste and savor each others spirit, fully.
Entirely.
As I imagine trees do with the soil.

And then, just as soon as they arrive, they go
All of them
Some stick around for a small amount
of time, yet they all eventually go
Where? I don't know
I do know, however, they just keep coming
Endlessly
“They”

They are crashing upon me, I am the eroding reef.
Wave upon wave, they just keep coming
I suppose the real question is, how long can I last?
Hmmm? How long?

I am the cliff that crumbles inevitably.