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Trance of a Poet

It’s hard to need something you been wasting

time is everlasting but how much you got left?

worried about when my loved ones will expire

in fear I didn’t show then enough love and appreciation

chasing females like they’ve got all the answers

but I know I need the “right one”

keep my mind as sharp as the edge of the blade

keep me straight to the path of greatness

truth be told though,

I’ve got to stop looking for the answers in others

draw my own pocket aces

be my own secret weapon

like baby, maybe you missing something. (HA)

need to be an example to the ones coming up

possibly why I’ve been so quiet lately,

got old friends inquiring on my whereabouts

always had been the socialite,

last few years I’ve been more like a hermit

off on an island like I’m Roshi!

had to stay low-key, too much on the mind

drifting in crystal clear waters reflecting the distant clouds

bathing in the sun, meditating on all I’ve seen

of all that exists in the world

all creatures above and underneath me

find a way to live harmoniously,

the circle of life filled with beauty and strife

this little rock holds glorious wonders

and pain often unbearable

mothers across the world mourning over lost sons and daughters

whether it be the color of skin

or which god you place your faith in.

Our diversity should be the last thing destroying our global society.

Just playing my part as I see fit,

A piece of mind, longing for a peace of mind.

All the while, worrying I’m wasting my precious time.

Lost in a trance, weathering the storm of thoughts that rages on viciously.

Each strike of thunder ignites the flow of spilled ink shaping itself onto this canvas.

When the rain stops, I gaze upon the results.

 

© James Desire 2015

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28 / M / Haitian
Published
Oct 15, 2015
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