As the leaf dies It loves the earth onto which it falls. The executioner’s heart breaks as his vain axe falls. Say “No” to anyone or anything And you get a huge “No” in return.
Scream at the lover Who has abandoned you And the lover is still gone. Say the parting is all the other’s fault And you find yourself still alone.
Your sweetest love will get trampelled Your careful plans ruined By fires in the alleys of daily life But there you still stand Perplexed and searching for meaning in the chaos.
The average man’s an idiot; His ego rages against a machine Powered by the unconsciousness of hamburger society He first fattens, then withers Becomes totally blind and deaf To the light and music of his higher self.
Don’t be in the idiot parade. Say, “Yes” when everyone else says, “No”. Sit and feel your gut churning Suffer the static As your limited mind radio Tries to find a channel that does not exist. Eat an unripe bitter peach. Smile at fear. Save your energy for the dance of individuation On the puppet stage.
The love you want so desperately That you believe can only come from another person Is in you already. Everyone seeks what you seek. They see in your eyes What you see in their eyes And neither of you could see the love If it was not there to begin with.
Look for the love behind the wall The anthems of projected blame The paranoid unfair burdening Placed upon us to provide for others What we can barely give ourselves.
Postpone your case until Christmas recess When the judge is tired and careless And your radical situation may slip between the cracks Of life’s soul-less bureaucracy.
So your birth was unavoidable; Your death, its inevitable. Everything in between All your radical efforts to be happy Get down to only one thing – You must forgive yourself For being addicted to being perfect Because you aren’t. You’re just as lonely and confused as me.
But that’s the intention in this life To learn to see through the suffering To have more compassion For the frailty of yourself and others Wouldn’t that be nice?