I am a master of the universe
I outstretch my fingers and the stars outstretch themselves
I reach for their tender glow,
catching them in my hands,
and I take deep whiffs of their eternal scents,
feeling their magic flow through me,
into me, through my mind
and my body,
down into my muscles,
my heart, stomach,
and then into my
fingers
the feeling of energy,
pulsating, strong, steady,
a heart-beat of the ethereal,
an existence thriving on
the non-existent
I am a master of the universe,
I move the stars and sway the moon,
I eat the darkness and make art out of light,
I sing songs of a thousand implosions,
I dance with the expansion of the void
let me into you
let me into your life
I am happiness, I am joy,
I am the want for better,
I am obtaining it, I am achieving it,
I am doing things right, doing things well,
I am the universe itself
all enveloping, all encompassing,
all loving
do not fear me,
for I do not fear ever
love for love’s sake,
love for the purpose of
love
never hide
never wear a mask
be yourself,
flaunt yourself,
look at yourself,
let others look at
you
and if they frown,
let them frown
assess their complaints and internalize them
take them for what they are,
for what they mean
and use them if you wish,
or if you do not wish
I will tell you this
and tell you this again
we are not apart
we are together
we are one
one thing
and that one thing
is all of us
not just you and I
but he and she
and they
they too are us
we too are them
do not fear that
do not feat that
for you cannot fear what
is true
only what may be
or what is not
oh well oh well oh well
we **** up and that is ok
that is ok,
that is ok
take another try
do not not try again
for that is death
even in life
so many die
and I weep for them
I cry at night
I cry in the day
inside my heart
in my mind
I weep
for the dead living lives of death
I weep
oh yes
I weep
but then I smile at them, take them in my arms,
let them struggle, let them be alerted, let them
try to escape and when they cannot, I let them
rest, I let them accept it, accept me, accept us,
accept you and I, he, she, and I, and when they
do we all feel better, we all feel better don’t we?
don’t fear don’t fear don’t fear don’t fear don’t
love love love love love love love love love love
(is the only way)
know this
and know this
well
we are not apart we are one
we are one
we and the stars
and the earth and the oceans
and the trees and birds
and rats and mooses
and guitars and waves
and pens and desks
and digital viruses
and corpses
we once all were the same
we are still the same
still matter
still energy
connected, if invisibly,
by our common past
once we were all each other
and that is how it is
ok?
ok
the masters of the universe know what I say
they do not fear, they love
and love again, they love,
and love again, even when
love is gone
they do not fear, they love
so those masters of the universe, like me,
like me, they reach their hands out into
the blackness, reaching out for little lights
to brighten their lives, but when they have
them, they do want them (for themselves)
they seek to share them, give them away,
take what they need and remove all the
rest
this, this is the way of the universe
one big exchange, constantly shifting,
moving, changing hands, coming under
new management, forgetting yesterday
in search of tomorrow, this universe
swirls with activity and that is beauty
read fast for time is fast
it slips away between the cracks into the realm of nothing,
like death with life of living death, it disappears in plane
sight
this, alone, is the biggest shame of all
embrace this,
remember this,
forgo this,
do as you think is best,
whether you were taught or you thought for yourself,
do it, for it is the best way,
the best life for you,
that,
that is true
let me list some true things:
I am not me,
I am not myself,
I am not just myself,
I am more
I desire to be more
everything I do is meant to extend beyond myself
into you I say, I throw my love, and though it may
bounce off, falling flat, floppy, on the floor, for my
effort I will be rewarded (you will be rewarded)
once my trials come to conclusion
this master of the universe offers you this as one last offering
a token of my life to keep with you forever
but paper burns,
inks fades,
ice melts,
and planets explode
the sun will die and us maybe
too
so do not take this for its worth
take it for its meaning
I am a master of the universe
finally curling up,
and taking my rest