SERIOUS

Being serious is nothing to feel ashamed about
With this common appetite for superficial stuff
Sometimes it gets to being more than enough
And with smoothness, preferring some rough
Excited, yet not quite ready to jump and shout

Emoticons are merely the thin layer of living
When deeper feelings cannot find their place
Fluttering around so lost, in a crowded space
And even to be celebrating a fall from grace
Reality’s current flows without ever forgiving

Mere smiles may not open the heavy doors
But truths are like the rare gold skeleton key
Yet few can ever make it to deep within me
Rising and falling just like the swell of the sea
Or even blowing freely in the wind as spores

But at times, some respite may be needed
From all the gritty shavings of metallic facts
And the danger from subconscience attacks
Challenging deserved relaxation to the max
When the heart’s message should be heeded