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Oct 2014 · 1.4k
For the Love of Art
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Where is the line
Between
Perfection and Insanity
So many are told
They have a mental health
Problems
I think
We don't have enough
Artists
To make this perfect world
A little more
Insane
Oct 2014 · 369
Opinions on a Good Life
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Some will say
"Life is work"
Some will say
"Life is play"
Some will say
"I don't care what you do with your day"
Oct 2014 · 147
Thoughts on Adults
The Jolteon Oct 2014
To always get
Whatever
You want
Is an ugly
Privilege
Oct 2014 · 358
Citadels of Truth
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Science
Has become
A new
Religion
Of our age
We read
Pill bottles
Like
The Bible
Chemistry
Is the new
God
Explaining
Love
Life
Death
If a priest told you to stop eating meat, would you do it?
If a doctor told you to stop eating meat, would you do it?
Religion or Science
Dogmas exist
The term "citadel of truth" was taken from a teacher who said it in class once, referring to how some view science
Oct 2014 · 389
Lock It
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Walking in The City
There is pain
There is sorrow
There is poverty
There is neglect
It is hard
For some men
To smile
At other men
Or to smile
At all
Oct 2014 · 187
Little Boxes
The Jolteon Oct 2014
The business
You work for
Is lucky to have you
You are a human being
Living, breathing, thinking
Without you
Nothing
Gets done
And I mean nothing
The machine does not operate
On its own
Where is the energy?
Who built it?
Who runs it?
Who turns it on
And off
You are a human being
No person
No machine
Can replicate you
No matter how hard
They try
Title taken from the song titled "Little Boxes"
Oct 2014 · 294
Quiet Footsteps
The Jolteon Oct 2014
I hate that feeling
That grows
In the pit
Of your stomach
Head spinning
Weightless
A tornado
Thrashing in my chest
I stick my head
Over the toilet
Waiting for the anxiety
To fall out
Oct 2014 · 287
Protagonists
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Treat others
As if they were your most beloved
Person
From your favorite
Novel
Oct 2014 · 178
CTS
The Jolteon Oct 2014
CTS
My wrist
Hurts
From climbing
A fool's
Ladder
Oct 2014 · 673
Climbing Hills
The Jolteon Oct 2014
For the purpose of sanity
And reflection
Climb the nearest hill
Stand on it
And stare

             Beautiful
         Be                 To
  Will                         See
It                                      Life
Oct 2014 · 618
Tsitned Eht
The Jolteon Oct 2014
I pay
Someone
To stick needles
In my mouth
What
Is wrong
With me
At times
I wonder
Is this
Plastic
Surgery?
The Jolteon Oct 2014
They cramp your body
Into a box
Until you are
Disfigured
Then they open the box
To dump you out
Oct 2014 · 468
When Children Grow
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Adults
Are just
Kids
That got
BIGGER
Don't you remember
Being a kid
Knowing
You were right
?
Oct 2014 · 191
Beautiful Art
The Jolteon Oct 2014
The colors
Of our mothers and fathers
Do not
Need to be the colors
Of our paintings
"The colors of our mothers and fathers" taken from a song called "Out of Range"
Oct 2014 · 554
Heavy hearts
The Jolteon Oct 2014
"The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference"
- Elie Wiesel

Sometimes people cannot help
The hate that is in their heart
They have carried it with them
For as long as they can remember
But know that alongside it
Exists boundless love
For these two insanities
Are equal in strength
Believe in yourself
And who you are
The energy inside is what lights the fire
And the fire burns strong
To be overtaken by hate
Does not mean you lack love
It means there is a void
That needs to be filled
Fight indifference
Care about the things you love
Care about the things you hate
Give yourself fully
Oct 2014 · 235
Dreaming a Reality
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Keep imagining your dreams
Until they are reality
If that reality is false
Dream up new dreams
Then make those a reality

Do not let lost souls
Guided by a tainted heart
Determine your existence
They will if you let them
They have lost their own

Even if your dream
Is never a reality
You create a path
For others to follow
To their own dreams
Oct 2014 · 315
Our Parent's Footsteps
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Following in the footsteps
Of our parents
Is not an absolute
I found
Some want to grow up to be like theirs
Others don't
But end up in the same place
The realization
That you are dodging the footsteps
But still stuck in the shadow
Will set us free
Hold on to what you love
And run into the light
Oct 2014 · 534
ylimaf DNA sdneirf
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Friends can feel like family

But they are also so much more

When your family isn't there

Sometimes only your friends are
Oct 2014 · 151
Hold On To Your Friends
The Jolteon Oct 2014
I know what you feel
I have felt it too
I try to be there for you
There is an uneasiness in me as well
But I try and clear the fog
Because I can't lose you
I will be there for you
When you runaway
I'll come find you
You are my best friend
And I love you
This is about a friend going through very hard times.
Oct 2014 · 896
Seafoam Green Fender Guitar
The Jolteon Oct 2014
I tried to write a song
But the music
Is gone

I have gone too
To get it
Back

I long for the sound
Bouncing
Around

An untamed idea
Forcing its way
Out
Oct 2014 · 282
The Unknown Musician
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Let the wine pour and fall out
Onto the screen like strings
Played out until you are full
Let my feet sing
My tongue dance
The heart strums
To its own beat
Make the music made inside you
Dancing every day
To the song of others
Let our songs play
And play
And play
Play your song
Play it soft
Play it loud
Just let it play
Oct 2014 · 213
Harsh Awakening
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Waking up
Stumbling through a dream
In someone else's head
Oct 2014 · 207
Days Dreaming
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Dreaming all day
Dream all night
Before I go
To sleep
Dream all day
Dream a reality
Into existence
Then go
To sleep
Oct 2014 · 1.0k
Half open window Full moon
The Jolteon Oct 2014
As I open the window
Smoke floats out
Into the moon
I turn on the radio
And look back out
The moon is gone
Dancing away
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Is it better
To take it smiling
Or give them hell
I do both
I think it is healthier
The smile
Gives you piece of mind
Knowing what you have guarded
Your rage, anger, judgements
It allows for internal reflection
What was done, how it felt
What it means
Finding calm in a storm
In a smile
The hell unleashed
In freeflowing thought
Is unmatched in its sincere devotion
The heart guides the tongue
Releasing what storms inside
Unapologetic for the truth
Laid starkly bare
Words rip like lighting
Across the medium
Open the book
Then close it
Oct 2014 · 127
Short on Hate
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Love everything that you can

When you feel like there is nothing to love

Love those things even more
Oct 2014 · 295
Brothers, Aloc Acoc
The Jolteon Oct 2014
The feeling is like a warm ocean
That envelops and surrounds you
The feeling of a hundred different colors
Together inside you

The feeling is like you're lost
And don't want to be found
Like you're no longer scared
To hug your vacated dreams

The feeling is like a brother
Or a sister come home
Like you're sitting on a hill
Hugging your best friend

The feeling is like holding someone's heart
Between your two hands
Like giving up your heart
Just to find it again
The feeling is music. Inspired by a song called "Brothers"
Oct 2014 · 642
Rose Garden
The Jolteon Oct 2014
There is a flower
That grows inside us
It withers
As it sits in the dark
But grows
As you give it light
If yours is strong and alive, help someone else grow theirs
Oct 2014 · 176
On off
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Why
Did
You
Turn
The
Light On
Just
To
Walk
Out
Of
The
Room
?
Oct 2014 · 1.2k
Minimum Wage
The Jolteon Oct 2014
Who deserves a living wage
"I struggled through college to get my degree"
They shout
"All they do is flip burgers"
They say
As they flip their pages
Of their peer reviewed articles

Who deserves a living wage
"I built this company from the ground up"
They say
"They are just too lazy"
They shout
As they sit in their chair
Drinking liquor

Who deserves a living wage
"I am a human being"
They scream
"What makes you different than me?"
They ask
As they demand
A living wage
Oct 2014 · 202
Original thought
The Jolteon Oct 2014
What does it take?
To have one
At what point do you realize, that you are repeating
Instead of re-reading
When do you realize that your thoughts aren't original?
When do you get tired of thinking others thoughts?
Of seeing it how they want you to see
Feeling it how they want you to feel
Instead of for yourself

What does it take?
To break yourself
And find all the pieces
So you can arrange them how you like?

A song
A story
A poem
A new feeling

It takes an original thought
Something of beauty, love, and passion
To inspire original thoughts
Sep 2014 · 156
I remembered
The Jolteon Sep 2014
I have been thinking about
Dreams
And what they mean

Have you ever had a dream
That changed your whole day?

I have
It makes the dream
Feel
Real
Sep 2014 · 155
Smaerd
The Jolteon Sep 2014
I spent all day
                                                          Stuck
In a dream

When I woke up it was dark
And my eyes were
Shut
Sep 2014 · 277
How I feel (about you)
The Jolteon Sep 2014
You are beautiful
You
Yes you
I think you are a beautiful person
With beautiful poetry
That I am reading
I am thankful, I thank you
For something so beautiful
You are special
You
Yes you
Believe it or not, I think you are
Just think about everything that defines you
And how much others will never know
Because there is so much inside you
That is something very special, like you
You are inspiring
You
Yes you
You inspire me, to do so much
To give so much, and to receive what I deserve
You inspire new ways of thinking and seeing
You give so much to so many people
You are you
You
Yes you
And I am thankful for that
And I am thankful for you
And I am thankful that you see this
Because you are you
Inspired by lil b
Sep 2014 · 353
Leaving Oahu
The Jolteon Sep 2014
I came home shaking
I could barely speak
I was by myself
My heart was weak

I had left my sister
And happiness flew
On that plane
I was missing you

You never judged me
Never split
Never hurt me
Never hid

Always confided
Always cared
I drew you in
And held you there

Like a blanket
You covered me
I closed my eyes
And went to sleep
Sep 2014 · 160
It's easy, sometimes
The Jolteon Sep 2014
It has been some time since I thought about this
Since I lost that chip
On my shoulder
I did not know that I had to leave
To come back

Home

           Is
              
                Where                          ­    Is

            The

Heart
Sep 2014 · 175
All it takes
The Jolteon Sep 2014
It is such a beautiful thing
It does not take much
To bring memories rushing back
A smell, a sound, a thought

I was sad when you left
I did not know that you would be back
In my dreams, they are beautiful
In my thoughts, it is perfect

I love you and think of you often
I still have those things that you gave me
I will carry them in my heart
With you
Sep 2014 · 327
Work
The Jolteon Sep 2014
What is your worth
What does it matter to you
Feeling useless, laid off

Does it matter to them
To see you happy
They never asked, if you have kids
To feed

What is your time
Worth
To you
To them

Can it be so easily spent?
Sep 2014 · 358
Burning star
The Jolteon Sep 2014
Letting it go
Free
Sometimes is good, it is better
In fact
Just thinking about
It
Watching it
Float out the window

It really does feel good
Sep 2014 · 182
Dreams
The Jolteon Sep 2014
I have been dreaming during the day
And sleeping at night
The sleep is to make the dream eternal

Wake
Up

You have to dream
Sep 2014 · 177
It is (not) beautiful
The Jolteon Sep 2014
It seems unfair, sometimes
How you make me feel
And then you leave me there

I blame myself
Addiction is real
While I stare at you, empty

I blame you
Pain is real
While I, desperately, search for your warmth

My friend introduced us
But we are no longer friends
All I have is you
Sep 2014 · 194
News from "another day"
The Jolteon Sep 2014
The cube seems round
The air seems unbreathable

Yet I find myself in other places
While trapped here

And for that, I am thankful

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