lives inside closed minds
oblivious eyes opened wide
mental suicide

This is the devils' playground
His greatest trick can never be found
But take a look around

in almost every way
I attempt to stay above the fray
but we all have days
when that quiet place
is just anther rat race

TV dinner and a box of wine
Johnny Carson reruns on channel  nine
Standing in a supermarket checkout line

history echoes
whispers ignorance ignores
destined to repeat

What do you fear
On quiet sleepless nights
Is it the not knowing
What lies ahead
or
what lays behind
Do you toss and turn
with uncertainty

Of a measure to come
that you will be found wanting
Or to not be weighed at all
and all this tossing and turning
was for nothing big or small

some say live in the present
but as soon as I do
it becomes the past
and I have to start all over again

cut millions of trees
for a brand new solar farm
saving the planet

watching water flow
consciousness streams along
then a leaf floats by

soft and warm
my cashmere sweater
she keeps me

between shifting clouds
clear blue skies tease their surprise
sunny days ahead

gentle breeze
leaves lazily wave
fair weather fans

foot steps in the sand
washed away in rolling seas
faded memories

shifting grey shadows
ominous morning looms low
troubles to follow

ills accumulate
unwanted thought barnacles
attach to conscious
clinging on imperfections
that were never scrubbed away

Sunday shoes
only ***** soles
need cleansing

humans love clean starts
freshly laundered Sunday suites
before Mondays' grime

divide with labels
knowing nothing is the same
they control the game

avatars
inside a matrix
be Neo

change your mind
and
your *** will follow

electricity
it never dies just transforms
we are electric

illuminate
your darkest corners
watch fear retreat

peace is war
ignorance is bliss
just obey
george orwell was right
big brother controls

nighttime brings wonder
thousands of twinkling lights
one of them is red

winds never die
even as they pass us by
like stars in the sky

mans' imperfection
artificial intelligence
will be even worse

sweet water
into salty seas
teary end

banana court peel
creating slippery *****
republic falls

hold your breath
waiting for justice
with tipped scales

what happened ether
from periodic table
to conspiracy

unbound
weightless souls
ascend

nations of peacocks
strutting around sizing up
white doves fly unseen

undertows in life
should never be swum against
just go with the flow

home
that soft spot
in a hard world

a wise man once said
wise men know when enough is enough
how about another?

rockin Robin
hoppin around huntin grubs
then flyin away

hoarfrost bloom
skeleton forest
silence crows

no longer tethered
free floating among the clouds
effortlessly climbing to the heavens
earth becoming this distant memory
angels showing me the way
home

their tales leave flashing trails
fleeting yet never gone
lifetimes of eternal moments
remembering that first lingering kiss
when you realized there was more

life is tragedy
between tiny bits of calm
before the next storm

tender farewells
bohemian waxwings
until next summer

nearing dark bottom
flooring drops another mile
it really is deep

we hope for the best
but when the best never comes
we just hope harder

grandfather mountain
mother earths' ancient son
even he saw youth

river stop
construction ahead
busy beavers