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when the soul feels weak

one of the outsiders - always there to speak

one is constantly there

to calm, to soothe, to repair

to find the pieces overlooked or lost

somehow making them stronger - embossed

they let me find ME

funny how things go

how leaving brings joy and sorrow

tossing everything to and fro

never satisfied, but ere I go

i sit here remembering all

the times i've had a "Hard Fall"

realizing my feelings now - too familiar

to the ones, as I child, I felt - but scarier

the difference now - i am aware

of two lights, so genuine and painless and fair

they set me FREE

funny how things went

the laughter, the tears - never spent

but washing over - never repent!

for i will never 'sorry' for creating either of these 'dents'

so here i am

rhyming to both of your stanzae

i feel like a sham

next to your hands - boy, do i

but the trust i am also feeling,

the hopes, the dreams that are reeling

will get me past the drop off

and to that, i say, "TOWANDA" & "BLECOPH!!!!!!!!"

Done.

how do you respond

when all your wit is gone?

it was just another way to hide.

no sense of humor

the light just hurts my eyes

please tell me it's just a joke of Pride's.

though how is that true

when Apathy takes over

and the Motivation has died?

there was never reason

there's no more rhyme

that i can muster.

Ode to Max - Thanks for The Adventures

Let's go somewhere,

a place with an inspiring, unbroken air.

Let's travel far,

so our home is just memory of the heart.

Let's travel near.

To the things that we hold too dear -

Find the core of their magnetic pull

that unsettles like a shovel, and anchors like an anvil.

In your dreams, be wary of logic.

In your means, go out and frolic.

The sun is your shooting star,

wherever you be,

out Where The Wild Things Are.

Thanks for including me.

Engulfified

I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE

I'M JUST A VULNERABLE SOUL

BUT YOU THINK I LIED...

YOUR EYES PEER INSIDE

I LOSE CONTROL

AND THE SIGHT OF MY GOAL

Dream Catcher,

DO YOU EVER RELEASE?

Insomnia,

WILL YOU EVER CEASE?

Noise,

FIND ME SOME PEACE

FIND IT IN THE SMALLEST CREASE OF THE JOURNEY

I WANT TO LOSE MY MIND

BUT THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO REMIND ME,

SOMETHING TO BIND ME TO MY OWN MORTALITY

bum bum bududududum dum...

my imagination Teases me

as chords from a Friend trigger my senses

the lights Dazzle my eyes

and in the entrance, something Switches

turning up the volume of Who I Am

as You sit there and scan

to get here I Ran

*Electric Violet Summertime

I WROTE ABOUT THE CITY

AND I WROTE ABOUT THE *EYES THAT PASSED

AND I WROTE ABOUT WHAT I THOUGHT I SAW

RIGHT HERE IN THE LOOKING GLASS

 

SNAPPLE CAPS BRING ALL THE WISDOM YOU SEEK

GIVING EVERYBODY SWEET CHEEK

AS YOU REDISCOVER MEMORIES FROM *YOUR SEAT

SEEING ALL THE BEGINNINGS COMPLETE

STARING AT THE SAME BAG FULL OF ITEMS MUNDANE

AND REMEMBERING *EPIPHANIES THRU MY WINDOW PAYNE

 

THE *DALAI LLAMA MAY JOIN YOU

WITH *MAGIC DUST FROM THE *SIGHT OF WORSHIP

THOSE *PAJAMAS LOOK GOOD ON YOU

SO WEAR THEM WITH PRIDE

AS YOU HELP BRING IN THE DAWN

OVER *TWO TWENTY TWO'S CONCRETE LAWN

 

FAMILIAR FACES AND GUESTS

ARE THE MARKINGS OF MY EIGHTEENTH AUGUST

DISCOVERING SOME SOLACE IN THE THRESHOLD

I FIND MYSELF SUDDENLY OUTSIDE THE MOLD

THANKS FOR SURE

GOES TO MY *CURE

WHO WIELDS A *LIGHT OF A PREVAILING ESSENCE

 

THIS GAME OF *CONNECT THE DOTS IS FUN

AS I SHOOT FREE FLYING OUT OF A GUN

NOT KNOWING NEXT WHERE I MAY FALL

BUT I KEEP FAITH REMEMBERING ALL

THE MOMENTS OF DARK AND LIGHT

WERE AND ARE WELL WORTH THE FIGHT

 

SO I WROTE ABOUT THE CITY

AND I WROTE ABOUT THE *EYES THAT PASSED

AND I *KEEP WRITING OF WHAT CAME TO PASS

WELL AFTER THE LOOKING GLASS

Rhyming Thoughts

A YELLOW POST-IT MARKS MY PLACE

IN THE BELL JAR'S PAGES

WONDERING IF I'LL SEE MY FACE

AMONG THEIR BIZARRE STAGES

THUMP

go the heart and brain

BUMP

do you feel the pain?

SLUMP

maybe just let it drain

JUMP

while you brush thru your mane

EAR TO THE GROUND

TASTE THE LIFE OF THE DAY

EYE ON THE SOUND

SMELL THE SIGHT OF THE PLAY

TEETH ONLY POUND

SEE WHAT IS NOW YOUR PREY

AS YOU LET LIFE RESOUND

AND THROW AWAY THE CLAY

How could I forget
The notes cleansing my skin?
How could I forget
The sound that comes with your grin?
How could I forget
Why should I fret
There is no way in hell I can feel regret.

Concentrate

Regenerate

Enervate

Vindicate

Open The Gate

Dream Your Fate

Love, Just State

The Stakes Are Great,

So Believe You're Great

And Enjoy, Live, Create.