like a caterpillar’s conundrum
27 February 2014
I wish there was a magic pill sometimes
to change my life,
a magic wand, or gods I could implore,
an ancient lore,
a secret that no one’s ever told me
that could change me.
But there’s no shortcuts to the other side;
you’ve gotta climb.
The hardest path is always the way through,
it’s sad but true.
There’s no one who can change me from without.
It’s all about
me choosing to do whatever it takes.
Make no mistake,
the only real changes come from within.
And that, my friend,
is the hardest thing we will ever do,
begin anew!
Necessary Escape
15 March 2013
Necessary Escape
I walked to Post Creek to listen awhile,
left with a smile.
Soothed, relaxed by the gentle, gurgling stream,
know what I mean?
Birdsong soundscape, accompanied by wind,
refresh my mind.
Nature is a necessary escape
to recreate.
My world is too noisy, too hectic too,
how about you?
Instinct
10 March 2013
Instinct
I just know, sometimes without knowing why,
never rely.
Some people just can’t be trusted at all.
There’s this strange wall,
It’s as if I can see what can’t be seen,
(not to be mean).
Can’t explain it, it’s just something I sense,
their false pretense.
Oh grow up
06 November 2011
Oh Grow Up
I feel like a thirtysomething
at forty-eight, but who’s counting.
Age is just a number you see,
not some rule for maturity.
I am judgmental towards some
who try to force me to become
like them, old and living to die
when I am still so much alive.
I’d rather have a child-like view
that embraces life and stays true
to who I am, not who they say
I should be, how I must behave.
You can act your age if you must.
I’m fighting the return to dust!
Life offers as much as we choose
to intentionally pursue.
