anchored

Thick sheets of white hair flap clumsily westward
Stale breath, weary eyes, years in the making
Though elements caper, eased limbs now elastic
A force from under anchors flesh to the bone

Waiting, not yet, a patience unrivaled
Folds arm under pit, embracing his station
All the world dances, the song of good cheer
Rips through hopeful masses, but dies in his stead

Swirling, clasping, shadows misguided
Energies laced, channel thoughts of their mission
Banding one to the next in infinite gestures
Their unrestrained presence churns rations aplenty

All matter now one, rid of earthly expression
Gives one final shout then heaves all its might
Plummeting, focusing, honing and bracing
Crushes its foe with the force of the heavens

Yet weight still remains, the key to the world
A solemn surrender, they can't understand
A droplet of mercy trickles down ancient creases
And buries itself in the wake of its purpose

Steps?

If you could see where these legs are taking me
You'd understand why I walk so fast
It's not that I'm sure of my direction
It's that I don't want to slow
because if I slow and take a moment
and realize
I may as well have just kept walking faster
I would have gotten there sooner
I would have seen more, perhaps known less
but what is seeing if not processing
and how can I live if I'm not active
There is no life in not doing, only death
in not pursuing
the opportunity.
pass it up and I may walk on past you
but not because I know why I want to go
where I'm going but because that's what
I want to do
I think, therefore I walk
and as long as I'm walking
I must be going the right direction
or else why would I be walking

chew it over

Contained but not without freedom
I'll abide, for security's sake
And endure
It's the future's lens now

Ninety five percent nine to fives
Only the brave
muster the courage to withdraw
Expression muted?
Perhaps
Or channeled
Yeah, channeled

A constructive flow
An ordering
A, what do they call it...
a marketability

We do dirty things for that paycheck
Squelch dreams
Breathe the provided air
bubbling fragments of
the old hope
rise to the surface
but dissipate
Questioning breathes life
into the stable ground
An oversized chunk
cut to size
in the mastication process

Undeliverable

A face is just a face after all
meant to cover up
Something deeper
So what do we do?
We make that face damn pretty
Apply the blush, rouge, lipgloss
Eyeliner, perfume, nail polish
Ensure the colors match
The hair feathered
the brows plucked
the waist slim, arms hard
What else is there after this
anyways?
Surely nothing as important
I mean, how could it be?
You can't even see it!
But I dare you to do this
Stand in the bathroom
Stare at that thing you call
yourself
in the mirror
Now, switch off the light
What do you feel?
Strip away the toned features
That foundation that conceals
That blush that reveals
Those eyes that stand out
That polish that shouts
The brows that convey
The darkness dismays
Who are you now?
Nothing to hide behind ha!
But there is still something
isn't there?
Yes, yes there is.
And you'd better deal with that
my friend
you had better deal with that.

Bottled

I got a bottle full of thoughts, 'bout time I unlocked and popped
the cork
The torque
fueling the ride, fueling the fire inside
Tensions abide, friends stick by my side and if I die
Don't hang me out to dry
Taste a slice of the pie, a thorn in my pride
Thunderous thighs, on overweight guys
Only further mask, so we turn to the flask
And emasculate
can't bask in hate, the task of fate
Force us to wait, as we decay the decades
Turn to days, a meager pace, let's turn and face
These fucking demons today
That bring us the pain
Come out of the rain, there's something to gain
After all we are just people in time
We are feeble and fine, so we convince ourselves in our minds
And build a home out of pine, on a glass lake that shines
But He won't let us soon forget, cuz we beget
the Son, and think we've won, we stop this run
and face the Sun.

Load Dropped

Link to song: Load Dropped

Finally my shoulder blades have resurfaced

Been trapped down here in the mire without a purpose

The steps felt slow, but I know I’ve grown

No matter what the future holds I’m sturdy like a stone

A gorgeous girl with bones, a sturdy mind was sewn

Despite our differences, we would always get along

One day to the next it grew and became strong

A wad of expectations that could never be wrong

But envisioned plans turn to revisioned plans

Our heart wants grand, but the mind knows that

Tries to calm the gentle warrior, but its too late

Once his mind’s made, he won’t procrastinate

Though in your head its right, in real life its strife

Emotions in a net, pages flipped not read

Leave a pretty girl with time, someone else she’ll surely find

But I want her all the time, but she’s gone no longer mine

It’s over let it go, It’s over feel the flow

It’s over, now its slow, It’s over, white as snow

The tricks of the mind, are a man’s worst kind

To his heart he binds, not knowing its love’s blind

And right when he feels the armor’s on too tight

He loosens it up, and his foe takes sight

A war in himself, his own personal hell

Projecting what he wants just to make it feel well

But what’s out there, is not what’s in here

So he’s driving now, and this life he steers

But brother Truth settles in and makes his nest

An unwelcomed guest, often leaves a mess

But its time to make a bed, must find his stead

No longer wrestle words of wisdom dead

But for once it sounds! That clarity resounds!

Still some healing to do, but on solid ground

No longer a basket case upon the waves

But clear cut copy that’s finally faced

Separate strips of paper, finally paste

Direction discovered, I will now embrace

I fell but got up, now I’m harder to knock down

Remember that, puppy? He broke free of the pound

Icy Walkways

Glistening cracks of tattered concrete
Whisper perils of surefire defeat
One foot 'fore the other
slowly and clearly
You'll get where you need
all the more surely

All funnel through
A dense pack of trackers
Preventing the worst
Not one now a slacker
The ambitious one
He's swept from his feet
A puddle of flesh,
Worthy defeat

Hop on Pop

Boom from the womb, stepped into the world

My arms long I felt around for a pearl

But I couldn’t find one, nor devise one

Searching for my soul

Underneath this mould

Noticed early on not every bird sings his songs

But boy did she smile at this boy a long while

Apple of her eye, her one and only guy

To keep her company, this fleshy lump of me

Caused plenty of problems but she always solved them

Strongest woman I’ve ever seen

Supreme queen of my dreams

Then along came a man, offered no hand

Just a finger to chew on, a mind that was dead wrong

He split before my first play kit, couldn’t find fit, didn’t mind shit

Just intruded and lashed back, flew off like a wise crack

But his expectations irked me so, wanted in on the equation, no

So he left before, 

Didn’t close the door

Just left it ajar, I still had so far

I was left behind, last thing on his mind

A baby boy with lots of toys

But needing a lap to place my fat

All those play dates we never had

Thinking back on it makes me sad

But no remorse just constant bribes

So still no desire to know the guy

Wanted in on my life? No reply

Touch down after strife? No comply