‘The world is upside down’
‘It’s topsy-turvy’
‘Things will never be the same again’
Lines heard everywhere we turn
Is it really so?
Are their proponents in the know?
Or do they loutish parrot
what on screens we stare at?
Block out the vitriolic noise
Knead the contours of your heart
Soothe and smooth your mind, from the mundane depart
Alive once again ~ for life is art
THE SHADOW OF SPITE
You smile at me with eyes of
stone,
And leave me standing all alone.
You twist the truth to play your
game,
And try to ruin my good name.
I see the trap you want to set,
But I will break your heavy net.
You watch my life and wish for
tears,
To feed your own dark, hidden
fears.
You fake a smile but hide a
knife,
To bring hard times into my life.
You thrive on pain and love to
fight,
And block out my my happy light.
But I will stand and face your
test,
And give myself some peace
and rest.
Your cruel words will start to
fade,
And ruin all the plans you made.
I'll step away and shut the door,
So you can't hurt me anymore.
Picture this
A perfect portrait of what could be
A snap shot in time
A memory frozen in warmth
A flash of serenity
If I could hold every second in this camera of love
Would it be blurry or undeveloped
Could it be a work of art
Could it take me away
Pictures of the past still grey
Glimpses unsteady because of a fearful hand
No film to devolp when it stays hidden
Backgrounds of what love use to be cloud my judgement
Try to crop it try to block out the pain
But it never seems to be what it needs to be
The lense I look through is always cracked
Always broken from me
Peices of a heart broken in shreds
If I took a picture of what has become
The shot continues to fade with each year
I just need a digtal print where I have moved past
What the zoom distorts and clearly see
everything this tripod of life can hold for me.
Tonight we light the candles
When the holiday begins,
As the latkes fry in oil
And the dreidel quickly spins.
We’ll try to block out hatred,
Often aimed to harm or scare
As the world keeps moving onward,
In most cases, unaware.
It’s impossible to fathom
So much loathing and for what?
Yet we’ll watch the candles glowing
And be glad for what we’ve got.
The Burden of Youth
She was seventeen, and her boyfriend had left her
Life is more intense when you are young, she wanted to commit
Suicide so he could see how much he loved her.
Filled her rucksack with stones and waded into the bay, but
The water was low only to her chest when she reached the other side
Besides, she was glad to be alive.
She met a young man also unlucky in love, who took her rucksack
Filled more stones into it and waded into the sea, but now there was
High tide and the young man disappeared under the sea.
A few seagulls shrieked in the otherwise silent area as the girl waited for the bus.
To take her back to town, block out unpleasant thoughts, she said aloud.
My father is a communist, the bus driver who was a fascist stopped
Pulled out his gun and shot her dead, and the women on an outing clapped.
This was her father letting the red flag fly in the street of Utopia.
You look like a Viking
Or like a Greek god
Not my usual type
It’s actually kind of odd
You’re masculine and kind
Like yin and yang combined
Sound body, sound mind
Just a man so refined
You have a sweet smile
And a great sense of style
Gonna think about it awhile
As I melt into this pile
And when I hear you speak
Of course it makes me weak
I follow the sound of your voice
Now there’s redness in my cheeks
I block out the noise
And I try to stay poised
But I crash and burn
When will I learn?
You’re crafted like a work of art
An inspiration from the start
Whenever you’re near or we’re apart
Thoughts of you whisper to my heart
I want to tell you how I feel
But you’re not mine for me to steal
Your heart belongs to someone else
You’re under another lover’s spell
There’s nothing I can do but pout
She’s a lucky girl without a doubt
I can’t ever say these thoughts aloud
So I’ll just lay here dreaming on my cloud
Their blood was the poison that would kill them
Their presence blinding
That's why they hate them
They come too close and try to touch them
But they didn't know that we are the sun
That trying to block out the sun
Would become their biggest problem
Actions have consequences
And we were their karma
The one thing they can't have our colour
Their envy would be their downfall
The sun feeds the earth its energy
So when you take it away, you better hope it has empathy
Or maybe we should take a leaf out of your book and show no mercy
Revenge is a dish best served with a side of justice
If you haven't realised yet we are the sun
We will burn of your skin until your flesh and bone
And drown you in a pool of your blood
So that you understood
That we all bleed red and to dismantle your victimhood
And now we watch you struggle in a prison of your own blood
Revisiting Slumber
Not wanted
Hinder from the sun
Revisiting slumber
Detached from everyone
One of those doomy moods
No spice toward encouragement
Loneliness is friendly
Rain is humming
Just going through changes
Into the unknown
A drought from society
Never show up when invited
Mind falling into emptiness
Covered up in cashmere
Block out windows heavily
One of those days
Yesterday is delayed
Another evening fades
Amber drink to the grave
Lethargic
No memory
One of those days
No motivation
Just laziness
Slumber in the day
Pull down the shade
Descend beneath
Into a deep sleep
Have you ever been Lethargic?
Submerged in silence
Falling away
Into the void
Turn off the noise
Darkness covers the light
Going under for hours
Block out the sun
Cease the night
Candles burn, no shine
Mind going down stream
Embrace the emptiness
Zoom In
Make change.
Emotions drain.
Don’t compromise.
The world is demanding.
Down in the valley.
Roadblocks, there are many.
Pessimistic are they.
Too much anxiety.
Have a purpose.
Zoom in.
Make a difference.
This journey is yours.
Dream past the horizon.
Stay motivated.
Block out all of the naysayers.
Fight for what you believe in.
Your shadow is beside you.
Focus on the goal.
Disconnect the negative people around ya.
Lord, you see...
Everything...
When I don't understand or my heart is too heavy to speak,
When my compassion overrides my logic,
Or when I still give beyond people's ill judgement,
When I close my ears and block out opinions,
Because I know many can be shallow without knowing the reasons,
I have fought for underdogs many times,
And when I have seen the truth underneath they're ways I've cried,
That not everyone and everything I see,
Is truly what everybody labels it to be,
And it's the harder path to take and easier to walk away,
And many will turn their noses up to you, and shun you the same way,
But my heart cannot ignore the love of your voice,
Because I know love is not just a feeling, it's a choice,
Free Will
So many roads to choose
With staggering views
Linger with privilege
Don’t take life for granted
Sought after marble dreams
Absorbing the sun under the tree
Just wondering
Life sometimes baffling
Free Will
Translucent future
If you ever get lost, follow the river
Pencil to paper
Count your blessings
Time is flying
Make good choices
It’s a waste of time to go down a hard road
Learn from everyone else’s stupidity
Walk a narrow road not with envy
Block out all of the drama
Be in solitude with no problems
My mind is a construct
I desire to escape from it
However the routine is complete
The self hating ritual has already begun
I desperately try to block out the criticism from within
But I cannot see myself how others see me
I am trapped in the never-ending conceptions of my own mind
The guns keep on firing the rockets still come
The smoke from the fires still block out the sun
The children still screaming the mothers still cry
A word full of war where the innocent
Still die
The government point fingers and still say
We are not to blame
You all make excuses but your all still
The same
Baby, just take a sec
Put everything down
Look me deep in my eyes
Block out all of the sounds around
Let our souls intertwine
Don't be afraid
Weve loved one another
Since the beginning of days
Keep getting lost
In eachothers eyes
Breathe in real deep
Let out a deeper sigh
Know that I'm yours
For eternity & longer
Let our souls take over
N help one another grow stronger
You no longer have to be afraid
There will be no more pain
We have so much love in our hearts
Let them guide us,
Instead of these human brains
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