HARDENED CAUSE

A bunch of memories 
tiny bits, mega stories
spread all over the mind
tasty bites, delicious eats
thoughts of the spicy kind
the first hand historic treats.
Some memos are rather tough
just because they've had it rough
skinny dip your fingers in the sauce
as you get deeper you will find a cause
which has since been hardened, I suppose
choose a happy one, is what I would propose.

NATURE'S NATURE

Spreading message through cyber passage
I'm just a conduit, the poet is mother nature
We aught to be paying heed at this juncture
Should we have the wish for a better future.
Inarticulate words are wasted on this matter
It could be for the worse if not for the better
Slaughtered mighty trees to build us shelter
Depleted the forests while we became fatter.
What we have here is just a stark reminder
That we are slowly going under, no wonder
We have taken it all, this is time to flounder
As is the consequence of historical plunder.

DRIFTING

ONWARD THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE 
I was drifting in my dream, the current carrying me
I did not resist the flow, I was willing to wait and see
no need to push the envelope, my intent is to let it be
why strive to set a course as long as the going is easy
I’ll sooner take a dive and glide, rather than climb a tree
what's the point of struggling when the intent is to just be
as long as the going is smooth there is no cause for worry
when I go with the grain, there is no resistance and no pain
yet there can be no saying if I should end up down the drain.

SLANDER

Mistaken identity is simply a slip of words
Slander will follow and before you know
You become what's indicated in theory
A shrinking atlas, shedding past glory
You have to live with it, end of story.

RECLUSIVE

Voluntary confinement is a valiant quest
Besides this established pecking digest
A space where nothing can entirely rest
In total absence presides the holy guest
Lacking in presence, but real at its best
Vacuous as it provides the ultimate test.
Voluntary exile from an established way
Is a blessing in disguise, in a funny way
Freedom is having choice one can take
Not barely imposition for another's sake
But humility, reverence in deep solitude
Can embrace absence with this attitude.

SUPERFICIAL

Mortals have been locked up in phoney personality
They’re in denial of the dark aspects of their nature
They choose to hide behind a disguised disposition
Etiquettes are seemly faces in adept understanding
Odd as this may sound, they're imminently impaired.

SETTLEMENT

Politically correct jargon, scheme oriented
with spiritual coating, intelligent marketing
rehearsed, candy coated, tongue delivered
a self serving savvy accordingly positioned
with tight handshake and a pat on the back
smart choice of words, disposed to pamper
signed, sealed and endorsed in jolly temper.

COSMIC

Based on intuitive appraisal of auspice
as we meticulously observe the universe
while scrutinizing the necromantic effects 
of a vast cosmos playing like a puppeteer 
on the collective psyche of the inhabitants.

STRANDED

The grotesque visions of a life's discarded reverie
Alienated from the cultural roots, wanting to be free
Holding on to the body, eyes wide open but can't see
The soul has taken to ether, yet the mind won't let it be
Paradox in action, clinging to genetic memory grudgingly
Psyche striving for change but the ghost persists stubbornly
Accursed spirit, yearning for eternity, unable to migrate swiftly
An entity must shed density to be able to rise beyond periphery.

TRUTH & CONSEQUENCES

It does not have to be a secret to spread
besides with whom do you care to share
who can cope with it, the courage to dare
sincerely give a darn, most certainly care
about the truth regarding why and where
we're sharing the moment, now and here.
Consider for an instant, everything in the clear
total transparency as far as the eyes could see
fibs have nowhere to hide, nothing can escape
the herds have been in total darkness for ages
suddenly exposed to fiery blinding illumination
should they not handle, there'll be devastation.

LORD'S PLAYER

The poet is a Word Priest
To play is this poets Prayer
This voice made is a choice
Let us Pray, Play & Rejoice.
Let us play a prayer
In private or in public
May it be brief,
To its point
Instant relief.
Let us play it
In such a manner
As not to heed
Demons that feed
Upon dreaded fear.
Oh Lord all might be!
The source of our creation
The means of our destruction
The breath of life and death
Oh Lord, Oh lord all might be!
If you be attached or detached
If you give us a hand or a push
Could you grant us peace?.
Hold your breath
Serve your mercy
Deliver us from here
Let us arise once again
Not so much in fear
Not so much in pain
Not eager to complain.
Taper our worry
Rid us of Defeat
Rid us of Victory
End of Story.

DOWN TO EARTH

Our life is a fermented journey where 
the landscape fosters a different view 
than that which was presented at first 
changing again and again till the end
as we seek something new to amend
which we might find wherever we land
whether we dismiss or make it a trend
rather than finding the expected result
in satisfaction derived solace we trust.
Direct experience is a genuine award
consciousness is the ultimate reward.

ALERT

Intelligence is an open wound, treat it with wisdom,
cunning is the by-product, may be schemed at random.
What is truly from the heart, the capacity for empathy
can be brutally squandered by condescending apathy.

CHERISHED

Should a person have merit
trophies won’t change it a bit
there are many that strive for it
decorations make them distinct
should you have a good instinct
you can feel, need not even think
gross glamour might need a shrink
bona fide distinctions must not blink.

IDENTITY

Infused into the future stretched beyond eternity
from the here and now, an illusion with a destiny
a beginning with end, meanwhile given a choice
to be a number, name, to have a proven identity
or not to be anything like you’re supposed to be.

HINDSIGHT

The answer came initially out of the blue
did not ask the question, not even to you.
It surfaced from the void totally by chance
I had to trace it back to envisioned stance.
A dream in which we are dancing in trance
euphoric in a sense, as delusions enhance.
The crop circle manifest, a sign clearly seen
has been from the beginning the force within.
The guiding light that discerns red from green
which is beyond the place where I have been.
To be in this World, yet of the mysteries within
I could hardly believe in what I have just seen.

ANTAGONIST

Our adversaries strengthen our nerves and sharpen our skill.
Inadvertently, the antagonist is our helper, we gain experience.
This gives us knowledge, the wisdom of handling the conflicts.
What was once an assumption is a full fledged first hand affair.
Acknowledgment & disappointment, celebration & condemnation.
Betrayal of loyalty, unconditional love tested, provoked temptation.
Honour takes issue with pride, implication of shame brings humility.
Ultimately it's the anger, quietly yet grudgingly stirring up perplexity.
Tempted to seek satisfaction in vindication, despite the humiliation.
Detachment is a necessity to safeguard against threatened sanity.
There's more ingenuity which will kick in once the going gets rough.
In keeping vigil we sharpen our skill,our adversary makes us tough.

MASKS

Masks and masks and masks

everyone solicitously wearing 

walking around in fake smiles

inner feelings kept in disguise

expedient posture of pretence

is the state of natural defence. 

Masks are given as we arrive

superficial allusions of identify

names, numbers, tags, brands

idiopathic means secure points

skirts for ladies, pants for gents

a fancy crown his majesty gets.

A mask is an indication of fear 

looks like a safe way to appear

remove once the coast is clear

can't hide the truth from a seer

outwardly proud, in reality shy 

takes a careful look in the eye.

LUCID ALERT

Totally awake > daydream > lucid dream > deep dream

(interval) 

lucid dream >  daydream > alert. 

the (interval) is where continuity is maintained 

like a soft landing on automatic pilot. 

Remembering is where the connection is, 

this is where the lucid dream is necessary 

to find continuity to the alert state.

INTERFUSION

Lucid dreaming during daydreaming 
one facing down, the other facing up
like lying on the surface of the water
turning from upside to the down side
subconscious alert of the conscious
coalescing of the inner and the outer.

FACES UPON FACES

In my dreams I see many characters from the past
Some departed in real life but in dreams, still alive
Also some personalities I know in the here and now
There are many whom I have only known via 'www'
They have no face but just a Facebook like presence
I am also visited quite often by entities I’ve never met
I have known more people through my lucid dreams
Which are crowded with faces, coming out in stages
It's rather harmless but sometimes too much stress
I ease them on paper as I am dreaming wide awake
& launch them into the world wide web, just like that.

QUEST

Incite if you dare the inner ride
dive into it, take a deepening slide
probe into your soul, but do not hide 
until you surface from the brighter side.
What we make of this will mostly depend
on weather we shall rise above or descend
let us write in sand, avouch we should make
what we intend should contend to the very end.

INNUENDO

The depth of your being

encompasses hidden forces

with the potential of expanding

the traits which are on the surface.

What was suppressed can be provoked

latent powers emerge as they are evoked

the dormant energies can easily be tapped

once they are detected & carefully snapped.

On one hand there are many benefits to contend

such an intricate process should inevitably depend

on attitude, purpose of what a person might intend

handling those assets could come handy in the end.

TIME DELAYED FATE

Safe module cyber placed
only passwords can locate
a probe which will contain
crucial information in hand
delivered at exact moment
in clock strike, time expire
activate automatic device
target ticks capsule ignite
instructing prompt delivery
informing destined agents
which have the resources
to activate powerful forces
implement planned action
causing huge devastation
via satellite in cyberspace
should be an instant affair
in case the motive is there
time delayed day after day
riddle revealed at the gate
the avenger is not too late
should intensely vindicate
securing a deserving fate.

BILL OF WRONGS

Dressed in black, twenty strong they came
All legal and proper, with credentials and all
Once inside the private residence of a doctor
They turned into terrorists, spewing out horror
Intimidating a family with a brute show of force
In the name of government ‘The Bill of Wrongs'
I trust this story to be true and revealing as such
It is shamefully wrong, a wicked abuse of the law
Considering it comes from the hierarchy of decree
The implication of a set up is apparently within line
When intrigue is applied, justice will tend to decline
The proxy can set the scheme and reap the rewards.

TOO MUCH LAUNDRY

She came with luggage 
he gave a helping hand
it was all neat and proper
he was a true gentleman.
Winsomely she was spread
over her queen sized bed
extended an inviting hand
in high esteem he had held
yet laundry was to contend
belonging to the late friend
he declined despite inclined
the load was too big to handle
yet, a goodbye kiss was amiss
reaching out at the door handle
without even a hug or a fondle
leaving her puzzled in yonder
this should make you wonder.

POSITION & DISPOSITION

We were made to think, we were selected to reign

As superior species, ruling over all other creatures

Shame was spotted on us, it came with a dressing

Leaves become garments, hiding a shameful thing

Covering the naked truth, which was so disgusting

When fire was discovered, the wheel fell into place

Swords sharpened for the kill were gladiator’s thrill

As conquests were made, winners got highly paid.

While insects grew wings we were building machines

We were able to fly beyond the clouds deep into space

The capacity to destroy Earth is now within our means

Yet, so it seams, should we entertain negative feelings 

What will follow next, may have a double edged upshot 

We shall either change our ways, embrace our sources

Or we might use up & deplete all our natural resources

We might even ruminate unleashing abominable forces

Whether we shall flourish or vanish is a matter of choice

Do you wonder if who we trust is listening to out voice?.

ANGEL FIRE

I have witnessed mood swings 
from heaven to hell and back
ecstasy turn into pitch black
within the blink of the eye.
Hot temper is hard to take
rage can erode the vessel
less you harness the feeling
with gloom you’ll be dealing.
Making use of intense passion
an abundance of pure emotion
a keenly applied potent potion
might impact the entire ocean.
Once heated, temper ignites
ruminating emotional bites
could turn a wild mood swing
into a touchy sentiment thing.
An arrow aimed by the seraph
right at the centre of the heart
once stricken by the love of art
what’s scorned may turn to love.

FRIEND & FOE

True friends would even risk their lives for you
The dubious friend might take your living away
Ironically the good time friends are the bad ones
Amazingly the bad time friends are the good ones
You shouldn't require a bad time to make a friend
Yet fun friends fall flat when the going gets rough
Real friends are right there when luck gets tough.

MICHAEL PASSED AWAY

Michael Zildjan, good friend passed away

Still recuperating, it just happened today

Hard to take, such news, I heavily reject

Michael was a dear friend who deserved

One hundred golden years & much more

You are here as far as I am concerned, 

Last I saw you was half a century ago

Then I found you again on the internet

I am being told you passed away suddenly

Shocked as I am, I can also live with that

Since you’re not gone as far as I’m concerned

This must be really hard on family, condolences

For what’s worth Michael, if you would consent

May even be arranged, if we could swap places

with you my friend, I mean it, the World be my witness

I’ll be delighted, should God permit, are you listening

Lord, yes God, I’m talking to you, let’s make a deal

In good faith, could we work out a way to trade

My life for Michael’s just like that, before it’s too late

( I hear there is a 7 day grace period in metaphor )

Metamorphosis is the process I am anticipating

Should miracles be negotiated way ahead of time.

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SPONTINUDITY

I'm daring to be myself so you can see me 
Mistaken identity is simply a slip of words
Slander will follow and before you know
You become what's indicated in theory
A shrinking atlas, shedding past glory
Now is available, in full transparency
You have to live with it, end of story.

COFFEE GRAIN READING

Fortunetelling & divination is an ambiguous terrain
a precise practice of attempting to foretell the future 
unraveling hidden knowledge by psychical methods 
in studying the Tarot, astrology, I Ching and beyond 
I am guilty of meddling into an unprecedented future
reading coffee grains has been my favourite vehicle
discovering a story related to the person in question
unfortunately too many charlatans dwell in this area
why pretend, when this is not too hard to understand
witnessing sense in the unknown can also be a gain
those who consider this to be nonsense can not see
yet this comes clear to me, so why bother to explain
sceptical spectators should refrain from this domain
having a mystic look into the future isn’t just a game.