AGE OF REASON

Should science ever reckon the divine
we might attain balance in our stance
when imagination is rationally sublime
as knowledge and faith merge into one
we could understand it all in an instant
with an open heart , the soul is present
when there's faith inside, there is vision
as the mind clears up, there'll be reason.

INCOGNITO

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 taken as we arrive

superficial allusions of identify

names, numbers, tags, brands

various means to secure ends

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 when the coast is clear

can't hide the truth from a seer

outwardly proud, but really shy 

may face yourself once you try.

ATTITUDE

One person’s paradise can be someone else’s demise
Within the vessel of the soul, bleak creatures surmise
Trapped they feel within the confines of their boarder
What's abode to some might be the cage of another
Attitude is the personal aspect of established order.

SUBCONSCIOUS

Caught the drift, throwing an avid glance
each person may carry an akin presence
subliminally residing inside another mind
emerging without conscious deliberation
subtly take the hint, never mind the grind
intuition is the direct means of revelation
emerges in the absence of premeditation.

BEHOLDER

Captured in this instance 
suspended between intervals
a blink of an eye in slow motion 
biting time, a pull here, a push there
in a flash it goes, as though it never was
but something was captured, an impression
which alters perception, accordingly in quantum
what appears is only relative to that moment's catch
with infinite possibilities in store at imagination's stretch.

QUANTUM CONSIDERIUM

A point of view can be serious liability
when one is approaching the hereafter
an objective view may have to consider
all possibilities concurrently in the hither.
When a first hand experience is occurring
whatever imagination may render possible
might be feasible in eternal time and space.

WELL SPOKEN

What I wanted to say has been said before
What else can I do but repeat it once more
Freedom of expression is crucial, therefore
Speak out your mind but through your heart
You'll be appeased should you play your part.

DREAM METAPHOR

In my dream last night I was taken by the sea
floating like driftwood, as light as one could be
when suddenly, waves threw me against the rocks
I could have crushed badly, but instead I took a dive
the deeper I went, the calmer it got, yet pressure I felt
as though I was coming to rest at the bottom of the sea
I did my best, held my breath as I surfaced from the depth
When I woke up I took a breath, I am afloat and out of debt.

THE NATURE OF STRUGGLE

Since the dawn of history, Homer's epic of the Wooden horse

there has been always war on Earth, celebrated by the victors

advocating courage, chivalry, heroism, the splendor of passion

ruthlessly exploiting and brainwashing the coming generation

glorifying martyrdom, aptly encouraging sacrifice for kingdom.

Ingenious methods are applied, with cutting edge instruments

aggregating battle ready soldiers as a formidable war machine

trained efficiently with ingenious computer games at the cradle

as juveniles they will be trained, getting ready to join the battle

thus continues the ongoing theatre of mankind’s futile struggle. 

It looks like war has been ingrained deep in the human nature

regardless, such a tendency points out at a cataclysmic future

unless we can overcome the passion for butchery, and refuse

to go along with the notion that, there's no freedom to choose

ironically though, we are at war with nature, if we win we lose.

CHRONICLE

Layers upon layers of genetic memory traces 
faces within faces, of an assortment of places
my lucid visions have since been squandered 
washed against the remote corners of my mind
where the faintest ideas will gather and season
longing to be broken free from the grip of reason.
My roots have been severed, my shoots leveled
my memory comes and goes, I walk on my toes
my feet are slippery, my fingers are rather jittery.
I sleep well though, I often see myself in reverie
always scribbling, writing and painting it seems
I come with a pair of eyes one brings to dreams
seeking for a vision which could render me free
from all the restrictions that won't allow me to be
whom I truly could be, has little to do with identity.

ANTICIPATED

AS ANTICIPATED
Polar goes bipolar
Disturbed universe
Beckoning for rise 
From past demise
Traced in the eyes
Sparkle of disguise
Have plenty to hide
Eruptions provoked
Tremors can be felt
Ready for departure
Before it be too late
Reach for a rapture
Prepared to capture
The meaning of fate.

WET DREAM

An angel fell 
from the sky
into the ocean 
of my dreams
A big splash!.
My tides came up
waves hitting
the shores of my mind…
This was a wet dream
sweat, tears and more.
She was sinking fast
I dove deep, headlong
grabbed her by the hair
holding her in my arms
gave her the mouth to mouth.
As I woke up soaking wet
drenched in steaming sweat
missing the dream I had
went right back to bed.

REVELATION

Material bodies 
apparent shapes 
variations in space
outer physical aspects 
emerging as appearances.
The World is given as whole
not one here and another there
subject and object are simply one
recently acquired knowledge states
there's no barrier between this and that.
The illusion of the illusion of the illusion
a delusory perception of the bogus spurious
seemingly detached pieces find natural unison
this pseudo reflection of an assumed impression
the integration of an inherently dubious deception.

BRUTAL

Intelligence is an open wound, handle it with wisdom
cunning is the by-product, can be ruthless if applied
What is truly from the heart, the capacity for empathy
can be savagely squandered by condescending apathy.

SORROW IN THE MARROW

The desire of being loved as the one and the only
has been planted deep in the marrow of the bone
such a persistent wish all humans inherently have
rather than reaching out for all encompassing love 
hankering to become an exclusively adored object
will tear up a lover's heart should the partner eject.

THROUGH THE DARK SIDE

As you go to dream tonight
incite if you dare the inner ride
dive into it, take the deeper slide
probe into your soul, don’t you hide
till you surface from the brighter side.

REVELATIONS

SUBORIGINAL ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

Revelations of the artist: The medium is mixed here, 

I prepared a concoction, modelling paste, layers of lacquer, 

the paint I have used is oil based, I carve into the paste with paint, 

hand painted, fingers used, I also applied layers of rubbing compound.

DIRE STRAITS

When the stone sheds its tears 
then shall emerge the fallen one 
upon itself who seems to feed 
as a snake swallowing its tail
rattling with intimate venom
as a spider crying out loud
for its own measure
of pain and pleasure
as a scorpion circled with fire
committing suicide in the dire
should be crystal clear in a while
out in the open, there’s no denial
where there’s despair there’s fire
for every creature life is a trial
there are those who won't bend
incite their fate with their hand
compelled to have the last say
you can not be force-fed all day
wake up puppet, wake up play!.

BIRDS ARE SINGING HERE

Money coated vanity, indication of insanity
which serves to disseminate this life's irony
a mundane chatter of consumerist baloney
reveals what is genuine and what is phony. 
When the air is pure, the water crystal clear
mother nature is near, birds are singing here
how could there be any doubt as to what's dear
nothing should hinder a seer, not a trace of fear.

STREAMING THOUGHTS

In astronomy we scientifically observe the universe
yet in astrology we scrutinize the psychologic effects 
while the cosmos plays like a puppeteer on the whole
we are all recipients of innumerable forms of radiance
not just the Sun and the planets but also distant stars
galaxies light years away also glimmer from far away
mysterious influences dawning from stars in the sky
all make impact on our souls, our tendencies thus
raw emotions are in motion amidst space & time
through inclines they are picked up by the mind
causing feelings that could regulate the blind
initiating a psychic climate of some kind
I just made this up, never you mind
there are many answers to find
they'll appear as we grind.