Tuesday, March 20, 2012

book burning.

i would love to see you
live
not just breathe
but live
but history has put so much fear
inside of you
"doomed to repeat itself"
but did you ever notice
that those books
are full of hardship
and tragedy
and not much else
and thus
so is your mind
as if
nothing beautiful
has ever happened
as if
everything is
to be dreaded
and feared
that is not true
but it is easy
because that is what we are fed
as far back as we can remember
yes
the events may be true
and yes
they were intense
and at times
horrific
but
why follow the same suit
?
you are always afraid
and that saddens me
because
i love you
and i want to see you live
and i want to live
with you
not just for me
but for you
for us
please
burn the books
out of your mind.


Friday, March 16, 2012

you.

reality
security=myth
self respect=wish
we can try
we can make strides
but
as trite as it may seem
our inner peace
will take lifetimes
we cannot afford
happiness
is what we work for
at times it seems
ridiculously impossible
but that doesn't mean
we must live
in misery
our standards
are unreasonably high
you know it
why?
because
we want it all
yesterday
we have no patience
in fact
we have no couth
although
we all underestimate
our value
in so many ways
we are all worth more
than we think
but
you decide
your worth
you decide
what you are made of
you decide
what you should take
and
what you should
discard
deny
turn down
but don't get caught up
in the ideals
of your neighbors
or your peers
or anyone else
take that time
to decide who you are
and what you want
who you are
is all yours
embrace it
realize it
then
go
and
live your life
your way.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

solitary games

are you lonely
or just alone?
loneliness is a feeling
an emotion
alone in a room
well
that seems simple enough
although...
we are never truly alone
despite the absence
of another
idle time
we see and think things
that are not real
scenarios we create
break us down
our imagination begins
twisting and turning
and our thoughts
become our reality
but they aren't true
they could never be
as much as we think we know
even what we see with our own eyes
becomes altered
misshapen
delusional
wrong
insecurity and guilt
play games with our lives
and we suffer
at our own hands
in our own minds
such a waste of time
these solitary games
we play.