Unencumbered by Entitlement

Life's about more
 than assurance
various situations
can end in destruction
but if you
Believe in yourself
You can
Envision a tomorrow
that's more than just
the best available

Appreciate Security
but question information

Notice who cares
about your actual identity

Engage with activities and individuals
meant to help life go right

Graciously accept and
Generously give Compliments

Discuss, reflect, generate, create

Live a life unencumbered by entitlement

IF something goes wrong
maybe that's what was meant

Live a life unencumbered by entitlement
Life's about more than what one can possess
You learn that by living
Not through performance

Bluster and Braggadocio

If you win I lose
that's fair to say
I'm quite frightened of
what's happening in the USA

Can't pay for a plate
so not granted admission
Stuck with two parties
of high priced politicians

We the people need to awaken
As sadly too many are greatly mistaken
that bluster and braggadocio
Can lead where we need to go

All the lies and deception
to keep us at bay
All will be revealed
come election day

If you win I lose
that's fair to say
I'm quite frightened of
what's happening in the USA

Excuses Excuse

Excuses  Excuses
All night and All day

It wasn't me
I didn't touch it
I don't know how that happened.

Excuses Excuse
What more can I say

It wasn't me
It's not my fault
I was nowhere near there

Excuses Excuses
Can't wish them away

It wasn't me
I didn't start it
I didn't do anything

Excuses  Excuses
All night and All day

Almost Forgot

Almost forgot to write today
 got lost in a book what can I say
 My thoughts ran off on this lovely day
lost track of time and got carried away

Luckily I have tonight
to take a moment to set things right
with words that I did mean to write

Yes, I almost forgot but I'm glad I did not
So here's just a few words I can find
to appreciate this world of mine

I want

I want to write something that makes you smile
blocking out the current climate for a while

I want to write something that brings peace of mind
Ignoring the sign of current times

I want to write something to inspire
instead of watching a society under fire

I want to write something  filled with vision
that offsets our current state of derision

I want to write something to take us into tomorrow
I want to but alas, I feel too much sorrow

A World of Less

Can we live in a world where we kill each other less?
Life should be really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Criticism, sexism, ageism, racism is this what our society should represent?

Can we live in a world where we kill each other less?
A world that's peace and love where I'm free to be. 
A world that's peace and love and actual liberty.

Can we live in a world where we kill each other less?
I'm not an idealist. Change happens slowly
This reality requires courage of conviction,
strength of character and a setting aside of ego in order to obtain.

Can we live in a world where we kill each other less?
I know it's near impossible to live in a world that's peace and love all the time
But we can, we must
Live in a world where we kill each other less

Bullets Without Brains

Still judged by the color of skin
not the content of character
Did MLK even exist or
Are his dreams just fantasy and myth

Peace love and harmony
do they matter?

Bullets without brains
death, destruction and human remains
Animosity, distrust and tempers rising
Is World War Three on the horizon?

Seems like my parents marched for no reason
My words will convince others that I speak treason

Transitions

Looking in the mirror at what you've become
Asking yourself where did those lines come from

Not quite old but
young no more
A body that aches like
never before

Eyes that have seen far more than expected
a smile still lovingly projected

Your clothes have filled in  previously empty spaces
With deposits of flesh in brand new places

Accepting the flaws inherited
through genetics

Learning to navigate your new aesthetic

Remembering the joys of yesterday
Enjoying the you of the current day

Looking back at where you've been
though time has changed
it's nowhere near the end

New

Moments, Minutes, Memories

Life, Love, Lessons

Tonight, Today, Tomorrow

All new.

New to me
New to you
New to do with
what we will

And what will we do?

Do something new.

Memories Unbidden

Am I thinking of you
or is it you thinking of me
Why is it your name
slips in my head so easily

Cliche as ancient history
our time together is to me
yet memories unbidden
refuse to remain hidden

Am I unhappy in my current state?
No that's not it.

Am I longing for times long ago
Again that answer's a resounding no.

Am I uncertain of what's to come?
No one can know how life will go.

Self reflection in every way
and still no answer can I say
to understand this strange situation
inside my crazy brain

Am I thinking of you
or is it you thinking of me
Cliche as ancient history
yet your echoes won't let me be