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#projecthumanity Tell me, what do you see when you look into the sky. Is humanity and culture not the Apple of your eye. Is our history and lore no longer what you want to see.
I hear the dreaded clink of chains, And it sinks my heart in deep.. For long have I endured pains, Of idleness in heap.. No more than a prison is indolence, Where solemness befriends me..
#rant What are we destined to become. It's our turn now but look what we've done. We've polluted the Earth and have nowhere left to run. We raced ahead to rely on technology that seemed like fun.
#prayerhands #religion "... the way God intended. " You know what I intended. You can't even buy a tie Your wife is gonna like, But you know what I intended.
Love, What is it. What does it mean. Is it something we feel. Or is it something we know. Can you know Love. Can you feel Love. Who knows.
Thought, the one thing that defines us. But you are infected by another's that tried to blind us. You think you have freedom at will. But his teachings warped you and infected.
As I sit, I watch and learn, About myself and life in turn. I see so clear, What I thought I knew, That truth is not always true. As I sit, The world goes by, No thought of me, alone I cry.
"Time waits for no man" they say. But what if I'm more, what if there was a way... That I could remain in these moments longer, Thoughts and ideas could become stronger.
Searching for a meaning when there's none to be found. Struggling to survive till you're six feet under the ground. There's more to life than figuring out what's in death.
#nightdwellers. What's been and done has already passed. You can't undo what won't ever last. What's been found and lost can always be brought. But borrowed visions can't be taught.
#emotion #fear. My fear is not of heights. My fear is not you. I'm not afraid of spiders. Or things that scream out boo. My fear cannot be described. It lurks deep in my mind. I cannot give an answer.
I'm right here. Where are you. I know my place. Do you. I'm talking. Are you listening. I'm hearing. Are you talking. I'm believing. Can you. We are the same. Humans alike. My mind is mine.
Somewhere between love and hate. Somewhere between peace and violence. Between random and fate. Between anger and calm. Somewhere between the ocean and the land. Between safety and harm.
Round around yet still unbound, Feel astounded by the sound. Full with nothing, zeal abound, Some confound the will, profound. And yet though they may turn away, Stars will spin and grass will sway.
What if this place Is nothing more Than a dark idea Or a Metaphor.
#household #wonder I sit there, staring at the sky, Upon a bank of earth and grass, At every thought, I give a try, And try to find the test to pass.
A poem I wrote two years ago that I love. Got me an honorable mention in a poetry contest. Enjoy!. Behind the surface, under the covers, is another world much unlike the others.
Am I evil, For having the thoughts I have. Am I evil, For not believing what you do. Am I evil, For ripping people in two. Am I evil, For simply speaking my mind. Am I evil, For leaving you behind.
Are you consciously aware of your will too survive. Wake up with a Hollywood smile from your wife. Do you need to be told when and how, where and for why.
Well I'm a miserable old git. Life gets me down and I just can't handle it. Pressure, pain, stress and emotions. Lock me in a darkened room with no commotion. I'm locked up inside my mind.
They taught me one side of a two sided story. Left out the parts they thought were gory. Just used whatever showed thier glory. Like keeping gold hidden in a quarry. Ignorance takes over my mind.
How tragic can life be. Love, death, war I find no point in murder, Everyone has their own time Do we need to interfere. I find love to be a farce Why would something so sweet Taste so bitter.
The earth is a giant magnet, you can tap it, use the static that is produced automatic this isn't magic it's logic Like plugging in a socket adding gears to my sprocket on my bike the faster I...
I wonder about lots of things Big and small I often have questions Can't answer them all I wonder why all the birds Fly and migrate. Why some of the world delicacies Are really ever ate.