calm down

where to live
here?
there?
questions whirl
head spins
"ask and you will receive"
"be still"
"my burden is light"
"do these things"
"until i come"
"i'll send you a helper"


now quiet heart
eases racing mind
fright, fight, flight
fades away
and we wait
as we work
wondering at this strange
design
this predetermined plan
and i smile

who am i

remembering ima
temple
not a shot glass
rebel...
i don't know
more like
happy guy
till you jack my style

trail

a little dirt between treads
boots quite at home
where...
fallen branches rise as
walking sticks
ants scurry about
enlightening sluggards
families breathe deep
holding close these
precious memories

moving too fast

there's a peace
that passes me
at high speed
hard to figure
tough to grasp
in silence
i realize
that peace
is
still and
waiting
easy and light

the good fight

not all talk
it's
a close walk
a fine line
between
caring and falling
getting wet
grasping with all my might
gravity's rebel
reaches out
holds tight
back to the boat
mercies new with morning
light

sayonara

drink bottle mixed breed
usa bottom
china top
lid flips
flops
as jobs sail
caught in an
epic system fail
to the almighty dollar
all hail

brush

paint a board
lay it on
show the world
art

not okay

haha
fights
bout things
dumb-ass little
things
don't

the way it is

strange seems to be
the way
the norm
so why all
the normalizing
strange

24hrs

beaten by late nights
and
daytime fights
fermented fuel
and
chemical synthesis
keep pain far
from this
high smiling fool