Belief

You can't point at one thing,
Then say that's all there is,
E'en if that thing's everything there is,
It's still erroneous,

Though I suppose your other three fingers,
Are pointing back at you,
Which covers another base but not all,
Unless you're pointing at your own hand, too,

Which, not to sound like a broken record,
Would still leave some things out,
Maybe just the act of trying's enough,
If you remain devout,

And don't waiver,
We call that religion,
Which is helpful for a short slice of time,
'til you see you're not the only human.

Something New!

That man who's stumbling by,
With no hope, just bad luck,
Only sees the world with eyes of the cursed,
For whom ev'rything sucks.

Can you imagine being someone else,
With different world views,
In exactly the same circumstances,
With exposure to the exact same news?

Imagining that's a revolution,
Of mind, now bring action,
That's one possible system overide,
To usurp a nation.

But then what, dear?
Uh oh,am I the man?
Nothing's been said that's not been said before,
'til it is said by a diff'rent human.

Too Quick

Things aren't bad at all,
I've a roof overhead,
Sometimes I wish I had accomplished more,
That's proof I'm not yet dead,

The level I desire's never been close,
Who'd I be if it was?
I'd probably be drinking all day long,
At night I'd be thoroughly unconscious,

I would have no dreams waking or sleeping,
Would that e'en be a life,
Then again, if I ne'er get what I want,
Would it be worth the strife?

Know what I mean?
I'm not sure that I do,
I think I need the slow burn to work out,
What in this life I should really value.

Let Me Help

What's it take to tell you,
What you need to hear,
To make you understand you'll be someone,
If you just keep me near,

Let me me raise you up to the stars above,
For all the world to see,
What I see when I look into those eyes,
That read my mind when they look back at me?
You wouldn't have to fear for your future,
Your have all that you need,
People with less will clamor for your help,
Enemies will take head.

Let me help you,
The price hardly matters,
All you can know is what is in your mind, Ev'ryone else may as well be actors.

Wintertime Blues

This wintertime of year,
The light gone before day,
E'vry mind you see is on other things,
So very far away,

No wonder you suddenly feel alone,
Your feelings never lie,
Now your choice is to take this time to change,
Into a completely different guy,

One who is ev'rything you've e'er wanted,
Though you ne'er found the time,
Reflect, be thankful, make resolutions,
But stay within the lines,

Of what's proper,
We are not animals,
Change can only happen in our structures,
Or, you know, it's not really change at all.

This Dog

There's a dog beside me,
Stretched out and sleeping sound,
If animals can cure anxiety,
The doctor is in town,

There is no other moment in this one,
No decisions you made,
That haunt you when you stop to think of them,
When these paws rest in your armpit this way,

The flesh and bone and sinew are all there,
Why not a soul as well?
Unless you know something that I do not,
Then please, dear one, do tell.

You know what? Don't,
This puppy just arose,
Now it is pooping on its diaper pad,
No, wait, it's not e'en going to be close!

The State Of Today

There is what people say,
Then there is what they think,
Then there is reaction inferred from,
An unsupported link,

Based on a bias rooted in their thoughts,
They'd ne'er articulate,
But doesn't stop them from organizing,
To eradicate manufactured hate,

Which by then obfuscates the real issue,
Engagement in bad faith,
Until the light of straw man effigies,
Shadows what's underneath.

Which is what's real,
Since the onset of thought,
The need to know what is unknowable,
The cause of every war that's been fought.

There IS Magic!

Some things feel like magic,
Like they were meant to be,
If that's what they are then what does that say,
About one's tragedies?

Or even about the doldrums of life,
Are we all just surfing,
Spending most of our lives padddling from shore,
T'experience the thrill of returning?

I guess there's all the time to contemplate,
About magic moments,
If all was magic, it would be doldrum,
The truth for all humans.

How do I know?
If I'm pricked, then I bleed,
I may as well be talking to no one,
If everyone else is not like me.