No Regrets

I have a few regrets,
Things I wish I had done,
Not knowing if I would be better off,
Or steeped in depression,

If I was even still living at all,
The point is you don't know,
All there is is what you think might have been,
In some world to which you can never go,

Or you can take the opportunity,
To learn from your mistakes,
Until you understand there's no such think,
Alternate paths are fake,

This is what's real,
Where you occupy space,
Wasting your time reading this piece of shit,
I wish I'd not started in the first place.

New Year?

Here's what to get from life:
Surprise at what comes next,
Stumbling into an unplanned adventure,
An old friend sends a text,

You get a job-offer out of the blue,
Didn't even apply,
Someone with money wants to give you some,
Yeah, I get it, you are just not that guy,

You've had enough advantages to win,
You took chances enough,
You have faith in your own ability,
You don't turn people off.

So, what is it,
That you can't get ahead,
The system, chance, an all powerful god,
Or are you just too much in your own head?

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.