7 - Patience

Some times you just can't wait,
Like with global warming,
Others need patience to fully mature,
Like a child that's forming,

You must sit many moons patient, alert,
Content with passing time,
Trees do not rush its blooms or falling leaves,
Say to yourself, "why then would I rush mine?"

Still condemn those who enslave for big brands,
Fight so the poor can live,
But the seeds in you, to open and thrive,
Need all that you can give:

That's room to grow,
You know of what I speak,
You are a forest with new and old life,
The best potential in you yet to peak.

Page - Understanding

This cage that you are in,
Have you tested its bars?
Tried passing your wing across the metal,
Per the appeals of ours?

If they stop your attempt, just close your eyes,
Lift off and fly away,
All cages are supported by one's mind,
Built to direct you in a certain way,

To think of the earth as a mining ground,
The animals as beasts,
The belief that you'll start saving the world,
Once you've made 'nough, at least.

Guess what? You have!
You live in freedom, friend,
Now bestow it on all you connect with,
Your new life is incarceration's end.

8 - Courage

There is courage in growth,
Despite circumstances,
A seed can stay safe in its husk for e'er,
But yet, never dances,

Nor mightn't you if you expose yourself,
'midst the rocks and the guns,
But your roots will find their way to water,
Your leaves will turn their faces to the sun,

You will bloom, a small, delicate flower,
Having let go of blame,
Dismissing the hurt that kept you in seed,
Until the courage came,

Now look at you,
What you were meant to be,
Nothing is guaranteed if you choose life,
Except that the choice that you made was free.

Knight - Trust

Wouldn't it be something,
If ev'rytime you jumped,
Careless, unplanned, trusting at the bottom,
Rose petals, pink and plump,

Nothing to lose that cannot be taken,
Just you know what that is,
That which must and will always be with you,
While that which you can't's not e'en on the list,

'magine the freedom and heart-pumping fear,
The exhilaration,
Unsullied by planning of any kind,
It's not 'bout conclusion,

That's not the point,
This is a total break,
Let go of ev'rything, that's what you'll get,
After you land and finally awake.

Knight - Fighting

Your wounds are festering,
Trapped beneath your armor,
How far from your home have you strayed, my son,
Since our days as farmers,

You brandish your fists to avoid more hurt,
Will explode at a touch,
People may be frightened, but the pain's yours,
As for time, there isn't really that much,

To heal, you must let your defenses down,
The only chance at love,
Life is too short to fill it up with hate,
Try hugs in lieu of shoves.

Does this sound trite?
Sounds better than anger,
Things have never improved in midst of war,
Though troubles are hid amidst the danger.

7 - Projections

Your mind's a projector,
The screen, other people,
 A person's looked so beautiful to me,
Then turned to a creepo,

What you must ask yourself is what is real,
How does a person change?
Are they one thing in one single moment,
Before their psychie's tot'lly rearranged?

Or do you see what you wish that was there,
Which is really in you?
Everyone's truth is that they are complex,
Though good's what they wish do,

'less they project,
Then they're caught in their mind,
You know what happens when it gets to that,
It is really hard not to be unkind.

Connecting

There is no phone for me,
Nor is there internet,
I am an eating, sleeping, shitting thing,
Scooping fish with a net,

A person unconnected, but still man,
What will you think of me?
I’ve corrected my posture, not my tongue,
Still the same perspective of sanctity,

My dreams have come clear and seem to advise,
Oh, if I could live there,
Just spectacle, acceptance, you and me,
With ev’ry thought laid bare.

When I return,
P’haps we can make it so,
It exists here midst the eagles and lakes,
We could join them ‘fore they finally go.

King - Control

You have become entombed,
In your own hard, cold lines,
Built up from years of needing to control,
The turmoil deep inside,

There is a time and place for buckling down,
And living my a rule,
But stifling life energy all the time,
Leave your interactions distant and cool,

This is a call for you to loosen up,
No one can live this way,
Maintaining coldness a asking those around,
'Hi, how are you today?'

You must ask more,
Truly feel the other,
Let go of the control you hang on to,
Otherwise you mayn't even bother.

Happy Birthday, Yesterday, Mom

It was just mom’s birthday,
She died two years ago,
Dad and I went to a cottage to fish,
Think mom wanted to go,

On the way there she disabled my phone,
Glad we e’en found the place,
I backed the boat trailer into a truck,
You should have seen the look on my dad’s face,

The wifi was down, no contact at all,
Then it started to rain,
The owner then left when we went to bed,
Now my dad went insane.

What had we done?
He woke me late at night,
Then in the morning we caught lots of fish,
Mom saying e’rything would be alright.

6 - Compromise

You have a truth in you,
It defies confusion,
Guiding you down the path that you must take,
Fost'ring evolution,

To operate on half-techniques of love,
Is called a compromise,
It's only a repression of your growth,
Draping false views of the world o'er your eyes,

Clothing you in a disguise for others,
Trapping you on a wheel,
So you contribute to soci'ty's ills,
So it will never heal,

So don't cave in,
Intrigue and drama kill,
To find yourself, you must shed all deceit,
When you feel sleazy and conspiratorial.

6 - The Burden

You are ragged and worn,
A tyrant on your back,
You are climbing a mountain to nowhere,
For things you think you lack,

Expectations told to you by others,
They, too, have their burdens,
Conjured up, like an illusionist's trick,
So that all but what is real is certain,

The truth does not need to be sought after,
It is already there,
Just clear the smoke and cover the mirrors,
Lay your own ideals bare,

Others will see,
If not, they'll benefit,
For you will recognize their truth as well,
Shining a light on and exalting it.

2 - Possibilities

The skies you fly don't end,
The land is yours to see,
Before you it's stretched out like a road map,
Of possibilities,

The love you have shown yourself raised you up,
Now, enjoy the new height,
You will see things before those around you,
Who're not disciplined enough to take flight,

Do not weigh yourself down with boundaries,
The mind's bigger than that,
Once you free yourself you can free others,
Who've so far simply sat.

What 'bout feelings?
Have you thrown them away?
Perhaps just the ones that are stepping stones,
To the ecstasy you're feeling today.

3 - Celebration

It's time to celebrate,
No, nothing has happened,
Sweatshops still make over-branded clothing,
Th'world's still run by white men,

There's still too much injustice to tackle,
Too much justified fear,
Too little time to know how to live right,
To effect the minimum global tears,

You must search out those moments outside time,
They're there for ev'ryone,
They feed your heart, not your gut, nor clothe you,
Still, needed nutrition,

Or what's the point?
Life filled with misery?
The ideal world's one where ev'ryone's glad,
Practice now to one day make history.

8 - Letting Go

You're a drop of water,
Fell from a lotus leaf,
Trembling just before gravity took you,
Cleansing you of belief,

The old ways must be e'er forgotten, now,
You are on a new path,
Complete the natural sorrow and tears,
For you will ne'er 'gain have what you did hath,

Something greater is now awaiting you,
What, pray tell, could be worse?
Letting go's about uncomplicating,
So lifting the I's curse,

To be reborn,
Rise back up from the stream,
In existence nobody's superyor,
Despite how many assholes make it seem.

11 - Breakthrough

Red power surrounds you,
Exploding from your core,
You've turned your breakdown into a breakthrough,
You're not weak anymore,

You are also not guaranteed success,
This could be a mistake,
But going on the way you were going,
Was no longer a path that you could take,

One often reaches a point in their life,
When enough is enough,
Needing to raze the world they find themselves,
E'en though times will be tough,

That is you now,
There are no guarantees,
You may find yourself bleeding on your back,
Still better than succumbing on your knees.

Ace - Going With The Flow

You're floating in water,
Let it take you where't will,
Which is e'er the path of least resistance,
Never vainly uphill,

Water's the opposite of ambition,
Let it cradle you, now,
Have faith that it will flow to the right place,
There is always a watchmen at the bow,

Master the art of being receptive,
Life moves around itself,
Disturb its flow and you will waste your time,
And compromise your health,

It's hard, I know,
Like you don't give a shit,
But already that starts with th'assumption,
That surrendering is the same as quit.

10 - Change

Sometimes you are happy,
You'll have to live with it,
That will pass, as existence is a wheel,
And you're in its orbit,

You might rather move into its centre,
It is much calmer there,
Just watch the cycle of life pass you by,
Observe the grief and pain without a care,

Otherwise you'll get dizzy on the edge,
What is the point in that?
'fyou ever want a specific feeling,
Just wait, it will come back,

Then just jump on,
Once you get how change works,
You can see it for what it really is,
If not, it will surely make you berserk.

19 - Innocence

If you drop your knowledge,
All that's been given you,
Your name, identity, expectations,
You can be born anew,

A child with the innocence they all have,
No, not to be childish,
Before the mistrust and doubt life teaches,
When change is a wonder and goals a wish,

A praying mantis perched on your finger,
Sharing stories of joy,
Pink flowers cascade all around you,
Abandon like a boy,

Or a girl, too!
It's about acceptance,
Imagine a world that is magical,
It's more real than an imagined semblance.

16 - Thunderbolt

The tower is burning,
Why don't really matter,
Disasters happen in life all the time,
E'en high on the ladder,

You may want to hold on, not lose what's gained,
Though that's not natural,
Forests grow back once the fire has consumed,
As you will stand taller after your fall,

Your consciousness must stand back and observe,
Detached, let it proceed,
There is nothing you can do to stop it,
't'salso something you need,

To improve things,
Though you may not see now,
To you it seems like giving up, I know,
It's a way to control when you allow.

Knight - Intensity

You have stopped believing,
There's nothing you can learn,
If someone has gotten close to your fire,
They have already burned,

You are an arrow fired straight to he sky,
The earth is not for you,
The goal sits in the moment you're living,
For you know not where you are going to,

Worry not for your effect on the world,
This journey is unique,
The ripples you form need time to exist,
Just irking those who seek,

Which you do not,
Nor do you e'er believe,
True religion inquires constantly,
It's the false that make you afraid to leave.

12 -New Vision

You are growing wings, now,
Embraced by dimensions,
Manifest, not, and the person you are,
Married in completion,

The geometry tells the whole story,
The square is what is real,
The circle, the spirit in all of us,
The triangle is the whole three-course meal,

Now the opportunities are all yours,
From the depths to the heights,
You understand that they exist as one,
With the dark, comes the light,

And you are free!
The world has opened up,
Let the world's colours penetrate your soul,
As you drink from your overflowing cup.

17 - Silence

You're a goddess of night,
Reflected in a lake,
Its dark, ominous depths can't be fathomed,
Its calmness you can't make,

It is there to be discovered only,
Eternally present,
A never changing refuge of the mind,
Where self and the universe intersect,

Now is the time to come home to yourself,
You'll be outside again,
Once you are filled to your feet with silence,
Soon's there's equilibr'um,

Then you can start,
Living your life once more,
Or, rather, p'haps, for the very first time,
Then you will understand what it's all for.

10 - We Are The World

Only when you cel'brate,
'swhen you are not alone,
Join your hands with others around the world,
Like a great big rainbow,

We all bring treasures we share with the whole,
Do not sell yourself short,
When you hide yourself under a bushel,
You deny yourself the chance to cavort,

Instead you wallow in your misery,
No one wants to see that,
Try those things that will let you shine again,
P'haps get yourself a cat.

Just let it go,
Whatever it is hurts,
It's like banging your head against a wall,
All the pain stops if you just don't exert.

7 - Stress

The balls are in the air,
The pitfalls under foot,
Each step could spell the end of the journey,
Depending where it's put,

The monkey sits in ambush with the pin,
Your bubble's soon to burst,
Your mistake was having goals in this world,
Only the universal can't be cursed,

Separate yourself and you are alone,
Too distracted to know,
What you're doing is insignificant,
You have nowhere to go,

Only in now,
'sthere no uncertainty,
Go 'head and burden yourself with worry,
About sure outcomes that you just can't see.

3 - Creativity

Create with all you do,
That is the only way,
If you don't, you simply do not exist,
Then do not get to play,

Play with the materyals you have to give,
Unique to only you,
No need to paint or perform or jot down,
You can put yourself in whats'ev' you do,

Then you will become more like the divine,
You'll spread your joy and growth,
With fire and water you are possessed,
O'er you light ent'ring both.

You're not alone,
Just look at Jim Carrey,
Find the strength in yourself to be who you're,
Suddenly, life doesn't seem that scary.

13 - Transformation

It is time to give up,
Shed your skin like a snake,
Slay illusion, break chains, embrace yin/yang,
Let go, for goodness sake,

Surrender is not accepting defeat,
It is the final step,
Put the pain and difficulty aside,
The time has come to finally accept,

Eighty-four thousand doors will be open,
Where once there were just walls,
Reach down, touch the mouth of the sleeping face,
That is silence that calls,

Like death, yet life,
To a new dimension,
Accept this is a time of deep let-go,
Live in peace in this new transformation.

2 - Inner Voice

There's a voice inside you,
Beyond good and evil,
Surpassing the duality of life,
Just like I hope you will,

The mouth that speaks it knows no known language,
It goes by the name truth,
Born of the deep emotions within you,
That were far more simplified in your youth,

It's only this voice you need listen to,
To guide you on your way,
For there is no other you know so well,
Of those that wish to sway,

The way you think.
Some people are selfish,
To be at peace is be one with yourself,
For you have then taught yourself how to fish.

The Master

What are you master of?
What domain do you rule?
If you think you have an answer to these,
You should go ask your fool,

The true master has no need for answers,
Such things come from the mind,
As do preoccupations with a world,
Where self-mastery you will never find,

You must seek beyond what is the outside,
That includes what you think,
There is only one place peace can be found,
It exists on the brink,

'fthat's what you want,
It's a matter of taste,
The outside is no less real than what's in,
Depending on what episodes you've faced.

Knight - Slowing Down

It is time to slow down,
There is nowhere to be,
You carry your own house with you always,
In pure tranquility,

It is when you forget this you are lost,
The essence is at ease,
Ambitions and expectations distract,
From the beauty that your true nature sees,

Now unreal dreams can simply fade away,
They were not possible,
Set in your ways, you ignored what was real,
You became dutiful,

But now you're free,
Recognize that always,
Tourists only look through colored glasses,
You are home, no matter what your forays.

4 - The Rebel

You have found your own truth,
No fear of what's to come,
The flaming torch you hold casts its own light,
On the institutions,

Their chains are broken, lying at your feet,
Eagle perched at your side,
You do not oppress with your behavior,
Though the miserable around you hide,

Their chains have become too comfortable,
Where would they go, if free?
They'd have to carry a heavy burden,
Responsibility,

For what they do,
Something that you embrace,
There is nothing more difficult, my friend,
Than daring to show the world your true face.

10 - Rebirth

Are you still a camel,
Lost in your mundane thoughts,
Preoccupied by the world around you,
And other people's lots?

Or perhaps you've evolved to a lion,
Unchained from base demands,
Free to be you no matter consequence,
Standing large and proud as you forge new lands.

Maybe you have evolved at last to the child,
Not meek nor highly proud,
True to your nature, whatever that is,
Comfortable in or out of the crowd.

Whatever you're,
You are always living,
P'haps you've discovered a fourth way to be,
Somehow free of the last three's misgivings.

8 - Ordinariness

You don't have to be grand,
In this world to succeed,
Gently tugging the sheets taught on your bed,
May now be all you need,

Bask in the greens and purples of nature,
It has always been there,
The moment before your ax rends the wood,
You can learn that each moment is quite rare,

In the minutiae of the everyday,
That's where you can find peace,
At least until you are ready again,
For your soul to unleash.

For now, just breathe,
As you walk into work,
Perform each task as extr'ordinary,
Treat the right to do your job as a perk.