Somewhere
Along the way
I became
Distracted
By what seemed
At the time
Another path
An alternate track
But only turned out to be
A way towards compromising
Everything I could have
Become
~ On Looking Back ~
Surfer Soul
To wake each morning
And walk onto a shore
Stretching out before me
The sand beneath
My toes
Following no one
But my surfer's soul
Searching for the perfect
Set of waves
~ Surfer Soul ~
Maybe
Once you realise
You've been living
By a set of rules that don't exist
You will be on your way
To a life of bliss
~ Maybe ~
Brian Wilson Paraphrased
Lick
The
Lolly
Of
Mediocrity
Once
And
Suck
Forever
~ Brian Wilson Paraphrased ~
For The Love Of The Craft
There will always be
Detractors
Those that attempt to
Distract you
From the task
At hand
Get used to it
Fast
~ For The Love Of The Craft ~
Dear Rupi Kaur
Dear Dear Rupi
How can I thank thee!?
For revealing the piece
I'd been missing
All of these years
Allowing me
The permission to be exactly
The artist I was born to be
If I can see
Further now
It is because
I have stood
On your
Strong and sturdy
Shoulders
~ Dear Rupi Kaur ~
The Self
One can run
Around
The world
In search of something
That all along
They held in the palm
Of their hand
Best
To lose
One’s self instead
~ The Self ~
It Is What It Is
There are very
Few
That have any
Interest in the
Truth
~ It Is What It Is ~
Out Of His Mind
He played
Out of his
Mind!
Yes
That is exactly
Right
~ Out Of His Mind ~
Uncommon DNA
The one and only
Needs no ambition
Because the mission
Has been carved so deep within him
There is no need for such things
As discipline or commitment
These are just part of him
~ Uncommon DNA ~
On Hypocrisy
When I took
A long and close
Look at my life
It was all talk
And no walk
~ On Hypocrisy ~
The River Runs
The river runs
All day long
Effortlessly
Over and around
All obstacles
Never knowing them at all
Seeing them for what they truly are
The river runs
Never becoming tired or weary
Along the long turning
Never ending
Journey
~ The River Runs ~
Rat Race
I’ve spent my entire life
Living according to someone else’s rules
Playing a game
That I was never meant to participate in
Dressing
Behaving
Acting out a position I was given
In a play
A race
That never existed
But in this big fiction
That we have trapped ourselves in
~ Rat Race ~
The Miraculous
The Miraculous
Is always around us
And can come to us
At anytime
If we are ready to receive it
With arms and eyes
Like gates
Wide open
~ The Miraculous ~
On Conflict
Conflict followed me
Everywhere
Until one day
I decided
Not to care
~ On Conflict ~
On Regret
I am so full of regret
For having lived
Someone else’s life
One
That was not mine
One
I was never meant to live at all
One
That all this time
Belonged to
No one
No one at all
~ On Regret ~
Back Up Plan
You have only
This
One
Life
To live
Back up plan
My ass
~ Back Up Plan ~
To Matt and Stephen
You showed me what it felt like
To play again
And for that simple reminder
I will be forever grateful
Thank you
~ To Matt and Stephen ~
Freedom
That place
Where you lose
Time and space
Go there
As often as you are able to
~ Freedom ~
Yet
My Dear
You
Are
Nowhere
Near
Serious
Yet
~ Yet ~