Drifted into a side-cove
Sat there for a long time
Getting rocked by the waves
And doing nothing really about it
I couldn’t see out for the fog
Feeling sorry for myself
I finally took the oars
And found my way back out to sea
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Fresh Look
I heard this song while out jogging with the dog the other night. It's funny how a song sounds new after you've learned some new life lessons! What an awesome song…
Gavin DeGraw
I Don't Wanna Be Lyrics
I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son,
I don't need to be anything other than a specialist's son,
I don't have to be anyone other than the birth of two souls in one,
Part of where I'm going is knowing where I'm coming from,
I don't wanna be anything other than what I've been tryin' to be lately,
All I have to do is think of me and have peace of mind,
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wonder what I gotta do,
Or who I'm supposed to be,
I don't wanna be anything other than me,
I'm surrounded by liars everywhere I turn,
I'm surrounded by impostors everywhere I turn,
I'm surrounded by identity crisis everywhere I turn,
Am I the only one to notice?
I can't be the only one who's learned,
I don't wanna be anything other than what I've been tryin' to be lately,
All I have to do is think of me and have peace of mind,
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wonder what I gotta do,
Or who I'm supposed to be,
I don't wanna be anything other than me,
Can I have everyone's attention please?
If you're not like this and that, you're gonna have to leave,
I came from the mountains,
The crust of creation,
My whole situation made from clay to stone,
And now I'm telling everybody,
I don't wanna be anything other than what I've been tryin' to be lately,
All I have to do is think of me and have peace of mind,
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wonder what I gotta do,
Or who I'm supposed to be,
I don't wanna be anything other than me,
I don't wanna be anything other than what I've been tryin' to be lately,
All I have to do is think of me and have peace of mind,
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wonder what I gotta do,
Or who I'm supposed to be
Poetry and Science
Poetry and science
Are not so different after all
Both taking something large
And exploring just a part
Looking for the beauty
The simplicity
And the elegance
Looking for the rhythms
Rhymes and reasons
Publishing
Taking In
Today was honey in my mouth
Poured by the gifting hand of God
Sweet perfection revealed
In every infinite moment
Waves of action
So precisely timed
Crashing into my shores
And shattering stones of resistance
Into tiny grains of sand
You win
I surrender
Light Seasons
I realize
How silly it is
To be insanely jealous
Of the people on whom the sun is shining
When the earth has moved me to its dark, quiet side, for a while
Or when a series of mostly impenetrable clouds keeps blocking the glow
So I throw off my clothes, close my eyes, and give a huge smile
Grateful
Relieved
Overjoyed
When you light my skin again
Security
There you go again
Drinking your red bull
And giving me wings
Been There…"Things Fall Apart"
It’s Simple, Really
The sands are strewn across the universe
In as many stars
I can only see a few hundred
From my front porch
But they make me gasp in the wonder
Of my own little consciousness
In this naked pink body
On this tiny planet
In a huge sea of worlds
How much other life is awakening
Upon the fuel of their spheres?
Trillions of fiery globes burning green
and blue and teeming with anything
that has a chance of survival
We are called only to glory in each other’s abilities
And bear a trembling witness to the awesome burgeoning of life all around us
All else is a human complication.
Race Appreciation
There are certain races that should not interbreed. For example, Incan Peruvians. You are so majestic and cool-looking! Don't breed with us! Black & White or Asian mixes, beautiful babies, okay, go ahead! Then again, who knows what we will see in 50 years with a continued melting pot…
Breakthrough
Pain is an illusion
These bodies come and go
Cells die and turn to dust
The pain is in your brain
Hurt is a story
That usually isn’t true
Stop lying to yourself,
God has such wondrous plans for you
When you are sad
Listen to the narrative that plays inside your head
You can bullshit yourself
Cause fear is built into us all
Though no one else would buy your stories
You would buy them and embellish
Replay them and relive them
Make yourself sick with every sentence
Start to be your own best friend
Listen critically to your thoughts
Examine them for truth and love
So things will go more well for you