Thanks A Lot

I did everything right

And it’s all still fucked up

I don’t see the point anymore

Trying and falling

Reaching and clawing

Sliding back down to the floor

It has to be treason

There’s never a reason

For the shadows that creep in my door

Begging and pleading

Grabbing and kneading

My insides until I abhor

Every piece of myself

That I loved all the way

Through the black

And the blood

And the blur

It stings

And it pangs

When hope is a phase

And the fangs grow back in…

I want more

Heart

Midnights trace the outer edge

Purple pulses, echoed thwacks

Torn in places no soul sees

Ruby rumbles 

Down the tracks

Misshapen 

Form of infinity

Storm clouds growling overhead

Beckon for a dreary end

To lonely lovers lost at sea

Still the beat

Drums in demand

Of love

For all eternity

Calling

When words begin to fall in place

Your thoughts are freed

From time and space

Your skin illuminates with peace

And beauty floats from underneath

The ground below your very feet

As if the angels lifted you

To see the light they wished you knew

And finally the blessed view

Is bathing you in warmth, its true

So much warmth you get the chills

And then, the stars; your soul they fill

The brightest yellow daffodils

Start dancing down your shamrock hills

With laughing love amidst the air

Question thoughts, you would not dare

For if your call should run, amiss

So many hearts

Will not be kissed

Love For Our Oceans

I wanted to share with you all this inspirational song by the great Jackson Browne. It speaks of the beauty of nature in our waves. More importantly, about the horribly massive amount of plastics that we've produced and discarded in our amazing world and the suffocating consequences of our inexcusable negligence. I hold this issue very close to my heart.

To learn more about the horrible state of our beautiful waters, please visit this article from another blog of mine: http://rufnkidnme.blogspot.com/ You CAN make a difference! 

If I Could be Anywhere

Jackson Browne

~"Gliding through the shimmering surface between two worlds
Standing at the center of time where it uncurls
Cutting through a veil of illusion
Boarding beyond past conclusions
Rendering all my doubt and confusion clear
If I could be anywhere
If I could be anywhere
If I could be anywhere right now
I would want to be here
Searching for the future among the things we've thrown away
Looking at the world through the junk we produce every day
They say nothing lasts forever
But all the plastic that we made is still here
And no amount of closing our eyes will make it disappear
If I could be anywhere
If I could be anywhere in time
If I could be anywhere in history
I would want to be here
The Romans, the Spanish, the British, the Dutch
American exceptionalism
So out of touch
The folly of empire repeating its course
Imposing its will
Brooding by force
And on and on through time
But the world can't take it very much longer
It's not gonna make it
Unless we're smarter and stronger
The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed somehow
If I could be anywhere
If I could be anywhere
If I could be anywhere and change things
It would have to be now
They say nothing lasts forever
But all the plastic that we made is still here
And no amount of closing our eyes will make it disappear
And the world can't take it very much longer
It's not gonna make it
Unless we're smarter and stronger
The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed somehow
And the world can't take it, that you can see
If the oceans don't make it, neither will we
The world's gonna shake itself all the way free, somehow
If I could be anywhere
If I could be anywhere
If I could be anywhere and change the outcome
It would have to be now."~

Sea of Heartbreak

Lost at sea of heartbreak

Ocean of despair

Sour tears of loneliness

Catch currents in the air

Raging for a moment

Then timidly it fades

Time stands still around such thoughts

Dreams cut like razor blades

Spines hold callused fingertips

Not rugged, roughened steel

The demons came out yesterday

Preparing for their meal

Today they feast on love and hope

Devour sunny days

They live off greed and faulty truth

Sordid are their ways

Sneak around and eat the flesh

From tattered, beaten souls

Rip away what they’ve got left

Rake them onto coals

Fiery furnace raptures

Screams no longer heard

Underbelly of the beast

Chows down every word

No surrender to the monsters
Promise lingers on
Though blood laced visions moan and drip

Sing a righteous song

True hearts stand together

Never claim defeat

Breathe courage

Live strength

Take leaps of faith

Angels don't retreat

The Well

I’m a quitter

Loser

Failure

Wouldn’t know me if I tried,

I use to think

I kind of

Maybe

Had a sense of pride

But that fell down

Into the well

Before the bucket dropped to catch,

I spun the wheel

With all my might

Man, that rope could stretch

Muscles churned

Red skin burned

Soft tears

Mixed with

Rough sweat

Though hard I tried

The rope gave way

I lost my only friend

He flew straight down

That black abyss

Like many other men

I’m left alone

To fight in vain

A battle to the end

My guts

I rip

And turn

And twist

The hunger digs in deep,

When this is through

I’ll get to you

Then maybe

We can sleep

Liquid

You dance around in circles

As you stretch towards the shore

Bending

Twisting

Lifting up

What once was here no more

You’ve got a million faces

I’ve made a million more mistakes

Things in time may crash and fall

There’s beauty in the break

We can stand before our demons

Because shadows won’t suffice

Drop in on this together

Crystal blue

Our souls unite

Deliver me from darkness

Baby, hold me

At my peak

Splash life’s charms

Around my face

Kiss my salty cheeks

Hold my spirit in your beauty

Swirl around my toes

Spit me out

In liquid love

Forever, your mystique

You dance around in circles

As you stretch towards the shore

Bending

Twisting

Lifting up

What once was here no more

You’ve got a million faces

I’ve made a million more mistakes

Things in time may crash and fall

There’s beauty in the break

The darkest rain

May smack our backs,

A tempest of retreat

We may disappear

While our “what if”s

Lay dying at our feet

If we believe in love and hold on tight

Our inner truths will bring the sun

Scattered shells will lead the way

There’s paradise in sight

It (Love)

Love is blind
But it ain't weak
Love can turn the other cheek
When it's lost
Love can't be found
But when it's there, baby
It's all around
Love lives in your heart
It feels your soul
It beats to a rhythm
Your spirit has shown
A battle of strength
You must fight to be you
We live in a world
Where hope is still new
Lying and cheating
May take you there fast
But love is the answer
It alone will outlast
Every last fight
Every last war
Every last wave
Embracing the shore
Every last fumble
Every last fall
Every last back
Shoved up against the wall
Every last woman
And every last man
Every last creature
In this magic land
Love is the answer
To all unknown things
If you search
You will find out
Love realizes dreams.