Posts Tagged ‘change’
Colonialism
How did you justify
Stealing and killing
From those who own
But are unwilling?You used religion
And science to say
They are below you
In made up waysAnd now you use arrogance
And discrimination
To control equals or betters
Even in the same nationJokes are used
Hurtfully…
To hide behind
Insidiously…And statues are used
To glorify the pillage
They poison the nation
& weaken it with spillageThe spawn of public schools
Like Eton & Harrow
Brutal and shameless
Monsters of sorrowBut inherited wealth
Can’t be repeated
Change must come, cos
The future can’t be cheatedThe past can hold back
Or help evolve to find
New ways that include
New ties that bind
I Fear a Crack
I’m on an island
Disconnected
But I see us evolve
Through chaos & timeTo changing perceptions
Of new truths
Of new values
Of a new effectiveWe compete
Upon foundations
Of our culture
Hidden & taken for grantedI fear a crack
In the foundations
Of our culture
Hidden & taken for granted
Apart
Can I accept a part
In this play
Yet play it well
Each & every dayI see others struggle
Struggle for love
Struggle for money
But it’s never enoughYet in their struggle
Is their meaning
Their distraction
From their endingThe more I know
The more I’m apart
The distance between
The head and the heart.
Under the Falling Sun
I see it in the distance
Under the falling sun
I’ve food and I’ve water
And a little black gunI hear laughter and noise
In the valley below
They push to make
Some shape I don’t knowI walk in the twilight
Sometimes I run
I can’t change much
To stop the sunI look for humility
In this scene
My actions build
My art to be seen
Transition
I was an adolescent once
A time of transition
Of great learning
Of experimentation
Of new experiencesI was an adolescent once
I found romance
And new beginnings
I created something
That became my lifeCareer & relationships
Children and marriages
Houses and parties
Family and friends
Growth and changeNow another transition
Again everything is new
More baggage now
Create meaning & joy
Create a new life.
Next
I’d no safety net
No guiding light
A feeling of disconnection
The need to fightUnprocessed feelings
Didn’t know how
Humour and anger
Am I better now?I got up, I got out
Only way I could
One rung at a time
Fire and bloodWaited for change
A new tech wave
Everything I had
Everything I gaveNo inheritance
No history
Move fast & bury
My anxiety & my worryNever knew myself
Difficult to say
Lost relationships
Along the wayLife is the journey
Not the end
Now what’s next
Around the bend?
Closing the Door
It’s difficult to close the door
To leave it all behind
The past has good memories
It’s a balm to the mindI’ve been invisible
As I juggled their needs
I’d lost myself
Thrashing in the weedsI must move on
And let it all go
Enjoy the future
And accept the unknownMaybe I can fix myself
And look forward anew
I could not fix them
But I can love you
Sun Rise
On a wild horse
Not broken yet
I’m thrown about
Holding on yet
No purpose, stuck
Magnified
No direction, stuck
Can’t ride
In the darkness
From the deep they rise
I see the ghosts
I hear their cries
Then I hold your hand
I see your smiles
I hear the ocean
I see the sun rise
Free?
I have some money
It serves some needs
But it won’t set me free
I have dark chains
Born in my past
But they still pull at meI have dreams of the future
I have some fears
They’re hidden deep inside of me
I fight for control
But often I find
That my fears they control meI can’t change much
But I can change me
I can’t do much
But I can be freeI built a house
I wanted to feel safe
Now it’s all the world sees of me
And I’ve lately found
That it distorts
The world that I can seeSo I’ll open my doors
I’ll remove my chains
Then I’ll see more clearly
I’ll connect more
I’ll give more
Then I’ll live more freelyI can’t change much
But I can change me
I can’t do much
But I can be free
Change
I did not always manage
To stop the damage
That my impatience had spread
My fears rushed on
I know it was wrong
And our love ruptured and bledLike a finely tuned machine
I was good for a scene
But then something broke inside
I did not manage my fears
Oh, they cost me dear
But I’ve learned a lot on the rideI’m glad I was kind to you
That I was steadfast and true
Cos this will stand the test of time
And it’s never too late
To grow and change our fate
To change some parts of our mind
