Posts Tagged ‘creative writing’
The Third Coming?
One to the east
And one to the west
The world spins
On some new quest
Things fall apart
The centre can’t holdAmerica is lost
Broken in two
Republican selfishness
Breaking anew
Things fall apart
The centre can’t holdChina arises
From its slumber
Values are questionable
But can’t ignore numbers
Things fall apart
The centre can’t holdEurope straining
Between two poles
Holding centre values
Taking its toll
Things fall apart
The centre can’t holdBritain a wrecking ball
Breaking away
A barking dog following
Republican America
Things fall apart
The centre can’t hold100 years ago
Similar words were said
As wars ravaged
And many were dead
Are we turning into
New conflicts to behold
Things fall apart
The centre can’t hold
Boundaries
There appears to be
No clear right or wrong
There is weak
& there is strongThere appears to be
No agreed perspective
Only effective
And ineffectiveSome use the law
Or some wise insight
Some have to break things
To relearn it’s not rightAnd so boundaries
Are pushed on until
Another pushes back
With strength and willAnd so lessons are learned
An agreed perspective
Over what is effective
And ineffective
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
Steps
I wonder what it means
Day after day
What I do now
Day after dayI’ve no real plan
Step after step
Moving forward
Step after stepSlowly a form arises
From the steps
The mist of meaning
From the steps
Values 2
You must value me
To want to spend time
We take our turn
To give in rhymeMultiple transactions
Part of our interaction
And the credit we create
Builds the attractionWe rise some days
And others we fall
We give when we rise
We try owning our fallIf we value each other
And love enough
We can help each other
When the going gets tough
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
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 V2
I have some money
It serves some needs
But it won’t, set, me free
I dream of the future
I still have some fears
I still have some chains, that pull, at meI can’t change much
But I can change me
And I can’t do much
But I, can, be freeI built a house
I wanted to feel safe
It’s what the world, sees, of me
Now I’m opening my doors
I wanna let some light in
And maybe I’ll see, more, clearlyI can’t change much
But I can change me
And I can’t do much
But I, can, be free
Now and Then
Now and then
I slow down…
I feel the earth turn,
Our planet sighSun on my face
Birds sing
Breeze in the trees
Then a butterflySoulful music
I breathe…
In the moment
I escape outside
