Category: Change
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The Second Half (Audio)
I have skills I have intelligence I have proven courage I am creative and imaginative I have an easy way with people I am moderately attractive I am strong in action I have access to resources I am healthy I have led I have followed I am experienced Yet I sit I am not…
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Spring Thaw (Audio)
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The wheel has turned again Today I feel the warmth of the yellow sun touching my core. A thaw has begun in me. Deeds accomplished and those left undone remain unsettled They tumble and scar the earth Like boulders caught at the height of a raging spring melt Dislodged from their former place They create…
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Anger Rises (Audio)
Anger rises Impotent Unfocused It surrounds him like a shield And energy force to protect and warn It morphs its shape to suit circumstance At once thoughtful, empathetic, humorous, kind, or distant No matter The form does not change the essence Anger birthed and energized Contained in the ferment of the man’s soul The fruits…
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Awake (Audio)
(Done like an old protest song i.e. Marvin Gaye or early Isley Bro. – Reggae?) The great Uncle is not your friend. He would be your master. And talking heads just keep on talking. Don’t confuse them with your pastor. Distraction provides just temporary satisfaction. But your heart knows the Truth. Your heart knows the…
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Pushing Back (Audio)
I remember me But what is it that I recall There are moments of sanity At least familiarity But they soon dissolve into A whirling mass of feeling, thought, and images At least I am writing Maybe that is something I feel the anger It provides structure That passes for sanity At least I can…