The Simple Price
the sky has fallen,
and that on which we walk,
the crumbled streets of heaven,
destroyed by our hell!
in the end the end
is that which we bought,
for the simple price
of the human soul!
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Madness #2
lover, no saint!
i cherish devils and nymphs;
the undressing of raindrops,
and original sin!
a thousand tiny deaths
in your kiss and your touch,
when more is less,
too little's too much!
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Road To Infinity
the biggest step we take
on the long road to infinity...
is
...the
.....day
.. .........we
.............choose
to be honest
....with ourselves.
a matter of choice....
....a day of beginning!
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Lippies!
he said:
'you one of them
old hippies turned lippies? '
'huh? '
'you know,
do a lot of talking
about change,
but not much action! '
kinda makes you think
about the way you live
your life!
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Dysfunctional
a dysfunctional
delusional family,
battling and babbling
incoherantly over
borrowed money!
while their own children
lay dying of starvation....
and the world turns away
in shocked disgust!
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Ambrosia
your tongue
...wrapped
......in mine;
you open an old book,
your fingers caress the pages....
you take in the scent
of words built on lifetimes...
struggling together...
ambrosia!
read me!
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Love is.... (Not The Rose)
love is not a room filled with pure light,
it is a dirty and grimy alley, that stinks of trash!
it is not the rose that blooms in the middle of summer,
but the manure the bush was planted in!
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Tao (Human Heart)
the Tao of the human heart
never tried to buy anything,
to own anything, or anyone,
or to change anyone!
the Tao of the human heart,
is understanding, and acceptance.
you could call it love!
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True Charity
it is very difficult,
if not impossible,
to help someone
who will not help
theirself.
true charity lies
in teaching people
how to better their conditions,
and standing by them
while they do it!
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Fill the Cup
pour the water
from the cup and
watch it drip to
the floor...
salvation is
merely the spirit
leaving the body
to go on a long journey...
and then returning,
bearing gifts...
fill the cup again!
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