Love and gratitude

The clasp that holds the chain

Without one or the other we all fall to the ground

With a joyful heart, I am thankful

For a child, who in the black opals of his eyes I see glory

A house that may not be majestic but it is warm

because the people inside have the attitude of forgiveness

I acknowledge the lives of Lennon, Cobain and Gaye

They provide the grace of deliverance

Bless the voice, the ears, the feet, the hands and the mind for music

Appreciation and respect

A fire cannot burn without a light to spark it

So all are accepted in an incandescent life

With a joyful heart, I am thankful for the above

Love,

m.

Revisited poem....

GIRL ON THE BOAT

To the girl on the yacht

Seeped in cocoa butter

Surrounded by the still waters of desire

Look into the reflection

To see your future

Picking up broken dishes after the candlelight dinner

Can her lover be devoted

Does she know the truth

Here comes a faithful hand

Does it belong to

a future leader

a future foe

All one can see is themselves 

and that's the hardest thing to know

Maybe

The same but different

I see two worlds

When there should be one

Where laws rule the people

And the people rule the law

If there is hope

There will be a brighter future

One without fear

Of letting our children go out to play

No one is bulletproof

And no one is beyond harm

When cooler heads prevail

Maybe we can talk about

Why some get so angry

Why fear leads to hate

If there is a method to the madness

Only then will I love the insanity

Casually Numb

As heat is lost

this will all soon be frozen

Stiff as a photograph that made the past real

The tranquil ocean will have concrete tides

Bodies forever fixated on vacant screens

With life petrified, let me be forever in a passionate embrace

perspiring salty icicles

All will become wind with no motion

Only the present is real

Numb to my oblivion

Fit

I am not my size

A number on the scale

The parusuco's that can no longer be buttoned

The Nine West boot which doesn't fit on my calf

Victoria's secret was another surgery

No wonder the cheap lingerie did not adjust

My body is a river of rainbows

with gold in my mind

Vibrant colours of my soul run underneath

Diets drown in the tide of my lucidity

The calories mounted and crushed by my swollen liquid figure

I will not pause to wait for no weight to live

Not a gluttonous sinner

Just don't need that kind of pride - also a sin

To love myself

and french fries 

Prayers for People

If there is another earth

Do climate, geography and u.v rays dictate 

who they love 

Abiding by the invisible grace and neglecting visible suffering

To count currency and squander hope in change

Have they also just continued to evolve technologically

while finding new disorders mentally

Take me to this other earth

And let me warn them

about us

I tried to go a day without spending money 

But the baby needed diapers and the coffee needed cream

I tried to go a day without sugar

But the toast needed jam

I tried to go a day without swearing

But that jerk cut me off

I tried to go a day without being tired

But the baby cried all night

I tried to go a day without watching t.v

But the playoff game was on

I tried to go a day without feeling fat

But didn't feel like exercising

I tried to go a day without smoking

But my parents are stressing me out

I tried to go a day without feeling down 

But that bill arrived early

But none of that mattered

Because today I listened to music

I can listen to it on the radio for free

It does not cause diabetes

It can curse for me

It either helps me fall asleep or wakes me up

I can watch the videos because that's an expression of art ( so I don't feel guilty )

If you dance you are exercising

It gets rid of stress and makes you happy

Unless it is a sad song that makes you cry

But in a good way

Love,

m.

Skyfall

A galaxy of ivory stars lies behind the decaying walls

Erected by the deceivers

But one day you climbed above the stones to a great height

Reaching out to touch the brilliant hidden twilight and place it on your shoulders as a babe watching a parade

To erase the gloom for a moment

And glow because of the sweet skyfall