Goodbye Night

Goodbye night

night adieu

adieu darkness

light is new

So long care

care dissolve

dissolve worry

emerge resolve

To walk away

away from the past

past leaving chains

chains never last

Journey alone

alone I travel

travel so far

far from the gavel

That passed sentence

sentence on me

me, I will go

go where I'm free

Light on my face

face to the wind

wind from the east

east to the friend

Friend, myself

myself, eternal

eternal the dawn

dawn not external

But internal

ever eternal

Me.

Hatred

I am hatred

i burn like

acid corrosive

i am not a giant

but a worm

that eats through you

slowly

i hide inside booze

intoxicating

so lovely so banal

so loose you can channel

thoughts of yourself 

into me

You'e done

your finished

no out

i clout with

words said

they took years

to grow 

you can't pull free

you must uproot me

and that so carefully

Don't fear

i've got you

i will carry you

to your grave

Ceato (my dog)

I buried you here
under these trees
now drooping low
that I must bow
and so it should be
beccause to me
you were a dear friend
brought to an end
under the wheels
of a truck

You knew my soul
every thought told
on our long walks
when I would talk
you would run and
return again and
listen to a master
his life a disaster
but he was not
about to give up

I got the call
it was the fall
dark rainy night
just not right
your body so dead
blood from your head
i dug a hole here
blood sweat and tears
still I kept talking
how i'd miss walking
but the body was cold
there was no soul
and I ask
are you now here
with me

Byron Katie

Hey Katie!

Did you know

after listening to you

I have no teacher

I have no guru

Only four questions

I keep asking myself

The thing that I'm saying

What I'm telling myself

Is it true?

Are you certain?

How do you feel

when you believe this thought?

How would you feel if this thought were not true?

A liberated self

A spirit who flies

A voice from the heavens

A joy that inspires

A person unhinged

In love every moment

That's who I'd be

A person so free.

Kiss

I shouldn't have kissed you.
By the shock in your face,
by the smile in your glow.
I shouldn't have
but he drove down
the flooded road
in the violent dark night
and we pushed ourselves,
up to our waists in lake
that had risen and spread
and we were elated.
I was Goliath and you my David.
But I shouldn't have done it,
because after that, we could not admit it,
we could not forget,
we could not be friends.

Dear Friend

It appears that I have arrived
at the place where I do not judge
anyone, anymore.

I have been blessed with a stable
mind and temperament,
at least enough to see
that everyone has a reason
for what they do.

And so do I:
I do not want to be unhappy
with anyone or anything
anymore.

You might respond,
"that is impossible
that any person could accomplish
such a thing."

I would agree and
that is my point.
I am no longer the person
you once knew.

Not to say that person is gone.
I still meet him occasionally.
I treat him with the same respect
and humility as anyone.

But unfortunately, my time
is limited and to indulge
his crazy notions is not
something I wish to do.

My Muse

You came after my heart was rent.

You found me once I am content.

As a seeker must find his match,

and maudlin humor needs a catch,.

A general will need a sash,

and a druggy needs a stash.

A door will need a latch

and a cow will need a patch.

You found my message sent,

My muse, you , my ascent.