Remember the time
The hour even When it all turned around It was a soft Wednesday in October and the air was crisp. Blue skies hung above with wind blowing; shifting clouds that cast dancing shadows along the grassy terrain. The old familiar under-layer Relax. First relax deep, then the anger is there like a defence to keep out. A warning that there is a difficult trail ahead. Accept it. Embrace it. Use it. Meet it head on like a great wave roughly tumbling a ship at sea Must move past See what lies beneath Seems to be deep grief So much sadness So much pain So much suffering Buried beneath a red hot inferno of rage that lashes out at all it can Let go Let me go Take a seat There is a slight breeze on this autumn day and it brings the spirits out to help Listen carefully to this whispering Let go of the anger Letting go of the grief The present awaits... Remember this day When you learned to pay attention When you no longer needed to run away No focused gaze but a soft set of eyes accept all there is to see. From the corner moves something. Orange and brown leaves tumble down from the trees preparing for winter. We layer up whilst they strip down. A pair of small dogs come and yapp you back to reality but everything has changed. Remember this day. When first you found that portal to calm seas. When no longer did anger grief and grief hide fear. Nothing to fear. Nothing to lose No expectation No suppositions Only a flow which has every life connected and going along like those breezy clouds in the ever-changing sky.
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A beautiful bee landed on my hand whilst writing.
Long, hairy and clean; an audience for me and my thoughts in the cool autumn sun. No thought of sting till some time passed At the start, only happy for the beautiful company He listens so well... The sting So much beauty always has a sting A natural defence Value is the worth the risk. Hello Mr. Bee Spare me the cornbread
That's not my bag Not after the blood sweat and tears that I've had. Wait No sense in that Keep up the pacing Burn all the fat Till your body Nearing the point of exhaustion and spacing Fights back to the front and all down the side What a ride to confide your loss of pride taken in stride But what of the cornbread? Where does that fit in? Surely if you keep trying on day you will win. What you might ask? Win athletes houses Win Athletes! Go! Wait... How many athletes do you know? PAUSE FOR REALITY A very large bee just landed on my hand on this fine Thursday morning with the sun shining and the trains whipping past below. What a beautiful coat of yellow and black yellow and black yellow and black Clean yourself up little guy Your limits are the sky... Feeling a surge after the great purge of negative out unto the world at large.
Is this what you envisaged when you passed the torch that could take the darkness and turn. Why didn't you put up a fight? Are you afraid you might enjoy yourself? That would e such a shame for a lame brain half wit like you who can only count one then two. No need for more Two is enough as long as you got the right stuff Not all can be trusted with the knowledge passed. A wonder you managed to survive but I will one day thrive Put my money where my mouth is but I best clean up first. This shits gotta flow or else be well rehearsed. There is a line there Between practice an flow, between mind and connection, between substance and form. This is something that all artist know Our job is to walk the line and bridge the gap. Give all the normals something to wonder and think at. Gaze inside and sally forth Time to test your worth... |
Douglas Karson
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