where is home?

mind out the window

seeing some flowers

catching all the suns light

trying to do the same

with new and different eyes

seeing the road ahead

as positive as can be

given the void created

space to let it all breathe

and try to understand

the cool breeze through

the bending trees

might never see that spot again

never got to say good bye

so many things undone

a life not finished uprooted

and blown apart scattered

in the cool breeze brought

to that place mind now out the window

seeing it from the outside in

for a moment a new clarity

as how eye was seen

as the cool breeze woke eye up

to a whole new world

some things will always change right

in the middle of everyday life

and nothing ever goes as planned

or hoped and tried until trying worked no more

no less than everyday

turned to night before

home could be reached…

same skies

beginning again out of necessity

alone looking to jah eye over stand

everything up to that point

out the weakness remove eye from

the equation no longer

see the same view

sit and think with different eyes

under the same skies…

ready for anything

standing alone again

on the water for the first time

see the sun rise

as it should be seen

now under the same stars

as one month ago

no one saw this coming

a rushing of emotion

while standing under stars

stronger alone finding quiet

much easier now

but nothing will quiet the mind

questioning every action

and reaction to cards dealt

have to be ready for anything…

mind confident battle scenes

painting the sky black

before the day ends

means and all in between

stuck in the mind

confident battle scenes

chaos confronted

sitting alone staring

at the wall knew at that moment

only the wind will tell you

that you are free

embrace that cool breeze

he always knew

but where were you

his arms touched each other

with nothing in between

singing some song with no voice

hated it before living on the water

understand simplicity again

finding again the strength

he knew he had but went unnoticed

distracted by his own quest for happiness

and in a position that did him no good

between feelings of intense love

embarrassment and distrust

a distance that could not be bridged

when needed most met with anger instead

writing the wrongs eye have been again

searching for happiness in the wrong direction

no one is going to write the book for you

you’ve got to put the words

you want

in it

for it to be you…

sit in it

rebuilding again

brick by brick

like the fireplace

had to leave it behind

dismantling what once

seemed strong

need to again find

that strength

and sit in it…

the gray morning

slept in for a change

easy to get up and go

for me from my spot

the gray morning not warm

but not quite cold somehow

became inviting from my spot

no invitation waiting

for anything else

wish to see the sun

today but always

want my cool breeze

maybe I just forgot I was

here for some reason…       

warmest hour today

almost two years without

a thought blowing through these leaves

out from one volume and into the next

hour will probably be warmest  of the day

especially if the wind continues to blow

so hard the trees bend as this mind

struggles to find the next word

before the thought is gone

somewhere else just like that

closeness of two

and eye cannot understand

almost two years

because it patiently waited

for sixty-two to be finished

another empty bowl to fill

as often as eye allows

as sudden and strong as sun burst

from behind quick moving clouds

making two years seem like a minute

book has been closed and now

eye all in it moving forward

leaving behind what is unnecessary

in the journey from now until

whenever it makes sense…

in blue & green

if it did make sense

something would have to change

in order to grow

into the new skin

spin a new web to tangle

everything in blue & green

if it did makes sense

would there be as much

to think and write about…

don't reach the floor

sipping coffee and blowing smoke

rather be 
somehow impossible

to force what once was

so much excitement

want to get out 
of this book this box

that keeps me trapped

sipping coffee and relaxing with jah

appreciation 
growing up within everyday

three years in the confines 
of one book of thoughts 
says that writer is distracted

real life has got him by the balls

sipping coffee trying to loosen the grip

the phone is silent 
because no one wants

to talk yet he has so much to say

and somehow his writing has gotten messier

in three years’ time probably has plenty of gray

sipping away and refill the cup

and bowl until feet 
don’t reach the floor…

appreciate the breath for being there

room to breathe in and appreciate the breath

for being there when breath was needed

the tide needs to finally break

the tension the strain

release in the brain

room to breathe only twenty feet away

three one won the day

celebrating the life

remembering the smile

only seen in pictures with these eyes

jah reflection

eternally growing up inside everyday

more room to breathe in

water will help keep it all clean to soothe

the rough spots of everyday

life weighing heavier at times

cruising without a thought

for the next moment every moment

gathered one at a time

is necessary some will be recorded

every thought not measured against

the next moving right through into eyes

the night brings darkness real science

and a sneeze heard throughout

the house laughter and happiness

welcomed the release

room to breathe…

cross-eyed and dangerous

sounds all around

each corner sharper

than the next

might come quicker

with no idea what’s ahead

behind or somehow in between

thoughts and questions

answers never knowing

what’s right or wrong turn

might lead to the right

answer up and down

as the night goes on

cross-eyed and dangerous

deep as the night is dark

moon light shines

illuminates the yard

and inspires and moves the mind

to record the thoughts for a later time

not even poetry capturing all the thoughts

can’t even make them sound any better

than they are just waiting to be read

pen in hand with a heavy head

so tired day dreaming of sleep

ahead without an alarm

for one day swirling around the yard

still in the mind

the rest of me sitting at the kitchen table…

twisted around the pen

twisted around the pen

pushing out all I can

and then some more

stand at the door

looking into the smoke

for a thought not a joke

to be laughing out loud

alone in the crowd

twisted hand grips the pen tight

moon is bright on a night like tonight…

crazed reality

been stuck in this book now

two years ago something

happened causing  less writing

more thinking but without

the pen will help cut all

the thought out of the mind

out of this mind and onto

this page out of his mind

sitting with silent rage

and confusion been swirling over head

like clouds with the occasional rain

throughout the day

thinking more and more about

the right place to be effective

bringing about positive change

for all involved will be affected

by any and all change

needs to be more than coins in a pocket

some will stand watching with hands in them

work to fill books with thoughts

but maybe no one will read them

that doesn’t mean the thoughts will ever stop

or make sense for that matter of fact

presented as if it were the future

and it probably will be if things don’t somehow

adjust as we all grow together or separate

depending on all the choices

made thought out of a day off and a stuffy nose

the rain has kept thought inside

all day planning some small escape

from the crazed reality of everyday life…

seen from all around

want to understand

how do eye fit

of confusion caught

worn down and tired

want to understand

how eye am seen

from all around

and how to escape

some maze so many

ways to find a way

out of the confusion

and back into

beauty’s light

want to understand

why intensity secures

a spot at the opposite end

of the location desired

to leave all worry behind

and move forward

with strength and

confidence…

worn out(for the record)

ten days of silence

followed by scratching
the surface of an idea
that might continue
to return if allowed
the proper time
 
for the record
given little reward
by those work for daily
by night fall
back out on the porch
moving the pen again
it’s been slow
last few years
getting used
to being worn out…

the outsider(for the record)

I don’t do well with disrespect

especially when it continuously
goes unpunished
and mostly unnoticed to all around
 
for the record
always seen as the outsider
never knowing what is best
for anyone including
myself apparently
 
for the record
sometimes I just sit
hours at a time
even in the heat of July
most of the day alone
used to the sound
the brain thinking
keep rattling on…

as the night is dark(for the record)

fireworks in every direction

celebrating 234 years
independence
as a country fire blazing bright
only light above the pen
and page thought by now
it might make sense
 
for the record
most likely never will
put on a different hat
meaning is still the same
irie as the night is dark
under clear star filled skies...

of this life(for the record)

for the record

seems everyday
of this life
gets harder to handle
trying to figure out
how to let go
with both hands…

lonely(for the record)

the fire was started

with a page from this book

under clear night sky

fire now roars

for the record

I could and do

stare into the flames for hours

thinking and hoping for a better day

somehow reaping what I was sowing

lonely when I shouldn’t be

been taking a lot of pictures

documenting moments

in this here life

for some reason or for the sake

of doing it ideas changing

as the fire burns the wood

to nothing

for the record

the silence too

golden alone under

cloudless air

above only thoughts

keep the vigil out

behind the house…

burning again (for the record)

burning again

first day of summer

longest day of the year

been awake most of it

the breeze feels cool

that fire burns

hot on top of sheets

layered will be under them

resting soon

4 the record

best part of the day

where I have always belonged

resting soundly

loving madly

waking lucky each morning

all the sounds of tonight

surround friend and companion passed

somehow always here

by my right arm

or beneath my feet

when I burn

longest day of the year

still under sensei cloud

still under clear night sky

4 the record...