The Cardboard Breadman

The Naked Mind

It’s been said; clothes make the man;
and, perhaps, the woman, as well;
but, what very few of us understand;
clothes hide a virtueless hell.

Clothes give a body a certain grace;
hiding what lies within;
nudity reveals a very different face;
leading to thoughts of

A Bird Without Wings

Few are as helpless; as I seem to be;
unable to avoid pendulum swings;
in signs of trouble; I’m unable to flee;
I’m like a bird, without wings.

I very rarely, can see trouble coming;
and yet; I know that it’s there;
at

The Ultimate Tyranny

Tyranny is the demon of many faces;
a ventriloquist; pulling our strings;
truth and love; by stealth; he replaces;
he’s a vulture; spreading his wings.

Tyranny is an invisible demon of night;
hiding from the light of day;
carefully remaining out of our sight;
we are

Garbage In; Garbage Out

We spend a lifetime collecting our trash;
although we don’t even know it;
an endless collection of trinkets and cash;
it’s all dead; nature can’t grow it.

We spend a life; preserving and protecting;
in garages, basements, and banks;
its accumulated value; we’

What It Means To Serve

Many question what it means to serve
wondering what it means to live;
it’s never to be about what we deserve;
only, about what we can give.

The wonders of life; lead us to ask;
what was to be its purpose;
tho many plan

My Trail Of Tears!

I began this life as an ordinary child;
complete with ordinary fears;
the beauty of love; had me beguiled;
then came my trail of tears.

I was very short; when I was young;
my thoughts; often contrary;
I had visions; of what I’d become;
thinking

The Authority Of Pain

There’s always someone, in authority;
bringing us hardship and gain;
often, overcoming every other priority;
such is the authority of pain.

Pain is the master over life’s physicality;
leaving other thoughts, behind;
acting like the emperor, over reality;
pain rules through the mind.

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