Actor Without Applause

Actor Without Applause

I feel like an actor on a movie stage;
my script has already been written;
my thoughts determine how I engage;
tho some thoughts are forbidden.

Like others, granted freedom of choice;
I can determine who I’m to be;
a wise man listens for the Master’

The Awakening

The Awakening

I awakened this morning to a rising sun;
alert, to face a new day;
feeling defeated by what’s to become;
seeking to find my way.

When in darkness, we tend to sleep;
dreaming of a better day;
faced with sadness; the time to weep;
with reality fading

The Negatives Of Life

The Negatives Of Life

The picture of a family is not the truth;
it’s merely an image on paper;
in order to determine reality’s proof;
burning, its ash turns to vapor.

That picture was only reality’s illusion;
the original negative gave it life;
the wise can only

Insignificant Brothers

Insignificant Brothers

Many dream of life teeming with magnificance;
an answer to all their dreams;
then live their life in seeming insignificance;
since life isn’t all that it seems.

We’re told to become the best we can be;
but, what does that really mean;
we’re limited by

When Tears Dry

When Tears Dry

Heaven sheds tears over God’s disappointment;
over the evil that abides within man;
all life was blessed with the Father’s annointment;
in heaven, the insurrection began.

Cast out of heaven; and exiled to the earth;
mankind was sent to the lower kingdom;
created in perfection

The Glue

The Glue

When I was young, I put models together;
a car; a ship; or a plane;
applying a glue, so they’d remain forever;
always looking the same.

Without glue; they were just separate pieces;
with no purpose or value to anyone;
once glued together their value increases;
separate

The Eyes Of Thought

The Eyes Of Thought

We think of vision as a function of eyes;
tho the eyes only take in light;
light energy contains many a surprise;
tho it’s hard to see in the night.

The elevated mind has creative vision;
it sees what it chooses to see;
its thoughts

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