A Fight

it is not the destination
but the journey, the road, the chase
the movement it's own sensation
a fight for a life in this place

bones seemingly made of cement
weigh one down in this shallow race
small triumphs along the way spent
a fight for a life in this place

a symptom, temporary mood
keep keeping on, one must save face
youth, health, beauty, plenty of food
a fight for a life in this place

give thanks, enjoy the small things now
advice given to up the pace
take a pill to help, don't ask how
a fight for a life in this place

your chemistry will change one day
soon happiness will pain erase
until its return to raise pay
a fight for a life in this place

A Lovely Breeze

"Reason, I sacrifice you to the evening breeze." ~  Aime Cesaire

motors whip by in a rhythm
drivers are hurried to become
first at the beach and recover
letting the breeze be a lover

the intonations of summer fun
ocean waves ripple as winds hum
birds squawk, flapping wings to hover
letting the breeze be a lover

jellyfish dance near the calm shore
oblivious tourists explore
hermit crabs float in, uncover
letting the breeze be a lover

Self Reliance

boundaries for me to set rules
companions lie in fields of mules
for me, can i see the sky
not even a slice of that pie

salvation, self-preservation
levitate, it's my projection
don't purport your happier sky
not even a slice of that pie

blackness surrounds the only light
carried in my recesses, trite
rainbows live  in the outside sky
not even a slice of that pie

Advanced Order

Assembling the uprising,
Anger persists in acquiring
Rights and overdue redemption,
In confidence of expression.

Being denied by the nation,
Locked away to breed sensations,
Having no power to question,
In confidence of expression.

Peace has been overthrown today,

Chaos will reign and give way,

To freedom of aggression,

In confidence of expression.

The prison gates opening to

Let detainees breath, see anew.

An advanced order successions,

In confidence of expression.

Welcome acrimony, passion,

Disruption a crucial lesson.

Fire, a natural precession,

In confidence of expression.