Walls

Baby, you make my walls
come down.  I'm out
in the open, naked.

The feelings you bring are honest.
They force me to look,
from a different perspective. To
look into my depths and see all.
The good, the bad and the beautiful.

Those walls are made of brick, they're thick.
The big bad wolf
couldn't blow them down. But you came.

My heart is paper thin, a facade
of stainless steel. So please be gentle, engage.
Be stronger, than I ever can.
Don't push too hard, be aware
I may separate sometimes, but I'm still here.

Why do we separate ourselves?
Especially from love.
From all other living beings.

As I gaze into those deep, gray eyes,
I feel the urge of the collective consciousness.
It overwhelms to tear down it's walls
and let the light in.  Let in
the love, and let, be.

The system

They tell us its for
the collective,
but we don't really feel
connected.
Pulled too young from your mother's sweet nectar,
forced to succumb, the formula is better.

Then we stop
Take a minute to address
The issues at hand
Realize their plan
Distraction!

Media faces daze us,
they talk about ways
to avoid PMS.
Look! A new diet on the market,
While black
children
become the target.

So we pause
Contemplate questions
What's going on?
How did we get in this mess?

As our organs drown in GMO violence
We beg the electors,
'please just give us a chance.'
But they don't listen;
rambling words, dribbling nonsense.
Time to stand up,
bring on the storm, united as one.

As the anarchist clock ticks down,
speak
rise
above
the rest.

Playing with Pantoum

Can we go now?
Is it time?
Let's have an adventure,
Let's drink some wine.

Come on, it's time to flee,
Beyond Napa Valley, up the Oregon coast.
We'll drink lots of wine,
Do our best, make the most.

And beyond Napa Valley, along the Oregon coast,
We'll settle on the beach.
Do our best, and make the most of
Our time; don't you agree?