approval and disapproval

a pretty serious affliction

nine

a really complicated three

truth

for our self

probably the greatest gift of all

lying to ones self

probably the greatest crime of all

if your me

punish the monkey

let the organ grinder go


mr. knopler tells it like it is


let it all go

those we call animals

those we call animals

are people to me


they are just different

than we human types


and are often treated poorly

as so few of us respect them


wild just means free to me

untamed and untrained

a woman face

a woman face was all it took
to launch this bold crusade

up till then i did my job
i thought i had it made

then i saw her standing there
my heart went all a'flutter

but all i got was empty arms
next i found the gutter

self-pity took me to its breast
i fed with such delight

it seems to me that i'd been wronged
this brought me some respite

in time i learned and now i'm free
or maybe on parole

those want things sure do drag you down
they always hurt the soul

once before

once before the trust was broken
when the truth was freely spoken
men were free and knew lifes way
life was not some game to play

now our heads are hollow vases
stupid looks on all our faces
respect for life not to be found
pride in self does so abound

selfish ways will be our doom
for love of life we have no room
truth could yet redeem our lives
yet greed so far is all that thrives

kindness is what most have lost
frustration rules at such a cost
a selfish heart can not see clearly
and love's the gift we need so dearly

there was a time

there was a time i thought love dead
ghosts and goblins filled my head
life was very bleak and old
all the fires of youth grown cold

then one night as i lay sleeping
a vision to my soul came creeping
and a voice so soft and clear
began to speak inside my ear

you yourself cause all this pain
gloom and doom the fall like rain
it's your reactions drag you down
and twist your heart into a frown

judge not my son all that you see
you must leave that up to me
rejecting life is not the way
on others all the blame to lay

all are free  -  i made them so
it's not your place to judge this show
you think too much and that's not good
it fills the mind with old dead wood

why not give yourself a break
give truth a chance for heavens sake
an open heart and mind that's clear
will find that love is always near

it

perhaps the most dangerous word of all

you

i may have passed on your presentation

but have never passed on  you

can we be

can we be who we are

instead of who we think we are

or who we think we want to be


awareness is not a product of thought

if i'm not married

my secretary will be

my closest friend

old people

now i get to be that for awhile

with a silver haired girl

who seems to still like me

joan baez

been listening to an old album of hers

quite an experience

if your me


diamonds and dust

i've already paid


she and bob spoke to me


it ain't dark yet

but it's getting there


and the answer is blowing in the wind

our private life

the smallest part of our life


the desire for security

makes our life even smaller

with golden hair

with golden hair and eyes of green
such beauty i had never seen
yet from my gaze you quickly ran
i cannot look upon you man

for then i could not play this role
if i don't run you'll touch my soul
and wake me up from this deep sleep
i'll blush at first and then i'll weep

for it's hard to face the truth
that was abandoned in my youth
i fought well but they were many
of friendly faces  -  no not any

now it's safe  -  i do not feel
this final refuge you would steal
and bring me back again to life
take me for your loving wife

but that would bring the longing back
the freedom that my heart did lack
when i was young and tried to fight
the darkness here with my small light

but love died
now i fear it greatly
to live again  -
i have thought of it lately

god it scares me
love is defenseless
war is so senseless
the violence is so hard to bear

i stood once alone
and for a while shone
they beat that out of me
can't you see

i'm one of them now
please go away

please don't love me

don't make me remember
that final december
when i broke  -
and the pain went away

now i do what they say
no more price must i pay

i fought them
but finally lost

yes  -  my heart
is now dark

you awakened
some spark

but  -

damn you

you bastard

you reminded me of
who i once was

but she died

let her be

it hurts to feel


what a place to be

you're there  -
how can i not see

that's just not my way

i hear what you say
but death is not what i embrace

you're still so alive
tho you valiantly strive
to repress all that
you're meant to be

now you hate what i am
say you can't  -  but you can
i'll not die to make lies
be more easy

it was wrong from the start
you belong to your heart


damn

ideas

ideas are bubbles blown in the ocean

life is the ocean

what now lord

what now lord
i said to myself
i know you're there
as i sit on this shelf

i know not the way
don't yet hear your voice
here i sit all alone
without making a choice

spirit must move me
i'll not run in distress
i must stay open
try not to repress

truths of the heart
tho i think it sleeps
so i must be patient
as my heart leaps

the mission of life
is a code in us all
the only safe way
is be true to its call

a pisces moon

a pisces moon
did crown her head
and by the spirit
was she led

forever true to
life i am told
her heart was pure
and soul unsold

few knew her secrets
for little she spoke
but the touch of her hand
for me tears did evoke

her beauty and grace
were a blessing to all
and no one said no
if she happened to call

she seems so alone
and yet not the least sad
the spirit of life
was the gift that she had

i remember her smile
and know i always will
the love that we shared
still my heart does fill

what is love

what is love
at times i have wondered
we speak the word often
but mostly we've plundered

power is what
we most seek today
do what i tell you
get out of my way

i try to forgive
and treat others well
yet still i relapse
to respond  -  go to hell

it bothers me some
that we're being so mean
and beauty and grace
are so rarely seen

perhaps we're afraid
to have love for another
it's just not in fashion
to cherish your brother

mostly it seems
we just think of ourselves
i'm back where i started
not sure where love dwells

the land of the free

this is the land of the free

as long as you have money

greetings

greetings my friend
i've not seen in so long
tho here in my heart
you have never been gone

and i wish to say
in a personal way
just to have known you
does brighten my day

the love that you share
where ever you go
reminds all around you
that love is the show

that brings us together
with its own special gift
and it's the true healer
that mends every right

i might have forgotten
had i not met you
of all of the blessings
yours is most true

each must choose

each must in his own time choose
both how to win and how to loose
for all must learn in time you see
what is right for them to be

although the road is long and tight
and the forest filled with fright
there is but one way to live
with open heart that's free to give

blessings come for those who share
who hold back nothing  -  without care
for the gift of life is free
tho this is sometimes hard to see

for love is not held in the hand
and that which is is only sand
truth and love are both a part
of what's found only in the heart

only love can heal this land
and redeem this weary band
for you get what you do give
open up your heart to live

the soul cries

the soul cries out from stoic faces
all bound up in plans and chases
seeking more and getting less
in every way no truth confess

some new dream would feed me better
all thought out  -  yes to the letter
on and on the quest is run
in search of some new source of fun

still the wails fill every plane
so much loss for so much gain
your plan in truth is poorly made
there is no love in your parade

the way of life is still an option
there's something more than your concoction
the life that is the source of all
still sends its eternal call

one must take the time to hear it
to share its love  -  no more to fear it
life's one purpose is to serve
to live it's perfect love takes nerve

this special gift of life is free
there is no purchase price you see
love abounds for those who let it
a willing heart is how you get it

lookin

looking in the mirror

at the face that is deserve


maybe that means

dis-serve

Mr. Mark Knopler

thanks for sharing your music

life

forgot what i was going to say

the age old quest ye on

what the hell did adam say to eve

on

claiming you're on

when you're off

ain't gonna make you on

there she stands

there she stands  -  so full of fear
tho it's source is not quite clear

sometimes she blames it all on me
yet i don't see how that could be

feelings seem to slow her down
turn her smile into a frown

perhaps she fears just what she is
would rather be what she calls his

all of this just makes no sense
the pain i see just makes me wince

i know that this could not be right
for all of us to be uptight

it's said that truth will set us free
an open heart can clearly see

that all must be just what they are
no more to wish upon some star

the gift of love is found within
in our own essence all are kin

but this is never found in thought
that's the scam that we all bought

life and love are all ways giving
that's not how we have been living

greed and fear now rule our lives
and it gets worse with all our tries

peace is never found through war
it brings more hatred to our door

one must love all life in kind
it's ourselves we must remind

rule

i only got one rule

you be you

i'll be me


i learned that from my daddy

my friend jim

not much i can say about that

except maybe thanks

free

they call this the land of the free

but there ain't nothin free around here

face

how do you face rejecting

human

a human thinking

is just another primate

and not yet

a human being

Life

that which is beyond

all thought

and has been called being

times of conflict

in times of great conflict
like these that i see
it's hard to make judgement
like just what to be

confusion and chaos
will keep us uptight
that by itself
makes it hard to know right

perhaps if we slow down
and just clear our head
give up the ideas
that make us brain dead

cause when this one says this
and another says that
we settle the issue
with fist and with bat

most think they know something
but i think we don't
we outsmart ourselves
with ideas that won't

fit in with nature
which has it's own plan
which we disregard
because we now can

it we took the time
and gave life a look
it just might not be
as we read in some book

a mind that's not made up
and fused with belief
might find something more
and provide some relief

but if no one will face
that they just might be wrong
we may someday look up
and find our world gone

i went to a party

i went to a party on saturday night
and the sights that i saw gave my heart such a fright

the masks that we wore were so ghastly to see
i stood there in silence  -  how could this all be

the noise was so great and the smiles so untrue
most were afraid and the others just blue

i watched for a while then did go away
but soon i returned  -  still with nothing to say

the din was still growing and the music so loud
soon i was into the mood of the crowd

we're here to forget just how lonely we feel
for a while to pretend it's not such a bad deal

the wine it's a flowing and the smoke is so thick
a sane person by now would lie down and be sick

but not me  -  i'm so tough i can take it all in
as we strut for the girls and pretend we're still men

now it's over at last and i'm home here alone
all the girls turned away  -  no one threw me a bone

in a while i will sleep till the sunrise again
and try to remember just where all i've been

the head full of aches and a sadness inside
to be such a fool and so full of pride

maybe in time i'll grow up and reform
but it's hard in a world where conform is the norm

venus in aquarius

in pisces house


the story of my  life

tommy edwards and the platters

have come a long way from those days

the hair that comes out of my face

i just disregarded that stuff

George Carlin

welcome to wherever we are

the hair that comes out of my face

have decided not to interfere

with that situation


will just wait and see

men and women

there was a time

they worked together

in this game we call life


but not any more


capitalism is based

on divide and conquer

moment

i have wondered what moment means


i still do

kid

hey kid

i remember you

pretty

how did you get so pretty sport

where ever i came from

where ever i am

let it all go

it is a pisces thing


let it all go


pisces ain't a thing


but probably all things


and no thing

mr. mark knopler

his work is a national treasure

if you're me


and the fat girls

got left by the wall


punish the monkey

let the organ grinder go


and i'll just go

where the lady takes me

blending

life is all about blending

all the many selves

mr. noam chomsky

i recommend reading his material

if life and our planet matter to you

the girl

the girl i live with

is the most innocent girl

i have met so far

back in the mix

where do they go

those that nobody spoke of

to pass judgement

to pass judgement

on anyone

is to pass judgement

on your self

noam chomsky

one of my heroes

as was my father

and a few others

i don't know why

i love you like i do

i just do

truthfulness usually gets their attention

slavery

when america outlawed slavery

capitalism moved right in

and took its place

noam chomsky

a true friend

of us all

what do you do

what do you do

if you are ahead of your time


be patient

and don't expect too much

rossie bea

am pretty sure

she probably saved my life


have wondered if she would remember me

but am pretty sure she would

an old 60's refugee

and i was born in the 1940 era


was conceived   a little while before that

we

we are often surprised

by who we think we are

when we are required to face

who we actually are

being

do you mind being

life

life is all about

hello me

got no place else to go

what do you do

what do you do

when you don't want to be

who you are


what do you do

when you just seek to be

who you are


what to do

we all have to work that out

for our self

anger

self-pity

as i see it

as i see it

the top and the bottom

no longer work together in harmony


which ain't natural


and probably not in our best interests

tears

they can be

the first step back

to actually having feelings

the down side of winning

is someone has to lose


we will have to work on that

a flash of light

in a sea of darkness


and here we are

winning

if anyone wins

we all lose

vulnerable

if we can't face our vulnerabilites

how will we ever be free


all those wars

ain't really

done us all that much good


the bombs are bigger

but we still have to be

somewhere


and hiding somewhere

ain't all that much fun

up and down

if you can't do both

you won't last very long around here

home

where ever i am

whether i like it or not


it is the clue

gratification

many confuse love with gratification

they love getting what they want

which is transitory gratification


love is a permanent state of being


perpetual would be a better word

love

most are afraid of love

love makes them feel vurnable

money

if we can't do without money

we will never be free

sexuality

we humans

don't seem to be

very comfortable

with our sexuality


that seems to be

where i am

all the heaven we got

is right here where we are

as mark said

the unknown

that which is new

one thing i have learned

just because you cannot be with me

does not mean i cannot be with you

thinking

awareness is not a product of thought

love

life is not about being a verbal affermation of the word love

life is about being love


and if your thinking about that

you don't get what was just spoken of

me

just an annoying little brother

courage

if you need courage to live your life

you aren't really living

the natural world

we modern humans are more and more

a long way from the natural world

which seems pretty wierd to me

and more than a little dangerous

life

life ain't about fuckin

life is about a loving touch

love

when an others situation

is more important to you

than your own situation

safe places

if you only go to safe places

you will never be free

a human being

a human being

is not the same

as a human thinking

serving

serving life

is not the same

as serving an idea

truth

if you can face truth

your are free


i have seen it so


accepting life

is the only way

to be with life


the only way

to be with life

is to be life

not sure what to say

probably should not say anything


but here we are



excuse me

our sense of adventure

that which first comes in conflict

with our sense of security


i guess wanting to return to the womb

and hide

dying

dying is as natural as being born

we get to be who we get to be for a while

then we move on


all that stuff about heaven or eternal hell

is just bull-shit


we all have to face our self

but life ain't cruel


only fucked up humans are cruel

and some cats