a white flag

the symbol of surrender

if we all flew the white flag at once

and truly surrendered to life as a whole

which means our self and all those other selfs

the war would be over

and the conflict would end

ourselves

we leave a little bit of our self

everywhere we go

we take a little bit of where we go

everywhere we go


we leave a little bit of our self

with everyone we meet along the way

we take a little bit of who we meet

everywhere we go

a fairy tale i made up

a long time ago

i made up this fairy tale

don't remember why

or who it was for

but it goes like this


a long time ago

our hero was riding through the forest

on this great white stallion


suddenly he heard in the distance

"help me",  "help me, please help me"


after riding toward the sound for a while

he came across a vast oak tree

with a young girl standing on a branch

about ten feet off the ground


a large dog was barking aggressively

at the base of the tree


and the young girl cried out

oh thank you kind sir

you have come to rescue me


our hero looked at this situation for a few moments

and said "tell the dog to go away"

and rode away

anger

so many in our time

are experiencing anger


and blaming that situation

on others we don't even know

fear

until we can face our fear

we will be constantly

dominated by it


it is the clue

assumptions

a mental game

we humans have become very fond of

and a very dangerous game to play

with our self

even

even when the fire goes out

the essence remains

where we have been

it we can't face

where we have been

how can we ever know

who we are


if we are just primates

which is what we get to be

some of us

at this time

who are willing

justice

for most in this country

justice means punishment

and often death


seems a little odd to me

when so many here

claim to be followers of jesus

i still love life

in spite of all the crap i've had to face being here in this body

the game of life

the story of us all

predicting the future

most of those that seek

someone to predict the future

for them

are hoping to

avoid their future

learning

learning is the first step to living

but not the last step

love

the word modern humans use

for what they think they need

here i sit

here is sit  -  still out of work
am i ok  -  or just a jerk
only time will make it clear
the guiding light or clouds of fear

all must walk their path they say
must take each step through each new day
the heart of truth is surely led
but strange ideas fill the head

no one knows for sure i guess
sometimes more and sometimes less
still the game must be played out
we'll not turn back  -  the soul does shout

nothing past can draw my heart
life must have a brand new start
so here i am  -  depressed but eager
resources lean but not yet meager

knowing life does have its plan
in time to share with this mere man
as we once again take part
in what will be a brand new start

one man

one man is short
and another one tall
to see them as two
has been our downfall

one spirit is all
my heart has been told
the voice was not soft
it was spoken quite bold

all men are brothers
i know that it's true
tho this is suspected
by only a few

all are yourself
the same essence inside
but to hear it i know
just might hurt your pride

pride's just a shield
and it locks us away
in chains of restraint
that won't let us play

life must be free
to unfold as it should
all our thinking and planning
has led to no good

the spirit of life
is it's own plan you see
it can't be improved
and it sets us all free

for love is the gift
that it shares with us all
there's no time like the present
to answer its call

you

this current situation

is not  just about you


this current situation

is about all of us


and i never met a human

i considered qualified

to be the boss of us all

war

one thing i know about war

is no one wins at war

we all lose


and wars seem to have become

so popular for such a long time


a truly unfortunate situation

it seems to me


wars are the outcome

of the conflict within us all

different

we are only different from others

on the outside


in our appearance

and how we think


awareness is not a product of thought

and neither is life and being


we humans took to thinking

a long time ago

and the mess our little world is in

is the result of all our petty little ideas

want

the first step to living

is to give up wanting


wanting anyone

to be anything

is abusive behavior


wanting anything

from anyone

is a form of self abuse


the only way to live

is to let go of wanting

and be your self


am pretty sure the capitalists

and their advertisers

ain't going to care much for me

plan

probably the dumbest word of all

and the most dangerous

blame

blaming others for your current situation

is just another way to sell your soul

opinions

to have opinions

is to place a great block of stone

around your neck with a chain

an old poem from a long time ago

praises sing and night bells ring

all around this precious thing

places and faces and midnight races

all the while the nomad braces

more and more the onslaught rages

in the wind all ripped out pages

find me now  -  oh lord of love

we seek and pray thy long lost dove

will peace upon the land yet stand

must heart still face the burning brand

on and on the rage does rush

the bonds of shame a mighty crush

still the flame  -  it has not died

tho bled and fed on brutal pride

so far we hold the beach head slightly 

no longer bold and brave and mighty

battered troops once fresh and rested

now reel and waver  -  nearly bested

the hope that once so filled the heart

still lives  -  yet in the smallest part

tho battered  -  scarred and mortal weary

at dawn we stand to face the fury

no longer brave we could be called

but no  -  by god we shall not fall

to twisted minds that rule this land

with whip and chain in brutal hand

we will not yield the sacred trust

nor feed upon the moldy crust

which the beast does offer gladly

all inflamed and grinning madly

tho tattered rag  -  thy flag once proud

and bleeding feet  -  tho head un-bowed

we face the dawn with shining faces
of doubt and fear there are no traces

for in thy time each heart does know

as life moves on its sacred flow

the soul of man will seek thy light

and move beyond this endless night

the whisper that i dimly hear

does speak that time may yet be near

oh yes  -  the force does feel some stronger

the soul cries out  -  not too much longer

the love long sought by this small band

does in truth feel near at hand

the stirring in the heart grows stronger

raging pain i feel no longer

the mission tho still unfulfilled 

will be complete as thou has willed

and light yet fill the hardest heart

thy love shall reach the darkest part

in time the sorrows past will fade

and truth regain this world you made

for as the story does unfold

eternal love each heart will hold 

i wish you and yours well

merry christmas 

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woke up this morning

when i woke up this morning

i remembered something

a dear friend told me

a long time ago


you can learn a lot more about people

when they don't get what they want

than when they do

a process of becoming

life is actually a natural process of becoming

but most humans have chosen be what they want to be

i guess cause they wanted to be something else

other than what they were born to be

and to change this little world into what they want it to be

and this little world is a real mess

which is the nicest way i can speak of our situation here today


to really live we need only be as life created us

and be willing to to be our self

and allow all others to do the same

which sure as hell ain't popular in our time

getting past where we are

the only way to get past where we are

is to accept where we are

and respond to this situation

as we can


if we can find any kindness

for our situation with our self

we will be kind to our situation


if we find hatefulness and rejection

for our self and our situations

that will be the outcome of our story

feelings

most people of our time

find it difficult to face and express

their true feeling

because they were forbidden

by their parents and family and friends

and perhaps against some law modern humans are so fond of

or the religious beliefs of their part of the world

which just leads to a lot of children growing up confused

if the child is not permitted to be itself

how will it get to know itself

and realize who my real self is

and be able to manifest the truth of who we are


l am the luckiest male person i have ever met

my father explained his rules to me

while you live in my house eating food i gathered

we do it my way

when you live in your house eating your food

you do it your way

i had no problem with that situation

and in time got tired of rules i didn't make

and moved on the what ever was next

i had no idea what that would be

and still don't

but am still here


after leaving home and feeling somewhat adventurish

(this computer hates my spelling but i don't care)

i wound up somewhat confused about what was going on here

and asked my father what is going one here

and what should i do


the lucky part of having that man as the father in the family

is him saying to me

i don't know boy

your going to have work that out for yourself


and i have been finding my way myself

with the support and assistance

of my companions along the way


i still don't really know how to be

so i just be myself as i can

and keep up with the flow of life as i can


in our time

so many have been

and are being

told what to do

and who to be

and our little world

is not a very pretty site

or sight

or place to be


and we all have to find our own way

after ingesting all those lies

and the polluted air

and the current nastiness of our time

lost

we all feel like a little girl lost in the woods

sometimes for a while

it's just part of growing up

life don't do lost

but sometimes people get confused

mostly by thinking some silly idea is true

times of change

these are times of change

cause life is forever changing

an eternal process of becoming


we humans have these tendencies

to cling to our ideas of our self

and seek only what we think we need

which is mostly what we think we want


sense we are seeking what we want

and not facing our self truthfully

we are wanting something old and out of date

instead of facing the new day of our life

we get frustrated and confused and usually angry

which is just self pity


wanting is a form of rejecting our now

and the reason we get lost