Starman

A rehearsal on stage
setting up the band
they knew the challenge
of the task at hand

A tribute to a star
One they had known so well
And all the days he left behind
Made their hearts begin to dwell

Memories of sparkle nights
Dancing and dreams of Mars
Fashion statements and hair
A labyrinth of songs and guitars

As the band prepares
A face appears
The star in ghost form
to share a message

'Please don't be sad
Don't be sad I'm gone
I'll always be here
Living in my songs'

The Matrix - shared spoken-word poetry

Saw this several years ago, a brilliant spoken-word poem inspired by the movie 'The Matrix' and the urgency to change the current issues of corruption and destruction. The main message (quoted below) is even more poignant and urgent now.

"We’re using poetry to tell every man, woman, and child across the land that our destiny is in our own hands, and all we have to do is take a stand. . . and here’s how.

Stop paying for credit, stop paying the bankers tax, use interest free credit schemes instead, buy all your consumer durables second hand, buy everything else from markets, family businesses, and charities only, stop watching televisions news and stop reading news papers too, and if you work for a publicly limited company, leave your job immediately, and finally demand that the bankers give back the wealth they’ve robbed from humanity.

Too much to ask of you? Too much for you to do?

Go back to sleep then. The matrix has you."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P01ZxSb3SZM

Wake up

I can see the people waking up
slowly, one by one
eyelids lifting, hearts beating
to the sound of the same drum
No anger, no fear
but peace and calm
and sorrows from the past are gone
closer now to the truth
a long journey taken with care
giving thanks along the way
to the ones who stayed near
and to the beggars and fighters
forgiveness for their sins
for sin is merely going astray
from the one path that is clear

Seed

How well are you grounded

How far do your roots go down

Is it time to branch out

Reach for the light

That was out of your grasp

The intentions grown

From one simple seed of truth