Mysteries

Ancient symbolism
Awaking the mind
Open your eyes and see
You’ll be surprised at what you find

Glaringly obvious
But what do they mean?
What’s the message behind them?
Is it some kind of scheme?

Innocently brainwashed
They don’t have a clue
Every one of them blind
Those who understand are few

Carefully designed
The artists do their best
A wink at those who know
A waiting game for the rest

Mysteries to be revealed
What secrets do they hold?
Apocalyptic prophecies?
Or truth and wisdom to unfold…

Thaw

lying in the stillness 
the icy air creeps in 
chilling you to the bone 
feeling of frozen skin 

a window left ajar 
lets in the winter air 
and with it broken memories 
times of trouble and fear 

a blanket wraps around 
and the warmth slowly grows 
comforting in the presence 
of the past's dark shadows 

knowing things will change 
better times to be seen 
the first steps to be taken 
to go where you have never been

Wasted

Where the demons lie
Awaiting grave consequence
Sneaky skeleton grins
Taking their toll
Eliminate the evidence
Don’t go back for more

Progress

What do you call this? Progress?
We go backwards every day
Another step closer to collapse
Stealing our future away

Our breath is getting shorter
Rivers of ice getting thin
Gone beyond our limits
Where do we begin?

We need air to breathe in this silence
The fields are barren, given over to chance
Trees whisper their worries
The rocks hold quiet parlance

We’re swimming against the tide
To escape an empty tomorrow
Capacity is full in a broken machine
Less greed, less apathy, less sorrow

A relentless urge to make change
By those few that see the whole view
Change only happens from within
Know that there is something you can do

Wound

Make a cut
In the fabric of time
A tear that opens up the future
And brings to light
The shadows of the past
A wound that bleeds into forever
A gaping hole that tells you 
Never

The Journey

Starting, stopping, moving in time
Everything going in sequence
Patterns inside the momentum
Directions given to the outcome

Where did you want to go?
Put in your selection
Enjoy the scenery along the way
Share the sights and sounds

The journey is never over
The scenery may change
Special moments to hold on to
A scene that won’t fade away

Learning, evolving, growing in time
Everything following consequence
Patterns of cause and effect
Directions given to a new future

'Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.'
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Takers

Living in a city of fear
People rushing everywhere
What are they afraid of?
What is their goal?
Short-lived material satisfaction
Once over
Throw it out
Buy another one
Bigger and better
Always improving
The stakes get higher
As the problems grow
Where do we begin?
Go back to the cradle
Nuture a new design
Raise a new awareness
Break the mould
Shatter the expectations
Shed new light
It’s all different now
Don’t follow the crowd
And be a clone
Eat what they eat
Buy what they buy
Break away from the flock
Find freedom in your own choices

The Oasis

The desert seems lonely
Silence rules the land
Over the dunes, an oasis
Drink up and fill your senses
Immersed in the experience
See a vision of reality
There, amongst the din
A clear bell ringing out
Listen to its message
A warning to the wayward
To help them on their journey

Adrift

Down by the river
As the night sets in
The wind blows softly
Firelight gently dancing

A boat drifts off slowly
Away from its mooring
No one notices
As it floats out to sea

On its own mission
Guided by the waves
Lit by a full moon
Purpose found in a starlit sky