Unconfirmed

I keep waiting for some change to occur
To give me the life I prefer
But the only way that will ever be
Is if it begins with me,
And I feel passion stir.

I keep hoping to see tomorrow unfold
With something tangible to hold
But not materialistically
More An affirmation, see
I'd like to know before I’m old.

Disavowed

Everything and everyone
Is fake and I believe I’m done,
I no longer want to be
Awash in the hypocrisy
Of those so disingenuous
Their scripted words are meaningless.

Unenlightened

I laid there, each night, in the dark
Contemplating my nascent spark,
Uncertainty became the norm
For my rapidly expanding form.

Through faith and folly I explored
The world and learned to sheathe my sword
As war means death for either side,
Why destroy to feed your pride?

As years ensued I never found
A reason to be called renowned
And still I ponder, in the dark
is it simply one big lark?

Admiration

Numbered days
Endless nights
It never pays
To seek delights

Open arms
Shuttered heart
Beware the charms
Forbidden art.

Playability

The closer you get to the show
The more your nerves let you know
But once those tubes start to glow
The music is certain to flow—
When every chord rings true
Then harmony will ensue.

Meager

All my under achieving
And lazy self deceiving
Has got me where I am today
Just barely still believing

A dream once so alluring
That it was worth enduring
The pointless things I did for pay
In hopes of it occurring.

Autonomy

Men, remember—the way they told you to be
Is not how to act if you’re free
The bonds that tend to restrict
Are those the weak self-inflict.

Things of Such Kind

Is freedom a thing of the past?
We once were free men
Were we truly the last?

Has honor been left far behind?
I miss way-back-when
And things of such kind.

Lachrymose

A decade and a half
My life’s still a laugh
But each day I valiantly try
To not give in
And moisten my chin
With tears I could easily cry

Those pictures I saw
Have left me raw
It feels I was hit by a bus
And though the tears flow
I want you to know
You were the best Mom to us.

Squeeze

Tomorrow isn’t given
The past is just a sigh
That’s why the sage are driven
To milk each tick gone by

There is no magic potion
Or condition to extend
The chaos and commotion
When it’s time to end

So make the most of living
Love strong and never stop
Enrich yourself by giving
And savor every drop.

Kindliness

Is everything pleasurable sin?
Not exactly what I call a win/win
But duty to the insufferable horde
Can be it’s own reward.

Unplugged

When the fittings disconnect
Your body spasms hard
Much more than you'd expect
Dependence leaves one scarred

As the simulation reverts
Your mind rejects the scene
Reality really disconcerts
Those freed from the machine

But the wounds they inflict
Will heal, and when that’s so
Teach more to contradict
And perhaps we’ll grow.

Extremism

When you’re starving
I will feed you
With whatever I can spare
While you’re carving
Through my feed to
See whose views I share.

They’re disarming
When they read you
Their deceptions meant to scare,
Is it alarming
I won’t cede to
All the lies? I simply care.

Incentive

When you work with a shit-head
Don’t ever boohoo
Unless you want your duties
Multiplied by two.

Occluded

There’s a mist to the west
That sits on the crest
Of a darkened horizon’s heart

A thick grayish cloud
That looks like a shroud
Hiding secrets to never impart

With luck it’ll disperse
Before it gets worse
As sunset is destined to start.