regret

A new year is coming up
and you might think about what has happened
which may make you regret things

Regret is okay as long as it doesn't eat you up
doesn't smash the cup of happiness
doesn't glue you to the spot of indecission

Regret is good
when you make amends
when it makes you think
when it changes your ways for the better

So i try to learn from the passing year
try and remember the cheers that once was
and to view the positive in all things

Life is brief so make it worthwhile
make people think positively

Life is cool without rose coloured glasses
life is great without nit picking the petty
life is precious

so help each other
and as is said in a book i know of
'do unto others as you would have done unto you'
or as H.H. says, 'if you can't help at least do not harm.'

Regret is okay
it tells you lots
it shows that you really do care
and gives you the two opportunities
1 to fix
and the other to grow

Impermanence

a snowflake gliding upon its path towards the earth
a tear drop sliding across a lone persons face
the thunderous applause at a stadium concert
the echoing claps of thunder in a cave
a may fly

the cry of a baby just born
the bleat of a lamb cut while being shorn
the run, thrust, charge of a goats horn
wrapping paper as it's being torn
a new dawn

dust drifting and gathering on little circles of bold
the eroding effects of mold
the shiny glimmer of gold
what was once bought and now being sold
everything getting old

sickness, health, eye sight, strength
hair, looks, teeth, hearing
walking, standing, running, striding
or just all of the above
and much much more...

people

short, tall, fat small
happy, grumpy, sneezy, bashful
dopey, sleepy, peaceful and stoned
are people
people are wise, sensitive and kind
people are thoughtful, intuitive and blind
people are insane, disturbed and just fucked up
arguing, screaming, protesting
stealing, self cherishing, abusing
dumb, thoughtless, unmindful
evil toe rag bastards
yep people
you hope for the best
but i still put on my bullet proof vest
i still look both ways before and after i have looked both ways
people
given a chance and you have a prosthetic arm
or a hook
people happy when they have you to do their bidding
but joyous to see the back of you
happily not all people are the same
yet it is up to you
treat all people well and live moral
if people treat you bad that is them
never go down there
remember you are people too
so be a person; that's a single people
who is moral, ethical and thoughtful
be the people who are kind, compassionate and happy
all the other people who are not that
they aren't to blame
they are still learning
people

blowup

scape goats
loose lips
blaming
stupidity
gossip
media
social networks
don't look at issues
they look for easy answers
they look for ratings
everything is about ratings
all are looking at fame
all want their 15 minutes
and make that 15 minutes longer
backlashes
towns folk in a raging mob on the nett
small stuff blown up for reaction
the real not examined
stupidity
what's the story
what's the issue
pranking to amp up
joking for reaction
silliness is king
there's more to life than this
take time and smell the roses
there are more things out there of import
immolating monks and nuns
middle eastern people dying
children homeless and abused
women afraid to walk at night
people afraid of their neighbours

you shall not pass

when negativity leads the way
when your own rainclouds lash you
you shall not see the fog for the trees

you can not pass
if you do not question
if you leave pages unturned
if you frown more than you smile
and most of all if you take all given unquestioned

you will not pass
when you give up on yourself
when you let others live your life
when you walk eternally in a self made fog

my words are
step lightly but with compassion
walk tall yet bow in respect
speak softly so your words do not bruise
see with clear eyes that search but does not tear

always ask
always think
gather knowledge
and test it true

Paitence

You need it in pounds
You need it in heaps and heaps
You need it in mounds
faith

You need to find your way
You need to smile when you play
You need to see beyond the grey
strength

You should find it in your breath
You should find it in your pulse
You should find it in your smile
peace

You will find it when you don't look
you will find it in the book you don't read
You will find it on the coffee stained coaster
emptiness

You need it when they yell
You need it when you see red
You smile as it comes flooding in
paitence