splash

colours
tones
lines
shapes

what is all this?

Life
art
philosophy
poetry

when does it happen?

in between the commercial breaks
inside the white noise
or when you have broken your last toys
or when your back is turned
and when your busy making other plans

How does it happen?

swiftly
silently
stealthily
soundlessly

no, it happens with light
it is enveloped in sounds
wrapped up in feelings and emotions
dressed in rules and regulations
and filled with lables

names
numbers
symbols
signs
and other squiggles

Why does it happen?

that's your's to think on

opinions

opinions come in various shades
they are displayed in all colours
and they vary wildly like a Fauve painting

Opinions are the start of debates
healthy debates are made from opinions
both do not come with buts
both do not have narrow inflexible rules

Opinions can change through education
through discussion and learning
not through thuggery and bullying
not through arrogance or narrow mindedness

Opinions are what they are
opinions are chances for exchange of ideas and thoughts
opinions are  places of learning
opinions can and do change

Opinions show that we live in a healthy society
where we can speak out loud if neccessary
or in a timid yet caring voice

No one's opinion should be squashed
due to fashions of the day
no opinion is stupid, no matter what they say
it is all an educational process to be run through

opinions should have compassion and caring used to hear them
opinions should have open minds and constructive criticisms to view them
opinions can be wrong yet we learn from being wrong
we learn from mistakes

and yes,
this is my opinion

respect

it doesn't come with conditions
it does look like a doormat
or have a list of excuses

it is built up over time
it is given freely
not because of age or station
not because military might or numbers

respect is not about agreeing
respect comes with commonsense
respect comes with constructive criticism

It does not have a mob mentality
it does not use bullying tactics
it does not swear it's tits off at you

respect comes freely

take time

pick a flower today
it'll dry up tomorrow
watch a butterfly glide past
always remember it might be your last
to watch a dawn or nightfall
they all fade away

snowflakes are all different just as we all are
All different and yet all the same
there's no one to blame

See a cloud burst
a whirl wind
a sand storm
a waterspout
a dew drop

it's all nature
it's all ephemral

it's as brief as a laugh
as deep as a sigh
as long as a yawn as short as a fullstop
long as a big bang whether it is brief or small
long or far
deep or high

It's like the tap of a meteor
the glimmer of a comet
the pop of a volcano
the scream of a mouse


remember everything is impermanent