Candid Interactions

Thursday, September 10, 2009

There is No Lack of Excuses

There is no lack of excuses

When we want to justify

The course our behavior took

Responsibility denied

I know but I was unhappy

Why should that have to be

I deserve to be happy

The problem is not with me

Or how about I’m in love

Uncomfortable, confused

Frightened or feeling lonely

Responsibility excused

Then there’s I’m only human

What kind of excuse is that

Are we not capable of more

Than settling to just react

Fulfillment is never had

When we would gratify self

So rise above reactions

Put your feelings on the shelf

What makes humans so special

Is we are able to decide

How we are going to react

When principles are applied

Have You Thought About The Way

Have you thought about the way

So many people live today

They drown their fears in wine and dope

And uppers they say give them hope

And downers help them to be mellow

But turn around their backs is yellow

Some can’t make it through the day

Without popping pills they say

Can’t you see you silly fool

Getting high is the thing to do

It makes you more aware they say

This magic drug for which they pay

But now they’re down and life is tough

The magic drug is not enough

MMR 79

I’m Lonely in a Crowded Place

I’m lonely in a crowded place

For I see not a friendly face

My words of greeting are ignored

The crowd seems so very bored

I cannot see a smile there

There’s so much hatred everywhere

They each have their many troubles

The light turns green the tension doubles

For each has a destination

Society is the explanation

MMR 78

On the Brink of Destruction

On the brink of destruction

We turned back the clock

We opened our hearts

Annihilation we stopped

We turned back to nature

Put destruction on hold

With love in our hearts

We reached our goals

There is a silver lining

In all of life you see

Through eyes of love

And life that’s judgment free

In every blessed moment

There is opportunity

To see our self reflected

In everything we see

A chance to paint a future

Bright and worry free

Where everyone is a winner

Happy and living free

We can know it’s all good

When our hearts are pure

When love is the only choice

Happiness is ensured

Does not matter what has been

Does not matter who we were

Stop all the blaming

And love will be our cure

I Do Not Think We Realize

I do not think we realize

To what extent we criticize

We take for granted someone’s feelings

And talk about their off time dealings

We just seem to ramble on

And talk about the one that’s gone

It won’t hurt they can’t hear

But you can’t hide that nasty sneer

We hardly ever look inside

To find some good that there might hide

The other guy is to blame

For giving me this tarnished name

I could never do any wrong

My righteous virtues are too strong

But what is said behind my back

What real friend do I lack

Who stabs me without a trace

Then smiles in my tear stained face

From me to you I think it’s sad

We miss the good and see the bad

When must this senseless torture cease

How high a price is there for peace

MMR 77

Driven

Must have it

Can’t find it

Try this or

Try that

This brought pleasure

That brought pain

But either way

I’m empty again

This brought comfort

That brought sorrow

Where am I going

I’ll know tomorrow

This brought laughter

That brought tears

The emptiness hurts

Magnifies my fears

This brought joy

That brought misery

I’m driven to fill

The void in me

This numbed the pain

That made me forget

Then tomorrow comes

The void with me yet

And now at last

I found what works

Unconditional love

Heals all hurt

MP 98

What Kind of World

What kind of world

Will we create

When we rise

To our potential

Our greatest

Potential

Lies in the

Nature

Of our

Ability

To love

Let it be

Simply stated

Say’s it all

And more

Let it be

Let it sink in

We each ever

Desire

Happiness

This comes

From being

Happy

It is a choice

We can choose

Then it will be