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I fall, I fall, I try again / I fall, I fall, to fail's a friend / for failing to fall, is not trying at all
How to write again Is Simple Its done one line at a time
Or verse by verse And slowly
Like a valentine, divine
Though I must scrub clean, the brine For she's been at sea - that muse of mine
Traversing the oceans A ghost ship Blown by emotions
Wishing to sail smooth Well, that wish is granted when I move
I haven't had patience Which got me discouraged
I was drifting and aimless Didn't even pay mortgage
I took care of my body Nourished my mind But sadly I left my courage behind
To not give a shit Cuz at least I was tryin' I handled it Till lost to a lion
A beast in my head Which all started with A procrastination tactic Now look where its led..
Back to square one
No; square two
For the foundation's been done
Back to work, like a tool
My lungs don't want me to smoke So I don't
I vape
I inhale the subtle hints of pine and grape
The blue dream and varieties of ape
And when I vape
I feel great
But let's step back to when I was young And dumb
When I smoked to avoid feeling numb
When Mary was my number one And Jane, my number two
Bong rips after school
Grinding bowl after bowl Getting high But diggin myself into a hole
When I felt it's just a habit But I had to have it every day Whether I work or whether I play
Eighteen was a different scene
But I'm a man today
No longer a kid No longer just chillin and listenin to Wiz
I use the same green bud That had me choking back then
To supplement my life
To be my aromatic friend
The difference now is I'm mature
I no longer want to smoke more and more and more
I just want enough
To spark creativity To see deeper into me
To move and breathe freely
No blocks in my flow No voice in my head
Just me, my body
And with heavy indicas My bed
The tid
We know the potential of this plant Spread the word, it's essential But so many feel that they can't Despite the high the bud can grant
Though elemental Decades of stigma have made people mental The misinformation's been incremental The scope of the lies has been monumental
But it's no surprise Cuz money's the prize And big pharma wants to keep it Truths been in front of our eyes
Now we can finally rise And position ourselves to defeat it But we must be wise and let cool heads prevail Just trust and enjoy the highs - cannabis will not fail
The reefer madness still exists In some ways The trusting masses were convinced And outraged
But what if she were portrayed Accurately Rather than with misinformation, betrayed Spectacularly
How many people in pain could be aided How many artists, inspired Why is this being unduly debated If only justice worked as we desired
102 day streak broken Where New Years Resolution fell flat But the lesson here's to stay floatin' Not sinkin', so run with that
The habits been built But I wanted a break No sad bits or guilt I relaxed for growth's sake
It's not a mistake But a chance to have a new take
For me to see its okay To take a day Away
If you truly believe The air over there's better to breathe
If a good lesson is Offered to combat weaknesses From geniuses Through the ages
And thousands of years later We call them sages It may be advantageous to put eyes to paper Absorb the wisdom in those pages
For if knowledge is power Then wisdom is might Leverage your hours So your mind may burn bright
The number one key is to breathe Brings you back to the present moment Better to be done than believed So for a second or two, just do it
Inhale
One mindful breath a day Helps keep the dark at bay
It's as if time itself has slowed it a bit And gotten sweeter Can't resist this boon to health cuz its lit Between past and future we teeter
The results of your decisions Can result in your submission Not knowing your Life's Mission Or getting lost in indecision
First hand results are better than belief So simply decide to breathe
This is the foundry From which ideas are made The process did'nt find me But - the plans, they were laid
Some might say I'm late Like the voices with their games But the past, to me was fate Same reason my name is James
I'm not at this game for fame But instead to clear my head Sometimes sappy, sometimes lame I'd like to be happy before I'm dead
Literally As in, I take my last breaths Joyfully And I'm laid to rest
Mournfully But ultimately Leaving the world a better place And seeing that happen - what it meant to me
Carl Keith Helen Loeffler Rest In Peace
I thought if I wrote you a poem You'd feel better
Cuz you're lookin sadder than Autumn Or a crumpled love letter
And you tell me I caused it And I say my flaws did
But because of it Your trust - I lost it
At least for the moment But I'm confident
We can make this right We both hate to fight
Prefer to keep things light Refer to mems? Alright
The time's we've laughed All night And our romance You perpetual polite...ness
Smiles and hydrangeas Hugs and mochi
You're miffed, I don't blame ya I know how selfish I can be
You know well my crazy
Just like I know yours And ours
But the love is there, you see
Your soul was made for me
And mine for you Simply put, I love you
You grow into the skin You put the work in To get Wisdom's earned, don't forget
But thats not always motivational Though it can be inspirational Be wary, the sensational The mind is a creation pool
Or one of cess Like when your mind's possessed A cesspool Go confess
To your god Or to your muse Ice, be thawed It's the thoughts you choose
And emotions Used As the tools they are My belief is it'll take me far
Cuz I wanna impart The lessons written on my scars
What do I say? The blocks are in the way..
Hurting to the core And I yet I ask for more
Cuz knowledge is power Communication is key Though the thoughts, they devour Unceremoniously
Pitilessly As if that's what the brain does Surreptitiously Until it becomes
Too loud to ignore Bombastic Voices, tragic I knew what was in store
Dramatic emotion fanatic I still ask for more
Flowing is about going with the flow – go figure Deal with the past but don't be rash
Disfigured
Is the way you see it thought distorted Falsely reported by the organ
That does thought
Figuring out itself Battle's not yet fought
Anti-– instinctual
This is why we created ritual And archetypical stories
Our attempts to combat worries
Though, the lessons are somewhat blurry These musings cannot be hurried
But dissected Then put into action That's how they become perfected
Maybe
If you're lucky And you thrust that luck toward something
Life's there to fuck And make love Make her scream And moan
As if Y'all were left alone
You, and life Left to your own Devices
Enjoying like fine vices
Each other
I love to study The human body Which is why I majored in kinesiology But those five years are behind me
As are five in my twenties And though I know that I'm young I must learn to fight like Ares Cuz time is more deadly than any gun
The facade of youth Can lull you into complacency A paradigm defined and used As "wait and see"
As if life brings Anything but suffering
It doesn't Cuz that's what life is
So we strive - not in spite of But because of it
THAT is life, well lived
Water and sunlight Soil and earth From seed to delight The story of bud's birth
You start in your shell A pinpoint of potential And if all goes well You grow up presidential
Your scent gets loud As you mature And then we're endowed With gifts for the green epicure
Cannabis connoisseur Or perhaps Cannisseur Some like the dabs
But call me a dinosaur I'm old school Volcano's my favorite tool To savor the sweetness of vapor
Straight from the bud That grows in nature
Leaves of green With edges serrated Lessons to glean From your bud - not faded
Cuz "faded" implies A degree of stupidity So I prefer "high" When Mary Jane visits me
Important are the words we use So as a community, let's wisely choose
We can say stoned and we can say blazed We can say high, even turned up for days
But here's the thing we must understand That stigma exists for our favorite plant
Though fair, it is not It's the hand we've been dealt If the ball's in our court, it wont be dropped Cuz the goodness of bud can be heard, seen and felt
Do I have a gift? Perhaps But a gift with no grind is shit Through the a lens, time-lapsed
What am I to do Just write? Or be a media company too Alright..
But who am I? Just some guy Working on his craft Sharing my life,
Both present and past Not in stone But in code It is cast
These things I've learned And continue learning What I've earned - The fuel that I'm burning
Brightly Working nightly Writing, rhyming Teaching, flying highly
Not trying to cry me A river, creek, stream Just build a permanent dam For emotion to speak - The Power of Man
Writing is easy Sharing's the hard part Cuz sometimes it makes me queasy To share the words from my heart
When the poetry Is sparked With a blow to me And I impart
The emotions as they come When it's time to record The raging waves are done Which is why I have all these poems stored
Despite posting daily I've at least a hundred waiting
And I'm left contemplating If and when and why They should ever see the light of day
Patience can be hard to have In a world with such convenience Discipline you wish you had But your whims demand obedience
When seen from afar It's almost a tragedy
The way your fingers magically Make their way to your favorite escape.
Haters be mad at me But.. Wasting time is a big mistake
At least Making a habit of it But please Indulge only when you have to have it
Earn your reward For a day of hustle Learn something new when you're bored And go build some muscle
This New Years resolution To post a poem a day Has one easy solution With dues to pay
I use the hay To flow and play And move in a way That's good, I'd say
Great for the body And grounding the soul Shapin' your body Is only one role
The infinite more Remain to be seen So get on the floor And move and breathe
I find myself again In a perilous position One in which I say I'm sorry For the thousandth time Multiplied By more digits than pi
But who am I To ask for forgiveness A selfish guy With you as my witness
You try and try Butt heads with hard-headedness
You don't know why I seem to take Us and threaten this
This beautiful thing that we've built The way that I tarnish it I'm racked with guilt While you try to varnish it
Why do I harm this shit And make simple things hard When we could just harness it And make the world ours
Sometimes I need to squeeze me Like give myself a hug For the thoughts, they only please me When I feel as though I'm risin' above
Not chasin' the horizon Futilely But recognizin' the flies in The ointment - so to speak
I see where I'm weak And struggle to improve Focusing on strength Like the way that I move
But how do I use My talent and fruits Of my labor To give something greater
And how do I build Something sustainable?
With questions, I'm filled.. To find answers Thrilled
Mind is full of images But mindful livin is In the present But my, how easy we forget it
A small thing, how we sweat it A big mistake How we we regret it But the lessons we take..
That's where the bread is The ambrosia to feed your hungry soul It's up to you to take a bite - don't forget it Cuz lessons alone don't make you whole
You are amazing. The way you awake Before birds start to sing Despite being tired - open eyes sort of sting
You still GSD So to pursue Your masters degree These lessons accrue
Learning daily The ins and outs of your field Anything but lazy You are your own shield
And sword Going out into the world With all this info you have stored Your drive just leaves me floored
You inspire me Greatly More than you can currently see
To have you, I am blessed Someday, you'll be impressed Where that inspiration leads
Sounds nice to put your heart on the line Until its ripped out and taken By a plan of your own design Left thyself forsaken
Embarking on a path not taken Not fully fleshed out Though my heart will be breakin I'll map that shit out
And learn from And grow From the fuel of emotion I'll let this flow go
On this planet of ocean Choosin' wisely devotion Toward the aim of greater good
I dont seek to be boastin' Just not to feel frozen
I wanna be understood
Flow smooth Like butter melted, not frozen Just move Let the flow be felt and not chosen
Move in a way That enhances your day You listened And heard what your body had to say
Submission To intuition
To make your suffering known That is freedom of speech To share how you have grown Is the essence of sharing to teach
To lift us up Not drag us down Life does that enough With or without you around
But for each other We can be here Or there Not overly smothered
But a gesture to show that we care That's better than speaking to scare Negativity leaking through your heart's tear Suddenly peaking when you most feel bare
So you lash out Scream and shout Blame those around With that echoing sound
Playing the victim As if it's trendy Till you truly become Cold and empty
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Embodiment of emotion Makes for good rhyme Quieting all commotion Just being here, in time
Feeling near To where Heart Meets mind
But when I Start To fall I must remind
That to have it all Requires time Patience and truth To self, no lyin
Cuz self delusion Is no illusion Consequences - real
With truth Form a fusion An unbreakable deal
Dark crystal A universe within Gravity irresistible Storm is brewin
Things are boomin And bangin big New universe is bloomin But I'm hangin in
Though I'm scared of it Of getting bit By the monstrous Unknown
I can handle it I can eat the shit Let emotions not get Overblown
She laughs with wild abandon More than any person I've known The snow white Jasmine to my Aladdin A life lived with levity, I've been shown
To describe her with brevity Cannot be done easily As words themselves fall flat
But oh, what she means to me Raising my frequency Like an energy thermostat
And that's what laughter does Don't think of the why, like "because"
Laugh like it mattered Like a manic Mad Hatter
Laugh to combat the strife
Laugh like the Joker Or man bad at poker
Laugh like it saved your life
Thoughts racing Contemplating Decision debating Future creating
Speck of stardust Roaming Earth's crust Trying it's best To work it's hardest
Achieving it's dreams By any means
Or not
It seems to be our last spring break At least together while college aged A golden opportunity to take To write out this chapter page by page
Day one was to drive From Texas to Colorado Springs So grateful to be alive With you, to see what this week brings
For after this week We've a great change ahead For now, I just seek To leave nothing unsaid
To ensure that you know How much you mean to me That I love your soul's glow With it's sweet and kind vibrancy
And our radical honesty What a gift that has been I can say honestly My time with you's been my biggest win
New forms of writing Experimentation
Striving and fighting To build a great nation
Things are wrong with society But so much more's right
Free speech, like don't quite me Have humble insight
You know what's right And if you don't, you can learn
It takes a mind, bright To learn to discern
And a soul on fire To go out and earn
Like get on your feet While the wind's at your back
Have humility in defeat For the next great attack
So you're stronger then Life is long, my friend
But my, how time flies Wisdom to hold - that I recommend You're gonna grow old Even the greatest man dies
If your life were a painting What colors would you choose?
Emotions are the same thing They're the fuel that you use
I prefer shades of blue
And greens Blacks and purples
For me it means Diving deep With snorkels
Or a submarine Looking for things
That at first may seem Less than serene
But dark hues are interesting Like the way Amy Lee sings
Where would My Immortal be Without a bit of heartbreak
Bright days are great But don't underestimate
The beauty darkness brings
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Jealousy is resentment's little brother Heresy to a life well lived To wish you were another
You compare unfavorably To someone else's highlight reel Leaving your thoughts unsavory As if you've got a raw deal
But the truth here is You must heal If you were fearless Youd see jealousy's the wrong feel
Where inspiration is right You'd see they have what they have Cuz they chose to fight Not sit around being sad
Or wishin destruction for Abel Like Cain Resentment brings nothing but trouble And pain
And when you're in your own hell You've only yourself to blame You'll know exactly how you fell As indignation turns to shame
Choose instead to not remain the same Be better than you were yesterday You're given one life, one body, one brain Have fun with the journey and learn to play
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Alright I've gotta write
I have so many Poems saved In this phone For a rainy day
It's outrageously Underrated to write Every day In my own way
I'll always have something new to say If I keep my mind nude, like buddhists say
What'd Buddha say? Life is suffering
Not to bring clouds to your day But understanding
That's life's demanding
And requires thinking Don't be a sheep, bleating
Or attention seeking For reasons reeking
Of weakness
You can beat this
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From darkness, emerged No longer discouraged Endured the black scourge My mind, left nourished
For after the long night Teeming with unseen Predators and prey Came the light of day
With it's vibrant sheen It's important to recognize The lessons you glean Now that your mind is serene
Cuz it's easy to patronize Your weakness when demoralized But there's something significant For you to realize
Change is the only thing consistent Your world can flip in an instant And suffering is inevitable So learn from the lows - be insistent And build a life, incredible
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The ups and downs of emotion Are the ebbs and flows of an ocean Unseen but felt Pristine when problems are dealt
With
But when issues go unresolved Like plastic, they just dissolve Fantastic procrastination tactics Never choosing to evolve
Till the problem particles are so integrated So diffuse That to call your life devastated Is a mere approximation - and loose
You either decide to change At any given moment Or continue thinking it's strange That years have passed with nothing to show for it
Except for age And maybe some rage For the fact you never stepped out of your cage Didn't act, and at the end of the day it's yourself who you've played
If life's a game For all of us It ends the same So have some trust
In yourself Before it's too late
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A hike in the park Was what my heart needed To see the green of the trees And the brown of the bark
Dirt under my feet Hurt inside defeated
Or at least, cleared away From enjoying outdoors on a beautiful day
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Waking up to hear your voice If the heavens themselves offered me a choice Between their song and yours -
But no, that choice would be false
You and the heavens are one and the same You're living stardust Who whispers my name Assuming in science, we trust
In it's method at least, we must
Just as a bohemian believes In freedom, beauty, truth and love I believe we are the stars above
And you, my shining star Have stolen my heart Like a den of thieves Don't leave it destroyed
Like Alexander did Thebes
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Sinking Thinking
Wish I could just be deleting The sadness inside that's leaking
Out of the walls that I built To defend against guilt
And the lethargy sadness gives But the darkness lives
It's heart is beating And behind the walls There's the awful calls Interspersed by sound of it breathing
In Out In Out
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I love to share my poetry And fill my rhymes with honesty But to do so, I know that must mean I must share you, the dark in me
I have so many sad poems Sittin in my notes Colored by my lonesome Written not to boast
Like "here's to me!" With that toast
Instead: vulnerability In these posts
And that's what makes it hard But also, real and powerful To drop that filtered guard And give you something valuable
Cuz you are not alone Despite what your feed shows To sadness, we're all prone You can hear mine in these flows
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Silence This is my affinity Reliance Upon the quiet for creativity
Let the outside voices hush Let them be drowned out Let my muse crush Every ounce of their doubt
For how few understand Creativity isn't purely Under our command
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Is there ever a good time For a good thing to end? I say I'll be fine, but Into Hell, I descend
At least, that's my destination I'm walking down the obsidian path Knowing well it's of my own creation Unsure of the aftermath..
Of when I walk through Those burning gates That's when I lose you..
But it's already too late
We're both compelled forward By the standards of our culture A fulfilling career, we each move toward.. But what circles above is vulture
It smells our connection Though we thought it unbreakable Our gleaming affection Seems to be salable
Able to be sold For career and achievement The tax of growing old Fear and bereavement
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Procrastination is The hydra that dances behind Burning all of your time Relishing in its blazes
A wicked grin on all of its faces A beast with hidden details With skin as hard as seashells
Great nostrils, From which, it expels Smoke that clouds your sight So you mistake left for right
And you go down the path With far fewer treasures If we are to endure life's wrath Choose wisely, your burdens and pleasures
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I love you Why do you think I hug you As if time, with all its might Paused in those moments of ecstatic delight
Where it's irrelevant If it's day or night Filled with warmth and benevolence As if your soul fits just right
Just like Your body on mine I just might Think you're a gift divine
And the fact that you're mine Makes me feel like a lion The king of his pride Thanks for making my life
One hell of a ride
Emotion does matter But more than that is how you use it That mental chatter Don't be trapped by that shit
Use it for art Or to further your goals Use it to kickstart Your coup d'état for control
Cuz either you're in charge Or your feelings are Till they get so large They're the system and the star
Until that star collapses And forms a black hole For what used to be your soul Like a drug addict relapses
But you can choose to form the planets That revolve around your burning passion The future is comin' - take time to plan it
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Hello sadness Long time, no see It's easy to forget I have this Melancholic capacity
I try to talk you out With these words I hold so dear But I'm just left with drought Hoping that water is near
Wishing to quench this thirst That feeling that I'm the worst ..
Believing I could be something greater But I'm stuck in the now, longing for later
Wishing tomorrow would come Where is your light, golden Sun? And what am I to become When two, becomes one..
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How would I describe it.. When I am graced by quiet Followed by the feeling Of my muse herself singing
Not in song But in rhyme Music is a different design I don't produce it inside my mind
So instead I decide When a wave does come To enjoy the ride Until I'm done
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Where do we go from here? There seems to be so much hate So many people living in fear Of the America we create
The shining decades of America the great.. America the strong What became of of our fate?
Where did we go wrong?
Was it when the Towers fell? Or how we handled it.. How we made another nation Hell And inadvertently or not, dismantled it
Do we have some trauma from which We've yet to recover? It seemed under Obamas watch We at least respected each other
But now it's all combat And blind ideology Republican or democrat Hateful words; no apology
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Do you enjoy your food? Do you look upon it with delight Let the meal set the mood Do you plan your first bite?
Do you gaze at the colors That constitute your plate? Filled with nature's wonders Virgin palate starts to salivate
When that bite is crafted Do you bring it to your nose? Do you breathe in deep, like a yogi - practiced Reveling in how the scent flows..
Thinking of words to describe Like savory, sweet or demure Before your food is even tried Your desire to taste is true and pure
Your lips part more You prepare to eat As your food's allure Climbs toward it's peak
A sensation, we seek Of taste and of pleasure Close your eyes - don't speak Let the tongue have it's treasure
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The first time I saw a bag of purp.. If there were birds in my head Oh, how they would chirp For this bud, unique and well-bred
This was before I used bud As a creative tool Back when my life could be summed By adding video games plus high school
I was anything but cool Now those days are gone I use the THC as fuel Though I'm still quite withdrawn
I keep to myself Create my art Take care of my health Every day's a new start
Every strain has a place in my heart Each with its particular effect If you use the bud, be smart Treat it with proper respect
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Mind is blank Muse is quiet So how do I flank The problem to fight it?
From both sides Attacks, divided Battlecries
When the enemy' sighted
And I see it ahead
Regret for not seizing the day Like Horace said Substituting some work for play
Even her leaves are iconic Like black stripes of bees for the chronic And like the bee's buzzing She has a calling card too
Might as well call it singing Cuz she's loud like strong brew
And green like bamboo Goodness, she's bringing
Supports your soul like a shoe
Though, that would be "sole" Spelled s-o-l-e When I'm blowin the dro Can't take the smile off me
Grinnin from ear to ear When I break off the bud Top-shelf; high tier If she wasn't a "she" I'd call her a stud
Winnin' legality year by year Prohibition fatality Jeff Sessions' fear Becoming reality
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There's a monster inside my head But I can't decide if I want it dead Or alive Do I want to stain my blade with red?
Or use the monster to strive.. To keep in mind to fuel my drive To know that it looms With teeth like knives
In the darkest of rooms Expelling vile, toxic fumes Mocking me with it's image Taunting me with the potential for doom
A werewolf tormenting it's village Hungry and ready to pillage Everything righteous and good Indiscriminate of privilege
Ripping apart the temples of wood With malice not understood Beyond it's love of destruction And slay it, I know not if I could
But I can assign it a function Like a succubus teaching seduction Lessons from underground No circumduction
I can't go around But through I continue to learn things profound From the monster manifested by you
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How can I be simultaneously So confident Yet bruised and battered - not breaking, but bent By the winds of fear blowing faster and faster
Viciously Relentlessly
They whistle and call Like a Siren Beckoning me to their jagged rocks So into their ocean, I may fall
If I am Odysseus, listening
The golden rope that binds, glistening
Is itself bound by the massive lock of time
Unbreakable Though I want to make the Siren mine
Unshakable I don't want to be merely fine
I chose not to fill my ears with wax To deafen me from the Siren's song
Because the pain of longing's a worthy tax If I am to find where I belong
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Tales of a month in paradise Will come in time In future rhyme But reminiscing today will not suffice
It's Valentines Day So celebrate Love! I'll spend it with Bae My sweet, white dove
How many Days of the Valentine Have I spent alone? No one to call mine Sitting sad at home
What an awful feeling When Cupids Arrow continues to miss It can leave a man reeling Till he's blessed with Venus's kiss
Oops.. did I just reminisce? Pulling from the past.. Poetry does this. But that train of thought didn't last
I replace it instead With thoughts of roses, red And hydrangeas, your favorite blue May our tapestry be woven in golden thread
And know that I've meant it every time that I've said I Love You
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What could I write about Bali That would capture its magic?
From the first moment you laid eyes upon me In the airport, we were manic
Ecstatic Enthusiastic beyond words Romantic We kissed with passion
Hearts flying higher Than the bravest of birds
It was almost absurd The chemical rush If Love could be heard In that moment, the world, we would crush
Pounded by sound
A reality stranger than illusion In that moment, we were spellbound By our Glorious Reunion
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I Miss You (Berlin, II)
I miss you like toes miss shoes Feelin cold but got no use for tissues Cuz they'd be misused Like anger used and abused
And misplaced
Like a snail in a foot race Loneliness got no place
In the zone between my ears Yet it's got a home between my fears And it's been there for years
At least it was Lately it's been gone And that's because I got you to fawn on
And kiss and love My gift from the heavens above
Bein without you's got me goin insane Seein a kraut whose not you on this train does the same
But soon we'll be together Sucks that soon feels like forever Waitin long it's like whatever Bein strong unlike a feather
Don't want this rhyme to get weak So I guess I'll end her here If it's me you seek Close your eyes; I'll whisper I love you in the air
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Inside green eyes, I see my reflection A dream of your thighs is a dream of perfection
And then I wake up, alone in Berlin My mind taken up by thoughts of my friend
But "friend" doesn't cut it And neither does "lover" The way I can put it You're above every other
Before Anyone Else That's why you're my BAE You're good for my health You brighten my day
You turn up my life You take away strife You make me believe That you'll be my wife
Without you, I bleed Like a wound from a knife And with you I need More time in this life
So this ones for you Back in the red, white and blue
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The first month passed We were half a world away My thoughts were downcast Missin you every day
But as my adventure in India came to a close I offered an idea Hoping you wouldn't oppose
That we would meet two months from then - A long time, yes, to be without best friend, Your lover and antidote to melancholy But we would meet on the island of Bali
We would have our own adventure A celebration of our love A month-long story to indulge in pleasure And life-long memories to speak of
With enthusiasm electric enough To short circuit a small city You said the next two months would be rough But well worth it, to reunite with me
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We knew there was a clock Ticking till I went abroad From Delhi to Berlin - Bali to Bangkok I knew not how long I'd be gone
6 months A year However long it was To lose you was my fear
We'd talked about options various Had conversations light and serious But as the day of departure came near to us We were still left with confusion and cluelessness
Then the day came When I boarded that plane With tears in our eyes Would our relationship change?
Surely, it would We said we'd give each other freedom and space For we understood In our hearts, no one could the other's place
But the prospect seemed impossible We knew not the solution optimal Though we believed it fully solvable Our emotions still burned bright and volatile
Was the separation to be truly traumatic? Or were we just being unduly dramatic..
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My first anniversary gift Was a bookmark with coordinates Given to me at that spot, too I'll share their story with you...
Before our first kiss Before we joined hearts Before Love's bliss That's where our story starts
We met at the mall for cake You gave me a gift As a friend, you insist With graciousness and a wink, did I take
The night went on And we grew close
If one conclusion was foregone It's that you were sweeter than fructose
And the other was that you liked me Obviously But I mean liked, liked me This, we'd soon see
For as we walked back To our cars that night With confidence, no lack I asked if you wanted to take flight
As in, try Acro You were all for it We had no mat, though The floor was fine fit
Things ignited from a spark And on the ground, we shared our first kissed Now, on a bookmark I have that ground's coordinates
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I want to write a rhyme about When her and I Climbed a mountain to admire the sky
From a planetarium The World seems to be A gleaming Aquarium With you and I occupying It's tiny terrarium
The stars that glimmered above Our curious minds that night Are as eternal as our love A cliche written; be, it might
I'd bend grammatical rules for you Support you through your school issues Be your shoulder to cry on, even your tissues And when I went on a journey, god, how I missed you
The lead up to months spent apart Is a tale for another day The heat up of my once cold heart Makes me grateful you're still my Bae
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"The moment I say I love you Is the moment I lose you" That was your favorite phrase Back in the early days
And yet, adieu We've still not said Half a year, plus two We've been together instead
But what took place After those fateful words were spoken? The life we knew before was broken A new paradigm, embraced
One in which you were mine And I was yours And ever since, that love has shined Though at times, clouded with storms
To love is to give The Power of pain The option to shiv Through heart and through brain
Once it is said Life's not the same Tears will be shed Two hearts, aflame
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The way she would squeeze my arm Silently telling me She loves me Just as "we" became "we"
Or at least, were becoming You see, our relationship was budding
We wanted not to cause harm Which is why she only said it by squeezing my arm
It was quite apparent We had fallen up In love, but we dare not share it Our budding "us" was not tall enough
But it grew over time Not just mine, but.. As much as in me, as in you
And the night we spoke it First me, that "I love you" And back, you joked with "You're delusional if you think I don't love you"
Okay not joked, But an unusual way for it to be spoke
That night The feeling was incomprehensible Unbelievable Incredible
So tangible and sweet You'd assume it edible
That the girl that I love Could love me back Did love me Back in fact!
From that night on It became our favorite phrase Beautiful like the light of dawn Brightening even the darkest days
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La Cantera 2015 Just two friends hangin' out, yeah? But things were not as they seemed
We both know it Though the female played coy She wouldn't admit She had feelings for the boy
He had tried to kiss her About a week before Turned him down like "Whoa, Mister" If only they knew what was in store
Raising to the highest heights Raging in the lowest lows Orgasms after filthy fights Falling in love; you know how it goes
Our first kiss was so magical Acro led to something greater Hid your nip slip, so tactical Thinking, "I'll see you later"
Music was in the air Running my fingers through your hair In the world, I had not a care Though, you wouldn't let me back to your lair
But a week or two after We Netflix'd and chilled Now we share so much laughter With joy, I am filled
Thank you, my Love For all of the mems My gift from above Your smile, the most precious of gems
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Our first date Was at a hookah lounge Which went great Till it was time to bounce
We went to my car Continued conversing Under the stars I tried the next thing
A move to escalate I went for the kiss She hit the breaks But it wasn't a diss
Not a sign of disrespect She used humor Like "not yet" I still had to woo her
And I didn't worry This was the beginning Of a beautiful story
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Group Fitness Instructor Training G-FIT, for short We had no idea what we'd be gaining Still months away when we would court
Then came that fateful night The late one, at the Rec When I beheld your lovely sight Teaching Zumba on a makeshift deck
With your tiny waist And smiling face I saw you with fresh eyes
So began the chase Time, I did not waste But oh my, how it flies
I took your class And stood dead center
You shook your ass In all it's splendor
So as class ended I wanted a conversation But with so many students you befriended I had to be patient
Awkwardly, I stood Waiting to be alone
On that floor of hard wood We were about to set a milestone
When we finally talked Just you and I I knew my world was rocked We exchanged numbers before we said bye
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It's my Love's birthday today And I want to show her Love in a way She can daily see and hear
So for the next two weeks February 1st to 14th I'll be sharing stories Of our love and worries
For the best of relationships Can weather bad whether Like globe-sailing ships It's how we've grown strong together
From times we fought And thought all was lost To times we've laughed..
We've had a blessed past
For the laugher outweighs The fights As the light of the day Outshines the nights
Or as atoms compare to stars There doesn't exist a story I would trade for ours
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GSD GET SHIT DONE It helps if you can find a way to make it fun Cuz you can only make so many revolutions 'round that Sun
Make paramount Your own evolution Don't be starin down The process of finding a solution
Get to tearin' down The walls that keep you caged
Focused on the here and now Gain some wisdom like a sage
Cuz goin after what you want Means defyin' the thoughts that haunt Don't be cryin 'bout how far's left to go When you're unsatisfied with the status quo
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How convenient That when this bud is heated Then in some way consumed We can see light where we once saw doom
How miraculous That a plant we don't eat Can bring out the best in us Like the opposite of Trump's tweet
How incredible To bake psychoactive edibles Or take a hit from the vape To save your lungs some ache
And the medicinal properties of cannabis! From physical and debilitating To psychological and self-hating The creator of this medicine must be a genius
And that, Mother Nature is Here's to a moment of gratefulness For the beauty and power of cannabis
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So as not to waste time Face a weakness daily You have yours, as I have mine The potential for growth can be seen plainly
As clearly as our pain points And if not, you must pinpoint For how can pain be overcome If it remains unknown?
And how can good work ever be done If your edge is never shown?
Think about the seeds you've sewn And time! Oh how it's flown
So the next time you're alone Face some pain, and know you've grown
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I have a proclivity Toward levity This essentially means I don't let the small shit get to me
And rather than sink into woe I seek to use the emotions for flow
Electing my muse as my arbiter Expecting to not be perfecting
But trying to get better Regardless of weather Or whether or not I feel like it initially The decision to act is the epitome of simplicity
But we often get lost In the duplicitousness of our minds Meditation asks us to witness this And quiet the viciousness, like be kind
With patience, the inner observer shines Between self and thought, draw the line
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Social media's a platform for you To reveal what is true To share what makes you unique A means to the ends that you seek
But how many justify Sharing not their lives, but lies Pretending they're someone they're not Defending their actions when they're caught
What we see Are generally Mere approximations And images of who they wish to be
Mindless quotes and proclamations Always happy Like they're perpetually On ecstasy
Give me something real Prove to me you're human Show me that you feel Or is it all an illusion?
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Beautiful bud In you're shades of green Your community loves The taste of your terpenes
How we love your scent And your various highs The joys of ascent Mass consumption is nigh
For how many humans Who've had a day, rough Could use the soul soothin' Achieved from a puff
With this plant of the soil We've truly been gifted For after a day of labor and toil We can choose to get lifted
An elevated perception From which we recognize The lies and deception We conjure behind our eyes
This bud cleans the lens Through which we view all things And though we toss her stems We must commend the goodness she brings. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabudflow
I'm not afraid to be real And show you my flaws It's pretty surreal That authenticity requires balls
No, not anatomical Put your Politically Correct pen down You know what I find comical The Internet policed by social justice clowns
Most hearts are in the right place But the extremists are of concern Meritocracy they do not embrace They care not for what you earn
Nor what you deserve Or even what is meant The way they twist your words And if you express dissent?
Flame wars are imminent Complete with name-calling About your two cents they don't give a shit Why even try to compete in the brawling
It's truly appalling To witness debate turn to squalling No forgiveness, just hate and stonewalling We're in this system that needs overhauling
So what do we do? Begin with the recognition That they are human too
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What a predicament we're in.. Uncle Sam where've you been? This country isn't in The shape you envisioned for us back then..
You wanted taxation with representation But now, the abuse of power is blatant Corporations devoured the nation The land of milk and honey, soured.. its population, complacent
We fought against aristocracy De-throned the prince and the king Established democracy And spread our philosophy
A government by the People, for the People This was our ideal Taxes funded it by the People, for the People But now we're given a raw deal
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Here's the thing about the news It cares about one thing And that is views
Well, It boils down to the bottom line But thats there to discuss another time
This is what bothers me... The way that negativity is perpetually on our news feeds Where are all the good deeds?
I get out my phone Instinctively press home Scroll to the right
And what do we see?
Trump fucks up this and a Horrible tragedy that goes unaddressed
My heart goes out to all the victims But should we really keep the spotlight on them?
Or should we fight to fix the problem?
Not arguing like an angry mob who could never hope to get anything solved
All that breeds is hate And contempt
But for a solution, its not too late Focus not on the sickness, but how to prevent
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To what future will you commit? Have you decided yet? Then stand by it Or at least try it
But years have been spent Sitting on your ass And when you try to stand You merely ruminate about the past
And all that time wasted You had a vision But chose instead To watch television
Lucky for you You're not dead But you've got one life, not two Don't ignore that like a text left on read
You are still young But only getting older Journey's just begun So choose the burdens you shoulder ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabudflow
It's no weekday But a classic Sunday So alone at home I stay Like my car in the driveway
Resting, but the gains don't decay Testing my resolve not to stray From happy habits I dare not betray Though I suppose I'm allowed a little leeway
A lazy day Spent a lazy way With not much to say And no one to play...
With Is still a gift. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabudflow
So as not to get lost in the hypothetical I have an idea some might call radical
It is to learn to first deal With what's right here and real
What's directly in front of you Let's call it reality Understanding "what if's" can be useful too But those tend to be dyed in fear and hyperbole
Let me share that which worries me With regard to anxiety
It's when fears on the fringe become guarantees Cuz you ruminated for years on might be
It's really quite frightening When the future strikes faster than lightning Here's hoping time spent was enlightening With wisdom gained and relationships tightening
Not spiraling As of life's a game And points are gained Through time spent worrying
Imagine instead You got out of your head
Taking action toward aspirations
And rather than fear You decided right here To learn to practice patience
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Rather than hope to get where you wanna be Try to make a friend of technology
To further your goals and dreams Like gold in your mind they shine and they gleam
The journey will be Perilous in unforeseen ways So take it from me Care less of criticism and praise
The armor you've built Will be cracked and sundered Hold firm your sword's hilt And learn from things blundered
Mistakes are for growth Though to make one we're loath Reluctant, unwilling Cuz seductive is winning
Or at least seeming to be..
Just remember this key As shared by Garyvee Macro patience, micro speed ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabudflow
You have a right to be private And a right to share
But is it right to be quiet When life is unfair?
When the Fates are unjust Do you keep your mouth shut?
And in the grand plan of life Do you choose to have trust?
Do you decide to make do With whatever's throws at you?
Or do you choose to complain As if we're not the same.
As if you were ordained To go through life unscathed Which is why you're so drained When you believe the Fate's misbehaved
If that's the case You are misguided For there's excitement in the chase A mentality can always be decided
Rather than just thrust upon you
It's among our great human superpowers Your thoughts are on you Whether dark as night or sweet like flowers
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They tell me I'm not good enough If I fell from grace, I landed rough
Self doubt makes my thoughts corrupt Filled with emotion, I'm about to erupt
But the thing about the mind Is it's of our own design Yours is of yours And mine is of mine
You can choose to think of clouds and flowers Or choose to sink in the thoughts so sour You can see yourself with a sneer and glower Or believe in yourself, like Trump in his tower
Or someone far greater Whose a lover Not a hater Choose another
A mentor to emulate Whose life you believe to be great Marcus Aurelius, Musashi or Buddha Pick and choose wisdom you approve of
There is no excuse Humanity's knowledge a quick search away Decide how you use Technology's gifts of the modern day ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word
It's cold outside So I decide To hustle at home Can't be distracted by my phone
If life's a movie I say action Get to moving Don't lose traction
Momentum is built And if I fell off I do not feel the guilt For all is not lost
Because every day You can re-take the cause It matters not what was But what happens today
Right now You can live your life your way Fuck what any haters say To get where you want you must bear the how
It won't happen overnight Don't be sold a lie So get to work and your mind right It's cold outside ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word
Recommend you pretend You're in dire need Don't be fake and don't blend
Be unique and your own best friend For the end that you seek Is not for the meek
But for the courageous The takers of risk Anything less is outrageous Be hungry -- voracious
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Today's a malaise The things my mind says.. Heart torn asunder Being pulled under
These thoughts are a maze They whisper my name The venom they spit Are toxic in brain
But I'm not the same As I was back then I use this dark game Like anti-venom
I use the dark thoughts A muse to create Cuz unlike robots We must love and hate
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Some days are hard Some are not But the conviction to go far Is what separates the haves and have not's
Cherish the days you don't feel like doin it Cuz you think of what's left to do And just wanna say "fuck you" to it
With that middle finger But here's the thing about lettin shit linger
You spend so much time self hating Constantly debating Why you are not doin the thing
You know what it is. But it's discipline you're missin Is it resistance you wanna transcend?
Then here's lessons one through three
Breathe, be your best friend And breathe ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word
Hello Grandfather You passed away today The ordeal was such a bother What else can I really say...
You took me in as one of your own Let me take part in Christmas tradition The love that you gave let you pass not alone But surrounded by love.. it's you we'll be missin
You're gone in person But not in heart or mind We'll learn to carry this burden Though it is hard, give us time
Thank you for everything Let us know how the angels sing
Sunday is a fun day To chill and relax
Acro is some fun play For thrills that's not taxed
Are you tired? Are you wired?
Practice what suits you Whether solar Whether lunar Have this as a tool
A device tested for connection And making people laugh A precise method of progression Forming bonds that last
Happy Sunday to the micro and macro You know where I'm goin Go practice some Acro And get a yoga flow in ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Caturday..? No way How does the pride of the week Have hashtags so decidedly weak
Doesn't make for good rhyme So I'll pull one out my mind Just have to rewind To a simpler time
When the only worry was school And all associated with it When I just wanted to be cool But had no coaching in it
No blueprint on how to talk to girls No shoe fit for Cinderella with curls I was clueless on the whole game And toothless when it came to pain
And rejection Let me tell you I sought perfection Put myself through hell too
Thought I had to be perfect To deserve it That mentality was the worst fit But like a Balsa tree I'm over it
That hindsight roast is 20/20 The perspective of a latter day Keep my mind right, but most importantly The directive: enjoy your Saturday ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Friday - time to feel good My way - like I really should
I gotta breathe I gotta flow Cuz I believe That I can grow
But I concede I have the need To work so hard My muscles bleed
Cuz if I don't It's like I can't And if I won't...
No. To give that thought a rhyme, I refuse You live with finite time, don't be confused To say you're merely fine is a good way to lose To hide your light or let it shine - you choose. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
It's Thursday with that throwback Memories come rushin back Like Thor's day with a thunder crack Let's let the scene fade to black
I was thirteen and fat And really depressed Kids were mean, gave me crap Adolescence, you know the rest
I had no essence Or experience with pain I had no lessons On how to care for my brain
No class on meditation No talk of why we move What a waste of education Taking classes we don't choose
Who knew I could train my physique Or tame that inner voice Why didn't teachers teach That breathing deeply is choice
Perhaps they themselves We're ignorant of this No knowledge to share of health Or how to find and follow your bliss
But throwbacks are for the past I care about the present Both good and bad times don't last Just work and be patient ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Wednesday's for the Woman Crush Faint of heart among us, hush Cuz I can't say that I'm in a rush To drool on a booty been photobrushed
I mean photoshopped Money dropped To smooth out imperfections Give it some years I swear you'll hear "Instagram model confessions"
Like Kendrick Lamar I'm gonna go far
And wish for something real
I don't want to see your car I don't care if you're a star
Bein' humble is the new ideal
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Transformation Tuesday Gettin stronger today Goin to the gym to play Might even do a two-a-day
Cuz transformation happens With work and patience; cut the nappin'
Time is on your side
So take advantage But not for granted
The time you're still alive
You've a tiny slice Of this thing called life
In the grand epoch of Earth
Think you have it bad? You could always have it worth
Perpetually sad? That's a self imposed curse
Start liftin it today No time like the present To be King and not a peasant Happy Transformation Tuesday ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Motivation Monday but what is motivation The kind of thing that leads nations away from patience Got a whole generation Hooked on instant gratification
That notification Is suffocation For your free association Which leads to less creation
Don't relax n be booted by automation Don't be lax in your pursuit of education
Habits builds success; thats the causation Have it; do your best and earn your vacation. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
One year fades away As another begins anew Did you seize this one like the day Or limit yourself like a curfew
We enter January With hopes and resolutions But please be wary Mere talk is not the solution
The year's first day Can be life changing Unless fear's in the way Then you're left just aging
Your aspirations gestating No patience to work: self-hating I'll do it tomorrow: procrastinating Your excuses and vices: satiating
Every day, your life can change But New Years has arrived Will bad habits for good ones exchange? Or will the year be merely survived... ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Your perception is your reality But reality is not your perception
It'd be a hubristic deception to disagree Like the tragedy to seek only perfection
It's like society is tailor made to deceive Disquieting, the messages we daily receive Negativity plasters our news feeds While marketers hack our hierarchy of needs
And what does the new day bring? A new song for doomsayers to sing
But have you ever had an ounce of doubt About the way these apes dance and shout?
It's all for attention Scratch that, for money It's an unfortunate thing to mention.. But the future still looks sunny
With tech progressin And life gettin longer Life is anything but depressin When you focus on you gettin stronger ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
American introvert Made to feel Like my brain don't work It ain't a fair deal..
I need time alone Will you please understand I need time alone It's a fundamental demand
I'm not myself Without time to breathe My pleas are heartfelt But the truth, you refuse to believe..
I used to idolize you While I was outside - watching.. You socialize like it's your fuel And patronize my quiet - mocking..
You think you understand me And put me in a box Anti-social with anxiety Cursed with mental blocks..
For some, that is true For me, it is not I am neither sad nor blue Likely just deep in thought
But I need time alone To sort those thoughts out I need time alone Why is my truth so easy to doubt?
My brain is different than yours It's so easy to see I dream of solo hikes outdoors While you might a prefer packed party
Come at me with deep conversation Together, we talk and grow I don't want complete isolation I just need some time alone. ✌️ S
Poetry makin Without it My mind is forsaken Don't doubt it
No if's, and's or but's Without it I'm nuts And suddenly I'm out of a rut
It was meant to be! For all to see!
The essence of being Lies in to "be"
To be alive To be breathing Crickets crick And birds are singing
That's the trick It's the battles you pick! The ones inside your head So don't be a prick
One day you'll be dead And when you look back I hope it's not said "If only I did that instead.." ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Poetry makin Without it My mind is forsaken Don't doubt it
No if's, and's or but's Without it I'm nuts And suddenly I'm out of a rut
It was meant to be! For all to see!
The essence of being Lies in to "be"
To be alive To be breathing Crickets crick And birds are singing
That's the trick It's the battles you pick! The ones inside your head So don't be a prick
One day you'll be dead And when you look back I hope it's not said If only I did that instead. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
From travel, you've returned Think back to what you've learned And all that money burned And how that page has turned
For, you see, you're back And life is back to normal All you had was in a pack Now life is so formal
New chapters to be written With new opportunity By your passions, be smitten Share this love with your community ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Whether its anger that drives you Or hunger pangs You gotta do you And see what your future brings
But if the truth of your nature you fail to see You conform to the masses
The future isn't necessarily Better than the past is
This is something we've become accustom to In the past century or two But the norm, it is not Oh how fast history is forgot
Or forgotten The way we perceive the past is rotten Like it's something we have magically transcended But Empires have fallen with that same logic defended
Good ideas Should be befriended Like breathe with ease And don't be so quickly offended
Study history And how they used to dream Of the way things used to be With ancient technology
And now what do we see? A future brighter than ever In our species history And yeah, we could be doin' better
It's scary times The news is plastered with Countless political crimes How did we get to this...
Hating each other Like the last time our nation Pitted brother against brother But we've g
How many times can I say sorry For acting like a grinch..
I can easily see my flaws being Internal tears I must constantly stitch
For these flaws are reoccurring Rationality blurring Happiness burning And I end up worrying..
What have I done? How can I fix this? And what has become Of my spirit of Christmas
I can only ask forgiveness And pledge you bear witness To the growth of my mental fitness And so I'll end with this:
I'm sorry.. I'm sorry ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
The room was mine A canvas to play with. My dark heart would shine As we flowed through my playlist
A curated collection A certain rhythmic flow Where once I sought perfection I am now I scarecrow.
Lost without a heart For my muse has been censored.
Should have known from the start That the belly of the beast, I have entered
These faceless corporations With their rules and regulations For art, they have no patience But the fact I have to face is...
Teaching yoga doesn't pay Financially, at least Until of course I find a way To find my heart and slay the beast. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
I have such a blessed life And a big parts cuzza you
These memories are sharp life a knife I reminisce on that last year of school
Those times I miss, with young you and me We have our own little history
How are we still together? It's no mystery
We're birds of a feather Flyin high together Always laughin Jokin' and grab ass'n
Beautiful times in the past and Beautiful times to come
May our relationship last and Continue shining like a celestial sun. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
What is it that motivates And fascinates?
What lights your fire? What defines your desire?
Is it your subject matter Or the end that matters?
Suffering now for a better tomorrow Flexing that discipline you can build but not borrow Dreaming up a path that you can follow Aiming like a master bowman's arrow
You fuck with that?
Listen then.
Be your own best friend Cuz you're with You from beginning to end So what loving message would you send If you were your own best friend ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
The science of outrage Poignant in these times Where we're always on stage And everything's a hate crime
When we punish bad behavior Dopamine rewards the striatum This evolved to be a savior When did justice become, "Those bastards! I hate em!"
Overly sensitive or not That's up to you to decide
Another scandal caught Another injustice decried
And then comes a new day With new battles to be fought And the moral outrage of yesterday Is suddenly forgot
Or forgotten This cycle is rotten And corroding our core But we keep clicking, so we get more
See what your future has in store With a life like that When you're always at war Finding new enemies to attack
Our world has problems That of course we must fix But we will not solve them With outrage and clicks. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Some of my beliefs are contradictory but at the root of it I truly believe that kindness leads to victory In the long term, at least
But forgiveness and not holding grudges can be hard for me Toward gratitude my inner voice nudges
But when I show you respect And rudeness is what I get
I must remind myself not to fret Sinkin down to your level is the real threat
To my health Ultimately I just gotta worry about myself
My own actions are what I control Remind myself that And those sharp words become dull ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Relax your face This is not a race You can find a pace Where discomfort is embraced
And not avoided Cuz without it Effort is null and voided Don't doubt it
You must push yourself To get ahead
To enhance your health And LIVE before you're dead
Macro patience Micro speed
Be grateful and gracious These words, you must heed
Be wise in decision; Decisive in action Make it your mission To act - no reaction
Remember this when I say: The obstacle is the way ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Green light on my Volcano Remember when they said just say no?
Cuz this is your Mind on drugs Whether it's heroin or cannabis nugs
Please.
One drains your soul The other helps you find it The green one's grown in soil The obscene one turns your mind to shit
You become a servant to some drugs That's called addiction But if you can make a drug your servant And use it wisely with discretion
You begin to see what you've been missin But listen My drug of choice is cannabis Overdose? You can't on this
That's part of what makes it unique We have no true comparison to speak of A sativa can be like caffeine But even then
Down 18 espressos That just might be lethal, my friend
Try this not as a teen But once you're twenty one Cannabis, you beautiful weed You lessons for us have just begun ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Green light on my Volcano Remember when they said just say no? Cuz this is your Mind on drugs As if it's irrelevant if it's heroin or cannabis nugs
One drains your soul The other helps you find it The green one's grown in soil The obscene one turns your mind to shit
You become a servant to some drugs That's called addiction But if you can make a drug your servant And use it wisely with discretion
You begin to see what you've been missin But listen My drug of choice is cannabis Overdose? You can't on this
That's part of what makes it unique We have no true comparison to speak of A sativa can be like caffeine But even then
Down 14 espressos That's a lethal dose, my friend
Try this not as a teen But once you're twenty one Cannabis, you beautiful weed The dream of making legality a reality has begun ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram:
Free writing How does it work?
Creatively igniting
Imagination goes berserk
You go deep into your mind One word at a time
You let yourself sink And limit your time to think
You let your thoughts flow Like your body in motion Writing fast or slow Dive deep in your own ocean
Vast are ideas In width and in breadth Free writing to me is Where reason's allowed to rest. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Some days I hate what I've created To read what I've written And see consecrated The darkness inside not smitten
And yet there it lives Right next to the love The light, I just want to give Darkness, I push you away with a shove
Go back to your corner Where I know you'll just grow
A monster to slay with a sword or.. Are you the muse that allows me to flow?
You've taught me so much Nightshade in my brain Are you poison to the touch Or the only part of me that is sane
Thanksgiving day Let's split that down the middle "Thanks" is the first thing we say It's meaning is no riddle
You see, thankfulness is gratitude
And foundational to a life lived well
Truly a transcendent attitude And without it, life is hell
Our second half is "giving" This too is key to living As a human being And as essential as loving
So with love, here's a thought Whether you're American or not
I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
I'm getting stuck in my head again I fucked up I'm supposed to be my best friend And now the thoughts got my gut tightenin up..
And excuse comes like, but... Shut up.
You dug yourself into a hole But nothing's accomplished by feeling woe
As in woe is me Fuck that
Nows the time to show your teeth A lesson from this I learned, you better believe
Temper your passion; remember to breathe Imagine the goodness yet to be received
Trust me
When you get your shit together You'll be doin so much better
IF YOU DO IT
If you actually learn from your mistake
Failures happen, and now the onus is on you
Here's a bonus: I love to lose Because now I have something to prove
A chip on my shoulder
To keep me soldierin on And when I live in Boulder I'll be so fuckin strong
Bet against me; big mistake A cakewalk it won't be, but that's the journey we're all on. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check
When all you are is beautiful... Is the life you live suddenly full, Like the images lead us to believe? Or do the marketers deceive...
Oh, to be a specimen of the human race with a face that graces ads Perfect lighting on your abs
Living a life the masses think they wish they had
And the followers you amass! 100,000 likes just for your ass
You're living a life charmed by Narcissus
Be careful not to drown
Because as the years pass What you realize is The water keeps rising around
You see, beauty is sculpture of ice And the heat of time melts you down.
Never developed behind your eyes Always hidden by your perfect disguise. The warnings were given but you preferred the lies
Echos of the past Whisper in your ear Nature may laugh last But a beautiful soul? That doesn't disappear. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Compared to my peers I was fatter and sadder With loneliness, possessed The thoughts that consumed me made me depressed To this day it sometimes seems irrelevant how I've progressed
In the last few months Since I got back I haven't been smokin' blunts But the bud has still got my back
Basically been vapin on the daily to cure the maddness But the sadness made me
I may be crazy But this miracle cure is amazing
The side effect is creativity And seeing life through a new lens Neurons fire electricity And they sure love the cleanse
This stuff, it makes me smile And sink deeper into poses Greener than a crocodile As you inhale, breathe through your noses
Feel the expansion First in the lungs and then in the mind It's like cleaning your mansion For all you have to be grateful, use the bud to remind
For better or worse You can be your greatest curse Or most benevolent ally But I can spoil the end: you're gonna die
This is not to sound morbid But offer more thoughts assorted
Beyond the perpetual happiness reported By the highlight reels we look at when we're bored
No wonder so many are neurotic At best Psychotic at worst
What is one man's "patriotic" Leaves another in a hearse
But let's stop here You see what that did? Fear? That's what the mind loves to hear.
We're wired for survival How do you think we evolved?
Physically compared to beasts
We are no rival Still our greatest of feats: That we've withstood this time trial
Not you as in You But the atoms that comprise 13.82 billion years Consciousness is our greatest prize ✌️Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Instagram: @yogabud.flow
When I was younger I was fatter And alone and depressed In my dark times, it doesn't even seem to matter How far I've progressed
In the last few months Since I got back I haven't been smokin' blunts But of the bud, I've had no lack
Basically been vapin on the daily to cure the maddness But the sadness made me
Don't call me crazy This miracle cure is amazing
The side effect is creativity And seeing life through a new lens Neurons fire electricity Oh, how they love the cleanse
This stuff, it makes me smile And sink deeper into poses Greener than a crocodile As you inhale, breathe through your noses
Feel the expansion First in the lungs and then in the mind It's like cleaning your mansion For all you have to be grateful, use the bud to remind ✌️Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Instagram: @yogabud.flow
Dear Texas, Will you get with the times? You spend all this money, these taxes Defending dumb crimes. I refer to the ones Dealing with weed. You let us have guns But kill those in need. You act like a bully And prey on the weak. This is fact not hyperbole What end do you seek? Want to clean up the streets? Keep kids off drugs? Or stomp minorities like cleats Spread that fear and not hugs. You must be unaware That this is really medicine. Yet we trust you with the care Of every single citizen. How do you not know The wonders of this drug? The research does show The magic in a nug. Is it money that keeps you blind Or just politics as usual? There's nothing funny or kind About prohibiting this anti-pharmaceutical. Let the sick have their smoke The science is in. Prohibition is a joke. Marijuana is medicine. ✌️Subscribe if you wanna keep this podcast alive 🙏 Instagram: @yogabud.flow
A sativa to get ya movin once every day Is better than life with work and no play
So I say
Know thyself
Or should I say echo
Because this wisdom was known long ago
If you need medicine for your mind, it is not a sin But if you abuse what you use it becomes a poison
You define use You define abuse It is not up to me
But the power to decide should always be free ✌️Subscribe if you wanna keep this podcast alive 🙏 Instagram: @yogabud.flow
I believe in the power of bud
To help and to heal
To dichotomize what's fake and what's real
To realize that behind your eyes lies a world waiting to be discovered
A world unlike any other
A world that my mother once said no one can take away
A world whose other side you can see with a puff every day
Or every other
Or once a week or once a month or once in a blue moon
But don't be a buffoon
Or a dumbass if I'm crass
Only you can find your limits
My brain is not yours My body is my own Alone I must get to know myself
So get off your phone Learn to know thyself ✌️Subscribe if you wanna keep this podcast alive 🙏 Instagram: @yogabud.flow
We educate our youth For an Industrial Age You can hate the truth But thats like lockin' yourself in a steel cage
Forced to sit down and learn things that don't benefit you And we're still not patient so that was useless too
Essentially They said it'd help make me a better me Learning these things that now barely Exist on my mind's periphery
Because I studied for a test Then promptly forgot But worry not Here comes another regurgitation test
And we believe our system of education is the best? I think not
Twenty years I spent in that system Facilitated the building of fears Because I cared about the opinions of peers And now that I'm gone, I don't miss them
But the system was made For a different era I'm not trya scare ya I just wanna make my point clearer
So now what do we do? You gotta make your own school You must understand what you think is cool
Enjoy writing? Then write Coding? Then code
The system was made for you to learn to be told To show up and bide your time
If you studied history Then you would see What a magical time it is to be To be alive Not just survive But to thrive
To go after what you want
You're not a drone This isn't a beehive You're your own king -- or queen You know what I mean..
You just gotta do you But first you gotta know you
First you gotta study your habits and study your past Inner perspective: you must have it Think about the bad times that didn't last
And the things you could learn And the things you could earn And thats the key word: earn
Don't just yearn Don't just dream Cuz just thinkin about it is fuckin obscene. IG: @yogabud.flow • Website: yogabud.org
When you have something in mind that you just Want to do Just thinking about it does nothing Where the fuck was this lesson in school?
How the fuck did they just teach you to study things you don't like? You know what.. -deep breath-
Let's not muddy this conversation With anger Let's look at it rationally But speak no less passionately
The system was made twenty decades ago And from there it only continued to grow But where this could lead, no one could know Elite citizens it could breed, or leave them cold in the snow
If you believe we're all taught equally Your research is flawed fundamentally But the beauty of now is we can train ourselves mentally Seek wisdom from the cloud surrounding perpetually
In time we'll be livin virtually Through our imaginations, we'll be livin vicariously This is a world you must take seriously Prepare yourself now or be crippled substantially
But back to today, with our factory schools The one I grew up in that made me a fool
Not in my
They say practice makes perfect But whether or not thats a fact Committin' energy's worth it If you love it
The way that you feel when you're doin something real And rip your guts out And they "speeil" All over the crowd And things get loud And you remain proud Because there is no doubt
That you're coming from love And they'll see it Even though you know you're not a gift from above - or below But somewhere in between? I can believe it
You leaned to be nice and know when to be mean
You could say its learned perspective Something earned from understanding your prime directive And being selective with your values
If you could write it down What life would you choose
Work backward and do it Don't be a coward - do it
But they see its full of love, even though they you know you're not a gift from above - or below - maybe somewhere in between
You know to be nice but sometimes you're e mean Some might