Ego

Starve the ego,

feed the soul.

"Apologising doesn't always mean that you're wrong and the other person is right.

It just means that you value your relationship more than your ego."

Prague

This is a city,

that hums a tune.

Music is built into the city,

it wafts around like the smell of

breakfast and coffee in the morning.

Waking up to old jazz and classical, 

even the cobbled streets join in with horses feet

and rubber tyres.

And maybe in the evening, after a few,

parts of her may admit her struggles with the bottle,

you may even hear a hickup of cheese and trash from clubs. But

This is a city

that hums a tune.

And in the morning, 

there are no hangovers, as
sweet music wafts over

cobbled streets once more.

Lust and Disgust

As I walk through the shadow

of the valley of opulence,

I feel the lust and disgust of

power and wealth.

Self Assessment

The good must doubt their own goodness

in order to make themselves good.

It's better to doubt the truth,

than be convinced of a lie.

Round

Understanding more does not often produce

sharpness of resolve or integrity because

when we see all sides, there are 

few left to despise.

Does understanding make us like a soft, round object

with only neutered impact on the world?

Even after full understanding, 

the crux is the same.

You pick a direction,

you play a role,

you find happiness, nobility and honour,

regardless.

It's all there to be found.

But only if you can see it.

Brevity

From here on, I must be satisfied by

brevity.
Gone are long days to savour, now only

short encounters, sweet and fast.

But as if more time would satisfy!

Besides, time can dull and dilute,

it smooths over, until strokes appear softer

and perhaps they are more manageable,

but it does not make them reveal

any more answers.

Brevity is able to satisfy, it must be.

The young long brush strokes are

degrading into a more granular and complex beauty.

This beauty lies in the strokes and colours,

but more still in the picture as a whole.

I must learn to love the small things,

the short things, nuance and insinuation.

Reflection will enable me to find a lot

from a little, exhuming those hidden gems

that I would have missed before.

From here on, small brushes are more powerful,

the background hues have dried.

Now, to add detail!

Honest Gold

I've found that the most profound moments,

often blind-side you from the shallowest sources.

You don't always need to search deep

to find honest gold.

These Old Walls

I don't see bricks any more
or hardened mortar,
or what these walls once supported,
or blocked, or protected
or divided.

Sometimes, I see cracks,
or people idly leaning,
or clambering plants climbing,
or pigeons, or street graffiti
or lichen.

Maybe, if you felt called,
you'd delve deeper into history,
you'd find the mud that made the bricks
or the schematics of the architect
or the unique skill of the builder.
Maybe, eventually you'd find why
these cracks form, these pigeons rest
or these people lean.

If you didn't, who would?
Occasionally these bricks are mocked
by coloured aerosols, or relieving drunks, but
they are largely indifferent to time, or reason
or season.

They stand because they were incepted
by those before us,
remnant legacies that carve out our own future, simply by being.
But who are they to affect us? They who don't care about
these plants climbing, graffiti spraying
or people leaning.

They offer no compensating answer other than that
they were here. First.
Discovering any reason in these old walls
is not about the walls at all.
So it seems, I was called for this.
To celebrate things, because they are.
Because I am.

Christmas Come Early

Having Christmas come early

is wonderful and exciting,

but it leaves me confused about what

will now happen instead on December 25th.

Both

What established your provenance?

Predestination? or Chance?

Yup.

Myself

"I can explain sir,

Because you see,

I was not myself."

"Who were you then?"

Thaw

You don't have to forget,

you don't even have to forgive,

just at least move on.

At least keep on.

Don't Shake the Glass

Separate love from drama,

Love that is active,

Drama that is reactive.

As insecurities precipitate

to the bottom, what's left 

is purified and concentrated

A noble life seeks to 

find love in its purest.

Common

What if you lost what makes you rare, special?

Can you?

Explode

I am so amazed

(and a bit overwhelmed)

by the sheer amount of pure,

unselfish love there is building up

and bubbling out from inside of you.

Inventive

Being inventive

is knowing that you don't 

have to cosy up to any problem.

Possessing that wide-eyed belief

that you can improve on

how things are.

Personal Transport

Too many people walking,

not enough people bounding,
hopping and skipping.

Make Memories Over Money

Sitting on a bench in the neighbourhood

a very young girl, a regular Eliza Doolittle,

plucked up the courage to approach me, to 

ask if I'd like to buy the flowers she'd picked.

One pound for a daisy and a high five?

Best deal ever.

Expressionism

Like a bird, who chirps, though

nothing's around.

Clumsy Dancer

Dare you trust your wanton desires.

When once they healed,

but twice they bruised.

As an Observer

You were once the blood of stars

and yet

your brightest days are still

ahead.

London

There's a certain rhythm to this city,

it wakes together, it beats together

it convulses together, it sleeps together.

She does what she needs to, while

her innocence is irrelevant

her eminence is everything.

Floating

In the sea of black and white,

only she was a wash of red.

Calling

It seems that I was called for this.

To glorify him because I am.

Competition

This is not a competition

it's a collaboration.

Creativity should never be

competitive.

“Try not to become a man of success 

rather try to become a man of value.” 

~ Albert Einstein

Channeled Energy

Like a skilled swordsman who channels the

power of a breeze into the tip of a blade.

An effective action is a precise and 

purposeful application of power.

Relative to Yourself

Compare yourself with the

sun and you may be dull.

Compare yourself with a

rock and you may be bright.

So perhaps you can avoid pride or despair 
by instead comparing  yourself with 

how far you've come, 

and 

the amazing places that you're going.

Tout est en Relation

   
La mer embrassée la côte
tandis le vent caresse herbe longue.
Le soleil regardait avec amoureusement,
une délicate, intimes chanson.

Be Accountable

Let someone in your room,

and you become acutely aware

of any mess that needs cleaning.

Don't sit in mess.

Let someone into your life.

Relationship over Results

He doesn't want your
popularity, money
influence or looks.

He only wants you.

Relation-Beings

If each and every relationship

you have with another person

came alive as an individual,

independent being,

What would that being be like?

Would it be bigger than you?

Would it be a force for good?

Goodbye

Two souls,
fortunate enough
to ever have met.

We need not say goodbye
if goodbye means forgetting.

After the Darkest Night

After the night; we step out,
into new light, with new breath.

Joy comes in the morning.

Plans

Falling short of our goals
is the catalyst for profound re-invention,
it makes us unique.

Know that there
are great plans
for your life.

Missing

She gently put her childish

lips, to the cup that had

once touched his.

It wasn't the same.

Prodigal

I am the prodigal son, who
is perpetually coming home.

To a father with open arms
and a passion in his eyes.

From darkness into glorious life.

Simple Lesson # 2

Though we are creatures of emotion,
"Don't try to hurt someone on purpose,

just because they hurt you on accident."

~ Dallas Clayton

Failure

To get something you never had

you have to do something you never did.

So, it's comforting to know that
you will fail at something.

If you don't fail,
you're not trying hard enough
or you're not dreaming big enough.

Don't fear or shy
away from it.
Failure can be the best way
of figuring out where you are going.
It is an essential part of success.

so, when you fall;

fall forward.

inspired by denzel washington

Rebirth

Be true to who you want to be,

even if it costs you who you are

right now.

Feeling and Doing

"What you feel only matters to you.

It's what you do to the people you say you love,

that's what matters.

It's the only thing that counts."

~ The Last Kiss

Simple Lesson #1

Content

is nothing

without

context.

Nature

She is patient,

she is beautiful,

unsubstitutable,

she does not boast

she does not compare.

She points to God,

she softens the soul,

she provides company,

she is complex in every leaf

she is infinity on our doorstep.

Whether the Weather

As for the weather?
She is doing as she pleases,
don' t mind her.

We are made of stronger stuff
than the wind.

Wrap Good Gifts Well

When trying to confront someone,
the way that we confront is just as
important as the message itself,
for it conveys the way we feel.

Sky Lantern

If you've ever taken too much responsibility,
you'll know that

there is a beautiful peace that comes

by taking all your tension and anxiety, letting go, and

watching them float away,

into the infinite.

Comfortable

We are happiest when

we live our lives true,

to who we want to be.

There's nothing better

than feeling comfortable

in your own skin.

Exciting Conversation

When you meet someone,

instead of asking someone what they do,

try asking them what they've always wanted to do.

Never Let Me Go

Ends are really

new beginnings.

"It had never occurred to me that our lives,
which had been so closely interwoven
could unravel with such speed."
~ Kazuo Ishiguro

Brave

Her hands weren't half as soft

or steady as she wanted them to be.