From the Heart
Waves of silk and strings of pearls
Cognac for boys, champagne for girls
Bright red Ferraris lined up in a row
Debutants waiting their time to go
Yachts in the harbor, seas bright blue
Daily fresh linen and towels anew
Luxurious items like those above
Though the greatest luxury of all is love
Driving through Normandy, France
Fields of green and birds that dance
A peaceful day, gentle wind and warm
Butterflies and sparrows that swarm
The graves of soldiers, row upon row
Fought for freedom and chance to grow
Luxury each day for you and me to see
Tomorrows they gave, for us to be free
I had a profound experience, well another one anyway
Deep and meaningful pretty much, and yet again today
I now allow myself to be, just me, without facade or lies
Waking up to the universe, I throw my cares in the sky
Committing time to live as me, without any masquerade
Say what I think and feel how I feel, my very own crusade
I dance and sing to music of love, twirling expressions felt
Wholeheartedly I dive in deep, I’m penetrating the melt
My Nanny stands there
at the end of the bed
It’s really quite weird,
because I know she’s dead
But she stands there quite happy
no longer in pain
She tells me she loves me
it’s still just the same
My brother can’t see her
and I’m wondering why
He tells me I’m faking
that I’m telling lies
Mummy’s not sure
but she’d like it to be true
She asked me a question
‘Why’s Nan visiting you?’
I couldn’t give her an answer
I wasn’t that sure
I know Mummy’s sad
by not seeing her anymore
She’s not at all frightening
she’s pretty and bright
I see her a lot in the day
and through the night
I like nanny coming
I wish she would stay
Her visits have helped me
since she went away
It starts off in the pit of me, so deep you cannot see
It grows like bramble thick and dense, that twists around a tree
It strangles every aspect, it distorts the painted scene
It screams out of the chasm, it howls from every dream
An evil, twisted and monsterous face that interrupted life
Fear tears me up and spits me out, cuts me like a knife
I have to overcome the horror, the battle I will fight
I will conquor all this madness, it has to be alright
Like the passing of tides, our two worlds collide.
Washed together as one, the story begun
Inextricably linked, moving together in sync
A tangle of ties that allow not goodbyes
The lake and the shore, whatever is more
How deep are my roots
how far down do I go
I only feel them not see
from the surface below
And the creatures that live
above, in my leaves
Why do they stay there
building futures on me
I stand tall and strong
and blow in the breeze
I stay put for years
not come and go as I please
In winters I stand bare
barren and dark
In summer I flourish
like all trees in the park
Children they climb me
and swing from up high
The old sit in my shade
watch the days going by
What’s my meaning to you
do I connect to your soul
Do my species protect you
Keep your world whole
A final pull on my pipe
I sit here alone
Once I was young
now an old crone
I watch the day end
look into the night
Think of my life
and things I’ve got right
I’m waiting for time
to come take me home
I’m prepared for the trip
know I do it alone
I know I’ll be greeted
by those gone before
Those that I’ve loved
and lived with for sure
Is the time drawing near
I never can know
I’m ready I think
for the end to now show
Open yourself up to the glory of today, connect to the energy of the here and now
Let the echoing tic tocks of yesterday’s memories, just be still somehow
Be not wading in the past or pushing for the future but rather here in the moment
Know that yesterday sleeps and tomorrow will wake only when time has spoken
Experience the now, not the shadow of the past or haze of what’s yet to come
Stop watching the clock, dispense with time and be present in the lives of everyone
How punitive a punishment if not thought about can be
To hurt another as your hurting now, just so they can see
To feel your pain and anguish, to have their heart torn out
And experience the inside of you, it’s not what lives about.
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So don’t punish others to get back, it really doesn’t end
The emotions that your showing are simply self defence
Communicate your feelings, tell them how you feel
Speak you truth and show your heart, make it only real
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