Amongst the northern pines
Lays a bay
So lazy in summer
And frozen cold in winter
From the fresh waters of Lake Michigan
To the top of the spruce trees
The sky and the birds
Are all you need
To be along the fresh coast of life
Living right
Every moment at a time
I have been under a salty
Spell
Longing for the ocean
Wide and calm
To soothe my fear
To take away the dread
Of what happens
Every single
Day
Second hand substance
Is what he took
Back then
When he was older
But younger too
He had not an idea
Or a clue
Of what the substance could do
But he took it
And complied with the rules
He walked in the herd
Like a mule
Up and down
All around
A year of intention
Setting
Rather than leaving ground
With one foot up
And one firmly planted
So that this year was more of a
Transplanted focus
Rather than straight through
I guess we’ll try again next year
Me and you
Wound up to tight
Takes place
At the worst moment
At the worst sight
But when the time comes
To bring it back
The ropes have to be unwound
So that they don’t snap
So it starts with a twist
In the opposite direction
From the current tension
So that the line
Can start to relax
Again
Baffling tones
All around
The zone of focus
In todays world
There is no straight forward
Progress
Regress
Reset
Redo
It’s all up to me
And you
A revolutionary conclusion
Starts with a massive intrusion
Into the normal ways of thinking
Going about
Normally won’t be the change
That this idea has made
It will come at the worst moment
Or the best in reflection
What comes from a new way of thinking
Is always the best
A tense ring
In the most difficult of times
All that is built up
All the broken lines
But we have to address what is broken
Before we can repair
And grow
The stem steward
Gets up at the crack of dawn
Upon the glistening lawn
Procures the life
From the small plants
Around our feet
It’s the life
Of plants to keep
The write up
Not waking up
Much of the woken
Cut of mine
In a world
So full of feedback
At a distant time
No write up
Makes more
Than the last
Common thoughts
Common past
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