So I've found this little spot I love here in San Diego. A spot where poetry flows from my soul like it has not done in years! It's a blessing and some times a curse. It causes me to go to depths that I've not gone for some time. Enjoy this poem that I wrote today next to the ocean where I plan to stay!
Wasted energy.......
What do you need in this life? Is it flowing with what you want too?
Is the what you need good and the want taboo?
What is your body longing for? Is it matching your soul?
Or are you left looking to fill an empty bowl?
What does your heart speak in the middle of the night?
Does it long for just one more fight?
What does your face say when you look in the mirror?
Do you answer it calling or just go have a beer?
What do you want now here in this life?
Is it to look good in front of others while your mind is off on flight?
What do you need here in this dreary land?
Does it measure up to what you had originally planed?
What do your tears say as you go to sleep at night?
Are they holding back a craving for one last bite?
I ask you what you need and what you want because I know they don't mix!
It's like eating dark chocolate when what you need is a fix?
What you need in this life goes hand and hand with what you will never seem to understand!
It's as pure as snow and shines bright like the sun
Yet you'll never experience it chasing after short lived fun!
Those who are enlightened always know
In the end you're the one to go
Go off to a land that you'll despise
That grumpy old man is in your eyes!