mad about it

Mad About It
1-19-09

A conflagration rages out of control
A madman's zeal must be properly restrained
Enthusiasm is like gasoline for the soul
And in speaking up about it
There is much to be gained
There is a forest fire and a grove of my heart and mind
Sometimes conditions are contrary so that its results might be kind
May us look for the end
Also known as the outcome
May the differences in you and I
Be greater than the similarity of the sum....



The Savant
1-19-09

Those that have attributes have much to give
As by and by the Savant will be the servant
Mingle love wherein you might laugh and live
May your joy in your brothers be free spoken of and fervent
The genius will be as the marmalade jam
The musician now and then will declare "I Am"
But what do you have that you did not receive
What maketh you to differ
You're still just a dog with sticks tossed to retrieve
We are humbled so that we can grow
It's no longer about how much you know...





A Shilling For My Bail
1-19-09

I dreamed of living in the nineteenth century sitting in jail
When a perfect stranger would pay me a shilling for my bail
Getting in trouble again can be habit forming
One breaks away from the flock to say **** conforming
If you don't like it then by all means don't read
Just the same I lay my life down as a poet glad to bleed
I dreamed that the Angel got me past the guards
Felt unworthy and quite ashamed to have a fortune in my hand of cards....