history and philosophy
Posted: December 2nd, 2014, 1:13 pm
loosening the cuffs
help the wrists, but the shackles
of the mind are near impossible
to get relief from some days
the machinery of parents and schooling
often grind originality into inert powder
I am on this endless journey, in search
of my authentic self
I have seen monks sitting
in the sunshine on the sides of mountains
staring into the vastness of colored time
scanning the universe for the arms of peace
some I'm told find comfort in the church
others in manic exercise, but most everyone
knows there is something more
than television, work and television
I want to sprout wings of determined hope
'cause history is always tainted, written
by the conquering lords on horseback,
passed on in the redacted scripture of clever men
'cause as Jack Nicholson emphasized
'You can't handle the truth !!"
those abrasive wash clothes have scarred my face....
people deciding for me what I cannot handle
help the wrists, but the shackles
of the mind are near impossible
to get relief from some days
the machinery of parents and schooling
often grind originality into inert powder
I am on this endless journey, in search
of my authentic self
I have seen monks sitting
in the sunshine on the sides of mountains
staring into the vastness of colored time
scanning the universe for the arms of peace
some I'm told find comfort in the church
others in manic exercise, but most everyone
knows there is something more
than television, work and television
I want to sprout wings of determined hope
'cause history is always tainted, written
by the conquering lords on horseback,
passed on in the redacted scripture of clever men
'cause as Jack Nicholson emphasized
'You can't handle the truth !!"
those abrasive wash clothes have scarred my face....
people deciding for me what I cannot handle