"The Northern California Lady"

Northern California lady-

Illicit chemicals-

She couldn't say, "No."

Which almost, or nearly so-

Crap- I don't know...

But they do make her think she can see things-

They make her think she can be things-

Like a bird in the sky...

Makes her climb up a water tower way up high-

And once up there-

She shouts to everyone down below:

"Hey, look at me everybody-"

"I can fly!"

"I can fly!"

And she does try:

But-

Ker-Splat!!!

And ker-splat!!!!

And that's the end of that!

"Hip, Or Genteel?"

Is she hip, or genteel?

From an upper-crust family-
A member of the local gentry,
Who's just decided
She wants to ramble around with me?

Have some fun,
That she never has had-

A kind of
Poor little rich girl-
And isn't it just so sad?

Though it's more likely,
That she just wants to be bad-

Her own warped way
Of punishing her family,
For giving her
Everything she ever wanted-

A room
Full of high-priced junk,
That has left her feeling
Nothing but haunted:

So is she hip, or genteel?

Wanting to see
What it's like
On the wrong side
Of the tracks-

Find herself
Among the working class....

"If I -"

If I purport to be
Part of this reality:

There is a possibility
That what I say is true.

But sometimes it seems
Nothing more than a dream!

A masquerade!

Oh, nothing more than an attitude!

Until it reaches a point:

Where it all simply tumbles back down to-

Just like everyone-

Just like you-

A search for a clue!

"These Visions"

My thoughts and dreams-

These visions!

They're a blend-

And a brew!

The philosophy that comes shimmering:

Longed for and felt impending-

The philosophy that is you!

As it was before we even met-

I sensed you like a prophesy:

And I also knew immediately-

That you would love me too!

"The Kingdom Of Pauperdom"

The kingdom of pauperdom-

And it doesn't matter
If you talk about revolution
In your destitution:

You're lost in your necessitous-

Everything's something strange:

Though a penny
Found upon the sidewalk
Is still always a plus-

Even when considering
All the other things
You're very much in need of:

Like food and shelter-

Understanding-

And love.

"Freedom"

No caesarism- 

No kaiserism- 

No despotism- 

No autocracy- 

And calling it democracy- 

Such doesn't entertain: 

Unless you're part of it- 

Or long for the start of it- 

Demonic-

Or insane... 

Freedom! 

Ah, freedom! 

Let it be said... 

Desolate is- 

In any other form of earthly kingdom:

Even as the very concept of freedom itself-

All over the world-

Is being slowly and quietly- 

Put to bed... 

So many freedoms already sleeping- 

But not dead...

Yet.

"The Aspects Of A Concept"

You say,
The aspects of a concept-
One in which you
Are referred to...

And any one of a number
That you might well,
And no doubt will-
Discover yourself.

But if you are directed-

Expect to be corrected-

Until there is another communication-

And you're suddenly
Into something-
Which to you,
Seems quite new:

It is your search for meaning-

The search for the truth.