prying eyes further open the window
yet expectation blocks their view
regardless of life's remiss demeanor
the spirit still somehow shimmers through
expedient is the decency on which we return
the hope of deeper emotions' importance
you can not imagine the horror that such
presumed petty ponder ensues
as life resumes
her charitable role as victim of circumstance
who needs murder here
it serves no obvious use
the mind lives on
mystical are the markings of one's intent
on what to do
whether ye should be a wall flower
a go getter
or a methodical hell raiser
whose lost his glue
creating one's own back bone
requires much for thought minus any real
necessity
nor ruse
for brimming beyond this violent bed of life
lays an untouched light
like no other envisioned hue
so if we choose to look with what we touch
and touch with what we look
we will truly see what lies out of reach
and patiently waits
for us in lieu of such a currently shackled
existence
the peace found in the entirety of all
knowledge
an enlightened form of living
stands to be called upon
but only when death allows each of us
to be excused...................
(Nov. 26, 1995)