Pam Schwetz
DISPERSE OR DISBURSE
IF YOU LOSE YOUR MIND
HOW DO YOU FIND IT AGAIN
HOW DO YOU UNWIND
THE MYSTERIES WITHIN
ONCE UPON A TIME
EVERYTHING WAS FINE
NOW THINGS ARE SUBLIME
THAT IS A GOOD SIGN
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
DEPENDS ON THE VERSE
THERE COULD BE A CURSE
DISPERSE OR DISBURSE
DAYDREAM
SOMETIMES WHEN I DAYDREAM
I GET SO LOST IN THOUGHT
ESCAPING FROM REALITY
I TRY NOT TO GET CAUGHT
OFF IN SPACE CADET LAND
FAR FROM THE MUNDANE
THE TRIP IS NEVER REALLY PLANNED
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN
MORE OF A SENSATION
JUST SEEM TO SLIP AWAY
ON A PRIVATE VACATION
MIGHT SEE YOU THERE SOMEDAY
AWAKE
THE CHANCES YOU TAKE
THE CHOICES YOU MAKE
SO MUCH IS AT STAKE
I HOPE YOU'RE AWAKE
FOR THE GOOD OF ALL
THOSE WHO PAVE THE WAY
SURELY LIFT YOU UP
HAPPENS EVERYDAY
WITH A LOT OF STUFF
BE AWARE OF THIS
IT MAY BRING YOU BLISS
IT IS WORTH A TRY
THAT YOU CAN'T DENY
LIFT EACH OTHER UP
IT IS NOT SO TOUGH
WHEN YOU REALIZE
THIS IS VERY WISE
FOR THE GOOD OF ALL
THAT INCLUDES YOU TOO
WE CAN HAVE A BALL
IF WE SEE IT THROUGH
ALWAYS AND NEVER
DON'T EVER SAY NEVER
CUZ YOU NEVER KNOW
DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE CLEVER
IT MAY NOT BE SO
DON'T EVER SAY ALWAYS
YOU DON'T ALWAYS KNOW
NEVER SAY ALWAYS
IT JUST ISN'T SO
ALWAYS AND NEVER
DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE
NO ONE'S THAT CLEVER
IT'S PRETTY INTENSE
ALWAYS AND NEVER
ARE OPPOSITE WORDS
NEITHER IS CLEVER
THEY'RE PRETTY ABSURD
POETRY IS ALCHEMY
POETRY IS ALCHEMY
AT LEAST IT'S MAGIC TO ME
YOU WRITE A RHYME ANY TIME
WHATEVER YOU HAVE IN MIND
THE THINGS YOU SAID WILL BE READ
INTERPRETED BY THEIR HEAD
TO THE TRUTH THEY FIND INSIDE
INTERPRETED BY THEIR MIND
EACH FIND THEIR OWN MESSAGES
READING ALL THOSE PASSAGES
IF THAT'S NOT MAGIC WHAT IS
LAUGH UNTIL YOU CRY
LAUGHING AT ABSURDITY
ALWAYS SEEMS TO WORK FOR ME
LAUGHING WHEN THINGS MAKE NO SENSE
MAKES THEM FEEL LESS INTENSE
LAUGHING CUZ WE SHOULDN'T CRY
OFTEN MAKES ME WONDER WHY
LAUGH ATTACKS MAY COME AND GO
WHEN THEY'LL STRIKE YOU NEVER KNOW
GUESS I'D RATHER LAUGH THAN CRY
AT LEAST IT IS WORTH A TRY
EVER LAUGHED UNTIL YOU CRIED
THAT STUFF COMES FROM DEEP INSIDE
SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH DIFFERENT EYES
SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH DIFFERENT EYES
MIGHT BRING YOU A BIG SURPRISE
NOTICING THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW
IS THE ONLY WAY TO GROW
ALWAYS KEEP AN OPEN MIND
SO IT CAN WORK ANYTIME
YES IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE
BUT IT CAN BE LOTS OF FUN
SOLITUDE
SOLITUDE SURROUNDS ME
EVEN THO THERE'S CATS
SOMETIMES IT ASTOUNDS ME
WHEN THEY PLAY WITH RATS
BET THAT GOT YOU GOING
THINKING IT WAS TRUE
ALSO JUST NOT KNOWING
SOLITUDE WITHDREW
SOLITUDE CAN HAPPEN
EVEN WHEN THERE'S PETS
JUMPING IN YOUR LAP AND
I HAVE NO REGRETS