Better Lies Ahead . . .

 

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I don’t ask much,

Living my life the way that I want.

I stay in touch with what goes on out there.

I’ve seen trouble. I’ve seen heartache.

But my time here

Has been long enough to

Instill certain qualities. 

Seems the more that I witness,

All the more that I wish

I could hear what you’re saying.

We’re all better than this.

Let’s identify exactly what we miss.

Beyond perilous moors

The brave sea glitters.

Better lies ahead.

Whether or not 

We realize the years flow upstream.

Things that we’ve got aren’t always what they seem.

Your and my faiths are so different.

Each is placed in 

Antipodal reference 

So painful to reconcile.

If we stop trying,

What can we do?

What’s in the future

For me and you?

There’s both right and wrong but only reality prevails.

Beyond
- from the forthcoming release 'Grains' 

©2021 Raymond M. Jozwiak



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                          2014

Remix . . .

 

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Ours is a sensory world

So many sources abound to entice

Still this mortal marathon’s run

The trick’s in 

Pacing yourself

Finishing’s more than the win

Ears to see and eyes to hear

Understand direction where to steer

All the tender subtleties

Every little nuance there

Ears to see and eyes to hear

Super-Sensory powers instilling fear

Better than invisibility

Leaping buildings

Flying high

Noise from all sides all decibels

Arresting every sensation possessed

One step forward 

Two steps back

How much can you take

If doing the same thing over and over

Brings no change

Will you do it once again

I possess no bravery in matters

Any more than anyone else

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        Black & White Then Back

Buying . . .

https://blog.google/products/shopping/100-top-trending-gifts/ 

So I said,

I've got a roof o'er my head.

Some people can't even say the same thing.

But it's still not a fact

I can take any comfort in.

I want more to make up my legacy.

I'm not poor but everybody's telling me

Money can't buy everything.

You've heard it time again.

No money can't buy happiness.

When will you learn this fact of life my friend?

So I said,

I've got my very own bed.

I don't give it much thought

When I lay down my head.

But it's cold and it's lonely

In December on the street.

Why do you tell me these kinds of things.

I want more of luxuries that wealth can bring.

I want to be a squire a king a country gentleman

If I can if I can.

I want to get respect for what I have 

And not for what I am, 

Just a man, just a man.

So I said,

It's more than daily bread

That I'm talking about.

Can't you hear what I said?

You see, everything changes 

But we have to admit,

What exists needs to be recognized,

Not merely out of our fear of being chastised.

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            Ambience & Wine

Shameless . . .

. . . promotion of someone else's (wonderful) music . . . 

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/how-the-ukulele-got-its-name

(from https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/4818089)

". . . (David Barrett) is the producer of The Beatles Complete On Ukulele where he will be re-recording the complete works of the Beatles (185 songs), rearranging the songs in styles ranging from hip-hop to country to heavy metal. Each arrangement includes a ukulele. . . Artists including Samantha Fox, Wang Chung and Victor Spinetti have appeared on the project which began in January 2009 and is set to complete in July 2012. . ."

Help!
- The Beatles Complete on Ukulele

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            Another Shot

Attraction . . .

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Every hair upon your head

Has got to be in place for the camera.

Every place you happen to be

The people stare.

Cause, you are not the main attraction.

But oh, how you wanted to be.

Don’t equate each little thing

That happened in the past to the present.

Don’t expect each person to see

The things you see.

Do you ever think of anyone else?

Does concern come crossing your mind?

There’s enough conceit under your own belt

To last a lifetime.

If your dreams should ever come true,

I’ll see that spiteful face on the cover

Of a tabloid where the headline reads,

“She wants to be . . . “

Nothing but the main attraction.

But oh, how you wanted to be.

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For The Ride

Step One . . .

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(from https://coloradonewsline.com/2021/06/23/leave-god-out-of-government/ by Trish Zornio)

". . . In recent polling, only 64% of Americans say they are convinced God exists. Church attendance is at an all-time low, dipping below 50% of Americans. Already 1 in 5 Americans no longer identify with a structured religion, and it’s even higher in younger generations. Who can blame them? When some religious leaders still consider LGBTQ communities and women’s rights a sin, is it any wonder? Add to that the fundamentalists who refute evolution and white evangelicals who are likely to support QAnon, more and more religion looks to be going the way of lava lamps and mood rings. . . Thankfully, in America, we don’t need to come to agreement regarding celestial omnipotence. We do, however, need to accept each other’s freedom of beliefs — and that includes my ability not to believe. . . Or, at least it should.. . . Just once can’t I get my government without a side of God?. . . Politicians are shy to crack down on the overreach of religion in government. Perhaps it’s out of fear of seeming anti-American. Perhaps it’s a fear of offending core political bases. Either way, neither side seems particularly keen to court the atheists and agnostics of America despite our rising popularity. . ."

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                               Put A Finger On It

Heart . . .

https://www.texasheart.org/heart-health/heart-information-center/topics/heart-anatomy/

Mr. Russell knows his heart.
He knows his feelings and where to start
When it comes to listening or helping someone.
He's opinionated, some say, but I know
Our conventionality's sometimes below
His pure logic when questioning mere protocol
Or how well we are treating each other,
If we're treating each other well at all.

   

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                   Chromatose