Building Bridges

Building bridges to close the gaps between us

is the first step in making all better

and living as one

Aim High

It is best to aim your arrows high

in the hopes of hitting the sun

or at least glimpse the heavenly glory

that waits above

Cogs

We're all cogs in a machine

nothing more

here to serve a function

then pass on

used up

discarded

True Nature

our true nature comes through

no matter how much we lie to the world

or ourselves

we are what we are

Chasing Rabbits

we spend our days chasing rabbits

never to catch a glimpse

of real possibilities

No one to remember

the days will pass in a blink

until there's no one left

to remember you existed

Captured Memories

captured memories

like tears in the rain

will one day

fade away

Ups and Downs

The road of life

filled with up and downs

leaving us to find our way

any way we can

Bang

so few really appreciate silence

Reach Out

we reach out all the time

lucky to make any real connection

while we're here

Can't help it

humanity will bring about its own end

it's the ghost in the machine

the flaw in the system

and we can't help ourselves

This evolution

our machines will rule us

in the not so distant future

this evolution

was meant to be

Giving way

the parade of youth

gives way to age

and life takes on

a differnet meaning

Never the same

love is a gamble

win or lose

it moves the soul

a musical fat note

played in a frenzy

once it's touched you

you're never the same

Days of Youth

our days of youth

unencumbered

by rigid convention

so joyful

so free

so fun

Getting back up

life is a series of challenges

our job is to keep getting back up

if we get knocked down

until we can't

Identity

our identities

mysteries

even to ourselves

we're always finding out

who we really are

Machines are us

man and machine

one and the same

will merge

one likeness

one being

Creative

man's greatest achievements

are how creative he is

at destroying himself

Clearly See

what we wish to be

isn't always what is

we need to be careful

and clearly see

what's in front of us

Making changes

unless we dream big

the past will repeat itself

and the future will never change

Sheeple

people are like sheep

eager to follow

feeling safe in herds

willing to give up freedom

for a false sense of safety

and belonging

Back Down

the world has a way

of bringing us back down

when we let our dreams

soar too high

We shape our world

we shape our worlds

and make ourselves

who we are

who we were

and

who we will be

Until they're gone

the colors of yesterday

slowly fade away

scrace a memory

the illusions of youth

come undone

replaced with aging truth

until they're gone

Distractions

we make excitement to keep ourselves amused

distracted from the world

strangers to ourselves

Sink

Dreams are like ships

big, with many destinations

that eventually sink

when the journey

comes to an

end

Unencumbered

sail into the future

unencumbered

no boxes of the past

left behind

For Certain

the one certain thing about life

is that it's nothing more than

a collection of odd moments

and twists and turns

that drop out of nowhere

Big Ideas

Big ideas are like seeds,

they can grow into wonderful things

Dream Big

dream big

and make it so

tis better to try

and not try at all

Fitting In

we find ourselves

at odds with the world

making places

to fit in

rather than just be

what we're meant to be