"The journey is the reward."

- Steve Jobs

01 April 1997

Can you hear me smile? 

            I don’t think so … or

 

Can you feel my heart cry?

            I don’t think so … or

 

You would still be holding my hand through it all

            or

Would you casually replace all that I gave you?

 

Either way, you have vacated all that I dreamt

            so

My smile can no longer be heard by you and

 

My heart is no longer crying in losing you,

But my mind joined them both in a celebration.

 

Can you see me wonder?

            I don’t think so … or

Can you smell the beauty?

            I don’t think so … or

 

You would still be holding my hand so tightly

            or        

Would you greedily take all that’s been given to you?

 

As the spree of wonder and beauty continue,

My wonder becomes vivid indifference and

My beauty expands as more around me is seen,

But the celebration in my mind continues.

 

Can you taste the tears I cry?

            I don’t think so … or

Can you feel my footsteps?

            I don’t think so … or

 

You would still be trying to hold on my hand now

            Or

Would you continue to pursue all that you lost?

 

Now all you can do is join the celebration,

With me and share tears and listen to my footsteps

Gradually become distant as I walk on toward

Where the earth meets the sky and leaves you all alone.

 

and … I leave you hearing smiles, feeling hearts cry
and … I leave you wondering and smelling beauty,

and … I leave you tasting tears and feeling footsteps,

Gathering together in a nightmare just for you.

 

Now I ask you to look no further than your soul,

To feelings you have held deep within for so long,

Just capturing your breath of life away as quick

As if it was given to you at your very birth.

 


 

 


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An artist's purpose is to evoke emotion and/or dialogue of the masterpiece created, without either, it's no longer art, let alone a masterpiece. This blog represents the author's original writing and makes no apology for posts resulting in experiencing a sense of discomfort when reading his own personal reflections, thoughts, affirmations, observations and opinions of his journey in finding his way through a complicated world, of his so called life. The author requests readers remain mindful of dates when a post was written. Many of the earlier posts were academic assignments with guidelines to uphold the integrity and standards of a specific writing style. One or a combination of formatting, rhyming schemes, syllable counts, themes and specific guidelines which were up to self-interpretation and self-discovery. This set the tone for the author's tone and unique writing style. He requests readers remain open-minded to viewpoints differing from their own. The author strongly believes "we can disagree and still remain friends" and welcomes respectful dialogue and questioning of his writings. However; hateful disagreement our outright dismissal or suggesting the author's writings are inherently wrong will not be tolerated and may not be conducive to constructive conversation.

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