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Tomyoffspring...
Mayyourdaysbelonginthe
experienceofjoy
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Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Iwritethesepassagesinmomentsofthou
ght
sha
redwithpeoplethatIknoworpeopleIrec
ently
me
t.Eachverserollsfrommybeingasitisdrawn
fro
mmebythespiritofthepersonsharingth
e
communication.
Iwishtothankallthesoulsthathelpedin
this
pro
cess.Iwishtothankthespiritrealmforchoosing
me
asavesselofexpression.
Mymothermeansalottome.Hereinthepublic,
Iacknowledgeyourstrength,yourperseveran
ce,your
resolvetobringmeintotheworldandtorais
emeat
gre
atpersonalcost.Thankyou.Ihopethatt
helessons
youhavelearnedthroughmeareasmeaningfulasthe
lessonsIhavelearnedthroughyou.
MyFatherandmyDad.AsIgetolder,wiserand
gainexperience,Iseebothofyoudifferently,
clearly.I
humblyacknowledgeeachofyouforyourpa
rtinmy
cre
ation.Thankyouforshowingmeinyour
particular
waythatlifeiswhatyoumakeofitandthat
enjoymentcomesintheflavorofyourownc
hoosing.
theSophist
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Interior
SEE
10
PARTOFYOU
11
DA
NCING
12
WH
Y
13
IA
MFREE
14
EVERYTHINGFROMNOTHING
15
DE
STINY
16
ALONEINACROWD
17
YO
URAWAKENING
18
PO
PCORN
19
BIRTH
20
BEGINNING
21
LIG
HT
22
NE
WYEARWISH
23
SO
UNDOFSPIRIT
24
LIV
INGINTHELIGHT
25
WH
ATTOMAKEOF
26
QU
ESTION
27
GIFTS
28
OB
LIGATIONRELEASE
29
CO
NVERSATIONINTHEDARK
30
AK
ISS
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SINGINGSTARS
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RENDEVOUZ
33
DE
SCRIPTIONOFLOVE
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SPIRIT
35
WHOIAM
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SENDIT
37
LOOKINGIN
38
FEELTOLIVEFOR
39
FEELINGME
40
TASTINGTH
EFANTASY
41
DEFINEME
42
SMILE
43
SEETHELIG
HT
44
ASITIS
45
MOONSHAD
OW
46
BUTTERFLY
47
FLUTTERING
FLOWERPETAL
48
ALONE
49
IMISSYOU
50
MIRRORINTOME
52
CONFESSION
53
WANTING
54
WHATAREY
OUDOING...
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AWORTHYD
REAM
57
PRESUPPOSETHEFUTURE
58
YOUAGAIN
60
REALITYWR
ITTEN
61
IAM
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HIDE-AWAY
64
ALONEATNIGHT...AGAIN
65
CO
NVERSATIONWITHMYSELF
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WH
ATISITTHATYOUAREDOING
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CH
ANGEOFASTAR
68
MI
STAKENINTEREST
69
AQ
UIETMOMENTALONE
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WH
ATDOICAPTURE
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TH
EREISLIGHT
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WH
ATISITTHATWEAREHERETOENJOY
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YO
UARETOME
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TH
ESTARYOUARE
76
TH
ECREATOR
77
SO
MEWHATOFAGOODBYEORANEWHELLO!
79
IM
AGINETHIS
81
DE
CEIVINGTHOSEAROUNDUS
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ALWAYSSOMETHING
84
AN
ITETOREMEMBER
85
ABITLONGER
WH
ATISTHERELATIONSHIPWESHARE?
88
YO
URVINEOFLIFE
94
ON
ESIDEOFACHAT
98
AN
OTHERSTORY
106
YO
UCANTSEEME
110
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SEESEESEESEESEE
Seetodayforwhatitshareswithyou
Seethemomentforwhatitisinyou
Seeyourselfforwhoareyou
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PARTOFYOU
PARTOFYOU
PARTOFYOU
PARTOFYOU
PARTOFYOU
Iamapa
rtofyou
IhonoryouasIhonormyself
Myappearancedoesnotshowmywealth
onlyhowImeasureit
Myword
sdonotspeakmypraise
onlyhowIgrowit
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DANCING
DANCING
DANCING
DANCING
DANCING
Dancingamongsttheclouds
Isingyourpraise
Seeingyou,makesmedesireyou
...Touchingthatplaceinyouthatiswarmand
ohsocomfortable
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WHY
WHY
WHY
WHY
WHY
why...do
youwantthelightofmyfiretoburn
yourhousew
iththeflameoftogether
why...do
younotseethatIaminyourlifeforever
why...ca
ntwesharethedreamthatwedreameach
nightalone
why...do
ntyouseetheshadowthatismewithin
yourhome
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IAMFREE
IAMFREE
IAMFREE
IAMFREE
IAMFREE
Iaminyourworldinawayyoucannotsee
IamapartofyousothatawayIllneverbe
Iamyouandifyoulookyouwillknowt
hatyou
are
metouchmelikeIwanttobeandyourhea
rtwill
the
nbeIamfree
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EVER
YTHINGFROMNOTHING
EVER
YTHINGFROMNOTHING
EVER
YTHINGFROMNOTHING
EVER
YTHINGFROMNOTHING
EVER
YTHINGFROMNOTHING
thereisn
othingthatIwantmore
thanfor
yourhearttofeelthejoy
thejoyofonenesswithmysoul
theroad
thatwetravel
toreachrealization
turnsaro
undcornersand
crossesjubilation
upandd
ownitseemstogo
butstraightistheline
Iamhereforyouknowing
everythingintime
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DESTINY
DESTINY
DESTINY
DESTINY
DESTINY
youwillknowintimethatyoucanhaveme...
everysingletimeyouaresupposedtohav
eme...
everymomentthatyouaresupposedtobewith
me
...
fortherestofyourlife.
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ALONEINACROWD
ALONEINACROWD
ALONEINACROWD
ALONEINACROWD
ALONEINACROWD
Sittingherealone.Peopleallaroundmenot
noticingmy
thoughts.Thoughtsofyoustandingby
mysidesharinglifeandlove.
Acrowd
surroundsmewithlostglancesandvacant
stares.Individualslookingmyway,seeingnothingbut
emptiness,th
eyquicklyturntheirheadsinhopesI
wontnotice
.
Didthey
seethesadnessoftheirownheartinmy
reflection?D
otheyknowthatIcannotconnectto
thembecausetheywillnotconnecttome?
Istarede
epintotheirpassingfaceslookingforan
emotionIca
nrecognize.Lookingforahintofjoy.
Animatedfaceshidemostofthepain,butIseetruth
whentheytu
rnbacktotheirlives.
Theyare
alonelikeme,Irecognizeit.Crowdsof
dreamswaitingtobelived.Crowdsofloveslost.
Crowdsofideastheycannotsharewithothers.
Aloneatthecenterofawareness,apureheartis
waiting,watc
hinglifepassbyinacrowdwithoutyou.
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YOURAWAKENING
YOURAWAKENING
YOURAWAKENING
YOURAWAKENING
YOURAWAKENING
Drippingfromthelipsbetweenyourlegs
wordstoacknowledge
mytongueswarmembrace
onaquietnightalone
underthestarsshininginto
thedarknessofyoursoul
feelingthepassionof
amomentsfire
quenchingthethirstforcreation
wide,ispreadyourgatesofacceptance
hard,islideeasily
intothecreviceofknowledge
wet,youmoistenthestaffofpenetration
attheentrance,collapsed
intheheatofyourawakening
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POPCORN
POPCORN
POPCORN
POPCORN
POPCORN
Standing
inthesun
Whydontyourun
Raysoflightshiningdown
Banging
yourhead
Youaintdead
Breathetheairoffreedom
Tobe
Whatitisyouwanttosee
Dancing
inthereasonsforexistence
Skipthat
beatagain
Dontyo
uunderstand
Feeltherhythm
Itisyoursoul
Fromformtoform
Changingeveryday
Likethe
kernelwithalittleheat
popcorn
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BIRTH
BIRTH
BIRTH
BIRTH
BIRTH
Partofmeinhe
Partofmeinshe
Lookingin,decidingtobe
Apartoftheirreality
Howyousmile...yourstyle
Intensemind...andyourefine
Creativeabilitytosharewithme
Amomentcreatedsothat
youcouldconceiveme
GrowingtobewhatIamtobe
Insideofthee
Experiencingyouasme
Sharingyournameyourshame
Feelingyourpain...weightgain
Soproud...screamingoutloud
Afathertobeonacloud
HimIdonotknow
Butinmehewillshow
Hisstyleandflairwillalwaysbethere
DNAisthereinwhatIshare
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BEGINNING
BEGINNING
BEGINNING
BEGINNING
BEGINNING
Puttoge
therthepieces
Itisthebeginning
Blueskie
scloudsfloatingupontheair
Gentleb
reezeseverywhere
Butterfliesdanceacross
thecarpetofflowersinthemeadow
Sunlight
reflectingoffyourhair
Yoursilh
ouettecastingshadowsupontheshade
lightmy
everyday
Theharm
onyinspiritIshare
withallo
fmybeingisdirected
towardtheonethatwouldbe
Youand
me
Takeyou
reyesawayandseetoday,
thereisb
utamoment
Itisthebeginning
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LIGHT
LIGHT
LIGHT
LIGHT
LIGHT
adayinthesun...
amomentintherain...
anightunderthemoon...
adryafternoon
lookingattheday
turningtonight
watchingthenight
engulfthelight
insideishinehopingthatyouwillsee
thelightoutsideof
me
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NEWYEARWISH
NEWYEARWISH
NEWYEARWISH
NEWYEARWISH
NEWYEARWISH
astheda
ysbeginwith
thesamedesign
endingwithanewmarkoftime
iwishan
dhopethatyouhavenofear
beholdthejoyofaprosperousnewyear
takeam
omenttounderstand
thatwiththiswishyouwillagain
havem
ewithyouinthoughtandmind
thereisnospace,thereisnotime
enjoyallthatisdivine
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SOUNDOFSPIRIT
SOUNDOFSPIRIT
SOUNDOFSPIRIT
SOUNDOFSPIRIT
SOUNDOFSPIRIT
setriahssutunoestipreohtuse
sapahnehtiohmesenontupu
selletonomtiohnsoesuhmateh
connsutueonosahsititonsolae
consutoenesehmahatahnesepreown
tususetehlattesayohpahnah
laowntosuseehtesesahahtanahpasou
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LIVINGINTHELIGHT
LIVINGINTHELIGHT
LIVINGINTHELIGHT
LIVINGINTHELIGHT
LIVINGINTHELIGHT
inthelig
htthatyouareliving,sharingistheonly
thingthatallowsyoutofeelalive
givetom
ethatwhichyouholdinsidetoletme
knowthelightiswarmtothetouch
shinethecolorofyourinternallongingsothati
maytasteof
itsnectar
feedme
withnewideasfortheawakeningofmy
souln
owthatyouhavelickedthesweetnessfrommy
words...give
methetowelthatyouusesothatimay
washmybro
w
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WHATTOMAKEOF
WHATTOMAKEOF
WHATTOMAKEOF
WHATTOMAKEOF
WHATTOMAKEOF
makeofmeasnowman
crystals,coldandbrightwiththereflectio
nofthe
sun
formedintoameltingimageofarealitynotquite
tru
emakeofmeareflectioninwhichyouloo
kinside
yourselftosee
makeofmeaknight,thearmorshinyandnice
holdingawaythedreamsthatkeepyouawakeat
nig
htmakeofmeyourfriend,thatsheltersyou
from
painmak
eofmewhatyouwant...untilyouneedto
ma
kemeagain
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QUESTION
QUESTION
QUESTION
QUESTION
QUESTION
whenihavetheabilitytotouchyoudeepwithin
yourheart,
doyouw
anttofeelthepassionoronlythesurface
parti
askofy
ouaswoman,asonlyyouwillknow
wedont
alwaysknowwhatweredoingorwhere
theroadwill
go
sodoyo
uwantmesteppingintheplacethats
closetohom
e
insideyo
urfantasy...orpreferyoutobealone
donttarry...
answerg
irl...
letmeknowthefate...
ofourlittlemystery...CanIshareyourtime,
youcallit,ithink,adate!
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GIFTS
GIFTS
GIFTS
GIFTS
GIFTS
...soothingwarmthtoenvelopeyourbod
y...
...freshbreezetoliftyourspirit...
...lighttoseethetruth...
enjoythesegiftsfromtheCreator,fortheyare
alw
ayswithyou
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OBLIGATIONRELEASE
OBLIGATIONRELEASE
OBLIGATIONRELEASE
OBLIGATIONRELEASE
OBLIGATIONRELEASE
longtim
eagoinaplacefaraway...anenergy
workerfoundyouandgaveyouadrinkoflife
inyourweakenedstateyouofferedassistanceina
questforonetofindhisguide...thatlanguage
spoken...bet
weenthetwocouldnotdecide
sointhe
futureyousaid,whenbetterifeel,iwill
besuretohe
lpyou,andhelpyouiwill.
sothefu
tureishere...todayinfact
whatcan
yousaytometohelppaymeback
notthat
apaybackwaswhatihadinmind...onlya
sharingandsharinginkind
ichargethesewordswithcompassionforlife...
peaceandha
rmony
usetheflowtofindme...
usetheflowtofindmyspirit...
usetheflowtofindmyguides...
usetheflowtoconnectthetwoinlovesembrace
asone...
sharewithmeyourabilitytoseebeyond
theveil...helpmetoopen...sothatinconnectingi
dontfail
.....thisis
whoiam.....
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CONVERSATIONINTHEDA
RK
CONVERSATIONINTHEDA
RK
CONVERSATIONINTHEDA
RK
CONVERSATIONINTHEDA
RK
CONVERSATIONINTHEDA
RK
whileyouareaway...letmetalktothatpart
ofyouthatisfeelingtheflowofharmony
Icantouchyoufromplacesdeepwithin
icanfeelyourheartbegin
totouchthewarmthbeamedfromthesun
fillingthevoidofyourworld
Iseeintothedarknessofyourinternaln
ight
lightofyoursoulguidesmyway
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AKISS
AKISS
AKISS
AKISS
AKISS
yougavemeakiss?idontrememberturningit
down...
thetasteofyourlipsonmewouldnotmakea
frowna
cheerfu
lsmileiamsureiswhatyoudget
ifyourmindonmewouldrest
yourmindthatspeaksofimagespure
reflectio
nsofheartsandsicknesscure
akissfromyourlipsuponmyears
takesaw
aytheburdenofmymanyyears
yearsalo
nenotspentwithyou
yearsof
stone,noemotionsgotthrough
butnow
thedaysofsharinghavecome
akiss...hmm...letmetastesome
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SINGINGSTARS
SINGINGSTARS
SINGINGSTARS
SINGINGSTARS
SINGINGSTARS
ilookatyourimageandisee...
astarwaitingonreality
avisionofbeauty,thatcouldbemore,
butforsomereasonwontopenthedoor
istandbeforeyouandthenisay
haveme,experiencelifetoday
haveme,experienceallthatitmay
haveme,knowthatlifeisgood
forinmeyouwillfindnoother
thanthesparkofyourself...
agiftfrommother
mothernature...
inallthingsyouareme...andthereforei
sing
asongofjoylikeabird
asongforallneverheard
asonginsideplacedwithjoy
asongoflife...
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RENDEVOUZ
RENDEVOUZ
RENDEVOUZ
RENDEVOUZ
RENDEVOUZ
iftomeetyouidid...
touchyo
urskin,shouldibegin,toshareinthe
pleasure,thatfleshallows
ortickle
yourmindandmakelaughscomeout?
thefirey
ouholddeepwithin...alwaysburning...
caniignite...
withdeli
ght...
maybetonight...
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DESCRIPTIONOFLOVE
DESCRIPTIONOFLOVE
DESCRIPTIONOFLOVE
DESCRIPTIONOFLOVE
DESCRIPTIONOFLOVE
love...
theresonantvibrationofallthingsinunity...
aconnectiontooneness...
asharingthattranscendsallthingsunkno
wninto
the
allknowing...
onenessexperiencedwithallthings
itisamostpowerfulthingtolove...butfe
wifany
act
uallyhaveexperienceditoutsideofthewo
mb....
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SPIRIT
SPIRIT
SPIRIT
SPIRIT
SPIRIT
Iamthe
essenceoflogic...
artistryisjustthelayersofbeautythatishedso
thatyoucan
recognizethepatternthatis
allthings
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WHOIAM
WHOIAM
WHOIAM
WHOIAM
WHOIAM
howaboutawizard....
orasage
oraguruwithoutthegaze
lookingintoyoursoulforitismyown
lookingintoyoureyessothatyouwillk
now
thatmydreamsareyourstonight
feelmetouchyou...sharemylight
dancewithmeonthecloud
singasongofloveoutloud
thisnightandthenext...makeasweat
dripthetearsthatshowyouknow
thatallthingsinlifeareaglow
withtheessenceofyourspirit...nowand
always
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SENDIT
SENDIT
SENDIT
SENDIT
SENDIT
allyoucansendisakiss
youdon
tevenknowifIllcatchit
youareshortonwords...
andshywithverbs
expressedfromwithinyourflow
iwillwai
tforyourreply...
dontactlikeyoureshy
someda
yimaywanttoreceiveyou
takeheedofmywordsandtouchyourprimenerve
withthelinesofprosethatifeedyou
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LOOKINGIN
LOOKINGIN
LOOKINGIN
LOOKINGIN
LOOKINGIN
inyoureyesthereflectionofsweetness
inyoursweetnessthewarmthofyourheart
inyourheartthesparkofaworld
inyourworldaneyeforthebeautyIseek
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FEELTOLIVEFOR
FEELTOLIVEFOR
FEELTOLIVEFOR
FEELTOLIVEFOR
FEELTOLIVEFOR
Imustattack
thenightwithmybeingformyspirit
dancesalone
notonceinthecompanyofallthatis,
butonlyins
haringofitsessencewillitknowthetrue
colorofitself
canIfindthepartofyouthatseepsintomydreams
whenIwalkamongstthestars
willIsingasongthatpiercesthenightandfindsitsway
toyourheartorwillitdissipateonthewindasthese
wordsdisappearoffyourscreen
lookforme...
findme...
touchme...
feeltheglow
ofmyfirewarmtheinsidesofthefoldsof
yourmind
feelthemoistureoftheexpandingasthefiremelts
yourresistan
cetotheenjoymentofbliss
feeltheheat
sootheyouandbeginthebirthofanew
day
adaythatyo
uhaveyettolive,
...adayyouhavelivedfor
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FEELINGME
FEELINGME
FEELINGME
FEELINGME
FEELINGME
Feelmeinsideyou,foriamwithyoualw
ays
Iw
illencounteryouinyourdream
be
ittonightornextweek
Iw
illencounteryouinyourreality
be
ittonightornextyear
Iw
illencounteryouinyoursoul
be
ittonightornextlife
Feelmeinsideyou,foriamwithyoualways
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TASTINGTHEFANTASY
TASTINGTHEFANTASY
TASTINGTHEFANTASY
TASTINGTHEFANTASY
TASTINGTHEFANTASY
yo
udontknowifiamsweetornot....
youareonlytastingthecrustofthepie
fromthislittlebit
canyoutellifihaveawarmcenter
orwhatsinside
...maybeicecreamistheflavoroftheday...
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DEFINEME
DEFINEME
DEFINEME
DEFINEME
DEFINEME
Isearchfordefinition
Iexposemyshelltothosewhowouldcrackit
not
anegg...withlifebeginningsinside
anembryoofwhat...
fertilized...?
Isearchfordefinition
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SMILE
SMILE
SMILE
SMILE
SMILE
smile...
smile...
smile...
thatishowyouprotectyourheart...
Iamheretohelpyougrow...
thatisth
egiftofwhatiknow
dontbe
mesmerizedbytheclothingofmysoul
thebody
isnomorethanatool
beenligh
tenedbymydeeds
beenhan
cedbytheseeds
theseedsshouldgrowinsideyoursoul
tobloom
onedaybeforeyougrowold
intothe
flowerthatyoutrulyare
notthevictimofyourowncage
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SEETHELIGHT
SEETHELIGHT
SEETHELIGHT
SEETHELIGHT
SEETHELIGHT
Iamthelight
butyouhavetofollowitindarkness
becauseyouwontopenyoureyestosee
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BUTTERFLY
BUTTERFLY
BUTTERFLY
BUTTERFLY
BUTTERFLY
Abutter
fly,dancingamongstthetrees
Alightyourselfrightonme
Makemydayaswonderfulasyourown
Lightasafeatherwithnaryabone
Beautifulwingsflutteringinthewind
Reflectin
gthelightofthesun
Imageso
fcolorbeforeunseen
Inwhich
onlyIcanseemyqueen
Canyou
takemetoyourhideaway
Upinthesky,rightnow,today
Letmefillyouheartwithjoy
Drinkfro
mmycup,Imyourboy
Knowing
thattimedoesnotexist
Whenstolenmomentsweshareinakiss
Kissmenowforevermore
Kissmesillytillmylipsaresore
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FLUTTERINGFLOWERPET
AL
FLUTTERINGFLOWERPET
AL
FLUTTERINGFLOWERPET
AL
FLUTTERINGFLOWERPET
AL
FLUTTERINGFLOWERPET
AL
AmItouchingyourheart?
AmImakingyousensethatthefeelinginsideis
rea
l?DoImakeyourheartskipatadifferentpace?
DoImakeyourcheekswetwhenIkissyo
urface?
CanIfeelyouinside?
CanIreceiveallofyourpride?
Isitmethatpleasesyou?
Isityouthatpleasesme?
Doyoubelieveindestiny?
Whynotthestarsdecided?
Whynotsanctifyit?
Theresabetterthoughtforthistodescribe?
Theresabetterwithoutyoubymyside?
NotthatIcandescribe!!
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ALONE
ALONE
ALONE
ALONE
ALONE
Amomentaloneinthesunshineofyourlife
Reflectin
guponthepassagesyouveendured
Underne
aththeshadeofthetreesthathavegrown
aroundyouChildrenlaughingFamilyclosetoyour
heartwantingyourcompanyTearsofjoyandpain
sharedwithy
ouandbyyou
Amomentaloneinthesunshineofyourlife
Barelyre
memberingthedarknessoftheclouds
thatwentaw
ayExaminingthecrystaldropsofwater
hangingfrom
theleavesaftertherainEnjoyingthe
quietafterth
eclapsofthunderawakenedyoutoits
blissNoticingthenewgrowththatcouldonlybegin
aftertheligh
teningstruckdownthedeadtree
Amomentaloneinthesunshineofyourlife
Byyours
elfalwaysinsideyourhead
Neveraloneinsideyourheart
Allthelightthatisyoushinesupontheworldto
makeitonly
whatitisbecause
...amom
entaloneinthesunshineofyourlife
...makes
thedayforeveryoneyoushineupon
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IMISSYOU
IMISSYOU
IMISSYOU
IMISSYOU
IMISSYOU
Imissyou
Mysystemisleakingfluidstowardstheworldthat
inc
ludesyou
Itisasifyouarefarawayfromme...notinyour
usu
alplaceinsideofme
Myworldisamess
Andyouhavebeentheretoseetheworstofmy
spiritIh
avetriedtomaintain
IhopethatIhavenotshowntoomucho
fmypain
Floatingfromdaytoday...havingnothin
gtoshow
andlittletosay
Icannotcontinueonthisroad
Imissyou
IwishthatIcouldwallowinmysorrowin
sidemy
mindalone
ButIwantsomeonetherewithme
Iclimbthewallsandpeerovertheedgeo
nlytosee
the
barrierIhavecreated
Imissyou
ThedreamsImadetoincludeyouaregre
y
Blackandwhitefantasiesinalivingcolor
world
FadingfrommyeyesasIdrawtowardsde
stiny
Imissyou
Canthespiritsseewhatisleftinsideofme
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ThatIwantthingsastheyaresupposedtobe
YetIcan
tsee...whatthatisforme
Imissyo
u
Andwhenmissingyouthewordsthatcometo
mindA
reonly
howcanIshine,
Oh,againIrattleonwithnothingbutasong...the
paininsideofmewontcomeout
Therainsofchangeuponmylifehavenotended
theirseason
Donoty
etputyourfoottotestthewatersatmy
riverside
Listencloselytothesoundofthecurrentpassing
by
Soonthebankswilloverflowwithhappenings
Andthe
waterwilldancelazilyacrossthelandscape
Thenyouwillbeinvitedtobatheinthenew
Thenyouwillbeabletocastasideyourgarments
Andimm
erseyourselfinwhoItrulyam
AndIwillcaresstheyouthatcomesintome
Washaw
aytheworldthatisnotuniquelyyours
Brushagainstyourskinwithlife
Ahh,butadreamagain
Stepinm
ywaters
Imissyo
u
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MIRRORINTOME
MIRRORINTOME
MIRRORINTOME
MIRRORINTOME
MIRRORINTOME
Atthedoorsteptomycenteryoustand
Waitingtoheartheheraldnews
AreyoutheoneIamrelating
Thegladness,theloveandtheblues
Isthevisionyouseeafairytale
Orisitreallythetruth
Openthedoorandlookinside
Whatyouwillfindisamirrortoyoursoul
Formycenterisyourstoview
AreflectionofwhatIdesire
Arefractedsparkofthefire
Aqueeninhergreatestglory
Akingtocreatewiththestory
HowmuchmorecanIexposeofmyself
BeforeyouseewhatIsay
Beforeyouaccept,eventoday
ThatinanswerIamforwhatyouprayed
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CONFESSION
CONFESSION
CONFESSION
CONFESSION
CONFESSION
Icantknowallthatgoesoninyourhead.Ionly
knowwhatI
feelandIdontunderstandalotofthat.I
thinkyouha
veaslightclueastowhoIamandwhat
myidealsare
,butwhetherornotyoubelieveinme...
thatmightbetakingitalittletoofar.
Iambeh
indyouandwillputfortheveryeffortto
seeyourdreamscometrue.Iwillnottrytochange
themtoensu
rethatIamtherewithyou.Ithinkyou
knowbynow
thatIamdifferentfromtherest,One
dayyouwill
trustmetocarryforththequest,traveling
towardsforeverprotectingwhatsinyourchest.
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WANTING
WANTING
WANTING
WANTING
WANTING
Idesireyou.
Iwanttobeinyou.
Iwantyourhearttobeatasifmine
IwantthisfeelingIhavetoflowendlessly
inthe
riverofyou
Iwanttoknowthatyoureflectmylight
completely
Iwanttocreatewithyoutheessenceofthehighest
dre
amIwanttoexperiencetheblissofyouwithout
reservation
Iwantyoutoshareinthatfeeling
Iwantthestarthatisoursalonetoshine
brightly
int
othedarknessofunknowing
Andlightthewaytoafutureofpositivechangeat
eac
handeverymoment
Iwanttowalkwithyoualoneinthemist
ofthe
cro
wds
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Iwantto
knowthatthemagnitudeofour
connectionismirroredonlybythatoftheplanetsto
thesun
Iaminsideofyou
Iamyou
Feelmewantingyou
Feelmesoothingyou
Feelthe
goodnessthatislifewithmeinyourarms
Wantittobewhereyoubelong
Cometo
me
Dancein
theraindropsofmytears
Pullmeintoyourworldandmakeitapartofme
Seeyour
selfwithoutmeonlyinthefurthest
nightmare
Openyo
urexpressionofwhoyouare
Openthatplacethatyouhidefromme
Letmetouchyoursoftspots
Letmeh
oldthesensitivepiecesofyourbeing
Letmek
issyou
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WHATAREYOUDOING
...
WHATAREYOUDOING
...
WHATAREYOUDOING
...
WHATAREYOUDOING
...
WHATAREYOUDOING
...
Waitingformetocall
Whenyoufeelitdeepwithinyoumybeing
KnowingthatIamwithyouatalltimes,butnot
wantingtoadmit
Wantingmytouchataphysicallevelbut
denyingit
on
thespiritual
Intellectualdancesthatavoidthetruth
Creationofidealsthatdonotmoveyouforward
Destructionofmythsandyetheldonto
Feelthesewordspenetrateyoulikemym
anhood
penetratesthefoldsofyourflower
Thentouchmewithwhatyouholdsode
ar
Givemewhatisalreadymine
BeAndenjoyitasIpresenttoyou...yourself
AgainIamwaiting...
WaitingforyoutoseewhatImean
Waitingtofeelyou
Waitingtounderstandwhatitisthatwearedoing
Waitingforyoutoagreetoagree
Waitingandcantseewhy
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Iknowthatsomewheredeepinsideismoreforme
andyou
Ittakesf
orustowantit...weknowwhatwemust
do
Icantsa
ytoyouallthethingsthatwillrevealmy
course
Ihavebe
enwarnedtoacceptyouandnotexpose
theforce
Thepoweryouhaveoverothers...Youcannotuse
onme
ButmyownonyouIwillnotwasteforweboth
mustbefree
Ihopeto
helpyourealizejustwhatyoureplaying
withT
heposs
ibilitiesareendlessifyoudonlyuseyour
giftpresupposethefutureandcreateitwithme
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YOUAGAIN
YOUAGAIN
YOUAGAIN
YOUAGAIN
YOUAGAIN
Ifeelthemotionofunitycreepingintom
y
awarenesswheneverIthinkofyou
Imissthefiregrowinghigherspendingtimewith
you
Imovemymindalongthepathofthefu
turelost
inyouIo
penmyeyestorealize,youareonlyyou
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REALITYWRITTEN
REALITYWRITTEN
REALITYWRITTEN
REALITYWRITTEN
REALITYWRITTEN
Iwillnoteditthisasitshouldbefixedinplaces
Icansee
mistakesintherhythmanditdoesnt
haveabeat
Butasth
ewordsflowfrommylipsorinthiscase
myhands
Iwantyoutofeelhowyouflowfrommeandto
knowallthatyoucan
Iamalightforyourprotectionashadowinyour
pastN
ottob
eforgottenortobeharrassed
Thatisa
nicething...justtosayIwont
Getinyourwayorfailsomewaytobetoyouthe
hostT
hehost
ofyourforeveryourfuturethatisbright
TheplacesImustshowyoutosharewithyou
delight
Ilookat
youreyesandfallintosleep
Icaressy
oursoftthighsandknowwhymenweep
Everyonewantsthehoneyofyourkiss
Sweetsugarbaby...inyouIsharepurebliss
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IAMIAMIAMIAMIAM
Iammorethanareflectionofthepastunfulfilled
Iammorethanthepersonthatgivesyou
athrill
Iamagiveroflightandsatisfactionuntold
Iamtheonetosharewithlifeandtogrowold
Iamknowledge
Iamwisdomifyoucaretolook
Iamyourequal
Iamyourpartner
Iamanunwrittenbook
Iamthelensbywhichyouseethingsrigh
t
Iamthewarmthyouwrapinforcoldatnight
Iamthepaththatleadstoyourwishcom
etrue
Iamthedarknessfromwhichthelightsh
ines
thr
ough
Iampeaceinsideofyourgoldenheart
Iamcurrentsofenergy,theeternalspark
Iamthewallofsecurityaboutyourhome
Iamcomfort
Iamstrength
Iamhonesty
Iamalone
Iamwaitingforyoutosee,whatyoume
antome
andtorealizehowtoshare
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Howtoshareinrealityasdreamsunfold
Howtoreachheightsofecstasywhilekeepingon
ourclothes
HowtocrossthebridgeintothelightofOneness
withtheSun,
TheEarth,TheMoonandGalaxiesreciprocating
fun.I
amwaitingforyoutorecognizewhyIamhere
todayW
hatIh
avetoofferandwhatyoullhavetopay
Iamwaitingfortheraintowashawayyourfears
Clearyourseyesofmysteryfromlongpastyears
IamwaitingforthemomentwhenifIwalkaway,
youllaskmetoreturntoyouorbegmetostay
IhopeIvebeensuccessfulinthemakingofmy
point,
Otherwisethisverbiageshouldberolledinajoint
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HIDE-AWAY
HIDE-AWAY
HIDE-AWAY
HIDE-AWAY
HIDE-AWAY
Growinginsideafire
Quenchedbyonlyyou
Untilitburnsnohigher,Ihopeyoudontfeelused
Thedancingofitsparkshighintothesky
Embersleapinghereandtherecreatingashowthat
isincomparable
AhthecolorsthatyouemitwhenItouch
youlike
this
Thesoundsoflaughterinyoureyeswhen
Ikiss
youinthatplace
Aspecialsongthatplaysontheairthato
nlywe
can
hearItisthemelodyofoursummonstoeach
others
hid
e-away
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ALONEATNIGHT...AGAIN
ALONEATNIGHT...AGAIN
ALONEATNIGHT...AGAIN
ALONEATNIGHT...AGAIN
ALONEATNIGHT...AGAIN
Waiting
foryoutocall
Isthatwhatmylifehasbeenreducedto
Sittingalonelikealittlechildhopingthattheice
creammanw
illcome
Looking
intothereceiverasifIcanseeyourface
Cantun
derstandwhyitwontringandputmein
yourspace
Waiting
foryourcall
Nothing
elsetodo
Ihaveastackofbookstoreadandpapersthatare
due
Myschoolworkislateandmychoresnotgetting
doneT
hesunhassetagainwithoutmetouchingmy
friend
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CONVERSATIONWITHMYSELF
CONVERSATIONWITHMYSELF
CONVERSATIONWITHMYSELF
CONVERSATIONWITHMYSELF
CONVERSATIONWITHMYSELF
Somanypeople,butnonetosatisfythat
simple
urg
einsidetosharewhoIamcompletely...A
lways
havingtokeeppartsofmehidden.Alwayshavingto
coatthetruthinwordsthatprotectthefragileheartsof
tho
sethatwanttofeeltheglowofwhat?S
omething
insidethatIgivefreelyisneverenough,forth
eyalways
wantmore...thisthingcalledALL.Itisdevot
ion,
honesty,trustandanynumberofotherword
sthatare
use
dtodescribewhyImustsharemorethanwhatI
havealready.
Whatisitthatyouaregivingme?Whyiswhat
yougivesovaluablethatIhavetospendofm
yself
beyondwhatflowsfreelytoachievethisgiftfromyou.
Ify
ouarehappywithouttheknowledgeofth
eother
wo
men,whythenallofasuddenwhentheother
wo
menarerevealeddoyoubecomeunhappy
.What
haschangedbutyourideaofwhatyouhad.
Ifitisjusttheideaofsharing,whydidyounot
learnthelessontaughtbyyourmotherthats
haring
wasapartoflife?Didntyougiveyoursisterhalfthe
cookie?Wasntthebirthdaycakemadeforyoueaten
by
everyoneattheparty?Doesnotthesunshinein
the
lifeofallthings?
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MISTAKENINTEREST
MISTAKENINTEREST
MISTAKENINTEREST
MISTAKENINTEREST
MISTAKENINTEREST
Iseeyoustandingtherewantingtoknow
butwillyouwalkuptomeandexposeyoureyes...
thereflectionofyoursoul?
Iseeyoulookingbackatme
butwillyouadmitthatyourheartisprotectedby
themyste
ryofyourmisery
Iseeyou...oh!
...youareno
tlookingatme
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AQUIETMOMENTALON
E
AQUIETMOMENTALON
E
AQUIETMOMENTALON
E
AQUIETMOMENTALON
E
AQUIETMOMENTALON
E
aquietmomentalone
thewindblowingatthetrees
shadowsdancingonyourwindowpane
memoriescrossyourmind
aquietmomentalone
wantingtobeinthewarmthofacaress
wantingtohearthesoundsoflaughter
wantingtodrinkinhappiness
aquietmomentalone
letsmefeelthecaressofmyself
asiflythroughtheleaves
letsmelaughattheshadowswhiledancingat
homedrin
kingtillintoxicatedinthehappinessofthe
quietmomentalone
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THEREISLIGHT
THEREISLIGHT
THEREISLIGHT
THEREISLIGHT
THEREISLIGHT
Thereislight
Followtherainbowofyourdreamstotheplace
youbelong
Thisislight
Insideth
edreamsoftomorrow,yesterdayisborn
Thereislight
InsideIf
eelthepleasureofanewlove
Thereislight
WhatmorecouldIimaginethantheglowofyour
heartfor
Thereislight
Seekingtofindthatwhichmakesuswholewelook
everywhereb
utintheonlyplacetheanswercanreside
Insideyo
urheart
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WHATISITTHATWEAREHE
RETO
WHATISITTHATWEAREHE
RETO
WHATISITTHATWEAREHE
RETO
WHATISITTHATWEAREHE
RETO
WHATISITTHATWEAREHE
RETO
ENJOY
ENJOY
ENJOY
ENJOY
ENJOY
Abitofrhythm
Asong
Awordoftruth
Thereisbutonething
Istandherebeforeyouonlytoremindyouof
wh
atyouare
Areflectionofdivinity
Thereisonlyonething
Eachofusapartofit
Eachsharinginit
Eachenjoyingit
Thereisonlyonethingthatweareallapartof
Energyinmotion
Eachuniquefrequencycalledpersonality
Harmonizingtocreatethesongsoffamily...
community...churchvillagecontinent
worlduniverse
Recognizewhatweareheretoenjoy
Thereflectionofourindividualgodself
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YOUARETOME
YOUARETOME
YOUARETOME
YOUARETOME
YOUARETOME
Precious
flower
Thenigh
tsolonelywithoutyourgrace
FallingtomykneesIpraisetheonethatblessed
mewiththejoyofyouinmylife
Visualizingtheimagewithoutyouispainfulto
bearT
ouchingyoualwayswiththestringsofmyheart
Wrapped
upintheblanketcalledaffection
Sharingmyreflectionwhileprovidingprotection
fromthecoldyouveexperiencedbeforeme
Igiveyo
umylightindarkness
soyoum
ightseethatforme
youareabrightday
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THESTARYOUARE
THESTARYOUARE
THESTARYOUARE
THESTARYOUARE
THESTARYOUARE
Shiningsobright
Whatisthecoloroftheoneyouwishto
exposeto
me
Comeintomyworldwithyoureyesopen
Donttrytobeawayfromme
Iwanttotouchyouthesameway
Thatyouwanttotouchme
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THECREATOR
THECREATOR
THECREATOR
THECREATOR
THECREATOR
Howdoesonedealwiththatwhichissobeneath
thesurfaceo
ftheirawarenessthatitboilsoverinto
mist?C
antfin
dthewordstosaythethings
representativ
eoftheemotionImiss
Atearto
fall,awordtosay
Asilenceheardfromfaraway
InsideIf
ighttoknowyourtruth
Ignorem
ypaindevelopedfromyouth
Somehowreflectedupontheworld
Theenvironmentofmyinsides,thedarkness
unseen
Respectformyselftocapturethedream
Igiveto
youallthatIamtogive
Ishowyouthetruthofyoursouls
Idanceforyouhappilyuponthegrave,ofwhat
youcantbe
orwontbegrowthtopraise
Iammyselfbutaskforitnaught
Thedreamofmybecomingthelightofgod
Iseehow
itmakesyouwinceinpainsoIgiveup
myshadowa
nddanceajigtocreatethelighttomake
youbig
Toletyo
usee
Toletyo
uknow
Togiveyoujoy
Forlove
Ishow
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Butwhatofmeandwhynot
ShowformewhatforyouIgot
ShowformewhatIsharedthisday
Adream,astar,ifyoumay
JustTAKETAKETAKE
Eachandeveryone
Takefromlife,butgivebacknone
Notthatyoudonthaveitordontreceive
TheblessingofDivine,thefantasticdream
Yougotmorethanyoursharetoday
ButsharedwithwhobutyourselfIsay
Sharedwithnoone!!
Sharedalone
Sharedthebountyofthekinglessthrone
AndhowmightIreapwhatIsow
HaveIdoneformanywhatIdonotknow
WhythislifemustIlivethisdream
HowdoIusemyknowingnothing
Wakeupyourselfandknowtruthstruth
Iamthecreator
Andthecreatorisyou!!!
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SOMEWHATOFAGOODBYE
SOMEWHATOFAGOODBYE
SOMEWHATOFAGOODBYE
SOMEWHATOFAGOODBYE
SOMEWHATOFAGOODBYEORA
ORA
ORA
ORA
ORA
NEWHELLO!
NEWHELLO!
NEWHELLO!
NEWHELLO!
NEWHELLO!
Manywordshavepassedbetweenus
Manymomentsofjoy
DidIawakeninyouwhathadpreviouslybeen
asleep?
Thisisre
allife,notyourprivatefantasy
Otherdr
eamsmustmixinwithyourown
Wearea
llwalkingtogetherdownthetrailofour
yearsconqueringourfearsdryingeachotherstears
Whydo
youfinditsohardinbeingyourselfto
acknowledge
yourcomplicityinthecycleof
dissatisfactionexpressedbythoseinthecircleofyour
primalenergies
IgnoretherantingofthoseoutsideyourVan
Allenbelto
fenergywhatdotheyknowanyway
andwhocareswhattheythink
Butme
sheherhimwearesupposedtobe
covalentino
urbondtoyoudowenotbow
WouldI
beproudtosaythatwasoncemy
resonantself
YES!!!
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EveryoctaveofanoteispuremusicIw
ouldnot
wanttolimityourrangeofexpression
begin
Igotmadatyouthenfinallymyselfyouare
wh
oyouare
Imustacceptthatyouwillbecomeatyourpacein
yourtime,whatyourspirithasdesignedmyanger
can
onlybedirectedatmygrowth
IwishIcouldilluminateforyouPurity
Ihavegivenmorethanyouacknowledge
with
minimaleffect
Mydreamisstillwaiting-ifyoucareto
merge
Peacebeuntoyouonyourjourney
Callifyougettheurge
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IMAGINETHIS
IMAGINETHIS
IMAGINETHIS
IMAGINETHIS
IMAGINETHIS
wakeup
yourhead
iamhereinyourdreamawaitingconfirmation
itisnotyourhandthattouchesthesoftplacesof
yoursenses
buttheimaginationplacesmenexttoyou
theimag
inationletsmefeelwhatyousosoftly
experience
thepowerfulforcesthatcomefromthedepthof
yourbeing
joy...
passion...
eruption
ofemotion...
moisture...
tears...
pleasure...
againyoureachinsideandwant...
againitouchyou...
softly...
firmand
warm...
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fireincreasinginyourawareness
burningafamiliarhole...
afamiliarwhole...
onenessagainexperienced
onenessofrhythm
beatinghearts
musicalharmony
rocking
backandforth
rocking...toandfro
...whatisthisyoufeelinsidenow....
tastedesire
explainittome
letmeknow
shareitwithme
peacebeyourexperience
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DECEIVINGTHOSEAROUNDUS
DECEIVINGTHOSEAROUNDUS
DECEIVINGTHOSEAROUNDUS
DECEIVINGTHOSEAROUNDUS
DECEIVINGTHOSEAROUNDUS
Deceivingthosearoundus
Forwhattheydonotknow
Maybeitwillchangetheirview
Toenhancetherhythmsflow
Oneday
wewillallbeabletotellthetruthout
loudW
hyisthatdaynotnowandwhynotrevealedto
growP
articipatinginthemysteryasmuchasthenext
Tryingtoshinemyvisionupontheshadowbright
Recognitionseenbythosefewandfarbetween
Confusio
nisthereflectionseenuponthefaceof
masses
Againm
ythoughtsreturntoyou
Thesour
ceofmydaydream
Deceivingthosearoundus
Becausetheycantbelieve
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ALWAYSSOMETHING
ALWAYSSOMETHING
ALWAYSSOMETHING
ALWAYSSOMETHING
ALWAYSSOMETHING
Alwayssomething
Isawthebeautyinwhatwasbeforeme
Andmyenjoymentofitwasunfulfilled
Alwayssomethinggettingintheway
Athoughtorideaofwhat-whatissupposedtobe
Lookingforsatisfactionherethereandonly
findingtemp-or-airy
Alwayssomethingtosay
Arhythmicmelodicwordtoday
Asademotionontheholiday
Adescriptionofclothestowearatplay
Alwayssomethingtosay
Avoidingtruthorrevealwhatmay
Insideyoubeconflictionportrayed
Iknowaplacenotfarfromhere
Wecangotofindourselves
Wideopenfieldswithgrasssogreencont
rasting
the
clearbluesky
Aradiantsunandtheoccasionalwhispywhite
clo
udpassingoverhead
Atree,majesticinitspresenceprovidesfo
cusfor
ourattention,shelterforourprotectionfrom
the
bla
zinglightofrevelationaswelookintowhoweare
Theleavesletshimmeringlightpassbetweenthem
Highlightingthequalitiesalwaysthere,butseen
onlyinglimpsesbymeoryou
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ANITETOREMEMBER
ANITETOREMEMBER
ANITETOREMEMBER
ANITETOREMEMBER
ANITETOREMEMBER
Aniteto
rememberherewithyou
Tastingw
ine,foodandthought
Poeticvoicesmusicalflow
Spiritsm
ovingtogethertocreate
Avibeuniqueandpersonal
Againletsgather,meandyou
Bringsomefriendstoexpandoursharing
Aquietniteonawhitesandybeach
Themoo
nlowonthehorizonfullandorange
Thestars
twinkleoverheadaswhispycloudsslowly
passby
Sittingunderacoconuttreewrappedinyourarms
Thewind
againstourskincoolstheheatgenerated
byyourtouc
h
Slowlym
yhandsglidealongthecurvesofyour
body
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WHATISTHERELATIONSHIP
WE
WHATISTHERELATIONSHIP
WE
WHATISTHERELATIONSHIP
WE
WHATISTHERELATIONSHIP
WE
WHATISTHERELATIONSHIP
WE
SHARE?
SHARE?
SHARE?
SHARE?
SHARE?
Intheoceanoflifethatisbeforeusweca
nthelp
butnoticethatsomepeople,events,placesse
emto
pre
sentthemselvesasiftheyareapartofus.Isyour
life
apartofmyworld?Orismylifeapartof
your
wo
rld?Whatistherelationshipweshare?
Suchwasthequestionaskedwhilewalkingwith
the
teacherandmyself.Sowhatthencouldb
ethe
answer
LetmejustspeaktowhatIsharewithyou
.A
bre
athoffreshair,eachmomentthatyouare
there.
Ho
wisitthatbeforeyouIcouldseeyouinp
rayer.
Me
ditationuponone-ness,close-ness,being-ness.
Arelationshipisthewordusedtodescrib
ea
correlationbetweenoneormorethingstooneor
mo
reotherthings.Thethingcouldbeanattitude,a
color,anemotion,athought,aplace,aperso
n,any
thing.Letustalkaboutitgenerallybeforetalking
spe
cifically.
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Oppositesattractonlybecausetheyarethe
continuation
ofthesamemotion.Ifyoutravel
clockwisearo
undapointandyouareinfrontof
anothertravelinginthesamedirection,couldnotyour
backbemistakenforthedesireofthefollowersfront?
Wouldthen
itbethatifanotheristravelingina
counter-cloc
kwisedirectionaboutapointinclose
proximityto
you,couldyourfront,initsattemptto
moveforwar
dappeartobeinoppositiontotheothers
fronttryingtomoveforward?
Therelat
iontoobjectatoobjectbdependsnot
onlyonobje
ctaandobjectb,butontheenvironment
inwhichobjectaandobjectbexist,theenvironment
oftheobserv
erandthepointofrelationorpointof
interestinth
erelation.Letmeatthispointintroduce
thesphereas
atoolforillustration.
Thesphe
reormarblehasaninfinitenumberof
possibleanglesofincidentuponitssurfacethat
anothersphe
recouldstrike.
Therelat
ionbetweenthetwospheresistherefore
infiniteinits
possibility.
Understandingthepossibilitieswillallowan
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understandingofwhatexists.
Pickasubject:
SexualRelationship
Therelationofmydesiretobepleased
toyour
desiretofulfill
Therelationofmywillingnesstospeak
ofmy
desiretoyourlistening
Therelationofmyabilitytodescribem
ydesire
to
yourabilitytounderstandit
Therelationofmyabilitytofulfillmy
desireto
yourabilitytoparticipate
EmotionalRelationship
Therelationofmyfeartoyourcourage.
Therelationofmyhopetoyouroptim
ism
Therelationofmycompassiontoyour
em
pathy
Therelationofmyempathytoyour
compassion
Asweviewtherelationseachsidecanhav
e
differentweightoreffectbasedsolelyuponth
eangle
ofincident.Astraightacrossrelationshipiso
nein
wh
ichbothspheresoftheindividualrealities
exc
hangeequallywitheachother.Resultinginthe
ma
ximumexchangeofenergy,information,and
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substanceforthespheresinvolved.Ifmorethanone
sphereisapa
rtoftheequation,thentheissues
presentedfro
mtheviewpointoftheobjectincidentto
theeventwilldonatetotheinteractiononlywhatis
proportionaltotheeventasitisapproachedfromthe
particularspa
tialrelationshipoftheobjectsinquestion.
ExaminingtherelationshipweshareasManand
WomaninthetypicalSexualEncounter.Icreatein
youanimageofwhoIamandseewhoitisthatis
reflectedbacktome.IlookatyouandwhatdoIsee,
buttheimag
eofsimplicity.CanIdancewithyou
tonightamo
ngsttheskylitstarrybright.Itoholdyou
inmylife
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YOURVINEOFLIFE
YOURVINEOFLIFE
YOURVINEOFLIFE
YOURVINEOFLIFE
YOURVINEOFLIFE
throughthedarknessopenyoureyestos
eeme
lightapathsuchthatenergyflows
letitpassthroughthesourceofrealityan
d
abundance
letitdripfromyouontometoquenchm
ythirst
showmehowtosuckfromyourvinethe
sus
tenanceofmyneeds
givemeatasteofthefreedomtheearthhasto
off
eropenthedoorwayfromwhichyouhavecome
guidemeintoyou
throughyou
pastyouintotheforever
lettheshiningofmyfireburnthefuelofyour
hearttak
efromtheonetoreplenishwhatIuse
tocreate
inyouanenjoymentoflife,anexperienceof
oneness,
acommunionwithall
givetomewhatyouhavetoofferwithou
t
condition,sothatthecolorIburnisfreetob
e
wh
ateveritshallbe
andletuswalktogetherinthelightofits
fire
sharewithmethejuicefromyourvine
itisvolatileandhighoctane....
itiswhatIneedtoquenchmythirst...
letmesuckuponthefruitofyourvineto
grow
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letmeb
etheonetoeatofyourfruit
evento
thepointofremovingthelifeasyou
knowit...on
lytocreateanewlifebeyondyour
imagination
letmeb
eonewiththatwhichisunknown...share
initwithme
dripintomyfireyourfuel...
donotworrythattheflamewillconsumeyou
fortheflameisapartofwhoyouare
theflam
eisonlythemanifestationofthelight
whichhasbeenwaitingtoshinefromwithin
letmeseewithoutyoucoveringmyeyes...
letmeseefromwithinyourdeepestcrevice
letmeh
oldyouandsetyoufree
letmeb
urnyourchainsofrestriction
asmyownrestrictionsreleaseandtheflameofmy
desireisfulfilled
letthejuiceofyourvinefeedme
dripintomesothatImayburnhotterthanthe
sun
dripintomesothatmyworldwillberecreatedin
anewlight
alighto
fcolorunbeknownsttomankind
acolorofspirit
acolorofthesoul
warman
dcomplete...anewbirth
letmed
rinkfromyourcup
evento
emptyitintomysoul
sothatImayre-fillitwithanewjuice
thejuiceofforever
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thejuiceoftheone
suchthatneveragainwillyouknowemp
tiness...
suchthatyouwillknowcompletefulfillm
ent
bygivingtomeadrinkfromyourvine
givemeadrinkfromyourvine
letmedrainit
letmemakeitshrivelwithoutmoisture
sothatImayrehydrateitagaininthemoistureof
togetherness
intheimageoftheone
releaseyourholdonthatwhichdoesyouno
good...
giveittometodestroy...
initsdestructionweshallexperiencecrea
tion
initsdestructionweshallknownewness
holdontomeforthelightofmyfireto
ignitein
youallthatyouare
suchthatIcanbeallthatIam
letmesuckthejuicefromyourvine
dripintomybeingtheessenceofyourliquidself
theflowingsourceofyourspirit
dripintomybeingthatwhichyouare
dripintomybeingallofyou...andhold
backnot
wh
atyouwishtoprotect
buteventhatwhichwilldemonstrateyourbelief
inmeexp
oseyourselftomecompletely
letmepullthevinefromitsrootsanddr
inkofits
nectarsu
chthatIcanuseittolightupyournig
htwith
endlessdays
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illusion
thedeepestp
artofmyintrusion
intothatwhichcausesconfusion
youcannothidefrommysolution
ashieldtopr
otectisjustpollution
nakedexposedismyintrusion
softwomanlystrengthismyconclusion
youarethep
rotectorwithinyourfusion
toharmyou
isharmingmeinunion
dontfollow
thistobeincollusion
withwhatisnotyousweetnubian
forthebrigh
teryoushineuponthehorizon
understandthatyoupossesstherealsun
....itisnothowdeepyoucanget
itishowdeepdoyouwanttobepenetrated?
Icangotothecoreofyourbeing
asyoumentionedyoudesiretoprotectthatspace
Iammoreth
anmeetstheeye...asyoureyecanonly
seewhatIwrite
butcanIsay
toyouicanseemoreofyouinyour
wordsthana
picturewouldallow
canIsaytoy
outhaticantouchyouwithoutmy
handsfarmo
reintimatelythanyourdreamsof
passionatekissesinthemoonlight
canIsaythesethingsandnothaveyouthinkIspeak
untruth...
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be
directmysisterforyoudonotknowwith
whom
youplay
Iamtheprotectorofyourinsides,becauseinsideyou
isw
hereIresidealways
yes,littleone,Ienjoythetextureofyour
foldsof
mind
itw
ouldnothavetobeadeeppenetration
youknowtheysaysizedoesntmatter
butIknowhowtousemytool
andthecoreofyourbeingisalreadyexposed
to
reachoutandtouchwhatyouoffertome
willignite
araginginfernowithinthesouloflifethatis
shared
the
possibilitiesthatIhelpyouimaginewillcausethe
godstodanceintheharmonyofitsmusic
the
bliss...inakiss...oftheNsideofyouNsideofme
to
showyou...
to
knowyou...
wh
atisitthatImustgoto?
haveInotopenedyoureyes?
can
younotfeelmeinside?
wil
lyoubeabletodreamofwhat-what
wit
houttheessenceofmytouch
yes,Iwillfollowyourthoughts
inyourmind,myenergyflux
tonightasyousleepandtomorrowasmuch
youwillknowthatIamwithyou
asyourthoughtswillresistto
allowingmetofadeaway
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youwillknowthattheshowisalreadyaglow
withthefire
youwantmetoignite
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ANOTHERSTORY
ANOTHERSTORY
ANOTHERSTORY
ANOTHERSTORY
ANOTHERSTORY
Closeyoureyessoyoucansee
TheanswerstothequestionsIpresentto
thee
Istandbeforeyouwaitingtoknow
justwhatitisthatfailstogrow
theseedhasbeenplantedbymanybefore
somesproutsaregrowing,butitshouldb
emore
thepowerthatsitswithinyourhands
waitstobesharedacrosstheland
Everynewmomentyouliveyourlife
providesanothertoproveyourright
Righttoliveintotalbliss
Righttohaveandnottomiss
missoutonthingsthatyousayyoulove
missoutonheaven,why...because
BecausetobelieveinwhatIsay
youhavetoforgetthatIwanttoplay
youhavetothinkforamomentitstrue
thesharingofpowerresidesinyou
thegatheringofstrength
theawakeningglint
thesparkleinyoureyethatcloudsyourv
iew
closeyoureyessoyoullknowwhattodo
Iamheretoguideyouonyourway
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willIcom
ewithyou,Imaynotsay
Ionlype
rformthetaskathand
itisuptoyoutounderstand
donotlookthehorseinthemouth
splitwideitsbellyandletcomeout
thegiftt
hattrulyithidesinside
knowled
geexperiencedeathorlife
walkingamongstthespiritsofmyyouth
waitingt
owakeandsharethetruth
findingy
oustandinginthecornerofthenight
withinyourhandshidingthelight
touchyo
uIdidwithlittlereserve
knowing
mypower...didyoudeserve
timewilltellasallthingsrevealed
moveto
thenextonewithoutmyshield
IknowthatyoulosemostofthemeaningthatI
sharewithyo
uinthewordsofmysongsthatflow
throughyou
somedayinthefuturewhenIlearnthekeyto
touchyoura
warenessthatislockedinD
Ihavevisionsofagrandbeginning...Ihavevisions
ofnoend...foreachmomentisthebeginning...and
eachmomen
tisthebeginning
Ilookuponmypeopleandwatchthesuffering,I
haveexperiencedenoughtospeakfrommyheart
Togetherwemusttrytoascendtotheplacethat
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onceweallbegan
Listentome,ifnotourwomen,thesourceoflife
whothenwillwarmusinthenight
thenightofdarknesstoendonlythen
whenyoucloseyoureyestosee
whenyoucloseyoureyestosee
thatthelightthatisshiningcomesfromthee
thatthelightthatwewaitforisinyourh
ands
thatthelightisthebeginningandeachm
omentis
the
beginning
andeachmomentisthebeginning
andeachmomentisthebeginning
andeachmomentis...
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ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
RonaldLindseyisan
Atlanta-basedpoet,energy
wo
rkerandSophist.This
triageoftalentsisthe
cre
ativeforcebehindhis
poeticefforts.Ronaldis
mu
lti-disciplinedandbrings
for
thvisualdelightthrough
his
thoughtstransformedto
wo
rds.Hispersonal
ide
ologyofharmony
thr
oughpositively-directedenergyisevident
his
messagepoems.
VignettesofRhythm&Thoughtishisf
publishedworkwithpiecesselectedfromhund
poemswrittenovertheyears.Muchinsightc
gainedbyhisfar-reachingthoughts,unique
perspectives,andprovocativepreceptsthatstir
imagination.Ronaldswritingshowsalotof
wh
ileguaranteeingfoodforthought.
RonaldLindseyprideshimselfonbeingdi
fro
mthenorm.HewasborninGeorgia,raise
Arizona,livedextensivelyintheVirginIslands
tru
lytheBrotherfromAnotherPlanet.
Dee
TheRig