Focus

Not all ideas were created equal
but that's easy to forget

The music won't drown out the noise forever
reality lurks behind the ignorant too
so don't forget to take life in context
sugar and milk are less valuable by themselves
imagination runs wild, so convincing in the moment
so easily misunderstood

Importance lies in the bigger picture
problems become
smaller than they seemed

Focus.

Without Love

So speak your foreign holy language,
but it's all in vain if those same lips
breath hatred.
And win your awards for best in show,
continue on, unwavering, whole,
but if your heart can't love your brother,
if you selfishly can't care for another,
your everything is nothing
and you are worthless.

Necessary Oxidation

Endorphins swimming, pent-up,
swelling.

Building.

A chemical imbalance is formed,
crippling.

Disabling.

Threatening an all empowering,
contentment consuming,
gleeful state of consciousness.

Need

A man sits on a bench
no shoes and no teeth
not a penny to his name
but a smile on his face
dimples ever deepening
swallowing frightened freckles
that laugh at the white gray beard
rolling down the street

"I don't want anything at all if anything at all is more than I need,"
says the man on the bench with no shoes and a beard.

Your mindset little bird
is smaller than most
so open your eyes
big as they'll go, look
past the cold morning dew
and the evening telle wire
and remind me why worry
doesn't even come close

"I don't want all the answers if all the answers, I don't need,"
says the bird on the wire with no cares and no fears.

Wide eyed girl riding the train
a single bag at her feet
confident, to say the least
no direction and no aim
only scars of old nostalgia
fabled flight, a fight to beat
dance on then wide eyed girl
through wind, fire, sleet or rain

"I don't want a road map if a road map won't let You lead"
says the girl on the train with one bag and old scars
and a God to fill her need.

Bouquet of Roses

Unorthodox, inconvenient; Unattractive
Chivalry is not dead
Putting down the lamp doesn't make your side brighter
It's insightful though
Thanks for the heads up

Yoha broha!

I call you my big-lil brother
cuz you be a lil big
but boyyyy
you came from da same mother
and I'm sure glad you did

Broha, we ohana!
wouldn't have it any other way
ain't a thing this side of Africa
that could ever take that away

So don't go ridin no elephants
they be much bigger than you
and please don't terrorizer the geese and swans
you already know what they'll do

And if you climb
please keep in mind
trouble's not far behind
but neither is your lil-big sis
and a cheery, feel-better rhyme

So I guess, in a way, what I'm trying to say
is happy 16th birthday!
you've made it this far
and I feel joy in my heart
cuz for you, I have amore
eh?

Love,
Alexa

P.S. Watch out for them Canadians.

The Greatest of These

mesh shoes in puddles of mud
smile, and the sun will come back out
I promise

hot tea on a blazing day
not my cup o'
soothing cream rendered unnecessary
I'll take it anyway

and you know what they say
about pineapples or bananas or
something yellow
I keep trying, but I do believe it's rigged
none the less

on and on "the spinning wheel spins"
chin up, shoulders back
getting less love equals
give a little more

but I'm not keeping score