Sunday, February 24, 2013

Chance

What's in a name
That would make us think
That would give us this day
To dance, eat and drink?

What time of celebration
Would force us to recall
When a vicious tyrant
Would rise and then fall?

Was it really all just chance
The luck of the draw
Like who gets the short one
When we pick straws?

It couldn't be the case
Because the odds were never in our favor
But a deeper look at near-destruction
And we see how we could never waver.

And what about now
When times are so precarious
Can we simply just laugh
And think it all so hilarious

It certainly isn't random
There is a divine plan, you see
And that plan guides us now
To an infinite victory.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Bonkers

I suppose I should be thrilled
Utterly overjoyed
Because this means
That I am one step closer
But I am just getting morose-r
Still trying to find
My own kind of crazy
The bonkers that's best for me
Whoever that may be
The one with muchness
Or maybe just madness
That will create blissfulness
Or even happiness
It may be a dream
But I am not sleeping
And even though I have yet to remember
From the first time
I'd happily fall down this hole again
If only to know
Where I'll end up in the end.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Take Me Away

Take me away
Take me back to the day
When it didn't matter
What I wore
Or what was the score
We were winners
And losers all the same
No one was a player
Even if it was all just a game
Somehow we didn't care
If we were here or there
Cuz anywhere
Was where we were meant to be
We could sing
We could dance
We could enchant and entrance
There were no masks
We didn't have to be asked twice
To be anything but ourselves
It was easy to roll and rumble
In dirt and glitter, we would tumble
The world was our playground
Spinning us around and around
These days, it's all lies and pretend
And I wonder
When will it all end?

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Party

Invitation sealed and sent
Preparations barely made a dent
In being prepared for this
The crowd pulsates
The bodies reverberate
Free flowing alcohol
Taking its toll
On the victims it drinks under the table
Cuz none of us have ever been able
To outdrink that glass
And so we pass
Like shooting stars in the night
Without will to fight
Surrendered to the monster
Who brought us here
To be slaughtered
For the next meal
That he plans to serve
Unless one can rise
She, who defies
Can returns us to our homes
Before the clock strikes twelve
And we turn into the selves
We never wanted to be
But now we can see
Hope was never lost
No matter the cost
We have risen again
To rewrite the end
That was sealed in blood
But we broke through
We returned to you
We chose to remain true

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Alternate

Sometimes I wonder if we are all strangers, inhabitants of our own realities that surround us, and occasionally interact with the islands if others.

I can be surrounded by a sea of people and still feel all alone.

And then I am sitting in class, and I am convinced of this. Are my questions really so off base? Do I really not make sense? Can I really not understand how people can behave the way they do? Are we complicated beings? Or just confused?

My language is the same as yours but my meaning and definitions seem to come from another planet.

The hour is late, the caffeine is great and I hear a spaceship calling my name.

Farewell.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Superbowl: Follow Up Post

After my angry rant from yesterday, my faith has been restored. Sheppin nachas at the "hometown team" for displaying an unbelievable devotion to what's TRULY important. This makes me proud to be a Jew.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Superbowl

I see no reason to celebrate in the victory, or madness of the Sueprbowl. Does that make me a bad person?
Or does it mean that I realize there are more important things to celebrate than a bunch of brawny guys falling on top of each other as they try to get a dumb ball across a field?
I don't mean to be a party pooper, but honestly, why is it in any business of anyone what color I wear on game day? You are entitled to your opinions about the (idiocy of the) game, but I will not fall into the trap of considering these men idols or heroes. Let them use their strength to rebuild broken homes. Let them use their wealth for those less fortunate.
I understand the merit of an outlet to relax and wind down, but the level to which we worship these men just nauseates me.

This is my rant. You can hate it all you want (or agree) but that's what I have to say.

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