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Butterfly?

Butterfly?

Epihany

The same stubborn scenario
The same view every night
A silhouette, close to the edge
A moth under the light
The echo of my thoughts
On infinite repeat
A schizophrenic mind field
Of two and a half feet

Turned one hundred and eighty
In a blanketed cocoon
A butterfly to a moth
Under the light of the moon
A stark and palpable silence
An insurmountable rut
Urges, kept at arm’s length
Until my eyes flutter shut

Take me back to my muse
Release me from this storm
From the cold of my creation
The bitter back to the warm
From this tempest in a teapot
These chilling winds of blame
The frigid reality each night
The moth back to the flame

An exasperating tug of war
Across a span of diminished hope
There has to be some solace
Near the end of my rope
Nothing that I can do or say
Changes, impervious to gain
The collateral damage is done
A consequence to the pain

So many months, eaten away
The thin fabric of a ruse
Resentful of my own creation
A moth disguised as a muse
Rose-coloured tunnel vision?
Wishful thinking all along?
For the sanity of lost time
It would help if I was wrong

Take me back to my muse
Release me from this regret
From the pall of uncertainty
That hangs over me yet
From the now back to the then
The difference of day to night
To open arms and an open mind
To a butterfly, in a better light

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by ggreentree on July 22, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in Life lessons, Lyrics, Random Thoughts

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Posted by ggreentree on July 22, 2016

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External

EXTERNAL

I have become an introvert
But I’m trying to change my ways
Started to externalize more
Over the last several days…

Been spending far less time
Lingering, inside of my head
Taking more time to appreciate
The outside world instead

Instead of just walking past
In the usual workplace huff
I look up and acknowledge people
It’s really brilliant stuff

It’s amazing to see the effect
Of a ‘thank you’ or a simple ‘hello’
These basic acts of kindness
Should not be need to know.

I will strive to be a kinder man
Take the positive wherever I go
Tell people that I appreciate them
Whenever they should know…

When I witness a kind act
I will make a point of telling
When someone exacts a hefty price
I won’t buy what they’re selling

Easier to shrug off the predictable
Laugh, at what seems strange
I will accept it for what it is
Smile, in the name of change

Catch the humour of situations
When life throws me curves
Think that maybe it’s just me
When people get on my nerves.

If I am too busy to bother
I will get out of my own way
Leaving room for more positive
To join me every day…

Stop driving myself crazy
Stop using excuses as a shield
Taking myself to a better place
Less stop signs, more yield

I will hold the door for people
Compliment them whenever I can
Put others before myself
Be a strong and proud man

Invite meaningful discussion
Let other opinions go ahead
Be firm in my belief
That conversation is not dead.

I had been missing too much
In the dark with mostly me
Lost sight of who I am
Was blind, but now I see…

I will live more fully in the now
With less rewind, and more play
Less of my time internalizing
Less worrying, and more say

If I like it, I’ll let you know
If I don’t, too bad for me
The best of me is easy going
That’s how all of me needs to be

Will spend less time in my head
Less dwelling on what was
Stop taking myself so seriously
When no one else does.

Sky for SURE

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by ggreentree on May 4, 2016 • Permalink

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Posted by ggreentree on May 4, 2016

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BOUND

Photo courtesy of Lana Nolan

BOUND

Unbreakable love…
An emotional commitment
that knows no bounds
Far more than just the words
An unbreakable love
feels even better than it sounds

Photo courtesy of Lana Nolan

This love…
Brings impressions to the surface
Puts perspective in its place
An exchange of due respect
It’s a level of understanding
That works best face to face

This love…
Embraces all that is right
Can endure what may go wrong
Joined as one in our resolve
We are bonded by integrity
And together we are strong

Unbreakable love…
An emotional commitment
that knows no bounds
Unbreakable love
It feels even better
than it sounds

Photo courtesy of Lana Nolan

This love…
Needs to be nourished
Requires both give and take
Fueled by new beginnings
By the hopes that we have
With the memories that we make

This love…
Leads us on our journey
Adds excitement to every day
To the realities of here and now
The possibilities of tomorrow
And to our hopes along the way

This love that we share…
Is reinforced by our children
Strengthened by family and friends
It enhances our life experience
It is the heart of who we are
And is the means to our ends

Photo courtesy of Lana Nolan

An unbreakable love…
An emotional commitment
that knows no bounds
More than just the words
Our unbreakable love
is even better than it sounds

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by ggreentree on July 25, 2015 • Permalink

Posted in Inspiration, Love, Lyrics

Tagged beginnings, better, Bound, children, commitment, emotional, endure, exchange, excitement, experiences, face to face, family, feelings, friends, give and take, Hopes, impression, integrity, journey, Love, means, memories, perspective., Poetry, possibilities, realities, resolve, Respect, right and wrong, sharing, strong, together, tomorrow, unbreakable, understanding, Way, words

Posted by ggreentree on July 25, 2015

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Forward

” Same old, same old.
Another day, another dollar.
I’m retiring in a while.
Grinning and baring it.
Going through the motions.
Same shit, different pile. “” Easier said than done.
Nothing better out there.
I’ve been here this long.
I can’t take that chance.
Better safe than sorry.
What if I am wrong? ”
Forward
Life is far too short
No risk means no reward
So do it for yourself
It’s time…you can’t afford

I look to those who have done it
The tension of compromise long gone
They all have bettered themselves
Their life…their own, after moving on

The fact that they seldom look back
A safe distance from where they stood
Happy with who and where they are
It is a better life…when life is good

They chose a new and different path
To move forward, while they can
Each with their own ambition
Each…to become a better man

Because life is far too short
Peace of mind is your reward
Make yourself happy now
It’s time…you can’t afford

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by ggreentree on July 22, 2015 • Permalink

Posted in Inspiration, Life lessons, Lyrics, Random Thoughts, Society

Tagged better, chance, compromise, Distance, Forward, gone, happiness, life, living, money, old, own, Path, peace of mind, Poetry, retirement, reward, risk, safe, short, sorry, tension, wrong, yourself

Posted by ggreentree on July 22, 2015

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Toll

Toll

Underemployed and underwhelmed
making a buck the hard way
at the expense of my integrity
another dollar, another day

Paying a steep price to just get by
aching body and weary soul
mortgaging my self-respect
while it takes its daily toll

East Gate
here we go again
thinking about getting out
as I walk in

Uneasy and unfulfilled
valuable time is wasting away
small return on substantial investment
just another dollar, just another day

No real long-term interest
keeping pace with the cost of living
repeatedly taxing my every nerve
all taking and no giving

East Gate
here we go again
already exhausted
as I walk in

Unrewarding and unrelenting
a payroll number with no say
no incentive to add value
same old dollar, same old day

Waging my own personal battle
time is money, tick toc
physically and mentally spent
literally wanting to punch the clock

East Gate
here we go again
thinking about leaving
as I walk in

Uncertain but undeterred
there has to be a better way
without this risk there is no reward
one more dollar, one more day

It’s time to save for my future
to find myself, before I get lost
this life has so much more to offer
getting out… is worth the cost

East Gate…
never again.