Sees Us As One

the sun has gone down

in the western sky

I said farewell to the day

I will lay on my bed tonight

dreaming happy tomorrows

I will arise in the morning

to the sun rising in the east

it is the same sun

never ever changing sun

that has rose and set

for millennia on this earth

which I've only lived on

for a blink of its eye

one day, I am born

next day, I am gone

the sun looks down upon us

from a far distance

and sees us as one...

as one child

one man, one woman

nothing more than one

The Etching

the etching was very deep

in the wall, it will not disappear

you can completely ignore it

so you can never be ashamed

you can just stare at it

but it will remain there

you can cover it up 

tape won't stick long, glue won't last long

nails would rust and fall apart

paint will not remove the evidence

it is now history

the wound is there, let it heal

cry out your pain

the air will dissipate it

do not hold it back, let it out

it will sicken you, it will poison you

if you keep it in, all in there

The Seeds

the giant tree took root

deep into the ancient earth

it grew more than

a hundred feet above

the many branches spread

all around, hiding the sun

wind carried them to far distances

where they too would become giants

but many others perished

only falling underneath it

covered by the dark shadow

it lays down upon them

killing them slowly

rotting away closely

never seeing light

or the big open sky

The Tumbling Curtain

the curtain tumbled down

no stagehand ever drew it open

the heroine frighteningly stared

into an audience of nameless faces

she forgot her cue

and the other players stared at her

she had the first line

"the show must go on"

an actor whispered

she swallowed her fear

"this is New York City.

if I make it here,

I can make it anywhere.

thanks Mr. Sinatra."

the whole chorus sang

New York, New York

and the audience roared praises

the show played on

the curtain was removed

there was no need for it

not on that particular night

a standing ovation at the end

people gathered at the stage door

congratulated the crew

the tumbling curtain

became part of the production

this was the world to be

a transparent world

nothing to hide, nothing to fear

complete trust, vulnerability

is humanity's strength, weakness

this is what the audience saw

and believed it-- the cure

for all the world's ill