Rage to Resignation

Rage to Resignation

I can rage

And I do

But against what

And what for

What will change

If I do

Slash, burn and cut

And then more

Rage against?

The darkness?

And for the light?

Which is which?

All so tensed

All a mess

Nothing seems right

But this twitch…

Over takes

All I am

A foundation

Of a sort

And it makes

All I am

Pure frustration

Resignation

Is my only resort

My only retort

My only peace

My salvation

Not rage

But resignation

Cultivating the Future

Cultivating the Future

Talk not of meaning.

            Talk just of living,

            Of the every day.

Talk still of doing:

            Actions and not talk,

            Of what is, not ought.

Do something! Be seen!

            Just be a bully.

            Be stupid and mean.

Do something fully.

            Don’t try to hold back.

            Not a second thought.

So say those who are:

            Lacking in patience;

            Lacking in clear thought.

So say those who can’t:

            Keep themselves in check;

            Hold back their train wreck.

But those that cannot:

            Be without meaning;

            Act without thinking…

Are those who should lead;

            Who should shape the creed;

            Plant in us the seed…

That will grow our future.