the Fruit of Illusions

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Beats

Listen to drums Keeping time While guitars sing And mics hum.

The crowd soars In rippling delight, Vibrating with cords Embedded in their hearts.

Remember to breath, Let the lights blind you, It will calm your nerves: They're here for you.

So take it in. Ignore your doubts; Live this moment, One song to the next.

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Knowledge

Socrates believed in nothing, Questioning everything said Till only doubt remained and others too Became unsure of their so called 'Truths'. For this blasphemy he died; Made to drink hemlock to silence His raging tongue. One student, Plato, Who's broad shoulders held up The oppressive weight of his thought Stated we know all and simply have forgotten; In our true form we are celestial bodies, A shining star in the heavens flung to earth Made amnesiac when cast into lowly bodies Of mortal men, created of flesh and bone. From the Academy sprung another mind Also brilliant in his work, Though stated we know nothing from birth-- It is through life we learn, As is its purpose, all we need-- This tutor of kings crafted the Lyceum Where science would be but a babe In form: Aristotle sought never to allow Athens To take the life of another great mind again.

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To Be Free

Today's the day When you will no longer hide Anything about yourself from the world. Be the dawn, And rise just as the sun Radiating the cosmos with your very presence. Show the world That the face in the mirror Is in fact something magnificent to behold. I can see it Now let them too; There is nothing at all for you to fear. Voices may say You are odd and strange, But in truth you are true perfection. You've accepted The eccentricity you hold Don't let anyone revert that process. Maybe it took weeks, Or perhaps you were a lucky one And were always indulging in your originality. Either way This is who you are forever And can never rightfully be told its wrong. Dream up worlds All of you own making in fantasy So that people can see what it means to be you. Love anyone you choose With all your heart regardless of what others say Or think; their being is different from you and they simply don't understand. And for some reason Should you be lonely and need support I am here for everyone as long as I am able to be. Together we will Display your wonder across the world Until none remain who do not recognize the splendor I see each time I look at you in envy: I wish I was more like you.

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The guilty think all talk is of themselves. --Geoffrey Chaucer

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Agape

There are memories in the wind I know I should not rightfully have Yet for some reason do. On warm summer nights Breezes like these bind the world When human compassion cannot And terror pulls us apart. During moments like this Silent prays are offered To overcome our hardships. Carried off on currents Which caress far-off faces They summon visions of distant lands To those they happen to touch. No matter where we are, Everyone is connected in this way When human failings prevent true bonds to form; There is comfort in knowing Winds shall always join our hearts.

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~me~

I do not pretend to know What is beyond me Or my grasp of wisdom. Falsehoods such as this Lead only to ruin, Namely of the soul. All around me Painted faces are everywhere; Is this a Mask or a Street? humanity has long Cloaked itself from revealing That which resides in hi true nature. Out of fear and greed We do thus conceal the inner workings Of our minds. How much time must pass before we realize we can And should exist free from ourselves- Cast of the shackles we have bound ourselves with; We need them no more. Be true to who you are, Hide nothing from yourself or from others, Let the radiance of your being persist Through the deceit we wear So that people may come to love you Not who you pretend to be.

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If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. --Jane Austen

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Lonely

I am a wretch who need not One more breath take, for with it I do rob the world Of a dear necessity Which I should hold no claim to, Yet still persist in an indulgence. No love is mine, nor shall I possess Such a magnificent Blessing ever again in This lifetime. My purpose is Only to make others happy. So that they might find their Love. Never was there more Profound recognition of life Than to love and be loved. Thus, I being unloved do not deserve to live A true life, merely existing unjustifiable to the world Evermore in uncertainty.

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Rave

Vibrations resounds through the air Scorching it with flames, Pricking the skin till only numbness remains. Waves pulse, rippling through the congregation, Silently waiting for the rite to begin anew. Then, out of the deafness, music is heard And with cries of delight Bodies sway in disjointed unison, One elegant and inflicting mass-- Compelling souls to join, regardless of reason. Four hours they will dance Never tiring so long as they are drenched in the melody; Forming a sea that swells with each crescendo. None are free from this enchantment, As if they would want to be, In this crowd all are one, Unified together in joyous nirvana Transcending the body and soul-- Where peace may be found in every heart.

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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. --Louis D. Brandeis

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Live in Ecstasy

There is a calm Which we all seek unknowingly Throughout our lives, Yet so few of us discover it; Realizing the wonder that it holds. Chaos fills our lives- In our cities and our homes Till it engulfs our hearts as well. Everywhere people rush on by Leaving the beggar in the street behind, No second glance, it wastes too much time. Humanity has become consumed By "progress" and all its promises, And despite their dire efforts Few reach the pinnacle of this fantasy. So, we struggle more Trying to obtain the illusion; Make it real. If we do in our minds The thought of happiness blooms. Nothing, I tell you, brings joy Save looking at oneself honestly Understanding our flaws to the point Where admiration beams at our imperfection. Only then can we come to reality- Escape the delusion of a world Governed by progressions falsehoods- And enter into the gaiety of self-fulfillment. 

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If

There lies an elegance in each gesture, At the slightest turning of the hand, Which transmits a force Captivating to all who behold Its subtle grandeur. With regal sway do you move The unsuspecting hearts of men Forever captivated by your gaze Eternally bound to do your will. Despite this power you possess Not once has possibility wondered Through your innocent mind, Which is too pure to conceive Notions of what might be implemented By such bewitchment. Yet I am not immune to these thoughts, Often times wondering what may come Should you use this gift According to my design. Empires would tremble to their knees Raising high banners in our name And loyally slay any who opposed Your assertion into divinity. So as I dream, reality continues on Reminding me of who and what We are--such fantasy shall never happen; You are too good to allow it Or my fall into temptation.

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Gospel

Release yourself from ambiguity; Say only what you mean And mean exactly what you say. Do not allow misguided phrases slip across your tongue, Nor deceptions to toss in the mind: From these, though you may think a farce, Only hypocrisy and fraud follow. Instead, permit truths, Even those which may harm, To tango with the breeze As more harm would be caused by dishonesty Than frank words meant to heal.

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~on tiny wings~

In the night there looms a presence That runs from the light of day, Hoping not to be parted from the darkness They faithfully call home. All across the globe the roam Never seen by mortal eyes; Such splendor could not be held in their minds. Led  by their glorious Queen-- Resting at her side the noble Oberon eternally-- Forever guiding gentle beasts to pleasant dreams where they might escape the tribulations of the day, If only for an instant. Till the end of time Ritual shall remain unbroken, For creatures of habit these sprites be, Bound to live in merriment Upon fluttering petals So long as they draw breath And man believes in their enchantments,

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My Friend

In your eyes shines a brightness To rival the light of suns. 'Tis through our time together I discovered An understanding of what we are meant to be. You have shown me that no good or evil exists, There are only deed committed And perspectives labeling them as such. Know, in my mind, nothing you can do Will ever be vile or wicked: I shall stand by you, Be your confidant and companion, Regardless of what may happen. My course in life is to hold you up So that none may ever feel unloved or alone. Let me do this, For when I need you my heart cries out You will be there, Serving as my guardian from the storm That I once protected you against In days long gone by.

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Lullaby

In the water I do wait Singing rhymes meant for no ears, Carried to the shore on waves Forever unheard. Green seas are my home Where lulling tides rock me to sleep And gentle dreams invade my mind Of carefree days spent among the endless blue. Monsters of the deep are my friends, Though seldom do they venture for the abyss below. Peace is infinite upon this raft, Enveloping me day by day Till no pain remains, only serenity.

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Ephemeral?

Those who have wronged me Sneer in contempt as they deal successful blows Over and over again.

And yet they do not faze me, I will not let them When, if ever, their jeers wound me See me waver for an instant.

To all those who cry just as I Know that you are not completely alone, No matter how strenuous your load may be, For we-those like you-stand forever in the background.

We shall never abandon or rebuke you As we have felt your pain; It too is our own Scorching deep into our hearts.

Never, despite what may come, Allow yourself to give into despair There will always be comfort So long as you seek it out.

Though bitterly cruel Earth is not completely wicked: Kindness balances out the malice In this eternal struggle we call living.

Have hope, ye victims of ignorance, Those who have wronged you know not what they do, And find peace knowing They too are victims of this darkness.

May we find hope Within the knowledge that Should the war ever come to an end Compassion will triumph Over those who wield brutality as their weapons As they do so merely out of "necessity" to accomplish their goals. Upon this world there are none Who truly love malevolence; Rather they see it as a means- It is all they know.

This, though it is we who are considered the victims, Is a fate more pitiful than ours- They do not possess the wisdom Gentleness and acceptance brings.

I will always reside next to you Swearing to offer protection and guidance, Never allowing you to rise As together we shall never fall.