Kerouac & Ginsberg

I am with Kerouac
As we sail off into the night
Underneath stars which reveal
The mad universe
Filled with too many unknowns
For one mind to hold
The road is ours
We are one with this second of time
That exists in the past
Guarded by his mind and soul
Which are no longer present on earth
But are with the stars that dazzle
Keeping us aligned with an unknown date or time

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I am with Ginsberg
As we relect on this country's progress
Since he wrote words full desparation and anger 
Creating poems from his soul set on fire by rage
Disgusted at America and plead for change
We sit on a bench, seeing society all around
Discussing how the world is the same and still insane
I can feel the anger in his words as he speaks
We live in the present past, which will become our future
People fighting about the wrong topics
Children becoming the adults they grew up with
Poets of now trying to connect with the poets of the past
To find the anger people once felt
So they can put into words those feelings
Which are still present now

Written on 2.6.2016

Jack's novel On The Road: The Orginal Scroll

Allen's poem America

Inspirations for these two imaginations

Promises of a Creative Soul

I will write away my youthful days

I will observe the invisible ways of the wind and the waves

I will create realities of my own

I will jot down phrases my thoughts think of

I will pull words out of thin air like rain drops falling in late spring

Five Questions /// Love Wins

When

When will this chaos silent
and stop appearing to the point
of numbness permanently settling
in us every time we flip on the news

Why

Why does this occurrence keep
happening, leaving us wondering
will change ever occur or will we be
practicing drills for the rest of our lives

How

How do we begin change in hopes
for a better future, so our kids never
have to ask why we didn't do anything
now when they grow up and see how
today reflected their tomorrow

Then

Then they will be left picking up
our mess we never knew how to
quite making around us

Now

Now is the time we have to
start a better tomorrow so
future generations never have
to know how our nation and
world feels now

12.2.2015

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Nothing in this world is permanent

Ink fades from our skin

Souls cannot stand on two feet forever

Death is a part of life

But love never dies

No matter how hard evil tries

Love will stand the test of time

Bring people together in joyous and sorrow times

It never leaves or fades

Love blows in the wind

Swims in the sea

And is stronger than you and me

We must believe

That love will succeed

Which is the key

To infinity

6.12.2016

Speckled Wind

I don't think of you often

You're a speckle
That flies by my mind
Every now and then

When you appear in my thoughts
I think of all the things
I would tell you
All the things I've done
How I've changed since
You and I
Said our last goodbyes

You don't know me

We're strangers
On the street
With a relationship
That has burned
To ashes now scattered
In the cold wind

I wouldn't want it any other way