Life and Times

The face you see
The soul inside
Will you get to know
Or will you hide

Smoke on water
The fire in the ice
I need the knowledge
What's your vice

Smile in the eyes
Tears on the sidewalk
Who is the artist
Paints time on the clock

Can't see though this glass
Because it's shattered
Hands to the sky
You're all that mattered

Sinister heart attack
Or beautiful heart beating
Fight all you want
But what are you defeating

Run towards heaven
Sprint towards fate
If we have forever
How long will you wait

Knowledge is power
To love is to know
When planted in soil
There's less room to grow

Seeing is believing
Life's an illusion
We'll learn to find beauty
amidst the confusion

Walking in circles
And talking in rhymes
If we start counting backwards
We'll see better times

Chances are few
Judgments are consuming
You'd like me more
If you weren't so assuming

I'd rather not cry
As you laugh at my pain
It may be pouring
But this sure ain't rain

Dozens of lovers
None of them feelers
Looking for enlightenment
Among the drug dealers

Don't blink or miss it
My love's on the table
Tell me the truth
Not looking for fable

Writing down the moment
Makes me think clearly
Just want you to know
I love you dearly