Arte Soy

I’m aching to awaken what’s at stake
Yet the pains I’ve been unwilling to take
To hold the reins and rein in the sin
I long to win yet my wheels do spin
In a mediocre hand at poker
Yet life’s more than a game and I a joker

It’s time these rhymes evoke a power divine
Of a beautiful and benevolent kind
And where there is darkness, a light to shine
That soothes the soul and elevates the mind
So with these words I draw the line
For what’s been lost, I now shall find

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Quisiera ser impecable.
Empezaria con ser estable
Y poder quitarme este antifaz.
Sere capaz de despertarme?
De abrirme los ojos,
Y mirar de frentre?
De ver claramente?
De amar, y no ocultar?
Que hacer con el miedo, el deseo, y el enojo?
Los mios, y del projimo?
Si creo, soy un creyente?
Las repuestas yo percibo
A medida que recibo
La gracia, y yo me muevo
Hacia un mundo nuevo,
Antiguo y eterno.
Ahora, atinar!

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paz y amor
amor y paz
el cielo
la tierra
el viento
una lluvia
todo verde
el calor humano
una fruta

paciencia
un beso
un abrazo
una sonrisa
viene el viento
me acaricia la cara
me trae recuerdos
de dias que no volveran
la vista hacia el frente
mis ojos cerrados

se juntan los elementos
me enseñan el camino
con un aroma
dulce
delicado
sigo el aroma
y me lleva
a tu amor
te amo

Alvaro

(Alvaro Contreras contributed this poem.)

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I imagine walking down
Any street in any town
Folks are smiling and getting down

And dancing under a happy moon
As musicians play a soulful tune
And pretty ladies start to swoon
As singers like me begin to croon

Why not live for something more
than what’s bought and sold at a big box store?
Make this man a happy boy
And grace this world with Collective Joy

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A torrential rain, an insane brain, a wall of pain, a dark stain?

The thought of these things is rather frightening, the pressure and the tightening.

The loss of control.

Desolation.  Destruction.  Death.

Yet I stand (I’m sitting, actually) in the light, the dark night dispelled.  I’ve peeled it all back.  All the realms of hell.  And what lies beyond?

A Golden Pond.

A Highway of Light.

A coming home, wherever you roam.

An authentic, mystical, vulnerable, strong self — yours and mine, found in the Self.

I don’t mean to preach but I do hope to reach you.  I am learning and discerning; a bridge is burning.  What is it between us?  It’s time to do some turning of pages, leaves, and phrases, and form a trail that blazes true, joining you to me and me to you.

Please find forgiveness.  I love you and I do care.  And yes, I have been careless.  I know I am blessed to have your love and support.

Look beyond the artifice into the heart of us.  It may be clever but I will not sever my bond with you.

Together we swim in the Golden Pond, dear one.

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Entre el enojo, el dolor, y el mal convivir
Algo me dijiste que pude sentir
Como toda mujer linda, quisieras recibir
Una flor, un beso, y una invitacion a salir

Heaven knows how we’ll get there from here
But those few words rang true, loud, and clear
So please receive from me, my dear
Una flor, un beso, y una invitacion a salir

En un futuro lejano, cuando dejemos de vivir
Y apenas se acuerde de nuestro existir
Que se repita y se cumpla lo que quisiste pedir
Una flor, un beso, y una invitacion a salir

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I don’t want to hit you right over the head,
I just want to tell you how I feel instead.
I don’t want to fight about it day after day,
I just want to live and love and laugh and play.

So won’t you sing with me?
Won’t you please sing?

We could stay together; we could go separate ways.
I know I will love you for the rest of my days.
But I would rather feel my love for you from afar,
Than all this pain and misery, we are who we are.

So won’t you sing with me?
Won’t you please sing?

Once upon a time there lived a girl and a boy
Their days were filled with fantasy, wonder, and joy.
Along the way they went astray and now do they roam.
The sound of our sweet love song will guide them home.

So won’t you sing with me?
Won’t you please sing?

We could do anything, we could be anything
If we could sing, if we could sing
If we could sing…

© Joshua Mapp Weiss 2008

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I roam alone through parts unknown
But in my heart lies a cornerstone
And day after day, the finer I hone
My compass of love for to make you moan,
“Come home, beloved, come home”

Baby, I’ve got trouble all over town
So please don’t take it too hard
If I don’t turn this thing around
I’ll be America’s Most Wanted bard

Do us a favor, listen to me
Forgive, let live, and set us both free
We’ll sing together like you know we should
“My cup runneth over and it feels so good”

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Of folly, by golly, I’m guilty as can be
I hope you’ll find it in your heart to forgive me
I just can’t stand by and abandon another try
To reach out anew
To taste the nectar of me and you
And work this thing through
‘Til there’s harmony and stillness
And the illness upon us lets loose it’s grip
And drip drops down into the ground
Sewing seeds of a sacred sound
Magnificent mirth all around
Innocence lost now being found

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Offline
Disconnected, isolated…estranged
And yet thoughts reverberate beyond
Beyond thought
There is ONE
One’s response
My response
My act upon the stage
Of consciousness
Whose consciousness??
Besides,
What good are your little fantasies?
Where are the signs, the marks…
Of your greatness?
Your great intention
Your great feeling
Your great love
Your great this and that?
Let me see them.
Let me feel them!
Be them!!
Be…
Simply
Free
Connected
Whole
United
Happy
Harmonious
Helpful
Hopeful
Honorable
Humorous
Healthy
Humble
Honest
Heartfelt
Heard
Here

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