Ode to People

Some people never change
The same problems pop up for them over and over again

And I love them
I am them

They trip over themselves
And somehow make it to tomorrow

Like some drunken ballet
They rise and spin again

Their pain builds up
And they find new ways to console

Always looking ahead
They forget about the here and now... and now

If they would only stop their tale spin
To stand still and look, really see

They are beautiful
Beautifully perfect

I want to hug them, kiss them
Noogie, wet willy, punch or pinch

"Snap out of it Brother.. Sister."
"I can't watch your game of tale spin any longer."

"Straighten your sails, your wing flaps."
"There are better sights to see then the end of yourself."

But they cannot hear me
As I could not years ago

But watch them and see Love enter their lives
They straighten out their trajectory

And when they are in control
Watch them do a barrel roll, just to show off

They are the dance within the dance
I love them, I Love them

They go on and on, hoping to know the plan
The plan is what got you in this mess in the first place
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Better to live the plan if there happens to be one
The current does that for us, just let go and set sail

You see, we are the current
For ourselves and each other

Holding on only obstructs and blocks
Let go and fly I tell myself

The wind might crush you, the waters may wear you
But if you hold on for safety, then boredom will whither you
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Aimlessly my brothers and sisters drag on
And I love them, I Love them