People, time and nature

Elements of being

Falling iridescence
a waterfall of mist
reaching out with both hands
trying to catch natures kiss
fire burning brightly
like a living jewel
ravenously hungry
how can beauty be so cruel?
wander through the seasons
living day to day
savoring each moment
as it swiftly flies away

Survival

Leave those shattered dreams behind you
Walk into an open sky
Leave behind what could remind you
Learn to live another lie

Taking on the future
Never looking back
Sundering the ties that bind you
Walk along an open track

Moving on complete with hindsight
Kiss your hopes and fears goodbye
Wondering about tomorrow
Yesterday deserved to die

Taking on the future
Surrendering the past
Sundering the ties that bind you
Knowing nothing ever lasts.

Common people

Working to pay for the drugs and the drink
Spend your life in a haze so you don’t have to think
About love, life, sobriety’s intrusion
Today we exist in a state of confusion
No longer looking, pretending we do -
Of course I don’t mean me,
This applies just to you
And to him and to her
And the family next door
You drink and you breed - what’s the point anymore?
You’ll talk late at night
And have all the answers
Or go to a club
just to fight with the bouncers,
Don’t know what you want
You pretend you don’t care
Your unseen aspirations dissolve in the air
Childhood and innocence - things of the past
Life is a race and you’re coming in last.
Sometimes I wonder just where we went wrong
Why is there no one who feel they belong
To the life that they lead or the people they know
Smoking or drinking some more alcohol
Maybe using a needle or snorting a pill
The whole worlds gone crazy,
I’ve just had my fill
Of people complaining, yet I do it too
But this doesn’t mean
I’m anything like you
There’s a reason for living
Or so I’ve been told
That doesn’t revolve around cashing the dole,
Develop some morals
- Learn common sense
Ignorance isn’t a valid defence
Just stop, look; take in what’s around
For once actually listen,
Don’t just register sound.