Here lies a vast amount of data
With very limited processing power
Memories live undetected
Some roll in like an easy tide
Others crash on the rocks
On the barrier reef
Between the conscious
And unconscious mind
A splash of cold water
Shocking me awake
From a peaceful slumber
With something I already knew
Now it feels like I’m back there
Even while I walk around here
I want to put it away but where
Its place seems to be lost
Fragility in the mind
Fear in the heart
Shame in the spirit
Resentment the effect
Vengeance in the mind
Malevolence in the heart
Arrogance in the spirit
Retaliation the effect
Wisdom in the mind
Compassion in the heart
Emptiness in the spirit
Forgiveness the effect

One angel found this demon
Wandering lost, eyes closed
Pupils bloody encrusted and cold
Guided him to a seat on a cloud, they told
The next angel sat before him
Wiped his face with a warm damp towel
Scabs slipped away, screams he howled
Finally came to rest with a beaten scowl
The last angel looked in those eyes
And seen the demon’s sins
Where his cruelty ends and begins
And still said prayers for him

They could not know
I made sure of that
A secret squirreled away
It wouldn’t do any good to share
Something so terrible
With no right to tell
It was just one night
Still the whole world ended
Dusted off my shoulder
Easy come, easy go
Never mind the horror
There were things I needed to do
And I was slipping already
Eyes on the prize
Eyes on the prize
So I thank you
For your spirits and your smiles
That effortless effervescence
Your work and support
Tending to that fresh invisible wound
For surviving
And thriving
Stay Blessed
Righteous Violence
Punching Nazis
Beating bullies up
Defending the innocent
Striking against the wicked
The world is so fucked up
Fuck the world
The world is so fucked up
Fuck the world
On and on it goes
Drink water
Empty the dishwasher
On and on it goes
In the time of the Vedas
Sculptors shape idols in her likeness
Worship and pray to her
Her royal magnificence commands no less
Foolish men try to usurp her power
Cast her unseen into the shadows
Claim the glory of divinity for themselves
A false wizard playing parlor tricks
One look from her turns them to stone