Time the wilderness

 

where are we

we are away from the distance we travelled in

and yes, we have reached our place of choosing

and yes, something is wrong...our future...its gone

we are stuck in the middle of time

and time, as always, has a mind of its own

it won't move, it won't move aside

so...do we know where to go

is it out there will we recognise it

when we come to that wilderness, time is

where our future lies, will we know

and yes, again we are on the road

walking through time

walking along its guiding light

we are out there with a purpose

we are out there with a goal

we are walking the road

where our fame and glory is waiting

but will it be our future when we reach it

will it be waiting

(c) JR. 2021

Laughter

when all the words have been said

an' ev'ry move has been made

I can only say 'get with it

an' stay with it

laughter didn't die, 

don't be yesterdays paper, 

yesterdays' people always just a breath away

don't be somebodyelse's news, entertainment

be that rock in the street that was never turned

be bold, be proud, don't sell out

don't be somebodyelese's clown sometimes

you got to slow down take a rest, a breath

collect your strenght, up your beat

stay with it

laughter didn't die 

happiness is the price for resisting a black world

where laughter did die see a bright mornin' 

bring a smile to your eyes, your face

  has a soft embrace cause laughter

is alive an' kicking coming to fill

your need today

(c) JR. 2016

At Dawn

I feel air 

touch my fingers 

spread over my body 

notice my age

blood rushin' 

through my veins 

almost awake
at dawn

my dreams 

fly away

respiration grows

I sense the world 

returnin' to me 

suddenly I move

open my eyes

commit my life 

to the world

at dawn

I'm yet 

unable to rise

night's 

clingin' like a cloak 

I shake it, shape it, fold it 

throw it away

I'm alive 

at dawn

I see the walls 

that surround me

so familiar
so trustin' 

in their need 

to protect me 

from reality 

closin' in 

at dawn

I bathe

water trickles 

down my spine 

it's pleasant 

a freshness within

dressin' with care

one glance 

in the mirror

it's all there

at dawn

ready for a new day
its challenges

its surprises

its disappointments,
its difficulties 

its beauty

born 

from the womb

dawn is

(c) JR. 2015