JudgeMental

What a world we live in, it can seem a bit behind its own times

It’s something I’d like to talk normie about but it comes out better in rhymes

Mental health and substance use disorders are a very real thing

But it’s easy for us to get really scared when we haven’t had to fight in that ring

This is why it’s so very important that we have all the right representation

So that when we find ourselves in that space we can be sure to use the proper equation

Because without the proper equation, how can we arrive at the answer

We may be missing some pieces to our puzzle that help turn depressed to dancer

Just because you don’t understand it, and maybe never been in those shoes

Doesn’t mean you can’t try a bit harder to stop judging other people’s moves

Turn the Ship

Listen up, Captain, we’re gonna turn this ship around

As long as I’m in charge, no fucking way we are going down

We’ve got to find the light, it’s tucked way deep down inside

When you start to see it, you may want to run and hide

But let me tell you something, you don’t need to be afraid

All the things you’ll face in life are things that your God made

So keep your eyes open, be curious about what you see

Remember, it’s okay if you don’t know what those things MEAN

Your job is just to make sure that you deliver the message

Because you just never know who that message you give blesses

Rage

This is gonna be a new one, so please pull up a seat 

Pay close attention to this, you won’t want to miss a beat 

We need to discuss a little-big thing, I’ll go ahead and call it “rage” 

It’s the kind of feeling that may come-up if someone tried stuffing you into a cage 

And I don’t mean in the figurative sense like being “put into a box” 

I mean feelings in a human body that make you feel stronger than an ox 

Don’t jump to any conclusions, this feeling isn’t quite “good” 

It will make you do things in your life that I’m not sure you typically would 

Your face gets hot and things get blurry, you may even feel quite faint 

You’ll want to take the brightest red and with it the town you’ll want to paint 

But be careful with these feelings, they can become in.tense 

You may even get to a place where you’re not making a whole lot of sense 

So when you get to that place, be sure to go inside 

Find that little girl in you, she’s scared and she wants to hide 

She needs your reassurance and your everlasting love 

And if you can’t muster it up, well then get it from up Up Above 

But the last thing you want is for her to feel like you don’t really care 

You’ll have to make some space in your life, a little space for her to share 

Once she knows her value, everything will calm down 

She’s standing up on both feet now and no longer thinks she’ll drown

The next part of this story, will be learning how to swim 

It won’t come naturally at all, it won’t happen on a whim 

It will take a lot practice, and maybe some uncomfortable growth 

But trust when you look at your track record that there are lots of things that you know 

Not all, come on now, humanity is a real big hurdle 

Don’t try to play the freaking hare, be satisfied with being a goddam turtle 

Duality

Duality

Triviality

How significant is our nationality?

Do we use it to compare?

Do we sit down and stare?

Do we see it as a means to determine who’s aware?

I’m a writer

A reader

A frequent and constant day-dreamer

It’s a complicated story

One that never seems to bore me

Looking down this path that others tried to pave for me

Is it mine?

Is it yours?

Are there lots of sights to see, or are there many detours?

Will we walk it together?

Can we predict the weather?

Do we all get scared when we use the word “forever”?

I know I do

It’s absolutely true

It’s a concept I try on the daily to subdue

This idea of lasting

An internal kind of thrashing

Will I be able to handle all of the potential bashing?

Only time will tell

No consideration to rebel

I’ll sit and hope for Heaven but’ll readily anticipate hell