February Forgotten

Early Feb:

Attention is paid
to the tension that has worked its way
into the body.

Every tingle felt, every nervous tic acknowledged
as:
unnecessary, but logical?
Certainly.

As change has come in waves,
at times slamming with brute force,
its components calculated and ready.

Others, complacent and time-biding,
playfully taking stock of what is to come,
overtaking any sensible defense for its comfort:
to reside within: affecting mind set, perception

Well, I won’t roll with the waves.
I’d rather ride them along,
to a foreseeable future;
one where love and strength runs pure
and there’s enough balance in thought
to go around.

VS.

Listening to Explosions In The Sky, 2/28/07:

Notice the notes lift
the mind up tonight,
towards a reaction partly calm
and mostly bright.

Each element takes its turn paving the way
for more days where the goal is to seek
and not learn,
for the process of relief is slow;

Revitalize, even slower.

Yet well worth the effort put forth,
as the heart quiets, the mind races wild
but in control.

The body takes command now,
letting pressure drop.
Eyelids draw their phase out,
focused on a natural course
instead of one hurried and forced.

All too common and ever the source
of growing problems;
let the notes dissolve them,
disappearing from thought and vanished henceforth.

No need to push toward now,
for the body has run over
the choices, the paths
and decided to replenish and refresh
so more days can last
without brute force and emotions
both harsh and brash

It's one thing to live intensely; it's another to accelerate its effects.

So tonight move with the notes;
there's no need to grow until tomorrow
when another process takes hold;
that of hope.

Indeed two different ideas, resulting from two different moods.

Listen to new Explosions In the Sky, Kaddisfly, The Arcade Fire. Beauty at its finest.