My Zoo

When my world threatens to crack and chaos can emerge
my heart, it takes over, my soul, I feel it urge
that I abandon control, stop listening to my mind
as if this opportunity for peace is the only one I'll find

Order can't help me
neither can you
the paranormal and unhealthy
unlock the cages of my zoo

Judgment has no floor, from my head it has been exiled
though I love to make it mad, radicalism sure drives them wild
escape is not an option because wherever I'd escape to
all new ideas would die and there'd be padlocks in my zoo

Repression can't help you
neither can I
as the zoo animals would tell you,
'Live like you cannot die'

The River and Us

I can hear the river running
though it's barely keeping pace
with the pounding of my heart, so fast.

Why I am here, it's stunning
I just had to see your face
considering how You vanished, not the past.

How come the river never splits?
It starts, it ends, by the rain it's replenished
the river never calls it quits
it flows, it winds, by the ocean it's finished

I can hear the river roaring
though it's just louder than us
We're still screaming at each other, laughing

Why am I here, it's pouring
I think I've had enough
Always through the rapids, we're rafting

How come the river is always calm?
through storm, through drought, through broken dam
the river pushes against my palm
it rushes, it tugs, it shows how weak I am.

Ignoring ignorance won't cure it.

it
spreads through the water,
through air,
along the surface of the earth
vaccines don't work.
it's our own damn fault.

and
the worst diseases
never kill
they live longest by spreading
through water, or air.
along the surface of the earth.

if
you think you're immune
you're not
it's victims are chosen at random
not by race, or age.
along the surface of the earth

but
there are multiple cures,
thankfully
however no one has figured out why
they only work on some.
but that's their own damn fault.