why i believe we live forever

the inspiration of a song
the faith of a child
the shade of a tree
the call of the stars
the warmth of an embrace
a lazy afternoon
a good book
great works of art
finger paintings
smiles
hope

then it hit me

i dreamt we were standing in the light
we had conquered fear and banished night
and all our dreams were taking flight
then it hit me
i was naked, cold, and all alone
the hearts of gold were cold as stone
and these, the only friends i’d known
then it hit me
life is only made of dreams
nothing is ever as it seems
and all our longing, silent screams
then it hit me
hope is a prayer prayed in vain
we pull and tug against this chain
and for our efforts, only pain
then it hit me
i've felt a warmth out in the cold
a friendly voice, a hand to hold
like a spirit from the days of old
then it hit me
i wandered through the open doors
an azure ceiling with garden floors
to my surprise, that hand was yours
then it hit me
if your troubles become mine
we can banish night, make it shine
and all our longings will be divine
then it hit me
d.s.

the lubbers maroon! (we’ll give ye no quarter)

oh mutinous and crew,
with rapier and scimitar
do prick the hearts of brothers.
above the tumult i hear the cries
“swab the deck in blood you dogs!”
while our ship aflame
does circle drain
inverted cannons light.
draw out ribbons red,
with blunderbuss do blow
a murderous tune
played on trumpets of death.
let their report be heard
“peace is nigh”
while dove is trampled under foot.
“let god’s will be done”
ye sing in song
loaded to the gunwales
with the grog of the poor,
“we have had our fill of their booty.”
oh derelict home,
she is starboard listing
heave ho our cargo of dogma.

d.s.

black hole

i am drawn to you
try to pass you by
but i am bending
to your will
slipping
now falling
point of no return
all of you
crushing me
until i am one
with all you have absorbed
singularity

d.s.

the crew

sail in alloy ships of silver
upon the endless black
ocean of infinity
that stretches on forever more
where entire worlds spin
and twirl about endlessly
entire horizons beheld
in a single view
for we are the
captain
and the crew
and we long for ships
to cross the waters
and the cosmic waves
incessantly call to us
“come home”

d.s.

heavens

i am overwhelmed
with peace
when i gaze up at
this cosmos
born of tumult
and violence.
who knows,
perhaps this
is our mission in life
to find love
amid our chaos
to refine our spirits
in the fires of life

d.s.

human, rise above

rise above, be more
than just an african
be a human
rise above, be more
than just an asian
be a human
rise above, be more
than just a european
be a human
rise above, be more
than just an american
be a human
rise above, be more
than just a christian
be a human
rise above, be more
than just a muslim
be a human
rise above, be more
than just a hindu
be a human
rise above, be more
than just an atheist
be a human
rise above religion
and beliefs
and borders
and flags
and status
and anything that hinders
unconditional love
stand human, rise above

d.s.