THE
NATURAL MAN
Tomorrow
I’ll awake and slip into my threads
the
epiphanies of tonight I’ll probably lose
that
train of thought a garden of delight
but the
problems of tomorrow life will choose
I’ll
have made my decisions life to change
like
those who swear off a habits lent
but
when I awake the flesh will rule
and for
its desire time will be spent
I can
tie my shoes not even thinking
the
customs of my fathers not forget
every
path of life is set before us
but
living without reasoning I’ll regret
If I do
not reflect upon all history
or upon
the strand of life I live
I’m
doomed to failure of its mystery
if
attention to its standards I not give
But so
embedded in my body its demands
that
wars with my minds intelligence
though
I know of carnality’s commands
my will
power will make light of its pretense
So only
of my own needs will I seek
I’ll
not consider your life or your duress
for I
only look upon the man in mirror
and of
all its lies I’ll not confess
My
focus will be only what I can see
its
mind not be shaped by what I do
for the
spirit belonging to the carnal man
will
never seek or rely upon what’s true
I will
flatter myself and you with praise
I’ll
not recognize how insipid its emptiness
unfortunately
I’ll prattle on its savor
or to
fill what is empty I’ll not address
With
assertions of the common beliefs invoke
for
upon my peers I lavish jest
what’s
intricate has likely suffered broke
for
this is why you’ll never see my best
I plan
to fill my life with pleasures song
for the
universe cares not about my grave
there
is no such thing as right or wrong
so with
merriment I choose my road to pave
Alas my
self centered mind I’ll not dispense
the
struggle of its strife too hard to fight
I have
no shield for all my lacks defense
in all
of this I’ve failed my own insight
I will
speak to you as though I really care
but you
know in truth not a dime I’ll spend
because
of course all know life’s not fair
like
all actors only my role will I defend
So
there you have it a nutshell
If I do
any good at all I’ll want its praise
for I
have set to establish my own glory
and to
be written on your memory my days
COPYRIGHT
© 2012 C. Michael Miller
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ENTRAPMENT
I am
dressed in Scarlet , upon my head a crown
parade
myself like royalty in an
embroidered gown
but my
insides are hollow am emptiness
within
my
bones are dry and broken in my
leathered skin
I
proclaim my virtue but
I wear disguise
clothed
myself with rainbows to cover all the
lies
with
flattery I bait you lead
you to my bed
but I
carry poison which will
make you dead
My
movements are graceful lead you to my
door
smoothly
enticing I have done this many times before
I coil
myself around you a
tightening embrace
my
ropes are entrapment until you
are debased
Millennia’s
of practice my roles to take you
in
I prey
upon your weakness the
foolishness of Men
dress
myself in beauty upon my face a
smile
every
desire targeted
till I you beguile
I will
take your money but aim to take
your dreams
will
keep your mind distracted off more exalted things
the
inexperienced one captive I hold
his members tight
he only
thinks of pleasures
not of wrong or right
Avowed
is my profession I know the one I
serve
my
profits world famous exceeded the learning curve
I walk
the streets openly every lust is
my delight
its
ideology pervasive billboarded like
an invite
The
small and great have entered my
merchandise is wealth
polluted
mind and body its promiscuity as
health
I’ve
teased every desire
anticipated with bated breath
hidden
traps in darkness my intent is death
I have
dominated mankind for
countless century
bent
him to his hubris and stroked his vanity
methods
that are devious I lead him
with deceit
against
my machinations his
fortress is incomplete
My
reigns have controlled man a
saddle on his back
barely
more than animals for the sentience
they lack
minds
meant to soar like galaxies but I
have cast them down
undermined
his intelligence stolen
his rightful crown
I lead
him to a mirror his reflection
is all he sees
but I
am not transparent when I
bring him to his knees
highly
am I exalted Mans religion is my
game
philosophy
controls his heart and what he
wants is fame
Those
who know the truth
avoid me on the street
understand
that I am fatal once ingested
means defeat
be
aware of your opponent and
every trap that’s laid
if you
have not comprehension Your
life the price that’s paid
COPYRIGHT © 2011 C Michael Miller
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BARD
Oh my
friend you sing tonight
to some
soul have brought delight
some
empty night you may have filled
with
happiness the world has killed
to
entertain you’ve taken part
and
hoped to lift a heavy heart
but if
you hope their heart to lift
priceless
truth the only gift
Master
musician a story you tell
understanding
lies within your spell
weaving
the listening upon the ears
the
sorrow of their own life’s fears
You
know not all is as it seems
the
world imparts it’s own dreams
into
your well you have dipped
upon
it’s wine have listeners sipped
music
vibrates it’s chords upon the soul
can
tear it apart or help make whole
the
message that you choose to give
can
impart death or light to live
Commune
with God upon your bed
the
tenderness of love don’t leave unsaid
with
seduction to gain worldly treasure
and
lure mankind to lesser creature
Things
you hold within your hands
with
instruments tones and word understands
a piper
who leads minds on a passage
what
should be the call of the message
With
the song of the Bard is God concerned
where
it leads and what teaching is learned
harken
to you do the children of youth
be
careful to impart only the truth
[COPYRIGHT
© 2009 C MICHAEL MILLER
VIA
DUBOFF LAW GROUP LLC]
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