Settling by the River

I've never been good with hardship, pushing, pushing, I'm not great with criticism, if I get stepped on, I start crying, I ask why, and I start yearning, for freedom, I don’t know how to build, I'm not a carpenter, if it becomes too much, I try to let go, I don’t know how to bear it, I would be terrible with children, parents homie, they have to watch it, each river, stream and road, they have to watch these little fish flow, where will they go, so many shadows, when they give up, when they cry, when they’re trapped, fall to evil, and die, how can they bear it, it’s too much, so much erroneous thinking, why didn’t my children listen, it’s difficult, it really is, the river flows to many places, many side-paths, water gets in all sort of places, walk by the river and you’ll get wet, struggle, fight, become a black-belt, wherever you are, we have to accept it, who we are, so many ships have set sail, where are they going, so many navigating, the sun sets, and we have to walk through it, the valley of the shadow of death, to have too much is evil, when a wolf hunts, it’s for hunger, balance, righteousness, picking up pieces, one day, I hope we make it…

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Mark your Place

Age homie, tempered, so old, along the coursing river, bits and pieces, full of dirt and grime, we made a lot of mistakes, but we learned, so many lessons, feel the pain, does it hurt, your body will remember, it will know to avoid it, float along it, like a butterfly, skipping along, like a stone, as long as the energy flows, it won’t sink, there’s a long way to go, rivers and roads, I'm so willful, I like to make jokes, but life is serious for so many, and it hurts, so much temptation, maybe I'll burn…