5 Epiphanies
It is Opium, the flower of sloth / until I am only existence. / The milky smoke coos slowly / spreading the flavour of the Universe. / He who does nothing, fears nothing. / And of Earthly, you'll know Heavenly. / A grim right to delight / Will it be a dream, or a lie? / Trivialities become fundamental / removing the molds of fate. / How does the wind swing without support? / Listen to my chant, it's wide open. / Folded over in my den, like a hounded animal. / Under the effect of doze / and the weight of my lids. / Shards of air, undecipherable secret. / In my very own Garden of Delights / I belong to the breeze. / I inhale the mist that swirls around / like incense oil / it will comfort us.
You don't need to impress me / nor humour me. / I'm gonna pull over here / on the hedge of present. / Write a testament in black coal. / My punishment is to be with you / the alchemy of my poison. / Defeat is not an option / and there are no excuses / forever is way too long for me. / Forever... / Nothing lasts forever! / The influence of wrath / and the impulses of language. / I don't have all life / there are still surprise boxes. / I'll come again / with a sour taste in my mouth/ and a beaten heart.
A farewell had never been this short. / I never believed / it would be definitive. / I never loved someone this much in my life. / I never called a stranger my family. / I never trusted my own philosophy. / I never had a leader or a guide. / I never despised a basket case / and I'll never deny they're my favorites. / This is my lotus flower / and not its shade. / My world won't lighten up... / Winning so much, for what? / I never kept anything. / A flame never remains alive / and I could never stand its heat / for more than a day. / I could never bear to be an invaded soul / until I saw right in front of me / the one I would die for. / This is my lotus flower / and not its shade. / Will you rectify the lines in my hands? / Who will randomly spread the coffee grains? / And what did the crystal ball say / as it rolled away? / What else could I possibly need? / Do I have anything to lose? / I can't lose. / Lotus flower / It's so easy to seek / and so easy not to find.
How strange is the squeeze of desire / and how distant is agreement. / Kilometres away. / So unreachable... / I love that look. / Still / unlocking the channel of dreams / I always go with my eyes open... / A silent toast for holding on. / And we don't even know our names / we don't ignore our excess. / But your presence alone / it makes me sick and empty. / And with a glimpse of hope / I say goodbye. / Every day asks its night, / 'What would you do in my shoes?' / Nodding without understanding. / Those hands besiege me... / Tell me, would you want to paint a winged house? / Arise with confusing blinks / and turn around for fear of looking back. / No, we don't even know ourselves / we don't ignore our excess. / But your presence alone / it makes me sick and empty. / With a howl of hope / I say goodbye.
Always caught within seaweed / it tangles between my fingers. / You close the skein with fate's nuisance / and the bite is given by others. / Those criminal looks... / In outline, it could be you. / Throw the anchor on port / on one side the ring / and on the other, your heart. / Meanwhile, doesn't it bleed? / A beggar always by your side / like your travel companion. / When stars are off / sooner or later / you'll come as well. / Sleep a little longer / your eyes can't take it anymore. / Then there's deception / when the North Wind is cruel. / Mermaid / go back into the seas / stranded by reality. / Suffering hallucinations / when the sky above seems to be deaf. / Dedicate a dream to you. / I close my eyes and feel immense darkness... / I give up to a light. / Like a maze of uncertainty / you dodge the nightmare / and fly above fatigue. / Moments later, back onto Earth. / Fear of trespassing the frontier of names / like a stranger. / Draw the spiral of defeat / and darken many flatteries. / Only in memory / it drifts away. / Sleep a little more / your eyelids won't take it anymore. / Then you've got deception / when North Wind seems so cruel. / Mermaid, go back into the seas / stranded by reality. / Suffer from hallucinations / when Heavens seem to be deaf.
You don't need to impress me / nor humour me. / I'm gonna pull over here / on the hedge of present. / Write a testament in black coal. / My punishment is to be with you / the alchemy of my poison. / Defeat is not an option / and there are no excuses / forever is way too long for me. / Forever... / Nothing lasts forever! / The influence of wrath / and the impulses of language. / I don't have all life / there are still surprise boxes. / I'll come again / with a sour taste in my mouth/ and a beaten heart.
A farewell had never been this short. / I never believed / it would be definitive. / I never loved someone this much in my life. / I never called a stranger my family. / I never trusted my own philosophy. / I never had a leader or a guide. / I never despised a basket case / and I'll never deny they're my favorites. / This is my lotus flower / and not its shade. / My world won't lighten up... / Winning so much, for what? / I never kept anything. / A flame never remains alive / and I could never stand its heat / for more than a day. / I could never bear to be an invaded soul / until I saw right in front of me / the one I would die for. / This is my lotus flower / and not its shade. / Will you rectify the lines in my hands? / Who will randomly spread the coffee grains? / And what did the crystal ball say / as it rolled away? / What else could I possibly need? / Do I have anything to lose? / I can't lose. / Lotus flower / It's so easy to seek / and so easy not to find.
How strange is the squeeze of desire / and how distant is agreement. / Kilometres away. / So unreachable... / I love that look. / Still / unlocking the channel of dreams / I always go with my eyes open... / A silent toast for holding on. / And we don't even know our names / we don't ignore our excess. / But your presence alone / it makes me sick and empty. / And with a glimpse of hope / I say goodbye. / Every day asks its night, / 'What would you do in my shoes?' / Nodding without understanding. / Those hands besiege me... / Tell me, would you want to paint a winged house? / Arise with confusing blinks / and turn around for fear of looking back. / No, we don't even know ourselves / we don't ignore our excess. / But your presence alone / it makes me sick and empty. / With a howl of hope / I say goodbye.
Always caught within seaweed / it tangles between my fingers. / You close the skein with fate's nuisance / and the bite is given by others. / Those criminal looks... / In outline, it could be you. / Throw the anchor on port / on one side the ring / and on the other, your heart. / Meanwhile, doesn't it bleed? / A beggar always by your side / like your travel companion. / When stars are off / sooner or later / you'll come as well. / Sleep a little longer / your eyes can't take it anymore. / Then there's deception / when the North Wind is cruel. / Mermaid / go back into the seas / stranded by reality. / Suffering hallucinations / when the sky above seems to be deaf. / Dedicate a dream to you. / I close my eyes and feel immense darkness... / I give up to a light. / Like a maze of uncertainty / you dodge the nightmare / and fly above fatigue. / Moments later, back onto Earth. / Fear of trespassing the frontier of names / like a stranger. / Draw the spiral of defeat / and darken many flatteries. / Only in memory / it drifts away. / Sleep a little more / your eyelids won't take it anymore. / Then you've got deception / when North Wind seems so cruel. / Mermaid, go back into the seas / stranded by reality. / Suffer from hallucinations / when Heavens seem to be deaf.