Arrived on the humble

Prior to the stumble

When sleeping lambs lounged with the lions in the jungle

Advised not to break the one rule or say what's untrue

No such thing as Artistry in War save the Sun Tzu

Soft sweet night gave way to brighter days

Place the fire in your gut in the sky to light the way

Promethean strides lead to eagles on your side feeding

Onlookers watching all grins teeth and knives

Even in the dry season I'm straight

Set a task flesh it out

Ration water from the well when there's a drought

The morning sun was rays of light from the shepherd's mouth

You meet some on the path and head back on separate routes

From brash young maladapt scrapping with an alley cat

To forty laps watching sand pass through the hourglass

Peace and love to fam and friends

Standing Where the Sidewalk Ends with captured moments through their camera lens

Cracking jokes laughing til it hurts

The tears welled then burst and fell to earth

We dance like amoebas

Into open arms that receive us

And readjust the settings when the aperture's off

Turning fallen boughs to ash looking back at what's lost

No service where I'm at I had to gather my thoughts

No two alike you see the same patterns repeat

But everything from A to Z's rather unique

Chaff from the wheat

Fishing in the fathomless deep

When the spirit moves all I do is catch and release

When I blast off she holds me down like gravity's leash

I pass through the star system and collapse at her feet

Had to patch a few leaks but made it back in one piece

Paid the cost to be a boss and grabbed a receipt

Beyond price tags and everything the camera sees

Beyond nice back when I was in the amateur leagues

Beyond surface dust this and that

Aristocrats in the lap of lux

Vast corruption, twisted facts

They dish it out and we lap it up

Mass production rain or shine

Break your spine for a place in line

The daily grind days and times

The out for self and I'll take what's mine

The got mine I'm gonna take all of yours

Runaway train with us all aboard

Peaks and valleys streets and alleys

Eye for an eye keeping tally

Beyond that a second home

To harmonize and reset the tone

The world is more than its outer crust

A man can't live on bread alone