Truth,

we poets always speak of truth,

but be careful of our lies

which is to say pay attention

didn't you hear me?

I SAID! PAY! ATTENTION!

The universe is screaming at you from every direction!

Would you even recognize it if it hit you in the face?

Or would you reject it and let it sit there motionless in place

Oh You can only guess as to what I'm hinting at

Complexity laid bare only to be made simplistically flat

Oh but don't even make me mention how these words were arranged

Flip, pivot, twist and jump, from another dimension letters seem to change

and only makes sense to the seemingly wise and deranged

And the only difference between the two

is how clear the picture that he drew

When the truth hits you at last

You'll recognize it right away from

the intense sonic blast

It'll flow into your ears and swim like a tadpole in a pond

This conversation we're having might take days or even months to respond

It'll twirl and shift and sink into that skull

and one day when the sky is very grey and dull

You'll steal my words from inside of you

And make something fresh and excitingly new

Who owned these things to begin with who ever knew?

Like hollowed out temples we wander each verse

But the truth is as much a gift as it is a curse

Do you even want that burden to bear?

ignorance is bliss, this to you I swear!

So Come climb the mountain if you dare!

But first you have to come climb down off of your own

So something delightfully wonderous and new can be known

I could tell you the secret to the meaning of life

and pierce your heart like the edge of a knife

But Would you even remember it 30 seconds from now?

I've once long before already told you how!

Maybe it wasn't me necessarily from which it was heard

was he asian, african, white, or hispanic that you prefered?

Shit, the truth has already been told to you a million times

But you were too busy off chasing shiny little dimes!

But pay close ATTENTION

Damn it, this I already mentioned!

Our mouths are silver trumpets playing this tune

We bask in each others radiance like the sun at high noon

Shit I could be saying gibberish and I'd still be understood

because long ago we gave up all this language for good

I could say these same lines rearranged in any tongue

But you'd still hear because from my heart it is sung

hold out your hand and let the gold dust slip inbetween your fingers

and maybe if your lucky a few specs will stay and linger

The sensation is fleeting, just as it always is

Like a thunderous roar thats faded to a fizz

All we ever have that exists is whatever we focus on

Deep from within the abyss a faint star will dawn

With dedication and perserverence we'll draw in the lines

So others can see and learn from our signs

and over time that star will indeed begin grow

and from it over saturated wisdom will glow

Damn it! Are any of you paying attention?

Listen closely theres always another added dimension

Stop putting away time for yet another rainy day

your jar is already overflowing and to your dismay

your stuck here wishing you did something remotely worth while

So take all this in, all you can do is really smile

The clock is ticking faster than you think

So pour your jar in a glass and take a drink

Because you'll forget this too just like all the rest

You'll tell yourself you won't but its only a guess

because this never happend, and We'll go back and pretend

Whatever you forget, just remember, you won't comprehend.

So I pray for you to begin to transcend

because this poem is now at its end