Planting Seeds

I shake your hand and I understand
You may think I am insane
But the truth flows from my brain
Throughout my heart and it's entire frame

I understand the pain, oh so profound
I plant these seeds in harsh grounds
But I believe that they will sprout
Grow into benevolent plants and flowers

I am a gardener, I am watering the seeds
Small at first like beads, but growing bigger
And the thoughts get thicker, harder to process

I plant these seeds in your soul
Then I tend to the most special of gardens
Water the plants- trim the hedges- pick flowers
This isn’t about my power over you
Just the arousing of such simple truths

You may never understand, but it’s ok
The sun shines- warmth through the day
So that you may grow- get what I am saying?
In the meantime I sit here wordlessly praying

Love is a very powerful caretaker
It guides and is patient- please understand
The madness behind this straightforward man

I am a gardener of the most beautiful garden
Your soul guided by what I have learned
To awaken the thing that I always yearned
Before the fires of ignorance torch and burn



I had a great night last night. Met some cool people, drank a lot of beer. Anyhow, let me explain this poem from my own perspective even though things can be interpreted anyway you wish. That's the beauty of poetry there are many different meanings to simple words. Same goes with music. Anyhow....

I try and meet good people. I try and find people who are good people deep down but are full of shit and can't even see what they are hiding deep down within themselves. A sad quality, but it is ok, some people need a slight nudge toward the light. Kind of like Plato's allegory of the cave. Trapped, not understanding that there is much more to reality then the shadows of dancing puppets. Anyhow, so I meet these people and I try and give them something from my own perspective. I plant the seeds and I try and watch them, guide them, show them, life is beautiful. WAKE UP! And it is a hard thing to do, but you have to be the change you wish to see in the world, and you have to start with the people you love. So that is what I do.

"I plant seeds in your soul. Then I tend to the garden."

Sometimes the garden blooms and the most beautiful of flowers and plants rise from the soil. And sometimes nothing happens. That is what I do. Does that make sense? It is a bit arrogant and egotistical, but whatever. I don't know how to explain it without sounding a bit big headed.