Be You

Be You

Who knows your stuff who knows your soul

Who dishes you out and licks the bowl

Hiding yourself will take a toll

Join my tangent, take a stroll

Off the beaten path I go

A feather or a flake of snow

I catch a breeze and begin to blow

My mind puts on a clashing show

Sailing drifting in the sea

Turquoise waters cover me

I start sinking feeling free

From the weight of being me

Then i began to realize 

The times we have are like the skies

When we're dark it's a disguise

Enlighten me, open my eyes

Slightly shaken, trembling quake

It's taken years to shake the fake

Reality sets in as I undertake

To show the world my grand mistake

A soft orange petal drifts away

Carrying its scent to another day

I've lost my sense of pure dismay

But I caught a glimpse of passion's play

It sneaks around yet flaunts aloud

And wins the day, excites the crowd

Frightens me then makes me proud

Like lightning from a thunder cloud

Whistle with the glistening green

Whispering wind what do you mean?

Are you forever sight unseen 

Pure and violent, strong and clean

Salutations are amiss

I've wasted time, disheveled bliss

A wandering pathway gets the gist

And returns the favor with a kiss

When I dreamt that you were mine 

I tasted your love like zest of lime

With a lick the kick just split my mind

Still reels from the appealing rind

But life is bland without some spice

Fire up the grill and stir the rice

Take out the pie and my advice

Serve your smile in every slice

By Royce Waxenfelter 10/22/15